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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 02:49 PM) He will get at least next season, whether you like it or not. This season, up until this point, still has to be considered evidence of progress. The biggest deal, Molina for Santos, actually saved the White Sox $7.25 million in guaranteed salary...so you can bet that JR's not going to fire Williams for saving him from that catastrophe. Even the Danks and Peavy contracts were covered by insurance, so they're only losing 55-65 cents on the dollar. Rios, Dunn and Peavy all performed up to their abilities this year. That makes KW look a lot better...if the bullpen wasn't leading the AL in blown saves, we would still be in first place and things would look much more positive. That was the area he chose to go with youth (letting Frasor go, for example), and it has come back to bite him. But many were predicting 85-100 losses, and that clearly hasn't happened. The problem could be more JR. He's shown loyalty to former players and maybe there are people in the areas of scouting and development that are working only because they are buddies, family of friends, ect that wouldn't be working elsewhere.

QUOTE (Butter Parque @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 02:47 PM) You are all overreacting. It's a long season. Do you all remember Houston? You go through s*** like this over the course of 162 games. They're hot, we're not. We've been hot when they've been cold. It happens. Relax, it's July. Unfortunately history is no on your side. The Sox are not Houston. 3 managers in the new century and a majority of the story stays the same.

QUOTE (jamesdiego @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 02:47 PM) Soon enough the Tigers will come back down to earth, they just caught us at a bad time. A typical up and down season. Yes, imagine that......a baseball season full of ups and downs, Hmmm...I've never seen that before. The calls for blowing up the team already are insane and foolish. Let's just wait this thing out, it has been streaky all year. A good streak will come around, people need to relax We heard that last season.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 02:33 PM) It is a reoccurring theme. Getting swept after the asb by our chief protagonist. http://www.southsidesox.com/2011/9/4/24053...reak-both-apply It always seems like their is a choke job in the previous series to set the table.

It's reading the same book over and expect the ending to be different. I will still hold on to my theory that the organization lacks mental toughness. They are the Cubs of the AL.

I'm watching the Tigers network. Excellent camera work.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 01:48 PM) Why? it's Sunday. These guys need to rest. It's not like this was a gigantic game or anything.... Kinda reminds me of last year's manager.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 06:51 PM) When that series starts, there will be 23 games left. My guess is the Sox will be 3-5 games back when it starts. We'll be doing math problems, like if the Sox win 3 of 4, we'll be 2 out with 19 left. And then the Tigers will run the table with their weak schedule at the end. That's what makes a first place team. Post ASB Sox are not the best at beating team they are suppose to. They could sweep the Tigers and lose 4/6 to the Twins and Royals.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 09:42 AM) Protip: It's free to join. Plus, it's not like this will be the only thing ever you read from the Tribune. I can't understand why a fan of a Chicago team would not have an account.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 06:43 PM) I can't explain it, but coolstandings still favors the Sox in the division race. http://www.coolstandings.com/baseball_stan...sn=2012&i=1 I think you see the same almost every year on bigpapertigers.com.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 04:50 PM) Thdre were only many witnesses that saw him beat the s*** out of her on the street. Give him a bat. Instead of hitting his wife he can hit a baseball. They need some of that right now.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 05:22 PM) I just hope with this move KW is finished using precious resources for pitching and now concentrates on getting some position players that can hit. It may be one of those guys he always wanted like Tori Hunter.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 01:04 PM) You can't always just buy a closer and expect immediate success. The main guy out there in the off season was Heath Bell. How's he doing these days? KW's crystal ball should have told him the Broxton was bouncing back from a miserable 2011. Too bad it was in the shop. Who's left? Thirty seven-year old type B free agent Francisco Cordero? Thirty seven-year old $14.5 mil Joe Nathan? Thirty eight-year old type B free agent Octavio Dotel? Been there. $12 million Frank Francisco? $8.5 mil Ryan Madson who's now hurt? Type A free agent Jonathan Papelbon who accepted $50 million? What magic do you want? Who was out there that's now doing well that fit in the budget? Buehrle couldn't even come back, you expected them to throw 15 mil at a reliever? How is Sergio Santos doing these days? Better than Reed? The way some have talked around here in the past, they act like it was the easiest position to fill. My point is Thorton can't close, never will. He's got one pitch. That's not a closer. How many chances do you take on that when even the casual fan knows that?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 05:39 PM) One stupid pitch to Boesch. The rest was good, he was in control beyond that. Sometimes guys are due for a bad outing. Maybe it was his time.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 05:24 PM) People have to stop talking like this. Seriously. Look at the payroll. Look at the players Kenny acquired over the years to win nothing, that actually did something in the first 84 games. This team is supposed to win games. The "would you have taken" scenarios are ridiculous. Practically all of the Sox teams this century has done something with the 1st half. They just seem to fail under pressure in the 2nd half. Nothing new under the sun here.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) 05 was about getting a big lead lead in the division early on. We fended off the Indians towards the end. But we do have issues post asb. Everyone presses. Some manage to win at the same time. This is not the Sox MO.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 04:34 PM) We have a serious organizational pucker factor after the asb. I mean just a slight bit of pressure and they press and die on the vine. I think that's something they seem to miss in evaluating young talent. I don't know if you can evaluate that but the Sox organization seems to have an epic fail in this. Maye the reason 2005 worked is you had a lot of guys that didn't have the Sox stink on them. This is really nothing new. 1st half of the century they folded to the Twins and now it's the Tigers.

The pattern always seems to be the same. Post ASB choke followed by Sox fans hatin' each other.

Those of us living close to the West coast are stuck with Angles/Rangers. f*** YOU VERY MUCH MLB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE (Caesar @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 03:40 PM) Care to dispute anything that I said, Or just post stupid pictures? Uh-oh, the noob is inviting himself to be getting owned by Quinarvy. Be careful what you wish for.

In praise of Hawk Harrelson http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,1190963.column I like him even more when he said he couldn't promise Selig that he would stop criticizing the umpires.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 09:12 AM) short and sweet for sure, but more true than not. Organizations fal in love with the heat Thornton as closer = fail. McDougal clones = fail. Pissing on an electric fence = learned lesson 1st time. Despite the kids and Youk doing good, Kenny is still the weakest link.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 10:30 AM) Let's whoop up on Porcello, like garbage pitcher he is. There is a history of making those guys look like Cy Youngers.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 10:54 PM) I'm just shocked Caesar and the other newbie didn't get called out for proclaiming the game was ova again and the season was ova in about the fifth inning and my post was the only one called out for its negativity. I'm sick of being the whipping boy, I guess. I like Peavy. I am pissed he gave the runs back immediately. he got clubbed that ensuing inning. Maybe you should stop dwelling in the past so much.

Detroit has been on a roll of late with offense. Ya never know, they could be peaking too soon.