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Lucky lucky lucky...he misplayed that.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 02:58 AM) This couldn't be more wrong. Look at his spray chart. Carry on with the crying though. You do it well. You know they have no power at all to the opposite field?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 02:57 AM) One of the greatest pinch hits of all time though. Francona's comment was great

Way to go Johnson. Someone hit a homer please!

Be a hero, Johnson! Also means Dunn is probably out for a while.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 02:53 AM) It would be nice for Rios to get a hit in Detroit. He has no chance if he keeps hitting it in the air to center/right. Doesn't have the power needed to do that successfully. Alexei and Rios have to stay on top more and start driving it to LF again.

AJ is not going to react well if he's the last out and Valverde is dancing on the mound.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 02:49 AM) Sox have a lot of home games left. They hit at home. Stop watching if being in first place bothers you so much. Sounds funny, but tomorrow night's game might be the biggest game of the season. If they go out and lose badly and crowd seems to turn on them, it could get ugly quickly next week. If they go out and slug the hell out of the ball and get some momentum, then things set up well for the next 10 games.

I'm sure these ESPN announcers will say how fun Valverde's routine is.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 03:44 AM) Well, it's not like this one will make his contract click. There won't be a more important game for him to keep the deficit short in. What? You could easily bring in Veal to face Boesch here. If he's going to finish a game, let it be cause Reed is fatigued/injured or he had to pitch in an extra inning game, etc.

If he finishes this game, how far away is he from the goal?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 03:41 AM) It's like Coop is trying to get him the money. Very stupid

You have to be f***ing kidding me. Myers in to finish the game.

I can't believe the Sox thought Septimo was a better option as a LOOGY all year than Veal.

Myers better not be pitching this inning

Why don't they show Kenny now?

"He defies everything you know about baseball". Ha

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 03:31 AM) Sure they are the better team, but the Sox had put themselves in a position of power by beating teams better than the White Sox. They were in position where one win would have had them in great shape. They lose all 3. Even if you don't have the better team you can win a game or two. The Royals just took 3 from them. Are the Royals the better team? Of course not. Tigers are a completely different monster at home compared to on the road. Sox also had to face 2 of the best pitchers on the planet over the last few months. KC didn't have to face Scherzer.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 03:30 AM) Youkilis has a 1.195 OPS at home and coming into tonight, a .180 batting average and .568 OPS on the road. Padres and Rockies don't have splits that radically different. So many red flags with him not to bring him back next year.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 02:25 AM) Nothing you can really say about it. It is what it is. Not even really mad or upset, what did we realistically expect after losing the first two games?? I was way angrier in 2005 with the Indians charging hard and when the team was throwing away games in 2006 and 2010 (the Thome game). I flat out believe Tigers are the better, deeper team now. No shame in that, but I know a lot of people don't believe they're the better team.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 03:24 AM) What would you call it? They have led the division pretty much all year. They just got swept by the team behind them. They played like s*** in Baltimore. Make no mistake, they are choking. They've lost to teams playing better baseball this week. Tigers have been simply sensational on the road, and I know people will point to the Tigers/KC series as proof they were slumping, but all three of those games were extremely fluky losses.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 03:21 AM) He hit .231 with a sub 700 Ops in August. Yet we keep trotting him out there in the 4 hole. Wise gets bumped to the 3 hole because our manager is incapable of creativity. Dunn hit 3, his replacement must hit 3. You know I've been all for shuffling the lineup, but who's even worthy of being moved up in the order? Rios has struggled ever since the league realized he destroys anything on the inner half.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 03:21 AM) If you consider choking away a division and playoff appearance fun, then yep, it's gonna be a f***ing blast. I don't consider this choking.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 02:18 AM) So pathetic I'm shocked a team with this lineup can't beat Verlander. Thing is, I don't even fault Ventura for this lineup. Just too many injuries/players slumping/busts to put a competitive lineup on the field right now.

Hudson hit a rocket, just right at Prince