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Those 2 catches ... wow. I love Sergio, but wow, he better buy Lilly a few beers. Matt still isn't dealing at all. Paulie with the bit hit again.

If this was a boxing match, Vancouver would be up big on points. I'm still holding out hope we can slop in a goal to tie it?

Crawford has been amazing; we're not even testting Luongo.

Maybe you are right about Hawks being tired. No offense still. Not crisp.

My god. We catch a break. STart playing Hawks!! This series can be yours.

Penalty shot, oh no.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 03:53 AM) The difference is one team can keep the puck in the zone and the other team lets every puck get by them. My hockey knowledge is not deep enough to really get critical here, but I just dont understand what the Hawks defensemen are doing on offense. They just have to keep those pucks in the zone. Yes, this game so far for sure. It hasn't been that way the last 3 games, however. This game, the Canucks are playing like the Canucks. The Hawks are teetering on the brink of it being OVA. It probably should be 4-0 right now. Crawford was amazing in period No. 2. It definitely should be 2-0 at least, that's why I still think we have a chance. If the Hawks play like they want it and tie it up ... wow. Do we all agree it's OVA if Vancouver takes a 2-0 lead?

QUOTE (bulokis @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 03:50 AM) Vancouver is playing more desperate. Hawks better wake up if not for Crawford we be down by more than a goal I would agree with that. Vancouver is playing for keeps. Thing is, at 1-0, if we could slop in a goal in the third, all bets are off. Might shake them a bit and their fans.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 03:47 AM) Vancouver is just deeper than us, we are exhausted. Maybe. I don't know about the exhausted thing. The offense has certainly sucked, however.

The bad news after two periods is ... • Hawks have been outplayed and outhustled with so few scoring opportunities. The good news is ... • Only down 1-0, still have a chance. Crawford can't keep this up forever, however. Canucks are going to score again if they keep up this frenetic pace. Hawks have to score early in the third. It's been all Vancouver so far, YET IT'S ONLY 1-0!

WTF. That was a barrage of shots by Vanc.

Offense has been pretty lousy since Luongo returned last game. That goal we got was amazing in Game Six. We're not testing him much.

Crawford! Cmon, help him out and get this tied.

Crawford's on fire. We got no offense, though.

Don't like what I'm seeing. We fall behind 2-0 we're dead.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 02:45 AM) No, they really don't. I have a feeling Girardi looked at Granderson's career numbers against Thornton, and decided to bunt. Then why it is written in the manager's book, 'play to tie at home and win on the road.' teams bunt in that situation.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 02:32 AM) He bunted to get to Tex and A ROD not Omar and Pierre. So what, every manager bunts in that situation no matter what and yet Oz gets ripped by Sox fans on here when he does it.

Oz gets no credit for this win? He managed very very well in a game the offense stunk again. By the way, yes the Yankees bunted in the ninth inning as Oz also woulda done. People think Oz is so different. It called for a bunt so NY bunted.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 02:16 AM) It wasn't a defensive sub He still deserves credit for having Lilly in rf.

QUOTE (Real @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 03:10 AM) We lose that game with CQ in RF I guess Ozzie isn't so dumb after all, putting Lilly in right for the ninth. Kudos to you, Ozzie! and Lilly!

Beckham

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 05:18 AM) After 5 years of not criticizing Ozzie and basically letting things fly because he won the World Series, even I have come to the point where Im just tired. Just one day a season I want to feel that we are going to out manage the other team. Badger you sound like a guy who had a bad day. Go grab a Schlitz in honor of Chicago/Wisconsin natives.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 05:16 AM) I have no problem with blow back. I just get annoyed when my point isnt coming across clearly and then I end up having to try and respond to several points at once, which I then get lazy and just blur everything together, which makes it even less coherent. But then I stop caring because its just a message board argument and I know at minimum I wont say anything to bury myself. Not to mention the game was going on and I was just hoping that Ozzie didnt some how find a way to snatch defeat from victory again. As for Santos compared to Soria. Im not saying Santos should never go 4,5 or 6 outs, Im just saying today, his first save at yankee stadium while the Sox are really struggling, is not the day I give him a difficult save. Maybe after he has 5-10 saves I start to give him a longer rope, but today, I give him every chance to succeed. Yup, your points are well taken.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 03:46 AM) Yeup, exactly my thought process. That building is going to deflate if we can manage the first goal. If they put one in the back of the net first though, everything changes. Yes yes yes. I hope this team is fired up out of its goard. For some reason I don't think the Canucks are deflated like one of the columnists said. They still are playing the Hawks, the reigning champs, albeit a shadow of last year's team. If we do get the first goal, however, the fans might be thinking about the epic choke after being up 3-0.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 04:36 AM) I said his argument was dumb, and most of that was because the poster doesnt seem to understand my argument, which makes his argument back make no sense to me. Once we realized that neither of us are on the same page, it hasnt been a thing. It has nothing to do with Ozzie, Santos or anything other than what I have seen in my life. I feel that I have seen players get messed up due to blown save situations, and after watching Thornton fail so hard, I just would be extra cautious with Santos. I stand by what I said, Ozzie shouldnt have put Santos in during the 8th if he planned to use him as the closer in the 9th. I would not have done it. The Sox won, Im glad to be wrong, I just think that we need to have a much better plan in the future. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 05:05 AM) Not expecting anyone to agree with me at all. Had an annoying day, and instead of my normal "Im not going to get involved" attitude, I decided that I was going to say what I felt. It happens once every 5 years, I stopped getting involved a long time ago, and for the most part I stick with that, but every once in a while a brief moment in time happens where I just cant stop myself. As for the second part, of course. Even a ball boy arguably has more contact with the White Sox than an average fan on a message board. But that doesnt mean that I as an average fan on a message board, dont have the right to make a logical argument about why that manager may have made a bad decision. Otherwise, why have the message board. If I just wanted to congratulate myself on my own brilliance Id start a blog or become a sports journalist (zing haha). No need to apologize Badger. It's interesting to watch other people get in 'fights' on here after all the fights I got in last year. I can totally see your point. Normally I might agree. It's just that I've wanted Santos to be the 'closer' for a while now and I know Soria with the Royals used to have four and five out saves a lot, so I was glad to see Ozz go to Santos, even tho as you say, Crain could have been used in the 8th. Soria, though, has had several one and a half inning saves for the inept Royals.