Cerbaho-WG Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 I honestly believe that today's "effort" was a direct carryover from Koch's implosion last night. The Sox, with the exception of Alomar, Everett, and Harris just looked awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 EVEN THE TIGERS HAVE A WEEK WHERE THEY PLAY GOOD BALL. THE CUBS R A .500 TEAM IN A s*** DIVISION...AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN POUNDIN THE TWINS... Ok then....we'll just see who is right and who is wrong. We'll get to see by the All-Star break. Someone will be eating crow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Author Share Posted July 6, 2003 FINALLY...PROPS TO U MAN...U DIDN'T MAKE ANY EXCUSES...AWFUL DESCRIBED THIS TEAM IN EVERY SINGLE WAY... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 FINALLY...PROPS TO U MAN...U DIDN'T MAKE ANY EXCUSES...AWFUL DESCRIBED THIS TEAM IN EVERY SINGLE WAY... I didn't make excuses. What is this then?... EVEN THE TIGERS HAVE A WEEK WHERE THEY PLAY GOOD BALL Looks like an excuse to me. How about this one?... THE CUBS R A .500 TEAM IN A s*** DIVISION Are you denying the fact that the Cubs starting staff is incredibly good....among the best in the league....and that their bullpen is also pretty good? They have some good arms on that team. They have little offense though, and that killed them. And finally.... AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN POUNDIN THE TWINS Is that not saying the same thing as "the Sox are always beaten by pitchers they haven't seen"? Pot, meet kettle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chosk8 Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 I hate to say it, but as soon as there are expectations of this team, our asses get too tight. Now that KW has made some moves because we have clawed back into the race, the team now knows that they are expected to win. I noticed this pattern since the 2000 season. The first half of the 2000 season, nothing was expected of us, the kids could play, and everyone was asking themselves, 'are they for real?'. When teams realized we were for real that year, we sucked the second half. Then 2001 and 2002 and even this year, we made moves in the off-season that made us look like the team to beat and a lot was expected from this team. They just do not perform well under pressure. The one good move KW made this year was making a few trades before the trading deadline, now we have a month to see how this group does and he can dump some of our guys who can land us prospects if we fall out of contention again before July 31st. Like I said, I hate to say it, but I've seen this trend once too many times with this group. Same old song and dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2003 Posted July 6, 2003 Author Share Posted July 6, 2003 AMEN CHOSK8....A BEAUTIFUL POST.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sox-r-us Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 I completely agree with the expectations post. Fantastic. I also agree that we should not panic but here is my big problem with this team. They may still very well win the Central (and I think they will), but how will they win in the playoffs is beyond me? It is clear management wants to go for the big enchilada, not just get into the playoffs this year. How will they beat the Mariners, Sox or Yanks with this incosistency? To me, that is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 NO one was fooled but ya who started this thread calm down the world isnt ending cause we lost 2 games in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox247 Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Like I said before, why cant we play Minnesota and scrubs everyday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 I completely agree with the expectations post. Fantastic. I also agree that we should not panic but here is my big problem with this team. They may still very well win the Central (and I think they will), but how will they win in the playoffs is beyond me? It is clear management wants to go for the big enchilada, not just get into the playoffs this year. How will they beat the Mariners, Sox or Yanks with this incosistency? To me, that is a problem. I want to see how this team plays against good teams....like the Mariners, A's, Yanks, Red Sox, or whoever else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorthsox Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 I completely agree with the expectations post. Fantastic. I also agree that we should not panic but here is my big problem with this team. They may still very well win the Central (and I think they will), but how will they win in the playoffs is beyond me? It is clear management wants to go for the big enchilada, not just get into the playoffs this year. How will they beat the Mariners, Sox or Yanks with this incosistency? To me, that is a problem. I want to see how this team plays against good teams....like the Mariners, A's, Yanks, Red Sox, or whoever else. Well the early returns vs the M's, A's, Red Sox, and Giants is 6-13. Blistering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Very frustrating to lose by one-run to a second tier team isn't it? One POST said that we never hit against pitchers we haven't seen before and their right. Any minor league call up or rookie with an ERA over 10.00 can shut us out it seems. Hawk and DJ mentioned it last night on WGN and what the problem is and it was when Carlos Lee was up. Everyone wants to hit the dinger instead of going with the pitch and taking it to right field and up the middle. Carlos is back to his old self and overswinging on everything. Others are doing it too. They know what their supposd to do but don't stick with the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fainter Posted July 6, 2003 Share Posted July 6, 2003 Even DJ took a swipe at Lee yesterday -- trying to pull everything after doing so well less than a week ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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