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First off... I gotta ask "every other year Alex Rios" Is that yours. Or is it something that had been already attached to him. It's brilliant!!! Seecondly... A pox on all of the White Sox. If I could... I would... but alas... I don't know how to inflict poxes of any kind. Heres my list of most hated Sports Teams. (Drum roll please) Dishonorable Mention: Chicago Blackhawks' date=' Dallas Stars, Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Manchester United, Man City, University of Michigan, Ohio State, University of Iowa, Denver U, St. Cloud St. and Minnesota Gophers Hockey Only...actually a fan in everything else. #5... Detroit Tigers #4... North Dakota State (pick a sport) #3... Green Bay Packers #2... New York Yankees #1... Chicago White Sox I gotta say that I really hate the Yankees. My hatred for the Yankees burns with the heat of a thousand suns and they are a distant second.[/quote'] My most hated list is the following: Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

First off... I gotta ask "every other year Alex Rios" Is that yours. Or is it something that had been already attached to him. It's brilliant!!! Seecondly... A pox on all of the White Sox. If I could... I would... but alas... I don't know how to inflict poxes of any kind. Heres my list of most hated Sports Teams. (Drum roll please) Dishonorable Mention: Chicago Blackhawks' date=' Dallas Stars, Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, Manchester United, Man City, University of Michigan, Ohio State, University of Iowa, Denver U, St. Cloud St. and Minnesota Gophers Hockey Only...actually a fan in everything else. #5... Detroit Tigers #4... North Dakota State (pick a sport) #3... Green Bay Packers #2... New York Yankees #1... Chicago White Sox I gotta say that I really hate the Yankees. My hatred for the Yankees burns with the heat of a thousand suns and they are a distant second.[/quote'] Word up RB. Yes, "Every other Year Alex Rios" is my creation, but I would not be surprised if it has been concocted in other regions (it is somewhat obvious). If you remember you gave me the AL - when it comes to AL central opponents, it was going to be tough assignment no matter which way you looked at it. I did the best with what I had and went for it. Once I seen you put out the Cincy Reds thread I had to get my end of the job completed no matter how much I dreaded it. I did put out a disclaimer with my beginning thread and the responses that followed.Let it be clear that the White Sox are my mortal enemy! (Disclaimer: This thread does not represent the true beliefs of Bark’s Lounge and cannot be used as leverage against any future Bark’s Lounge threads or blogs.)

My prediction - The Sox will win the division in the last week, crushing the hearts and souls of the D-Town elite. White Sox for life Yo! On the way to a WS Title! Here we come! (Disclaimer: This thread does not represent the true beliefs of Bark’s Lounge and cannot be used as leverage against any future Bark’s Lounge threads or blogs.)

As everyone knows - the conversion from relief pitcher to starting pitchers is going to bring a 3- MPH drop. If you are talking about a MPH drop within the season, it happens, arms get tired. He has continued to pitch effectively with good SO numbers. As far as the White Sox minor league system goes, I have nothing to say about that. It is classified. (Disclaimer: This thread does not represent the true beliefs of Bark’s Lounge and cannot be used as leverage against any future Bark’s Lounge threads or blogs.)

That would be great, but if we were to trade for Kenny Williams it would probably cost us Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Byron Buxton and Kyle Gibson as a throw in to that trade... it is tempting though? What the hell! Pull the trigger! (Disclaimer: This thread does not represent the true beliefs of Bark’s Lounge and cannot be used as leverage against any future Bark’s Lounge threads or blogs.)

Hmmm... This is a hard one to swallow, but for the sake of this thread I agree with you. Lex Talionis!!!! (Disclaimer: This thread does not represent the true beliefs of Bark’s Lounge and cannot be used as leverage against any future Bark’s Lounge threads or blogs.)

I'd love to see them do a 3 and out against someone like the A's or the O's and then crush and burn I am assuming "crush" meant "crash". I think you are wrong... The South Siders are on to World Series glory and Victory! (Disclaimer: This thread does not represent the true beliefs of Bark’s Lounge and cannot be used as leverage against any future Bark’s Lounge threads or blogs.)

Damn PFH. You need to get your dog to obedience school!

Lead by their charismatic and unfallible General Manager Kenny Williams and the upstart tactician extraordinaire Manager Robin Ventura the White Sox have re-entered the baseball scene as a power house baseball club destined for the playoffs and World Series glory. The Adonis Paul Konerko is the key to the White Sox’s offensive engines, helped out by the fiery, hardnosed Catcher AJ Pierzynski, meat and potatos slugger Adam Dunn, “Every Other Year” Alex Rios, and a handful of impact players that merit some mention – Gordan Beckham, Dayan Viciedo, Alexis Ramirez, Alejandro De Aza, and last but not least Kevin Youkilis. The starting pitching staff is anchored by the young phenom Chris Sale, Tough luck super star pitcher Jake Peavy, and followed by the solid if not spectacular efforts of Gavin “Christmas” Floyd, Jose Quintana, and former MN Twins Legend – Francisco Liriano. The bullpen is held down by the young flamethrower Addison Reed and his set-up guys are the outstanding Brett Myers, Matt Thornton, and the beast from North of the Border - Jesse Crain. The White Sox have the ammunition, but can they hit their targets this fall? My guess is YES, and they will pass the World Series Test! Opinions? (Disclaimer: This thread does not represent the true beliefs of Bark’s Lounge and cannot be used as leverage against any future Bark’s Lounge threads or blogs.)

