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Ventura just needed to be reminded that Rios is using an aluminum bat right now

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 03:58 AM) I would not have done that with Alex on fire, but I would have been ticked had we gidp too. Yeah, if Rios wasn't on fire, I would have been fine with the move. The big issue is it seems so many hitters get distracted when the runner is in motion.

Mercy Rios!

That's just an idiotic decision with Rios coming up next

Beckham crushed that single!

Great pitch there. Nice job getting the team back into the dugout with the 3-0 lead.

5 straight fastballs to Abreu...mix it up AJ!

Can Humber play 3rd base

Alex and Alexei!!

AJ struggling like crazy of late to make contact when needed. He desperately needs a day off.

PK made that look real easy

Really nice turn on the double play! Weird camera angle for this game, I like it

QUOTE (kapzk @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 03:24 AM) PK fails at nabbing that grounder Tough play, but his range the last month over at 1b is the worst it's been for him in a long time.

Lucky that change-up down the plate wasn't hit out of the park. Humber's just terrible from the stretch this year, and his walk ratio is insane compared to last season.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 06:39 AM) Maybe he shouldn't play every day This game was on Ventura. Sale should have been pulled at the first sign of trouble. If Santiago and Stewart are that unreliable get f***ing rid of them. I don't get why Ventura swapped roles and didn't use Jones to get out of the 6th inning instead of Crain. He definitely left Sale in way too long, which is concerning for a few reasons. It's not like it was a comfortable 100+ pitches he threw.

With Drabek tearing his elbow, Morrow getting hurt and Hutchison leaving the game with an injury tonight, KW should be on the phone with AA discussing Gavin Floyd.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 05:26 AM) He might be the first guy there everyday. It doesn't matter. He plays lazy. He refuses to even try to block some pitches. He refuses to run out ground balls and pop ups, he'd rather throw his bat. I don't care if you slam a 22 oz before every AB, as long as you play the game right. With regards to AJ, I really don't care if he pretends to hustle to first on a routine ground ball to 2nd. For him, he seems really slow behind the plate. He already has more passed balls this year than he had in each of the last two years, and his effort at blocking pitches in the dirt has been inconsistent.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 05:20 AM) Right after we get some starting pitching in here. Maybe then we will be ok. Tough loss tonight. Which starting pitcher do you think the Sox can land?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 06:15 AM) [/b] Experiencing more soreness today and going to see the team's doctor. Someone needs to make a thread. They did an MRI previously and it was clean, right? I'll be surprised if we see him back before the ASB.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 05:12 AM) Soxtalk reaching new heights, now calling games before they start instead of just after a few innings With the way Rios and Dunn are swinging, all it takes is a few runners on base before they get up and the Sox can beat anyone.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 06:11 AM) GORDON! If anyone is following the game via the game thread, you probably just got their hopes up

Not even close to being a strike. What a terrible loss all around.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 05:06 AM) Thanks for nothing EE. That double switch made no sense, as it's not like Thornton was going to throw 2 innings. It made it so you couldn't use Viciedo or Danks.

Swing the bat...stupid double switch

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 16, 2012 -> 05:02 AM) I'm just ready to turn the page with AJ and Thornton and go with younger players. It's going to suck to watch Flowers and Phegley struggle, but at least they'll hustle and not take every day in the majors for granted. Yeah, AJ's been great offensively, but you just know that won't continue and then KW will end up overpaying or extending his contract again and he'll be bad again and rebuilding will never occur with this team. Seriously? Those guys aren't major leaguers.