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I've never heard "Kotex Boy" used, but it's obvious who that is from the Ozzie-hating tone. "Kotex Boy" fits pretty well, I'd say. It's amazing that the manpig finds time each day to put down his donut and squeal about how much he hates the White Sox...Except for the two days after they win the whole thing. During those two days, he's a worshipful brown-noser.

"But our relationship with the teams is never a factor. We don't get a mandate from the Sox." Guess you missed that.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 06:19 AM) Aside from the KC game earlier this year, Pablo has held his own in left. That's just not accurate. I was at the 10-2 loss to the Rangers. You know, the one with all the doubles to left? Believe me, some of that was Pablo. One play I remember quite well is Pablo diving for a ball about 8 feet away from him...Blocking Anderson from a play that he wouldn't have even needed to dive for. I heard Anderson calling Pablo off from my seat in right field.

Not only is he doing his slap-hitting speedster thing, he's also sporting a .560 SLG, which gets him up to a 1.023 OPS. (Dye has a 1.032 OPS) (Konerko has a .953 OPS) (Thome has a 1.031 OPS) He's .440/.472/.640 vs LHP this year (50 AB) He's .400/.444/.400 vs RHP this year (25 AB) That's just wrong.

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QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 06:50 PM) Your link detailing Randy Johnson's five-game suspension IS NOT "a very large loss." Johnson will have his next scheduled start pushed back one game. You consider that "a very large loss"? I consider Garland being moved up a day a very large loss.

QUOTE(bulokis @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 06:42 PM) What did they say? I actually missed the whole thing so I dont know how to react. Everyone on BBTN pretty much said that Ozzie overreacted a little, but was right...And they weren't sure whether or not Tracey was, in fact, trying to hit Blalock...Something about "no vested interest in hitting Blalock, Blalock never did anything to him so, he wasn't angry enough blahblahblah."

QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 06:17 PM) Yeah, Buehrle was suspended for weeks after that incident. :rolly Contreras' Crew stated: "Vazquez would be a very large loss." I disagreed, and explained why. Your post only strengthens my argument by providing an example of a similar incident where the starting pitcher wasn't suspended at all. Losing Buehrle for the rest of that game was not a "very large loss" nor would it have been "a very large loss" had Vazquez been ejected last night. On the other hand, We have this... ...And what happens if Blalock rushes the mound throwing haymakers and dislocates someone's shoulder? Better Tracey than Vazquez.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 06:03 PM) No, that's what I would do if I was as dumb as you appear to be in your posts today. And what point does that post have other than ignoring my accurate comments and trying to look clever? None of course. No need to get all huffy, little fella. If you needed another, all you had to do was ask.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 05:50 PM) Ozzie and our broadcaster made complete asses of themselves, and the fanbase for the most part ignored it and jumped to their defense.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 05:48 PM) He may not be a huge prospect nationally as in one of the best in the minors receiving major accolades from the mainstream media but when it comes down to the micro side of it he is still considered a top 10 prospect in the White Sox organization, he may not be a top of the line prospect with a giant upside but he is far from a non-prospect. #10 on Baseball America's Top 10 Sox Prospects #7 on Futuresox.com's List of Top 10 Sox Prospects IT'S JUST OZZIE BE'IN OZZIE! *laughtrack* #10 in the White Sox organization (which is usually ranked in the middle fo the pack)= #250 or so in the country = Nothing When you rank below Jerry Owens in 2006, you have issues.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 05:32 PM) Actually, if that's you in the avatar, you can leave. Welcome aboard. You know you look like that, too. Just ask any Cub fan. We're all mullet-headed meth addicts.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 05:22 PM) Why does Ozzie always order the worst bullpen pitcher to protect their teammates? Last year it was Adkins; last night it was Tracey, who's also a rookie. The crappiest arm on the staff is the most expendable in the case of a suspension or injury-causing brawl. Vazquez would be a very large loss. Tracey is a loss we can laugh off. It's all excellent risk management on Ozzie's part.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 04:53 PM) Oh, and you need to stick around. Post more. Thanks. I plan on it. The mlb.com boards are too silly for me, so I intend to do all of my Sox-related-posting here.

The general Sox fan internet population suffers from occasional bouts of temporary stupidity when "prospect" pitchers are involved. I submit the follwing for evidence (we've seen it time and again): Sox fan hears Player a is being traded. Player a is a random mid-round pick from 4 years ago. He's 25 years old. He's a couple years older than his peers. He's never dominated in the minors to any degree, but the Sox of course call him a prospect. This is not suprising, because the Sox call all of their minor leaguers "prospects with great tools." To back this up they give Sox fans useful statistics like "in rookie league 2004, player a held left-handed hitters to an amazing .017 batting average in day games during the second week of July when no one was on base and a slight drizzle was falling sideways from a south-southeasterly direction." Sox fans naturally reply with "Wow! We need him in our bullpen to get lefties out! No one can hit him! He's the next Hoyt Wilhelm!" or "We're trading him for WHO??!??!?! He's an amazing prospect, we need to be getting at least a Carl Crawford or Vernon Wells for him!!!" Sox fans love to ignore the giant elephant in the middle of the room when "prospects" are involved in any situation that could be conceived as detrimental to their "progress." That giant elephant being that every pro scout not on the Sox payroll says that player a is a heap of dog doodie... Anyway, the moral of the story is this, folks: NO ONE OUTSIDE OF THE WHITE SOX ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS SEAN TRACEY TO BE A GREAT PROSPECT! You won't see him on any list of notable prospects. Settle down! What we have here is either: 1) a non-prospect, unimportant minor league callup that thinks he doesn't have to listen to Ozzie 2) a non-prospect, unimportant minor league callup that is unable to plunk a 6'1" 200 lb target when he's really trying to In either case, he's not worth worrying about and does not belong on a major league club, let alone one in contention. If Ozzie yelling at him makes him tear up like a little girl with a skinned knee, how could he ever handle the pressure of a playoff game? Sean Tracey is not worth worrying about and we now have the talented and proven Mr. Riske here to take his spot. Hopefully Kenny can work his magic and turn Tracey, under the guise of him being a "prospect" into a piece of a trade for another dependable relief arm around the deadline. Sean Tracey...He Gawn!

Incredible coup for Kenny Williams. Step one: find team desperate for a LOOGY Step two: sell high on AAAA LOOGY Step three: laugh all the way to the playoffs The talent levels of the parties in this trade are miles apart. This would be like trading Ross Gload for Kevin Youkilis. So long as Riske isn't used as a setup man or closer, he's fine. In Cleveland, every time they brought him in for the 8th or 9th with men on base, he had a meltdown (walks, mostly). When he was used in the 7th and 8th with no one on, he was reliable.