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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 3, 2009 -> 11:07 PM) Nicely done Nix. I love how freaked out you guys are about a 1-0 game. It was an excellent play by Nix. I'm just so damn sick of Lillibridge, as even his defense has been disappointing this season. I don't think I'd even enjoy watching him if I was a Winston-Salem fan.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 3, 2009 -> 11:06 PM) Ozzie is a big pussy for not ordering Danks to drill someone. Ozzie's been a bigger pussy this year for not once arguing with the umpires. If he doesn't have a Rangers hit tonight, then he will be such a hypocrite.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ May 3, 2009 -> 11:02 PM) holy s*** we're gonna be bad this year Either be real good or be real bad, that's all we can ask for. Being a .500 team would be the worst possible thing for this franchise, especially with some big decisions coming up about which veterans to possibly keep around. Also, Jenks is about to get very expensive.

Just pull this team off the f***ing field. Thanks for putting this pathetic team on the field KW and Ozzie.

Since when did Gio Gonzalez get promoted? 3-0 in relief today.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 3, 2009 -> 11:58 PM) Not even f***ing close. Joe Morgan is the most offensive man in the baseball universe. The fact that he can say some of the stupid f***ing s*** that he does and still keep his job is a joke. No company would ever fire him and risk his racial discrimination lawsuit.

The absolutely crap that is our first inning offense continues. 6 straight games now without scoring in the first inning.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 3, 2009 -> 10:55 PM) f*** looking bad, they need to learn that they can't get away with hitting 5 of our hitters in 2.1 games. That's bulls***. Kinsler needs to take a dive some time in this game. It's total bulls*** that we didn't hit one of their guys in the 8th inning last night.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 3, 2009 -> 11:49 PM) Wow, Joe Morgan likes Dewayne Wise. Why am i not suprised? FWIW, I'm not watching the game, so my quote about minorities was prior to hearing this.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 3, 2009 -> 10:45 PM) TV on. Radio up. Does it get any worse than Joe Morgan? I submit that it does not. Which minority will he claim is the most underrated superstar in baseball? Usually he states it's Gary Sheffield. Too bad Dye's not playing, as Morgan might have gave him some lofty accolades.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 3, 2009 -> 09:10 PM) Wasn't it against the Cubs at Wrigley that Gload made that awful play in RF for the Sox back in 2004? Which sentenced him to never play RF for the Sox again? He must really not like playing the Cubs. Yes it was...same game that he had a grand slam overruled.

Crazy stat so far this year: The White Sox have split the first two games in every series of the season.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 3, 2009 -> 08:56 PM) This is the team who is notorious for their injuries being way worse than they start out! I don't disagree with the last part. Yes, for Mark Prior (who funny enough is complaining of shoulder issues again). They've had so many injuries the last 2-3 years where it seemed like the player would be out a long period, only to miss a week of action. Hell, Zambrano has left with forearm/elbow pain about 5 times over the past few years, and has only missed maybe 5 starts during that time.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 3, 2009 -> 08:49 PM) They have literally no starting depth behind Samardizja and Mitch Atkins, and neither of those options are ideal. Zambrano's a maniac...if there's someone who will pitch through pain for them, it's him (the anti-Prior). Cubs injuries also never are as serious as they appear at first. There will probably be a vigil outside of Wrigley tonight for him though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 3, 2009 -> 07:42 PM) And the problem with Gathright is that he does nothing well, but run. He sucks. No one ever said he's a superstar. He has one tool, and at least it's a legitimate tool. The needs of an NL team off the bench are a hell of a lot different than that of an AL team, as you know (due to significantly more PH opportunities in the NL). Also, Piniella doesn't search for ways to get him at bats at least. If Gathright was on the Sox (and many of us were praying we wouldn't sign him when he was non-tendered), he would have had probably 25 at bats by now.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 3, 2009 -> 07:26 PM) Sox hitters in 2009: vs LHP as RHB: .237/.375/.373/.748 in 145 PA vs LHP as LHB: .400/.450/.629/1.079 in only 41 PA Just remember: ALWAYS play the match up. There isn't a left hand hitter alive who can handle a lefty starter. I wonder what Ozzie would do if he had a young Adrian Gonzalez or Chase Utley. Yet he pitches to Blalock with the open base last night!!

If we used this lineup during ST, we'd be fined for not having enough regulars in it.

Any chance we can get a rain out tonight? KW desperately has to demote Lillibridge and get another righty outfielder up with the big league squad. Realistically, that should be the easiest thing to find in the minors.

I hate Ozzie Guillen so much. His handling of Getz is going to drive this board crazy, and to not play Thome against a LHP he's handled well is just stupid! I can't believe Lillibridge continues to find a way into the lineup. Just trade Jenks now.

Gload dropped a fly ball in RF prior to that slam. That's the 6th dropped fly ball against the Cubs this year, and it hasn't even been that windy at Wrigley so far.

Did Zambrano get hurt on his bunt? This Marlins team will not finish above .500, I guarantee it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 3, 2009 -> 06:04 PM) To a minor league contract. The guy sucks, and has only one aspect to his game. Speed. He is the same guy who we just ran out of town, sorry just because he has a baby hear on his chest, I am not about to turn him into something he isn't. The problem with Owens is he didn't know how to use his "speed". I'm still not convinced that recent injuries left Owens with anything other than good, but not great speed.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ May 3, 2009 -> 06:00 PM) he's not even that with the Cubs, he just eats a roster space. This week they pinch ran Zambrano instead of him. They did that cause of the injury issues, and wanted to keep at least one more position player on the bench. None of us is saying Gathright is an amazing player, but he's definitely a significantly more athletic player than Owens with better base running skills due to his electric speed. He was voted the fastest player in the majors by his peers I believe 3 straight seasons.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 3, 2009 -> 05:50 PM) That's why he couldn't get a job with the Royals, or a major league offer from anyone during spring training. The dude is a glorified pinch runner. We just had one of them. Gathright got signed pretty quickly during the offseason (mid December), IIRC. To compare Owens speed to Gathright is just silly.