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119 pitches for Contreras right now. This is a freaking joke. We are winning by 4, no reason to do this.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 07:16 PM) The bullpen is spent. Unfortunately for Contreras his pitch count and the temperature are pretty much the same right now. Riske still scares me in tight situations. Ya, I'm not too confident in Riske. He's a solid back of the pen guy.

QUOTE(BamaDoc @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 07:15 PM) Why is Contreras still in? 106 pitches starting the inning. I don't like this...Mac hasn't pitched in a few days, ride him out and stretch his arm. No need to push our starters any more. They've been pushed enough this year.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 06:58 PM) Thats not the point. You can complain about him all you want, but in nearly every single post of yours, there's something about him sucking, even though he's doing quite well as of late. Agreed. Its one thing to make a legitimate point...its another to constantly whine and add nothing. The posts aren't well thought of and just ridiculous. QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 07:01 PM) Haha. So true. Every guy has to have a mancrush, mine just happens to be Brian Anderson. Ask my friends; they'll tell you. Its true...just ask a lot of the Rowand fans.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 06:32 PM) I'm just grateful we got the good Thome this season. He's been better and more consistent than I thought he would be this season. People forget how many 3 run homers he hit for us earlier in the year that gave us enough cushion to win. I don't want it to sound like I don't like Thome. I just think Paulie and Dye are more valuable. Thome is a big reason why we are where we are and its not fair for me to blame a player for our own manager changing his strategy. Just like its unfair for us to blame Mackowiak for being in CF or even hoping we'd trade for an everyday CF since it would put an end to Mack ever playing CF. Or the idea of not standing pat with our rotation and being proactive and seeing what Brandon could do. The bottom line is, we don't trade Javy at a poor value to make room for Brandon, if we like Brandon, the manager needs to make that call and try to spice things up, just like the manager needs to get his head out of his butt and play Anderson 6 games a week and just like the manager needs to try more hit and runs with guys like AJ, Guchi and even Dye.

Quick 1-2-3 inning for Count. He needed that and hopefully he can get a few more of those and end this game on a positive note. He hasn't been bad, he's just not pitching as agressive (throwing strikes) as he was earlier this year and for a large chunk of last year.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 06:23 PM) I love Thome's approach. He walks a ton. Homers a ton. Strikes out a ton. Most of his at-bats wind up at 3-2, and he's got no problem taking a walk if he's gotta. Dye wouldn't be anywhere near this good this year without Thome in the lineup, IMO. This is his career year, I think. I consider him an acceptable verison of Adam Dunn (who I think is absolute GARBAGE). I don't think you play winning baseball with these guys unless you have some good baseball players around em. I prefer all around players and I think in general, the best teams in baseball are usually filled with those type of guys. However, Thome is able to hit for a solid average which and since he's DH'ing he isn't playing terrible defense (like Dunn) so he's a nice part of the lineup.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 06:15 PM) You'd take Gload's over Thome? Different strokes for different folks, but, while I appreciate Ross a lot, I'd rather Thome, thanks. I'd take Gload's approach over Konerko's every once in a while, but not too often. Thome's just something special in our lineup. I despite Thome's approach. Like the guy and I think he's made the rest of our hitters really good, but what he does doesn't add up. His numbers are ridiculously good though. I'm not a fan of pure sluggers. I'll take Dyes and Konerko's and with Thome Ozzie has gotten way too pathetic as a manager.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 06:14 PM) Count's given up 3 runs in the first 2 innings? What's going on? He's not the ace everyone thought he was and hasn't been ever since he screwed aroudn with all the extra arm angles (not just the couple he used to throw at opponents).

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 06:13 PM) That was my first thought. I'll take Gload's approach. I think it will do good things. He's being rewarded right now (although its cause Thome/Konerko had some injuries) and he's responding quite well. He's really got as good of an approach as any hitter on this team.

Anderson flies out to deep left center.

There, Crede made up for that double play with a 2 run homer.

Dye just hits a BOMB to left center and they got back the run Uribe's error gave up.

That error was costly, but Jose has been crap anyway so it doesn't matter. He needs to start pitching good cause he's been mediocre since a few starts before his streak ended.

Cintron hit an absolutely bomb for a 2 run shot.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 05:42 PM) GRINDER RULE NUMBER 232: When you get an early lead.............give it right back..........comebacks are more fun anyway.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 05:41 PM) And we're living or dying with it....super. It was the right thing to do. Unless we could have acquired another leadoff hitter/left fielder to replace Pods.

Gload saves a bad throw from Uribe and we turn two.

QUOTE(Whitewashed in @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 05:40 PM) One of the most irritating things besides leaving runners stranded is having our pitching give the runs right back after we score. Its what this team does best. What a joke...HBP and now its 3-2. This team sucks.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 05:39 PM) farmer: "he could have caught that ball" I just rewinded it and watched it again. Most left fielders make that with ease. That ball hung up and he just walked in and started back tracking right at the end playing it fo fall.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 05:38 PM) That seemed to hang up in the air while Pods slowly jogged towards it. Thats because he's horrible.

Costa with a good AB (yeahh Fullerton, boo white sox). Pods fishing backs up on the ball. Real good Scotty

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 05:35 PM) If that was Mack who got it on a hop we'd see 10 posts on how Brian would have caught it. Nah, that was as clean of a single as it gets. Darn...a foot more and its in play for Gload and we'd have two down.

Worse thing..we get runs and we probably give em up. Bases juiced with 1 down. It be nice to turn a timely DP. We did it so well last year, but this year we are the ones hitting into em.

Walk and two on here.