Whitewashed in '05

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 09:06 PM) Yeah, I'm wondering how long people will still act like they're not worried about the Indians and Twins. The Indians and Twins have had no problems coming back in games lately, while we must be batting like .050 after the 7th inning. Well the thing is with that is that we haven't been facing mediocre bullpens so to speak. A lot of our success has come out in the late innings, right now if we don't get it done early were done.

The only thing you can hope for is a close game tomorrow where the sox come out on top. Any type of close game where the sox win and leave confident is good, right now things are looking sort of blum.

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:51 PM) We saw it happen to the Nationals, there magical season and now they are struggling with the wild card. we may very well be seeing the same from these white sox. i think we were riding on some big time luck and now they dont got any. our pitching is supposed to shutout every game to win it seems. Well when your hitting is the worse in the league (easily) and your pitching is on a semi slump your not going to get many breaks. Especially when umps don't call anything close to the zone a strike unless its down the middle. I know I know don't blame the losing streak on the umps but you can't tell me that they've been fair either.

You know what sucks? When you think you need a break from watching baseball because you can't take the frustration then you do it anyway... thats me.

:headshake mercy mercy mercy...

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:37 PM) Check the OBP for this team. And look where it ranks in the AL, we are not a patient team. We are a bung of swing monkeys. The minute a pitch is remotely near the plate we are hacking. No working the count, no taking a walk. I understand that but damn don't you think after being in a rut and not really improving that they would some how adjust? It's depressing for gods sake.

Anyone else a little bummed out Mussina held us down? Pretty much all our hitters had to do tonight is be patient, Yanks are and their getting stuff going their way. All I can do is shake my head.

They SUCK right now. I just got home, wtf happened to Buehrle?? Hes been getting f***in rocked out there his past few starts. This team blows right now, sure we shouldn't have lost 4 in a row but we also shouldn't be getting f***in swept by the Twins and Nick Punto.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:14 PM) AND THAT PROBABLY MEANS NO TIMO!!!! Gooch put together a few hits vs Santana last time so Blum or Ozuna better not be at 2nd.

I was at the game yesterday and planned everything out fine. The game would end no later than 10pm that way I could get home get ready for school and work next day, just hope no extra inning s*** happens...well you guys know the story and I didn't leave until the end of the game. I didn't get to bed until 2 am that sucked AND we lost. The whole night I had these 4 stupid Twin fans, everytime Lew Ford came up they kept saying "LEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW" I got tired of them and said it along with them except with a little change, I said "lewwwwwwwwwwwwsor!!!" f***in Twins fans. Stop this 4 game skid Buehrle and lets kick their asses. Too bad I will be unable to see this game and won't know who won until I get home.

Go White Sox is all I can say. I hope Freddy has a good day tomorrow at the cell, and I hope Radke has a terrible day. Also, good luck to Brian Anderson tomorrow if he does play.

QUOTE(marsh @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 10:03 PM) If, and that's an if because none of us know whether crede took into consideration his back at that play, but if he did, that's horses***. he's got a running start at mauer who's stationairy and concentrating on catching the ball. If he's pussyfooting around him so he won't get hurt then he should be on the bench. Oh wow, im running full speed towards someone and my bad back never crosses my mind... Let me run into him and see what happens. Why don't we bench him, or why didn't he plow him over so we can have Blum and Ozuna start at 3rd for the rest of the season, smart decision.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 10:00 PM) Ozzie really oughta take a chair, put it in left, and lead it off. Chair>Timo LOL I hope he can do better than that. Maybe Harold will throw on that jersey for us tomorrow.

QUOTE(marsh @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:55 PM) I disagree, if crede is sidestepping mauer in that situation because of his back then he has no business playing. You either go all out or you sit on the bench. maybe it wouldn't have mattered but if chemistry has any importance whatsoever he knocks mauer on his ass. Oh bulls***! Don't f***ing criticise Crede for not trying to take out Mauer.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:48 PM) I still say the play that showed how this team played tonight happened earlier. Crede has a close play at the plate, he should of plowed over the catcher. That would of energized our team more than anything. Not only does it show the twins we can play hard, but it shows that we are the new badass on the block. But crede slows down as he gets to the plate, then tries some around move and is tagged out by 3 feet. If he plowed over Mauer its a closer play and gives us a chance to score. That to me, was a big tell in this game. His back will bother him probably the rest of his career, if you were Crede would you risk f***ing up your back more to blow down a catcher whose a lot bigger than you? Yes I would love for him to plow Mauer but it didn't happen and I am not gonna punish him for it. Cora should've held him.

