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QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:37 PM) Cleveland will be the AL Central champs. better start focusing on that wildcard spot No, they won't. Sox are the better team and need to start playing there game. Things may work out tonight and this could be the win that gets the momentum back on the Sox side. And it may not be, regardless, Sox are a playoff caliber team and all they need to do is get back to basics and start executing. I have my fears that the staff has just been totally burned out, but hopefully thats not the case.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:37 PM) Ozzie wake up Freddy is s***ting so much now and hurting the team, get him out of there. Screw that. You take Freddy out now and you not only lose todays game but possibly tomorrow's and wednesdays.

Haffner...goodbye 4-0 Tribe Every mistake Freddy has made tonight has been hit a long way.

Welcome to Soxtalk. Great to have another Sox fan aboard

QUOTE(soxman352000 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:35 PM) I don't know what this team needs right now, but they better find it quick This game ain't over.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:32 PM) Like I said, Bonds told him he couldn't play that game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it was the right thing to do. Bonds needs to make sure he stays healthy. If he doesn't, the Giants have no chance this year or next year. That would of been like the Sox getting Maggs back last year and just running him out there for a week straight without a day off. Than when he got hurt again everyone would blame Ozzie. Bonds played and gets hurt, the whole world jumps on Moises. Fact is the guy is coming back and you got to be careful and treat him with care. Alou is doing the right thing and it takes courage on his part to do it. Sure it would be better if Bonds played every single game down the stretch, but thats not the best thing for Barry or the team in the long run (that includes any slim playoff hopes they have). Now go get em Frederico

Wouldn't call it clean, but it definately wasn't intentional. Pollard lowered his head right at the end and Brown was just going for the hit (wasn't looking at Marcus so he didn't realize he was gonna drill him in the helmet). Sometimes that happens in football. It was a nice hit by Brown, but you know he wasn't trying to hit him helmet to helmet. Brown plays the game hard, but he doesn't try to hurt others (well he may try to whallop them and make em concussed, but he ain't going to try and do it outside of the rules of the game).

Fudge...Dye whiffs on a good curveball that was down around the dirt.

Sox caught a break, hopefully they can capatilize and Dye can knock Paulie home. Its also the 1st runner the Sox have had in scoring position tonight. Come on JD, 2 out woodwork right here!!!!

Great AB by Konerko Now come on AJP, how about another basehit.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:24 PM) back to the subject of giving guys rest on the third game...did anyone notice how stupid alou is of SF for letting bonds rest when they played the third game against the SD the other day? i mean what is he tired? if i were SF fan i would hate that manager. win that game and they wouldve been 4 back at the time. yeah no prob give him the day of WTF? The Giants have more important things, like keeping Bonds healthy. No reason to have him get hurt. They got to ease things back, no matter how tempting it would be to let him play every day.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:21 PM) I do not care if everett homers here... where the f*** has ross gload been the last 17 years?!?!?!? I said it about 10 days ago, Gload should be playing everyday. He was looking good those couple games he got right after his callup. But he rubbed Ozzie the wrong way or something. Who knows, but I'm freaking disgusted at the Sox nonuse of him.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:19 PM) millwood has a pretty high pitch count too. not as much as freddie, but he's got to be pushing 50 Easily, imo. Sox have worked the count pretty much all day (which has been one of the lone pluses). Hopefully they'll notice he's been throwing 1st pitch fastballs all game and start making adjustments and get a little agressive (mainly going opposite way, because he has been living on the outside part of the plate). At the same time, I could see a vet like Millwood start throwing a lot of 1st pitch breaking balls the 2nd time through the order. On a random sidenote, JD is going to have a big hit this inning.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:16 PM) the sharp objects have been taken away from me for 10 days bridges are also off limits I'm starting to meditate when I swear. I'll drop an fbomb of some sort and than take some deep breaths to try and calm down. Somehow in my crazy mind I'm thinking it will have a positive effect on the Sox

