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  1. UMFan83
    I loathe the Cardinals, and I was rooting for them to lose, but I will give props where it is due, that was fascinating baseball.
  2. UMFan83
    I don't foresee any Sox pitchers getting hurt over the next 4-7 games, so my answer is no. Usually if a manager has ridden his starters too hard during a season, those men will break down in the following season. This is what happened to the Cubs in 2004 (after a pennant run), and the Sox in 2001 (after their short playoff run). Of the five Sox startes that I can see getting hurt next year, I'd guess Freddy Garcia and of course, El Duque. Fortunately for the Sox, if one starter does miss an extended amount of time, Brandon McCarthy is a decent replacement. That said, I'd rather trade positions with them. I tip my cap to them and have already congratulated my Sox fan friends. I respect their style of play. Didn't Buerhle and Garcia log the most innings in the AL this year?
  3. UMFan83
    The Cubs and White Sox is personal. It's hard to wear a Cubs hat in the Cubs home city because of the crap given by Sox fans. I'm not kidding. I've had Sox fans stop me in the street and give me grief for being a Cubs fan over the past two weeks. Imagine that multiplied if the Sox win the World Series. It's also tough seeing your own citys media go crazy over the White Sox, seeing tons of Sox hats on people who were probably wearing Cubs hats two years ago. It divides the city really. I mean maybe in December we are all Bears/Bulls/Blackhawks fans in a unified city. But from April-October, we are truely a divided city. It's the hardest thing I've had to get used to living in Chicago.
  4. UMFan83
    I don't have the game, but can anyone try to replicate the exact moves the Cubs made in 04 and 05 and see where it gets them?
  5. UMFan83
    With regards to Ozzie and his dumb decisions, him and Dusty are somewhat alike. They are both regarded as player managers, they both make dumb moves from time to time, and Ozzie for awhile had Timo Perez hitting 1-2 starting as often as possible, similar to Dusty's usage of Jose Macais. Of course there are differences too. Ozzie's penchant for small ball is well known, and while Dusty may sometimes preach small ball, anyone that has watched the Cubs down by 1-2 runs in the late innings knows that is a farce.
  6. UMFan83
    I'm sure if I lived in Houston, I'd probably be the same way as you. But I have very little interaction with Astros fans, so I really don't mind if they win the World Series this year. The gloating by White Sox and Cardinals fans would be unbearable. The Cubs have been spat on, stomped on, left for dead by the sewer since late September of 2004. Their fan base is on life support. It's now when the true fans make themselves known. I am going to be wearing my Cubs hats a lot this winter.
  7. UMFan83
    The real concern with Prior isn't injuries, its his subpar (to his standards) end to 2005 (3.70+ era :( ), and high pitch counts
  8. UMFan83
    Exactly. Stupid Alex Gonzalez :(
  9. UMFan83
    Uhh, I'd disagree. The Sox have a better 1-4 with Buerhle, Contraras, Garland and Garcia. I think they pretty much proved it this series. Other then Z, our pitchers are pretty overrated. This is especially true considering our 4th starter to match up with them is either Maddux or Williams
  10. UMFan83
    Thats so wrong we've been 60 years in between WS appearences. We totally rule futility! We still have to get back before we can claim that one. Oh, so congrats Sox on that record which will never be broken.
  11. UMFan83
    Just saw this sad typo in the Trib's article they just put up. Thats so wrong we've been 60 years in between WS appearences. We totally rule futility!
  12. UMFan83
    Stupid Cubs, we lost the race :(
  13. UMFan83
    I hope the Cubs marketing department creates something cute like "This is the Year" bowties to mask another potentially terrible offseason
  14. UMFan83
    I hope the White Sox cockiness to let their pitcher throw a CG for the 4th day in a row comes back to haunt them in the World Series
  15. UMFan83
    I can't wait for when the Trib Co. responds to the White Sox in the World Series by resigning Neifi Perez to start at SS
  16. UMFan83
    Props to Kenny Lofton for making an apparence in the Fox studio to talk about the last time a team blew a 3-1 lead in an LCS
  17. UMFan83
    Moises Alou disagrees
  18. UMFan83
    No its not because the Cubs effectively upgraded their team before the 2004 season, choosing to build around the cornerstones of the team and what they thought was the reason we went to the playoffs in 03, Prior, Wood and Zambrano. They added a 30 HR gold glove first baseman, a lights out setup man and were counting on full season contributions from Corey Patterson and Aramis Ramirez. Obviously most of that didn't work out, although they were 1 game improved over the year before, the rest of the Central got better. I don't see how anyone before 2004 didn't think the Cubs weren't the best team in the division, just like how its obvious now that they are not.
  19. UMFan83
    Also the pitching was solid 1-4 in 2003. In 2005, Prior is not the same, Woody was hurt, Maddux was worse then Clement in 03, Zambrano about the same, maybe a little better.
  20. UMFan83
    At least Scioscia was classy about it. He blamed his team for losing. Compare this to Dusty's reaction to the Bartman incident, which had 400% less to do with the outcome then this play did. Dusty basically said: %^$& Fan!! Scioscia said: Blame our team for losing.
  21. UMFan83
    Either this: June 19-20-21 at Cleveland June 23-24-25 at Minnesota June 26-27-28-29 Milwaukee June 30, July 1-2 White Sox July 3-4-5 at Houston July 6-7-8-9 at Milwaukee July 10-11-12 all-star break July 13-14-15-16 New York July 18-19-20 Houston or this: August 14-15-16 at Houston August 18-19-20 St. Louis August 21-22-23-24 Philadelphia August 25-26-27 at St. Louis look to be the hardest stretches of the year
  22. UMFan83
    Gawd, I can't believe how many brand spanking new Sox caps have sprung up over the past couple of weeks on the el every morning. Very true. I was on the Brown Line on Friday as the Sox were clinching their first round series vs. Boston. I was at about the Southport Stop when I hear a PA announcement: "I have some good news for you guys, the White Sox win 5-3!" and about 70% of my train, most wearing those day old Sox caps were standing up clapping and cheering. If those fans really cared about the Sox, why are they on a train in the Northside during these important games. This was around 6pm and most were yuppie looking, meaning they had no families to go home to. I would have stayed in the Loop after work and watched the rest of the game at a bar if I was a Sox fan.
  23. UMFan83
    I'm stunned that Nomar didn't get hurt. Just the Cubs luck he only gets hurt on the field, not while in the midst of acrobatically saving 2 lives in a bay
  24. UMFan83
    I just don't see any reason why he deserves to keep his job with the Cubs. I'm sorry it may not be his fault, but when your trying to win a championship and you get results from your pitching staff as a whole like he did, there is no reason to be nice and think that he wasn't at fault.
  25. UMFan83
    Sounds like the cubs aren't playing the indians next year And yet they are
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