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QUOTE (Kalapse @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 10:44 PM) Buster Olney In the span of about 20 minutes, we saw the two worst September collapses in baseball history. 32 minutes ago What a night of baseball. Now the world has gotten bigger for us fans of under achieving teams.

QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 10:12 PM) The meltdown on Boston fan boards should be amazing. Anyone got a link?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 08:45 PM) Um, part of Ozzie's job is to get his players to f***ing care. I can buy the other stuff, but Rios is definitely, at least in part, on Ozzie. I imagine it's pretty hard to motivate a player in sport that has guaranteed contracts. At least the Chicago media and fan base started taking it much more serious. Funny how this organization started regressing was when trading Rowand. Who would've thought that would be an indirect consequence.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 10:05 PM) Hey Bud...don't even think of adding another wild card team This season was close to having 2 wc playoffs.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 10:03 PM) Alot of choking going on and it's not my White Sox doing it for once...............Bos and Atl dam. The Sox like to get their choking out of the way early.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:57 PM) 2 down in TB. I also hope Papelbon gives up a 800 ft HR. f*** the Red Sox. Oh so close.....ground rule double.

Wow dumb baserunning by the Yankees.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:34 PM) Poor Braves' fans, stuck with Scott Linebrink. That was predictable enough. The only thing that wasn't was the fact it wasn't a 3 run homer. Rays fans must have been elated not to see Mariano Rivera out there in the bottom of the 9th. When you're bad you are also luck bad. Linebrink made a good pitch but.............he's Linebrink.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:45 PM) f***ing Rays don't even look like they deserve it, even after that comeback. Is their offense really this bad? Every guy going up there is batting as bad as Dunn. Yes. They are victims of no hitters as much as the Sox.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) Linebrink in for the Braves. They're hosed. This will be interesting.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:30 AM) Agreed about where money needs to be spent. But the White Sox obviously cannot continue to be dead last in bonus spending if they want to successfully rebuild in a timely manner. http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/draft/...itures-2007-11/ ^^^ That simply will not do, especially during a rebuild of sorts. It's almost embarassing consdering the resources available to the organization. Hopefully Kenny has or will have a nice talk and persuasive presentation for Jerry on the returns from investing in amateur talent. Sometimes I wonder if Kenny is the scapegoat in this. I've read more than once, Reinsdorf tends to get too involved in the draft process.

I must be the only one watching a possible Brave's choke job.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 07:11 PM) The other constant is Kenny Williams. This organization doesn't do a good job in identifying good offensive players. Interesting. Cowley is known for bashing Kenny but his latest article does make a good point. Looking at all the homer runs on Adam Dunn’s baseball card, rather than doing some homework on a guy who never had to play with expectations, is career suicide. That is just about Dunn but you look at the Teahen acquisition as well. Rosenbloom had an article about the bigger the game the smaller the Sox. I always question the mental makeup of this team. If something like this doesn't change with a new staff you have to wonder there is something the scouts and KW seem to miss.

Watching Hudson vs. Jackson from the 7th row down 3rd base line. I can't remember the last time when I went to a major league game. Baseball is so awesome at the park, yet is also great on TV and radio. No other sport provides that. Chase Field is a nice place to see baseball. The other one is MLB offering a special in June to watch the rest of the season online for $25. I still got to see the Sox and some great baseball moments. I could care less if people think baseball is boring but it is starting to become my favorite sport to watch.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) Actually... he really did. That was quite the interview. So if he does both jobs, that gives him more trips to the mound?

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:37 PM) Im excited to see if anything changes, but anxious and concerned that things won't. That's why my mood is "meh". I think getting just getting rid of Ozzie is a major improvement. Even when Manuel was manager who had Maggs and Thomas, the Sox turned into mental midgets in big games. It's a boring team and not resigning MB will only make it more boring. The offseason will be boring because they will not sign anyone and possibly make more WTF? trades. I don't expect a new hitting coach to make an immediate impact. The pitching looks even more suspect. I think giving Coop 4 years was a bit premature. I hope Beckham improves at the plate.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 12:44 PM) Was anybody else completely turned off/disgusted by Ozzie's comments (in the Trib) about how all he cared about at this stage was money and more money? Literally saying f*** the ring, he wants to get paid? Wow, Marlins management must be excited to hear that, paying him $4 million a year. Not: I want to win, or I want to EARN my big money, just... yup... wait for it.... SHOW ME THE MONEY. For those comments alone he should be gone and, as one columnist pointed out: Ozzie didn't get fired, he quit. Don't be shocked that people in professional sports think of it as a business. Winning is for fans, money is for athletes and coaches. Having a huge retirement fund is preferred over having a rings that says "We won it all". When a wealthy person goes bankrupt they have a fear it could happen to them.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 06:41 PM) Poor Rick Hahn wont ever get a shot. I doubt it bothers him very much. Sources say JR pays him well. Who knows, some openings may involve a pay cut.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) Based strictly what I saw from his stats, he has one good year, followed by one bad year, followed by one good year... you get the idea. Sounds like the perfect White Sox.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) If that is true, and I dont have much of a reason to doubt it, then that is horrible and should have been stopped a long time ago. I think it is a knock more against the players. Why should they care? Their job is to play the game.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) I've had much worse. This is just step one to turning this damn organization around and hopefully in the right direction. But I must say, Ozzie was definitely partially responsible for what happened in 2005 and I'm thankful for that. But what happened in 2005 is what happened in 2005. Those accomplishments won't mean much of anything in 2012. It was one of the most dominating post seasons in MLB history.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 10:33 PM) Clearly, as Ozzie's become a parody of himself he's become a distraction to the players. Talking to Florida while managing the Sox is close to unforgivable to me. None of that stuff is ever distracting to players. We so want to believe it but in reality it's not. Why should that be unforgivable? It happens in sports all of the time. Is it unforgivable while working at White Castle to fill out an application for Burger King?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) I'd gladly take Larussa and Duncan if it meant no Ozzie, Cooper, Walker combo Duncan has another year left. Maybe Coop will decide to go elsewhere.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 07:55 PM) If Stewart isn't careful, Dylan could take his spot next year. There could be a new pitching coach next season.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 26, 2011 -> 07:43 PM) +1 God damn it, seriously I'm more excited now than any point since October of 2005. Don't get too excited. Dunn and Rios remain while Beckham still sucks and pitching remains suspect.