Sure it does, until we see the same mindless drivel day in and day out by the same three or four posters.

 

If you bring analysis and insight, that's one thing, but it's surely another to just rant and b**** and piss and moan about the same s*** day after day offering the same solutions day after day.

People shouldn't be talking about problems with the rotation? People shouldn't be talking about the lack of contribution from guys like Podsednik and Uribe? People shouldn't be talking about Ozzie's bad managing? What is this board for? What should we be posting about? Different ways to cheer for the Sox? More predictions about how we'll sweep upcoming series and win the division?

 

Sure there are bad, repetitive, substanceless posts about problems with the Sox. There are also bad, repetitive, substanceless posts which are about everything being ok. How many times have you read someone say, "hey, we've still got a good record, everything's fine," or "We won the WS last year, you should have more faith in this team." What good is another rant about everything being fine and offering the same alibis day after day?

Ah, ah, ah. You mentioned that the Sox have lost ground, and that the Twins lost Liriano. But I don't see anything about the Tigers, Yanks, Sawks, A's, Angels, or Rangers. And you call yourself a fan.

 

LOL

People shouldn't be talking about problems with the rotation? People shouldn't be talking about the lack of contribution from guys like Podsednik and Uribe? People shouldn't be talking about Ozzie's bad managing? What is this board for? What should we be posting about? Different ways to cheer for the Sox? More predictions about how we'll sweep upcoming series and win the division?

 

Sure there are bad, repetitive, substanceless posts about problems with the Sox. There are also bad, repetitive, substanceless posts which are about everything being ok. How many times have you read someone say, "hey, we've still got a good record, everything's fine," or "We won the WS last year, you should have more faith in this team." What good is another rant about everything being fine and offering the same alibis day after day?

 

Dude, we get it, you missed the point of the thread.

 

What negative thing can you say about the Twins? Liriano being out? That's what we're gonna hang our hats on? We've lost ground since he's been out.

 

Two words - Carlos Silva

Dude, we get it, you missed the point of the thread.

Nope, I understood it all too well.

 

I wish they would create a new forum called "Cheerleader Talk". That way, all of the everything-is-fine-all-the-time crowd can get together and compare cheers and discuss how wonderful the team is.

Nope, I understood it all too well.

 

I wish they would create a new forum called "Cheerleader Talk". That way, all of the everything-is-fine-all-the-time crowd can get together and compare cheers and discuss how wonderful the team is.

 

Dude, we get it, you completely missed the point of the thread.

A list of other teams' problems:

 

Tigers -- 120-win season is not guaranteed

Twins -- Lost Liriano

Yanks -- Lost Ponson

After laughter dies down, Lost Matsui and Sheffield

Sawks -- Lost Cy Young and only got a lousy Josh Beckett

Rangers -- Teixeira still ain't Teixeira

A's -- Lost Harden

Angels -- Lost Colon

 

See, now we can just put this list in our sigs so that our posts too can be Greg-tested, Hibbard-approved.

Two words - Carlos Silva

 

I've got 8 words for you: Mark Buehrle, Jose Contreras, Freddy Garcia, Javier Vazquez.

 

Edit: Make that 10 words. Damaso Marte.

Edited August 22, 200619 yr by Jordan4life_2006

Dude, we get it, you missed the point of the thread.

Two words - Carlos Silva

 

Yeah, Carlos Silva is so bad, the Twins have only managed to win 6 of his last 7 starts. If Don Cooper was evaluating him, he'd say you can't complain about him. Silva has given up 21 ER over his last 39 innings. Wouldn't that make him our 2nd best starter over that stretch?

Edited August 22, 200619 yr by fathom

I've got 8 words for you: Mark Buehrle, Jose Contreras, Freddy Garcia, Javier Vazquez.

But hey, we won the WS last year. This is the time you should be savoring Buehrle, Contreras and Garcia. I guess you can savor Vazquez because we traded Hernandez for him. A real fan would pretend that we're rolling towards another postseason.

 

Yeah, Carlos Silva is so bad, the Twins have only managed to win 6 of his last 7 starts. If Don Cooper was evaluating him, he'd say you can't complain about him. Silva has given up 21 ER over his last 39 innings. Wouldn't that make him our 2nd best starter over that stretch?

You didn't mention anything about the rotations of every other AL contender. Why do you hate the Sox so much?

Obviously you guys are right, the mighty Twins are headed straight to the World Series and the White Sox are the only team with real weaknesses.

 

I honestly can't thank you all enough for pointing this out to me. How blind I've been!

 

Now I can stop following this team and stop posting on this website, and maybe do something more worthwhile with the last couple of months of my summer

 

Apologies for all the wasted time, mods please delete this thread

 

While you are at it, please delete my account

 

I'm pretty f***ing sure I'm never coming back to this place

Obviously you guys are right, the mighty Twins are headed straight to the World Series and the White Sox are the only team with real weaknesses.

 

I honestly can't thank you all enough for pointing this out to me. How blind I've been!

 

Now I can stop following this team and stop posting on this website, and maybe do something more worthwhile with the last couple of months of my summer

 

Apologies for all the wasted time, mods please delete this thread

 

While you are at it, please delete my account

 

I'm pretty f***ing sure I'm never coming back to this place

 

Not tryin' to be a dick, Greg. But pointing out other teams' weaknesses doesn't make me feel any better about our own. I know there isn't a perfect team out there.

Obviously you guys are right, the mighty Twins are headed straight to the World Series and the White Sox are the only team with real weaknesses.

 

I honestly can't thank you all enough for pointing this out to me. How blind I've been!

 

Now I can stop following this team and stop posting on this website, and maybe do something more worthwhile with the last couple of months of my summer

 

Apologies for all the wasted time, mods please delete this thread

 

While you are at it, please delete my account

 

I'm pretty f***ing sure I'm never coming back to this place

 

We're not allowed to point out inaccurate statements? All I was saying is that if we're going to say negative things about the Twins, Carlos Silva isn't a reason to bash them right now. I wasn't in this thread when we were discussing the negatives about the other teams. My personal opinion is that the only team that matters to us right now is the Twins. The Twins have been playing excellent baseball for about the last 70 games, and that's why they've gone from a team 10 games below .500 to a team 20 games above .500. That's quite the turn-around, and they're firing on all cylinders. We've lost 5 of our last 6 games to them, so we need to find a way to compete with them in the final 2 series of the year against them.

Edited August 22, 200619 yr by fathom

Obviously you guys are right, the mighty Twins are headed straight to the World Series and the White Sox are the only team with real weaknesses.

 

If anyone had made that point or anything close to it, your sarcasm would be appropriate. However, it is not. Not even close.

 

I honestly can't thank you all enough for pointing this out to me. How blind I've been!

 

Blind homer, that is.

 

Now I can stop following this team and stop posting on this website, and maybe do something more worthwhile with the last couple of months of my summer

 

Now that sounds productive!

 

Apologies for all the wasted time

 

I accept your apology

 

While you are at it, please delete my account

 

I'm pretty f***ing sure I'm never coming back to this place

 

Another painful loss for the Soxtalk community.

This pretty much has been beat to death and isn't going anywhere. We all get it now.