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Of course...Tigers have it rolling right now. Gotta win tomorrow. Aren't going to win many games when Youkilis, Dunn and Konerko play as badly as they did tonight.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:52 AM) A shoulder shrug from Konerko should do it At least a game-ending DP isn't possible

Dunn with a terrible week so far. He's not striking out a lot, he just isn't doing anything productive at the plate.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 01:49 AM) Who was that he threw 5-6 sliders in a row against? Lind? It was a lefty, if I remember correctly. Rasmus and Bautista

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:46 AM) I like this game Matt Lawton Jacque Jones Michael Cuddyer (most Twins 01-10) Ronnie Belliard Bobby Kielty

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:44 AM) Might as well make Veal our #1 lefty now. At least he has a curveball. For some reason, Thornton refuses to throw offspeed pitches...and yet there was an at-bat in the last 7-10 days where he threw 5-6 of those slurves/sliders, whatever that pitch he flips up there for his breaking ball. Yet we don't ever see it in huge situations, just fastballs center cut. Thornton actually has been very effective with his slider the last few weeks, IMO. He dominated the Blue Jays with it.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:45 AM) Haha i saw that I didn't pay attention to who was pitching...I was all excited that Septimo had good command of his slider

Impressive by Veal

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:42 AM) Bill Melton is right. The White Sox just don't any relievers who can consistently throw offspeed pitches. Doesn't matter how hard you throw, you will get torched in the big leagues, especially when you get behind in the count. That and the fact that Konerko's hitting about .230 with no power for the last 40-45 games and Adam Dunn is quickly closing in on .200. It would be a mistake to make any big trades to try to save this season IMO. Outside of trading Quintana, Sale or Viciedo, there's really no one I'd be too upset about the Sox trading for a rental. I guess that's the fortunate thing about having a bad farm system. I do agree though that making a blockbuster deal for a rental would probably be a bad idea.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 01:40 AM) Classic sox killer right here. We should put a roster together of worthless hitters who kill the Sox. Carlos Gomez

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 01:38 AM) I can stomach these losses better than the one last night. Still f***ing fuming over that one Would have upset me a lot more if there were two outs when it happened.

It's amazing how often Mitchell and Thompson strike out

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 01:35 AM) Well it looks like its academic, since we brought in a scrub to face Cabrera and Fielder. Valverde sucks in my opinion and is very hittable but it won't matter now that we're going to be down a big number it appears Omogrosso's actually been our best reliever since the ASB. Unfortunately, Ventura has really no reliable options out there right now. You get the feeling KW's going to have to overpay for a veteran reliever.

Hard to win games when you can't score late and you bullpen sucks.

QUOTE (tonyho7476 @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:32 AM) I'm starting to feelbthat way. If we don't get a reliable offense back, we're done. You mean like what happens after the ASB seemingly every year with the Sox? I'd love to see a stat comparing OPS before and after the ASB for the Sox since 2003.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:30 AM) Not a chance. The tigers aren't that great. They're pretty damn good right now. A very confident team that sounds like they're going to add a starting pitcher by the deadline.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:30 AM) Beckham is back to being bad at the plate. Looks completely lost. At least he swung hard and pulled a ball today. He's looked terrible since the game he got put in the 9th spot in the lineup. He's absolutely a candidate for a change of scenery trade this offseason.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:28 AM) Anyone else get the feeling we're watching the end of our season? I hope not, but it could've started with Cody Ross' bat flip last night Disagree, losing to Verlander is no big shame. All it takes is one win Saturday or Sunday to go back to the Cell in first place.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2012 -> 02:28 AM) I think we win Saturday and Sunday Porcello's dominated the Sox so far this year. Offense needs to show up tomorrow, as the Tigers have a lot of momentum going right now. Their 3/4 hitters seem extremely confident while Dunn/Konerko seem to be happy just to make contact.

At least the Sox have the right guys coming up to face Valverde in the 9th.

Wow, unreal pitch by Verlander. Sox need to start scoring in the late innings of games. Only scored from the 7th inning on in one game since the ASB.

Alexei's defense has been awesome of late. He's playing really good baseball.

Peavy's absolutely gassed. These pitch counts for Peavy are crazy.

Castro with an excellent start tonight. Also, how does Mitchell have 12 errors in the outfield?

Sox making sure Verlander has a chance to complete this game