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I'm happy as hell that Shingo is Shingo again. We all but forgot about Mr. Zero. Keep throwing strikes. That was his only problem as I've said in the past. If Japanese batters didn't figure him out all those years I don't see why MLB hitters would. During the rain delay today I saw highlights from last year and Willie Harris scored a winning run and there was the usual mob scene around the hitter. I saw Willie on the edge of the group and Shingo comes up behind him and starts punching him in both ass cheeks. Left, right ,left ,right ,left, right. Willie turns around and puts up his dukes as Shingo runs away. Cracked me up. Did anyone else happen to see that or remember it ?

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 11:26 AM) road attendence is so dumb.... the only team it can really apply for our yankees, boston, and cubs since they actually draw crowds when they travel... other than that its a crap shoot because a course a team like toronto or baltimore are going to have a better road attendence since they face the yankees and red sox 9 times each while we face the royals/detroit/cleveland/minny all 9 times each and none of them are big attendence drawers. Very good point. Also don't forget teams will have promotions (giveaways) on days when teams that don't draw a lot of national interest come to town in order to boost attendance.

God bless Nancy Faust. I hope we win it all and she play's in the parade. That would be sweet.

Ozuna has looked awesome the last few days in the field, on the bases and at the dish. Can it be that because of Uribes injury we might actually be an even better team now? KC tried a hit and run tonight and Pablo went to cover 2nd was able to stop go back to his right and field the ball cleanly and threw out the runner. That right there is one helluva hard play to make.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 09:05 PM) Maybe this house was built with glue? SUPERGLUE

Welcome aboard. Minnesota got booted ? I remember when I was new he offered to make me a sig. He seemed pretty cool.

I'm thinking when our biggest crowds of the week are on 1/2 price night, cost of tickets and parking is definitely a major concern. It was the same against the D backs last Monday.

QUOTE(Tmar28 @ Jun 20, 2005 -> 09:02 PM) haha maybe that stranger ended up being him... that would be quite surprising Nah it wasn't.I got conned plain and simple. Instead of giving the ticket to will call I yelled is there a Trevor here and this guy said " I'm Trevor " He looked like he was 30 so i shoulda have been a little more wary but I was just kind of relieved that I didn't have to wait around after fighting rush hour traffic and getting there a lil late. The dude disappeared after he got the ticket and Trev (hi8is)ended up buying one and we never did hook up. Boy did I feel stupid.

I could have used a pic of you when I was trying to meet you in Anaheim before I gave your ticket away to a total stranger. Great job Trev.

I thought for sure the Friday game against the Dodgers, 1959 cap night would sell out. Is Friday night still a fireworks night ? I was in Chicago last week and had originally planned to go to that game but family scheduling conflicts made me change it to the Monday game against the D backs. I also went to 3 of the games against the Angels in Anaheim. I was surprised how expensive parking is. In Anaheim its $8 for stadium parking.

Trevor you're insane .

Just keep your broom with you at all times. Or " Joe you're not doing us any favors helping the Yankees get back in the pennant race." That way its more team oriented then personal . I 'm sure he feels bad enough about the granny. OOOO dress up like an old lady ( grannie) and " sweep " around him .

Dad is a Sox fan. Grew up on the SW side. Played catch with the old man. He could really break off a huge curve with a Clincher. Have a 1974 program advertising family day with a picture of my Dad and 2 brothers in it. Dad always said Johnny Mostil (great Sox CF from the 20's) was a distant cousin. So i guess i was born into it going strong at 47 yrs.

Wells is the first guy that popped into my head . Fat tub of goo gets hurt and has the nerve to call out Frank cause he didn't play with pain and it turns out Franks injury is serious. Never diss the big man !

The more info I get the better informed I feel. Nice post Cubsuck. OH and just because I have less then 500 posts I wouldn't consider myself a newbie . I 've been around 10 months now. When i read a thread if someone has already posted what is essentially my opinion I won't bother very often to say " I agree". I say my peace and don't bother to get into extended arguments. Nice moderating job SS.

