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lol, the Yankees didnt throw that game.. They "took it easy" by using a pitcher committee, but when youre up 7-0 you dont all of the sudden go "alright, NOW we throw this game!!"

QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 02:41 AM) Well they have a zero percent chance to make the playoffs, so I wouldn't worry about that.. This is what I said about the Red Sox back in April Although, the Rays just stopped me from bragging too much as they broke the stat I was using to base this off of..

All of this just happened within about a minute and a half of eachother.. crazy

Oh man, is it just me or did it look like Boston didnt even give a s*** just now..

QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 10:32 PM) It's not just Rios...it's the general malaise of the team over the course of the last several August/Septembers. We never seemed like a team that had any kind of killer instinct or win or die trying attitude (despite our marketing department's heavy use of the phrase). that has just as much to do with the type of players that are on this team, like Konerko.. hes in a leadership position on this team and he just has an easy going attitude like much of what weve seen.. its too laid back, which is a big problem with our late season failures

haha, I bet J4L cried

QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 10:25 PM) I disagree that it is not his fault. It might not be a fireable offense, but it's certainly proof of another arrow missing from Ozzie's quiver. Eventually you look around and realize there are other guys out there with a whole lot more to offer than the guy you currently employ. So basically you think that Rios could be made to care by someone else? Because I just dont think that hes that type of person.. regardless, I do think that it was Ozzies time to go and I am not trying to defend him..

QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 10:09 PM) I'm not saying motivating Rios is all on Ozzie, because it's not...but come on...to say that motivating your team is not part of a manager's job is just making excuses. I understand these guys are grown men, and I understand they are professionals making millions of dollars, but there are certain leaders, whether they are baseball managers or football coaches or supervisors in a fast food restaurant, that inspire their employees to give a little more. Ozzie certainly never appeared to be someone with this gift, regardless of how well-liked he might have been by his players. As for Kenny and his willingness to step down, I tend to agree with what I think you are trying to point out in that just because Kenny may understand how to manipulate his boss a bit better than Ozzie, that does not excuse his culpability here. But the difference is Kenny was willing to continue trying here while Ozzie was not. Maybe it had something to do with Ozzie being wanted elsewhere and that not being the case with Kenny, but I suppose we will never know for sure. im not saying its not his job, im just saying that because he cant make Rios care about baseball hes not to fault.. there are just some people who cant be reached

QUOTE (forrestg @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:46 PM) we did.... grief. haha thats true, but I meant in the form of something GOOD

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) um... I think you missed the point of the post. No, I understand what you were doing with Greg there this is just a different frustrastion with me that KW is still going to be the GM of this team, which I just dont understand.. As far as the Rios argument goes, how much someone cares about something isnt going to be decided by someone else.. you either have the desire to be great and are willing to work for it, or you dont.. I could hang out with Bobby Flay for the next year, hes not going to make me give a s*** about cooking..

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:18 PM) KW gets two years to prove that the last 4 years were Ozzie's fault and not his. If he fails, then he'll be gone too. How is that even possible? They are all KW's players.. Ozzie didnt do anything to make Adam Dunn flop, Jake Peavy fall apart, and Rios to not give a s***.. there was nothing that could be done about that.. Yes, who saw it coming.. I know.. However, they were still moves that didnt work out at all.. I dont think I need to bring up Dan Hudson.. KW should have been relieved of his Gm duties just as much as Ozzie should have been relieved of his manager duties.. I dont see what changes with this team now..

QUOTE (MEANS @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:12 PM) really? You can say that about both numbers. Of course you can, I wasn't making a pro Ozzie argument.. I was just saying that comparing the two is pointless as they both have failed and yet people try to act like KW playing the nice guy he deserves to stick around making decisions for this club.. Which he most certainly shouldn't be..

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 08:07 PM) Yeah, it seemed like it was a lot worse. Yeah, imagine if we had gotten anything from Dunn, Peavy, and Rios..

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 05:17 PM) Greg- I want you to consider something. You seem like a very loyal guy. Loyal to players, coaches and managers that had a lot of meaning to the organization. Even well after their prime, you defend them. There is something good about that. But let me ask you this. Let's say you are in Jerry Reinsdorff's shoes. He too is a very loyal guy (which alone should tell you something here). The organization has had multiple disappointing years in a row, despite your spending of a lot of money. You've got two people under him, that over the past month, have done this: Person #1 offered to step down to a lower role due to the failures of the team. Person #2 asked repeatedly for a raise and a long term contract, despite those same failures. So, if loyalty is your game... which of those two do you keep? Because it seems to me that you are backing the wrong horse here, based on your own admitted tendencies. Even though person #1 has been a failure at his job since the end of the 2005 season we will give him a pass for being such a nice guy and offering to do that..

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 07:50 AM) It goes to show you that when your big contract players collapse, the franchise goes into the tank with it. They are screwed unless they get career bouncebacks from Mauer and Morneau. So Gardenhire must be a pretty lousy manager then

Pissed off was my vote.. I give it a year and a half before everyone hates whoever the new manager is here because we are either sucking with the current cast of KW failures or we are rebuilding and still stuck with some of the cast of KW failures.. Either way, KW blows and should have been shown the door as well..

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 25, 2011 -> 07:58 AM) wrestling fan I must have missed the part where that had anything to do with soccer not being a sport.. unless of course you put it on your lame blog that no one reads.. OH!

There was no point in firing Ozzie if you keep KW on board.. this team is mediocre thanks to his poor moves, that's not going to change next year with someone new leading the team..

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 10:32 AM) Interestingly, Ozzie demanded an extension AND that KW be fired. Too bad they BOTH couldn't have been axed.. nothing is going to change with KW's stench still lingering around this team

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Sep 23, 2011 -> 11:55 PM) I've been playing it non stop with that Ea Sports Season Ticket. Career mode is a lot of fun so far.. the scouting is completely different. You no longer have to spend your budget on upgrading offensive, defensive coaches, stadium upgrades etc. Player progression seems good. I bought Neymar from Santos as an 84 overall and by the end of the season he was a 89 overall due to his fantastic season (32 total goals). The soundtrack is freaking amazing as well, even better than last years which i didn't think was possible. ew, soccer isnt a sport

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 24, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) Can someone remind Brent Morel that he only had 2 HR this season before Sept 3rd? AB/HR Prior to Sept 3rd: 168 AB/HR AB/HR After Sept 3rd: 7.3 AB/HR He has 8 HR in the past 21 days. I have no idea what has gotten in to him. Either he had something click like Jose Bautista, or he is roided out, or he just stopped caring and is swinging for the fences. Yes, I think its pretty clear he decided to take steroids in September

QUOTE (onedude @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 10:43 AM) I don't usually care for 1st person, but Battlefield 3 is going to make me love them. I don't understand how anyone can prefer a 3rd person shooter game.. 3rd person is terrible for that type of game, its why I hate GOW multiplayer

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 22, 2011 -> 07:29 AM) i dont think so either, but at the same time they have been using the nWo music for Nash, so i cannot discount it True, but I think that has more to do with him just being Kevin Nash than it does a possible nWo return

I dont think they will revisit the nWo name, but them being a team wouldnt surprise me at all

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 19, 2011 -> 01:01 AM) I know people in our society think of dogs very highly. But IMO, the well being of a human being is exponentially more important. Vick paid his dues, people shouldn't be wishing harm upon him anymore, doing so just makes you out to be less humane. Meh, disagreed.. dogs have no way of defending themselves against a human being and have no control over the way they are treated.. but then again, I just don't care about other people