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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 09:00 PM) 2 runs on 10 hits. Terrible. Lack of power, especially on the road. At least we have a homestand coming up.

Awful AB by Rios...got some great pitches to hit, and didn't come close to squaring them up.

Can he lay off the 2-2 offspeed pitch?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:57 PM) WTF was that? I certainly didn't see the balk. He didn't step off. He balked when he didn't throw the ball to first.

It's time for the typical Rios squibber up the middle!

Hit a bomb Alex

Beckham's done that like 5 times this series. First pitch weak swing that results in pop up to right. Swings seems too mechanical instead of just letting it go.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:50 PM) You know as well as I do the reason that he moved to the bullpen was he couldn't maintain fastball velocity. I was just being sarcastic, as you know we'll see people asking "why not"?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:49 PM) Bobby Jenks keeping his fastball velocity for 3 innings? I genuinely don't think I've ever seen that. Even in 05/06, he'd lose 5 mph each inning. Yep, that was a hell of an effort. We'll see Jackson for the rest of this game likely.

Jenks for starter?

Edwin Jackson warming up in the bullpen.

QUOTE (WinorDie88 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:46 PM) Bobby Jenks will blow it here. And I won't blame him for a second.

3rd inning for Jenks? Ha...really need to DL Thornton.

QUOTE (Hollywood_AU @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:45 PM) So...how's it gonna happen here? Walk-off HR or a walk and two singles? Any other ideas for the heartbreaking loss coming right here? We haven't seen a walk-off sac fly yet on a shallow fly ball to LF yet.

Kotsay with bad luck on that line drive to left field.

Wow, please retire Hawk.

AJP with much better focus at the plate lately.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:37 PM) Did he use that phrase about pre-surgery Liriano? Might have, but we never saw the good pre-surgery Liriano. We saw him in 2005 when he was first called up, but never faced him when he was starting during his lights out season.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:35 PM) Hawk has declared Sale a great pitcher. "Nintendo stuff" Last person he said that about has been a massive bust in the minors (Andrew Miller). He hasn't used that phrase much, nor has he used "he was all-state in two states".

Great effort from Jenks today!

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 08:32 PM) Yes with man on in eighth and none out, why not bunt him over? Then you have 2 chances for clutch hit. And you only have the AL leader in stolen bases on first base.

Where's the option of The Pope? He's brutal, but we never lost when he was in the booth.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 09:29 PM) It's funny how fundamentally different some fans are. I blame the players; many blame the manager. No cllutch hit equals misery today. Greg, so you agree with the continued use of bunting as well as numerous outs on the bases?

"Ozzieball" is not working, plain and simple. This series has been a clinic for giving up way too many outs, and having to then rely on 2 out hits to score runs.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 09:25 PM) Ozzie ball makes me want to punch out windows. It's insane, it really is. Konerko got himself out there looking for an offspeed pitch he wouldn't hit anyways.