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That fastball looks like it has nothing on it. Pods better play shallow, as they have no speed on 2nd base.

Pods, you have to be freaking kidding me! Go catch the ball!

Ugh...use the offspeed pitches here instead of the fastball. The fastball has not been good so far tonight.

I love that pitch so much from him. Nothing on the inside to Pat.

Saw that pitch to end our only playoff win last year.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:47 AM) Everyone in the organization will have to lock up their wives. Didn't he have some fun with Sandburg's ex? yes, as did Palmeiro which led to him being traded.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:45 AM) I tell ya what. With Maddon's knowledge, and learning about the game, Dave Martinez is gonna be one hell of a manager someday. I'd love to see him manage against Ryne Sandberg.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 03:39 AM) What happened to his slider? He's never really thrown one. Fastball/split basically

That is a sexy swing.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 03:36 AM) What pitcher in the bullpen isn't scary right now? We have to get something out of Pena, Linebrink seems done, at least for now...until his good fastball comes back. Can't believe we didn't score in the bottom of the 6th or 7th, let's hope it can stand up. By all appearances on the net, though, a great game...very entertaining. Wish we could have put it away earlier, but we can still score some runs here. Linebrink's fastball is at 93-94 mph. The problem is it's so straight, and he rarely throws an offspeed pitch. He had pinpoint control the first half of last year, and that has totally abandoned him.

So we'll bring in BA for defensive reasons in the 9th?

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:33 AM) Great work by Matty, but Jenks to Pena scares the hell out of me in the ninth. God I sound like Fathom. You're rubbing off on me you dirty son of a b****. Don't worry, i was already thinking of saying Thornton should stay in to face Pena, but I know it won't happen. Hopefully Jenks doesn't even think of throwing a fastball to him.

SLIDER!

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 03:30 AM) Disagree, pitch him high and away. Hey, it kept him in the park.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 03:28 AM) Pitch him low. Don't give anything outside. Disagree, pitch him high and away.

Thank you Bartlett! Great job holding him on, now finish him!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:25 AM) Why the f*** does Scott Linebrink pitch in every goddamn f***ing game!?!?!?!??! He f***ing sucks Trying to justify a terrible contract!

Tampa will definitely try a double steal here also.

Awful, STOP PITCHING HIM AS A SET-UP MAN!

AJP would have had him if he got the throw off.

I'm almost hoping for a walk here so Thornton can come in before Linebrink blows this.

Of course, there's a hit. He'll be stealing second shortly. Linebrink is just a disaster out there right now.

Do we ever retire Bartlett in these situations?

385 foot routine fly out.

This game reminds me an awful lot of the first game we won in Tampa this year. Lots of squandered chances to get some insurance runs.