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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 6, 2009 -> 05:21 AM) Heard Chris Rongey on the post-game show mention the Sox are 7-2 in their last 9 games against pitchers they haven't seen before. Thought I heard Rongey sing something to this very tune when I caught his gig on the way home from work. The inability to even touch a "new to us" pitcher has been among the more frustrating trends with this team over the last few years. Hit them. If their ERA starts with an 8 that means that you shouldn't be down 2-0 entering the bottom of the 7th.

Shame we can't just watch a guy pitch to decide if his s*** is sick or not anymore. The people who come up with this need to take a step back and get a life. They have no one but themselves to blame for coming off as tenants in their mother's basement eagerly awaiting their first date with the opposite sex 43 years into their life. I can't wait to see what exciting new formula (aside from you know, whether or not you honestly feel good about the guy you've got throwing on a given day) is spawned out of someone's asshole next. 84% of the time when I wear red to work I manage to close a customer's account. 53% of the time when I wear blue and it's raining outside and my fastball is 84 mph I fail to close a customer's account. 17% of the time when I am a large, African American man who wears a No. 35 Chicago White Sox jersey I am either Frank Thomas or a pine tree in South Carolina. Therefore, logically, eleventy% of the time all the time I K Jimmy Rollins looking. Using the above-mentioned probabilities, reasonably, and quite plainly I am either Ross Perot or Neal Cotts. Apologies, this cutting edge scientific formula hasn't quite yet been refined to the "God Particle" accuracy so as to distinguish between the all too similar Cotts and Perot. Regardless, taking this imperfection into account, more than likely I'm just a little bit not quite on top of my game because my mother set me up on a love date with her grandmother's friend at the town's Denny's restaraunt and she wouldn't call it off even after I feighned sickness because I kept getting painful erections at inopportune instances for significant periods of time. We had hash browns and crepes... I am freaking out... HASH BROWNS... Is it too late to dam the river, or have I nourished the fertile lands of the eager yet patient valley? f***ing please...

/\/\ That's what we need. Slap hitters/Alexei towards the bottom, Podsednik/Beckham at the top and then the 3-4-5 trip and fall onto a HR. Me gusta.

Astute response, Mr. Podsednik.

Nice, Beckham.

A tree could have told you that Ortiz was cheating. I felt badly when the Yanks lost to the SawRx in 2004. Not only did it spawn terrible unspeakable s*** such as Fever Pitch, but it also offered all a glimpse as to what will happen when miserable, miserable cutesy loser franchises finally chance upon a World Championship. You will never hear the end of it. I hate that this has happened to baseball, but I'm also glad that Jimmy Fallon's movie can be further questioned and disregarded. The PED SawRx were a slightly more successful, less bumblef*** version of the Cubs until 2004. A pill here and there, two buddies jabbing each other in the ass with needles, and all of a sudden you have the most nauseating World Series Champions in forever. You couldn't hide in an Afghani cave from it. The only thing magical about the PED SawRx winning in 2004 and 2007 is that everyone chose to ignore the fact that Papi's head was comparable to a small hot air balloon, and that human beings were able to develop artificial means of achieving endurance and strength. Both are remarkable. On a side note, IIRC, and if I'm wrong correct me, wasn't Damon's name also associated with PED's at one point? I could have sworn that there was at least the briefest mention somewhere along the line. I've never read, but anticipate Curt Schilling's thoughts on all this craziness and tomfoolery in his blog. I'm literally putting down a Dostojevsky novel right now in anticipation. It's a shame for MLB. A full blown enema of the 104 who tested positive would suit the league far better than this steady drip drip that keeps you up all night. Sooner or later (with 'later' being a bad, bad thing for MLB) these names are going to surface.

*If* this has any truth to it, I can't see how MLB wouldn't be behind the decision as to which series would be played in the Dome. Again, with a brand new stadium on the way wouldn't you want to maximize it's use? I would think a Twins/Sox series draws fans up in Minnesota. Why offer those games at discounted rates when you could probably get just as many to come out to the new place for full price? I'm not going to look into it this late at night, but I'm sure there have been teams that have moved into new parks in the past while their former homes continued to stand. Detroit comes to mind. The only reasonable excuse for the Twins to play in the Dome in 2010 is the afore-mentioned new park not being ready, or a balmy Minnesota April. Make it past that, and I can't see the Twins simply being able to pick and choose between two ballparks. At the most, and this is still stretching it, perhaps interleague series are played in the Dome. The more I think about it, I can't see baseball allowing AL and especially AL Central games in Minnesota to be played in a venue other than the actual home stadium. Hell, the Astros threw a fit when they had to face the Cubs in Miller Park because of a hurricane, and that was a neutral (sort of, not really) field.

http://score670.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=128&t=35430 I have no credible links to any official release, and harbor doubts as to the validity of this tidbit. I don't subscribe to Bobby Wade's twitter (or any twitter for that matter) but I guess there is a rumor going around (stemming from an alleged Wade tweet or blog post) that the Twins want to utilize the Dome for select discounted "Throwback" series in 2010 and perhaps beyond. I can't see this as being legit, especially given the timing (Sox recent s***show and subsequent b****ing about the Dome). With a new ballpark opening next year, wouldn't you want to milk that sucka till the last drop in it's inaugural season? Only way I can see the Twins in the Dome next year is if the new park isn't quite good to go in the first few (cold) weeks of the season. To use it (Dome) periodically throughout the summer? Can't see it.

