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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:59 PM) Man, you would think we just faced the best pitcher in the AL. Oh, wait I hate that Chen guy.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:54 PM) Well today was productive. I didn't expect a win tonight. Peavy is no Verlander.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:48 PM) Biggest game of Chris Sale's young career tmrw. Trying to hold off the Tigers, winners of 11/13, for first place. In front of an SRO sold out crowd on national tv/FOX. Tigers got their A game going. If the Sox win 1, they are still in first.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 11:38 AM) Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien White Sox have allowed 14 unearned runs, fewest in AL. On pace for 2nd fewest in full season since 1920. (Detroit Free Press) The Tigers have allowed 46 unearned runs, tied for most in American League. League leading blown saves is the killer though.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 12:47 PM) This is the season as far as I'm concerned. Gotta win 2 of 3. These are the types of games under Ozzie they lost the last few seasons. This needs to be different. Especially after last night, Robin or team leaders need to make a speech pre-game. If this team can't get it up for this series they do not deserve to be in the playoffs. That's it. Stop! I seen the same collapse under Manuel as well. This has been going on since the start of the century. This scenario is much different since they have so many rookies. No need for Robin to do anything except keep Thornton out of the 9th.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 08:25 PM) Trying not to go to the dark side, but it's going to be interesting to see which teams make major moves at the end of July only to regret them two weeks later. I'm really hoping the Sox aren't one of them. It wouldn't bother me if they didn't make a move.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 08:02 PM) Thing is, if they're not strong enough to show up for the biggest series of the year, then they weren't going to accomplish anything this year anyways. That's why the "perts" are still picking the Tigers.

Maybe Kenny can trade Thornton so no more managers will put him in the 9th.

Another mental midget moment. Hopefully we won't see more of them this weekend..........but we probably will.

Let's repeat this failed experiment.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 07:48 PM) Thornton can't pitch the 9th, I thought this was well known. Maybe Robin wants to cement having the most blown saves in MLB.

They can't rely on these kids to win 1-0 games all of the time.

Sox aren't hitting but Detroit is. Me no likey.

Wow! Just Wow!!

We value winning or morality.

QUOTE (Indy_Soxer @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 03:49 PM) Best Headline Ive read in a while. Sorry Royals fans. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/..._medium=twitter The comments are hilarious.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 03:08 PM) Hope he stays healthy.. It would be nice to see the whole team healthy at least for a series. I'm amazed this team is in first with all of the injuries.

QUOTE (Indy_Soxer @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 03:35 PM) No, I was told (seriously) the other day that the cubs have a better chance of making the postseason this year, by a Cubs fan. The average Cubs fan is delusional. They gotta have something. I guess it's better than nothing.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 06:05 AM) I would hope the lowest moment of a fan would actually have something to do with the team's performance and nothing to do with off-the-field drama. That's like getting more excited about the National Enquirer or Globe than the movies and t.v. shows the stars appear in in the first place... In all seriousness, Robin hasn't been as great as we're making him out to be, Ozzie wasn't the worst manager in baseball...it just feels that was because these arguments have become some polarized, back and forth, back and forth. If someone or anyone says something approaching reasonableness, nobody pays attention. No, but I think his experience of being successful at the plate and on the field has been helpful. He helped find a flaw in Dunn and the change in Rios at plate has made a difference. Ozzie and Cora were glove guys. Ozzie's a NL style manager. The Kotsay/Jones over Thome is a prefect example. It doesn't work in the AL.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) I just noticed that both the Sox and Cubs are on the road this weekend. Seems weird that there will be no baseball in Chicago over a mid-Summer weekend. Some Cub fans would say there is no baseball in Chicago this season.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 09:43 PM) By not having Ozzie But seriously, they got this good because of sucking and getting Strasburg and Harper. Then pulling off a great trade for Gio. Fleecing the Twins for Ramos (though he hasn't been playing this year, still a good deal). Having Zimmerman and Zimmermann. Drafting Storen. Signing E-Jax. Now obviously they lucked into two of the most talented draft picks of all time, but some good moves by that f***er Rizzo. So how long was it between the draft and those guys making it to the bigs. Sometimes I understand Kenny's philosophy. Unlike the NFL and NBA, it's hard for draft picks to make an immediate impact unless you trade them for a guy on a MLB roster.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 02:49 PM) I was permanently banned from WSI.I got really tired of some of the mods playing god. Banned me for 2 weeks for fixing someone's post. It was just a harmless joke and I got a 2 week ban for it. In total I was probably banned for 2 months. Ah another refugee. One time they went crazy and started doing lifetime bans for those with multiple email accounts. We live in a transient society and people still use gmail, yahoo and hotmail because they lose their other accounts switching ISPs. They operate on fear since it is a large site. They are no where near as popular anymore since the participation is quite small. You might see 10 people participate on a thread at the most. I don't like how their mods do things but I like reading some of their posts. I got banned there for 6 months for violating the political correctness religion.

Robin Ventura gets my RoY vote. Nice job for a 1st year manager with previous experience. I guess this organization grew em right in the pre KW era.

f*** the Marlins. They were never significant to begin with. Question is are the Nationals that good? How would they far against top AL teams. How did they get this good?

QUOTE (That funky motion @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) These Ozzie fights are ruining the board. Please keep it to the Marlins thread, which is ruined already. WhyTF is there a Miami Marlins thread? Where's the Pirates thread? The Marlins thread should be called Trolling for Greg. People know where Greg's weakness is and they blame him for their exploitation. Major Yawn. Greg can't let it go and a majority of members don't want him to either. (mods included)