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Oh hell yeah Gavin!

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 07:46 PM) not a good time for Gavin to be getting squeezed on all these calls..... FIFA must not want the Sox to sweep

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 07:45 PM) Vizquel getting extra time off I have no problem with. He's 43 for crying out loud. I'm just a big believer in only sitting one starter per game. If you wanted to give him a breather, then play Rios. At this point, we should just hope that there's nothing wrong with Rios. Maybe some team picked him up off of waivers?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 08:44 PM) What did he do? IBB Quentin to set up the DP...you don't see many managers walk a righty facing a righty with a hot hitting lefty on deck.

Wow AJP..not a good time to have your worst game in a long time! B. Cox really is a hell of a manager.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 07:39 PM) What would you have done differnt? Vieciedo NEEDED a start, Beckham wasn't gonna play as many predicted. Just curious here. Play Vizquel at 2b tonight and keep Rios in the lineup, he's had plenty of rest.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 07:36 PM) b**** all you want about the lineup, but Ozzie's decision to bat Kotsay 3rd today will not be a factor if we lose. Personally, I never said it was...it was the 7-8-9 that I thought was inexcusable.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 07:31 PM) 13 in a row retired for G. Seems like we have a 10+ retired streak almost every game any moer. Nice change of pace from when it was our offense having that happen to them!!

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 08:24 PM) Luck hasn't been on our side so far. When you have this lineup, you don't deserve to have any luck. Also, luck didn't cause AJP to take a 2 strike pitch down the plate with bases loaded and 1 out.

Good job Tank!

Can't we just release Andruw Jones? There's absolutely no point to keeping him on the roster anymore.

Ugh, you can't be striking out against a sinker ball pitcher in situations like that.

Please no double plays!

Stunning that this 7-8-9 didn't get a hit the first time up.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 05:17 PM) That's actually not a bad idea, but all things considered, I can't see any way that happens. They need catching prospects, so you don't think Fontenot for Chase Blackwood wouldn't work?

They should trade for Mike Fontenot. He's not getting much playing time for the Cubs, and he'd provide some nice hitting from the left side.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 03:24 PM) 4/14 career against him with 4 walks, .769 OPS. Two props for today: over/under Kotsay ground outs to 2b: 1.5 over/under hits from 7-8-9 in Sox lineup: .5

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 03:26 PM) Well Viciedo getting a game is good, and Lillibridge honestly might be a better option than Gordo right now. But no Rios again? Exactly, I'm fine with sitting one starting player every game. But when you start having lineups that resemble split-squad games, you're just throwing away games. And spare me the "it worked on Saturday with Peavy". Sure, if Gavin goes out and throws a shut out, he could have 9 Gordon Beckhams in the lineup and still have a great chance to win.

Wow, Ozzie doing his best to help his buddy B. Cox not lose 3 straight games to the Sox. HORRIBLE lineup

I'm so pissed it's a day game tomorrow and won't be able to watch.

Greg, Jenks is pitching great right now. He's doing a good job closing out games. It will be interesting to see how he performs when he's brought in to a tied game, etc.

QUOTE (BFirebird @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 05:40 AM) That is one of the weirdest endings I have ever seen. A non-balk call pick off. Reed Johnson lolligaging home and not making it before Martin gets called out. And was he really out? all started by Brandon Wood being as lazy as possible on a routine grounder.

Absolutely crazy ending in the LA game. Dodgers fans must really hate Matt Kemp.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 24, 2010 -> 04:28 AM) No K's over his last 3 outings. Concerning to say the very least. If he doesn't pick up his strikeout totals he's gonna start to get shelled. Considering Putz's K/BB ratio, any chance Ozzie makes him the closer and moves Jenks lower than Linebrink in the bullpen? And I really hope someone just saw Brandon Wood's error to start the 9th.

Kalapse, I'm concerned about Jenks giving up the leadoff single in the 9th. Melky was all over that first pitch. That's not going to get it done vs AL teams.