Leonard Washington

I notice you cut this part out: Not at all suggesting you're one of those people, I just thought it was a funny addition, especially since it was randomly included in the middle of the interview. Here's the link: http://www.southsidesox.com/2011/5/18/2177...eets-buddy-bell

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 18, 2011 -> 11:26 PM) The gist I got the entire time was that it didn't seem like there would be many problems with him coming back, just that it was a really unique injury. Yeah, that seemed to be what was said. I just thought I'd believe it when I saw it. I think tonight we saw it.

Obviously his health is far from a sure bet. But it is very nice to know that after such rare/serious surgery he is still capable of being a dominant pitcher. I don't know that anybody knew what to expect, and this has to be pretty damn close to (if not) the best case scenario.

Santos has the 10th highest ELIAS score in MLB so far this year.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 14, 2011 -> 07:29 PM) But they ate a huge amount of money, too. Wasn't it something like $6 million? I wish I had a job that guaranteed me $6 million NOT TO PLAY/WORK for 3 months or so and my bosses would still pay me for doing nothing. Well, with corporate executives who get fired, I guess it's no different. Their "golden parachutes" pay them a heckuva lot more than Big Frank ever made. Thomas' beef was that he believed the Blue Jays prematurely benched him because his option vested on the premise he reached a certain number of AB's, and the Blue Jays didn't want him reaching that number. I'm not arguing any of your points, just clarifying the circumstances.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 14, 2011 -> 04:58 AM) You mean like how the Blue Jays didn't release Frank Thomas in 2008, even though he was one of the greatest hitters of the previous 25 years and was a 500 home run hitter? The Blue Jays released Thomas because Thomas asked to be released.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2011 -> 11:53 AM) I was thinking more of the year that Nolan Ryan led the NL in ERA yet finished 8-16. I think Millwood led the league in ERA a few years ago and had a losing record. Not 8-16 though...that's insane.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/05/mari...-jeff-gray.html

Bye bye Jeff Gray. Claimed by Mariners.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2011 -> 09:01 PM) They have been talking about him and flowers changing their swings for about 2 years I remember Flowers getting the Greg Walker treatment, with the results you'd expect. Don't remember hearing quite as much about Danks until around Spring Training this year, but either way it's nice to see Danks doing something positive at the plate.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2011 -> 07:10 PM) D2 is gonna have me calling him that again 7 HR's in his last 11 games...quite the power surge. He's already tied his 2010 total. Am I imagining things, or did I hear something about him changing his stance/approach not too long ago?

What about Baines?

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ May 4, 2011 -> 02:14 AM) Laugh all you want...but when this team saw a crowd of only 20,000 there tonight, it had to be demotivating. If the fans aren't going to come out for a key game against a top divisional rival, why even try? Crowds like this insure that we will not contend this year. As much as I just tried to counter T R U.....the Rays sure seems to be OK at home the past few seasons. The answer is somewhere in between the argument. Playing at home provides an inherent comfortability the road doesn't have. This comfortability is also totally unreliant on attendance. Being cheered excessively is almost as bad as being jeered excessively deepening on the receptor. In either instance, the pressure is on.

QUOTE (T R U @ May 4, 2011 -> 02:27 AM) I don't buy, at all, that fans at a baseball game pump Paul Konerko up to sock more dingers than he would if no one was there.. they are professionals, this isn't college sports.. most of them prolly block out the fans as it is If this were true home/road splits wouldn't be quite as pronounced. Sure, part of it is familiarity, but not all of it. Not a chance.

I say again. Any and every White Sox employee holds the email: [email protected] This was true a couple years ago. Can't imagine they changed it. Greg Walker is [email protected], as an example. Go nuts. Tell them how you feel. They work for us.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ May 4, 2011 -> 12:58 AM) In modern day sports you can pretty make the case that any team that wins a championship is a fluke. Dynasties do not exist anymore. The 2005 Sox had the best record in baseball heading into the post season and proved they were the best team. Did anyone predict a Ranger-Giants WS? It's been awhile that the NFL team with the best record has won a Super Bowl. 2nd best record in baseball going into the playoffs. But I see your point.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 4, 2011 -> 12:25 AM) Was hoping someone would catch that. Pac is about as black as I get. I f***ing love Tupac. AND HE IS STILL ALIVE, I WONT BELIEVE IT OTHERWISE Replace Tupac with the White Sox and you'd be almost equally delirious.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 4, 2011 -> 12:23 AM) 2006 really, really sucked They were easily the most dominant team in the league in the first half. But Contreras had the sciatica injury, and then Javy became infamous for his 6th inning blowups. Freddy pitched terrible from like June through August. It looked like they'd be OK because Buehrle was cruising in the first half, and then he got destroyed against the Cubs and it just killed any shred of confidence he had the rest of the season. Garland was really the anchor of that rotation for like a month and a half period, and he was still a 4.50 ERA pitcher. The bullpen went to absolute s*** (though Williams did what he could...Thornton was actually a breath of fresh air that year). It all looked like it would work out because they'd only have to play slightly above .500 ball the rest of the way and that was something the offense could take care of, and they'd end up in the playoffs as at least a wild card. But then THAT went to hell and they couldn't hit anything, and then the Twins played like .750 ball for like a 4 month period and ended up moving past both the Tigers and the Sox. I've never seen a team completely implode within itself quite like that. It was just a huge blow. The previous year, everything worked out in the end and they caught all the breaks; that 2006 team was the exact opposite. I voted 1984....and I would have voted 2004 if there was that option. But 2006 was my third choice. Their SP's blew it for them, but I gave them a pass for tiring out because of the 2005 workload. I was obviously crushed, but I could at least empathize. Nobody blew 2006 more than Buehrle.

I don't know if any of you follow the Sox on SSS, but this was recently posted.....and it made me laugh pretty hard. Hope it helps. http://emojuanuribe.tumblr.com/

How does 1984 only have 1 vote?

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 3, 2011 -> 11:42 PM) Well disappointment is based on expectations, and I wouldn't call it a great year. More talented team than 05, they were only a 90 win team that should have won more. 9 up on the Twins at the break and ended up 6 behind them (and 5 behind the Tigers). That's sure disappointing, and should absolutely be on that list. 100% agree. 2006 was far more disappointing than 2007 for me.

I didn't expect anything in 2007. It was disappointing we were THAT bad, but I was expecting about 81-81.

If they ran new ads they'd probably just be even more annoying. It would be Greg Walker defending the offense, or KW preemptively blaming the fans for the inevitable payroll cut at season's end.

I don't think 1994 should be there. The question is most disappointing Sox team, and they were anything but. The season was disappointing, but at no fault of the team itself.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 3, 2011 -> 11:36 PM) Great thread; great jokes. On a serious note, can the Sox just kill the 'All-in' promotion entirely? Get it off the websites; get it off commercials. It sickens me. All in? My ass! It's becoming kind of funny though, no? When you watch it as if it were sarcastic, it's absolutely golden.