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Bottom of their order doing damage. Our starters just have no breathing room.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 7, 2010 -> 02:20 AM) 2 hits in 4 innings. Doesn't look like a struggle to me. How many games this season has the opposition had more hits than the Sox?

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 7, 2010 -> 02:17 AM) Well, I know I am a bit more of a glass half full guy, but I like the composition of this offense. The problem isn't in the way the offense was built, but rather that it's two best hitters have been extremely underwhelming. I'm really not that surprised by Jones and Rios. Konerko's performance has been a bit surprising. But if Beckham and Q do 80% of what they are capable of, this offense will be fine. But neither Beckham or Quentin had any type of track record of consistent success coming into this season. Remember how many times we heard "If X players performs well, this offense will be fine"? Like many said back then, there were too many ifs and an extremely mediocre offense wasn't out of the question.

Awesome, Alexei thought it was a hit-and-run.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 7, 2010 -> 02:13 AM) To be completely honest, so many guys are struggling that I find it comical to even complain about the lineups at this point. Our "optimal" lineup has struggled just as much, if not more, than lineups featuring Vizquel and Kotsay. Isn't that what we were doing, as it was in reference to jphat saying that this offense sucks.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 7, 2010 -> 02:08 AM) Umm, we have 3 starters on the bench. Yes, but only one of them is injured. Our manager had "options", and this was all he could field. To be honest, he fielded the best lineup he could tonight.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 7, 2010 -> 01:04 AM) Man our offense stinks. We have absolutely no chance bench, and it kills us when someone is injured. You look at this lineup, and you would think we had 4 starters on the DL.

Some awfully long swings with runners on base. That's easily one of my biggest criticisms relating to Walker.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ May 7, 2010 -> 02:01 AM) I think Beckham will eventually be fine. It's like they say, the first one is always the hardest. Just like losing a girlfriend, going through your first slump is always the hardest to get out of. And we all know Beckham hasn't gone through either yet. Beckham had a handful of slumps last season.

QUOTE (zenryan @ May 7, 2010 -> 12:59 AM) Gordon is so damn clueless right now. He's not getting his legs into his swing at all. It's like he's just aiming the bat trying to hit the ball.

QUOTE (Real @ May 7, 2010 -> 12:58 AM) When does Beckham get sent down? He's not helping the team on either side of the ball, hasn't for a month now. He'd have to struggle for another 2 weeks for them to even consider it.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 7, 2010 -> 01:57 AM) So who's more of a disappointment this year? Becks or CQ ? Beckham. at least Quentin has a handful of hard hit outs this season. Beckham probably has hit 5 balls hard all season.

Holy s***, Beckham sucks this season. He's missed both 2 strike pitches by a foot.

I swear Nix is our best base runner.

Beckham's slowing down so much to get in position to bare hand it, and it's giving him no chance of getting the guy out.

WTP for Kotsay

Gonna be a long night if all the righties continue to try and pull Eveland.

Fantastic play by Alexei, nice double play!

QUOTE (Capn12 @ May 7, 2010 -> 12:27 AM) Ripped by Rios, but out. Regardless, he is all over the ball right now. He looks awesome, I'd rather he start batting 3rd and Jones 5th.

Danks is way up in the zone with all his pitches. 3rd straight game he's really struggled to keep the ball down in the zone.

Beckham's struggles have hit Josh Fields levels from last season, where Hawk talks about great batting practice sessions as if it actually means something.

That a boy Juan, finding holes! Don't get picked off, as Eveland has a great move IIRC

Wow, two hitters over .226 in the lineup

Interesting, I thought you had to catch it clean to be a foul tip strike 3.

Nice tag by Nix on the CS!!