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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:27 AM) He already stated that Ozzie should be here until he doesn't want to manage anymore. I find it ironic that greg caused a gigantic pro vs anti-Jenks argument on here, and since the ASB, Jenks has had one of the biggest meltdowns I can ever recall for a Sox player.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:26 AM) This game was lost when Pena was announced as the starter. Only hope is to slop one out. Doubt that will happen. At least we can start dumping players and bring up Flowers, Viciedo and hopefully many others starting Monday. Tyler Flowers is f'n brutal. If anything, Castro should be getting more at bats.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:25 AM) My stance is I love Ozzie, but hope you guys get your new manager so we can have a revolving door of managers in the future. Greg, you really have to just forget about 2005. Treat it as a memory, and not as the present time. How many of Ozzie's teams do you have to see fade after the ASB before you give up on him?

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:24 AM) Ozzie Guillen is really becoming the dumbest manager alive. This is 2 games in a row where he's managing for the NEXT game. f*** the next game. Win the game you're in now. Linebrink's ass should have been warmed up before this inning started. Yeah, what game is he actually going to manage to win?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:24 AM) I don't understand how people still think Ozzie is doing a good job. I really hope he says something bad about Mariotti getting arrested so he can finally get fired.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:23 AM) Excellent decision to have Jackson pitch in a game that obviously wasn't going to play out. Now we lose 2 today and wipe out our pen for tomorrow. I cannot believe anyone still supports Ozzie. This team really sucks, as we cannot even contend in the AL.

Wow, Andruw's lazy ass not charging the ball costed us a force out. Hey Ozzie, wake the f*** up!

Wow, this didn't take long. Good thing we keep playing for one run with a relief pitcher starting the game.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:20 AM) Moral of this season's story: A lot of us said that it was a miracle, albeit a pleasant one, we were in the race at the all star break. I mentioned I was hoping we would treat it as a new season and MAKE SOME MOVES to improve the team. We did nothing but swap Jackson and Hudson and no matter what we are hoping, we are NOT IN THE RACE. Unless Minnie has a complete meltdown it's over. All because the management was fooled into standing pat. (I realize they had a deal for Lance which was turned down by Lance; that would have been the wrong guy anyway). Hopefully in the future the Sox will become a team that adds players during the season. Last year we added Rios and Peavy; one worked out. The moral of the story is that this team wasn't constructed to compete in the American League.

I'll be happy if we're not trailing after this inning.

And here comes KC...yuck!

Hopefully Pena can fool them the 2nd time they see him.

Does Rios ever hit line drives to right field anymore? Seems like he's opening up so early, and if he makes decent contact, it's off the end of the bat towards left. His plate coverage just seems way off.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 05:13 AM) Here comes our singles hitting machine. Lets hope he hits one here. Probably won't score Therapist

Lillibomb has turned into Lillibrutal...on his way to a sub .200 average. Good thing we rested Beckham's old knees for game 2.

Gosh, it's fun watching Castro swing the bat.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 04:58 AM) Which pretty much makes no one available for tomorrow. We have an off day Monday at least.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 04:56 AM) So who the hell comes in once Pena is gassed after 4? We used pretty much everyone earlier today. Linebrink for 2, Thornton for 2, and Putz maybe

Wow, so Andruw doesn't swing the bat once and gets called out on strikes. I LOVE seeing him face RHP. Ozzieball cost us a run there, BTW.

Yay, more Ozzieball!

Nice inning for Pena, come on offense, keep it going

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 03:23 AM) But remember he was to be our answer at 3B and was even signed to an extension. Yeah right! It's sad what we have to show for the 5 big trades we've made in last two years. Who would have thought Pierre would be the best trade?

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 04:20 AM) Get two strikes on Teahan and thrown any type of a breaking ball and he is dead meat He really does strike out far too often for someone with no power

Hey, he swung this time! Teahen's sure making KC fans miss him.

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 03:16 AM) I'm about out of analogies, superlatives, sarcasm, etc on this team and season, just too exhausting riding their roller coaster. When it's not your year, one needs to know when to cut their losses, so that's what I have to do now. May and June were pretty nice once I tuned out of the Sox and had literally lost count of how many games back they were. I could put my energy in some productive matters, and not spend nights in anxiety or days replaying what went wrong, just moved on. Is it possible they can rebound, well yes, anything is possible, but it's certainly not worth the price of admission at this point. Tonight's game for me spoke more volumes than any past this season. It affirmed, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that we are unable to win past the halfway mark in a game, so if by some absolute miracle half of MN goes on the DL and we slither into the playoffs, it would be a waste of a spot since we'd be massacred by the AL East opponent. It would be better, and it pains me to say this, have 3 teams from the AL East in the playoffs, at least fans would get to see teams fight to win games, and not have their manager pitch to an unconscious hitter who single handedly brought his team back, when first base is wide open with men on second and third. I still hope they make it but can't spend the remainder of this month and September agonizing in vain I will say this...one more bad week for the Sox, and KW needs to be looking to deal players instead of acquiring guys off the waiver wire.