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I'm not saying he's going to get injured, I'm just saying his shoulder will get tired in a few years. Big difference.
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If you think the Tiger's have a one-stud rotation, what do you think of other rotations? Sheesh. |
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Overlooking the fact that a "tired shoulder" is an injury for a pitcher, what exactly is your expert medical advice on this topic based on? Verlander's got just as clean of a bill of health as Sale does. Calling out and belittling people who regurgitate scouting reports that say one may be injured but turning around and proclaiming the other might be is hypocritical.
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![]() As for the Lakers, that's not exactly true. Yes, there were plenty of pundits all over them, but just as many were doubting based on the issues I've mentioned. The Tigers are consensus. Be honest, can you look at that rotation and not feel it's the best in baseball? Can you look at that lineup and not feel it's at least top three in baseball? |
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We had career years from several players last year and still came up short. I have not felt such a lack of buzz and excitment about the Sox for many years. Who is appealing and exciting about this current crew: Rios: our best all round position player but seems to lack the spark which makes him a fan favorite Beckham: a potential fan favorite, but does not hit well enough Cuban Missle: a solid, solid SS but not a superstar we hoped for Konerko: another very solid player for many years but second half declines are very concerning Tank: is he still a superstar in the making? Dunn: The worst AVE since Karko. Epic Fail, and obviously no one is going to the park to see the Donkey. Ugh. De Aza: one year wonder? Time will tell. The Catch: just a sub Flowers: if he can hit 22-25 HRS, count me a fan Klepp: a new fan club called the "klepomanicas", sure. We need better players. You can't fool Sox fans with this crap. ( our pitching is most likely better than league average, hooray.) |
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And that is absolutely not true about the Lakers. I can't definitively say that everyone was high on them coming into this season but to say it was split 50/50 is just bull****. The Tigers, I am sure, are no more consensus than LAL was. |
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I'm about as excited as last February.
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I'm sick of talking about the Tigers. This is supposed to be a thread about improving our team. But it seems like most people are content with the players on our roster. And that's troubling. This is not a very good team. Our lineup is relying heavily on an aging star who was amongst the worst hitters in the second half last year and two other "stars" who two years ago had the worst and second worst statistical seasons in the history of baseball. Our "young" positional core includes two middle infielders that can't hit all that well (and never will), a left fielder who can't make contact enough and has zero batting eye (great combination!), and a journeyman minor leaguer who put together one semi-decent season for a regular. Oh yeah. And Tyler Flowers, who is supposed to replace the best regular season we've ever had from a catcher. Despite the fact that if he hits .240 it'll be a freakin' miracle. Our rotation is better than that, but Danks is still probably a year away from being himself and Sale's arm is likely to explode before he hits arbitration. We REALLY need to add talent to this team. Core talent. Or it's going to be a devastating next half decade. |
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You are correct, last year at this time was also terrible and spirits were low.
However, even with so many things that went better than expected for us in 2012 the Sox failed in the end and did not ever inspire the fan base as it should have. My take is that we do not have the type of team that fans can really rally around and that we do not have enough of the type of players that the fans are loving. We have no Mojo. |
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Last February, another WSI Mod and I had lunch together. He and I readily agreed that there were too many pessimists at WSI about the upcoming 2012 season and that the Sox were definite contenders for the division. So, yes, there was excitement last February about the White Sox.
I won't reveal his name to protect him from slings and arrows. |
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Being optimistic for the sake of being optimistic is fool-hardy. That's exactly the kind of stuff that makes White Sox staffers look at our fan base and not feel like they're doing something wrong. This is a bad team as currently contstructed. You should be angry. |
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Our best positional players are in decline or have reached a plateau. It is a sad time to be a Sox fan. Something/someone must literally come out of LF to save this sorry situation. |
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