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I'm thoroughly disgusted now.

25 games in, and the 10-15 record doesn't really tell the story. If it weren't for Danks, Konerko, and Jones the record would be considerably worse.

2-4 road trip...about what I expected.

QUOTE (Baines3 @ May 2, 2010 -> 02:42 PM) This game is sickening. I wonder how long Ozzie is going to keep his job the way things are going. You'd think it can't be much longer, but I'd be willing to bet he's here to stay this eason.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 30, 2010 -> 02:05 PM) Ramirez SS (1:12 BB:SO) Beckham 2B Jones RF Konerko 1B Rios CF Quentin DH (LIES!) Teahen 3B Lucy C Pierre LF (LIES!) Garcia P Well, if the Sox pull out a win tonight with this lineup I suppose it'll boost confidence?

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Apr 30, 2010 -> 01:15 PM) See the Toronto game earlier in the season to find out. To use a very popular phrase here, small sample size. Obviously he struggled last time on regular rest. I suppose I should said that we should hope he can perform better this time on regular rest.

Let's see if Freddy can perform after normal rest between starts.

Not wanting to read anything into it, it does sound a bit like there have been discussions. I'm on the fence about the whole idea, but like the article said, it couldn't get any worse.

Thanks for posting this. Looks like it'll be a good series.

I was listening to the post-game show with Rongey yesterday, and a caller suggested Rios to lead-off and said many of the same things we discuss here. I was wondering if it was a SoxTalk poster.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 30, 2010 -> 08:01 AM) Or Gartrell, or De Aza. One of those three. I don't think I know anything about Gartrell. How did he perform in ST?

What if Quentin goes to the DL, which is not out of the question considering his history. Who would the Sox bring up? Danks2?

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 30, 2010 -> 07:48 AM) Outside of two months last year, Pierre has been the decline for the last few years. A year like this wasn't out of the question. Especially, in the A.L. Sure, but what we're seeing right now is not a decline, it's falling off a damn cliff. I'm still inclined to believe that he will recover...maybe not to a .280+ hitter, but he'll most likely be much better than he is right now.

Nice to see the bats wake up. And how about Konerko? Can he keep it up? Let's hope so. As far as Jenks, I always think about what Steve Stone says every time a closer comes in with a high ERA: That number doesn't matter for closers, what matters is saves/opportunities. I suppose I agree to a point, but a high ERA is going to lead to more blown saves. I've said this before and I'll say it again: Jenks was a better pitcher when he threw 97 mph fastballs and devastating curves. He's lost velocity in favor of more pitches, and it hasn't worked well for him. I for one cringe every time he comes in for a save when the Sox are only up by 1 or 2. Finally, thank you Ozzie for finally realizing that Juan Pierre needs to be moved from the lead-off spot.

Juan Pierre is not as bad as he looks right now. Look at his career stats. I know, I know, everyone's tired of hearing about his career stats. I agree that he's absolutely brutal right now, and Ozzie is finally making the right decision by moving him out of the lead-off spot. He needs to get his head on straight and get back to what he can do. Taking the pressure of the lead-off spot away can only help.

I would have thought that a sub-par game would make we want to stop following it and get some work done, but no...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 02:13 PM) The White Sox are a car wreck at this point. You just can't help but to look. It's almost laughable...almost.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 02:03 PM) 2-0. Both runs unearned. Ugh

Is it 1-0 or 2-0 Texas?

QUOTE (kane0730 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 01:58 PM) So does this entire team. This is going to be a long summer. Yeah. And I'm going to need more beer.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 01:58 PM) Let's play a game, it's called blame ozzie for everything Ooh! I wanna play!

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 01:06 PM) Good news about Kotsay batting today: the more ABs he gets, the close he'll be to getting DFA'ed. So, Ozzie, please, continue to play Kotsay. Once his BA drops to around .050 you'll HAVE to get rid of him. You'd hope so.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 12:50 PM) Quentin out with a strained hamstring. Kotsay in. Did he strain it "diving" for that ground rule double last night?

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 11:52 AM) thats the problem that I see. I dont know what he can really do right now since the damage was done in the offseason. signing matsui or vlad and having damon lead off over pierre i think would have made a huge difference but now its too late and there is not much to work with anymore. i dont think firing ozzie is all of a sudden going to make them a contender. i understand wanting to wait a little longer but do you really need to see anymore to recognize that this team is not good enough? would beating the royals really change your opinion? No, not at all. I agree that signing Damon, Matsui, or Vlad would have made a huge difference. It seemed that everyone was aware of the fact that the rotaing DH plan (especially with Kotsay being heavily involved) was a bad idea except for KW and Ozzie.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 11:45 AM) You aren't going to be able to make a real move until another month or so. Teams just don't deal players of merit right now. I know that real moves don't start until June or so, and that makes me think May could be a long and frustrating month if things keep up.