whitesoxfan101 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (tommy @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 06:08 PM) Chicago Tribune Live - enjoying listening to Kaplan for once, who said Kenny did an amazing job this offseason (says one columnist in town keeps on constantly taking shots at the organization). Kaplan also said Dye should be in the all-star game and Fukudome being a starter is a joke. Kap is a huge Cubs homer obviously and has openly admitted to not liking us, however he generally is fair towards us in regards to his opinions. That puts him ahead of most media around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That funky motion Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 10:29 PM) Kap is a huge Cubs homer obviously and has openly admitted to not liking us, however he generally is fair towards us in regards to his opinions. That puts him ahead of most media around here. He comes in my wash all the time. He has a pic of Oz and his kid on his cell phone. He says he loves Ozzie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2008/07/10...and-the-critic/ Scroll to the part about umpiring, many of you need to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Didn't know this: White Sox fans have bestowed the nickname "TCQ," standing for "The Carlos Quentin." The name originates from a quote from GM Kenny Williams after he acquired Quentin. He said, "We wanted to upgrade at shortstop, get a setup guy for the bullpen, acquire Carlos Quentin, and not a guy like him but actually Carlos Quentin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Check out the new ESPN power rankings. WE'RE #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 05:32 PM) Check out the new ESPN power rankings. WE'RE #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking To me, there are five teams that look noticeably better than the other 25: The White Sox, Cubs, Angels, Rays, and Red Sox. There are ups and downs, three game losing streaks and so on, but those five teams just look really good to me. The Phillies would probably be #6 for me, their record isn't great but they will get going and are very dangerous. Edited July 11, 2008 by whitesoxfan101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 06:10 PM) To me, there are five teams that look noticeably better than the other 25: The White Sox, Cubs, Angels, Rays, and Red Sox. There are ups and downs, three game losing streaks and so on, but those five teams just look really good to me. The Phillies would probably be #6 for me, their record isn't great but they will get going and are very dangerous. The Red Sox are way better than the Phillies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 The Twins are probably #6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurcieOne Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Nice to see that the WhiteSox are at #1, despite playing bad baseball we found a way to take 2/3 from KC... its always nice to see the team win despite not playing at their best. Lets hope we find some consistency going into Tejas, thats right i just went espanola on your cuello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 05:35 PM) The Twins are probably #6. Yeah I'm just going to completely disagree with this. I see their pitching staff falling apart in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Starting rotation for the second half will be: Buehrle, Floyd, Danks, Vazquez, Contreras. per Cowley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 11, 2008 -> 06:35 PM) The Twins are probably #6. Smoke dissipates and mirrors break. Every game they beat Detroit is better for us, because the Twins can't and won't beat us in a head to head race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Uhhh, lol http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/photo;_ylt=Arh...107&prov=ap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 01:56 PM) Maybe kyle, but the odds are so slim of us both even making the playoffs. Sox, Tigers and Twins will be in a war all season. Cubs will probably win that division going away. Right, The Sox are going to have problems with the rest, but the Cubs wont have any problems. Gotcha. Quality analysis. Who traded for CC Sabathia again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 I think my comments were not outlandish. Does anybody out there think the Cubs will not cruise?? As much as I love the Sox, this team is highly dysfunctional and no, I do not think we'll cruise. I think Detroit will be right there as well as Minnie. I hope we roll, but I don't see anything wrong with my analysis. The Brewers and Cards do not have what it takes. Also the Cubs picked up Harden. Sabathia is not god. That's pretty much a wash there, as long as harden stays healthy. And I do not like the Cubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2008 -> 02:02 PM) I think my comments were not outlandish. Does anybody out there think the Cubs will not cruise?? As much as I love the Sox, this team is highly dysfunctional and no, I do not think we'll cruise. I think Detroit will be right there as well as Minnie. I hope we roll, but I don't see anything wrong with my analysis. The Brewers and Cards do not have what it takes. Also the Cubs picked up Harden. Sabathia is not god. That's pretty much a wash there, as long as harden stays healthy. And I do not like the Cubs. How often does any team cruise to the playoffs anymore? Not very often at all. Last year the Cubs didnt clinch until the last week of the season because Milwaukee went off, and now Milwaukee has an better staff and all of their kids have one more year under their belts. I honestly dont think ANY team walks away with their division this year. And I know you dont like the Cubs, but to just outright dismiss the Sox having a decent-to-good chance at going to the playoffs, even though everything points to both teams making the playoffs, is outlandish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2008 -> 03:02 PM) I think my comments were not outlandish. Does anybody out there think the Cubs will not cruise?? As much as I love the Sox, this team is highly dysfunctional and no, I do not think we'll cruise. I think Detroit will be right there as well as Minnie. I hope we roll, but I don't see anything wrong with my analysis. The Brewers and Cards do not have what it takes. Also the Cubs picked up Harden. Sabathia is not god. That's pretty much a wash there, as long as harden stays healthy. And I do not like the Cubs. I don't think the Cubs are gonna cruise...their bullpen has been falling apart since June 1st and Kerry Wood is a slip in the shower away from throwing towels for the rest of the year too. Detroit is one of the most overrated teams I've ever seen anybody give much credit to. I mean, for Christ's sake greg, the Tigers are 47-47, and 7 games back; meanwhile, the Cardinals are 53-43 and 4.5 games back while the Brewers are 52-43 and 5 games back, yet it's the Tigers who are more in the race than either of those two teams? Harden is overrated as hell; when he can pitch, he goes 5-6 innings, generally dominates, but then turns it over to the bullpen and only god knows what happens. On top of that, he's just about as injury prone as the Pavano/Hampton/Prior crowd too. Meanwhile, CC Sabathia really hasn't been injured in like 2 seasons, generally works deep into games, is just as good of a pitcher as Harden is, and on top of it, is actually a pretty damn decent hitter. Milwaukee is a reliever away from joining the race and St. Louis just really needs to get completely healthy and get Carpenter back to have a legitimate chance. That race isn't over by any stretch of the imagination. I also don't like Minnesota going forward...their offense is good, but it's not as good as it's been, and their pitching staff is generally pitching over its head. Their pen isn't as good as it's been in year's past either and I see them winning about 84-87 games, unless they acquire a good bat during the next couple weeks. If the Sox make it to 90, there should be no problem whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 14 of CQ's 22 HR have given us the lead, or at least tied the game this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 15, 2008 -> 01:22 AM) 14 of CQ's 22 HR have given us the lead, or at least tied the game this year. An amazing impact player is Quentin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Hasn't Q hit 11 at home and 11 on the road? Very consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Just curious if anybody agrees with me or saw this as I did. On the ground rule double tonight in the All-Star game, it looked like the fan actually went out of his way to not interfere with the ball in play, diving out of the way and pulling his hands back as the ball indeed kicked into the stands for the groundrule double anyhow. I commend that fan. You do not see that often. Fans are always trying to grab the ball even if it's in play. Has anybody else ever seen a fan make sure he doesn't interfere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 speaking of the ASG, quentin was terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 03:58 AM) speaking of the ASG, quentin was terrible Carlos had a few chances to be the hero, but didn't get it done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 QUOTE (YASNY @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 06:12 AM) Carlos had a few chances to be the hero, but didn't get it done. Hey, at least he wasnt Dan Uggla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 16, 2008 -> 07:47 AM) Hey, at least he wasnt Dan Uggla yeah ... that wasn't pretty at all. Poor guy had a tough night on the national stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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