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QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 04:32 PM) I like this pitcher I lol'd

Melt. Down. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

YES!! Bust it open Juan!

Good Lord walk him...

Man we really need Beckham to come through right now.

I don't care what anybody says. Carlos Quentin is playing hurt. Castro. Hell yes.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) Really wish Buehrle was out of this game. Just have a bad feeling that he's bound to let Martinez get one up by the monster. What's the powerball numbers for next week? I'll split the winnings with you.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2010 -> 03:09 PM) Hell of a play Omar!! Beckham has to learn to jump the hell out of the way. Kalish trying to destroy the career of every promising young AL player. LOL at Hawk sounding like the "WOW... THAT'S A LOW PRICE" guy from the Staples commercial.

Is it me, or does Matt Spiegel really hate the White Sox?

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 04:24 PM) He just might be the reason Twins win the division when you look at it all. Which is the reason I'm starting to hate him just as much as I hate the other twins.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 04:22 PM) Thome with his second HR of the day, Twins lead Texas 9-0 in teh 4th. I know it's bad to say, but I'm starting to hate f***ing Jim Thome.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 03:18 PM) thank you MLB, the min/tex game is blacked out so i'm forced to watch an inconsequential battle between the angels and A's. You wouldn't wanna watch it. The Twins are all over Texas. It's not even competitive right now.

Dammit.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 07:50 AM) And then you'd go all tribune company and file for bankruptcy. Umm... no. I said Steinbrenner. He didn't file for bankruptcy, did he?

How can anyone not pick Reinsdorf or Eddie Einhorn? You would be the freaking owner!! I'd go all Steinbrenner on everybody and build a juggernaut.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 3, 2010 -> 07:37 AM) Really? They lost that game? I'm stunned. Yay. It's about time those f***ers lost. I've been waiting. I hope they fall apart going down the stretch...

Jesse Crain and his gas can came in in the 8th and torched the place Nick Blackburn had to come in for relief and lost it Scott Baker sore elbow Jason Kubel sore wrist Joe West tosses Gardenhire Who's Gardy going to start in Blackburn's place now? White Sox now 3 1/2 out

QUOTE (Rooftop Shots @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 08:27 AM) Yelling at the TV because the Twins score is not poping up fast enough on ESPN' or MLB Network... How about sneaking and looking down at MLB at-bat and damn near dropping an F bomb in your Business Law class when the Twins score a run against the Tigers late in the game?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 12:09 PM) I gave some thought today as to why there are always 2 different sides on this player in particular, but on other Sox players as well, and I think a big part of the reason is that the Sox as an organization haven't yet decided if they want to be a team that develops players in the minor leagues and brings them up slowly, fixing all their mechanical flaws and expecting them to contribute from day 1, or a team that pushes guys hard to the big leagues and expects to fix any issues they h ave once they get to the show. A guy like Anderson...or Fields, or Getz, or Hudson, or Hell, even Beckham...these are guys who, even if they came up somewhat slowly...had some things to work on that they could legitimately have worked on in the minors. Fields; fastball. Getz; consistent batting. Anderson; full swing overhaul. Hudson; throwing strikes. Beckham; consistent swing (see; earlier this season when his body flew open). If you're not going to fix these problems in the minor leagues, if you're not going to be extra-patient with the guys who legitimately need an overhaul, then when they do get to the big leagues, they're going to struggle at the start. Some teams are going to tolerate this...if you're trying to build like the Pirates, or the Marlins, whatever...you can live with a loss or two. Some teams are deep enough to let guys struggle and adapt (think about the Red Sox with their young guys). What the Sox keep doing though is playing it half-way. They push these guys hard to get them to the upper levels of their system...a lot of times their raw ability carries them that far, but they don't get the level of correction/coaching they need to fix problems that will get exposed once they reach the top level. Once they reach the top level they're then expected to perform immediately, and if they struggle, they wind up on the bench or traded. If you're going to bring these guys up without working on correcting their flaws, then benching them can't be an option. They're only going to fix things and learn if they are playing constantly. If, on the other hand, you work guys well enough in the minor leagues, then they get to the big leagues, keep doing what they've been taught, and they turn into Danny Valencia, Jason Kubel, and Denard Span, and they start performing a lot more quickly. I think that the patience level of the Sox is directly tied to KWs insatiable desire to field a competitive team each and every year. KW doesn't believe in rebuilding, and he doesn't have time for a prospect to develop. I remember Joe Crede used to suck at the plate earlier in his career, but the Sox were patient and allowed him to figure things out and become valuable. Same with Jon Garland. When the Sox won it in 2005 and they traded Rowand, I thought to myself there's no way that the Sox can afford to let Brian Anderson develop and stay competitive at the same time. I didn't want them to either. Once you get a taste of winning, you don't ever want to go back. With all that being said... I really wish someone could have gotten to Brian Anderson and taught him how to hit. Anderson and Rios in the outfield at the same time would have been insane.

EMM VEEE PEE!! EMM VEE PEE!!!

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:52 PM) Ladies and Gentlemen, Edwin f***ING Jackson. You could have closed this thread after this post. Nothing more needed to be said.

ManRam cometh. I say he goes 2-3 with a walk and an RBI.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) Cowley shouldnt throw stones in glass houses Cowley should disappear. I really wish he would take his act somewhere else.

QUOTE (since56 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 07:28 AM) Jackson is capable of throwing a lot of pitches. Didn't he throw something like 140 in his no hitter? I hope he gets a complete game. Our bullpen is more than scary it's terrifying. No lead is safe. Only Sale and ( I hate to even say it but ) Linebrink are throwing half way decent now. Every game is vital at this point. You DO NOT want Jackson throwing anywhere near 140 pitches again. I think it took him a while to recover from that no hitter. I see what you're saying though. Don't worry... E. Jackson will dominate again tonight. He'll get the job done without throwing that many pitches.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 10:16 PM) EAT s*** INDIANS!!! NOW 4 BACK; LET'S GET MANNY UP HERE AND SWEEP THIS f***ING THING!!! KOTSAY!!! (can't believe I'm saying that) RIOS!!! BECKHAM!!! (hope he'll be okay) SALE!!! LINEBRINK!!! (again, WTF) VIZQUEL!!! PAULIE!!! Did I miss anyone??? It's just too bad some asshole in the crowd is responsible for 8 dead kittens. A shame. Did you miss anyone? Are you serious?