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This defense is such a freaking joke. A's are one swing away from being back in this game.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 03:14 AM) And it begins... Quentin and Dye are just really bad outfielders

Wow, you have to be kidding me about this outfield defense right now. How hard is it to let the center fielder take over?

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 02:59 AM) Alexei f***ing sucks at defense. 15 errors on the season to go along with no range to his right and awful at turning the double play

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 02:44 AM) The hell was Carlos doing while he was fielding that liner, he looked like he was drunk and stumbling around or something. That outfield is so beat up, it's taking terrible bounces.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 03:42 AM) from the DH spot? It was a joke

Mike Huff

That ball was clearly foul. It's really easy to tell, just try to see if you can view the ball passing the foul pole. If you do, then it's foul.

Is it too early to pull Pods for defensive reasons?

The stud is back. I still believe the bunt attempts screwed up his rhythm last game, and he pressed in his few final ABs trying to make up for the failed bunt attempts.

Castro!!

Weird chemistry between Dye and Rios on that fly ball.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 12:41 AM) He was one of the few pitchers the Sox faced for the first time/failed that actually looked like he had outstanding stuff. He was on a roll then, not so sure now, haven't looked at his game log. I sure hope Count decides to show up tonight. Anderson is going to have a fantastic career. Some of the best stuff from a young lefty you will see.

Have to win to stay 2 1/2 games out, as Inge hit a walkoff.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 07:39 AM) Nope, they aren't the reasno we lost. Sure Bacon can't even lay down a bunt, but PODSEDNIK is the only reason the Sox lost tonight. I'm going to bed before I get suspended defending him. This is unbelievable. Beckham and Quentin had a bad night, it happens and will happen again. However, Pods continues to make far too many mistakes on the bases.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 07:23 AM) Not too much of a choice tonight. If he came in before the 11th I would have been pissed. Dotel?

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 07:21 AM) I still think he can be tweaked. I've seen much worse in the sox pen. That's fine, then Ozzie needs to stop pitching him in big situations until it gets worked out.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 06:17 AM) I've never seen a more inflated .349 OBP anywhere, and .349 isn't spectacular to begin with. Pods, on a weekly basis, seems to have a 3-3 type of game which boosts his numbers.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 06:17 AM) Tony Pena will be fine. He needs some work. Half this board wanted to run Thornton off the team in 2007. He has a 94 mph fastball that rarely gets a swing and miss. His slider gets a few misses, but he also throws it from an angle that causes him to hang it far too often. Unless he develops another pitch, he's going to get crushed by lefties.

We face a lefty on Friday. If Pods starts, then I give up on Ozzie handling the Rios acquisition properly.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 07:11 AM) At least he got two hits, unlike Q, who was 0-6. Let's face it guys, the enitre offense is brutal right now. We've scored in 1 of our last 27 innings or so... Yes, but his stupid base running is basically negating him getting on base. He really needs to become our 4th outfielder, but Ozzie will never do that cause he needs his speedy guy in the lineup.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 07:08 AM) Wait, what happened? The last camera angle was literally so bad that I still have no idea what happened. Rios went for a deep fly ball, and tripped going after it. Initial reports are that he's going to be out for 5 years. Jphat is happy, at least.

He's not doing a lot of things right on the baseball field right now. He's basically playing like he did in 2006. His bat speed is gone right now, as he has no chance to pull the ball with any authority. Even his stance is a little different, as he's keeping his hands lower.

Bad, very bad trade. His pitches just hang over the plate. I can't believe Ozzie used him over Dotel.

QUOTE (DanksFan @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 07:05 AM) BEARS PLAY SATURDAY Pods will get his passes picked off in that.