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Watch out for the hit and run here with Escobar.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 07:25 PM) I'm confused why the bullpen wasn't up if they were letting him start the inning. They were, I thought. Still feels like one of those times they should just let Jones start an inning.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 07:24 PM) Get him out of there. I'm quite confused as to why they let him start this inning.

Nice job by Hector, hopefully he won't be in line for the loss after this inning.

Time to bring a reliever in. Can't keep walking the #9 hitter.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) Having Youk, Alexei and Dunn all out of the line-up isn't exactly helping matters. Alexei should have just blamed it on Bears traffic. Hopefully everything's ok with Youk's wife/baby.

Guthrie has nothing at all today, but against this split-squad lineup, he's surviving.

Gas!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 08:06 PM) Two hits given up to righties on screwballs. One to Perez, one to Escobar. Perez has killed the Sox so far this year on offspeed pitches.

Ugh, way too easy for Guthrie (who has nothing compared to his previous 2 starts vs the Sox).

Jose Lopez looks like an automatic 5-3 at the plate. What an awful approach he currently has.

Nicely done!

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 06:53 PM) Robin could have moved him to the 9th spot. Instead he leaves him there, which means more ABs for probably the worst hitter on the team. I'm sure someone will say Parent or Cooper is responsible for the lineup

AJ should have known from watching Rios' fly ball that the ball isn't carrying today.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 07:47 PM) So far we've got: 1) Alexei not showing up on time for the game 2) Olmedo not being able to execute a bunt 3) DeAza not taking out the catcher blocking the plate 4) No hitting with RISP 5) AJ calling a homer out of the box and not running all out after contact and getting picked off between 1st and 2nd 6) Batting Olmedo 2nd

Santiago not even close in that AB. Always a bad idea to walk the #9 hitter.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 07:43 PM) Hey, look, another mistake from AJ. Run out of the box, jackass. I have no idea why he even considered running to 2nd on that one.

Just pissing away runs right now. Viciedo again can't deliver against the RHP. Free Dan Johnson!

More terrible baseball by the White Sox

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 07:30 PM) We seem to lack basic common sense when creating the lineup sheet. To win this division we will need to overcome bumbling. Does Ventura know he's allowed to change the entire lineup if there's a late scratch? It just makes no sense at all to have the worst hitter on the roster batting 2nd. And then trying to play for one run in the first inning is just ridiculous as well.

More awful execution

I can't believe they are batting him 2nd

Stop bunting!

Attendance is ridiculously low today

QUOTE (MEANS @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 12:38 AM) that missed call at home had me soooooo pissed off, then D2 got me even more mad, thankfully they pulled it off. Sale looked great today once he started throwing first pitch strikes. I wonder if there's a correlation between Parent getting ejected and Sale pitching better? With the rumors of Parent calling the pitches (especially with Flowers on the mound), maybe there was better flow with someone else calling the pitches.