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QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 03:36 PM) Kind of brings up an interesting debate if the best team in baseball had no starting players. Doesn't that like fit EXACTLY into the team first mentality that the Sox have? As individual players, there are no standouts(even though there are), but as a cohesive unit, from 1-25, the team is strong(except for Timo, Vizcaino, and Walker, lol). I actually think that not having a starter, or even having just 1 or 2 representatives, could actually be viewed as a compliment to the team. Patriots anybody?

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QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 03:10 PM) I think the mods have shown the correct amount of restraint. Sure it's frustrating reading crap but it has A+ entertainment value as long as the older wiser members speak up. It loses all entertainment value when you read the same negative talk over and over agan, it just gets annoying.

How f***ing stupid is that.

Perhaps we should play Cincinnati and Milwaukee 9 times a year like we're playing the A's.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 02:42 PM) And I don't see the Royals representative sniffing the field. I dont' think the Royals should have a representative.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 02:40 PM) WSI is a great standard to go by too. They f***ing ban people for talking about the Sox weak attendance now. :headshake Is that why you're not allowed back there? I don't blame them one bit for what they're doing, the constant "Why don't the Sox Draw" "People Sould Support the Best Team in Baseaball" threads get extremely old after a while. I wouldn't necessarily ban people but I'd have them taking a long vacation.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 02:28 PM) Well, I thought so. Reading the many threads on who is in and out and who is starting and who is not, makes me believe this is way more important. It's all about promoting the game of baseball in the middle of the summer. Almost every team has a boost in attendance after the all-star break. This is all about marketing the stars. Well this time it counts.

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QUOTE(Texsox @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 02:18 PM) The best team in baseball should have a starter and either Burhle or Garland should get the start. It's an exhibition game. I'm not too hung up on who is having a better season, etc. It's an exhibition game, not the actual Cy Young voting, etc. It's an exhibition game. I'd rather see an aging superstar one more time than a maybe here today gone tomorrow guy. But I think it's only an exhibition game. Wait, is it an exhibition game?

QUOTE(knightni @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 02:04 PM) Randy Johnson is still deserving, even in the off year. Check the stats. If Johnson doesn't make it, then, Rivera will. Johnson won't make it gauanteed. He's having an off year and when he has an off year people get seriously down on him. Mo Rivera is a lock for sure. .91 ERA .91 WHIP, that is just sick.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) southsideirish71 is another roach that needs to be exterminated. I could probably come up with a list of like 30 to 40 of them. Usually I wouldn't say anything, but the admins need to start banning motherf***ers ASAP. Any money that these guys got banned at WSI or whitesox.com or wherever they came from. While I could never hang at places like those because of my truck driver type speak, I'm just going to assume that the Sox threads at those sites are way less annoying. This isn't WSI, I don't think I've ever seen a Dark Cloud get banned over here.

QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 01:37 PM) we need a seperate forum for jabroni/milkman/fathom. there are others, but those are the big 3 that have completely ruined the gamethread. Don't forget SSI71, him and Jabroni belong together.

Locks: Mariano Rivera and BJ Ryan Ultra close to locks: K-Rod, Eddie Gaurdado Deserving: Dustin Hermanson

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 12:50 PM) Kalapse, you are right. Except, that Buehrle has been remarkably consistent in his career. He has been one of the best leftys in the AL for three years now. He's a workhorse and has nothing to show for it. Halladay has a Cy Young and the strikeout numbers that make him flashy. Mark should get his just desserts and be able to start the AS game. That being said, I don't want him to, because I want him saved for the 2nd half. See that's what some people think, since Halladay won a Cy Young and has been talked about more than Buehrle over his career that Buehrle is owed something for being so underrated over his career. I do not subscirbe to the line of thinking, when it comes to the All-Star game I want the most deserving people to start in the game. IMO Halladay is having a better season than Buehrle. That's why I've been pushing for Teixeira to start at 1B in the AL and Hernandez to start at C in the NL (although he is injured now) Martinez was leading because he's on the Yankees and Piazza is leading because of past success. IMO the AS game has become and farce and I hate the way it's run but I love debating who should go.

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) Notice the edit. Notice the tiny text.

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QUOTE(3E8 @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) Is this some kind of trick question? I don't know where you got that quote from cause that's not what it says on my screen after I edited it.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 12:35 PM) Devil Rays - Carl Crawford rangers- young, rogers mariners-sexson, moyer, guardado Jorge Cantu will go over Crawford. Rangers will send Soriano as the backup, possbilby starter if he catches him this week Moyer ummm.....no 4.88ERA 1.55WHIP

2005 Statistical Breakdow, Buehrle Vs. Halladay. Halladay - W:11, L:4, ERA:2.4, CG:5, SHO:2, H:107, BB:16, SO:98, WHIP:0.94, OPSA:.577, BAA:.222, K/BB:5.44, BB/9:1.10, K/9:6.73, H9:7.35 Buehrle - W:10, L:1, ERA:2.42, CG:2, SHO:1, H:110, BB:17, SO:79, WHIP:1.04, OPSA:.594, BAA:.242, K/BB:4.16 BB/9:1.25, K/9: 5.80, H9:8.07 I'm just wondering if anyone can look at these stats and tell me that Buehrle is more deserving than Halladay. It's ultra close in EVER SINGLE category. So it really is a toss up, however if you really want the more deserving pitcher to start you have to go with Halladay. Just for the record as a Sox fan I would love to see Buehrle start the AS game but as a Baseball fan I just can't rationalize it.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 12:17 PM) how many pitchers are selected for the all star team Usually 12.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 07:34 AM) Idonno Halladay has been flat out dominating, It really would be a tough pick between the 2 if you look at it from an unbiased soxfan opinion. ^^^ IMO Halladay has the leg up seeing how he's better than Buehrle in almost every pitchting category.

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QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 07:01 AM) Kalapse, I know you didn't forget about your boy Doc Holladay. How the..... It is now fixed.