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:42 PM) I thought Contreras pitched decent just that he didnt get the close putches like Lohse did which led to Lew Ford driving in those runs cause alot of those were close. Though Im glad he gutted it out and saved our bullpen. Contreras took a f***ing s***, in a tight game like that he allowed 9 Twins on base. When was the last time the Twins did that s***? Last season?? They f***ing suck offensivley and that s*** shouldn't had happened. He f***ing sucked, we are lucky he saved our bullpen some innings because he flat out sucked and let them take the lead.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:37 PM) What's defined as heart though? I define heart as playing with emotion. I define heart as playing with intensity, as playing with the willingness to beat the opposing team not matter what. When you play with heart you dig as hard as you can to the next base wether you think its gonna be a close play or not. If this team shows up tomorrow like they want revenge for today, stealing bases, lighting up Radke who is a big part of the Twins, and doing the right things to win the ballgame, I will see that as heart. There is no excuse for them to be playing like they are now just because they are in first. What was Ozzie's reply to the question the reporter asked him about Pods and Gooch not have anything to do with them playing lethargic? If a damn reporter can see it guys, its damn f***ing obvious.

I really hope they go out and play with some heart tomorrow, that will shut all of us up.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:30 PM) Oh. sorry. DIdn't realize managers got dumber when the calendar turned. Do they have a chip in their head? Actually for letting our team play like this for as long as it has, he has been dumber. Ozzie can be just as guilty as he is non guilty for the players not performing, but his stupid ass decisions can decide the outcome of the game before its played.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:28 PM) Pods impact on this team was overrated the first half of the season. It was our pitching that carried us. Pods doesn't have a very high run scored total this season. Don't be so sure of yourself, our offense has been even worse now that hes not on base. Not trying to take any credit away from the pitching but you can't take any away from Pods either.

QUOTE(ottawa_sox @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:26 PM) We need a healthy Pods getting on....stealing........being advanced by Gooch.....being plated by the big boys. End of 1st, we are leading and excited. This is the way it was drawn up and when Pods comes back (healthy), we should see more of the same. Pressure offense ...... make the other guys play scared. Speed puts a lot of pressure on the opposing team, when you put Timo and Uribe 1 and 2 don't expect them to be shaking in their visitors boots. --Oh and besides, don't you just love those averages for the 1,2 punch and KO??

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:23 PM) Don't forget our managers get severely out-managed by the opposition. or what about leaving Marte Partay out there to face a LH because of his gut feeling and not listening to what the stats are yelling at you about.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:18 PM) I'm a diehard Sox fan, but I'm also a baseball "expert". I'll say this (and I'm sure I'll be bashed): I have absolutely no clue how the Sox are 12 games up on the Indians, and 15 on the Twins. It's one of the most pleasant surprises I've ever had in sports, because this is not a great Sox team we're talking about. The sox have good pitching and horrible offense, we all know that. The thing is, there have been so many times this season where their clutch hit wins the game. What happens when the clutch hit doesn't bring in the game winner but requires another clutch hit to deliver the game winner? The first clutch his only serves to keep the game going, but with horrible offense and "automatic outs" as we like to call them, how the hell is the game gonna be won? I really hope if not this game that by the end of this series they have will have a conference because they have been horrid.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:13 PM) How is it horrible? Did that not happen? It's horrible how so many people are blinded by the fast start and won't just admit s*** is going wrong with this team. Hey man im with you but you just overloaded my brain thinking about that one. I am also not denying this team is playing like s*** since I have been saying it even when they do win. I see "I love this f***ing team" being posted so damn much and I don't see why. They do need to get their s*** straight.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Aug 15, 2005 -> 09:09 PM) How is it fun when you know our offense can't even score runs on Kyle Loshe?? Oh god, please this is horrible. Lets take it one game at a time.