Steve9347 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We've got a Cy Young winner coming to the rotation. I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatScott82 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 12:02 PM) Good post. I'll always follow the team as a fan. I've been addicted a long time. But this ain't our year. I would be simply stunned if we do better than 2-8 this trip. This truly is going to be the offseason where the lineup gets altered a lot. Like how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 We're 3.5 games back with over a month of baseball left to play, I'm out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 If the Twins are in, then the Sox are in, and if the Sox are in, then I'm in too. Â Jose is gone and will be replaced by Peavy for the rest of the season, and if Freddy can find his command then we've got our 5th starter. If we had started the season with Peavy and a healthy Freddy instead of Contreras and Colon, and Beckham instead of Fields, and Rios instead of Wise/BA then we would be 8+ games ahead right now and trying to decide who we should match up with CC in Game 1 of the playoffs. We've got the ability to make a run and we just need our pitching to stabilize and our offense to realize it is f***ing August, not April. I think if we can do that we'll immediately improve in terms of defense and fundamentals by improving the overall attitude and focus of the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 04:25 PM) In or out? Either way, BigSqwert will need a new computer. IM OUT UNLESS WE MAKE TO PLAYOFFS. MY PC IS BROKEN.  SENT FROM BLACKBERRY Edited August 25, 2009 by BigSqwert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 In. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 ALSO, THIS THREAD IS STUPID. Â SENT FROM BLACKBERRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 01:10 PM) Like how? Â Like how it's not going to be drastically different he must mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 If we had started the season with Peavy and a healthy Freddy instead of Contreras and Colon, and Beckham instead of Fields, and Rios instead of Wise/BA then we would be 8+ games ahead right now and trying to decide who we should match up with CC in Game 1 of the playoffs. Â Man, I just don't know if that's the case. My memory is slipping, but haven't we basically been the same team all year? Weren't we even in first for a while? We've never been too far over .500 and never way below. A healthy Freddy? I don't think he's got much in the tank personally healthy or unhealthy. Â As far as changes in our lineup, Pods will be gone. Does anybody really believe Thome/Dye/Konerko will be back? I'd say one of the three maybe, probably Dye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 01:30 PM) As far as changes in our lineup, Pods will be gone. Does anybody really believe Thome/Dye/Konerko will be back? I'd say one of the three maybe, probably Dye. Â Why wouldn't Konerko be back? He's under contract next year. Are you saying we're going to be trading him? If so, who is gonna play first for us? Â We will have probably 6-7 starters back next year, plus probably Nix filling the super-sub role. That isn't really significant changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Hates Prospects Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 12:30 PM) Man, I just don't know if that's the case. My memory is slipping, but haven't we basically been the same team all year? Weren't we even in first for a while? We've never been too far over .500 and never way below. A healthy Freddy? I don't think he's got much in the tank personally healthy or unhealthy. Â As far as changes in our lineup, Pods will be gone. Does anybody really believe Thome/Dye/Konerko will be back? I'd say one of the three maybe, probably Dye. This team has cycled through tons of players. Kenny has made several demotions and promotions, made several trades, claimed Rios on waivers, we've signed guys mid-season, I mean we've done everything. Â Between where we are now and where we were on opening day, we have a new CF, a new LF/CF (Pods), 2 new SP, new guys in the bullpen, and a whole new bench. Â I've discussed Freddy before so I'm not going to get back into that. But he has the same stuff now that he had for us in 2006, except he struggled to control it in his first start back after regaining velocity. He never lost anything except fastball velocity and is 34. I have no idea how people can compare Freddy, who is on this way back and continually making progress, with Contreras, who is at the end of the line and can barely stay consistently good for back-to-back innings, much less starts. Edited August 25, 2009 by Kenny Hates Prospects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyHobbs Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (Tmar @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 05:01 PM) afraid of the dark? Â Â Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I've suffered through much worse seasons as a Sox fan. We're in the hunt even if it is in a pathetic division. As infuriating as this team can be, it's my team. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 In out in out in out in out in out in out ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh IN ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted August 25, 2009 Author Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) IM OUT UNLESS WE MAKE TO PLAYOFFS. MY PC IS BROKEN. SENT FROM BLACKBERRY  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanne Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Step 1. I'm out....until I get home and start watching...then I'm in. Step 2. Then the Sox completely piss another one away they should have won. Then I'm out. Step 3. Then I wake up with new optimism...then I'm in. Â Repeat steps 1-3 daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigHurt Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I'm never out. It may have been lost sight of during all my rants about Ozzie and Linebrink and whatnot, but overall I could quite possibly be the most optimistic guy on this board. I mean, it really isn't over until it's OVER. And after how the Sox won the division last year, I'll never say "That's it, it's over" ever again. Even I thought there was ZERO chance of the Sox doing what they did to win the division in 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobryansson Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 04:01 PM) As negative as I can be sometimes, I'm in until the end, sadly. Summed up nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) IM OUT UNLESS WE MAKE TO PLAYOFFS. MY PC IS BROKEN. SENT FROM BLACKBERRY  LMAO, this is a good one   I read every one of your posts as if Beckham is saying them, with that look on his face. It never gets old    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 04:42 PM) I read every one of your posts as if Beckham is saying them, with that look on his face. It never gets old  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenryan Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I've gone this far with this underachieving team. Â Whats one more month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxmanager Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Walter Payton: Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAS8JEkyeZ8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 We're unwilling to win a game against Boston, despite them begging us to do so, yet we're going to win in New York and Minnesota?  hahahaha  Please Detroit, win your game tonight and get this "race" over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) We're unwilling to win a game against Boston, despite them begging us to do so, yet we're going to win in New York and Minnesota?  hahahaha  Please Detroit, win your game tonight and get this "race" over with. Minnesota will be lots of fun. They are screwed mentally before they ever get there...  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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