pettie4sox

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 18, 2016 -> 01:53 PM) Spend the bare minimum, keep it open. This is the best strategy. If it doesn't cost anything to keep it open, just make some simple purchase, pay it off, and repeat.

DO NOT CLOSE IT! You will take a hit on your credit score. I know because I have done this before.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 17, 2016 -> 06:09 PM) Well if you believe the idea that hateful rhetoric leads to violence, absolutely. The time for talk is done. It's about to get super bloody and hopefully after the dust settles, we'll realize, "you know, we're all humans... let's stop these shenanigans..."

Anaheim stadium might be the new house of horrors lol

Damn that sucks.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Jul 17, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) Shuck is actually decent. I don't mind him being our centerfielder. Would much rather have him in the lineup than Avi. I think that the consistent ineptitude of the organization has caused people to see red with every player. Shuck has had his down moments but he's a 4th outfielder starting, it is what it is. He also gives effort and battles. That's more than I can say for some other players who give away ABs with laziness.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Jul 17, 2016 -> 03:18 PM) Shuck He just missed it. He never gets in power in his swings though.

Yeah you gotta move Frazier down. He's the same hitter no matter where he is in the lineup.

I mean can RV try to help the hitters by calling hit and runs or something?

The more you look at the team the more you see how brutal the hitters are. I don't trust Lawrie, Frazier, any catcher, or Avi to every do anything productive except once in a blue moon. That's a terrible lineup.

I imagine these type of attacks will only increase. Not sure how you can stop it now.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Jul 17, 2016 -> 01:26 PM) I don't know why Turner is starting today instead of Sale since the decision on whether or not to acquire talent and make a run, or in the alternative, to sit back, try to trade veterans, shed salary and get prospects, hinges on how the Sox perform during the next 10 days or so. Losing to the Braves twice and the Angels (at least) twice, two of the worst teams in baseball, has already set a negative tone. The only thing that will make this season worse is losing 3 or 4 to the Cubs, and that 4 game home/away series is right around the corner. If we get swept by the Cubs will that finally earn Ventura a ticket out of town? As many others have pointed out, there was a bad game plan by our offense against a sinker ball pitcher yesterday. Then there was a failure to make any adjustments during the course of the game. That should not be surprising though since that seems to be the norm in major league baseball When you have low talent hitters, why are you surprised that they get shut out by scrubs. The sox are like the clock that is stopped. It's only right two times a day but the rest of the time they are wrong.

Frazier is what he is. Doesn't make adjustments, K's a lot, homers, and walks.

Where do these meatheads come from... seriously. I wonder if Giants fans or Rangers fans are this way after they lose games.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jul 16, 2016 -> 02:32 AM) I know not many people like starting a gameday thread when Shields pitches so I'll do it. Shields vs Shoemaker Hopefully Shields keeps improving as he has pitched well above average in his last few starts. The offense was s*** again last night but should rebound nicely with a new look to the batting order bc Justin Morneau will be starting at DH. IMO Morneau should bat behind Frazier, but since RV is calling the shots I could see him batting behind Lawrie. I'm really excited for this game and too see how the offense looks with Morneau in it. Player of the game: Frazier (I feel a 2 run HR will happen) Prediction: Sox win 6-4 Morneau will go yard tonight.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 16, 2016 -> 01:50 AM) I'm not sexist. I also heard tonight coincidentally Hillary has spoken to Warren. I'm actually not sexist but right. I predicted Hillary deep down wants two women, but she might not be brave enough to risk it. I am not a red-neck sexist but they are out there and she may not be brave enough to go with two women. It's obvious she wants Warren, so show some guts and pick her. I have no problem voting in a woman president. I just despise Hillary. You can't tell me that Limbaugh and the pundits aren't going to discuss the two woman issue. Rather than call me a sexist which I am not, explore the issue of two women on the ticket. Finally you call me sexist. What do you call all the women out there who ADMIT they ONLY support Hillary because they want a woman to be president. They are not as despicable as you see me?? They are admitting they won't even consider a man. They are the sexist ones. You call me names and yet after my post it was revealed Hillary indeed has spoken to Warren. Ok yes, if you clearly stated only that, I doubt many if any would have a problem with your post. It got hairy when you started talking about Hilary picking a woman because she's scared of a gruff man? I mean where the actual f*** do you get s*** like this?

These guys have silly approaches. That was a good pitch to hit and he was trying to blast it out of the f***ing park. Make line drive contact and tie the f*** the gaming.

Damn Trout...

Ahhhhh game threads

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 15, 2016 -> 02:25 PM) Now that Trump picked a chump, you just know Hillary is dying to pick a woman to be her running mate. I'm sure she's just a tad bit torn however. She's probably not wanting to push her luck going with an all female ticket. My prediction is she'll do so, however. She knows Trump is weak and has no chance in hell of beating her. I'm sure she'd much rather have a female pal in Washington to shoot the breeze with on a daily basis the next eight years rather than some gruff man. My guess is she's dying to pull the trigger and name a fellow female but a tad scared SOME members of the public might freak out and be afraid of two women in charge. Is Warren on the record saying she won't accept a Veep bid? greg can I please hire you as a personal troll, I know many blogs that are looking for grade A premium trolls such as yourself.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 15, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) Saw the new Trump/Pence logo and immediately thought of The Great Cornholio. Is that seriously their logo?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 15, 2016 -> 10:33 AM) So as with cauldfield, you assume every conservative is a rich, good for nothing politician? Is the current military made of all draftees? I was being facetious but I do believe some elitist, politics be damned believe this to be true. The military has a mix bag but a lot of poor people enlist because they don't have really have anything else to do.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 15, 2016 -> 05:50 AM) Do you think all the die-hard Republicans in this thread are volunteering to send their sons and daughters to fight against ISIS? Funny how that works. Last time they did a survey, it was something like only 3 or 4 children of Congressmen/wmen or Senators were in active duty military service. They want to send the poor brown and black people to fight their wars while they are at home in their mansions drinking a nice aged scotch, neat of course!

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jul 15, 2016 -> 09:32 AM) You libs kill me(no pun intended).. Considering I'm not a lib I guess your point is always moot. That's ok man, when you live in fallout shelter for too long, everyone starts to look the same.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jul 14, 2016 -> 08:50 PM) Not a zinger. Just parroting my commander in chief. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight I wonder if it was a Republican president that said this if you would be doing the same? Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmm