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QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 11:27 AM) If you see this van-a-rocking...we are going to post-season baseball M'Fers. Ice the bubbly. *navigating* Addy, I think I finally found it, the postseason!!!

Its kinda late for it now. But next year, all you people who work in the loop, we should have lunch during day games and watch it somewhere.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 11:09 AM) Carl is the only one with a "show off" home run hit, right? I've been trying to think of somebody else that does anything "show-offy" and I can't thin kof a single person besides him. That's one of the things I love about this team, they hit a home run, they just run the bases and get back to work. Crede has a good one. And Paulie had a couple of monster bat flips.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 11:09 AM) Huh? I hope that you don't think I really believed what they were saying? Ahhh I was just surprised it didnt involve firing Ozzie.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 03:35 PM) where is the logic in saying that Jason Avant isn't the best receiver in the Big Ten. HE IS! watch the games this year. Did I say that? I dont remeber saying that. I think you relplied to the wrong post. And yes, you said that OSU is in question and IOWA may beat michigan. OSU beat the crap out of IOWA, the had negative 20 yards rushing, and absolutely killed their defense. The score would have been higher but 3 td's were fumbles on the goaline or called back. Your logic is flawed because of your opinions and not facts.

how retarded is that guy. First of all, we arent in the national league. Second, Jamal Lewis doesnt play for the bengals. When did the NFL start using Managers instead of head coaches?? And fire smith? And take Weis from his dream job? The offense post is absolute drabble. The i-form? What the hell is this guy watching? Clearly an idiot, or someone who watched one game and reads marriottis columns.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 03:36 PM) i'm not asking for pity, i just would like to hear peoples reasoning, especially White Sox fans, considering all anyone seems to say around here is that the "media" is bias towards the Yankees and Red Sox. uh, the same thing happened to PODS when we were there. They just said he was tough and its expected in large crowds. Coming from a Red Sox fan, complaining about the favoritism is pretty funny. ESPN and MLB have been parading around the Red Sox like they are show ponies. Fans do this, only complainers get the headlines.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 10:18 PM) So what your telling me is you have proof OG told KW to sign Dye? Told KW to Trade for Posednik? Sign Dustin Hermanson? Sign Iguchi? Trade for Count? Please, I'd like a link. Nevermind, such a thing doesn't exit. KW built this team through and through. Do you have proof that he didnt. Please I would like to see a link. I will give you 3 min to come up with it. Fact is they admitted that Ozzie told KW last year how he wanted to change the team. It was even part of his interview when he got the job. It has been well documented that Ozzie had input into the direction the team was going, and the players. IN FACT, KW, during the trading deadline, said that he doesnt know everything in the cubhouse and how players fit, and he would rely on Ozzie for that input. Your hate for Ozzie is fine, but at least try and keep your arguments rational. Thanks

Its so funny to see you people call Paulie the most consistent player in the lineup. So soon you forget he was flirting with the mendoza line at the beginning of the season and pretty much scratched his way the first half.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 09:48 AM) How about a reward for us posters? Fan most likely to jump off of "The Ledge" if there actually was a "Ledge"- pfff the list would be long and distinguished

I guess AJ Burnett doesnt look that good right now huh?

I just saw this in the red eye, as well as an interview with the guy who started WSI. Im going to skip this step and just take Rooney's job

I work downtown. I will be going to the Around the corner bar on adams so I can watch the game. Killed food there too.

Worst player trying to hide a dip: Willie and Freddy Throws like a girl award-Scotty "The I cant believe you were playing in a softball league all last year award"-Widger

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 06:13 AM) Its official. If we win tommorow CSN just reported we win the Central division. BECAUSE even if Cleveland wins there final 4 games they will end up w/ a matching 96-66 record and SINCE the Yanks and Red Sox play each other also- it would be impossible for both AL East teams to match that 96 win mark. And since the White Sox own the head-to-head record (11-5) the White Sox would win the Central division and the Wild Card winner would go to Cleveland. So its official- our Magic # is 1 ! We win tommorow- we are the Central Division Champs!!!!!!! Woooohoooooooooooooo Finally, it gave me a headache reading the first 2 pages of this thread because the responses are so wrong. Head to head does matter, especially since the red sox lost yesterday. Im glad someone posted the truth.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 04:16 PM) I'm not exactly jumping to put Anderson in center for Rowand. He's far from a certainty to improve on Aaron's numbers. He strikes out a ton. Could we put up with another guy putting up Crede-like numbers? I doubt it. Then we're back to the same problem, and Aaron's gone. It's not like Aaron is expensive, and we have bigger liabilities in our offense. A real DH would go a long way toward helping our offense, instead of a mediocre hitter like Everett and praying that Thomas stays healthy. Replacing Crede as another spot to improve makes sense too. You can probably get away with someone that isn't exactly Brooks Robinson at 3B with someone with as much range as Uribe at SS. With Uribe, the options are expensive and result in a major defensive dropoff. Plus, as was said, Pods with a healthy hamstring has a big impact on the offense, so trading him isn't as good a move. Plus, Williams would be conceding that the new approach has flaws, which probably isn't going to happen. It has been pointed out before that A-row is pretty below avg OPS-wise for a starting CF'er. We DO need a little more power in the OF to account for PODS less than desirable slugging %. Im willing to bet that there are several teams who would like the services of A-row after his defensive gems this season. We all know that we have Anderson, and Young chomping at the bit to get some playing time on the big club. And I think maybe they need a chance?

QUOTE(Randar68 @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 03:30 PM) Great point, forgot about that one. More likely for him to make it than any of the other guys... Is it totally wrong for me to not want to get rid of any of our Of'ers. I would love to have a fully homegrown young core of starters on my team.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 03:09 PM) That's the thing though, you can trade Aaron and Damaso for something of value like a good number 3 hitter, put anderson in center, add a Mueller, add a lefty long reliever and there you add to the offense without losing much. This is why you are a HOF'er. That is not a bad situation. We can still unload Carl, and Frank's salary as well to add players. I like your line of thinking.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 03:23 PM) Iguchi a better defensive second baseman than iguchi? In his dreams... dye better than ordonez? LOL... and i do not care what aaron rowand says about it. Oh, and willie harris did have a .366 obp against righties in 2004 ( which is superior than what podsednik is currently at)... considering those were defensive comparisons, you are full of it. Dye is just as mobile if not more than Maggs, and has an arm that has kept many runners off 3B. Tell me that you want willie to start instead of Iguchi so we can really have a good time.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 03:25 PM) Or trade him. I'm unsure of his contract status Did you leave your xbox on?

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 02:36 PM) Yep that cant be right. H2H records do not matter within the division. Any way that we end up tied with Cle we have a playoff.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 02:33 PM) Name me all the Sox players who hit better than Gload's .315 major league average last year that received more than 200 ABs? I don't give two craps about Ross Gload, but I do want our manager to play the better hitter whenever he has the option, whomever that person is. What has he done this year. We all know in the world of baseball, one years performance does not always translate to the next year.

QUOTE(1549 @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 01:38 PM) For the record, I am not seriously promoting going out and intentionally injuring Stanton. Especially for Michigan...we are the class of the big ten. Leave choking to the team from that state to the south. Did Chris Webber pay yoy to say that?

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 01:37 PM) They're not going to lose to Minnesota, Penn State, or Michigan State. Ohio State is in question and if I had to pick another team they'd lose to, it would be Iowa. So, OSU is in question, but you think they would lose to IOWA, who OSU just decimated this past saturday??? Where is the logic there

It is bad that I had to do this stuff when I was 22?