greasywheels121

Happy B-Day DB!

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 10, 2005 -> 04:38 PM) Buy it anyway. For the most part I am a Frank Thomas critic, but you have to recognize the 15 years he has spent with the team. Plus his jersey will always be in, ala Jordan. DO IT!!!

Bartolo respects the Crede banner.

Now that was sexy. 1-0 Sox.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Sep 10, 2005 -> 12:30 PM) Scooter is to baseball, what Mr. Rogers is to children's television programming.

Scooter needs to be shot. Twice.

http://whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/ar...t=.jsp&c_id=cws

Prime Numbers on Number Munchers was my thing.

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QUOTE(winodj @ Sep 10, 2005 -> 07:20 AM) How would it be such a travel nightmare? The flight from New York or Boston to LA is about as long as a flight from NY or Boston to London. All teams not on the East Coast would have to first make it to NY or Boston, and THEN take that long flight over the Atlantic.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 10:26 PM) Rowand's fast enough.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 10:26 PM) Now bring in Pods and steal. Rowand's fast enough.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 10:24 PM) last time he went three innings of shutout ball, We lost in 16 to another team who can't score for s***. I was just thinking about that.

2005 Season Totals for Salvador Sanchez Numbers in Bristol: From To G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 06/21 08/30 64 246 38 64 17 1 4 30 95 17 62 14 2 .313 .386 .260

2005 Season Totals for Aaron Cunningham Numbers in Bristol: From To G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 06/21 08/21 56 222 41 70 10 2 5 25 99 16 45 6 5 .392 .446 .315 Numbers in Kannapolis: From To G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 08/21 09/05 10 26 7 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 7 1 0 .207 .115 .115

Holy hell...It's eerie how much the lyrics of Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" mirrors the Hurricane...

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 04:38 PM) What the hell is a Chicago accent? I hear people say Chicago people have an accent, what is weird about the way people from around here talk?

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 04:32 PM) Attendence 2001: 1,766,172 and 22,077 per game ranked 26th 2002: 1,676,911 and 20,702 per game ranked 23rd 2003: 1,939,524 and 23,944 per game ranked 21 2004: 1,930,537 and 24,437 per game ranked 21.... played 79 instead of 81 homegames 2005: 2,039,262 and 28,722 per game ranked 17 now tell me over 4,000 fans per game is not a big improvement? If we go in the playoffs this year and have a fairly decent run fans are going to be excited next year and we wont get off 2 such a slow start attendence wise hopefully 2. Exactly! And we still have 10 more home games remaining. That's a great improvement. I don't think anyone can show us an example where, a team suddenly gained a million in attendance from one season to the next. As Brooks said the other night, his expectations may have been higher for the KC series, but it's awfully nice to just have expectations now. We're improving. You can't ignore that.

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QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 03:43 PM) Well then what? 2.5 million. Honestly, I think those numbers are a failure for the best team in baseball(as so many of you guys refer to it) and I think those numbers are a failure for a WS winning team, especially in the 3rd largest market. I know it's not popular opinion, but it's the truth. Not even 2.5 million, but I still expect a nice increase. 500,000 is a big number to be expecting until we get more season ticket holders. You're just not going to get that many, when you're depending on walkups. It's ignorant to not think attendance has improved a great deal. However people just LOVE to complain. Here's an excerpt from Scott Reifert, VP of Communications, on the issue of attendance: QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 03:43 PM) That whole Cubs BS has gotten out of hand. Again, if they can't reach the numbers the Cubs reach(even after they've proven they can back in the day) then it is time to move. This is a winning team and they deserve better numbers than they got in this series. I don't care if they were playing the Royals. It's the stretch run. Bandwagon fans(described here) are fans who go to games when a club is winning and rooting for that club. Looks like we can't even bandwagon right because we don't have anyone going to the games in Sept for I repeat the 30th consecutive time, "best team in baseball." Obviously, some of our baseball players feel that way too. Anyways have fun hitting the ignore button. I guess you can't stand opposing viewpoints. And two more things: --If attendance is your biggest concern when picking a team, go crosstown. --Were you at the game? If you weren't, don't b****. Period. I don't see how anyone that's not at the games, has a right to b**** about attendance.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 03:33 PM) So you're saying next year attendace will be near 3 million(give or take 100,000)? I highly doubt that. I think even if the White Sox were to win 2 world series in a row, they wouldn't reach 3 million. Where did I say it'd be close to 3 million? Point that out to me. It's going to be awfully hard to find, because I didn't. I just expect attendance to keep climbing. You're expecting huge jumps overnight; it doesn't happen like that.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 03:29 PM) All those towns have proven(well minus TB, FLA, & MIN) that if they win, they'll get really really nice crowds. Better than ours, that's for sure. It's a sad day when you're cheering that we broke 2 million. Best teams in baseball usually hit 3 million. Cubs do and I think they even have a smaller stadium than us. It's just something to consider for them. If White Sox fans in the City of Chicago can't afford the games, it's time to look elsewhere. I know that's not the popular opinion, but I rather watch my favorite team succeed(on the field and off) then watch a sea of blue. Attendance has improved immensely. It all comes down to season ticket holders, honestly. Attendance isn't going to increase by a million over night or in one year, expecting it to is simply ignorant.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 02:53 PM) College....YES!!! :finger

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) If that's the case, maybe the Sox should be thinking about moving. :rolly :rolly :rolly :rolly :rolly :rolly :rolly :rolly I guess the Brewers, Tigers, A's, Twins, D-Backs, Reds, Blue Jays, Rockies, Indians, Pirates, Marlins, Royals and Devil Rays should ALL move too, since they all have worse attendance records than the Sox. GMAFB.

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