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QUOTE (kapzk @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 08:10 PM) What's the latest on Danks? No one knows what's causing shoulder issues. At this point, a return in August would be a nice surprise.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 08:07 PM) There's a right hander up in the pen now. The demerol in Ventura's water must have finally worn off. That Johnson homer seemed to kill any momentum Sox had. Who knows, this might be a day where the rookie relievers pitch like rookies and we give up 20.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 07:07 PM) I never want to see another game started by Axelrod or Humber..... Who's going to be the 5th starter then?

6.59 ERA...goes to show you how awful AAA hitting is

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 08:04 PM) Hawk finally acknowledges Ventura's terrible managing today. This is worse than the Neal Cotts/Manuel disaster

Well, Humber will be back it seems.

Just awful strategy by Ventura, no excuses. Even Hawk is livid.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 06:54 PM) Precisely my point. No one in the pen is going to pitch for four days after this game. You can abuse the entire bullpen today and it won't matter. Honestly, I thought Sale should have started and gone 5 innings or so today. You could have easily pulled him two innings earlier in his last game, and then just had him miss the ASG.

Vintage bad Beckham there

Of course...back-up catcher please

Nice start, swing the bat Flowers

Big out there...time for more runs offense

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 06:47 PM) Does the entire team get cancer if the bullpen comes in or something? This is dumb. Especially with all the days off coming up.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 06:45 PM) That should have been murdered. No one up in the pen. This is pathetic. No idea what Ventura is doing.

Axelrod is horrible at holding on runners. Brewers stole a ton against him as well.

Get the pen up please

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 07:38 PM) It'd be nice if the 3 hitter had more than 14 walks in the first half, but heck, right now getting him more at bats seems like a positive. Can he keep this up though? Yeah, especially given how much he fell off in 2010 after the ASB. Things are getting scary with Dunn though, and maybe move him from the 3rd spot against LHP only? Thing is, Ventura does love his lineup stability.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 06:36 PM) THERE WE GO, NOW IT'S A GAME. Balta, what do you think about putting Rios into the 3rd spot?

RIOS!! Huge hit

QUOTE (kapzk @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 06:34 PM) They need to put Rios in the 3 hole. You can't just have you 3-4 hitters suck this much in key situations Makes you wonder how long Konerko's hand/wrist is going to bother him this year.

PK couldn't have got a better pitch to hit.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 06:31 PM) Believe me, I was totally aware that Dunn was going to strike out a TON this year, but... 132 K's in 290 ABs?? Jesus Christo, that is in a league all of its own. The number of strikeouts vs LHP is even crazier

Yuck...interesting that Ventura mentioned yesterday there's been a few times where he considered benching Dunn vs LHP

Nice start...let's get a few

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 8, 2012 -> 06:23 PM) He's indeed on the DL. We ever find out why?