September 15, 200520 yr I'm seeing a lot of posts that say "If we lose tomorrow, we're done". Says who? There's a definite chance we'll lose the game tomorrow. You know what, even if we do....we still lead the Indians by 4.5 games. It's been obvious for a few days now that our playoff situation would revolve around how we do against the Indians. It's up to Ozzie to keep this team together. Don't give up on this team though. They're going to need our support more than ever next week against a superior team in the Indians.
September 15, 200520 yr Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow. Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of s*** When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true. You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you. And always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the right side of life... (Come on guys, cheer up!) Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the bright side of life... (Worse things happen at sea, you know.) Always look on the bright side of life... (I mean - what have you got to lose?) (You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!) Always look on the right side of life...
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 09:54 PM) I'm seeing a lot of posts that say "If we lose tomorrow, we're done". Says who? There's a definite chance we'll lose the game tomorrow. You know what, even if we do....we still lead the Indians by 4.5 games. It's been obvious for a few days now that our playoff situation would revolve around how we do against the Indians. It's up to Ozzie to keep this team together. Don't give up on this team though. They're going to need our support more than ever next week against a superior team in the Indians. The loss column is the most important thing. And we still have a 6 game "cushion" there.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 08:54 PM) I'm seeing a lot of posts that say "If we lose tomorrow, we're done". Says who? There's a definite chance we'll lose the game tomorrow. You know what, even if we do....we still lead the Indians by 4.5 games. It's been obvious for a few days now that our playoff situation would revolve around how we do against the Indians. It's up to Ozzie to keep this team together. Don't give up on this team though. They're going to need our support more than ever next week against a superior team in the Indians. I noticed 1 thing in your post there...you called the Indians a "Superior" team, despite the fact that we've beaten up on the Indians a lot this year. That says something. I think the fact is that if we lose tomorrow, not only will we all be in panic mode, either the Sox themselves will have to be in panic mode, or they simply won't care at all. Either way, it would be a very bad sign.
September 15, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 03:57 AM) I noticed 1 thing in your post there...you called the Indians a "Superior" team, despite the fact that we've beaten up on the Indians a lot this year. That says something. I think the fact is that if we lose tomorrow, not only will we all be in panic mode, either the Sox themselves will have to be in panic mode, or they simply won't care at all. Either way, it would be a very bad sign. Yes, I've made no secret of the fact that I think the Indians are a better team than the White Sox. We dominated them when their talent was underachieving, and ours was overachieving. Now, if we go play them good to end the season, we'll make the playoffs.
September 15, 200520 yr Yeah, I get the feeling that Fathom and I have been two of the biggest pessimists around here lately, but I don't think this game mattered any more than the one before it, or the one tomorrow. We're not done. We could be, but we're not right now. Tonight's loss was just eminently predictable. First inning Freddy against a team he didn't care about, and a bunch of guys who thought they had it won in the 4th inning. The sun will come up tomorrow, and the Sox will play predictably. Buehrle pitching well against a poor team, scoring just enough runs to get the win thanks to a couple of solo shots and will be right with the world again.
September 15, 200520 yr Ya but we've beaten up on an Indians team alot earlier this season. This current Cleveland team is a serious threat. They've gotten alot of things together, and IMO I wouldn't even consider those first 13 games against them to be even the same caliber of team.
September 15, 200520 yr Hello darkness my old friend... What the hell. Maybe they'll sneak into the playoffs and surprise us. Let's hope so. Cause I ain't looking forward to Minny playing spoiler this weekend while the AAAA royals ride into Cleveland. Six could be three before you know it. Wait, this is supposed to be an optimistic thread. We own Cleveland and will be up nine games by Friday next week.
September 15, 200520 yr Ok, here's my on the bright side post... On the bright side, I'm heading home and grabbing some dinner. G'd night all.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 03:55 AM) Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow. Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of s*** When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true. You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you. And always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the right side of life... (Come on guys, cheer up!) Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the bright side of life... (Worse things happen at sea, you know.) Always look on the bright side of life... (I mean - what have you got to lose?) (You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!) Always look on the right side of life... What a great song. I love that f***ing movie.
September 15, 200520 yr Are the Indians really any better than they were earlier in the season? I'm going to say no. They've had a very favorable schedule since the All-Star break, when they were 47-42. The teams they've played and their record against them during that span. Chicago White Sox- 0 wins, 4 losses Kansas City Royals- 5 wins, 2 losses Seattle Mariners- 5 wins, 2 losses Oakland A's- 3 wins, 3 losses New York Yankees- 2 wins, 1 loss Detroit Tigers- 9 wins, 1 loss Tampa Bay Devil Rays- 5 wins, 2 losses Texas Rangers- 2 wins, 1 loss Baltimore Orioles- 3 wins, 0 losses Toronto Blue Jays- 2 wins, 1 loss Minnesota Twins- 4 wins, 2 losses They're not exactly beating up on the great teams of the world. Notice an abscence of games against the Red Sox and Angels, getting crushed by us, a mediocre set of series against the A's, and one good series against the Yankees. They've beat teams that they are supposed to, but there aren't a whole lot of big games in there. Is the better play recently really an improvement, or a result of a favorable schedule when compared to our nightmarish August schedule? I'm leaning towards the latter, although we'll see when we play.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 11:08 PM) What the hell. Maybe they'll sneak into the playoffs and surprise us. Let's hope so. I've been holding onto that sentiment for the past month or so myself... I'm just not sure how much longer...
