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QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 03:06 PM) Great at bat by Rios! He really seems to be turning things around! LOL...yea whatever...at least it's still time before the trading deadline.

Evidence that the world is ending...Dunn with a hit off a lefty and Rios with a 2-out hit. Shocked they kept throwing him off-speed stuff...

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 02:55 PM) You dont have to convince me, I said that I dont think its the Sox year. But there is definitely a reason for the ownership to believe they have a shot. It isn't 'their year' just like it isn't Kansas Citys year, or Torontos year, or Cincinnatis year...because they are NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Saying 'its just not our year' is what you say when you have a great team just having bad luck, injuries or bad breaks. This team is getting none of that, it's just a bad baseball team in a lot of areas. Ownership believe they have a shot because Kenny as usual is delusional. Just like last year...went out traded for Jackson and plop...didn't win anyway, because the Twins were better...just like the Tigers are better this year. And relying on trash like Rios is all the evidence I need...

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 02:50 PM) I don't worry about Indians. The Tigers to me just seem to be the class of the division after they made a few moves to improve some of their weak areas. Tigers are the better team and I'm still saying the Twins are not out until they are dead and buried...it's also very clear we can't beat that team head to head so that's 2 teams to worry about. Still, a lineup with Dunn and Rios at the heart of our order is putrid.

Flowers and Morel make something happen. Nice approach by BM...very nice approach.

I would have boycotted this game simply because Rios was in the lineup.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 02:37 PM) Still stuns me people think we're better than the Tigers. Our lineup just isn't capable of putting together a big run. If you think Dunn's going to revert back to form this season, then you're really hoping for a miracle. No doubt and don't think we're better than the Twins either...especially as they start getting healthy. The White Sox are a bad baseball team, only made mediocre by some excellent pitching...pitching that may be wearing down some.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 02:37 PM) Sox fans wont come to the park during a rebuild, ownership knows this and thats why you most likely wont ever see the Sox do a complete rebuild. But they'll show up to watch a bunch of aging, overrated and overpaid players? They'll show up for trash like Alex Rios? A rebuild will be necessary...either that or we're looking at the peak of what this team can do (.500 record)...This franchise looks finished as it currently is built.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 02:34 PM) As if Kenny is the owner and the one who is making the calls on a fire sale or not. The Sox have put in a lot of money into this season, they arent going to sell when they believe they are better than the 2 teams in front of them. So when this season goes to crap we'll sell then (off season), because I don't think the Sox are better than at least 1 team ahead of them or the team behind them.

On another note last night was the first time I got to see Josh Reddick play...i love that kids approach at the plate, terrific swing and a great command of the strike zone.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) I'm sure our organization will make the right call about how to handle him. Of course they will...

Dunn looks done....a total platoon guy at this point.

Fooking joke.

If we need another starter...then I'd say try for this young kid Dan Hudson in Arizona...looks like he has the makeup to be a pretty special pitcher. Wonder if Kenny is thinking about this?

They are talking Storen + 2 minor leaguers for Span? WTF?

There isn't a team in the sport that would want Alex Rios. He's garbage.

Yaaay... I never posted in this thread. I'm not saying what I thought at the time.

LOL...I love some of those ideas Caufield. Bereavement list for his OPS!!!

Ok thats it...heading to the 'beer cave' at Sheetz.

Bruney rules all the earth.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:47 PM) If the Sox are going to go young, Rios can only poison young players. You have to get rid of him even if it means setting the record for most money ever eaten. Ding. We can't have him around if we go young, no question.

Ball game. lets try again tomorrow. Got a great pitching matchup.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:43 PM) That one isn't in the books of the player's union. Most guys in the majors work their tails off and try hard...in the books or not...Rios as Dick Allen correctly stated... is making a mockery out of being a professional. I am now on board with willing to do anything to rid the team of this piece of trash. What good is a rebuild if you got chit like Rios hanging around to sully it? Fook that guy....fook him to hell damnit. You maggot loser Rios...should be brought up on charges of embezzlement. Im sicker of him that i would be a root canal with no anesthesia.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:35 PM) Letting Rios hit shows how balless OG is. I agree. I have NOT been on the Ozzie sucks, dump Ozzie bandwagon, but I am beyond livid with Rios and our manager's reaction to him. There is ONE RULE about playing baseball...all the way from tee ball to majors...you play it hard. You hustle. you try. You care. If you dont do this, then you have NO BUSINESS playing. Ozzie lost a lot of points by not benching him. That was one of the most ridiculous plays I have ever seen...lazy fook.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:31 PM) Ozzie has no f***ing spine. PULL HIS LAZY ASS I'd have made the change right after that play. There is absolutely NO excuse for this guy's performance this year. NO excuse...the bastard doesn't care. he should be benched immediately. Scoring from first on a routine single to center? Give me a break. We need that loser off this team. Nice work signing this jackass Kenny.