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Remember when everyone was fawning over Gload and talking about how we had to get him up here? Some of us argued that he wouldn't make that much of a difference because he wouldn't be playing very often, and that could be a problem? Well this is Gload after the game yesterday.

 

"We lost the game because of it," Gload said of his error on Terrence Long's potential double-play grounder.

 

"The ball went though my legs. If he hits it at me right now, I probably catch it. I play once every two weeks and lost us the game."

 

Gload, who was promoted last week from Triple-A Charlotte to take the place of the injured Frank Thomas, made his fourth start at first in place of Paul Konerko.

 

"I don't know if there are a lot of guys in the clubhouse happy with me right now," Gload said. "I cost Garland his 16th win. A couple of guys missed their flights going home for the off day, so you can write whatever you want."

 

I know he is pissed, but I don't like seeing guys who are the 26th man on a 25 man roster complain about playing time. If it wasn't for Frank's injury, he wouldn't be here in the first place. He is lucky to be on this team. It is his job as a bench player to stay fresh by taking grounders in BP if that's what it takes to keep him sharp. But him playing 1B only every couple of weeks is what we need him to do. Konerko is going to be the everyday starter, and if Gload can't handle what we ask of him, by the words out of his very own mouth, then we need to find someone who can.

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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 08:43 AM)
Remember when everyone was fawning over Gload and talking about how we had to get him up here?  Some of us argued that he wouldn't make that much of a difference because he wouldn't be playing very often, and that could be a problem?  Well this is Gload after the game yesterday.

I know he is pissed, but I don't like seeing guys who are the 26th man on a 25 man roster complain about playing time.  If it wasn't for Frank's injury, he wouldn't be here in the first place.  He is lucky to be on this team.  It is his job as a bench player to stay fresh by taking grounders in BP if that's what it takes to keep him sharp. But him playing 1B only every couple of weeks is what we need him to do.  Konerko is going to be the everyday starter, and if Gload can't handle what we ask of him, by the words out of his very own mouth, then we need to find someone who can.

 

 

I saw that quote too, and my initial reaction was the same...but then I thought I was taking it out of context. I now think it was more of a "christ, they put me in once every two weeks and I screw up the one time I'm in....I suck"

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That seems like an odd statement from someone who should be doing everything he can to keep riding airplanes instead of school buses to minor league games.

 

For the best example of how to handle this situation he should review Koch's statements after causing a loss. That guy was about as classy as they come. Shame he had so much practice.

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QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 09:44 AM)
I saw that quote too, and my initial reaction was the same...but then I thought I was taking it out of context. I now think it was more of a "christ, they put me in once every two weeks and I screw up the one time I'm in....I suck"

Yeah me too, he just seemed hard at himself. I dont think he was complaining. He was down on himself. Id probably be too.

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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 09:43 AM)
Remember when everyone was fawning over Gload and talking about how we had to get him up here?  Some of us argued that he wouldn't make that much of a difference because he wouldn't be playing very often, and that could be a problem?  Well this is Gload after the game yesterday.

I know he is pissed, but I don't like seeing guys who are the 26th man on a 25 man roster complain about playing time.  If it wasn't for Frank's injury, he wouldn't be here in the first place.  He is lucky to be on this team.  It is his job as a bench player to stay fresh by taking grounders in BP if that's what it takes to keep him sharp. But him playing 1B only every couple of weeks is what we need him to do.  Konerko is going to be the everyday starter, and if Gload can't handle what we ask of him, by the words out of his very own mouth, then we need to find someone who can.

 

SSI2K5:

 

You've misinterpreted his sayings. Gload meant, requoted by me, "I only play once every two weeks, already I have cost us a game." Just like saying, "I just started on a job only for a few days, already I have messed up the computer. Gload was just being hard on himself. He certainly did not mean to complain about his playing time.

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QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 09:47 AM)
I guess you can interperet it in several ways.  But my guess is that he's not complaining about playing time, but rather bashing himself for blowing a game in one of the few opportunities he gets to play.

 

That's what I interpreted it as, but it's subjective. I think we make reactions like this on the way we feel about the player. I like Gload, so I assume he was bashing himself. If it was another player, oh, um...let's say Konerko for no reason whatsoever, I would think he meant something bad. I'm sure a lot of people do the same thing, depending on how they already feel about the guy.

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QUOTE(S720 @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 10:04 AM)
SSI2K5:

 

You've misinterpreted his sayings.  Gload meant, requoted by me, "I only play once every two weeks, already I have cost us a game."  Just like saying, "I just started on a job only for a few days, already I have messed up the computer.  Gload was just being hard on himself.  He certainly did not mean to complain about his playing time.

 

 

So what else did Ross say when you talked to him about his meaning of the above quote..?

 

 

Yes.. I'm being sarcastic.

 

 

I'm also sick of posters posting their opinions on something, or asking a simple question and getting crap about it.

 

 

/endrant.

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Ok, well I am gonna take this as my chance to scoff at all of you that said paullie sucks and this and that....Everyone raise your hand that said Gload was a defensive upgrade from PK....I know there were some of you I can go search old threads......This is all why you shouldn't be making assumptions until you can watch a little to judge.....PK >>>> Gload plain and simple.......this was almost as bad as his right field debachery against the scrubs last year....

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QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Jul 28, 2005 -> 11:07 AM)
Everyone raise your hand that said Gload was a defensive upgrade from PK...

Gload is better than Paulie defensively, quit being so knee-jerk.

 

I will raise my hand and one play changes nothing.

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