Soxplosion Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I dont know if anyone else feels the way I do but if we lose the division by like a game, Im gonna be pissed. You dont understand. Im gonna be mad. When we were eight games down or whatever, I was prepared to lose. I no longer cared. The White Sox were done and it didnt bother me that much because I realized KC had the division. Now that weve come back, Im no longer prepared to lose. If we lose on like the last day of the season, Im gonna wish this hot streak never existed. Even tho I was real pissed last nite, Id rather lose 10-0 than 3-2 on a walkoff homerun. In scenario one, Im prepared to lose. In scenario two, Im prepared to win. And that change of momentum hurts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Showtime Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Didn't you say somewhere today, that you don't want them to make the playoffs, so that they can rebuild? Maybe I'm thinking of another poster, but I'm pretty sure it was you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxplosion Posted August 4, 2003 Author Share Posted August 4, 2003 I want them to be spared of the embarassment theyll receive in the playoffs but if they made the playoffs Id be rooting for them all the way. Which wont be long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I want them to be spared of the embarassment theyll receive in the playoffs but if they made the playoffs Id be rooting for them all the way. Which wont be long... U must be a Cubs fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 U must be a Cubs fan His brother is a cubs fan. He must have gotten infected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 lemme get this straight, if the sox miss the playoffs roman is gonna be mad? wtf since when does roman get mad? that is so not like him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I want them to be spared of the embarassment theyll receive in the playoffs but if they made the playoffs Id be rooting for them all the way. Which wont be long... I don't know what's up your butt, but I could definately see the Sox making it to the ALCS. They have a very good 1-2-3 combo(and IMO, it is even better then the Yanks and M's 1-2-3, but not quite as good as the A's 1-2-3. The Red Sox don't really have a 1-2-3, unless you say Pedro, Lowe, Suppan, and I don't. They only have a 1-2 punch), and the bullpen is starting to come around. We have a very potent, very explosive lineup. The only thing possibly holding us back is JM, and I'm not even sure he'd keep us from being successful in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I could definately see the Sox making it to the ALCS. They have a very good 1-2-3 combo(and IMO, it is even better then the Yanks and M's 1-2-3, but not quite as good as the A's 1-2-3. The Red Sox don't really have a 1-2-3, unless you say Pedro, Lowe, Suppan, and I don't. They only have a 1-2 punch), and the bullpen is starting to come around. We have a very potent, very explosive lineup I quoted the best part - and add that JM is a better manager than he gets credit for - I have a hunch we will be doing very well this week, by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 JM is a better manager than he gets credit for Manuel isn't a bad manager. He just doesn't know how to handle pitchers. He has gotten a bit better as the season has gone on. It helps some of the relief pitchers have done better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I quoted the best part - and add that JM is a better manager than he gets credit for - I have a hunch we will be doing very well this week, by the way That's not a bad idea. We'll just let roman answer that, and we'll not visualize it  On a more serious note, I have to agree with you. He does do a better job of managing then a lot of people think he does. He does sometimes mishandle the bullpen(but I'm fine with having Rick White call him out on that, because now Rick White is in Charlotte, or maybe he will go to St. Louis, or somewhere else, where he can suck), and he will occassionally make some dumb managerial moves(such as bunting with 2 strikes, not using the hit-and-run enough, bunting when you shouldn't, not bunting when you should, etc), but overall, I'd say he's been better this year then he has in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I want to make the playoffs regardless. It is better to have loved and lost than never loved at all. That goes for the playoffs too. I am a competitor and want to take our chances in the playoffs. Â I just think it's sad we're already two back of KC again. They ain't goin away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 On a more serious note, I have to agree with you. He does do a better job of managing then a lot of people think he does. He does sometimes mishandle the bullpen(but I'm fine with having Rick White call him out on that, because now Rick White is in Charlotte, or maybe he will go to St. Louis, or somewhere else, where he can suck), and he will occassionally make some dumb managerial moves(such as bunting with 2 strikes, not using the hit-and-run enough, bunting when you shouldn't, not bunting when you should, etc), but overall, I'd say he's been better this year then he has in the past. Agreed. My dad said Tony LaRussa was the same way when he started, and look at him now. Manuel has gotten better and I think he will keep getting better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 That's not a bad idea. We'll just let roman answer that, and we'll not visualize it never visualize! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 never visualize!    Not even when I'm thinking or speaking of hot chicks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 If you don't want the sox to make the playoffs to "save them from the embarrassment", I don't think you can consider yourself a sox fan. Â All sox fans want this team to get hot and make it to the playoffs. But who knows what's gonna happen in the last 2 months? Â IF, i said if, the sox make the playoffs and win the division series, it would be the biggest thing in chicago baseball in a long time. I can't even think of the last time this happened. Â Just winning a game would be pretty big, the sox got swept in 2000 as did the cubs in '98. Â Go (to the playoffs and win) Sox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I can't even think of the last time this happened. The reason you are drawing a blank is because it hasn't happened. Well, not since 1917, the last time we won a playoff series of any kind(and IIRC, that was the last time a baseball team in Chicago won any kind of playoff series). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I want them to be spared of the embarassment theyll receive in the playoffs but if they made the playoffs Id be rooting for them all the way. Which wont be long... You never know the way these short series will play themselves out. No one expected two wildcard teams to get to the World Series last year, either. If they get there, the Sox have the pitching and hitting to make some noise. Â Ten bucks says that if the Sox are rolling at the end of September, make the postseason, and win a couple of games, roman here will be telling us how he, "always believed," and other horses***. Â Here's some recommend reading, pal. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 The Sox went to the World Series in the 50s. They had to win the ALCS to get there...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 The Sox went to the World Series in the 50s. They had to win the ALCS to get there...... No they didn't. The first LCS wasn't played until 1969. Â The last time a Chicago team has won a play-off series is 1917. Sox 4, Giants 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 No they didn't. The first LCS wasn't played until 1969. The last time a Chicago team has won a play-off series is 1917. Sox 4, Giants 2. D'oh. The smilie with the hammer would be doublem and I would be the guy getting his head bashed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bones Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 So, the last time any playoff games were won was in '94 right? Â I was only a young lad so excuse me for not knowing and being too lazy to look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 No they didn't. The first LCS wasn't played until 1969. The last time a Chicago team has won a play-off series is 1917. Sox 4, Giants 2. I was gonna say that too, but figured i already gave danman enough of a beatin for one day lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 So, the last time any playoff games were won was in '94 right? Â I was only a young lad so excuse me for not knowing and being too lazy to look it up. The last play-off game the Sox won was Game 4 of the 1993 ALCS to knot the series with the 'Jays at 2. Â There was no play-offs in 1994 because of the strike, but the Sox were leading the A.L. Central by a game when the season got the axe, if that makes you feel any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I was gonna say that too, but figured i already gave danman enough of a beatin for one day lol. I can take it in this case considering I was totally wrong. I didn't know if I was right, I just assumed I was right. About earlier, you said I needed to take it easy because it was a game, but I was never that mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmr31 Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I can take it in this case considering I was totally wrong. I didn't know if I was right, I just assumed I was right. About earlier, you said I needed to take it easy because it was a game, but I was never that mad. Your posts had a lot of foul language, figured you were pissed about the sox losing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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