June 23, 200619 yr FREDDY!!!!! HELL YES!!!!! SWEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!! SOCK IT THOME!!!!! KEEP ON ROLLING SOX!!!!!!
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:28 PM) You hear DJ? About a half second before Jim hit his HR DJ was saying "Thome is ready for launch" Thats almost as classic as when Podsednik hit that homer off Lidge in the WS and a second before that the announcer said that Lidge "Just got the taste of Pujols out of his mouth" LOL. Indeed.
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 08:29 PM) "I don't think that taste is there." - Tim McCarver "Lidge has a new taste" - Buck "That taste might be there now" - McCarver I can't count the amoutn of times that I've watched that sequence.
June 23, 200619 yr Don't look now, but we are approaching the mythical paradise known only as "the 9 game winning streak!"
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:36 PM) Don't look now, but we are approaching the mythical paradise known only as "the 9 game winning streak!" LOL. I wasn't gonna bring it up. You just jinxed it.
June 23, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:36 PM) Don't look now, but we are approaching the mythical paradise known only as "the 9 game winning streak!" We gotta get the 1st 2 from the Astros to get there. Thats no easy task.
June 23, 200619 yr who are they getting? Oswalt? Pettite? Rodriguez? guess it will be Pettite, then bucholtz, and then Oswalt... Going to be some good pitching and these guys are gunning for revenge.... Sox are going to need there A game.
June 23, 200619 yr Ozzie did a little manaing from a suite tonight. He got Cooper to get Jenks ready in the 8th, using his usual sign for Bobby.
June 23, 200619 yr Sweaty Freddy with a gem...within a half game of detroit and charging hard. Watch out Kitties....here come the Chi Sox!!!
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(BFirebird @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:59 PM) Sweaty Freddy with a gem...within a half game of detroit and charging hard. Watch out Kitties....here come the Chi Sox!!! And a pissed off group of Birds
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(CardsJimEdmonds15 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:01 PM) And a pissed off group of Birds I like you. you're cool.
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:14 PM) I was at the first game of this series, and there was this annoying old man with a whitesox hat screaming strikeout king everytime Thome got up. I asked him, are you for real. How does anyone that is a fan of this team, hate Thome. I thought of that moment tonight when Thome won the game with one swing. Best game of the year for Garcia. He got the memo, the Cards are good. Pujols in the lineup probably helped Garcia focus. What can you say about Jenks. He is now hitting 100, with his sick curve. And Dye had the catch of the game. Sweepage. Dude, I'm right there with ya. I'm biased and it's no secret that I love Thome, but I'm not sure why Sox fans are not absolutely nuts about him. He gets a half ass ovation when he comes to the plate and a lot of criticism.
June 23, 200619 yr i remembered some people were a little worried that big bad bobby had lost some velocity in ST this year. obviously that is not the case. this boy can pitch ©¿©¬ and another thing. if jim focking thome strikes out with a man on 3rd and less than 2 outs in a close game, dont get pissed at him. remember this game and the other games he has helped us out so much in. CHEERS JIM!
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(CardsJimEdmonds15 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 09:12 PM) I could take this and say.. I hope the Tigers sweep us just to piss ya off more but I think we'll show up after this game im thinking your concussion got to ya there
June 23, 200619 yr good win guy at the game wore a t-shirt that said: Cardinals like it in their pujols
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 11:20 PM) Dude, I'm right there with ya. I'm biased and it's no secret that I love Thome, but I'm not sure why Sox fans are not absolutely nuts about him. He gets a half ass ovation when he comes to the plate and a lot of criticism. What criticism does Thome get? I haven't, ah, heard any, except for one crackpot calling him the Strikeout King. I don't like his ovation at the Park, however. Not enthusiastic enough, IMO.
June 23, 200619 yr Did anyone else notice that Bobby threw a slider up there at 96 MPH tonight?! Granted, he had no control over the thing, but that's just sick.
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 11:20 PM) Dude, I'm right there with ya. I'm biased and it's no secret that I love Thome, but I'm not sure why Sox fans are not absolutely nuts about him. He gets a half ass ovation when he comes to the plate and a lot of criticism. It's hard for the common fan to appreciate a guy who strikes out a lot and doesn't play the field, which is why Thome will never get the love he should. But anybody that hits in the .280's with 50/135 type numbers and walks a ton (over .400 OBP) is a legend in my book, I just wish everybody else saw it that way.
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 23, 2006 -> 12:15 AM) It's hard for the common fan to appreciate a guy who strikes out a lot and doesn't play the field, which is why Thome will never get the love he should. But anybody that hits in the .280's with 50/135 type numbers and walks a ton (over .400 OBP) is a legend in my book, I just wish everybody else saw it that way. Huh? Isn't that the type of guy the common fan loves?
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 23, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) Huh? Isn't that the type of guy the common fan loves? Common fans (none of which you'll ever see on a message board keep in mind, this would be crazy ass die hard land here) don't tend to embrace guys who don't play defense and strike out a ton, based on what I've seen. That doesn't diminish Jim as a player obviously, but fans love the guys that play defense balls out, hit well, and don't strike out a lot.
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 23, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) Did anyone else notice that Bobby threw a slider up there at 96 MPH tonight?! Granted, he had no control over the thing, but that's just sick. I saw that, it was low and away, he had no chance in getting it over. When I saw the pitch speed I was shocked and appalled, absolutely filthy. QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 23, 2006 -> 12:23 AM) Common fans (none of which you'll ever see on a message board keep in mind, this would be crazy ass die hard land here) don't tend to embrace guys who don't play defense and strike out a ton, based on what I've seen. That doesn't diminish Jim as a player obviously, but fans love the guys that play defense balls out, hit well, and don't strike out a lot. You mean like how Adam Dunn is generally not appreciated as the offensive juggernaut that he is because he has a low batting average and a high K rate but at the same time hits 40+ HRs and puts up a .380+ OBP?
June 23, 200619 yr I do think the low average, high OBP, high K slugger gets underated by the "casual" fan. If a player goes .248/365/510 and puts up say--and OPS + of 125 with little speed and lots of K's, the casual fan will think he's a bum, even if he puts up 30 HR and 95 RBI.
June 23, 200619 yr QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 11:23 PM) Common fans (none of which you'll ever see on a message board keep in mind, this would be crazy ass die hard land here) don't tend to embrace guys who don't play defense and strike out a ton, based on what I've seen. That doesn't diminish Jim as a player obviously, but fans love the guys that play defense balls out, hit well, and don't strike out a lot. I don't think any common Sox fans embrace Thome...
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