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Time to get Gavin out of the game!! This should be Sale here.

2 runs in 6 innings, with the runs coming due to cheap hits, against a pitcher with nothing. At least maybe we can win on a walk-off for a nice change of pace.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 02:49 AM) Hmmm...looks like we're going to have to either win this game or really hope promoting the Yankees and Manny Ramirez can draw the crowds and not our being 5.5-6.5 GB in the standings. There will be good crowds for the Yanks/Red Sox series.

I'm looking forward to the next time Rios gets on top of a high fastball. You have to wonder just how bad his wrist injury is.

Ron Washington must be on drugs, as he's leaving Colby Lewis out on the mound to die.

Twins tied it, and look to take the lead. Casilla seems to get so many big hits for that team.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:41 AM) At buckweaver earlier when he said he doesn't Manny for the roids...I'm pretty sure docsox has said that there were 2 roiders on the 05 team, but he won't say them or we'll be in sports illustrated. Also, the Manny mania would pay for his salary and then some from the tickets, jersey sales, etc. I still see some Griffey shirts being bought. Hard to compare how the Manny-mania would be, as the Griffey playing time came when fans still cared cause we were in the heart of the pennant race. I believe we need to be no worse than 4 games out when we acquire Manny for it to have any substantial impact on our attendance.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:41 AM) What did Omar do? Just missed one....1/30 of an inch away from a bomb

This team comes up with new ways to lose now. Beckham, for his quality baseball instincts, makes way too many outs on the bases.

QUOTE (WinorDie88 @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:39 AM) Wow god does hate us. How many times are we going to see that this season. Hard to complain about line drive outs after we have 4 or 5 cheap hits tonight. Wow Beckham, wow!

Will we ever get a hit with RISP again?

Wow, Pierre smashed that ball. Pretty surprised Markakis was playing so deep. Wouldn't shock me to see a squeeze here.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:37 AM) Floyd's got to nail someone and get tossed from the game. We haven't protected our hitters all season, and Beckham's too valuable to this franchise. We've already seen how a hand injury affected Quentin for a full season. You're right, because it would be great to get this beat up bullpen even more innings to cover. Baltimore fans could argue Floyd threw at Jones after the HR.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:35 AM) My kids took over my TVs when I was in the shower. Thank God for SoxTalk. I hope your kids aren't watching Teen Mom.

Nice job by Teahen of laying off the 2 strike sliders.

Where's Kotsay when you need a ground out to the right side?

Great hustle by Alexei. Please let Teahen swing away.

As Stoney said, good thing wind is blowing in!! Good job pitching over the leadoff walk.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:25 AM) And those numbers were on the juice. I'm just pointing out a month of that production most likely won't be worth the $4 million plus they would have to pay him. There's a decent chance if Manny comes to the Sox, it won't go much better than Ken Griffey Jr. I wouldn't be surprised if he wound up on the DL. It just seems like that money would be better off being banked for next season. The idea of getting Manny off of waivers was a lot more exciting if he would have joined the Sox around August 10th instead of not joining them until around September 1st.

Wow Gavin...he's pitching like he needs a start skipped.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:17 AM) and don't forget the atom ball - that dude has hit some ROPES this season First 3 months, it was insane. Most consistent line drive hitter I had ever seen on the Sox.

These innings have gone from promising to over in like 10 seconds tonight. Gavin's got to hold Baltimore down, don't know how many more innings we can string together cheap singles consecutively.

2-1 after the THIRD double play in 4 innings.

Time for a crooked number this inning. Bell is playing way too far off the line.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 01:12 AM) Rios' slump is really making his numbers look depressing. At least compared to what it was earlier in the year. Don't worry, he still is the king of the chopper up the middle.