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QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:26 PM) I recall at least twice when Morel's singled on the ground with the infield drawn in. ie, not hit the ball any better than normal with man on third, just happened to have the infield drawn in. Isn't that exactly what you want him to do in that situation?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:25 PM) You know damned well the odds are he was going to whiff. Which brings up the bigger point of...why is he playing?

Another great start for Sale.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:20 PM) How is that Ventura's fault? I think it was a great call. I hate the squeeze, way too much of a margin for error. In the 7th inning, if you can't rely on your hitter to make contact, then you should have someone ready to ph for him.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:20 PM) That he has. Last night's eight inning was a mess and that squeeze was totally unnecessary. And his managing in the 9th last night and then pitching to Cespedes today

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:19 PM) Morel needs to be sent down. He's god awful. Maybe the worst thing to ever happen to us fans with regards to him is his strong finish last year.

Ventura's managed two very bad games the last two days.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:18 PM) Go away Brent Morel. It's sad we don't have anyone that we could PH for him with. Really wish we had Dan Johnson on the roster instead of Escobar.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:14 PM) WAY TO f***ING HUSTLE RIOS AND FUKUDOME!!! TIE GAME! You know I love Fukudome!

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 10:09 PM) Cespedes hit hurt. Really no reason to pitch to him there. Like the Adam Jones bomb last Thursday. +1

Shades of last night. If Sox go on to lose, this is an extremely disappointing series loss.

Wow, stunning seeing him give up a hit to a lefty there.

15 straight scoreless...that might be it for Parker. Dunn had been 3/4 this year with runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 09:47 PM) Benching these guys answers none of that. No one said benching Morel is the answer. I'm of the opinion that with the way he's approaching things right now, he would probably struggle hitting AAA pitching as well.

Anyone else think that if AJP leaves after this year, KW will bring in Suzuki?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 08:41 PM) In the middle of April with no better prospects being blocked, it is WAY too early. The idea is to figure out if you have major leaguers in these guys, not jerk them around like Brian Anderson. It does the organization no good to not figure out if these kids can play, or even learn to play. Morel needs confidence at the plate. Totally different situation than Viciedo, where it's simply a matter of him lunging too much on the pitch. The question for the organization is whether or not Morel can get confidence at the big league level or if going to the minors and working on his approach and proving he can be successful is the better path to take.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 08:37 PM) When Brent Morel's looking for a 94-95 MPH fastball and doesn't have a chance to hit it, what are you going to do/teach/instruct/develop? I'm actually thankfully that Dayan's not taking another 0 for 3 or 0 for 4 with a couple of K's or GIDP. At a certain point, it becomes counterproductive. And, with our starting pitching, the Angeles struggling migtily, the logjam in the AL East and the Twins/Royals in the toilet, there's a legit opportunity to compete this year, whether we want to be drawn into it or not...it's not KW's nature to be patient. It's not like Morel was a Brandon Wood-level talent, Josh Fields or even Andy Marte coming up...nobody projected him as a future All-Star. Perhaps our expectations were inflated due the fact he was a higher prospect in our system than he would have been in other organizations, as well as the fact we had about ZERO position prospects, there's that, too. Fantastic post

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 08:33 PM) Sox don't draw a lot of walks, do they?

Sox don't draw a lot of walks, do they?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 08:26 PM) In a couple of weeks there's a decent chance the complaints will be directed at the guys currently hitting, and the guys in slumps will be doing better. Weeks...try innings

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 08:25 PM) Holy turnaround Batman. From 22-157 to 8-10 (so far)? Wow. I'm sure someone will say it has nothing to do with coaching

13 straight scoreless for the Sox...who are we, the Mariners? Way too many double plays the last two days.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 08:22 PM) Can't even decide who you would even bench first, Morel or Beckham. Morel's a lot younger and has less experience, but he seems to be more out of his game, there's all the K's and then his defense has been shaky. At least with Beckham, he's giving you close to Gold Glove-level defense. They're going to have to start playing Lillibridge there if this keeps up for another week or two, despite Manto saying the team's not really going to look at batting averages until 250-300 AB's this year. Lillibridge has got to shorten his swing again though. He looks like a different player this year compared to his approach last year when he was going well. You can live with one of Morel/Beckham struggling, but both of them really hitting at such a miserable level really hurts your lineup.

QUOTE (KG#1 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 09:15 PM) I think they need to try out Rios leading off and De Aza in the two-spot - I think thats what you had suggested before. Get some guys on base for Dunn, Konerko and A.J. With Rios driving the ball to the gaps, you want him batting after guys who actually get on base, and not our NL-style 7/8/9. I do think De Aza would be our best choice for 2nd if we could ever find a suitable leadoff hitter.

9-70 in the 2nd spot...who gets a chance next, as Alexei is in a major funk?