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The Sox need to start finding ways to win extra inning games at home. I believe we've only won one all season at home? 1-4 or 5 maybe? Still amazes me that we're not that far out of first, so hopefully we keep our interleague streak alive tomorrow and Sunday.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 04:58 AM) BTW, Juan Pierre's OPS is now under .600. Yep, lost in the drama of this game is the continued struggles of Pierre. I truly feel like his pink slip day is coming soon, and I would point to maybe after next weekend after the Cubs series?? As for the game, someone elsewhere said to not let losses bother you until this team is .500. Pretty good philosophy

Can't believe the "great" Bixler is playing such a huge role in this game. Their crappy left fielders have reached base 5 of 6 times tonight.

Wow, did Bixler get two bases on the throwing error?

Oh boy, what happened?

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:51 AM) I've got a pretty sweet internship. If you don't mind me asking, what do you do?

QUOTE (aprec32 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:50 AM) Honest question here as I am an out of towner.......Is there any heat coming right now outside of this board? Yes, maybe more debate about Pierre vs Viciedo than any other position "battle" for the Sox the last few years.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:49 AM) Valverde wasn't on the Tigers in 08. Dye hit a huge go-ahead homer I remembered. I think it was off Doug Jones. You talking about at Detroit? It was Todd Jones, and not Doug Jones and his palm ball.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:48 AM) As we approach the half-way point of this season, and with the White Sox obviously still very much within striking distance of taking over the AL Central Division, I'm wondering how much longer it will be before the media really starts taking Guillen & Co. into task for the decision to continue on with Pierre not only at the helm of the line-up, but in the line-up at all. That sort of pressure must be forthcoming sooner rather than later. And when it does, it'll be interesting to see how both OG and KW manage that situation. It's started the last two weeks. Seems there's been articles from everywhere.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:48 AM) Ramon Castro is incredibly goofy in the dugout. He's not quite a Toby Hall or a Nick Swisher, but he's always f***ing around with people. Rios is pretty goofy too. Hopefully Castro has permission to f*** around with those people Nice insight though, I saw the other day that you get to watch Sox batting practice. Sounds fun!

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:47 AM) I remember the Sox dugout exploded 3 years ago when the Sox scored 3 runs to beat the Tigers in the 9th. Valverde?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:46 AM) This inning. Both teams pitchers are too gassed. So I found a sport that Ozzie would love to manage in. College baseball! Heard a stat the other day that Texas has 7 times as many sac bunts as they do homers this year. What a boring sport that's become.

QUOTE (aprec32 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:46 AM) Predictions on when this ends? This inning

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:44 AM) I can say for a fact that's simply not true. The last few years, the Sox have not been a big "celebration" team. That doesn't mean anything at all. Basically since Swisher left, you don't see any goofiness, etc.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:43 AM) walk it off Brent Only the second time all year "walk" and "Brent" were in the same sentence.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:40 AM) Fathom is #6, so we should win this one. Mercy, hardly even feels like I've posted tonight.

Crappy timing for this to be one of the few games I can't watch. Thanks for the updates everyone.

AJ!

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:21 AM) It makes no sense, too. He is smart. Confident. And yet he looks lost. He might have a high IQ, but the psychological aspect of the game appears to really challenge him.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:17 AM) Silver lining: maybe Morel gets sent down to add a reliever after the game. Won't happen. Morel's not going down. It will be Beckham being sent down, IMO, if one of the two goes.

Coming into tonight, hitters are at .250 vs Crain with RISP and 2 outs. He's well below .200 in every other situation stat.

Nationals have a huge horseshoe up their ass this last month. Finding crazy ways to get big runs home late.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:13 AM) This is Crain. The slider is what he throws. Have to keep a hitter honest though. Waste a pitch here or there.

Crain has struggled mightily getting the 3rd out in a crucial situation it seems. Can't believe we let Bixler beat us, but yes, if Crain threw all sliders to Ramos and never tried to change his eye level with a fastball, then shame on AJP. Same crap he pulled against Miguel Cabrera.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:09 AM) In an ideal world, the best lineup the Sox could put out, as currently constructed, is: Ramirez Beckham Quentin Konerko Dunn Rios Pierzynski Morel Pierre