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 10:22 PM) Are the Indians really any better than they were earlier in the season? I'm going to say no. They've had a very favorable schedule since the All-Star break, when they were 47-42. The teams they've played and their record against them during that span. Chicago White Sox- 0 wins, 4 losses Kansas City Royals- 5 wins, 2 losses Seattle Mariners- 5 wins, 2 losses Oakland A's- 3 wins, 3 losses New York Yankees- 2 wins, 1 loss Detroit Tigers- 9 wins, 1 loss Tampa Bay Devil Rays- 5 wins, 2 losses Texas Rangers- 2 wins, 1 loss Baltimore Orioles- 3 wins, 0 losses Toronto Blue Jays- 2 wins, 1 loss Minnesota Twins- 4 wins, 2 losses They're not exactly beating up on the great teams of the world. Notice an abscence of games against the Red Sox and Angels, getting crushed by us, a mediocre set of series against the A's, and one good series against the Yankees. They've beat teams that they are supposed to, but there aren't a whole lot of big games in there. Is the better play recently really an improvement, or a result of a favorable schedule when compared to our nightmarish August schedule? I'm leaning towards the latter, although we'll see when we play. point taken....only thing is they play KC 7 more times and tampa 3 more....their other 6 are against us. if we dont at minimum split...you can kiss the division good bye and say hello to the WC hopefully
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 10:55 PM) Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing. When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow. Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of s*** When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true. You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you. And always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the right side of life... (Come on guys, cheer up!) Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the bright side of life... (Worse things happen at sea, you know.) Always look on the bright side of life... (I mean - what have you got to lose?) (You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!) Always look on the right side of life... The guy singing this song was nailed to the cross...the Sox are not nailed yet...so look on the bright side...whatever that is. Edited September 15, 200520 yr by tonyho7476
September 15, 200520 yr Balta - thank you soooooooooooooooooooooo much for posting that - I really needed that laugh.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(daa84 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 11:48 PM) point taken....only thing is they play KC 7 more times and tampa 3 more....their other 6 are against us. if we dont at minimum split...you can kiss the division good bye and say hello to the WC hopefully We played the easy teams in the first half mostly, and Cleveland played them in the second half. Its who wins the division games that will take the crown. We need to win this series, need to beat MIn, then cle, and we are home free.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(RockRaines @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 08:18 AM) We need to win this series, need to beat MIn, then cle, and we are home free. Isn't Santana scheduled to face us twice? Me so worried...
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(sircaffey @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 09:27 AM) Isn't Santana scheduled to face us twice? Me so worried... s***, we beat him earlier this season, and we will beat him again.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(RockRaines @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 09:37 AM) s***, we beat him earlier this season, and we will beat him again. Santana vs. El Duque. I'm confident.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(YASNY @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 09:09 AM) Santana vs. El Duque. I'm confident. Hopefully El Duque wont be distracted with the noises coming from the Twins dugout because of the fight for bats in the bat rack.
September 15, 200520 yr El Duque vs. Santana? I agree, how comforting I really think B Mac shold take over El Duque's spot. How much does he have to sck for Ozzie to do soemthing about it? Edited September 15, 200520 yr by TheBigHurt
September 15, 200520 yr Don't discount the D-Rays. They beat up on the Yankees (except for last night) and have been playing better recently. The Royals are only playing for next year. These are what we call spoilers. Neither team has anything to lose and are playing for roster spots. They scare me more than the Clevelands and 'Sotas of the world because we KNOW those two will be tighter coming into a series. D-Rays and Royals play looser. Well, the D-Rays will.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 09:17 AM) El Duque vs. Santana? I agree, how comforting I really think B Mac shold take over El Duque's spot. How much does he have to sck for Ozzie to do soemthing about it? How many times did Timo play this year. That should answer your question on suckage and playing time.
September 15, 200520 yr QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 09:20 AM) How many times did Timo play this year. That should answer your question on suckage and playing time. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> As good a manager as Ozzie indeed is, what u just said right there all of a sudden has me feelling sick to my stomach.........
September 15, 200520 yr Author QUOTE(RockRaines @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 02:37 PM) s***, we beat him earlier this season, and we will beat him again. We did? Last time I checked, we're 0-3 against him.
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