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Just terrible fundamentals. That might be what happens when you have a 1st base coach who's mute.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 16, 2009 -> 05:15 PM) Interesting little off note. Hawk started talking about how Alexei put on a show in the outfield during batting practice. Then he and Stoney started to talk about how he catches everything in the air. So it has begun. I think it's funny we hear about this on the day Ozzie's not with the team.

The Lillicurse strikes again. Quentin pulled, Lillibridge in CF. Thanks guys for not calling up Anderson.

That was a beautiful jump by Pods...good job Scotty. With that said, Dye continues to chase anything and everything with a full count.

I can't link because the computer I'm on sucks, but Chicagosports.com is implying that Anderson won't be activated until this series is over. Nothing like waiting 4 games...I wonder if Lillicurse sneaks into the lineup again.

It's a shame so many people stopped watching Prison Break, as tonight's series finale was the best finale I've ever seen. I liked the Scrubs finale, but this one was a million times more memorable.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 16, 2009 -> 02:05 AM) Rongey said on the postgame show that Walker's basic premise was that the mechanical changes in the hitters happened during the offseason and that it was VERY VERY difficult to make any adjustments with the hitters during the course of the season. He cited the examples of Thome and Konerko last year...that Walker knew what was wrong with their swings, hands, balance, stride, etc., but that it was a yearlong battle to get them out of bad mechanics. It's time for a change! I don't care if Walker is the greatest hitting coach in the world....he's not working well with our current group of players. He's been around most of these guys for so long. However, if they're going to bring in Gary Ward, then it won't matter. It's all about getting a different point of view for these players.

QUOTE (JustWin @ May 16, 2009 -> 01:14 AM) Quentin is 0-4. I didn't expect him to keep up the pace as last year, but damn, this is bad. His avg is falling fast. It's hard to hit when you try to pull everything! Not only that, the league knows that if they throw something a little off the plate and/or offspeed, you can get an easy out on the first pitch.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 16, 2009 -> 02:13 AM) Brian 3-3 Pull him, and get him on a fly to Toronto immediately.

I heard a stat today that on the season, we have 2 extra base hits from our center fielders. That has to be close to a record. Keep up the good work KW!

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 16, 2009 -> 01:57 AM) Still hard to believe this team is still only 3 games out (when this game is over probably and Clev. wins) of first place. God the AL Central sucks. Twins are playing some real good baseball. Who would have thought that getting a future HOF back into the lineup would help them win?

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 16, 2009 -> 12:46 AM) Went to do something else when it was 3-0, now it's 8-1. What happened to Danks? Not only does our hitting suck, but our pitching sucks too. WTF. Wasn't fooling anyone. Toronto's 4th inning was one of the most impressive offensive innings I've seen.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 16, 2009 -> 01:38 AM) Remember, Strausburg wasn't even Strausburg at this time last year. First round pick, top 5 pick, yes, but this freaking good, no. You sure? He was all-world with regards to hype. He did make the Olympic team (not that I have to tell you). I wish I would have watched that game if it was on.

Nice to see a little offense. Brian Anderson is 2-2 in the 2nd game of a DH today. Still no Beckham, but Danks with a single and SB to start the game. I'm really beginning to get high hopes for Danks.

Getz is the fastest Sox player down the line in a very long time. I think I'd rather see that grounder he just had that resulted in an out than a bloop single to right.

Jim, any idea what's up with Delmon Young. Sounds like a serious family matter. Hope his family is ok, as they seemed very cool when MLB Network showed that amazing documentary on the family.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 16, 2009 -> 01:35 AM) Come on, Konerko, Thome and JD are the goofsters. Note, I love those guys to death but I think we all know they are quiet vets and AJ doesn't have anyone to goof around with. I figured the Sox had learned a thing or two about 2007 but apparently not. Yeah, that does seem like a very serious dugout besides for AJP and Buehrle. Fields is scary serious, and Getz seems quiet.

I remember seeing Hernandez last year during the college tournament, and I was extremely impressed with him. Not sure how he's doing this year.

Here's some possible names. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/colle...008/266412.html

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 16, 2009 -> 01:27 AM) Is there a Strasbourg equivalent next year? Nothing I've heard of, but I'll do some research. What day is the draft this year again?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 16, 2009 -> 12:24 AM) The Sox are 2 games out. I just hope KW doesn't let this get away from him and tries to fix this asap. 83 or 84 wins and a hot October, KW can pat himself on the back again. Who's worse than the Sox in the AL Central? It seems we just don't match-up well in the division this year, especially with seemingly a lot of young players on opposing teams coming into their own (Verlander, Greinke, hell Joe Mauer, Choo, Lillibridge).

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 16, 2009 -> 12:23 AM) Oh, I figured we'd see regression from Danks and Floyd as they were both young and pitched a lot of innings. I expected to see less regression in Floyd cause he had a longer history of throwing innings, but I expected regression either way and I think the Sox had to have as well. Which is why I b****ed and moaned about what the Sox had in the back of the rotation to start the season and of course anyone with a brain b****ed and moaned about CF cause we all know that was a joke. I know I got ridiculed for my Floyd hate last year, but everything about his numbers showed he'd really struggle this year. He led the league in unearned runs, which can be a scary stat.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 16, 2009 -> 12:22 AM) Yep and I think thats a really bad thing. Than again, I was one of the only people that still liked Cabrera by seasons end. And I thought Swisher brought a positive attitude (at least to what we saw) in the dugout. These players must be miserable this year, as there's no smiles or anything. Is the highlight of the year really going to be the 2nd week of the season when Dye/PK hit #300? This season has a chance to get out of hand really quickly.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 16, 2009 -> 12:20 AM) It just doesn't make sense to me though. At the same time, the Sox were going to have a problem when we were counting on Contreras and Colon without a true plan B in the back of the rotation. Still, this division is so bad that its winnable and I almost think thats why the Sox didn't go into a full rebuilding mode this year or at least a really ballsy retooling period (where we relied very heavily on young players). Someone made a good point the other day: the 2008 Sox were not supposed to compete.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 16, 2009 -> 12:20 AM) It's May 15th... I like Aaron Hill...just happy he's healthy. I'll root for this Toronto team when they're not facing the Sox. It's scary how much they remind me of the 2005 Sox.