I think the Reds are legitimate. They have a good pitching staff, lead by high upside starters Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos and have the best closer this year in Aroldis Chapman, with Marshall being the top set-up man. More importantly they have quality depth. The Reds offense seems to always be fairly decent. Maybe their offensive numbers are inflated because of the ballpark they play in, but you could use the opposite argument about some of their pitchers who are putting up outstanding numbers. Votto is a cream of the crop offensive force, followed by Jay Bruce. Ryan Ludwick is having a big year. Brandon Phillips is well, Brandon Phillips, which is a good thing at 2B. Todd Frazier is having an outstanding season replacing the oft injured Scott Rolen and OBP challenged OF Drew Stubbs and SS Zack Cozart have had their moments... positive and negative. If they won the World Series Championship, it would not be a shocker. To me at this moment in time, there really is no favorite to win the WSC. It's up for grabs among a handful of teams.

Nice Job RB. I really dig the humanist angle of your article.

It definitely would be a good story. Maybe a little more noteworthy than the BoSox Collapse of last season... that is the O's and Ray's making the playoffs and the Bronx Bombers out of it.

Awesome. Great Job!

Actually I think he is just making his point. Seems Kosher to me... Although I can't be sure. His vocabulary is bigger than mine. He might be ripping me or someone else a new one... or agreeing. I'm just not sure. I wish I would have taken my English classes more seriously in school. That makes two of us - but I do sense a negative overtone... maybe I am misreading it?

It's a long shot to say the least, but here's to hoping for Mr. Greenberg! Kudos to Jed Hoyer for entertaining the notion (sort of). I guess we'll see what happens.

Only if it is reference to "Han Solo".

Well... this thread started off well. Now it seems to be directed by an egomaniac and a participant who will not be wrong at all costs. It is... quite a shame.

I'd be on board with that. I just wanted to throw Pierre "Pigs Eye" Parrant some respect, as he was the bootlegger.

There has been a lot of talk about what will happen with the Beloit "Snappers" and if the Twins will move their low A team to a different city - St. Paul is one of the speculated destinations. What if they do indeed move to St. Paul (proposed Lower Town site) in a few years and share a stadium with the "Saints" - what in the world will be the team's name? What are your choices? I'll start with this - Pig's Eye "Bootleggers" of Saint Paul Let's have at it!!!

I think Lester was pulled back. As for Lester's value, I think it is still good - definitely not what it once was. I am probably not the best person to answer your question about how the Twins could pull off this theoretical waiver claim trade, but it would take a top pitching prospect who is fairly close to big league ready - something that the Twins do not have as of 8-31-12. Kyle Gibson of 2010 would probably have qualified for that designation, but that was then... this is now. I'll say 2010 Kyle Gibson, one of our very good OF prospects, and a low level minor leaguer with interesting upside.

You are correct... my bad.

Dude, did you see that orb? Oakland Coliseum must be haunted.

Thats because you are. Don't worry you can't drown in an oasis though. You can however drown in a pool on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. That isn't a metaphor or anything... I just think its odd that you can drown in a pool on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. Yo RB. Not to budge in and poop in your soup' date=' but I think you can drown in an Oasis... you can't drown in a Mirage. The rest of what you said was hilarious![/quote'] Oasis is a Pop/Rock band from England? Ahh... I see... My mistake.. The Homonym has got me again. Last winter this female co-worker came into my office and asked if she could use my office for some privacy. There were tears in her eyes. So I said... "absolutely... what's wrong? Anything I can do?". She said... "I can't stop gaining weight... I don't even want to go out in public anymore. I can't look in the mirror. I just sat in my chair and it broke. Everyone saw it happen... I'm so embarrassed". I didn't know what to say... I thought about who was going to pay for the chair but I smartly held my tongue and thought about what to say. It was an uncomfortable period of silence. She started to cry a little harder and choked up she says... "I should stop blubbering like this". That homonym got me... I replied... "we all blubber when our metabolism slows down". Jibber Jabbers! I am not sure what to make of the Oasis thing, Maybe it has all gone over my head, but I believe you could drown in an Oasis in the desert and a handful have probably drowned themselves in the band Oasis... so very, very unfortunate. I get the rest of it and if it is not fictional... ouch! RB, you are a breath of fresh air on this site - I very much enjoy what you bring to the table!

Hey Darin, don't take offense to the lack of responses. Tonight was not the night for your thread to inspire some thoughts and comments. 2 days ago it might have blown up. I guess it is the manic nature of this site. My choices are the following: #3 is likely #4 is my alternate I do believe a change in the Manager and his coaching staff could be a good thing, but the chances of that are not so good in my opinion.

It's never a party without you Top Gun. Thanks for chiming in!