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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) I had forgotten about that. I wonder if that would have changed anything anyway. Back surgerys are notorious for being unreliable. I bet Joe wishes he could get a redo regardless.

Axelrod's warmup music needs to be Axel F.

Wasn't it Boras that told him not to get surgery? f*** Boras.

QUOTE (God Loves The Infantry @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 12:15 AM) Yuck. Moronic tactics like that don't increase my respect for the gay community. Really, slandering someone simply because you dislike their opinions? Weak. If Dan Savage wants to increase tolerance for the homosexual community, he should try tactics beyond acting like a petulant child. But considering he is a person who wished all Republicans dead, I'm not holding my breath. I'm a man. Making a mean-spirited nickname for me because you hate the way I think isn't going to change me and it damn sure isn't going to win my sympathies. Anyone who thinks Dan Savage advanced gay rights in doing what he did needs a serious maturity check. It was a ploy by Colbert and one of his homosexual guests after Santorum said that gay marriage was like dog sex.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 11:57 PM) Well, you guys win. Cowley writes that Jerry has picked KW and KW will be back. KW doesn't want Oz so Oz is gonzo. Read and celebrate http://www.suntimes.com/sports/7643768-419...r-anything.html That says he might be able to stay if he drops Cora, Cox, and Walker. I'd replace them with Omar, Robin (3rd Base), and Frank, picking Frank because I can't think of anyone else. And man, Cowley sounds depressed in that article. That makes it true for me if anything. And while I want Ozzie gone...I really do wish it could have ended in harmony, or him staying. I might even not hate him being back if he dropped Cora, Cox, Walker. But it all fell apart when he didn't stop Oney.

I want Santorum, just for when a teacher assigns a project to a kid and has them look up Santorum.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 10:37 PM) I honestly don't see what you're missing. Not a single person here defends Dunn, Rios, or KW. The thing is, time travel doesn't yet exist to my knowledge, so as of April 1, 2011, for the 2011 season, Ozzie has been in charge of putting the best team on the field. Still with me there? On July 27th, a perfectly capable replacement for Rios was called up. We were 3.5 back. KW stated players will not play based on salary (whether you believe that or not means NOTHING). From that point on, there was absolutely no excuse for Ozzie to play Rios. None. Still there? Your blind love of Ozzie is partly due to his "firey, crazy, speak the truth" personality, correct? So if he was told, publicly, that he is not to play people based on salary, then I guess by your logic he was then told privately that he is to keep playing them "or else"...why wouldn't he say something? So if you still back Ozzie, then you also have to believe in one of these 3 scenarios: A) Ozzie cannot read and/or write any longer, and has simply been making spelling errors since late July on the lineup cards. B) Immediately after announcing playing time does not relate to salary, Ozzie was told that was just for show and he damn well better keep playing sub-.200 hitters in the middle of division race or he's in big, big trouble. C) Ozzie and his "loose cannon, gotta love him attitude" has been playing Dunn and Rios to spite KW for making those moves to the detriment of the team and sabotaged the season Those are the only possibilities, so which one is it? And just to cover all bases, if you're in the stupid "De Aza/Vicedo vs Rios/Dunn wouldn't have mattered anyway" camp....wouldn't you have at least wanted to f***ing find out for yourself? If you don't think replacing the 2 literal worst players in baseball with ANYONE else wouldn't have made a difference when we were 3.5 back, I'd like .5 lb's of whatever you're smoking.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) That would be real classy, and we all know, Ozzie is nothing but classy.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 09:49 PM) At some point it appears he just kind of said "f*** it, the season is over, I'm going to start turning it loose," which for him has turned into a huge positive. He told Greg Walker to eat s*** probably.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 12:32 PM) What is Big Buff doing in there? I thought the theme was #23 for a while there. Chicago beating Detroit, not 23.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 12:11 PM) His IP doesn't match anyone previous, but I did learn he is an architect. Well, J4L and I are wrong based off IP.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 10:51 AM) While I appreciate your enthusiasm, we already have a Dunn thread complaining about him in the last 24 hours. Merged. I was actually complaining about the awful Done/Dung And man, I want Bozzie's third person newsletter, but how ya doin' son of a rude/ultimate warrior?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 06:56 AM) Geez.. bringing the game thread (how it used to be with some posters) back to 2004 with the pics huh Quinarvy? You know I wasn't here then QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 10:25 AM) Did they resurrect Battle Dome and introduce a new guy named Cylander?

