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ALEXEI!!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 02:16 AM) Sveum talking about benching Castro What happened?

Poor Rios, 2 rockets for outs tonight

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:17 AM) Feels like he gets one per game. Three best players in the AL Central this year, IMO, are Cabrera, Rios and Jackson (Willingham and AJP next round out top 5)

Tigers scored (another Austin Jackson triple), 2-1 Rangers lead

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:12 AM) Didn't Oakland beat the piss out of the Sox earlier this year in the Cell? Seems I recall some sad nights vs. Oak this season. No, played 3 in Oakland and lost 2 of them

QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:10 AM) Recently? It 100% is. It was game over when Moustakis connected against KC. You could just feel it... As long as Rios and AJP are in the game, I have confidence they can produce runs.

Invisible bat swing...the offense needs someone to step up and get a big hit. They're missing the swagger they had from last weekend.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:08 AM) Yeah, his mental funks give me mental distress. You've said it before but he needs his parents to come to every fricking game to save their son's career. I will never say 'This game is Ova' in the third but I don't like our chances vs. former Sox McCarthy (cut Adam Dunn homer?) 3-1 in the 3rd is absolutely not "game over" territory. McCarthy on a pitch count tonight?

Youk taking some bad swings since his day off due to knee injury. Gotta get him going again.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:06 AM) Gordon should learn how to drag bunt more. He is so mediocre as a hitter it amazes me. You have to hope he doesn't fall into a mental funk batting lower in the order again.

Rangers up 2-0, Scherzer giving up a lot of base runners. Not gonna lie, it's been fun this week rooting for the superstars on the Yanks/Rangers.

Threw two of his best pitches of the game so far. Nice job by Cooper of settling him down. Hey Gordon, pretend you're leading off the game.

His mechanics are awful out there.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 12:51 AM) Uh, yeah I thought you were one of the few on here that wasn't a huge fan of his. It's pretty weird that it seems Wise would be a help to this outfield right now:)

Nice 2-2 fastball to a guy who can't hit an offspeed pitch. Gavin's lucky he didn't get hit there.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 12:49 AM) He's only 23 though Is that sarcasm?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:45 AM) I really hope they figure out a way for things to start clicking again for him soon. He looks mentally defeated at the plate. He swung at some pitches over the last week that were a good 18 inches off the plate, and immediately put his head down. You know my stance is that the Sox are being extremely stubborn with the bench right now and they can't let this offense continue to have so many easy outs in it. Danks has been terrible at the plate since the ASB as well.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:44 AM) lighter bat? softer swing? Do something Tank. It's just so frustrating that Konerko is out a week, as Sox have very little choice but to keep playing Viciedo. His swing is longer now than I've seen it in a Sox uniform.

Jeez, Danks making a ton of weak, first pitch outs. Thankfully Morel will be up soon to save the lineup

5-4-3 double play for Viciedo...just awful.

Stone pretty critical of Viciedo. Viciedo not even coming close to touching 91 mph fastballs.

QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 11, 2012 -> 01:35 AM) Freaking Go Away Gavin. Worst offensive team in the AL and they've Bugs Bunny'ing him... A's offense has been hitting a ton of homers though the last month, haven't they?

There's one...you're awesome AJ

It's really too bad they weren't able to unload Floyd at the deadline like it seems they were trying to. A's are just swinging the bats really well right now, and I don't think this Sox offense can keep up with them.