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Not to go all Caulfield on the site and start 2 new threads tonight, but looks like Ozzie went against Cora's decision to possibly move Alexei to CF for a game. I don't get the notion that Alexei can't play CF, as Getz is showing he can be a MLB 2nd baseman and Beckham's on the fast track to the majors. Someone on the Sox organization (possibly Ozzie) must see Alexei as a GG caliber SS or something. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,3824302.story

QUOTE (Brian @ May 8, 2009 -> 05:50 PM) I re-watched the Scrubs finale. I originally missed the orderli saying "Hi, Tony." to the Janitor after he told JD his name. I assume he really isn't Glenn Mathews. Nice touch, Mr. Lawrence. I also assumed I'm not the only one who noticed who the different janitor was during the very last scene.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 9, 2009 -> 04:10 AM) How about we do this when Getz stops hitting and Podsednik starts? I like Getz, but even he is struggling now. He's 3 for his last 20. You could also put him in the 2nd spot, but AJP seems like a perfect fit for that right now. As we were talking about in chat, the 2nd hitter usually gets the most fastballs. The problem with that is we have our worst fastball hitter in the 2nd spot.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ May 9, 2009 -> 04:06 AM) Yikes! How about we let the month of May play out first, and then in the mean time we can go out and get somebody who deserves a shot a lot more than Clayton Richard does. If starters were only supposed to last 3IP then Richard might be an All-Star against LH-heavy teams, but since the expectations are beyond that, PLEASE no Richard. Well, he was supposed to be in the starting rotation this year if Contreras/Colon wasn't working. It can't hurt to give him a shot, as we're going to need to find a few starting pitchers for next season.

Put Scott Podsednik in the leadoff position tomorrow. Put him 1st, AJP 2nd, and move Fields to the 7th/8th spot in the lineup with Getz batting 9th. If this team doesn't get it going soon, we might get too far out of first place and then everyone will call for the team to be broken up.

The biggest problem about begging for a youth movement right now is that the 4 young guys who looked so great last year (Alexei, CQ, Danks, Floyd) all are struggling mightily right now. If 2 or more of those guys finish this season with huge doubts going into next year, then the rebuilding process will be 10x harder.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 9, 2009 -> 02:46 AM) Jhonny Nunez hitting the skids lately. Not a surprise...we received some real junk from the Yanks.

July 1st. This team doesn't seem competitive in far too many games. Put Richard in the starting rotation, play Alexei at either SS or CF, and see what they have. Also, when Anderson is healthy, you absolutely have to give him the chance to prove what he can do. If he reverts back to hitting .235 with terrible ABs, you get rid of him this offseason. Please, please no 300 ABs for Pods this year.

That was one of the worst offensive performances in a long time. It's sad to see so many players underachieving.

Nice comeback by Brewers. I wonder how many games Marmol "saves" for the Cubs over what his replacement in the 8th inning would.

Nix is really putting together some good ABs.

Clayton Richard...enjoy facing the Indians next week.

QUOTE (Capn12 @ May 9, 2009 -> 03:06 AM) Jim Thome now sits at a .197 batting average... Think on the bright side...at least some of these veterans have their deals up after this year.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 9, 2009 -> 02:51 AM) It takes a special man to make you long for Pods in the lineup at the very least. Agreed...this is shades of 2007 when you're begging for mediocre players in the lineup.

Goodness, he's freaking awful. Daniel Cabrera has about as much of chance to have a good AB as does Lillibridge.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 9, 2009 -> 01:33 AM) We destroyed Harrison last year. Not really sure what's going on here, makes very little sense. But tonight was first game in 2 weeks I didn't ask for Betemit!!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 9, 2009 -> 01:26 AM) Anyone think Ozzie may want to look at DJ in the rotation, especially, say, if he goes 4 strong tonight? He has as good a feel for pitching as anyone on the roster besides Buehrle. However, if he had to start a game, I think he'd struggle with an all lefty lineup.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 9, 2009 -> 02:21 AM) You don't get a free pass for the rest of your career because you helped win a f***ing world series 5 years ago. I have no problem with the fans booing him off the field, I wouldn't have done it but his performance since June of '06 has been awful. Well said

How in the hell is Randy Wells shutting down the Brewers?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 9, 2009 -> 01:18 AM) I'm watching, and I agree with you, he doesn't belong out there. He's done. I'm just saying I hate to see him being reviled by fans like he's the pitching version of dweezy. He's been a stud for this club, just not in a long time. Blame williams, ozzie, coop...but not him. That I agree with...not like it would matter tonight who was pitching though if our hitters keep looking impotent at the plate.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 9, 2009 -> 02:16 AM) verlander with a CG 2 hit shutout. Yeah, that's not good. Let's hope Dontrelle sucks when he comes back.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 9, 2009 -> 01:14 AM) seems a little harsh for a guy who's done so much for the organization, a guy who busted his ass to be part of this team from day one. i'm not saying i want to see him pitch again, i'm just not ready to ride him out on a rail. Honest question...are you watchng these games? It's rather obvious he has nothing left in the tank. 91 mph fastballs with no control and a mediocre slider just isn't going to get it done. Maybe make him a righty specialist on the pen?

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 9, 2009 -> 02:12 AM) Sucks to see Jose get booed after all he's done for us.....Hawk's right about how sad it is.....but we gotta win games. Pretty classless move by our fans booing him. If you don't want him to get boo'd by the fans, then don't pitch him tonight!! It's that simple, what was Ozzie expecting if he did bad? You could have easily skipped him tonight and pitched him next week in Toronto. The Rangers have now scored 12 runs in Jose's last 5 innings against them.

Ozzie pulls him. Thanks for 2005 and first half of 2006 Contreras, but you're absolutely, positively finished.

2 out double by Omar to make it 5-0. Booing is extremely loud. Send him to the glue factory now! That needs to be the last pitch thrown in his Sox career.