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How did Hector look?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) Not calling up Viciedo is a fireable offense. Whoever is making that call should be fired today. I now officially expect nothing out of Beckham except good defense. He's another Morel to me. He's an average ballplayer, pretty blah really. Greg...chill

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:37 PM) I have been trying to come up with different lineups but honestly there are so many damn holes they all look terrible Not calling up Viciedo has turned into a joke, as you don't even have to bench Pierre to find him at bats.

f*** it, change the lineup to this: Pierre Ramirez AJP Konerko Dunn Quentin Rios Beckham Morel It's not like bottom of the order does anything these days the way lineup is constructed, so put AJ in front of Konerko

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:33 PM) Beckham is a bust by the standards he was supposed to live up to. I don't know if it had to do with him switching positions, or what, but he's definitely a bust. Especially when you consider how valuable of a trade chip he once was.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:29 PM) Beckham turned out to be a major bust. Still want to give him a season with a new hitting coach and different perspective.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:21 PM) what's the Tigers payroll? The failed to score even one run against him Saw a rumor they're trying to acquire a SS and starting pitcher...maybe Hardy/Guthrie?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) Good idea. Send it to Ozzie's e-mail inbox. I'll just send it to Cowley to give to the Guillen family

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:18 PM) No, but he's my whipping boy just like rios is many people here You're comparing one of the best players in baseball at his position to one of the worst players in the entire Major Leagues?

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) I hate lexi, I wish they would send him bad to castro Maybe the weirdest post of the season here

How many double plays is that for Alexei over the last month? Might as well have him bat after Morel to make sure there's never anyone on base.

Big at bat here for Alexei. This game seems like one we can make a late comeback in.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 09:12 PM) Would the offense really be hurt that much by injecting Danks2 and Viciedo in our lineup instead of Rios and JP/Dunn? Viciedo would be our 3rd best hitter, I've said that for a while. Danks 2 is awful though, I'd rather see De Aza.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 09:11 PM) I would be all for firing Oz, KW and Walker after this game. I guess the fairer thing would be to wait for the AS break if as expected we lose 3 or 4 vs. Minnie at home. To not fire them then would be sad. You're setting yourself up for severe disappointment if you think someone is losing their job during the year.

QUOTE (Real @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 09:09 PM) We have too many guys in our lineup that think "HR" and not "Hit". Beckham, Konerko despite his good avg, Dunn, Ramirez, Rios, Quentin, even f***ing AJ had his lift and pull streaks We need some regular f***ing LD hitters, this bases loaded 0/1 run bulls*** is getting old Beckham not having a line drive swing is one of the great mysteries surrounding the Sox the last decade.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:09 PM) Ozzie needs to go. He's too immature to be a MLB manager. He's too scared to fire his ineffective buddy that he played with back in the day. Can't make changes, as that would take the players out of their comfort zone and make people thing they're in panic mode.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 07:38 PM) I don't understand. Hitting coaches have no affect on hitters so why bother changing them? I'm surprised every other team in MLB changes their hitting coach when their offense struggles. Seems odd really. Someone made a great point on the radio today. If hitting coaches don't matter, then Don Cooper should not get any credit for our pitchers succeeding as well.

Watching Quentin this year, he sure doesn't seem like an All Star. Now Konerko, that's a freaking All Star

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 07:58 PM) He's a no. 2 hitter but not on a playoff contending team. He's not even a #2 hitter in AAA

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:52 PM) Brent Morel absolutely blows. I don't care about his great D, if his OPS is sub-.600, he doesn't belong in the Major Leagues. THREE f***ING WALKS?!!? He blows. Nothing like having absolutely no power and no ability to walk.

Keep batting Morel second against lefties Ozzie.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 08:48 PM) Yes, and KW still completed the trade and offered a different piece. Not his finest hour. That's the type of incompetency that should get him fired (when you take into account he used a lot of resources to acquire two guys in Cabrera and Swisher that didn't even make it to August in their first year with the Sox before the Sox deciding they were clubhouse cancers).

Nice job by the bottom of the order. Keep it going!

Note to Sox: Cuddyer is hitting the heck out of the ball right now

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 07:44 PM) Oh lord. If the Sox trade Dayan, the meltdowns would be astronomical. Don't worry, docsox has proven time and again he knows nothing.