QUOTE(Adam G @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 07:48 AM) Right now though, I see Jester's avatar I'm remembering how smoking hot Lindsay Lohan was before she dyed her hair blonde and found out that she loved crack. She (Lohan) reminds me of a young Ann Margaret ( talk about hot !! ). But I am constantly seeing new stars that resemble old ones. Brad Pitt= Robert Redford. Angelina Jolie = Sophia Loren.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 02:38 PM) I think El Duque fell twice on the basepaths. I swear he fell rounding 2nd as well as third, and he almost bit the dust coming around 1st too. Definitely a comical basepath session for Duque I don't think he fell either time . He slides to stop his momentum. He did that rounding 2nd and 3rd. Glad i also saw a mention of the amount of Sox fans in the crowd. I was amazed there were so many , especially when Crede and Frank went back to back in the 9th. They were LOUD.

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Jun 8, 2005 -> 09:38 PM) Sox hit a coll .511 tonight. Not to shaby! That's because with 3 doubleplays and 2 caught stealings thats 8 total outs that only show up as 2 in the batting averages.

Take any perceived slight with a grain of salt and respond in a humourous way to show that you are not upset by anything moderately outrageous said to you. That always help. I like to use the smilies to make sure everyone knows that I am typing with a smile on my face or tongue in cheek.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 06:21 PM) Losses are magnified? LOL Around here we put every loss under a Scanning Electron Microscope. Amen , Brother Nuke

QUOTE(BuehrleTheAce @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 12:35 PM) JUG, Can I make a humble suggestion? I've read a lot of your posts, and a lot of the arguments and discussions started in your threads and threads you post in. I do like how you bring stats to the table in your discussions, however if you want to reach the most people and get them to your side, try to talk in layman's terms. Also, with such a long-winded post, abbreviating words should've even be a factor. It just clouds the point you're trying to get across. For example, I had to re-read this sentence to get what you meant: "He is more likely to break up a DP sit which of course is likely with Koney on.". After three or four times I realized "DP sit" meant "DP situation". Also, "In Crede's case there was never a RON sit for Ozuna...". OK, I got "sit" from the previous statement, but what is "RON". Runner on? I'm still unsure. And finally, "Ozzie managed to use his two highest NPERA ranked arms...". What's NPERA? Thanks, and keep it up. Stats are important, but remember they're not the be-all-end-all that you seem to believe in. ~BTA You posted what I wanted to post for a long time but never did. My English teachers at good old Quigley South always said "you write for the reader". All of us here don't know stat abbreviations. I guess we can't argue against what we don't understand.

I don't understand how the thread starter didn't know it was sarcasm. It was that obvious. Didn't Oz say in the post game that Hermy's back was stiff ? If that is the case why does Brantley continue to take potshots at OZ ?

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 3, 2005 -> 09:26 PM) Get back to me at the end of the season when we see what Cotts's ERA will be. I hope he does well but I would bet my life savings on it. Get back to me in a few years when we should have a better idea on what Cotts is truly capable of at the major league level like Maddux , Garland, Gagne etc, etc, etc, and so on and so forth.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 11:33 AM) Maddux and Glavine have great control. Vazquez and Gagne have great stuff. Cotts has neither great control nor great stuff. Did you even look at the stats Southsider gave ? Maddux ERA for his first 185+ innings in the bigs was over 5.50 with nearly a walk per 2 innings pitched. Its easy NOW to say sumone has great control or great stuff. Hindsight is 20/20. Nearly every pitcher struggles early in their career. Guess it's easier and cooler to be a hater than exhibit a bit of patience.

What I would like to see happen. Crede ( Boras client, won't be resigned) and Paulie ( bad hip, called out Uribe when he should've supported him especially against the Cubs, big contract , 1 dimensional) get hot. Increases trade value. Chavez get warm. To reassure that he's coming around. Keep BMac. (pitching and defense key to the new era Sox) Get Chavez (for Crede and minor leaguers, we eat the contract) Trade Konerko ( for good fielding 1st baseman who hits decent and a relief pitcher if we we can get that much since he will be a free agent , Chavez and Paulie's contracts basically cancel each other out ).