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The crazy thing is we swept Detroit and were up 3 in the loss column and we had life. Then we have no life. It's really bizarre. I've been wrong before, but I really truly am assuming 3 losses in the dome. I think the season is here in KC. If we lose all 3 we're out of gas, kaput, done. However will we turn it on and kick their ass? I have no clue.

big comeback win for the twins; will it spur them to the title? maybe

Caulfield why would you care about that? No disrespect but who gives a f*** about season tix sales. If we do not make the playoffs, it will be a major disappointment that will take us all a while to get over. The injuries will be the excuse that will ultimately pacify us all. CQ might have made a difference. Losing 3 of 4 in NY was not good but hardly unexpected. Losing 2 of 3 or all 3 to KC would really suck but who cares if it affects tix sales. Let Jerry worry bout that.

We can't expect the Twins to tank every night. As badly as we are playing, I continue to expect a sweep in Minnie. The question is can we win two of three vs. KC? We're not going to sweep KC. Nothing would surprise me there except a sweep by our Sox. I don't think that will happen; any other result would not surprise me, even us getting swept. Tony why do you think some hope we drop to 1.5. I don't believe that. We're just playing like s*** with the pennant on the line. That just sucks.

We definitely tanked in NY and will not sweep the Royals. The question is ... will be do s*** against the Royals? That was a pathetic overall effort in New York winning just one, pathetic. I would hope we could take two of three, but who knows?

If we make it and CQ can play, that might give us a major boost as well. So many ifs with this team. I think everybody's hope is we squeak in and find that playoff magic again. I mean Thome, Paulie, CQ, Alexei, even Griffey or Swish could get red hot when the bright lights are on. Maybe the starters will be on fire and the bullpen sees Joe Morgan in the pressbox and remembers they are the best bullpen in baseball. I just hope we get there and see what happens.

That is darn true. It's why what our starters did in 05 postseason is so amazing.

MacDougal is a joke, a big, tall joke. If we don't win the division, please send all former KC Royals packing. Get rid of all of them PLEASE.

I'm trying to enjoy it, but something in the back of my mind is telling me we are going to regret not playing a bit better baseball and taking advantage of the Twins' current stretch of s***tiness. Head to head for 3 games in Minnie. I hope we bring our A games. Can Vazzy beat Musina?

That's funny how two third basemen are in the top 7. Except for those 2 haven't the Sox had a horrid history of 3rd basemen?

Yeah, me too. We're pretty much doing the expected every night. 2-2 in this series is about the best anybody with common sense would have hoped for us. 1-3 will be sad no matter what the Twinks do. If the Twins do wind up sweeping us at the s***dome and we don't win it, we certainly have nobody to blame but ourselves (and injuries if you want to go that route).

Wow, no bats for us and no bullpen tonight again. Wonder if Oz should have used the Thornton, Jenks combo again. They are the only two usable relievers. We might regret not taking advantage of the Twinks' slump when their fans are going nuts soon against us in the Humptydome. WIthout reading the thread, who got all the blame tonight?

I agree with chisoxfan. I don't get the love for Swisher. I've been holding hope that he might at some point carry us whether down the stretch or hopefully if we make the postseason. Because of his personality I don't hate him, but he's not been a good acquisition yet.

I love Fisk. What a stud.

Good post caulfield, but if Clayton gets lit up as expected and Twins win, it's back to nailbiting time. I love your analysis, but it's one day at a time. Anything can happen. Ask the Brew Crew who suddenly are what nine games out and a half back in the wildcard.

Swish does suck, but maybe he's our good luck charm. We can only hope.

That's a good problem to have. All those guys are studs. Without Danks and Floyd's excellence this year we'd really be hosed as evidenced by the fact we have to trot Clayton out there again.

I like that one. I got an email from a die hard, unjaded Soxfan buddy of mine today who does not read the sometimes critical message boards. "As a Sox fan, I am proud of the way our Pale Hose have played this year with the injuries. This is a shell of the team that left Spring Training, and yet they are still in first by 1.5 games and have a chance to go to the playoffs. All it takes is to get there and anything can happen in a 5 or 7 game series. Believe it or not, I like our chances with our experience from 2005. "I think we'll hold on. All we need is to win one game in Minnesota and they'll only gain one game. Who knows, maybe we'll have to play that make-up game against Detroit to decide it. We get the playoff against the Twins in Chi-town, too. All could be big factors. Fun year, but intense! Go Sox!"

Poor Josh. Horrible season after last year's good one. I hope he can bounce back next year. With Crede gone, he'll have the real opportunity to win the job at third base.

Since there's always a lot of b****ing on here after we lose, including from me, I thought this was a nice tribute to post about Gavin. Written by Howie Rumberg, Associated Press Sports Writer New York — Gavin Floyd refused to give in to Jason Giambi as the Yankees’ slugger fouled off pitch after pitch with the bases loaded in the fifth inning. Eighth pitch, ninth pitch, 10th, Floyd kept thinking to himself, “I’m going to get him.” And he did. Floyd struck out Giambi on the 12th pitch of the at-bat, the highlight of a gritty seven-inning performance that helped the AL Central-leading White Sox beat New York 6-2 Tuesday night. “I think that’s when this kid started to become a man,” White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said of his 25-year-old ace in the making. “Every time we are bleeding this guy gives us a chance to win the game.” Hope Gavin had a Bud or MGD after the game to celebrate a nice job.

Uribe has been great. I want to see confirmation his locker was cleared out. That would be sort of startling. He's been a great member of the White Sox. Hate to see him go out that way.

I know what you are saying but it's pretty bad when the only time Oz will ever be able to use this guy is when 2 lefties are coming up. Then half the time they'll pinch hit anyway. There must be some horrible relief pitchers in minor league baseball if guys like Logan, Wasserman, Ramirez get looks from big league teams. My god.

They truly do suck. The "bad" Dotel is horrific also. I don't know what we can do unless we just decide to go with Thornton and Jenks until their arms fall off and throw Linebrink in there as well and I guess Carrasco though I think he is meat as well. One thing is for sure: Wasserman, Logan and Ramirez should not face another batter the rest of the season. There is absolutely no reason for them to throw a pitch. Who is our batting practice pitcher? Maybe that guy would like to try.

Twins lost; we blow prime opportunity again to put some distance on this before the dreaded series at the Twinkdome. Our record is great; our team is weird. Can we somehow split this series?

Great post Kalapse, but the reason I question Dotel's head is tonight for example. That inside burner he threw for the strikeout was amazing. Then the next pitch was belt high meat for the home run. His first two pitches to the first batter he faced were unhittable. The next four pitches were not even close to the strike zone. Weird. Maybe it is all because of what you said about innings, but I don't understand why some pitches are so nasty.