kitekrazy

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 05:22 PM) I just hope with this move KW is finished using precious resources for pitching and now concentrates on getting some position players that can hit. It may be one of those guys he always wanted like Tori Hunter.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 01:04 PM) You can't always just buy a closer and expect immediate success. The main guy out there in the off season was Heath Bell. How's he doing these days? KW's crystal ball should have told him the Broxton was bouncing back from a miserable 2011. Too bad it was in the shop. Who's left? Thirty seven-year old type B free agent Francisco Cordero? Thirty seven-year old $14.5 mil Joe Nathan? Thirty eight-year old type B free agent Octavio Dotel? Been there. $12 million Frank Francisco? $8.5 mil Ryan Madson who's now hurt? Type A free agent Jonathan Papelbon who accepted $50 million? What magic do you want? Who was out there that's now doing well that fit in the budget? Buehrle couldn't even come back, you expected them to throw 15 mil at a reliever? How is Sergio Santos doing these days? Better than Reed? The way some have talked around here in the past, they act like it was the easiest position to fill. My point is Thorton can't close, never will. He's got one pitch. That's not a closer. How many chances do you take on that when even the casual fan knows that?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 05:39 PM) One stupid pitch to Boesch. The rest was good, he was in control beyond that. Sometimes guys are due for a bad outing. Maybe it was his time.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 05:24 PM) People have to stop talking like this. Seriously. Look at the payroll. Look at the players Kenny acquired over the years to win nothing, that actually did something in the first 84 games. This team is supposed to win games. The "would you have taken" scenarios are ridiculous. Practically all of the Sox teams this century has done something with the 1st half. They just seem to fail under pressure in the 2nd half. Nothing new under the sun here.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) 05 was about getting a big lead lead in the division early on. We fended off the Indians towards the end. But we do have issues post asb. Everyone presses. Some manage to win at the same time. This is not the Sox MO.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 04:34 PM) We have a serious organizational pucker factor after the asb. I mean just a slight bit of pressure and they press and die on the vine. I think that's something they seem to miss in evaluating young talent. I don't know if you can evaluate that but the Sox organization seems to have an epic fail in this. Maye the reason 2005 worked is you had a lot of guys that didn't have the Sox stink on them. This is really nothing new. 1st half of the century they folded to the Twins and now it's the Tigers.

The pattern always seems to be the same. Post ASB choke followed by Sox fans hatin' each other.

Those of us living close to the West coast are stuck with Angles/Rangers. f*** YOU VERY MUCH MLB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE (Caesar @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 03:40 PM) Care to dispute anything that I said, Or just post stupid pictures? Uh-oh, the noob is inviting himself to be getting owned by Quinarvy. Be careful what you wish for.

In praise of Hawk Harrelson http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,1190963.column I like him even more when he said he couldn't promise Selig that he would stop criticizing the umpires.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 09:12 AM) short and sweet for sure, but more true than not. Organizations fal in love with the heat Thornton as closer = fail. McDougal clones = fail. Pissing on an electric fence = learned lesson 1st time. Despite the kids and Youk doing good, Kenny is still the weakest link.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 10:30 AM) Let's whoop up on Porcello, like garbage pitcher he is. There is a history of making those guys look like Cy Youngers.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 10:54 PM) I'm just shocked Caesar and the other newbie didn't get called out for proclaiming the game was ova again and the season was ova in about the fifth inning and my post was the only one called out for its negativity. I'm sick of being the whipping boy, I guess. I like Peavy. I am pissed he gave the runs back immediately. he got clubbed that ensuing inning. Maybe you should stop dwelling in the past so much.

Detroit has been on a roll of late with offense. Ya never know, they could be peaking too soon.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:59 PM) Man, you would think we just faced the best pitcher in the AL. Oh, wait I hate that Chen guy.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:54 PM) Well today was productive. I didn't expect a win tonight. Peavy is no Verlander.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:48 PM) Biggest game of Chris Sale's young career tmrw. Trying to hold off the Tigers, winners of 11/13, for first place. In front of an SRO sold out crowd on national tv/FOX. Tigers got their A game going. If the Sox win 1, they are still in first.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 11:38 AM) Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien White Sox have allowed 14 unearned runs, fewest in AL. On pace for 2nd fewest in full season since 1920. (Detroit Free Press) The Tigers have allowed 46 unearned runs, tied for most in American League. League leading blown saves is the killer though.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 12:47 PM) This is the season as far as I'm concerned. Gotta win 2 of 3. These are the types of games under Ozzie they lost the last few seasons. This needs to be different. Especially after last night, Robin or team leaders need to make a speech pre-game. If this team can't get it up for this series they do not deserve to be in the playoffs. That's it. Stop! I seen the same collapse under Manuel as well. This has been going on since the start of the century. This scenario is much different since they have so many rookies. No need for Robin to do anything except keep Thornton out of the 9th.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 08:25 PM) Trying not to go to the dark side, but it's going to be interesting to see which teams make major moves at the end of July only to regret them two weeks later. I'm really hoping the Sox aren't one of them. It wouldn't bother me if they didn't make a move.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 08:02 PM) Thing is, if they're not strong enough to show up for the biggest series of the year, then they weren't going to accomplish anything this year anyways. That's why the "perts" are still picking the Tigers.

Maybe Kenny can trade Thornton so no more managers will put him in the 9th.

Another mental midget moment. Hopefully we won't see more of them this weekend..........but we probably will.

Let's repeat this failed experiment.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 07:48 PM) Thornton can't pitch the 9th, I thought this was well known. Maybe Robin wants to cement having the most blown saves in MLB.