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QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:12 AM) If we don't win the division it's because we choked it away. The tigers suck. We just kept them in it too long by struggling against garbage and having our O go bad this week. That's not how the media will report it though (which is what I thought greg was asking about)

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:11 AM) Will this be big news if we blow the division after getting the lead up to 3 games or is it ho hum, the Tigers are great and finally playing to their potential? 100% the Tigers started playing to their potential will be the story.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:09 AM) Who should be ranked higher next week? Kansas State or Notre Dame? Kansas State has been more impressive, but they'll probably both be in the 8-9 range.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:07 AM) Wow, this thread is youg-ly. Anyway, I hope Rick Hahn will be allowed to do what he wants in the offseason. Well, the Sox haven't won since Hahn was "promoted", and they've also lost 4 straight since playoff tickets went on sale, I believe

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:04 AM) There's no way he hustled out of the box, he makes his poor speed a self fulfilling prophecy by never running hard Stop being so negative

Heck of a game Adam

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 02:59 AM) Would anyone have a problem with PK being the DH and Dunn playing first? I really think he's better when he plays the field Dunn's played a better first base this year as well

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 02:56 AM) At some point it would be nice to see the sox look to balance the equation a bit with our offense. It's the same issue as we have seen for years. When we click we hit home runs and score in bunches. When we go cold it's a series of pop ups and almost warning track shots. We need to be able to sustain the ability to score to help out the pitching. It can't be where the pitching has to be perfect to win. Look at what we've become. A pitcher has a qs and we lament what a bad outing he had. 4 runs and we start to look at tomorrow's matchups. That's sad. The offense needs to pick it up now. I said this earlier today, but it seems like the offense shuts it down for the season with about 2 months left every year for far too long

Balta, any resources that would show what the Sox are hitting with RISP this month?

QUOTE (danman31 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:46 AM) Yep. I sure hope everyone blew off that waste of a ND-Mich game for the actually really good games between ranked teams going on. Clemson and Fla St are both top 5 teams, IMO

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 02:49 AM) Haren just dominating our lefties when it counts He's been good vs lefties this year. Righties have crushed him. Almost as drastic of reverse splits as you'll see.

Sox just flat out suck with RISP these days. Haren had nothing tonight, and they still can only get 1 run in 5 innings.

Nice job Q! Had to get 5 outs that inning.

Holy s***, this is pathetic by the umps. Looks like Angel didn't care for Ventura arguing with another ump.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 02:32 AM) Pitch f/x says last pitch to Trout was a strike. The pitches Haren has got called were probably 4-5 inches farther outside than that

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 02:31 AM) I would have felt better if the Sox drafted him. Ha, awesome post

Wow, that 3-2 was clearly a strike based on how he was calling crap for Haren earlier.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 02:29 AM) THAT WAS A STRIKE Angel Hernandez and his crew always suck

QUOTE (SouthSidePride05 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:27 AM) Hawk probably would've gone on another epic rant if it weren't for Stoney stepping in and explaining the Ump's call. Ump's call was 100% wrong. There's a few first baseman who play off the base and then shuffle back on a pickoff throw.

Just walk Trout

He calls that a balk, but didn't call the runner out for running onto the infield grass?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 02:09 AM) Um, how was that 0-1 pitch to De Aza a strike? Ok, someone's getting tossed tonight. This was predicted after the 5th pitch of the game.

That's a HORRIBLE balk call

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:22 AM) I'll add Peavy and Dunn to that. Maybe the Sox need to stop blowing a lot of money on the DH spot and spend it elsewhere. I'd gladly pay David Ortiz for the next two years what Dunn's going to make.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:17 AM) The Sox have spent a lot of money. Unfortunately it's been a lot of bad money. I wonder if attendance would have went up with the signing of Pujols. The only truly awful money on the books now is Danks, and at the time of the extension, it seemed like a good deal for the Sox.