SleepyWhiteSox

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 03:08 PM) I wanted to go for something a little more realistic in this sig and I believe I accomplished that. Is that a casio?

You're all dead. maybe

Just watch sportscenter for scores and highlights with the sound off...My word of advice is to avoid any other show on espn...

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 03:50 PM) Actually, I'd say he did learn the proper lesson, and learned it well. As long as he was able to keep pissing people off, people would keep reading his work, he'd keep appearing on ESPN, and people would keep starting threads about him on mesasge boards. In other words, if he doesn't change, people still care about him, and he keeps his job. Yeah, his employer cares about him, the negative attention he brings, how he bashes the paper, and all the revenue he supposedly generates soo much that they give him quite a long "break" in which he's missing a bunch of important sports events (the draft, All-Star game, our current slump, etc.) that he could be criticizing. Makes sense.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 05:35 PM) Realistic optimism or blind optimism? Once you throw away stats, current and past performances and trends and just go with odd gut feelings and optimism to form your arguments I'd say you've lost any attachment you once had to reality. I believe I said realistic. Personally, I think the rotation, outside of freddy, can't get a whole lot more s***ty and it isn't blind optimism to think that they can revert to numbers closer to what their averages are...

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 05:19 PM) Confusing warranted criticism with pessimism and panicing and in turn preaching unwavering optimism while calling out anyone who cares to air their concern is pretty ridiculous IMO and does seem like a pretty Cubish thing to do. lol I see way more exaggerated bashing around here. Predicting doom may be the cool thing to do, but there's nothing wrong with a little realistic optimism.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 05:10 PM) And to think we make fun of the fans to the north for doing the same thing that this thread is preaching. How is being optimistic about a World Series-caliber team in a good position to possibly repeat but currently in a funk anywhere near close to being eternally optimistic about a perenially horrible franchise??

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 04:59 PM) I guess you have to keep some traditions alive. no matter how silly they are. So are you 2 in or out??

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 04:44 PM) As a team, I don't think they are. The 2005 squad had exactly 1 slump where everyone was panicking. Thus far I count 3 major ones thus far this season. Last year's slump was collossal and sent many top the ledge...and I have no idea what 3 "major" slumps you're talking about this year... Anyways, count me in as a firm-yet-unhappy-and-slightly-nervous-at-the-moment believer.

soriano to tiggers?

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 03:12 PM) I say, we can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind. Cause your friends dont dance and if they dont dance then they're, no friends of mine I say, we can go where we want to, a place that they will never find. And we can act like we come from out of this world, leave the real one far behind! u so crazie...

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:53 PM) I agree with everything you say but I really can't get all that worked up about Politte. He's the mop up guy in the bullpen. We're not losing these games to the Yanks/Red Sox by relying on Politte. This game was over when our All-Star starting pitcher gave up 8 runs through 3 innings. Trying to figure out what to do with our starting staff should be KW's first priority. As long as you can guarantee that those guys in your sig can be significantly more productive in the AL than what we would give up, I'm all for it...

I didn't know that guy died...he was hilarious...

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:25 PM) It's too bad that the Cardinals don't have some big prospects, as I would seriously consider trading Buehrle for a top-notch package this offseason. I'd do a Pujols and Carpenter for Buerhle...

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:23 PM) Does everyone agree that they'd rather trade Garcia over Vazquez? Duh...or Buerhle...

gload showing off the leather...

Imagine if we had pitching to go along with our offense...

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 10:40 AM) Why not? Why not anyone who is questioning the 'rules'? Seriously Sleepy... shouldn't the laws be the laws and be good enough? Let the mods, mod, right? Sounds good, yet here are additional suggestions??? Seems like a slap in the face to me. Are you seriously knocking making suggestions while you continually make the suggestion that they close the thread?

QUOTE(SoxFan76 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 10:35 AM) I was just going to say, I moved on. I'm not going to dwell on things that happened in the past. After all, we're all Sox fans. lol I don't think he meant you...

White Sox hatred has sky-rocketed since last year...I luv it.

Dye wears Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K5 cleats...following the more current trend of players wearing converted basketball shoes...I luv his current grey and black colorway...

"Those aren't exactly regulation balls..." -AJ He luvs to talk...

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 03:53 PM) But we shouldn't try to upgrade, even if it's from parts already on the team, since there are more glaring needs. So it's basically fix the biggest problems and forget about the smaller ones, even though you may easily be able to fix the latter. It's more of a gamble, not a guaranteed upgrade. Ozuna is just as bad, if not worse, with the glove and we don't know if his bat can stay hot nor if it would make up for defensive deficiencies. Why needlessly experiment when Pods isn't that huge of a concern?? :banghead Let's address the more serious needs and concerns first.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 12:43 PM) Yea, but it begs the question: are the starters being overworked? Not claiming they are, just throwing that out there. Well, there have been complaints on here that they don't go deep enough into games...

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 10, 2006 -> 03:27 PM) So which one of these 25 or 26 leadoff hitters is Kenny gonna go out and trade for? None. There are areas of far greater concern than Podsednik in left/leading off. This is the last year on his contract, I believe, anyways...