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Gotta go to church but I'd expect many personal messages in my inbox congratulating me on Bobby Freaking Jenks! Adios.

How can you not love Bobby Jenks? Whiffs one with hook; blazing heat to end game. Bob Jenks!!!

Stand up n root Bobby on.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 08:17 PM) This game makes me want to puke. Outside of the 5th, we've been disgustingly bad. I sort of agree. Not a great game.

Answer to the thread: "A stud." Now close the thread.

exactly Bmags. Bobby did nothing to ignite them. Baseball is day to day. The Sox NEVER get ignited by something like that nor do other teams.

Good point, Kev, but it's frustrating they always seem to beat us. I hate the Twinks more and more. Sorry for the negativity tonight.

QUOTE (Ranger @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 04:06 AM) I'm pretty sure that guy was attempting to be funny by trying to sound like an insane caller. I don't think he really believed what he said. If he meant it, though, God bless him. He's really not, man. If you were watching LaRussa on a daily basis, you'd be scratching your head at quite a bit of what he does. Then you'd realize Ozzie isn't all that different from most managers as for as the perceived insanity of his moves. He's not stupid and, actually, he's fairly standard in terms of his decisions. The problem is that he says crazy stuff and so people tend to think he doesn't know what he's doing when it comes to baseball. Trust me, though, he's forgotten a lot more than we'll ever know. You are right Ranger. You haven't been around a lot lately. A lot of Ozzie displeasure/hate on here. I agree with everything Ranger said on Oz!

IMO, they kicked our ass that entire series as they usually do. Bobby didn't give them any significant mojo more than they always have. The Twins beat us 3-4 w/out Morneau. They own us. Thanks to Thome we won that playoff game which we only won because of the coin flip.

Yeah, good post. That is about right. I know this doesn't belong in this thread. But I'm pissed. The Twins have won 7 freaking games in a row. I'm sick of them. They are too good every single year only to suck in the playoffs.

What about my Bill Madlock comparison? I thought I'd be roasted over the coals or praised universally on here by now for that observation.

If we make Teahen the primary third baseman, I firmly believe this team will lose all mojo it had and will finish six to eight games behind the Twinks who are going to be very very difficult to beat no matter what. It's not like this guy is a good enough player to just have the Sox say, "Welcome back to third base. It's yours. We realize Omar was a vacuum there, but we want to put you and your hole-infested glove and mediocre to slightly above average bat in the lineup on a daily basis."

Royals still want to deal Jose Guillen after he clears waivers or gets claimed by a team on waivers, it was said before the game tonight. I would not have been against acquiring Ankiel. Was he the lefthanded bat we should have acquired? Yost, by the way, loves Getz.

I thought there'd be more complaining about our hitting tonight vs. the A's on a night we made no improvement in the offense. We're 0-1 post trade deadline.

I think he can be a much better hitter than Uribe. I've seen some people are comparing him to Uribe. Is he Bill Madlock revisited?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 04:12 AM) Ozzie has just as much, if not more, influence over the roster than KW. JR is not even relevant here. So are you telling me you predict Lillibridge will be on the roster soon over Viciedo? That means our organization has rocks for brains. And if I was JR I'd be relevant here. He's the owner and anybody with a brain can see Viciedo is contributing and has the ability to contribute big time where as Lillibridge has no role except pinch hit/pinch run. If ever an owner had a right to give input or at least sit in on the meeting between the clashing Oz/KW duo, it is Reinsdorf. If he stays completely out of all baseball decisions, that's pretty dumb IMO especially with GM/manager who don't get along.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 01:59 AM) Getting Teahen back and having him DH against righties will be huge for the Sox, imo. He can also play some RF and obviously do a little bit better defensively than Dayan at 3B. First of all, I'm not as high on Teahen as you might be. But second of all, Oz is not going to DH him against righties. It's Kotsay's job. Oz worships Kotsay and probably figures intangibles wise that he's a reason we are in first (soon to be in second I'm afraid, though).

Is it only Ozzie's call? If so that is kind of dumb. I love Oz but he is not the commissioner of baseball. He's our manager. Does KW and even baseball fan/owner Jerry have any say in this?? It's pretty apparent to me there is possible use for Viciedo; despite Lillibridge's nice at bats, he's not needed upon Teahen's return. Too bad the beat writers didn't ask KW today about whether Viciedo will stick with the team the rest of the year. Maybe it's assumed he will?

Why can't the Sox send Lillibridge down? It's not like the guy is needed to be a defensive replacement. I don't see why the Sox just don't send him down. Seriously, why do we need him on the roster if you are deciding between he and Viciedo?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:30 PM) Make. Kotsay. A. Bench. Coach. Even Kotsay should understand a reduced role. He doesn't deserve to play. He can pinch hit. Send down Lilly. Why in the world do we need Lilly up here now that we have Teahen back? Lilly is not a great fielder or anything. Kotsay equal pinch hitter; Dayan 3B/DH; Teahen DH; Omar 3B most of the time.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 09:02 PM) My 5-year old son is really into baseball, the Sox in particular. He was at the kitchen table eating a bowl of cereal this morning, looks up, and asks me, "why does AJ Pierzynski always swing at the first pitch?" I laughed and assumed I might have said something like that and he remembered. I asked him if that was the case and he said "no, I remember that game against the Indians where he got up with runners on and hit into a DP on the first pitch." Granted, he is really into baseball, but for a 5 year old to notice this really tells you something. Wow. I'm speechless. At 5?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:31 PM) I'd personally like to see Teahen and Viciedo platoon at DH with Omar at 3rd when Mark comes back. If you want to put Mark in RF and give CQ some DH appearances to try to keep him healthy on days righties pitch, I'm fine with that since Teahen can't be any worse than Carlos out there. Anything like that works. I wouldn't want a straight platoon cause Teahen will get way too many at bats. Viciedo is a much better option. Teahen I still think is buzzkill.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:29 PM) I know the clubhouse is important, but Kotsay sucks and his position there shouldn't matter. I agree with you but I don't see Ozzie making that move since he was a player and looks at the clubhouse thing.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:27 PM) Soon I hope. I'd like to see him in right field. Are you serious? Remember this post when you see how bad he is for us out there. He's not a good outfielder as KC fans know all too well.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:25 PM) When does Teahen come back again? If Kotsay is DFA'd when that happens and Viciedo is on the team, at least I'd have reason to think our team has some semblance of logic about it's everyday players. True, but Kotsay is beloved in the clubhouse. He won't be DFA'd. We have to pray Lilly is sent down.