LittleHurt05

Remember when Nick Markakis was supposed to be a superstar?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 06:27 PM) you mean we're not in it? Shhhhh, don't tell the players. Don't wanna ruin this streak.

Wow. Can we start the season over again?

LOL, if Dunn & Rios had done that the last 4 months, this team might still be in the race

Who is this guy in the Rios jersey?

AJP!

Adam "Don't call me Pac-Man" Jones. He Gone!

If Jeremy Guthrie was actually on a good team, he might have a winning record one of these years. He would be a solid middle/back end of the rotation guy for a good team.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 05:52 PM) Ken Williams got more for an aging Freddy Garcia (Gavin & Gio) than AA got for Doc Halladay. Of course, years later we know what Gio and Gavin have developed into and the story is still pending for AA's guys. But given Drabek was the centerpiece of that deal, his early struggles aren't a good sign. But his Dad won the Cy Young???

1st place by Labor Day!!!!!

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 04:44 PM) AA's moves look great on paper but it certainly doesn't mean all of them are going to end up being fantastic. Until he wins something, it's impossible to call him the best gm in the game, just doesn't make sense. All the credit for AA's best move should be given to Tony Reagins. Taking on Vernon Wells contract while giving up productive players and only getting $5 million back is still unexplainable. It makes the Rios move look like nothing. Wells is two years older, is due over $40 million more from 2011-14, and his OPS is only .057 higher than Rios THIS season.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 03:18 PM) Now that's impressive. Even that roided up monster in San Francisco only managed .600+

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) Thing is, I never insulted anybody. I put out my thoughts (that weren't even that bad) and I've gotten slammed. If anything, Sox fans have been the worst during these times, I can't even talk to my coworkers nowadays. You didn't insult anybody, that wasn't meant at you. I have actually been on the pessimistic side most of the time, I have refused to believe at all until they got over .500 and within a game of the lead. I just saw a thread saying "It might be crazy, but it could happen? Go Sox!" and didn't see the point of the person getting slammed. Some people hold onto to the last hope, until it's mathmatically impossible to win. If that's how they choose to root, to each their own, don't need to jump on them for it.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 11:29 AM) I like Brenly, but I would be interested to see which side of the fence he falls on when it comes to following advanced metrics and data. I have heard him & Kasper mention Fangraphs on several occasions during Cubs games

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 02:39 PM) Kenny Williams isn't my god, but can we at least have AA's team finish in the top half of his division once before anointing him as such? He has already clinched a berth in the 2013 ALCS vs. the Royals

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 02:01 PM) This is great news to all of the millionaires on this site! I thought everyone on this website was a millionaire? Aren't you?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 01:39 PM) 162-0 is unrealistic? That's poppycock. I demand an undefeated season. Otherwise I'm not satisfied. Sound more like a Red Sox fan than a White Sox fan...

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 01:31 PM) So if Stewart ends up as good or better than Hudson the initial trade would still bother you? Either way, the Hudson/Jackson trade was bad. However, KW would then deserve credit for the Jackson/Teahen for Frasor/Stewart swap.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 01:16 PM) Is there really a need to shoot down fans who just don't think this team has enough in them to make it happen? Because I've gotten hammered for that recently by all the kool aid drinkers after the twins sweep. Is it really necessary to shoot down & insult fans who want to try and enjoy the last two months of the season? It's obvious this team's chances are minimal. But if someone wants to play the "what if" game, you don't just have to come out and call him an idiot. Everyone treats their fandom differently and if someone wants to hold out hope until the last possible moment, you don't have to jump on them for it.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 01:08 PM) Some of these people were saying recently that the season was done. Since the Sox have swept a terrible team, there's now reason for hope to them? No, that's pure gullibility. Aren't all White Sox fans gullible then? I mean, the team has about a 1% success rate in winning the WS over the past 93 seasons, yet everyone still watches hoping for a WS win.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) My God, it's amazing how gullible some people are. Wow, it's amazing how negative & depressing some people are. What's wrong with some people trying to find some fun & positivity out of the last two months of the season?? They know there is no baseball to be played from October til April, so might as well try to enjoy what's left, even if it probably will suck. Just because you don't look at that way, doesn't mean you just have to shoot down all other fans.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 12:26 PM) If there is anything we can point to that is actually a significant data point here it is Carlos Quentin's production at home versus on the road. He has a .717 OPS at home versus a 1.004 OPS on the road. In 2010, his home OPS was .943, while on the road it was .690.

What's funny is that this thread was started by someone talking s*** about Hudson and his awful start to the season.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 8, 2011 -> 11:01 AM) Cash flow is not a problem for the Pirates with revenue sharing. They are highly profitable when you look at what the spend. Let me put it this way, do you think the Royals regret not taking advantage of 2003? I guess that is a good point, there is no guarantee that the Pirates farm system will be successful. Although, their s***ty division will give them chances in the future. I just don't see what moves they could have made that would have put them over the top. Doug Fister? Erik Bedard?

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