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True, the Sox seem to play to the level of their competition. Which is very frustrating.

Kenny can't get higher than a B+ Because it stands for Big Balls.

Why did my brother and I go last night and not tonight damnit...

Forgot about Wasserman, I saw him lose a game in Charlotte (Aardsma blew the save). My dad said he'd never see the majors. 3 days later...

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 06:00 PM) WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?! NO! But no, not done. Peavy coming in is more than having a good pitcher on staff, it'll give a morale boost.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 04:54 PM) I thought this would be a fun thread to speculate on who we think might be called up when rosters expand in September. Here's my predictions: 1. Peavy (will just be called up) 2. Getz (activated off DL) 3. Wise (activated off DL) 4. Nunez 5. Armstrong Who's your predictions? Peavy's on the DL, so he can be on a playoff roster. My guesses are... 1. Peavy (off DL) 2. Getz (off DL) 3. Viciedo 4. Fields 5. Flowers 6. Egbert 7. Torres 8. Whisler 9. Marquez 10. Nunez

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Garland would be a good 5th starter if Coop could get him back to form. If not, eh, I won't cry over him. Though he'd need a new number.

Bummer about no rubbing it in Cubs faces, but oh well. Maybe he can beat the Twins... Career vs. Twinkies: 0-0, 2 GS, 2.84 ERA, 12.2 IP, 11 H, 13 K's, 4 BB, 0 HR, 4 ER.

Over achievers on a national scale, as we we're guessed to win MAYBE 70 games and be out by mid-July. Under achievers to Sox-dom because we know they can be alot better. Perhaps Kenny's feathers being ruffled is the spark they need.

Buehrle's good enough to be counted as a good defender, even though he's a pitcher.

Make upper deck tickets $9 forever And bleacher seats $27 As demonstrated by the Buehrle series, they could sell out some games with that.

During baseball, one of my teammates didn't wear a cup and got a line drive to the balls. Fortunately, the guy is an ass (he blamed the hitter...) so we weren't sad to see him go.

Sad that Buehrle had a rough patch where he essentially pitched himself out of the running. Unless he wins every start from here on out and his ERA takes a big plummet, I can't see it happening.

Nah, they can't draft him next year without his consent.

Well, logic would also say that DeWayne wise blew it in the 13 inning game against the Dodgers (I was there...I wanted to harm both him and Fields), so maybe he gets hits in late games relative to his average?

Peavy must come soon So that the team gets amped And won't blow games

Alex Rios - Good all around Mark Buehrle - Does what pitchers need to do and more, probably should have a gold glove. Mark Kotsay - Ability to play first effectively as well as the outfield puts Kotsay up here. Alexei Ramirez (when thinking) - Could be great defender if he used his brain. Paul Konerko - I always trust Konerko's glove. AJ Pierzynski - Best baseball IQ out there. Manages the staff (other than Jose) well, and I count that as defense. DeWayne Wise - Dude can cover ground. See: Catch, The. Chris Getz - Good range and can make the plays needed. Jayson Nix - Like Getz, but not as good a fielder (to me) Ramon Castro - Has a good arm and manages Jose well. Carlos Quentin - When healthy, Quentin is a good enough OF. The injuries cut into his range though. Gordon Beckham - Has done a great job adjusting to a new position. I could see him being Crede Lite soon. Jermaine Dye - Age has caught up with him, but he can still get good reads on the ball. Scott Podsednik - He can get places...that's about it. Alexei Ramirez (when not thinking) - Oh god why doesn't he focus. Dishonorable Mentions: Josh Fields - I though Buehrle's game would be ruined on the 27th out because Fields can't do his name sake. Wilson Betemit - Aahaahahahahahahhahahahahahaha

He's trusting Jobu to much.

The NBA is the only league that manages rookies wisely. Only way Strasburg can justify a monster contract is if he gets called up immediately and dominates. That probably wouldn't happen. So for now he should be content with getting more money than most major league pitchers. Otherwise he just gets drafted 3rd (assuming Nats finish worst in ML again), and he loses leverage, because he definitely couldn't command more than a pitcher drafted ahead of him. And does he really think the Pirates or Padres would pay him $50 Million. It's all the Cubs fault the MLB deals with this. Seriously, Scott Boras broke his leg in their farm system so they sent him to law school at McGeorge in Sacramento.

I expect nothing less than perfection. Though I guess I could live with a win and quality start.

As much as I like Getz, this popped in my head just now. Getz-Injured.

QUOTE (aprec32 @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 01:43 AM) Absolutely......we all want an immediate impact. Someone who carries us to the playoffs. I am personally excited for the long term stability and success we may have here. Nothing is guaranteed.....but the potential is something to be excited for. I'm not disappointed with Alex at all. That may be different a year from now, but I'm willing to give him a shot well before I send him down the river. We got immediate (literally) impact from Erstad and Griffey. Did not work out so well.

I figured Bobby's secret was not having kidney stones. That or the fact that he can throw a good fastball and a nasty curve.

I call Jermaine Dye "White Guy" since thats what Uribe called him. Also, one time, my brother told his wife "Want to see why Juan Uribe is a pimp?" She thought he said "Laundry Baby Pimp", so that became Uribe's nickname.