RibbieRubarb Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 (edited) The last couple days have brought these thread gems: - Trade Konerko so Dye can play 1st. - Fire Joey Cora, he sucks - Bench Tadahito Iguchi so Willie Harris can start - Joe Crede's defense sucks - Our team is like 2003-2003-2004, no heart - We will lose the division to the Twins After reading all the posts and going over the facts and stats, I have come to this conclusion: No one on this team can make a mistake, no matter how great they've been all year. No one can be in a slump, no matter how many times they've helped us win No one can make errors after not making any for months There is a strong and vocal community who does NOT believe in this team, it's players or it's coaches. They don't like this team and are looking at every excuse to bash them. 30+ games over in July .500 doesn't matter "It could be better" One of top defenses in MLB, doesn't matter "Did you see that play last night..etc" Top pitching in the League , doesn't matter. Top team in steals & sacrifices, doesn't matter 11 game lead in the division in July, doesn't matter Scored 459 runs...6th in the AL Given up 375 runs...1st in AL. 2nd in MLB!!! Thats why we win Folks!!! If we were playing poorly, I'd understand. If this team wasn't doing playing good, solid fundemental baseball, I'd understand. If we were playing selfish, I'd understand. BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT. So, I don't understand. So I ask why... All I can say is, I watch the games. I see how they play. I see the emotion, the heart and the guts they give every night. That's why were winning. Can we be better...sure no team is perfect. But does the house have to be destroyed so we can build a new one? No. Can another bullpen arm help. Yes Can another Starter help when we fragile in that area physically. Yes. Can a versitile bench player help. Yes. Do we need to replace half the team and it's coaching staff. NO In closing, your Honor, I demand the White Sox of 2005 be found NOT GUILTY of sucking and any reference to them or a specific team member sucking without provication or adequate facts to support that be mocked to the fullest extent of the law! This fan rests. Edited July 23, 2005 by RibbieRubarb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayitaintso Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) The last couple days have brought these thread gems: - Trade Konerko so Dye can play 1st. - Fire Joey Cora, he sucks - Bench Tadahito Iguchi so Willie Harris can start - Joe Crede's defense sucks - Our team is like 2003-2003-2004, no heart - We will lose the division to the Twins After reading all the posts and going over the facts and stats, I have come to this conclusion: No one on this team can make a mistake, no matter how great they've been all year. No one can be in a slump, no matter how many times they've helped us win No one can make errors after not making any for months There is a strong and vocal community who does NOT believe in this team, it's players or it's coaches. They don't like this team and are looking at every excuse to bash them. 30+ games over in July .500 doesn't matter "It could be better" One of top defenses in MLB, doesn't matter "Did you see that play last night..etc" Top pitching in the League , doesn't matter. Top team in steals & sacrifices, doesn't matter 11 game lead in the division in July, doesn't matter Scored 459 runs...6th in the AL Given up 375 runs...1st in AL. 2nd in MLB!!! Thats why we win Folks!!! If we were playing poorly, I'd understand. If this team wasn't doing playing good, solid fundemental baseball, I'd understand. If we were playing selfish, I'd understand. BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT. So, I don't understand. So I ask why... All I can say is, I watch the games. I see how they play. I see the emotion, the heart and the guts they give every night. That's why were winning. Can we be better...sure no team is perfect. But does the house have to be destroyed so we can build a new one? No. Can another bullpen arm help. Yes Can another Starter help when we fragile in that area physically. Yes. Can a versitile bench player help. Yes. Do we need to replace half the team and it's coaching staff. NO In closing, your Honor, I demand the White Sox of 2005 be found NOT GUILTY of sucking and any reference to them or a specific team member sucking without provication or adequate facts to support that be mocked to the fullest extent of the law! This fan rests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) The last couple days have brought these thread gems: - Trade Konerko so Dye can play 1st. - Fire Joey Cora, he sucks - Bench Tadahito Iguchi so Willie Harris can start - Joe Crede's defense sucks - Our team is like 2003-2003-2004, no heart - We will lose the division to the Twins After reading all the posts and going over the facts and stats, I have come to this conclusion: No one on this team can make a mistake, no matter how great they've been all year. No one can be in a slump, no matter how many times they've helped us win No one can make errors after not making any for months There is a strong and vocal community who does NOT believe in this team, it's players or it's coaches. They don't like this team and are looking at every excuse to bash them. 30+ games over in July .500 doesn't matter "It could be better" One of top defenses in MLB, doesn't matter "Did you see that play last night..etc" Top pitching in the League , doesn't matter. Top team in steals & sacrifices, doesn't matter 11 game lead in the division in July, doesn't matter Scored 459 runs...6th in the AL Given up 375 runs...1st in AL. 2nd in MLB!!! Thats why we win Folks!!! If we were playing poorly, I'd understand. If this team wasn't doing playing good, solid fundemental baseball, I'd understand. If we were playing selfish, I'd understand. BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT. So, I don't understand. So I ask why... All I can say is, I watch the games. I see how they play. I see the emotion, the heart and the guts they give every night. That's why were