July 1, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, MexSoxFan#1 said: I mentioned Javy Vazquez in the GT, someone mentioned Jerry Owens, I agree with that one...Nick Swisher wasn't here long but got a ton of flak. But is there such a thing as "too much flak for Nick Swisher?"
July 2, 20214 yr There have been so many and most mentioned in here. Has anyone mentioned Erstad? He stunk too. I've piled on several players in my time but also have stood up for some of those who were buried on here. Time flies and I forget some of my stronger stances. I know some of my most forceful posts were in defending guys like Garland and Wise. Edited July 2, 20214 yr by greg775
July 2, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, joesaiditstrue said: my handful of picks Javy Vazquez, Jon Garland, Gavin Floyd, Jerry Owens, Gordon Beckham Vazquez is my #1 Floyd took a lot of whippings. The "Deer in the headlights" look I must've heard 1000 times. Jose Quintana actually got whipped often too for his "smoke and mirrors" act and for nibbling ,but he became good enough to net the Sox Eloy and Cease !
July 2, 20214 yr James Shields was hated the minute he got here. He sucked and continued to suck and has become the ultimate symbol of Tatis not being on the Sox and of front office ineptitude.
July 2, 20214 yr Samardzija another symbol of front office ineptness and a lot people actually wanted to extend him .
July 2, 20214 yr Darin Erstad Mike McDougal David Aardsma Edited July 2, 20214 yr by Whitewashed in '05
July 2, 20214 yr Kind of seems like Yasmani Grandal is the whipping boy quite often. I can’t think of too many guys that have been actually been Sox ‘whipping boys’ in a true sense. Adam Dunn was mentioned, he fits somewhat. Adam LaRoach lol. May as well throw James Shields in there. Mine was always Kenny Williams the GM. Edited July 2, 20214 yr by Chick Mercedes
July 2, 20214 yr Jeff Keppinger and rightfully so. That dude had a higher batting average than OBP like halfway through his one year here. Joe "Pop up" Crede Joe Borchard probably because it was just sad it never worked out. Timo Perez besides his game winning base hit vs. the Cubs. Royce Clayton was probably too early or in the infancy stages for Soxtalk but he would've been. Danny Wright!!!! Adam Dunn most definitely!
July 2, 20214 yr Author 3 hours ago, greg775 said: There have been so many and most mentioned in here. Has anyone mentioned Erstad? He stunk too. I've piled on several players in my time but also have stood up for some of those who were buried on here. Time flies and I forget some of my stronger stances. I know some of my most forceful posts were in defending guys like Garland and Wise. Come on Greg, you know Rios was your all time whipping boy. He was actually good, but you railed on him hard. Edited July 2, 20214 yr by ron883
July 2, 20214 yr 22 minutes ago, ron883 said: Come on Greg, you know Rios was your all time whipping boy. He was actually good, but you railed on him hard. Oh i totally despised Rios. No doubt. I despised Dunn too I believe. I stood up for a lot of guys most notably Wise and Konerko.
July 2, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, greg775 said: Oh i totally despised Rios. No doubt. I despised Dunn too I believe. I stood up for a lot of guys most notably Wise and Konerko. I loved DeWayne Wise. He played with so much heart. I hope the Sox bring him back for anniversaries of The Catch.
July 2, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, ron883 said: Linestink! He was at least pretty good for decent stretches of 2008…leading to the last playoff appearance for 12 years. Edited July 2, 20214 yr by caulfield12
July 2, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, greg775 said: Oh i totally despised Rios. No doubt. I despised Dunn too I believe. I stood up for a lot of guys most notably Wise and Konerko. Don’t forget Thome for not bunting against the shift ala Grandal this week.
July 2, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, greg775 said: Oh i totally despised Rios. No doubt. I despised Dunn too I believe. I stood up for a lot of guys most notably Wise and Konerko. Paulie does not qualify for this in any way, shape or form unless you defended his speed.
July 2, 20214 yr I will self admit that i never appreciated Jose Valentin for what he was. He always frustrated me - than I look back on his stats and wonder what was I thinking. But Sweaty Freddy was one of those guys that early in his Sox career - his starts were can't miss, late in his Sox career - if I knew Freddy was on the mound, I'd make plans cause the starts would take FOREVER and usually were relatively ugly (but boy I give him credit for how long he grinded out his career despite having far diminished stuff from his prime).
July 2, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, Quin said: Paulie does not qualify for this in any way, shape or form unless you defended his speed. Don't forget we've been on the board a long time. Paulie got love after Sox won the title. He was despised by many before. I took a lot of grief for loving Paulie. I was glad at the end people universally liked him. Check the threads before the title.
July 2, 20214 yr 12 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Don’t forget Thome for not bunting against the shift ala Grandal this week. Yeah I must admit it infuriates me when ballplayers wont take the gift single.
July 2, 20214 yr I do not see anyone having mentioned Jake Peavy in this thread. No one talked more while doing less to back it up.
July 2, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: I do not see anyone having mentioned Jake Peavy in this thread. No one talked more while doing less to back it up. I mentioned Peavy. EDIT: nope, I must not have posted that. Edited July 2, 20214 yr by Jack Parkman
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