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Watching Hudson vs. Jackson from the 7th row down 3rd base line. I can't remember the last time when I went to a major league game. Baseball is so awesome at the park, yet is also great on TV and radio. No other sport provides that. Chase Field is a nice place to see baseball. The other one is MLB offering a special in June to watch the rest of the season online for $25. I still got to see the Sox and some great baseball moments. I could care less if people think baseball is boring but it is starting to become my favorite sport to watch.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) Actually... he really did. That was quite the interview. So if he does both jobs, that gives him more trips to the mound?

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:37 PM) Im excited to see if anything changes, but anxious and concerned that things won't. That's why my mood is "meh". I think getting just getting rid of Ozzie is a major improvement. Even when Manuel was manager who had Maggs and Thomas, the Sox turned into mental midgets in big games. It's a boring team and not resigning MB will only make it more boring. The offseason will be boring because they will not sign anyone and possibly make more WTF? trades. I don't expect a new hitting coach to make an immediate impact. The pitching looks even more suspect. I think giving Coop 4 years was a bit premature. I hope Beckham improves at the plate.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 12:44 PM) Was anybody else completely turned off/disgusted by Ozzie's comments (in the Trib) about how all he cared about at this stage was money and more money? Literally saying f*** the ring, he wants to get paid? Wow, Marlins management must be excited to hear that, paying him $4 million a year. Not: I want to win, or I want to EARN my big money, just... yup... wait for it.... SHOW ME THE MONEY. For those comments alone he should be gone and, as one columnist pointed out: Ozzie didn't get fired, he quit. Don't be shocked that people in professional sports think of it as a business. Winning is for fans, money is for athletes and coaches. Having a huge retirement fund is preferred over having a rings that says "We won it all". When a wealthy person goes bankrupt they have a fear it could happen to them.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 06:41 PM) Poor Rick Hahn wont ever get a shot. I doubt it bothers him very much. Sources say JR pays him well. Who knows, some openings may involve a pay cut.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) Based strictly what I saw from his stats, he has one good year, followed by one bad year, followed by one good year... you get the idea. Sounds like the perfect White Sox.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) If that is true, and I dont have much of a reason to doubt it, then that is horrible and should have been stopped a long time ago. I think it is a knock more against the players. Why should they care? Their job is to play the game.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) I've had much worse. This is just step one to turning this damn organization around and hopefully in the right direction. But I must say, Ozzie was definitely partially responsible for what happened in 2005 and I'm thankful for that. But what happened in 2005 is what happened in 2005. Those accomplishments won't mean much of anything in 2012. It was one of the most dominating post seasons in MLB history.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:33 PM) Clearly, as Ozzie's become a parody of himself he's become a distraction to the players. Talking to Florida while managing the Sox is close to unforgivable to me. None of that stuff is ever distracting to players. We so want to believe it but in reality it's not. Why should that be unforgivable? It happens in sports all of the time. Is it unforgivable while working at White Castle to fill out an application for Burger King?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) I'd gladly take Larussa and Duncan if it meant no Ozzie, Cooper, Walker combo Duncan has another year left. Maybe Coop will decide to go elsewhere.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 07:55 PM) If Stewart isn't careful, Dylan could take his spot next year. There could be a new pitching coach next season.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 07:43 PM) +1 God damn it, seriously I'm more excited now than any point since October of 2005. Don't get too excited. Dunn and Rios remain while Beckham still sucks and pitching remains suspect.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 07:37 PM) Who cares about Ozzie being gone. GREG WALKER IS GONE too supposedly Imagine if he is the only one back.

As of now this team looks they have nothing but a lot #4 or #5 starters.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 25, 2011 -> 04:45 PM) Being able to handle great talent is a skill as well. Phil got MJ to give up the ball, Rodman to stay out of jail, and Kobe and Shaq to not kill each other. Don't underestimate how important Phil Jackson was to those mixes. Rumor has it MJ had a lot more to do with keeping players in line than Jackson.

Looking at another hindsight, maybe this team doesn't win the division if those 3 lived up to their norm. Only Dunn's stats seem to be more consistent. Jake and Rios would need career years this season.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 24, 2011 -> 04:01 PM) What really are you getting out of him? He's 4th or 5th starter material, like Bruce Chen. Occassionally they will throw decently for a season. You are absolutely postive the only reason Humber is having any success is Don Cooper. What has Cooper done to make him better? Name me the most prominent baseball person who has said anything negative about the job Walker does? Walker yelled at Kenny so you don't like him. It wasn't long ago you used to have smart ass comments for anyone that said anything negative about Ozzie, but Kenny doesn't like Ozzie anymore, so neither do you. Walker is far better than most give him credit. That is the bottom line. You can say he sucks all you want, but Konerko, Thome, AJP, Dye, CLee, Magglio, Crede, Iguchi, Everett, Ramirez, Rowand show otherwise, and we are still waiting for a bust with the Sox to become a star some place else, because face it, there has to be a Don Cooper of hitting out there somewhere, and if you read this board regularly you will know once Walker leaves, so does any problem with the offense. It's usually indirect. The last one was KW and that's the one that matters most.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 24, 2011 -> 10:46 AM) On whether a change in leadership is needed: That KW quote means they are better at being mental midgets than they are at baseball.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 24, 2011 -> 12:19 PM) And Ozzie should have been let go after his homophobic slurs, letting his kid release clubhouse secrets, or calling the fans idiots multiple times. They both suck. Since he's not a Caucasian, he gets a free pass.

2011 White Sox had a suckfestful season.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2011 -> 09:26 AM) CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini Final road trip hazing in full effect. Esco dressed as folk dancer, Reed in a tutu, Axelrod a bumblebee, Lindsay dressing as French maid CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini Most good-natured rookie was Zach Stewart, sitting and eating with Paul Konerko while dressed as what might best be called a "sexy skunk" It's not even as half embarrassing as veteran performance of this team.

QUOTE (High Mileage @ Sep 23, 2011 -> 08:06 PM) Rebuilding is going to be a long and painful process for your franchise. The next few years will weed out the fake fans... You got the right city but wrong team on the latter. You should know best on the former.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 23, 2011 -> 08:29 PM) Chen in 5 starts this year against the Sox... 3-1, 1.89 ERA in 33.1 innings Maybe Kenny wil get him with the same reasoning for getting Mark Teahan.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 23, 2011 -> 10:07 AM) You keep saying this without any sound reasoning behind it. Next year's Cardinals rotation: Adam Wainwright: $9 million Chris Carpenter: $11 million Kyle Lohse: $12 millon Jake Westbrook: $8.5 million Jaime Garcia: arbitration eligible They've got two of the top pitching prospects in the game in Shelby Miller and Carlos Martinez (with the former being nearly big-league-ready). Lance Berkam was just re-upped for 1 year, $12 million. They've got a club option on Yadier Molina (he's going to get a nice raise). Then, of course, they have a 1B to worry about that's going to command upwards of $30 million a year. Suffice it to say, Mark Buehrle is nowhere near a priority for them at this point. Thank you! I get tired of the silliness of him being a Cardinal because he is a fan. Any athlete with half a brain is a fan of a team that pays them the most until the nest team pays him more.

QUOTE (VictoryMC98 @ Sep 23, 2011 -> 07:24 PM) 100% agreed, I think the Sox should be rebuilding next year.. as much as I want to see Paulie retire a WS.. it be better to send him to a situation to win, and that aint happening here for a long time. Rebuild with what? I don't trust the current GM with that assignment.