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Guillen must be nuts. He keeps Dunn hitting 4th for ever so then when he finally benches Dunn he bats Rios 4th. I swear if I didnt know better I'd say he's got money riding on the other team.

MB looking good !

Luke: I won't fail you. I'm not afraid. Yoda: You will be. You... will... be.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 06:06 PM) Add a British accent to what I said and see if that makes it come to you... Star Wars ?

Sherzer gone after another hit.

Another Royal HR by Escobar.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 05:10 PM) Salvador Perez strikes back. 6-3 Royals. I await people telling me how Scherzer scares anyone come playoffs. 21 year old catcher looking good.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 04:41 PM) Betemit flashing the stellar D we saw in Chicago - runners at 2nd and 3rd, no out. bases now juiced. 5-0 Royals That's what I like to see !

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) I know I'm not the most popular poster on this site so I'd like to make a peace offering tonight. I'll be by the Churros stand tonight (section 154-55?) for the bottom of the 2nd and the first person that says "hey, Marty", I'll buy them a beer. I'll be in a gray shirt, green Sox hat. You're all right by me . You have your opinions like everyone else. So you don't like Williams . I don't like Viciedo left down so long when everyone was sucking. Who's too blame ? Who knows but it's an indictment of the whole organization.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 01:49 PM) You're right, it doesn't, only somebody who doesn't think at all would even think of incorporating walks into BA. But I was more or less alluding to the fact that he was playing better when the majority of the fanbase wanted him up in the Majors and that the extra month he stayed down in the minors did nothing for him. His OPS before the break was .909. His OPS after was .693. Plus he only started getting much more walks when his thumb was hurt and he didn't want to swing the bat which his why all his stats fell off a cliff except walks.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 01:26 PM) So Dayan Viciedo spent almost a full year in the minors, learned how to take pitches and now (in the tiniest sample size ever used to anoint a professional athlete) is in the bigs a more well-rounded hitter. Someone want to tell me exactly why we should've been so desperate to call him up when the minors were obviously good for his game? Isn't that obvious after how he hit last year , his hitting this year at Charlotte before the thumb injury and how bad Dunn and Rios have been ?

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 12:43 PM) Are you referring to what Rodgers said? http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,7643230.story 2. Did the White Sox wait too long to play the Dayan Viciedo card? Probably, but Viciedo may have benefitted from their reluctance to throw him into the fire in June or July. His 2011 debut was impressive for more than just the single and long home run he hit in his first two at-bats. He walked in his third plate appearance -- matching the total of walks he had in his first 97 plate appearances last season. Viciedo has historically been one of those hitters scouts say will “swing at the rosin bag,’’ but appears to have greatly improved his patience at the plate after working with a combination of Greg Walker, Chris Chambliss, Jeff Manto and Tim Laker the last four years. He had only 13 walks to go with 103 strikeouts between Triple-A Charlotte and Chicago last season but in his second season at Charlotte offset 83 strikeouts with 45 walks, helping him improve his on-base percentage from .321 to .364. No forgot the link sorry http://www.chicagonow.com/white-sox-observ...what-they-want/

Good article on the Dayan/Ozzie/Kenny situation with links in the story to more of the same. A must read. http://www.chicagonow.com/white-sox-observ...what-they-want/

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 29, 2011 -> 08:46 AM) Sure would be nice if the Sox could pick up another game on DET before the series with them. or 2 or 3

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 28, 2011 -> 02:54 PM) I mentioned that AJ getting hurt may have a silver lining, and just about the whole world told me I was bats*** crazy. Was that before or after you said that ?

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Aug 28, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) Do you blame him? We really need to get Dunn out his slump and Rios is an established mlb player. Yes I really do. We don't really need to do that. Too many games have already been lost trying to do that. Hope you were being sarcastic.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Aug 28, 2011 -> 02:47 PM) How sick would it be to go on a 10-12 game streak led by Viciedo, Flowers and De Aza... Ozzie won't let that happen .

Beckham getting hits and even Lillibridge against a right hander. He's got maybe 12 RBI in his last 13 games.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 28, 2011 -> 02:38 PM) It's really fun watching guys like Viciedo, De Aza and Flowers right now. Someone not as lazy as me should do a combined stats on those 3 since they have been up. I knows it like 3 triples maybe 4, 5 HR and a pretty decent BA and OPS.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 28, 2011 -> 02:38 PM) It's really fun watching guys like Viciedo, De Aza and Flowers right now. Our minor league system not looking so bad all of a sudden.

Is this a sweet game or what ? !!

1st grannie of the year . The Kids can play part deux !!

QUOTE (chiguy79 @ Aug 28, 2011 -> 02:13 PM) Its on the whole organization, someone needs to grow a pair and when you say you are going to put the best product on the field you need to follow up with actions. Does inaction count as action ?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 28, 2011 -> 01:32 PM) You know Ozzie is furious right now. Dayan raking this last month would make him look even stupider. And that's damn near impossible. Dayan will be benched tomorrow .

Tank BOMB !!!!!