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:17 PM) The ball's Peralta and Hafner hit in the 1st looked like they were gone. Especially HAfner's I didn't think Peralta's was, but Hafner's looked like trouble. Nice 1-2-3 Inning for Frederico Now its time to put a crooked number on the board Chicago. LETS GO WHITE SOX

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 05:16 PM) I guess it's Garcia or bust tonite Honestly its not a bad idea. Freddy has missed a couple times, but that last run got him because he (and Millwood for that fact) was getting squeezed on the Haffner AB. I'd knock more, but Milly has gotten squeezed on a few pitches himself. He's left the ball up in the middle of the plate and needs to work on getting it down. At the same time, the Sox need the big righty to buckle up and start rolling through and giving the Sox some innings while keeping the club in the game. Anything can happen and I for one still have faith. Sox have made some nice contact, gotten a few guys on board and should be able to run tonight off Millwood (I hope to hell Pods can get on his next time around...I think even he could still a base tonight).

Man the ball must not be carrying tonight. I swear those two balls (Crede's and Iguchi's) were HR's or at least basehits. On a sidenote, its time to bring some luck to this thread and game. COME ON WHITE SOX Lets get em 1-2-3 in the top half of the 4th and than put some runs up on the board (one at a time). None of this swinging for the fences every AB. LETS GO SOX!!!!!

Best recommendation would be to find a bar that has mlb ticket and head into there. Otherwise if you go to www.mlb.tv you should be able to purchase on game, but I'm no familiar with how to get around blackout restrictions.

ROFL...I read it in my school paper today. ARGH YA SCURVY BASTARDS

Thats badass. Listening to Hey Bulldog right now.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Sep 18, 2005 -> 09:27 PM) what a f***ing game! Us , Bear fans, were f***ing excited about this D for a reason! I laugh thus far. All my friends laughed at me. I waited till the very end of the draft and snagged the Bears defense for my fantasy team. This week, 33 points for my defense after Daunte (sucks ass) put up another horrid week for me (man I was an idiot to draft him). I the Bears and Sox and even those Bulls

Wow, Iowa's rated pretty high. They got a lot of talent and they definately have the bulk of their players coming back (would have Pierce back too, if he weren't such a screw up) so they should be one of the better teams in the big 10. We'll see if Alford can finally put it together. He'd of gotten canned last year if the team didn't unite and go on a pretty good run to earn themselves a bid into the tourney.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 18, 2005 -> 07:10 PM) I would be all over that deal. However, if the Sox were to pick up the tab on El Duque, and ship Marte and Sweeney over for Blalock, they might bite. El Duque still might be able to get something, I really beleive that. Either way, we should be on the phone with Texas this off-season. Or you deal Duque and a guy like Sean Tracey for another starting pitcher (one thats more attractive to Texas) and give Texas the pitcher we got for Duque/Tracey and than Sweeney. But I agree, they could consider Marte, Duque, Sweeney, but I have my doubts. I just don't think Duque is that good. Maybe get the Dodgers involved and snag Odalis Perez and let him be the centerpiece.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 18, 2005 -> 07:04 PM) Rangers will want Contreras, and not Duque. El Duque has absolutely no trade value this offseason. I would do Contreras, Marte, and Sweeney for Blalock and another player. That would significantly upgrade our offense, and we'd be getting maximum value out of Contreras. I'd do that as well. I should mention that Marte would be going as part of the deal with another stud pitcher. He would not be the stud pitcher. You are probably right on them preferring Contrers. Regardless, I'd like to make it a 3 team deal with the other team giving up a pitcher for prospects (obviously you would have one team thats in rebuilding mode, the Sox and the Rangers). Marte and Contreras would have them thinking though (along with Sweeney) and I think I'd do that deal, but only if the Sox are willing to pick up another starter (and send Duque elsewhere for a loogy).

Whose your avy Rowand? Thats an Intimidators jersey right?