Balta1701

El Duque...they've told me again and again that you're a big game pitcher. That you've done a number in the playoffs. Hell, I've repeated it. I've said that if the Yankees had you healthy last year, the Red Sox are still cursed. If you're a big game pitcher...this is your big game. In fact...if you want to pitch in any bigger games...this is your biggest game. We need you to stand up tomorrow when you're outmatched. This is a game that by all rights we should not win. Go get em.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 12:50 AM) He's had 2 really bad months and 3 pretty good months this season IIRC, and he's come back pretty well from the DL. Consistency has always been the main issue with him, but he's been put in a position to succeed for quite a while now in a good hitters ballpark and he still hasn't gotten the job done offensively. There's just something in his head that just kinda flips on and off almsot worse than anyone else on this team...he'll get bloody hot for a couple weeks, then his swing will almost instantly lengthen and he'll start swinging through everything or popping it up. I swear, if he could keep his swing together he could hit .300 or better, but he just hasn't done it, and I'm really doubting he will.

I was so happy after that win I discovered that Soxtalk has a limited number of emoticons allowed per post.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Sep 17, 2005 -> 12:25 AM) .270 or so 20-25 HR 75-90 RBI The whole organisation has been telling me for about 3 years that these are the numbers Crede should be putting up...maybe even a little bit more in the power category, but I just don't see it. His swing just gets too big for too long, and it takes him too long to correct it. He's a .250 hitter max, maybe .240 career even.

In other words, I'll see y'all here in the morning as everyone out of town tunes into MLB Radio.

I'll bet they got a good celebration in tonight for Bobby's first ML win. Just watch...I bet tomorrow you'll see us looking 10x as loose as we've looked the last week.

Oakland is rapidly falling off the pace in the Wild Card. At last check, they were 4 back of the Indians, with the Yankees also sitting in front of them. In other words...we're getting close to the time it's ok to cheer for Oakland if we need them to beat someone. Because they need a serious run to get back into the Wild Card. The Angels pulled out an important win tonight over Detroit also.

Supposedly new ownership will finally be taking over for the DRays this off-season...with as many incredibly high draft picks as they've stockpiled over the last few years, if you put a little bit of money into that franchise, they really could start something. They're not incredibly bad right now anyway...they just need to find a way to hold onto some people a little bit longer so that holes don't open up as fast in their lineup. If they got their salary into Cleveland territory, there's a chance that they could actually make a run at the Wild Card some year. But again, that all depends on ownership.

You asked for this by starting a boxing thread, even though I'm not sure what the Hell to make of it. Mike Tyson. Receiving an ecstatic welcome. From the people of Chechnya? Beats the hell out of me too.

When love comes to town I'm gonna jump that train When love comes to town I'm gonna catch that flame Maybe I was wrong to ever let you down But I did what I did before love came to town. Don't ya know we're ridin' with the King? Happy B-day Blues man.

This is for El Duque tomorrow... Doo doo doo doooo Doo doo doo doooo Doo doo doo doooo Aaahhh Aaahhh Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods? Where’s the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds? Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream of what I need I need a hero I'm holding out for at hero 'till the end of the night He's gotta be strong And he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero 'till the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life Lager than life Doo doo doo doooo Doo doo doo doooo Doo doo doo doooo Aaahhh Aaahhh Somewhere after midnight In my wildest fantasy Somewhere just beyond my reach There’s someone reaching back for me Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat It’s gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the night He's gotta be strong And he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero 'till the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life I need a hero I'm holding out for at hero 'till the the end of the night --------- Up where the mountains meet the heavens above Out where the lightning splits the sea I could swear there is someone somewhere Watching me Through the wind and the chill and the rain And the storm and the flood I can feel his approach Like a fire in my blood I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'till the morning light He's gotta be sure And it's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the night He's gotta be strong And he's gotta be fast And he's gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'till the morning light He's gotta be sure And he's gotta be soon And he's gotta be larger than life I need a hero I'm holding out for a hero 'till the end of the night

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2005 -> 07:19 PM) On the other hand....what would it mean for this team to win this damn game? To pull one out at the end of the season against the Twins? That alone could start an 8 game winning streak. Yes, I've been drinking. I just wanted to drag this post up, because I'm proud of it.

By the way...we played some good defense tonight too. Wasn't spectacular...but we got the job done.

QUOTE(BigEdWalsh @ Sep 16, 2005 -> 08:09 PM) Amen! Praise Ozzie and pass the maalox. : Screw the Maalox...I'm going drinking.

We're now 9-1 in Extra Inning games on the road this season.

THIS IS THE SINGLE BEST WHITE SOX WINNER THREAD THIS YEAR. Bobby Jenks Joe Crede Damaso Marte Jermaine Dye Tadahito Iguchi And BY FAR THE BIGGEST ONE, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT ANYONE ELSE... JON GARLAND Man, I just hit the Emoticon limit.

I told you guys like 15 pages ago that we were going to win this...I was drunk enough to say it... Man alive...this game was EXACTLY what we needed. Now let's come back strong tomorrow.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 16, 2005 -> 08:00 PM) Hookers for Jenks and Marte and Garland. They have nice hookers in Minneapolis. But then in 20 years...the Twins will draft their illegimate offspring, and they'll be the mainstays of their pitching staff in the 2030's.

FIRST BIG LEAGUE WIN FOR BOBBY JENKS!!!!!

HE GAWN!!!

0-2... 99 MPH.

EVERYBODY ON YOUR FEET...I DON'T GIVE A s*** WHERE YOU ARE...STAND UP AND APPLAUD!!!!

2 DOWN!

QUOTE(Felix @ Sep 16, 2005 -> 07:57 PM) fine, second hottest Crede is hitting .526 since coming off the DL.

YES! 1 DOWN!!! Got him with the hook!