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Might as well pull Beckham, he's not going to do anything productive tonight.

QUOTE (CWSOX45 @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 01:27 AM) What makes you think something like that is going to happen? (Not being critical, just curious.) Lots of talk inside Sox org, in the media, etc. that KW is going the Paxson route of becoming Sox VP, etc. and Hahn takes over.

Beckham's swing is ridiculously long tonight. Doesn't look like he's seeing the ball well at all. Hopefully he runs into a pitch.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 01:24 AM) The street goes both ways here. West has been an asshole for a long time, Ozzie just called him on it. And I think Angel Garcia took his cues from West, both times he made the balk call, he hesitated, then made the call. Thats bulls*** Angel Garcia of East Chicago fame? Ha...I did like though how Ozzie was basically telling Joe West to F off.

QUOTE (Mr. Showtime @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 01:24 AM) Fathom, since this is a quiet game thread; percentage odds that Hahn is named GM in the off-season and he gets a chance to reshape this mess heading into 2011? 60%...assuming we just go quietly into the offseason.

QUOTE (CWSOX45 @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 01:23 AM) Isn't Angel Hernandez the loser umpire that threw out Mongo at Wrigley after the 7th inning stretch? Looks like we have the All-Ego Umpire crew on the field tonight. Yes he is, and he's also one of the most disliked umpires in all of baseball by the players.

Way to go Mark!

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 02:20 AM) I wish Ozzie would have punched the f***ing umpire.....it would have been well deserved. I actually agree with this...and that would have been an easy 6-4-3 DP.

QUOTE (Cali @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 02:17 AM) are these real balks or Joe West balks? Either Joe West and his crew are the smartest umpires on the planet....or they're a bunch of fat c'suckers with a vendetta.

And this is why you don't make it personal against an umpire.

Another balk....screw this umpiring crew. Seriously, it's a good thing Hawk isn't broadcasting.

Yay for leadoff walks by our pitchers. Can Yost bail us out and bunt?

QUOTE (CWSOX45 @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 01:13 AM) This game is horse****. SCORE SOME GOD DAMN RUNS. BRUCE CHEN IS THE DEFINITION OF GARBAGE AT THE MAJOR LEAGUE LEVEL. Ugh. Mike Huff just said that Josh Fields is a very good defensive player.

Manny might as well start taking PEDs again and just try to get away with it. It's sad to see the type of hitter he's turned into. He used to be the type of hitter you stopped what you were doing to watch bat. Now, Josh Fields seems to be more dangerous.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 02:07 AM) Seriously...they can't find anybody better than Huff to sit in with Stoney?!? It's insulting to Chicago White Sox fans. Huff is terrible...Frank might be bad, but at least Sox fans care about him.

Ugh...that guy just owns Buehrle. Probably shouldn't have given him a good pitch to hit with an open base.

What did Buehrle do to get a balk called?

Twins lose, as Carmona absolutely dominated them!

MOREL! Holy cow, good for you.

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 01:51 AM) Carlos Quentin has got to be the single most frustrating player to follow on the team. So much potential and not a lot to show for it. I wonder what his problem is? I don't know, but he's such a liability in the field and on the road and against LHP that I'll be totally ok with it if we trade him this offseason.

QUOTE (WinorDie88 @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 01:49 AM) What does it mean to clear your hips when hitting? If he has no chance, we should just start Jones against lefties. Basically, he has no flexibility in his swing. He can't pull the ball with authority against LHP because he's swinging against the weight of his entire body. At least against righties, he clears his front side and can pull the ball with authority. I would play Andruw over CQ every game against LHP, no doubt.

QUOTE (WinorDie88 @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 12:44 AM) Did Carlos forget how to hit? ugh. He has no chance against lefties. His approach is horrible against LHP, as he doesn't clear his hips. Thus, he swings all upper body.

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 12:43 AM) No one gives a s*** anymore. The Sox crapped the bed once again in the 2nd half. What do you expect? It's true, this crowd is dead. Sadly, we have to listen to Mike Huff, who's just atrocious as an announcer. And it never gets old watching Quentin look clueless against LHP.

Manny overpowered by 88 mph fastballs there.

Wow, crowd didn't even really react to Manny coming to the plate for his first AB. What a change over the last 72 hours regarding the excitement level.