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rats. AJ needs to rip one into the seats somehow.

Paulie is trying to hit a home run me thinks. We need a single.

Uh, oh ... ichiro

I heard Hawk say that big picture comment, and that's absolutely ridiculous. You need to make the playoffs before you can start planning the playoffs. If we were to lose this game tonight, a 7 game lead isn't a sure thing. I think Hawk knows a little baseball. How do you know our relief corps would have gotten out of the inning. It's easy to second guess, but the game is still tied and we still should win the game.

I still can't understand how people can say Ozzie is a good manager. He's a good cheerleader, terrible manager. He is a good manager. To lead a team with a lot of deficiencies with this kinda record means he's doing a good job.

We're still gonna win (knock on wood) and Oz's faith in El Duque may pay off when it counts ... in the playoffs!

Well, we won 2 of 3 and still are nine or 10 up in the loss column over the Tribe. Do any of the people who were freaking out and saying we suck and have no chance feel at all stupid today???? Relax and have some confidence in THE SOX! I was glad to see that locked post that says some players check out the boards. That's pretty cool. We might start to suck again but we are in control of the division and some people make it seem we are as bad as the Royals!

It's not pessimism, it's fear. We're all scared s***less that the Sox are going to blow it. Bulls***. I'm not scared s***less. Geez, can't some people get a grip. We're going to win the damn division (knock on wood). I am not scared. I'm happy it's baseball season and we're in the hunt. My god.

Seriously, though, any team that starts Blum at first and Ozuna at third is in pretty sad shape. I'm oh, so in, but that's a damn good line! I agree.

The naysayers are gonna get sick of me the next few weeks because I refuse to lose faith and abandon ship. BRING BACK PODS. p.s. good game freddie; keep it up.

But Irish, The trade deadline is passed. There are no options. Enjoy the ride; we are gonna right the ship.

However, I believe we have absolutely no chance of making the playoffs --no chance??? no chance??? you are wrong.

I know we suck right now but why the negativity here? Why can't we posters right the ship with our positive vibrations?? Negativity helps nobody. We suck now but we are what we are. It could be worse, it could be January 5 with no baseball and sub zero temps. ENJOY THE REST OF THE SEASON!!! we're still gonna win it.

I got lots of hope. But indeed there is the chance we could not make the playoffs. As many games as we got up the first half, sure we could lose just as many and blow it the second half. I don't think it'll happen, though. I am a believer. I hope the Sox still believe. I think they do. Oz will pull us through.

I'm in, of course. But today is the first day I've mentally realized that we could blow the lead. We play teams in our own division so many times, that it's possible yes we could blow this lead. However I most certainly am IN. I'm just amazed our division title and playoff spot now appears to be uncertain.

I'm old enough to remember Harry. He was great, absolutely great. In fact, one of his sidekicks got fired after one season. I can't remember the guy's name, but he was not an ex jock. It was back when they had 2 real trained announcer types. There was a rain delay in a doubleheader and I was listening and I heard the most incredible half hour "conversation" between Harry and the sidekick to kill the rain delay. The team sucked that year and they were so critical the sidekick was replaced after the season. They couldn't replace Harry. Harry ripped the team for firing his sidekick. I know it's because of that rain delay conversation when they for 30 minutes blasted everybody on the team, front office, etc. I was amazed. Harry was incredible.

The Sox need to suck it up and regroup, and I think they will. Me too. We ain't gonna blow the 15 game lead. If we do, well our franchise is history.

in fact i bet we get swept by the yankees and go into the baggy dome with our tales between our legs. many cub fans are mocking me saying we are the repeat of the '69 Cubs. And sadly im starting to be scared that something like that can happen. cmon, show some stones. have faith. don't tell me we sox fans are becoming wimps and giving up.

Point well taken, daa; it is frustrating.

Your standards seem a little low to me. Monster year for Iguchi? He's been very solid, but monster year? No. I meant at the time, fathom. When Oz made the MVP comment and Iggy was hitting the deep ball as well as hitting what 290 or so at the time?

Everyone knew we needed offensive help. We lost one of our most dangerous hitters in Frank Thomas, and didn't do a single f***ing thing to replace his production. Putting Everett in the starting lineup severely depleted our bench, and Everett should not be anywhere close to the number 3 spot in the order. --Fathom I don't know about that. Everett and Dye were considered to be having pretty good years; AJ having a big year. Also Crede was starting to hit and Iguchi having monster year. Is Anderson the answer?

daa don't judge the bug bite thing. WE here have no idea of how bad that was. Trust the medical staff a bit, dude. Cmon; get a grip. You can't assume dye was a puss cause he didn't play with those bites.

He had months to get a Bat. But he listened to Ozzie and the chemistry line. Well we are beyond the waiver deadline and we got no help. Now he might get shutout because of this. I still keep going back to Soxfest when KW talked about saving money on Fas in the offseason was like putting money in the bank for the stretch run in June/July. It would give us flexibility. Geoff Blumm is not what I had in mind when he said that comment. --good point southside, but you gotta admit at 36 games over .500 it didn't look like we needed too much. If Everett, Dye, Crede, Iggy, AJ, Paulie, et. all keep hitting like this we might blow the big division lead, but I still say we'll get back on track. I just wish Hermy would have not given up the ninth inn. homer; that woulda been nice to win since it's gonna be tough to snap our funk vs. New York.

Losing home game after home game is not good. As long as we make the playoffs we have a chance. We gotta ride this out. What else can we do?

I'm not panicking. I'm actually glad we will have suffered a losing streak this season. We've gotta face some adversity. We do have some weaknesses but if we don't have dead arms and can be healthy we have as good a chance as anybody. That's big ifs, though. We may be pretty banged up.