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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 03:19 AM) Well at least we fielded a competitive team for the first 2 weeks of the season. Haven't done that in a while. Sox getting blown out AGAIN. How come we NEVER blow anybody out ... or very rarely. Our team blows.

Web gem by their second baseman. Like I said, one out of four will be about right this series if we can get the one. This is a mismatch payroll wise and shows up on the scoreboard.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 02:57 AM) Yeah, Greg's right here...The guy had retired 8 in a row to start the inning and then retired the first guy as well, and had thrown ~80 pitches. There was no reason to even have the pen up there. Amen, brotha.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 02:52 AM) Ventura's decision making has been less than impressive this year. I can't believe he left Danks in this long. Most managers let their highly regarded pitchers try to go six innings. This is on Danks ... epic fail!

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 28, 2012 -> 01:47 AM) Don't worry, only 140 games or so left in his Sox career. It's hard to believe Beckham is this bad a hitter. He's Brian Anderson. Amazing.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 09:02 PM) We need a win Sox need to start winning at home before home turns into the pit it's been the past couple seasons. Even mediocre teams finish 10 over .500 at home. Start winning at home please, White Sox.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 06:44 PM) Santiago is going to have a few more chances at least. Have to wait now with Crain on DL. If you move Reed to closer, you are pretty short on proven right handed relief. Have to see what Axelrod brings to table. Nate Jones though has been decent so far. lol! If he blows the next save try it will be difficult to trot him out there again. It seems ridiculous to not try Thornton again. Sox can't afford to be blowing games with no margin for error this year. Already blown 2.

thanx, now i need ptatc's opinion.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 03:23 AM) What really should have been a nice evening for Konerko and Humber turned into something kind of sad and depressing...and that was before the game got out of hand. The 20,000 fans had to be miserable. Games where you are out of it early suck. At least they got the Viciedo bomb.

What a butt kicking. The Sox getting blown out. How come the Sox rarely blow anybody out?

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 01:58 AM) On the bright side, I don't think there is a single person who wouldn't have take being tied for first place 19 games into the season when the season started. As much as people hate my Ozzie posts and repetitive posts, I dislike the optimistic posts every night. Most of us know the standings. We also know the eye test is indicating the White Sox are a .500 team at best.

Boston with nine runs off Humber. Man is he rotten tonight.

That's why you don't want to give up on Viciedo. But his HRs are few and far between. That was a hard hit bomb.

This is why yesterday's loss was so painful. That was an automatic win ... now we down 7-1 at home in the third. Hangover?

If Sox are going to win tonight, need to score at least 3 this inning. Let's go Paulie, single to center please.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 01:18 AM) They're about to win a 4th straight and we're about to lose a 3rd straight...who sucks right now? Yeah, all I care about are the actual teams. Boston is way better than Baltimore; if we get 2 this series it will be amazing; I'd expect one win.

Would u guys be satisfied with one win this series considering the payrolls, team expectations, etc? If we can only beat Baltimore 1-4 then I don't like our chances in this series either.

What a crazy sport. Humber is as bad tonight as he was great the other night. Sox are getting in the habit of sucking at home again ... yikes.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 01:01 AM) It's so painful watching our young guys hit. Ventura has got to find a way to get Lilly in the lineup and not let Morel and Beckham bat consecutively. I agree. I mean 2B is a position where guys are a dime a dozen. Just play Lilly at 2B the rest of the year and let Gordon learn how to hit in AA or AAA. It's time for Lilly. Beckham simply is no good.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 12:59 AM) Viciedo and Morel really could have used those balls dropping. But, when you're going bad...those balls don't drop. I really wanted Tank's bloop to fall. Man Beckham is a wreck of a hitter. All he does is foul offerings off til it's time to make out. Man he sucks at this time.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 12:35 AM) My guess is Santiago might have had something to do with that. You can't fool the fans. They know our lineup is still corps-like, similar to a year ago, cept for Paulie. The team is irrelevant right now. People (except for us diehards) are sick of .500 or floating 1-2 games north or south of .500.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 07:37 PM) Some definite differences in how they handle the pitching staff for sure. Also Ozzie wouldn't pinch hit for veterans late in games. Robin doesn't seem to use the bunt as often early in a game. Good points. The pinch hit thing is definitely different. I can see what you are talking about there. Actually as a fan I like all 3 of those things. Not crazy about the bunt early in games, but situationally it's fine middle to late game. I don't see much difference in the pitching staff handling yet that you see.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 07:30 PM) What has Viciedo done to make anyone think he will be special though? Before last year's slump didn't he have a period where he raked the baseball? That period where everybody was clamoring for Sox to bring him up? Maybe that was 2 seasons ago now. When the Sox just wouldn't call him up and everybody blamed Ozzie cause he loved Juan.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 07:11 PM) It isn't going to happen. When you have a new manager, the tendency is going to be to compare him to the previous guy. It is going to be even more so when a guy goes out like Ozzie did. I guess. As far as in-game strategy, tell me how Ozzie differs from Robin. Not any difference as far as I can tell. There's been the same usual b****ing in the game threads w/out the personal attacks on the manager yet.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2012 -> 06:04 PM) It was the 14th inning and they had blown through most of the pen already. That game belonged to the closer, no matter who it was out of necessity. That is true. So true.