QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 02:28 PM)
Marc Silverman reported on his radio show this morning that chairman Reinsdorf will make a contract offer to Guillen when the team returns home.
LMAO
I hope that's false news. If not, they lost a paying customer until his contract expires.
QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 02:13 PM)
Rowand was WAY BETTER than anybody we've had in CF since Rowand.
Key word is "Was".
Right now he's a less talented, white version of Alex Rios.
QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 12:46 PM)
I do know no one said that just like no one said the manager makes no impact on the game and doesn't matter. Of course the manager has an impact, it is the level of impact that the argument comes from. I place Oz 4th or 5th on the responsibity list, others place him higher or lower. Players can overcome bad decisions better than managers can overcome bad players.
This is getting eerily similar to the whole "Greg Walker has no effect on players" argument. Why even have a manager? Just stick a cardboard cutout of Casey Stengel on the bench,
QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 12:39 PM)
The '05 Astros did start 15-30 (12-21 in the first 33) and did make the playoffs, but the NL and particularly the NL Central was a far inferior league/division at that time.
As opposed to the powerhouse AL Central this year?
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 08:10 AM)
Like Ron Gardenhire pitching to Paul Konerko with runners on 2nd and 3rd in the bottom of the 9th?
What are they 20 out and fielding a AA team? Who cares. Ozzie does that crap when we're in the thick of things.
QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 11:20 AM)
Is Sons of Anarchy worth getting into? My wife and I are looking for a new show and that one has been around long enough that people must like it.
I don't watch it but it always bothered me seeing clips/commercials of these guys and they look too unrealistic in my eyes. I'd envision a biker gang looking much dirtier and extremely tan and leathery skinned. These guys look a little too clean.
EDIT: Just look at that picture a few posts up. Do they get their jackets dry cleaned each week?
QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 6, 2011 -> 09:59 AM)
The problem with benching them is you are not going to win it without them. Might play better for a bit, but you're not going to get the production expected from Rios and Dunn before the season began from anyone at Charlotte.
That 2nd sentence contradicts everything you've been saying about Kenny "The Genius" Williams.
QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 09:49 PM)
Wow. Give us a review, dude.
Just ordered it on wirefly for $50 off. Also, no sales tax, cheaper phone activation fee ($18 as opposed to $36), and free fedex delivery.
Can't wait.
Apparently Governor Perry's rain dance prayer hasn't been too effective with all of the wildfire spreading. I'm sure he won't be asking for federal assistance either knowing his views on Washington and handouts.
Hopefully the people down there are safe.