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A grand slam, a double, and 6 RBIs is a decent game. Carlos wanted more, though. Maybe we should make him angry again tonight.

Speaking of lineups, who'd a thunk last night's lineup would produce 11 runs?

Getting to .500 after the atrocious 1-4 start would be great. Then a series win in Cleveland puts us over .500!

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 09:48 AM) extending him after 2 good games is really shortsighted. Which is why I noted that it's way too early...

I was and still am surprised at the lack of support for Pierre. He's not the ideal lead-off guy, but he is a career .300 hitter, and he's got speed.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Apr 15, 2010 -> 08:58 AM) For 500k Andruw is gonna give us some great value with the long ball. Even if thats all he does. Agreed. It's way too early to say, but you have to wonder if KW isn't already looking to extend him. I have a feeling it won't be easy considering his agent. He'd make a nice DH next season.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 04:54 PM) 7 Kotsay 4 Beckham B Quentin 3 Konerko 5 Teahen 8 Rios 9 Jones 2 AJP 6 Vizquel Pierre will lead the league in outs if he plays everyday. His role has to be diminished. *scratches head* *stares at wall for a few minutes* *runs to the bathroom and vomits explosively*

What's encouraging is that the Sox scored 11 runs with a vomit-inducing lineup. Obviously Jones needs to play just about every day now, but Mark Kotsay should settle back on the bench, cross his legs, and cram a fistfull of sunflower seeds in his mouth. And Omar Vizquel should be a late inning defensive replacement...although I did like the Podsednik-esque "throw the bat at the ball" move.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 09:16 PM) I bet that's Mark Buehrle.

I'm sick and tired of seeing this team win. Damn Quentin and his grand slam! Enough with the good hitting, Mr. Jones! Knock it off, all of you!

Is it too early to start a thread (sorry, Steve) pleading KW to sign Jones to an extension?

The lineup is Ozzie's way of taking the attention away from his comments.

First talk about nuts, then there's love in the air...I'm a little uncomfortable.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 02:40 PM) So Ozzie will finally be managing "Ozzie Ball" tonight? I believe we are 3-4 when we hit a home run, 0-1 when he don't. I love this Ozzie Ball so far. There were some tones of sarcasm in that post. I don't imagine we will see a thread saying Ozzie 4-Eva!

QUOTE (MattZakrowski @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 02:07 PM) Preferably a baseball player too. Ah, good point.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 01:50 PM) this it true but lets also recognize that we need another stick if we are going to win this division. And a strong person to swing said stick.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 01:27 PM) Is that a place or a result of sexual activity?

That's probably enough nuts talk...

Ahhh...a thread of reason. I like it.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 11:35 AM) Let's stick it to those socialist commie nazi bastard canucks! And if they don't like it, they can go the hell back to their fuhrer in Russia! Wait. The Sox are playing Vancouver?

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 09:51 AM) Let's string together some hit, wake up those bats. Let's do it for America! *wipes tears from eyes* I'm on board! For the USA!

One of these days Ozzie will go too far. He came pretty close on this one, but like others have said, stupid stuff like this is almost laughed at when coming from Ozzie. It would be a HUGE news story if Ron Gardenhire or Jim Leyland said it.

QUOTE (SteveB23 @ Apr 14, 2010 -> 09:05 AM) Don't be so sensitive...all I'm saying is that in "White Sox Nation", team performance should be what matters most. I could care less what Ozzie says to the f**king media. They love to goad him into saying stupid things, then jump on him when he does. Whether you want to believe it or not, Ozzie is a great manager. IMO the Sox probably don't win the 2005 WS without him. Great manager, no. He has his moments, and he did a good job in 2005. I'm less convinced of his managerial abilities this year. I will say that he's a better choice than quite a few of the other managers out there, but he's not one of the best.

Ugh. You'd almost think Ozzie talks like this to get a reaction. "Hey look, it's me, crazy Ozzie." But, he actually is just speaking his mind...and that can be a bad thing sometimes.

Maybe we need more Tiggers to balance the Eeyores.