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Great post Hibbard. I cannot believe people are b****ing about Ozzie sitting Paulie and Rios the same day when WE WON THE GAME. What the f*** difference does it make? We won. And like you said it worked on Sunday as well. Bottom line is you can second guess 10 decisions in any loss and now Sox fans are second guessing decisions in victories which makes absolutely no sense. In answer to your question, a lot of the credit should go to Ozzie. Firing him was not the answer. He knows the game of baseball in and out and has a great feel for players.

What's it like to be Randy Williams? I assume every day he thinks he's going to get people out and become good and reality hits him in the face every time he takes the mound. At least he makes a zillion dollars and probably has had the best looking women all his life.

Oh I know that. The real word consists of working for a paycheck with little praise, lots of criticism and the payoff that check you get every 2 weeks. That's why Oz is laughing all the way to the bank with the criticism he gets. His checks are HUGE.

We might get no hit in the playoffs with this wacky team.

We need Viciedo's bat. Hopefully Oz figures that out and plays him a lot. Randy Williams stinks. He is horrible. But he is not alone. Most teams have 1-3 horrific relievers.

Juan won me over with the hit against the Cubs. A no hitter against them really truly would have sucked. Also I may be mistaken but it seems like he's been getting on base 2-3 time a game a lot of late. And the good D in left is great. He's OK. I would rather have somebody else next year, though, but he's won me over even though I guess his RBI totals are horrific.

Thanks. I appreciate any and all love on here.

Wow, we need to have better luck against Lilly. How the hell did he almost no-hit us? We need to hit that guy, cause Dempster and Zambrano might be really tough.

I remember one person saying once they liked my paragraph or lack of it style. So at least one doesn't mind it.

That post you are responding to with the above quote is one of the funniest posts of all time or saddest if you want to look at it that way. Modern sports is all about winning and winning easy. Nobody wants to put in the sweat. Sox did it nice and efficient in 05, losing just one postseason game after almost melting away in September. I can see why somebody would be out, though. If you base it on a punchless offense and fact we haven't proven anything except the series we beat Detroit 2 of 3 and split with the Rays, then I can understand that.

Is Viciedo the big bat we need? Can CQ start f***ing hitting consistently? Can AJ get the average back to .290 territory? Will Beckham start hitting the ball? Will Kenny get creative and add a DH and drop that worthless turd Jones and turn Kotsay into only a pinch hitter? Can the Sox trade Teahen somehow so he doesn't ruin the mojo when he comes back? Go SOX!

I'm on the fence, but pleasantly surprised and happy the Sox have hit .500. It's true the Braves have a damn good team so this should be a big series. And it's true we have to prove we can beat AL teams. The s***ty Royals in past seasons have had stretches where they've won a lot of games against NL teams and then resumed AL play by reverting immediately to being the Royals. I will say I never ever thought this team would sniff .500 and I applaud the team for that, especially a team with so many bad batting averages. Real bad batting averages.

As much as I love Jenks, there's nothing wrong with letting Putz or Thornton close once in a while. If Ozzie feels the vibe on a given day, I trust that vibe. Today mighta been the day Bobby failed. Good job, Oz, going with Putz for whatever reason.

I think this is an excellent point. Would they really trade Dunn? If so, why would they? I'd love to have him, even tho it's another hitter that faces the dreaded shift when he bats.

OK. I'm not the only person who has doubted this team.

Great job, Putz. Excellent sweep. Never thought we could have a road trip like that. We did. .500 is a great accomplishment after such a horrendous start. Good game again! Paulie rocks.

Nice job Putz. Yu da man so far.

Nice job, though there by Putz. Keep it goin.

If we had to go with Putz, I'd have preferred another inning of Matt.

Stoney giving Oz some well deserved love. Nice hit, Rios!

Cmon Rios. Little single.

I know. I'm willing to admit when I'm wrong/unfair. I hated on Omar. Many won't do the same regarding guys they hate.

Sox need another hit with RISP. Big run.

Omar is really good for an old guy.

Would that have been gone in the Cell? Nice job, Matt. Good eighth inning.