winning. Can we be better...sure no team is perfect. But does the house have to be destroyed so we can build a new one? No. Can another bullpen arm help. Yes Can another Starter help when we fragile in that area physically. Yes. Can a versitile bench player help. Yes. Do we need to replace half the team and it's coaching staff. NO In closing, your Honor, I demand the White Sox of 2005 be found NOT GUILTY of sucking and any reference to them or a specific team member sucking without provication or adequate facts to support that be mocked to the fullest extent of the law! This fan rests. lol, you said it right, this team plays too well together to crumble now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxmanager Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 ribbierubarb! nice post! the only question mark i have in the whitesox organization is 1. darren jackson & 2. john rooney. Darren doesn't really strike me as a true WhiteSox guy & Rooney just starts screaming sometimes....other than that....this team is the absolute bomb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimH Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 RR, great post, here's my observation. Many here are pessimistic by nature and generally see the bad before the good. Others here are not very experienced, and tend to be more reactionary, both good and bad, i.e. a player is great one night, the next night he needs to be traded. It is also the underlying nature of many Sox fans to expect bad things to happen, given the history of the team I can sort of understand that. Most of the extreme negativism comes about because they perceive this place as a venting ground, which is ok I suppose. If it gets too far to the extreme, the board as whole tend to police things. Then, there have been or are a few goofballs on this site who simply enjoy stirring up s*** and do not understand the difference between fact and opinion. Luckily, the mods and admins know who they are and if they get too whacked out, they'll be gone. Still othersquickman like to use the site as a bastion of reverse psychology and think by posting negative proclamations, it will somehow alter the course of nature. Lastly there are a few who feel drinking and posting go hand in hand, they should be ignored. It's the nature of SoxTalk. For the most part it's a pretty good place to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitetrain8601 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 stfu noo...just stfu!! just playing. Good post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 04:29 PM) ribbierubarb! nice post! the only question mark i have in the whitesox organization is 1. darren jackson & 2. john rooney. Darren doesn't really strike me as a true WhiteSox guy & Rooney just starts screaming sometimes....other than that....this team is the absolute bomb! You can bust on DJ all you like... :uhoh But Rooney is one of the best radio guys in professional sports. Just ask Westwood One and ESPN in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) The last couple days have brought these thread gems: - Trade Konerko so Dye can play 1st. - Fire Joey Cora, he sucks - Bench Tadahito Iguchi so Willie Harris can start - Joe Crede's defense sucks - Our team is like 2003-2003-2004, no heart - We will lose the division to the Twins After reading all the posts and going over the facts and stats, I have come to this conclusion: No one on this team can make a mistake, no matter how great they've been all year. No one can be in a slump, no matter how many times they've helped us win No one can make errors after not making any for months There is a strong and vocal community who does NOT believe in this team, it's players or it's coaches. They don't like this team and are looking at every excuse to bash them. 30+ games over in July .500 doesn't matter "It could be better" One of top defenses in MLB, doesn't matter "Did you see that play last night..etc" Top pitching in the League , doesn't matter. Top team in steals & sacrifices, doesn't matter 11 game lead in the division in July, doesn't matter Scored 459 runs...6th in the AL Given up 375 runs...1st in AL. 2nd in MLB!!! Thats why we win Folks!!! If we were playing poorly, I'd understand. If this team wasn't doing playing good, solid fundemental baseball, I'd understand. If we were playing selfish, I'd understand. BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT. So, I don't understand. So I ask why... All I can say is, I watch the games. I see how they play. I see the emotion, the heart and the guts they give every night. That's why were winning. Can we be better...sure no team is perfect. But does the house have to be destroyed so we can build a new one? No. Can another bullpen arm help. Yes Can another Starter help when we fragile in that area physically. Yes. Can a versitile bench player help. Yes. Do we need to replace half the team and it's coaching staff. NO In closing, your Honor, I demand the White Sox of 2005 be found NOT GUILTY of sucking and any reference to them or a specific team member sucking without provication or adequate facts to support that be mocked to the fullest extent of the law! This fan rests. There is no doubt that this team has as much if not more heart than any White Sox team in the last half century. There's still a long way to go, and nervous Sox fans will remain just that. Nervous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 02:29 PM) RR, great post, here's my observation. Many here are pessimistic by nature and generally see the bad before the good. Others here are not very experienced, and tend to be more reactionary, both good and bad, i.e. a player is great one night, the next night he needs to be traded. It is also the underlying nature of many Sox fans to expect bad things to happen, given the history of the team I can sort of understand that. Most of the extreme negativism comes about because they perceive this place as a venting ground, which is ok I suppose. If it gets too far to the extreme, the board as whole tend to police things. Then, there have been or are a few goofballs on this site who simply