Can't argue that, but I wouldn't bet $1 that the Sox win any of those games even with Frank and Maggs. I don't remember Everett or Perez being the problem.

:headshake

The answer is simple -- I cannot survive more than 2 days without checking out the girl in Donkey Kongerko's avatar.

Her name is Alizee ... a French singer, she's about 19 or 20.

 

Who cares if she can sing or not? She is smokin'.

Her name is Alizee ... a French singer, she's about 19 or 20.

 

Who cares if she can sing or not?  She is smokin'.

You must have bad taste in females. I can think of lots of chicks hotter than her.

You must have bad taste in females.  I can think of lots of chicks hotter than her.

Yeah...It's not like it's an opinion or anything.

You guys keep drinking that Kool-Aid.  I envy your optimism.

 

Just remember that, when the Twins win the division again, that they did so:

 

1)  With a rookie 1B for 1/2 the year

 

2)  With a 2B platoon consisting of players that probably wouldn't start on any other MLB team.

 

3)  With a 3B that's hit under .240 for most of the year

 

4)  With a rookie OF hitting 3rd most of the season

 

5)  With their best player having a down year offensively

 

6)  With a rookie catcher for 1/2 the season

 

7)  By watching their biggest rival go and trade for arguably the best pitcher on the market, and responding by doing nothing.

 

8)  With their second best hitter on the DL for 1/2 the season

 

9)  After losing their closer, best setup man, starting catcher and 3rd-best starter in the offseason

 

10) With Carlos Silva, Kyle Lohse, Seth Greisinger and Terry Mullholland starting 3/5ths of all their games

Nice job, Twins fan. The list that can me made for the Sox is alot worse than that one. If you thought about it, I'm sure you could complie it. Don't play like the Twins were a courageous team who battled through tons of adversity.

And we haven't had obstacles to overcome?

 

 

 

Who the manager is, or isn't, is the most overrated piece of crap in baseball.  Gardenhire was a rookie mgr last season.  Didnt bother the Twins much

 

 

 

True, but the Twins haven't had anything resembling a 3rd, 4th, or 5th starter for most of the season.

 

 

 

Not counting on that guy with a 7 year ERA of over 5.00 to return at some point?  Your mistake.

 

 

 

Koch was only here for 2.5 months this season.  Twins haven't had Hawkins or Guardado all season.  Nathan was nearly completely untested as a closer.

 

 

 

Yet nobody's beaning him 4 straight plate appearances

 

 

 

So much for Ozzieball

 

 

 

Can't argue that, but I wouldn't bet $1 that the Sox win any of those games even with Frank and Maggs.  I don't remember Everett or Perez being the problem.

 

 

 

Also true, and yes, all teams usually face some adversity every year.  The Twins consistently find ways to rise above them, the Sox find rocks to crawl under.  Minnesota scratches out 4 runs to beat Pedro Martinez, the Sox make Wilfredo Ledezma look ready for Cooperstown.  Think of all the garbage negative quirks the Sox have:

 

1)  Can't win on the west coast

 

2)  Can't beat pitchers they haven't seen before

 

3)  Can't run the bases

 

4)  Can't bunt when it counts

 

5)  Can't beat junkballers

 

6)  Cant move runners along

 

7)  Cant get runs home from third with less than 2 outs consistently

 

Like I said, I envy the optimism, but this team is sitting at home come playoff time.

 

Again

Reading the first post upset me, but this one literally turns my stomach. You are a closet Twins fan if there ever was one.

I don't see the Twins doing much struggling. They took 2 out of 3 from Boston. We can't count on the strength of their schedule. We just have to win. Take care of our own business and quit scoreboard watching.

Reading the first post upset me, but this one literally turns my stomach.  You are a closet Twins fan if there ever was one.

I will always admire this team's ability to consistently win with the talent level they have.

 

Those posts weren't about being a Twins fan, it's an indictment of how pathetically sad this Sox team is, and has been since 2000. It's a statement of how sick I am of watching this team continuing to find ways to lose out to a team has possesses all those problem areas that I've pointed out.

 

However, as I've said all along, I hope I'm wrong. But after watching 4 years now of the same garbage, I doubt I will be.

This may sound stupid right now (coming of a 7 game skid), but I do believe the Sox have an excellent chance to back in first place by August 12. I know that Cleveland is a very good young team, but these are games that have to be won and will be won. We have 3 against the tribe and 6 against KC. If weat least 6 or 7 it will then be our division to lose. Along that stretch Minnesota has the west coast teams. 3 w/Anaheim, 3w/Oakland and 3 at Seattle. If the twinkies are going to stumble...it will be along this stretch and later this month. Post some comments on what you believe will happen, because I for one am going to stay optimistic until everything is over. 5 games back is nothing...I am just happy (and hoping) that we got it out of our system now and not in september or even october.

We've been saying all year long that it was "our division to lose" but so far we haven't done anything special to win the thing. We have to play consistently to have any kind of chance. Streaky teams always fall by the wayside.

The only reason the SOX are still in it is because the Twinks have 21 games from now thru the first week of Sept against teams with better records than the Twinks have.

 

The SOX have 1/2 as many as that. But it don't mean s*** if the team continues

to post a 669 OPS in Aug & Sep. That's F'g pathetic & Crede, Valentin, & Harris should be out there practicing when Rowand does.

My bold prediction for Aug. 12th.......I'll be buying Madden.

I'd say there's no way in hell we'll win the wildcard, it's division or bust

 

Hmmmm... always in motion the future is. Much you have to learn.

 

What I’m saying is that the WC is... well wild. You never know what may happen.

That was a bold prediction alright. We all seemed so eager of a comeback.

now see why the hell do i get banned when i do this stuff.....theres always a point to it