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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 16, 2008 -> 09:53 AM) We know that Uribe's not a great hitter, but who else are you referring to as "brutal"??? Brutal = Uribe and then Konerko and Griffey right now I would consider brutal.

It was no doubt a horrible way to lose last night, but you guys have to expect s*** like this. We are not a complete baseball team at all since we have two brutal hitters every game at the bottom of the lineup, a depleted bullpen and inconsistent starters. We just need to get through this series, hopefully take the next two and remain tied or up one on the Twins. Look at their upcoming schedule, it's horrible and they suck on the road. They have played over their heads the entire year, they are bound for a bad streak because Denard Span and Brian Buscher are not .300+ hitters. They are gonna lose like 7/10 soon and the Sox just need to make sure they win at least 6/10 to get a little cushion. But since again this team is not even close to complete, they are gonna look like world-beaters one night and scum the next.

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QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 07:51 PM) Cabrera SS Pierzynski C Quentin LF Dye RF Thome DH Konerko 1B Swisher CF Ramirez 2B Uribe 3B VS Patterson LF Ellis 2B Thomas DH Gonzalez CF Cust RF Crosby SS Hannahan 3B Barton 1B Bowen C not having Anderson in CF is really gonna hurt us defensively this series, more than most others because the A's huge ballpark. Not sure I get why Anderson didn't get a start.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 07:51 PM) Was the homer far? Yeah, it was mashed. Prolly at least 10 rows deep.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 07:49 PM) Has Beckham been promoted yet? He needs to be demoted, he got out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 08:45 PM) Remember when the Cubs were bad on the road? 9 straight if they close this out. That HR really pissed me off, but we have stolen a few victories too this year, which made it a little less worse. Carrie Wood still has to get three outs. I've said it before, there is no team in the NL that can match their offense/pitching combination, let's just hope they aren't clicking in October.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 07:46 PM) Alexei kills lefties . He should be batting 2nd all 3 games. He needs the AB's to be eligible for the batting title. He needs the ABs, more importantly, because he is one of our best players.

I love me my Foulke!! If anyone has the picture from the Tigers brawl with Foulke bleeding, please post it as I think it was a cool pic.

Well the tie was shortlived. 4-2 Minny with no outs and still threatening.

3-3 for Slayer.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 07:01 PM) Wow, a huge error by Buscher to allow Mariners to tie it. This is my first time seeing Liriano since he returned, and I'm very unimpressed. His fastball is nothing anymore, not even close to the mid 90s.

Routine grounder to Buschler at third, goes through his legs with bases loaded and 2 outs. 2 runs score for Seattle. tied up.

QUOTE (scenario @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 07:06 PM) Beckham plate appearances tonight: 1st - walk 2nd - single 3rd - double Stud. It is pretty clear in his fourth at-bat, he is going to get the triple, then in the fourth the HR.

QUOTE (JFields27 @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 06:00 PM) Beckham is batting 1.000 right now! get him up to MLB! Haha, I agree!! Put him at third. Seriously though, this guy is not going to have a hard time adjusting to wood bats because he did so well in the Cape Cod League last year. Plus, after not playing live baseball for near two months, he isn't rusty at all it seems. I would love this kid to just rake and finally have another top 50 prospect.

Good eye from Slayer, well not really probably if the Hickory pitcher walked everybody he faced.

QUOTE (Omnipotent Grab @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) Check BAs splits, he is worse against lefties than righties. That goes for most of the team except for Paulie, Alexei and Toby. BAs OPS vs. lefties = .871 BAs OPS vs. righties = .631. KGs OPS vs. lefties = .676 KGs OPS vs. righties = .803 BA is pretty damn good against lefties even though his average isn't too good agaisnt them, especially since he is a legit deep threat against them. Plus. his GG caliber defense in Oakland is huge because of how big that outfield is.

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QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 03:22 PM) Let's get BA some time in that outfield. The less Griffey having to cover that ground, the better. Couldn't agree more. With three lefties pitching for Oakland, he could hit well and especially with the huge outfield in Oakland, BA is needed for his range. I would love BA to start all three games.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 07:27 AM) Not to mention Corwin Malone, Rauch, Jim Parque, Danny Wright and Lorenzo Barcelo, to name five more pitchers that were projected to be contributors. Didn't Tyler Lumsden have a lot of health issues not long after signing with the Sox, also? The whole football/athlete thing didn't work very well with Brian West, either. Was he at LSU or he gave up a scholarship for football to LSU to sign with the Sox? Can't remember. He passed on a scholarship from Texas A&M to be a linebacker.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 10:34 AM) Casey Blake plays very good defense? News to me he plays solid D (only 13 errors this season) but he seems to make the clutch plays especially against us.

I want Casey Blake. He can hit well in the clutch, plays very good D and seems like a good clubhouse guy. I would rather no see Fields and his shotty D and I think he has been messed up mentally since last year (not sure how but I think it has happened). If the Sox are too be consistent next season offensively, we can't have .220 hitters in the lineup.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 14, 2008 -> 05:41 PM) Twins blocked us, no surprise there. I'll consider it a blessing in disguise. I don't want him and his salary for next year.

I AM IN!!

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