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QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 03:16 AM) Ouch. Can you say platoon player? No, but getting Danks in for good match-ups against tough righties wouldn't be a bad idea.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 03:14 AM) What is Tank hitting against righties this year? .230 with 67 strikeouts in 257 ABs. He's at .329 against LHP with only 9 strikeouts in 79 ABs. The problem is he's really struggling against RHP the last month or so.

Oh Tank...I miss watching you face lefties. He has no chance tonight against Greinke.

Darn, Rios would have tied it like I predicted. He's so awesome, bat him 3rd!!

Konerko in a massive funk again, 1 for his last 20 and making really weak contact. He might have hurt his hand again a few days ago.

Jeez, the ghost of Eric Gregg is behind the plate

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 02:07 AM) Other than Blackburn you mean... Ha, yes..not sure why he wasn't showing up on the ESPN stats. Thanks for pointing that out.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 02:03 AM) Humber is what he is. 6th starter. If he's in there 7-8 more times to help the rest of the staff, and the Sox go 3-4 or 3-5, then he's done good enough. But if it's 1-6 or 2-6...then, not so good. If he starts 8 more times, then someone in the main 5 man rotation either hit the wall or got injured.

6.14 ERA on the season. You have to consider removing him from the rotation if he gets crushed next week. I'm pretty sure he has the highest ERA of any active pitcher in the AL.

And another 2 out run allowed. Just brutal that Humber was given this inning.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 01:58 AM) 82 pitches for Greinke through 5. Gotta get em out ASAP He'll get 7 with their bullpen issues. Downs is out at least.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 01:56 AM) well greinke settled down He's still making a lot of bad pitches, hitters just haven't squared him up like they did early in the game.

Gotta hold them down here so Rios can tie the game in the bottom of the inning.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 01:53 AM) Batter box to batter box K zone. You have no chance against a guy like Greinke if he's getting these pitches.

QUOTE (That funky motion @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 02:51 AM) Wondering if the ump is trying to make up for the blown call in the 1st. Sure looks like it

I guess hangers are hard for our hitters to crush?

How in the hell is that slow curve on the outside corner being called a strike?

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 01:45 AM) Alright, let's get something going. You're the scheduling guru...what's the Sox strength of schedule the rest of the way compared to the Tigers?

Wasn't pretty there, but he held them scoreless last two innings. I'm sure that's it for him tonight. Time to score and get him off the hook.

This has got to be his last batter here. He looks awful on the mound, just about as bad as he's ever looked in a Sox jersey.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 02:41 AM) Can this guy have a 1-2-3 inning? Gets 2 quick outs the last 4 innings then looks like total s***. I really wonder how healthy that elbow is. He looks to be aiming everything he throws, and doesn't come close to finishing his pitches like he did to start last year.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 02:41 AM) Wow BJ & Justin Upton both hit homer number 100 in their careers tonight. Pretty cool. That is really cool!

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 02:36 AM) Is there a 2nd baseman that will make it through waivers that the Sox could pick up? I'm sick of watching this bum play. Well, Fontenot is probably a better hitter than Beckham is.

Wow, offense looks bad the last two innings. Viciedo just looks terrible against RHP. I'm ready to see Danks get more ABs.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 4, 2012 -> 02:24 AM) You really wanna burn your bullpen up in the first game of this series? I don't. Sure, if it means shutting down the Angels and trying to win this game.