A part of me is disgusted by what Fields has shown from 2008-present. At the same time you don't trip and fall on the power he displayed in 2007. If his value is *that* low then I see no harm in retaining him in the minors until/if Konerko is gone. If the organization wants to stick with Paulie long term at first, then I guess this would be the right thing to do.

I think after today's happenings, Buehrle is the front runner for an AL CY Young. He has thrown a no-hitter before, he's at the top of the list in regards to pitchers this year. 10 times out of 10 I'd rather have MB on the mound instead of Felix or Greinke. He has demonstrated his consistency over the duration of his career. Twice he has sat 27 down... This last start of his catapaulted Buehrle to the front of the race. If he keeps pace, this is the Cy Young Winner. He's also obviously earned himself a statue and retired #56. I can't see why he wouldn't be in line to recieve the award...

If I'm K Dubs, as soon as I hear Beckh... I hang up the phone and make sure JP pays for the long distance. Afterwards, I order 738 XL anchovie pizzas from the most expensive pizza place in the world using *67 to JP's place of residence. Delivery. Foolish girl... Richard is the highest (in a package of prospects lower than Clay) that I would give for Doc and his 3 1/2 minutes remaining deal. If he wants to keep him, then by all means, let him lose the AL East by eleventy games for years to come. Fool. "BUT FOURTH PLACE IN THE EAST IS AT STAKE". Callate stupid... The Jays won't compete based on what they are dealing with for a while. This alone should knock his demands down.

I think Colon will be back soon but Clayton gets one more chance. Yeah, he's sucked, but in the past he's also been decent. Pitchers have bad spells. I think if this guy can at least give a quality start his next time out then Gordito will have to acclimate himself to the hot Charlotte summer. Not all good pitchers blow the world away right off the bat. Learning curve is a very real thing in baseball.

I was sad to give Massett away for a brief rental of Griffey Jr.

Having let it sink in, either the Angels or Jays will have Doc on their squad through the end of the year. Why f*** with what we've got? Buehrle, Danks, Floyd, Contreras, Richard/Gordito/Poreda. This is solid enough to not warrant giving anything up for an old Doctor. I'm sort of liking the team as it is, but if anything, look for a bat. Actually, trade for Doc so he could heal that gimp Quentin.

With the latest statement coming from KW, it looks like were not adding anything significant this season. Fool me once... The first thought I had when I read his attendance statement was that the man talks from two mouths. One outta his face and one outta his ass. During Hot Stove and in the heat of trading season in a winnable year it's almost always the latter.

I could imagine myself getting hit hard if Slash bit the dust.

french silk

I get frustrated when ESPN runs this or NASCAR. Thought it was supposed to be a sports network...

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 2, 2009 -> 11:00 PM) The offense should have done a lot more against the awful Bruce Chen, but fortunately Mark had their back. Just keep winning games. Should have, but it was predictable that they wouldn't. They win the game however, and that matters most. During the broadcast I thought I saw our next 6 after this one against KC and CLE before the Twins. Having won 6 in a row, I like that lots.

Front row against the Mariners (visitors side) in early 2005. I think it was Sexton who tossed my bro an inning ending baseball that one of the Sox grounded out on. Pretty cool to have a game used ball from that season.

Big fan of his since we got him from the Yanks. I always sort of knew in the back of my head that he would get back to some respectable level of pitching. If he keeps it going then it would essentially wind up turning into a solid midseason acquisition for our rotation. He's making it feel like Colon never pitched for us at all this year...

Juan Uribe, even if he has to pitch.

Hoods not on AM1000 anymore?

Since he's joined, Contreras has been one of my favorite White Sox pitchers. It sucked to see people rail on him because some can't accept the fact that pitchers go through rough stretches and injuries (some rough stretches as a result of injuries), but hopefully they've shut the f*** up by now. Yeah, some want to play armchair GM and they'll cry hell over his contract and how it prevents such future studs like the Broadways and Gios from blowing up their ERA's like a clown blowing balloon animals at a child's birthday party, or how it prevents that one big signing which KW probably wouldn't do regardless, but yeah, you know what I'm saying. I'm happy to have this guy on the team. The thing is, even if the Floyds and Danks worked out, some would be calling for their heads 12 seconds into their contracts for someone even younger (but with RIDICULOUS UPSIDE!!!!). If it works, enjoy it, even if he's 76 years old. Your not a f***ing scout, don't pretend to be one. Your a fan of the team and it shouldn't matter if a tree is striking opposing hitters out, so as long as he *is* striking hitters out.

i had an uneasy feeling about this pitcher also, long before this voided trade jazz.