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QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 11:45 PM) The sad thing is, he is very very fast. Not Owens fake fast. Really fast. So all he has to do, is make contact and run like hell. Yet for some reason his swing is long. One of the comments that Farmer made earlier in the year was that he thinks he is a bigger player than he really is and thinks he has power. Once they can convince him to slap and run he might actually do something. He would have been a decent player if he played 5 years ago during the steroid era (similar to Ryan Sweeney).

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 11:45 PM) The Corkaroo magic is already gone. I think Corky can be decent against LHP.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 11:44 PM) Beat you to the post by like 45 minutes I think. Were you the one who posted the Vasgersian thing? Mitch Williams was great in that clip.

BTW...you do realize we're going to see Lillibridge face Felix Hernandez tonight? Mercy

Lillibridge is the perfect September call-up, as he can come off the bench to run or play D in the 9th. However, having him on the 25 man roster is just insane and pathetic. Tough inning coming up for Bartolo.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 11:42 PM) I hate you Brent Lillibridge. He's so overmatched even when facing an Independent league pitcher. He made that 90 mph fastball look like Zumaya threw it.

Holy cow....the Lillibridge honeymoon is over. Send him to AA please!

If AJP ever gets injured, we really will see Tyler Flowers as our starting catcher.

Possible good news with Josh Hamilton headed to the DL

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 10:37 PM) I looked it up. Thome is swinging at an inordinate amount of 1st pitches this year (up to 38%, 25% for his career). He's 1-9 when he puts the first pitch in play. Crazy stat...as of last weekend, J.J. Hardy hadn't swung at a first pitch all year.

Way to get us back in the dugout Bartolo

Johnson's swing on the strike 3 is as feeble as you'll ever see.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 10:32 PM) I'm telling you, all signs point to us scoring many runs today, assuming our 8-9-1 don't f*** it up. Much like Jim Thome against a pitcher like Russ Ortiz, I think Quentin would go 6-10 with 3 homers against this guy.

Damn, Anderson just missed that.

Hell yeah PK!! 2-0 Sox, good job by the fan of not touching the ball.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 11:30 PM) I love Carlos' short swing. It's funny, but he's not even close to being on his game yet. He hit a lot of homers a few weeks ago, but his swing was still a little off. He's such a pleasure to watch hit.

It sure seems like Thome and Dye have made a ton of weak outs on the first pitch this season.

Rocket single by CQ...2 on, 1 out. This is one of the few pitchers I wish we had Thome in the lineup to face.

Ah, the Owens special...weak grounder to 2nd base.

This lineup the Sox have is just not going to get it done in the majors. I also think if you want to play Owens, you play him in the game with Felix Hernandez, as you might need to try and steal more against him.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 08:44 PM) Get well soon Chris, having Jerry Owens (especially Jerry f***ing Owens) or Brent Lillibridge at the top of the lineup is nothing short of embarrassing. It really is amazing how the absence of Getz and Thome makes this lineup go from formidable to laughable.

If Wilson Betemit is not in the lineup for Game 2 tonight, I will take a sign that says Free Wilson Betemit to the game tomorrow.

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 06:03 AM) Aardsma love? ha! I have to say, I had no idea Aardsma had an ERA over 16 after the ASB last year. With that said, I'd still rather have him over MacDougal or Egbert or Broadway or anyone else we've had as the last man in the bullpen.

It will be nice to see the AL East take care of the AL Central tonight. Verlander looks fantastic tonight though so far.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2009 -> 11:23 PM) Cancelled DH tomorrow starting at 405 with second game starting 30 minutes after the end of first game. Wow, going to have 3 games in a span of 24 hours.