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Wow, we really expect to contend with a lineup like this?

Outhomered 7 to 2 in a 3 game set with the Twins, and both homers were from Quentin. This team needs more power.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 04:11 AM) or the Royals Indians and the AL East What's our record against AL teams besides Seattle?

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 04:09 AM) Maybe we are just runnin out of gas from that great run we had. That's very, very possible, and also why the deadline was so disappointing. I'm ready to make Omar the Player-Manager...at least he had the guts to suggest this team needed an upgrade.

QUOTE (Allsox @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 04:09 AM) The one thing that bothers me is how we pitch away, away to the Twins. Why not duplicate Danks? He busted their asses in the whole damn game and poof, they scored only one run. Hawk said this Tuesday and the Sox only listened once. Pitch them away, play them to pull. I've been amazed at how often Thome just flips the ball to LF in the games we've played the Twins. He never did this when he was on the Sox.

Jenks has got to be on his way to the DL now.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:57 AM) i really shouldn't be as mad as i am....this twins teams is simply better than we are...thats something i've known all year There's no denying that the Twins talent is far superior to that of the Sox. I still believe they have the third most talented lineup in baseball after the Yankees and Phillies (when healthy).

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:53 AM) He'll be carrying his own suitcase tomorrow, I think. Lots of talent, no discipline. Walking to the airport will be the first walking he's done in a month.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 03:52 AM) he deserves it....soxtalk collectively needs to put it back in their pants over this kid Yep, and it's not going to help KW's case that he was the untouchable he wouldn't give up to try and get Dunn.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 03:49 AM) I feel like I am in the f***ing twilight zone. How many years post ASB do we give up the booty to the twins. Year in and year out the same formula. Mental mistakes + poor situational hitting + bad pitches. If we excel at anything its locating players who have issues with the pucker factor. We put more pressure on ourselves in situations that the pressure is on the opposition. This just sickens me. We should be winning tonight. And here we are, with the boogeyman once again walking out with a 2nd half win. Don't discredit how good of a job the Twins do at throwing our hitters offspeed pitches when they get 2 strikes on them. It seems simple enough, but you rarely see the Twins make 2 strikes mistakes to our hitters.

Enjoy Charlotte, Dayan

Very impressive by Sale there...huge fastball, and then a great change-up.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 03:45 AM) Congrats Fathom. Now, teach that boy to never support Scott Podsednik, and we're set. I watched some of the Cubs/Giants game on Monday night with him, and I talked to him about how I'd never throw Juan Uribe a 3-2 fastball.

It's really amazing that our first round pick from a few months ago is pitching in a meaningful game in August.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:39 AM) Congratulations, Fathom! Glad to hear everyone is healthy and happy. Prepare for no sleep. The 2nd night was great, as he got circumsized and was tired. However, night 3 was DEFINITELY a different story, as he was up from midnight to 5 AM.

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:38 AM) He really only gave up 1 "real" run and I think giving pitcher a chance to get a win is a good thing. Obviously, results were horrible, but retrospective decision making without any responsibility is easy. Well, Gardenhire pulled Liriano before Ramirez batted, while Ozzie let Floyd stayed in. Right or wrong, Gardenhire is the huge winner in the managerial game tonight. I like the match-ups vs the Tigers, but would be nice to see Teahen called up for Viciedo with those 3 righties on the mound.

QUOTE (Allsox @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:37 AM) He struck out the other two guys with them, what can one do? Doesn't mean they were good pitches, and it's also a pretty good sign his arm was tired.

QUOTE (Allsox @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:35 AM) Agreed. Unfortunately, his curveball just fell over the heart of the plate and not into the ground. No blame on Ozzie from me, Gavin just hung it. The 4 or 5 other curves he hung that inning didn't worry you?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:32 AM) Is it just me..........the more I see Sale, the shorter I think his career is going to be. I think he'll be fine...he's doing a great job as a lefty reliever brought in to face righties.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:31 AM) One batter too late. Mercy. Stone called it too. Admittedly, I just started watching 20 minutes ago. However, the pitches I saw from Floyd in this inning were the worst I've seen from him in months. Every pitch hung.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 02:31 AM) we seriously need an Ozzie tirade after this game to spark us, haha. Only if it results in him saying something bad in getting fired.

Wow Ozzie, you deserve all sorts of bashing for that move. Gavin was hanging every pitch he threw this inning.

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 03:26 AM) Birmingham in 2029? As long as it's not the Cubs organization. I did watch the top of the 9th with my son last night so he could see a Sox win for the first time in his life.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 03:25 AM) Congrats, that's an awesome day to be born. He'll love it growing up. Doctor was going to wait until 11:12AM in the morning, but mama had a different plan.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 13, 2010 -> 03:22 AM) What's the latest from the hospital? Our baby boy was born on the ever popular 8/9/10. Everyone's doing good. Tons of pictures taking of him wearing Sox attire, which surely pissed off the in-laws.