Tonight the Sox begin their second series against the Oakland A's. The
first series was at The Cell and marked the return to Chicago of one of
baseballs best hitters, ever. I was at that game and saluted Frank
before his first AB. Frank's perpetual "foot in mouth disease" didn't
impede my respect for he accomplished in a Sox uniform. I was not
surprised to see Frank bash two HRs that night.

Following are a few comments from Phil Rogers column today, "Can't
doubt Thomas' Hall credentials after torrid season:"

"Thomas, the greatest hitter in White Sox history, won the MVP in 1993
and '94 and finished second in 2000, third in 1997 and third in 1991.

"Since the BBWAA started electing MVPs in 1931, only 10 other players
have finished in the top three at least five times. It's quite a list.

"Barry Bonds, nine times. Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle and
Henry Aaron, seven times. Willie Mays, Yogi Berra and Joe DiMaggio, six
times. Mike Schmidt, Alex Rodriguez and Thomas, five times.

"If Thomas somehow should slip into this year's top three, not out of
the question if he keeps hitting like he has recently, he will have as
many top-three seasons as Mays, DiMaggio and Berra. White Sox fans were
lucky to have seen him hit for so long, even if the outside noise made
it hard to focus on his skills after he won the batting title in 1997."

Take it easy on the Sox these next few games Frank.

DrCrawdad wrote:


Ok, Frank didn't heed my request. Fitting I guess that Frank tosses
some dirt on the grave of the '06 Sox.

Best wishes to Frank in the post-season. First I'll be rooting for the
AL Central teams in the post-season and then, as I almost always have
done, I'll root for the AL in the World Series.

In article <1158534323.198950.298370@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups. com>,
"DrCrawdad" <drcrawdad@gmail.com> wrote:


Biggest mistake the Sox ever made.

You don't treat a HOF guy like that.

He had a hell of a series, didn't he?

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noone wrote:

No, not the biggest mistake the Sox have made. They just won the World
Series in '05 and it was their first championship since 1917. They no
doubt made dozens of big mistakes in the years between 1917 and 2005.

Plus every team except for Oakland passed on Thomas. So the Sox
weren't alone in thinking he was done.


Oh, BS! How did the Sox treat Thomas wrong? Thomas is a future HOF,
but he's also a HOF complainer.

DrCrawdad wrote:

Stupid low-life, piece-of-shit, Packers fan! Who gives a shit about
your dumbass opinion?

DrCrawdad wrote:

Does he complain like a stupid asshole the roots for the Green Bay
Packers? I doubt it!

jeffreyalsip@gmail.com <jeffreyalsip@gmail.com> wrote:

Speaking of stupid assholes, Jeffey de Ass-Lip is number one on
everybody's list.

Dick

Say again? Your adjectives are definitely partial to a personal opinion -
you boorish hypocrit!
Jiffy's obviously gone. And so are all the fairweathered W.S. fans
:-(

T-Bone wrote:

It pains me to have to return here, and respond to personal flames. I
was hoping that my work, in this newsgroup, had been successfully
completed until next Spring.

The disappearance of the "fairweathered fans" is something that I
clearly and repeatedly predicted...indeed, I saw it as flat-out
inevitable. In fact, it was THESE fans (who crawled out from under
rocks at the season start...wearing black and white t-shirts and
saying, "I have been a Sox fan ALL OF MY LIFE!") that caused the
intense nausea that lead me to begin my posting barrage. Now they have
disappeared, because they never truly existed (as real Sox fans) in the
first place. It is possible that some of my posts helped them to
realize that they were making idiots out of themselves. It is
significant to note that I personally know hundreds of Cubs fans, and
note a single one has dropped his loyalty to the team...even in light
of the pathetic finish this season. The fact that the White Sox will
never achieve a loyal fan base, equal to that of the Cubs, is a topic
we have already discussed dozens of times this season.

There are a few of you, however, that have proven to be truly
nowledgable, and formidible, White Sox fans. It has been a real
pleasure trading blows with you. I apologize for having gotten most of
the attention...when you obviously put more research into your posts.
HOWEVER:

This Crawdaddy piece-of-shit publically declared that he is a fan of
the Green Bay Packers. That gives him credibility equal to that of a
crack whore. I archive every newsgroup that I partcipate in, so I have
his statement safely stored on one of my servers. I have every
intention of bringing this up next year, and every year from now until
the end of time. Whenever Crawdaddy shows his miserable (green and
yellow painted) face, I will be there to remind every reader that he is
a pathetic low-life cheese-head.

Until next season (don't make me come back in self-defense),
Jeffrey Alsip

Well, at least I can give you credit for feedback nonetheless.
Unlike all the other NG's activity, here I attempt to encourage others to be
responsive - sometimes tactfully, sometimes provocatively, sometimes
aggravatingly and other times sincerely. I feel quite frustrated because I
wish to chat baseball, particularly the White Sox. The common "excuse" for
what I've seen here is that there are better blogs and chat boards that are
well monitored, however I can tolerate utter stupity as well as repugnant -
X-rated language, etc. Sometimes posters throw stats in my face to refute
what I've posted - as if stats are all that matter. After all, who would
have taken the previous historical stats of Jermaine Dye (even '05's Derek
Lee) and followed up by commenting that his high powered '06 season would
have ever actually come to fruition?
As far as next season, I'll be posting under a different 'handle' so as to
eliminate the pigeonholed perception of my input.
Until then, this season isn't over and I've taken to Oakland to win it all.
I truly have appreciated all that Frank Thomas has done for the W.S. since
'90-91. I have debt of appreciation for the all-time White Sox slugger,
wherever he goes. As far as I'm concerned, when he left - it was as though
25-50% of the team was lost even though they are still have (had) the
potential to win it all. Hopefully, little changes will be made for next
year because how they "placed" this year is hardly understandable.

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