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The Sox will be 4-5 by tonight. Danks has his first win. And a new thread is started calling for the indefinite retention of Ozzie as Sox manager.

Yeah, we can argue the point of firing Ozzie or Ozzie resigning after every loss. Last night's loss was the result of stellar pitching, not necessarily a bad lineup. We all know there are concerns with the lineup, and we all know that Ozzie played a big part in creating the team as it is built now. If things continue to go badly, I imagine KW will do something. But calling for the head of Ozzie after 8 games and a 3-5 start is ridiculous.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 10:23 AM) Perhaps, but that doesn't have much to do with his recent "struggles". He walked two batters last night because of mild struggles with command, not because of the type of pitcher he is. If he was a two-pitch pitcher with higher velocity, he still would not have hit the strike zone. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but when Bobby retired all those batters in a row, he was beginning his change to a more versatile style of pitcher, right? There's no telling what kind of pitcher Bobby would be today had he not changed his style. Hell, he might have burnt himself out. Who knows. I see your point, but I wonder if his struggles would be as mighty if he was still the fireballer/wicked curve pitcher.

I've mentioned this before, and I still think it's true: Jenks was a better closer when he had his 100 mph heat and the deadly curve. I'm not saying it's not wise to diversify (especially to avoid arm damage), but I'm not sure Jenks has caught on to what Coop wanted from him. He seems timid with his curve, and his fastball is not as effective. He had some great pitches last night, and the change-up for the final strike was nice. He seems to get too selective after two outs...almost as if he's trying too hard.

Nice to see an extra inning win...especially on the road. I was impressed by Jones. He obviously can still hit. Last night's game was the first time I got to see Santos pitch. All I can say is wow. He's got nasty stuff. I'm moderately concerned, but not necessarily worried about Peavy. His next start will be very important. He needs to get back to the form he was in late last year.

It's way too early to panic. And it's way too early to start the Peavy bashing. I imagine (and hope) that we'll see him settle down over his next few starts, and the ERA will be whittled down. If he's still pitching like last night after two more starts, then we can start worrying.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 01:07 PM) Hopefully Alex has a big series. Four game series...let's see. 5-14, 2 BBs, 1 HR, 4 RBIs That would be nice.

Wonder what kind of reception Rios will get...if any.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 9, 2010 -> 02:32 PM) "Cut my milk!" "I can't. It's liquid, sir."

Sounds like the bats woke up a bit. Good news. Hopefully the momentum carries into Toronto!

Looking at the negatives right now would be very easy. There are some positives, however. The pitching has been good. Not necessarily stellar, but good. With some hits in the right places, this team is 3-2 or 4-1. Rios looks great. He's hitting the ball hard, which is something he didn't do at all last year. Konerko looks like he's on his way to another decent year. He could smack 30+ HRs. And, Quentin isn't hurt...yet.

I hardly think that 5 games into the season we could proclaim it over, but damn thing are looking bleak. I don't know if I've ever seen such an anemic offense. 4 or 5 more runs over the past 3 or 4 games could've resulted in a 3-2 record vs. 1-4. I know it won't be like this forever, but I'm a little concerned right now.

If I was at the game, he'd get a standing O from me his first at bat.

Lucky for me I'm up and out of the house by 5:30 every morning during the week. If I had time to eat cereal in the morning I'd be much larger than I am now...and have fewer teeth.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) I used to love Quisp. Anyone even remember that? I saw Quisp at Food 4 Less a while back.

One of the nice thing about having kids is always having a good selection of cereal in the house. And I'm talking about the good kind of cereal. Fruity Pebbles, Apple Jacks, Cap'n Crunch, etc. Thinking about that, I was wondering what the favorite cereals of SoxTalk nation are. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is one of my favorites, and I could devour an entire box on a Saturday morning while watching SportsCenter. But, one of my favorites from when I was a kid was the Vanilla Cookie Crisp. Why did they stop making it?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 8, 2010 -> 10:33 AM) Getting nothing done against their mediocre bullpen was very disconcerting. Indeed.

One can only hope Jones is playing tonight in place of Kotsay. I'm a fan of Kotsay...off the bench. Watching the game last night angered me, seeing him hit in the 5th spot. Peavy didn't have his best stuff last night, but giving up three runs is not atrocious. The offense needs to step it up now.

I caught up last night watching the latest episode on my DVR. I agree that the Desmond episodes are always solid. I'm slightly more confused after the latest, but that's not a bad thing. In the alternate timeline, when he landed safely in LA, he was working for Widmore and had no idea who Penny was. But in the island timeline, he was already in love with Penny and was abhored by Widmore, right? Maybe I'm getting my times mixed up, but are we to assume that these are two completely different timelines, not just different from the time of the crash?

Deadliest Catch is returning this month. I wonder how they will handle Capt. Phil's death.

Terrible tragedy. My dad was a coal miner in PA for ten years before huge layoffs forced our family to move to NC. He's said many times that he'd never go back, even for the money...and he worked in a notoriously safe mine. I cannot imagine what those people in WV are going through.

I was at work following the game via SoxTalk and Yahoo (and got very little work done). I finally just saw Buehrle's play. Holy s***!

Very encouraging opener.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Apr 5, 2010 -> 03:06 PM) Buehrle at 95 pitches, I think I take him out here even though he is cruising. The way he's pitching he could pitch a complete game with 115 pitches, but I agree. Maybe give him one batter then pull him. Let the fans give the ovation he deserves.

What a way to pitch the opener. I think that honor goes to Buehrle as long as he wants it.