Yes, I made this game thread sound like a bad 80's rap group. Time for some goodluck charms.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 11:57 PM) Let's please not even bring Ozzie into this just lament the fact we are 11.5 games out. Can you believe this horses*** season? So many optimists on this board and everywhere pointing out that "all we need to do is have one long winning streak." This when we were anywhere between 4 and 6 out for so many weeks. People looking ahead to the next homestand or road trip still having a glimmer of hope we might get hot and/or compete! All false hope. What a joke. Predictably, all hope finally ended in late August, early September. GOD I HATED THIS .500 SEASON! Agree with most of this.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 11:26 PM) I guess it's been more his decisions to immediately try and fix it that have been costly and failed instead of taking a more realistic approach. Swisher: fail Rios: fail Peavy: fail Dunn: fail And in a way being stuck with AJs big salary next year. Also shows the lack of building the farm system. We've got some decent talent now. But every one of his decisions have backfired...and not only that...very expensive backfires with some years on them. Kenny the Gambler rolled the dice and failed. You lose...yer out...simple as that. Sale: Nice pick. Humber: ok...give ya him Every single one of his decisions? Like how Quentin, Danks, Floyd, Thornton, Santos, Sale, Humber, Contreras, Garcia, Thome, Dye, Pods, Crain, Jenks, Putz, Alexei, Viciedo, etc. all failed, right? Christ, don't say they have all backfired, because they haven't. Just like how before 2009, Ozzie was a good manager.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 11:46 PM) Don't worry ... a month after the season is over the only Sox stories we'll be reading will be the ones about how Dunn is going to bounce back nicely (unless of course, there is a firing of Oz/KW/both). That will be the story of the offseason. His resurgence. Seriously though, it'd be like me saying "Ozzie is Ozful. GET IT?! HAHAHA."

Both those jokes are awful. Worse than my Albatrios pun.

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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 09:39 PM) Stop quoting him damnit! QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) LOL, it's a joke because I always complain that people continue to respond to the person I ignore, which forces me to see it. Exactly, was hoping you'd get the humor. QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 10:02 PM) lmao. Really? What kinda ignore feature is that, then? What's the point? I've never ignored anybody. So I didn't know. I didn't until the other day. QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 10:10 PM) Milkman hates my posts so he ignores me. There's an ignore button. The Internet world is bizarre. I assume Milk is a very successful person; Whether he believes it or not, I do well enough as well. In real life I have friends and family and all that. It begs the question: If I met Milkman would he punch me? Would he tackle me? Would he run the other way? All because of Internet banter? It would take an awful lot for me to get worked up over anything any of you post on here. He'd tackle you while yelling "THE MILKMAN DELIVERS". But nah greg, like I've said, I like you. I just couldn't take VC's posts. QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 10:12 PM) lol. I don't think it's that serious. You're fine, greg. A little strange. But strange is good. +1

I think its safe to say Morel found his power stroke.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 09:42 PM) f*** that. I'd rather him walk than deal him to the Rangers. That team is already too good. Unless they want to throw Profar back at us. I'd take Holland and some other stuff, just sayin'.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 09:26 PM) He's on the Marlins?! OK, almost anything. Stop quoting him damnit!

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 08:36 PM) You make sense. Perhaps I should take my own advice concerning another poster. I did.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 12, 2011 -> 08:58 PM) So we get Verlander tomorrow and top prospect (by White Sox standards) Dylan Alexrod going against this juggernaut on Wednesday? Yeah. I'll go ahead all call the sweep. Axelrod wins with a score of .5 - 0