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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:59 AM) If Morel really has a bulging disk in his back, he should be on the DL. Don't understand why they're trying to let him play through it when it's obviously affecting every aspect of his game and not helping his confidence one iota. Amen. If he has a bulging disk, treat it. As far as this game, you have to admit it's a joke EVERYBODY in the league can bash Hochevar cept the Sox.

I"m going to watch Tank bat, then go eat. I'm at work.

The Royals have too many nicknames: Frenchie, Esky, Hos, Hoch, Gio to name a few.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2012 -> 01:48 AM) We're losing early, so this is an awesome game thread to post in because you can tell everyone how awful everything is and blame whoever you don't like in the org. Game threads like Wednesday and Friday are terrible threads to post in because the Sox got the lead early and got good pitching, so it's no one's fault that they're winning. That's why Wednesday and Friday each only got 174 posts while the games before that when the team was losing or fell behind had 400 and 500 posts, and this game is well over 100 in the 2nd inning. Or maybe by coincidence I was here for the start of the game and started posting and the Sox totally sucked the first inning. If the Sox had scored 3, people would be all happy. It's easy to be negative when it's 0-3 and Cy Hochevar isn't getting shelled yet. Sox could come back, sure they could, if Sale settles down and throws zeroes through six.

That sucked. I wanted to see Tank up with men on base against this hack.

We need some magic from the bottom of the order.

I think they just had Hal McRae on an "Our Time" commercial on the Royals' network here. If so, it's about time. McRae was a stud player for the Royals.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:36 AM) Thank you! You'd think this was Game 7 of the ALCS and we all bet $50k on the game... Sale was great that half inning. He musta not warmed up correctly or something. It would be nice to bash Hochevar second time through the order at least.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:34 AM) That was just a bizarre inning for Sale. I know the walks killed, but nothing was hit hard against him. Hosmer hit one about 30 feet, and Falus ball couldn't have been thrown into the OF any better. How many times do leadoff walks kill a pitcher, however?

QUOTE (kapzk @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:33 AM) Just when the pitching needs help the offense packs the bag and disappears It would have been nice to get the three back right away. Instead, Sale is right back out there after that disastrous inning.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:27 AM) Yep, he needs to trust that change-up against righties. He threw one good one that inning, so hopefully he gets a good feel for it as the game goes on. Doubtful he goes more than five innings at 45 pitches already.

That was huge. If that ball clears the fence or hits the wall, this game woulda been OVA. At 3-0, we can hope the ump squeezes Hoch as well and the bats are firing tonight.

I hope Hochevar gets squeezed as Sale did and I hope Luke lives up to his 9.00 ERA. 41 pitches and counting.

38 pitches and counting. Wowsie.

We can make excuses for Sale and the crowd tonight. Crowd: It's cold and rainy. Sale: Ump sucks. Beckham f***ed up. Royals with dink hits.

Sale might throw 50 pitches this inning. Wow. He's at 30 now.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:18 AM) Wow, can it start to rain again? That was Knoblauch-esque It also was Alan Bannister-esque.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:15 AM) This ump squeezing Sale. Baseball needs to fire all the umpires and rehire them on their own terms. If it's legal to do so. The strike zone is a disgrace to the sport.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:12 AM) He's around the zone...it's not like he's throwing it to the f***ing backstop. Sox were creeping too close to .500. Due to get boatraced tonight. Sale has nothing. Yikes.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:10 AM) Oh get out...he's fine... He's wild as hell.

Better get somebody up. He's not right.

QUOTE (Cali @ May 13, 2012 -> 12:08 AM) 3 strikes in a row called balls... jeez I do hate umpires. They invented their own strike zone as a big middle finger to baseball.

Sale wild as hell on the cold night. That walk will turn into a double. Dyson fast.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2012 -> 01:00 AM) Well, i guess you thought Juan Pierre was OK out there last year...so this does make sense... Seriously, alternate him and Konerko with offdays. The way Dunn is hitting, though, it would be awesome to see him get three games worth of at bats that series. Certainly he'd hit at least one monster bomb.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 12, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) Say what you want but I still think Pods can help a team Glad to see another Pods lover. I don't understand when Sox fans mock their own. The guy is a White Sox to be remembered through and thru.