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So let me get this correct, Ozzie's son is basically hinting that Kenny Williams is cheating on his wife? In today's world, "female friend" does not mean it's a plutonic r'ship.

Hudson with another dominating start. UGH!!

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 09:38 PM) Naw, I think were going to see alot of posters giving up mostly or not caring anymore regardless if the Twins lose as well. No anger post except about Ozzie. Well, it would be very nice if the Twins lose tonight and tomorrow. If they win both games prior to Sox game starting on Tuesday, then people will be even more upset than usual. I'm basically numb to these walk-off hits now...never seen a team have so many walk-off hits against them in such a short span.

I swear, if the Sox lose on a walkoff hit tomorrow, this site is going to crash.

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:30 PM) Actually your right. Both these series cost us. The Twins series doesn't bother me nearly as much since they are a good team even without Justin. Teams like these though we are suppose to beat. We were still in first place when we went into a 4 game series at Baltimore. Once we lost the divisional lead that we had accumulated thanks to our 26-5 stretch, it seemed like the Twins picked up a lot of energy.

Still cannot get over how bad the 2-0 ball call to Blanco was.

It's scary, every time I see the title of this thread, I think it says "TV Announcer Dies". Keep waiting to see some bio about Shoeless Ron Santo.

What I don't get is that Ozzieball is playing to set up a run if we get another hit in the inning. If you want to bunt, at least bunt when there's a runner on 2nd and no outs. I have no problem playing for a sacrifice fly...which is ironic, because I cannot remember any sac flies since the first game after the ASB.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:23 PM) Man for as good as the pen had been they have been equally terrible of late... I don't blame this game on the pitching at all. Jenks had a ballsy performance.

Saw this on another site, but wouldn't it be nice to be a Royals fan to see that your leadoff hitter is allowed to try and steal a base in a crucial situation?

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:19 PM) Definitely a series we look back on and say this is what lost us the pennant race if the sox wind up losing by a game or two. How is this any different than the Orioles series? If we really want to look back on games that cost us, I'd go with the two heartbreaking losses to the Twins...and go from there. When you have so many games/series you can point to, then maybe it wasn't your year.

7 losses in team's final at bat since the ASB. That's crazy

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:15 PM) Everyone seemed to be worried about how we do against the Twins, when its losing series to the likes of the Tigers, Orioles, and Royals that will be our undoing. The losing record against the AL says we are still a bad team, that had some smoke and mirrors added one when we played the AAA league. Maybe cause bunting vs AL teams is just ridiculous, as well as playing for one run at a time when your bullpen is awful? Playing for one run at a time worked in 2005 when you had a miracle bullpen.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:15 PM) It sure looked to me like Blanco was safe. I'd believe that Getz was out on that Alexei tag attempt before I'd believe that Blanco was out, and I thought Alexei missed Getz's helmet. Blanco beat the throw with ease, but his slide was awful.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:13 PM) 1. What else could he throw that would have been called? 2. Ozzie might have gotten like 5 games if Joe West had ejected him again. It was just way too "hittable" of a fastball, which of course, is Linebrink's main issue. Funny thing is for all the b****ing about West, I swear that Blanco was out at 2nd. His right leg never touched second until Alexei tagged his left foot.

The only thing worse than Joe West was hearing the non-stop complaining by Hawk and Frank about him today.

Well, at least we warmed up Jackson for no reason.

Nice meatball there by Linebrink. Hawk, if there's such an issue with umpire, then why were no coaches ejected?

He was out...bad slide

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:07 PM) Is Liney getting squeezed? Yes, the 2-0 to Blanco couldn't be more of a strike.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 10:07 PM) Why the hell didn't they just pitch Danks in game 2 last night and Jackson today? You avoid wrecking your entire pen by asking one guy to move up his start by 14 hours. Cooper and his "master plan" with our rotation...don't get me started.

Keep Blanco in the park, Linebrink! And with Jackson, if he has to get pushed back a day, you can do that. Garcia would go Thursday, and then Jackson during Yanks series.

I guess Konerko has a lower strike zone than Getz does.

FWIW, I saw Jackson pitch as a reliever in the minors, and he was throwing 99 mph consistently.

Linebrink in? Why do you warm up Jackson then?