enjoy stirring up s*** and do not understand the difference between fact and opinion. Luckily, the mods and admins know who they are and if they get too whacked out, they'll be gone. Still othersquickman like to use the site as a bastion of reverse psychology and think by posting negative proclamations, it will somehow alter the course of nature. Lastly there are a few who feel drinking and posting go hand in hand, they should be ignored. It's the nature of SoxTalk. For the most part it's a pretty good place to visit. I concur 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 02:29 PM) RR, great post, here's my observation. Many here are pessimistic by nature and generally see the bad before the good. Others here are not very experienced, and tend to be more reactionary, both good and bad, i.e. a player is great one night, the next night he needs to be traded. It is also the underlying nature of many Sox fans to expect bad things to happen, given the history of the team I can sort of understand that. Most of the extreme negativism comes about because they perceive this place as a venting ground, which is ok I suppose. If it gets too far to the extreme, the board as whole tend to police things. Then, there have been or are a few goofballs on this site who simply enjoy stirring up s*** and do not understand the difference between fact and opinion. Luckily, the mods and admins know who they are and if they get too whacked out, they'll be gone. Still othersquickman like to use the site as a bastion of reverse psychology and think by posting negative proclamations, it will somehow alter the course of nature. Lastly there are a few who feel drinking and posting go hand in hand, they should be ignored. It's the nature of SoxTalk. For the most part it's a pretty good place to visit. Oh man, how did I miss this? On target as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 03:08 PM) - Bench Tadahito Iguchi so Willie Harris can start I still can't believe that thread was serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 03:08 PM) - Joe Crede's defense sucks he dropped that ball and cost us the game, we should just give him his ouright release. or shoot him in the kneecaps. whichever's easier.[/color] Edited July 23, 2005 by AirScott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 My personal favorite is when people suggest we should trade PK to the Reds in order to get Griffey Jr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 03:08 PM) The last couple days have brought these thread gems: - Trade Konerko so Dye can play 1st. - Fire Joey Cora, he sucks - Bench Tadahito Iguchi so Willie Harris can start - Joe Crede's defense sucks - Our team is like 2003-2003-2004, no heart - We will lose the division to the Twins After reading all the posts and going over the facts and stats, I have come to this conclusion: No one on this team can make a mistake, no matter how great they've been all year. No one can be in a slump, no matter how many times they've helped us win No one can make errors after not making any for months There is a strong and vocal community who does NOT believe in this team, it's players or it's coaches. They don't like this team and are looking at every excuse to bash them. 30+ games over in July .500 doesn't matter "It could be better" One of top defenses in MLB, doesn't matter "Did you see that play last night..etc" Top pitching in the League , doesn't matter. Top team in steals & sacrifices, doesn't matter 11 game lead in the division in July, doesn't matter Scored 459 runs...6th in the AL Given up 375 runs...1st in AL. 2nd in MLB!!! Thats why we win Folks!!! If we were playing poorly, I'd understand. If this team wasn't doing playing good, solid fundemental baseball, I'd understand. If we were playing selfish, I'd understand. BUT WE ARE NOT DOING THAT. So, I don't understand. So I ask why... All I can say is, I watch the games. I see how they play. I see the emotion, the heart and the guts they give every night. That's why were winning. Can we be better...sure no team is perfect. But does the house have to be destroyed so we can build a new one? No. Can another bullpen arm help. Yes Can another Starter help when we fragile in that area physically. Yes. Can a versitile bench player help. Yes. Do we need to replace half the team and it's coaching staff. NO In closing, your Honor, I demand the White Sox of 2005 be found NOT GUILTY of sucking and any reference to them or a specific team member sucking without provication or adequate facts to support that be mocked to the fullest extent of the law! This fan rests. by the way, I agree with everything you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 05:14 PM) My personal favorite is when people suggest we should trade PK to the Reds in order to get Griffey Jr. those people have never heard of Sean Casey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxpranos Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(AirScott @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 04:16 PM) those people have never heard of Sean Casey. Why would the Reds want Konerko back after they traded that bum to us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 QUOTE(danman31 @ Jul 23, 2005 -> 04:58 PM) I still can't believe that thread was serious. yes it was serious. I made it. If anyone is going to make that big of a deal about it pm me and we can talk. Making that thread does not make me any less of a sox fan than all of you. I've been a die hard sox fan for 17 years. I posted my opinion and most of the remarks I received was "this thread sucks. " I got grilled on the other sox message board 2 years ago whe I was campaigning for Rowand to have a shot. My point was Willie has never had a consistent shot. Im going on the knowledge I received from several people I spoke with that he was playing hurt most of last year. You guys don't all have to jump on me at one time either. PM me If its that big a deal to you all. I didn't mean to offend any of you. I just wanted to make conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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