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BTW TB is hammering Boston.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 08:29 PM) Not unlike us against the Tigers, Twins and Royals for most of the past 3 seasons. Where our homefield advantage went is one of the biggest mysteries yet unsolved by this organization. The Sox are the first team I think of when it comes to mental midgets. They don't show up for big games. They don't beat the teams they are suppose too. Maybe we are blinded to how bad this team is. If Dunn was living up to expectations, someone else on this team would offset that.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 15, 2011 -> 08:20 PM) Greg, how many years have we been saying this about the Royals? Until they get the quality starting pitching, at best they are a .500 club but probably not even that unless Moustakas can start hitting with authority. They are mental midgets. Losing is a habit for them.

I wish we could play the Twins some more.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 09:23 PM) Laker deserves a promotion at this point. Hopefully Kenny will fire Walker or be allowed to.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 05:49 PM) It's a legitimate question. On one side of the coin are those who say Ozzie has created an environment of complete "non-accountability." So we are to believe the players fought back "just enough" to keep their manager in his position but not enough to win th division? If the entire clubhouse just went completely south...wouldn't we have seen some type of "death spiral" down to 20-25 games below .500, as has happened two times with the Twins this year? Speaking of accountability...Gardenhire b****ed all season about the call ups not knowing the fundamentals. The Twins just fired some of their AAA coaches.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 13, 2011 -> 03:48 PM) Yeah. Those 50 plate appearances tell you the whole story. I thought it was his fielding that got rid of him.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 09:10 AM) I definitely have to disagree. He just seems like a child, grabbing all of the attention that he can. I certainly don't think he's made anybody look like a fool. Maybe it's Ozzie. We have Cowley and now Ozzie.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 01:13 PM) How in the heck could Manning EVER consider playing again? I mean baseball is much less contact, so much less, and Crede's back is wrecked. Manning is going to get hit in the back a lot. If he plays again he has a screw loose. Isn't there danger in playing, ptatc? Peyton Manning's problem is different.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 02:23 PM) the only answer to underachieving players is to cut them, even if its the first year of a huge contract. its impossible for a manager to simply bench them and try it again next year. When there is a commissioner with a set of balls and owners with some common sense that tells the players union to f*** off, then under achieving players could be cut. It would probably reduce the under achieving and remove those who have no talent. Until then...dream on.

I think they should sell the team to some egotistical Saudi Arabian oil czar who says, "I want a team like the Yankees and win a bunch of American World Series".

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 02:43 PM) Who the hell overrates Mark Buehrle? Probably most of baseball. They look at innings. They probably will over look that he wears down the 2nd half and he doesn't have the benefit of the 6 man rotation.

The Sox should not be a change of scenery for any player unless they personally want to pursue career lows.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 10:17 AM) ChuckGarfien Chuck Garfien According to @CSNCoop, Justin Verlander hit 101mph on radar gun 6 times last night. 5 were to Gordon Beckham. I bet that gun was off. Beckham might be able to hit an 81moh fastball.

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 07:41 PM) He should learn his trade in the minors...but again a team that's all-in goes out and gets a legitimate closer. The closer who started the season blew 4 games in April.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 04:18 PM) Does it make me bad SOX fan that I'd actually consider rooting for Detroit to win this postseason? Definitely not. IF they won it all, it looks better being in 2ns place behind the WS champs.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 04:15 PM) OK, so we didn't get it done today. But as I said above, we are still in this thing. Please, nothing but positive thoughts, people! There's still the wild card hopes. We will have to keep our eyes on TB and Boston.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 04:15 PM) Sigh... is it April 6th yet?? I'm more interested if there is going to be some post season drama.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 04:14 PM) I was thinking a righty like Flowers. I'd take a Lillibridge with a broken hand over both.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 04:09 PM) I'm sure it was posted, but amazed how Ozzie just refuses to PH for AJ to favor the match up when he tried to do it the half inning before and failed when Leyland used a PHer. Dumbfounded. I'm not even mad about it. It's the norm. Be careful what you wish for. I would have laughed if Adam Dunn came in.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 04:08 PM) Bulls***, its his first season in that role and his second as a pitcher. He's got the stuff and the balls to be a very good closer. That will remain to be seen.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 04:02 PM) no he didnt, you arent even looking at this objectively, you just want to criticize ozzie. when you give up 2 homers in the 9th and then hit into a dp with the winning run on third, its the players fault plain and simple That's the 2011 theme of Sox Talk and WSI. That's probably my #1 reason I want Ozzie gone.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 03:59 PM) Closer-in-training He's still learning and he implodes quite a bit. I rather have Sale than Sergio in there on sheer pitching experience. Until Sergio gets iron hardened, he's still learning in my eyes. I'm still waiting on Floyd and Danks to get iron hardened.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 03:57 PM) Having Ramirez bunt was about the umpteenth time that ozzie played right into the hands of the opposing manger that right folks is why he should be shown the door. He was absolutely owned that inning the manger's job is to put players in a position to succeed. He failed miserably once again in both the top and bottom of that inning. The decision isn't that bad but Ozzie forgets the Sox don't have a legit DH providing they don't pitch to PK.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 14, 2011 -> 03:54 PM) Rayburn? Seriously? The guy only destroys the SOX. Avilia I'll give you though. There are over 24 other guys. They aren't the paper tiger here.