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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 10:17 PM) Yeah. Figured you'd be nearly giddy over that, given your comments on Lilly and the wind direction at Wrigley. true, but they'll just call up another player from Iowa who will dominate.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 10:15 PM) Did you catch the Ted Lilly note? the injury for him?

"you gonna call that"?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 10:09 PM) Last year there was almost never a time when Quentin was this automatic of an out. My brother was just noticing how stiff his swing is. I know he always had the exaggerated stance, but even earlier this year, it seems like his mechanics are just awful.

Can't win if we can't score runs without the home run. Jackson's not even throwing that well it seems.

Sox would have been better off if Konerko just stayed home this weekend. He has no confidence up there.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 10:01 PM) We've really been shafted by the umpires lately as well. I've been posting here since the start of 2005, and I have never come close to complaining about the umps as much as I have this year.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 09:58 PM) That was the worst game of the 3 so far. Verlander could have been on the hook if half those balls drop. Part of the reason Verlander only had like 20 pitches in the 5th, 6th, and 7th was because we nailed everything he threw but we couldn't catch a break and have any drop. Yet every f***ing run the Tigers scored was on a bloop over a glove or down the lines. This series has been horrible. Yep, it's been very annoying so far. The walk with the bases loaded was so predictable, as well as the big inning in the first today after the pathetic 3-2 call by the umpire.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 08:54 PM) It's also ridiculous how many breaks the Tigers have caught this series with bloops, errors, walks, and hard hit comebackers. Tigers have a very underrated defensive squad.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 08:53 PM) It's ridiculous how many balls we've hit hard right at people so far this series. I missed the day game yesterday, were there a lot? The night game didn't have too many after the 3rd.

Jackson's just throwing it right down the plate, and we can't do anything productive. Might be time to make some adjustments to the lineup.

Why is Ozzie not using the hit-and-run more with Alexei up and Pods batting?

Thought Beckham got a lot more of that.

Much better command there of the curve.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 08:39 PM) That was exactly the habit he was in before he went down. and pulling everything. He needs to go back and watch tape of last year where he'd hit liners to right.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 08:38 PM) He can't hit a well located fastball either. Gavin has never been known for the command of his fastball. Hopefully he finds his curve this inning.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) Somebody needs to tell Gavin to stop f***ing around and go after the hitters. Walking Granderson after going 0-2? Looks like A.J. got too obsessed with trying to get him out on a breaking pitch. It's Granderson, he can't hit an offspeed pitch. Gavin needs to have better command of his curve, as he can't just get by on his fastball.

PK, that was pretty pathetic. This game has the chance to be even more annoying than yesterday. This umpire already giving Jackson a bigger plate then Gavin, but I'm sure Ozzie will do nothing.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 09:27 PM) Man what potential this series has to be a total disaster.... I just pray KW doesn't make a trade until after the Twins series.

2-0 Tigers. Another game where a bad defensive play costs us 2 runs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 09:25 PM) Seriously, why don't you walk Cabrera there? Other teams do that to us all the time. We would have walked Matt Stairs, but we face Cabrera. Total team failure so far this series.

So why are we pitching to the only good Tigers hitter with an open base? This game's about to be over early.

Feel free to not hang every curve Gavin.

And Konerko botches an easy double play ball. Wake the f*** up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet, walk Granderson after being up 0-2 on a pitch that was a strike.