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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 09:53 PM) Its just a strange season. Maybe Reinsdorf over spent on a crappy product so that fans would actually be rooting for him to slash salary. If hes that clever, good for him. I like that analogy. Too bad the minors suck so you have to spend money.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 09:47 PM) Amazing...four days ago, I was feeling optimistic. This team is toast. It's just history repeating itself. This team has chemistry except it's bad chemistry. Funny how in 2005 you had a lot of new players and it worked. Maybe too many of these guys have been together too long.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 09:33 PM) Why did Ozzie do something strange in the 4th? Because hes Ozzie. I honestly feel hes cost us a significant amount of games, but it seems like nothing is changing. Not even sure what they should do, Id trade a bunch of guys, get rid of coaches and see what happens. Probably still be around 500 but at least not annoying. You're still stuck with KW who manged a lousy farm system, taking risks on bad players, made a lot of bad trades, ect. I feel like we are the Oakland Raiders of MLB.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 09:02 PM) Can you imagine how happy Thome is being on the other side of this "rivalry?" He got to hit the home run which was our last highlight against these guys now he gets to kick our ass. On a serious note ... how long will fans show up for this? Is the Cell experience so great (if it is, awesome) that the product doesn't matter much? Or will our crowds start dwindling? Big deal. He might get to be in four games in the post season if the weather is descent. I don't think it matters.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 08:54 PM) Another embarrassing matchup against the Twins. I love the disgust in Stone's voice when he's describing these scrub relief pitchers out there for Minnesota. We need to lose these next two games. Nothing may happen, but if there ever was a moment to push change (ANY change) it'd be then; right before the ASB. The Sox will be in 4th place. There's not much that can be done to change. For trades it will be garbage for garbage and there's nothing on the farm.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 08:51 PM) I wish we could get the Sox to play half as hard. The day game that I was at against the Royals was by far the most apathetic effort I've ever seen out of a baseball team in my 20 years of watching baseball. Sometimes you have to wonder if getting guys like Rios and players who been to more teams than seasons eventually has a downside. They need to stop acquiring mental projects since they can't even fix them in the farm system.

So Kenny's clusterf*** of mental midgets fail again. Open the unlabeled bottle that you think could be lightning is wupass. Change managers all you want but constantly attaining guys with no mental makeup will always produce under achievement. This team is so unclutch. What manager wants a team of bed wetters?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 02:42 PM) Don't the sox have one of the best records in all of baseball since May 10th or so? Far from since they've been winning a majority of series. Since this is a game of streak, the Sox are due for one of those losing streaks.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 01:38 PM) I wonder if tonight I'll get the blowout that I've been asking this f***ing team for. Chances are good if your are a Twins fan. The mental midget is on the mound who can beat the Twins.

Teahan - even if the Sox have to take a chunk of his contract Jackson These would be safe trades if you are still trying to win the division.

They could be in 4th place by ASB.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 03:20 PM) I'll leave the ledge when we show some spark against KC, Detroit, Minnie. Somehow we beat Cleveland once in a while. That's only if there are fireworks at the Cell after the game.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 11:52 PM) Lonnie Chisenhall is their 3B of the future. He's legit, too. I'm more than sold on their offense. Even before the season started, I liked their offense. I'm less sold on their pitching, however, and that hasn't changed. The Sox need to hire some of their scouts. They also seem to bring up some decent hitters.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:57 PM) No, but honestly, I think Dunn can bounce back. Just not in this atmosphere, with this coaching staff. I've given up all hope on them. Sadly, I've given up all hope that management will can all of them because they haven't done so yet. Especially Walker. We've seen this poo for the past 5 years, nothing has changed except for the players, but it still is not his fault. The 2012 Adam Dunn will most likely be better. PK has tanked twice in his career.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) Discuss. Only in fantasy baseball full of crackheads and drunks.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 09:04 AM) AJ does not seem like the type to train his replacement. Not to me anyway. That's why teams have farm systems.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:49 PM) I'm in complete agreement. It's been a chore watching/following the games this season. Even when we win it's barely satisfying. I'm just seeing history repeat itself. Another paper tiger tracing back to the beginning of this century. If I'm Ozzie, I would want to go to Florida. There's really no future upside to the Sox.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 03:40 PM) I've said this before, but Cooper wants the managerial job from what he's said on the radio. Which is really sad. Cooper isn't mentally tough enough to be a manager. He could be the next Dave Wannstedt. A guy who might have been better off as an assistant.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 11:12 PM) From listening to the Indians/Yankees game tonight, there's something about that team that's starting to make me think they can win the division. I wonder what they got in their farm system they could trade to help get them some decent pitching.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 10:43 PM) Part of me wants them to lose all 4 if they're going to lose 3 of them, because it would force some serious re-evaluation over the all-star break. If we win 2 games we're still in this thing. Any less, we are on the ropes, if not done. I still think the talent on this team is better than any in the AL central. Today's loss was absolutely unacceptable. All I can think of is "losing.....is a disease...." I think the Sox won their only game this whole week. The Sox are the Twin's b****. I have no problem with that. It's not beating the Royals and teams like them that's unacceptable.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:31 PM) I feel kinda bad for Pierre to be totally honest. I feel more confident with him at the plate than I do half our lineup (Morel, Dunn, Beckham, Rios). I agree our team would be better if he was replaced with Viciedo, but he's hardly been the only problem. So, yes...replacing Pierre with Viciedo will help. But it's not going to make Beckham hit like he can/should, it's not going to make Rios live up to his potential, it's not going to get Dunn back to his old self, and it's not going to make Morel live up to his marginal upside. What's really sad is fans believe the biggest hope is playing in the minors right now. Imagine what it will be like for him to get called up in a race and tries to over do everything and doesn't get the same results. Let's not forget he just starting to play the outfield and I guess he's using to playing in a smaller outfield.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 5, 2011 -> 12:57 PM) Pretty funny listening to Boers and Bernstein rip on Peavy today relating to his request for more intensity. They were the same two guys last season saying Adam Dunn is a necessity for this team.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 07:13 PM) 182 bucks for one run and boring slow pitching by Edwin. I don't see how the team can tolerate being on the filed with Jackson on the mound. I don't know if it has any effect but I almost fell asleep watching him pitch against the DBs sitting in one of those uncomfortable seats.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 11:37 AM) I had a dream last night that the Sox finished the season with 103 wins. It was pretty vivid and, in the dream, they were this same exact team and went on an unbelievable run. So, maybe I have some supernatural powers? We'll see. or people want to get in touch with your crack dealer That would scare me if they got over 95 wins. Would they have anything left in the tank for the post season?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 09:46 AM) My point exaclty, the next 5 games will say a lot about this White Sox team IMHO. I still think the Twins will win this division because it's the only thing they know how to do. They will be all spent and torture their fans with a quick playoff exit. It's hard for me to ignore Sox history. If it wasn't for an umpire call this team would be 0-2 against KC. I hate to be a dark cloud but this series has not showed me anything to be otherwise.