emoney Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Well, another year in MLB history has came and went. And things are back to normal. The Yankees once again made the playoffs, the National League is lame, and the WhiteSox suck. After the amazing 2005 season, I thought that we would have a chance to become a regularly good franchise. We've kept all our crucial players, even added some power into the hitting lineup. But, sadly, you apparently can't win on skill alone. You need desire. Something that was prevolent in 2005. That team was just destined to "Win or die trying" Well, this year, we died. Miserably and without any ferocity or heart. When did the WhiteSox become a power-hitting team? We won with "Ozzie Ball" and the principle of "get 'em on, get 'em over, get 'em in" How is it that South-Siders had the biggest winning celebration in baseball history, but are seemingly accepting of a 70-92 season? How are the players content to be one of the habitually worst teams in the league. And more importantly, how am I going to get through life if my passion and desire aren't shared by the individuals that can make it happen. This entire season, i was only thinking two thoughts, "When is this gonna end?" and, mostly, "There's always gonna be 2005" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(EMONEY @ Oct 1, 2007 -> 04:08 PM) Well, another year in MLB history has came and went. And things are back to normal. The Yankees once again made the playoffs, the National League is lame, and the WhiteSox suck. After the amazing 2005 season, I thought that we would have a chance to become a regularly good franchise. We've kept all our crucial players, even added some power into the hitting lineup. But, sadly, you apparently can't win on skill alone. You need desire. Something that was prevolent in 2005. That team was just destined to "Win or die trying" Well, this year, we died. Miserably and without any ferocity or heart. When did the WhiteSox become a power-hitting team? We won with "Ozzie Ball" and the principle of "get 'em on, get 'em over, get 'em in" How is it that South-Siders had the biggest winning celebration in baseball history, but are seemingly accepting of a 70-92 season? How are the players content to be one of the habitually worst teams in the league. And more importantly, how am I going to get through life if my passion and desire aren't shared by the individuals that can make it happen. This entire season, i was only thinking two thoughts, "When is this gonna end?" and, mostly, "There's always gonna be 2005" First off, welcome aboard. In regards to the season - $h!t happens. Look at St. Louis who won it last year, 78-84 this year. Houston lost to us, and they finished 73-89. Both in the weaker NL nonetheless. How about Oakland and their 76-86 record? Finally, how about Detroit, 88-74 was good enough to be the first loser. This team just had a lot of things go wrong at the same time, injuries, slumping offense, and a suspect bullpen led to a horrendous record. The funny thing is they ended up with a winning September, go figure. Hopefully that decent finish coupled with several key offseason acquisitions will bring the Sox back in 2008. Edited October 1, 2007 by RME JICO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 we really need to get some relief pitching and hopefully get rid of Contreras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I thought we all agreed Ozzie ball was a myth. We've been a home run or nothing team for a while now. Except of course the WS year when Pods did steal a s***load of bases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Rockies are going to win it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosox41 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Oct 2, 2007 -> 08:32 PM) Rockies are going to win it all. As long as it's not the Cubs. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 QUOTE(greg775 @ Oct 2, 2007 -> 12:31 AM) I thought we all agreed Ozzie ball was a myth. We've been a home run or nothing team for a while now. Except of course the WS year when Pods did steal a s***load of bases. Even with all his steals in 2005, Pods only scored 80 runs. The White Sox hit 200 homers in 2005. They hit a few more than that in 2006. When they hit their 200th in 2006, they had scored almost exactly the same amount of runs they had scored in 2005. It was either right on or within 2 or 3. Ozzieball was a myth really, although they were able to execute occassionally. One thing about the 2005 team, when that team had the lead in the 5th or 6th inning the game was over. That hasn't been the case since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxfan1986 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 The farm system has sucked for a while and it is finally starting to show it's effect. Hopefully, somehow we can find "our Liriano." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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