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QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 25, 2009 -> 11:48 PM) He pitched the day before (18 pitches)? Aside from that I have no idea. Am I the only one who would have pulled Jenks and gone to Thornton with Niger Morgan at the plate after the game had been tied? In that situation you just have to get to the bottom of the 9th with the game still tied, Jenks didn't have it and Morgan has less than no chance against Matt's fastball. That's the thing...why pitch Linebrink in a 4 run game in the 9th if it means you can't use him in a closer game the next day? You might as well let Carrasco start that inning then and if he's in trouble, bring in Jenks. As for pulling Jenks, as soon as he gave up the homer, I told my wife that they weren't done scoring that inning. He's had a history of when he blows a save, he usually blows the lead as well. Of course, Fields playing even with the bag with a runner on 2nd might be even dumber. You give up the infield single in that situation.

KW and Ozzie don't have the same view of BA as the other one does.

Just listen to Hawk: the Sox think Pods is doing great on offense. Nevermind his OPS around .635 and the fact he should be 0 for 4 on the bases. He's not striking out much, but he's not drawing walks either.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ May 25, 2009 -> 04:05 PM) I would make them the favorite, but not as confident as I was awhile ago. Alot hinges on when and how strong Ramirez comes back for them and if they can get another good bullpen arm. A big issue is that the Cards and Brewers can't hit either right now. The Cubs complain about injuries, but the Cards have 3 starters out in Ankiel, Ludwick, and Glaus. Weeks is a huge loss for the Brewers.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 25, 2009 -> 11:38 PM) From what I can tell they're pretty much interchangeable. Question: why Dotel and not Linebrink in the 8th yesterday? We're paying Linebrink a ton of money to get 3 outs in the 8th inning.

I'm fine with Anderson not playing tonight, as he'd have no chance against Santana's slider. With that said, once this team is out by double digits (and there's a good chance of that happening after the next week), we have to start playing Anderson every game to see if he can be in our plans next season.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 24, 2009 -> 09:27 AM) I would say there's a good chance. The three hitters are nearer the end of their careers, Gallaraga might turn it around but he kind of had a freakishly good season last year. 5 games in four days vs. the boys from murder city, starting June 8th. That will be big for the Sox. Ordonez will hit over .300 again. He's raised his average nearly 40 pts in the last 2 weeks.

Vlad's back for this series.

So I know the draft starts on the 9th, but what time does it start that day? Wondering if I should take that day off from work.

Twins just swept the Brewers. Gardenhire going out to argue a HBP/foul call just got his team 4 more runs.

Crede's really hitting well for the Twins now. Great move by Gardenhire batting Mauer 2nd, as they're rolling right now.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 24, 2009 -> 10:01 PM) He was in the top 6 in catchers in OPS in 2008 a typical season for him. He calls a good game, and the guy who doesn't ever shake off catchers, Mark Buerhle, is far and away the White Sox best performer on the mound since AJP has been a White Sox. He doesn't throw well, but nobody is going to throw out most of the basestealers against the White Sox. Floyd and Contreras do not hold guys on. Before him, we had to deal with guys like Ben Davis, Brook Fordyce, a 100 year old Sandy Alomar Jr., Mark Johnson. AJP has been a godsend. Its too bad a lot of people don't recognize that. Get rid of him and the Sox will spend the next 5 years looking for someone to take his place unless Flowers suddenly shows he can stop a ball. Its yet another example of be careful what you wish for. Josh Fields all of a sudden doesn't look better than Joe Crede. He suddenly doesn't look better than Juan Uribe. Great post. I think AJP is slightly overrated, but compared to what else we have, he's a lot better. Some people on here beg for Donald Lucy, and he's hitting .230 with no power in AAA.

It sucks to come home and see this. Makes a 4-2 homestand feel almost disappointing. What ever happened to in a one run game, making the opponent do damage to the opposite field instead of laying it in there for them to hammer? Oh well, the Pirates terrible hitting this series masked how awful our hitting was.

QUOTE (tommy @ May 24, 2009 -> 08:26 PM) Great AB Alexei. He's starting to make more adjustments at the plate, which is something he was great at last year.

I know his pitch count number isn't high, but might be time to pull Buehrle. Put it in the hands of Dotel, Thornton, Linebrink and Jenks.

Um yeah...we're getting some nice breaks today.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 24, 2009 -> 08:19 PM) BTW, Brent Lillibridge 0-2 today, 2 K. He's hitting .125 in Charlotte, but its a small sample size, so I don't know what we can make from that. That one hit must have been lucky.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 24, 2009 -> 08:18 PM) It really comes down to who you dump when Wise comes back....him or Pods. It really should be Pods.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 24, 2009 -> 08:17 PM) I've always wanted him to be there. He usually makes contact, so it makes sense. Not really...he's had an awful time with the weak fly out to left field this year. Unfortunately, the ball's not jumping off of his bat like many of us had hoped after his increased power totals last year.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 24, 2009 -> 08:17 PM) Hurray for small sample sizes! So I can't say Buehrle's the greatest closer in baseball history?

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 24, 2009 -> 08:15 PM) Put Getz back at leadoff again, seriously. He's been hitting like crap ever since he's been hitting second and now ninth. Might be because he's in a slump, but I'll take him over Pods at leadoff. Getz was struggling in the leadoff spot, that's why he got moved. At least Alexei's in the 2nd spot, which is where he should be.

Pods is really struggling to keep it on the ground. His OPS is down near .600 now. Thankfully, Anderson's showing why he needs to play every game.

Way to go Fields!! Nice to see the 2 out RBIs.

Getz needs to hit the ball to the left side when he's given the hit and run sign (like last night).

Sexy game for Anderson so far. Hit-and-run time.