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QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 08:52 PM) I think Swisher got in a funk when he was put at the top of the batting order in the early in the season and has never recovered. Being asked to play a position that hasn't been your primary spot (centerfield) as well as hitting in a spot thats not right for your skills is a lot to ask of anyone. Lets see what he can do in 2009 when he should have the full season in the middle of the lineup (provided we have someone to bat leadoff other than Jerry Owens) That excuse might have lasted for a month. However, he's been significantly worse in the 2nd half of the season, and he hasn't sniffed the leadoff spot during that time.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 07:47 PM) If we could get in the playoffs it would be a new start for Swish .000 batting average entering the second season. He's not been real good thus far. He won't be playing

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 07:45 PM) Not sure if anyone mentioned it, but that was the first time I have seen Crede in the dugout in a long time. Good, I didn't see that. Wonder if he was at home in Missouri and decided to make the journey to the park.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 07:34 PM) No one else I'd rather have batting second here than Konerko.... This works!

PK!!!!

No one else I'd rather have batting second here than Konerko....

No one else I'd rather have leading off than Thome (hey, it worked last inning!)....

Can Brandon Lloyd hit for us?

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 08:30 PM) Neither of our catchers can even come close to throwing runners out. Opposition has been successful at higher than 90 pct when stealing.

Sweet, a single ties it now. Nice focus White Sox!

Please don't make mistakes here to Shealy.

Alexei blows one of the easiest double plays ever. His defense at 2nd base since the ASB has been beyond bad. He's given Jimenez a run for his money.

Well, this inning won't be fun.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 07:25 PM) We can't expect any more favors from other teams regarding Minnie. Don't teams normally play the scrubs the day after wildly celebrating their title? Yes, and Hawk b****ing about the Rays not celebrating until they win the World Series was one of the dumber comments in history.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 07:25 PM) We are awful. You like Hawk's "wow" after the 2nd strike. It's going to be a lot of fun next week in Minnesota. Hawk's going to be classic crazy.

Another pathetic at bat by Dye in the clutch. He definitely has packed it in.

How about a wild pitch now?

Right man leading off here in Toby...

Can the Sox and Twins come together and say the Indians deserve to make the playoffs?

Oh Hawk, you are such an idiot.

Brilliant

Go Brandon Lloyd! He's a great guy, had a lot of interaction with him at U of I.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 07:03 PM) Did we honestly look any better against DET and KC at this point 3 years ago? I remember watching the likes of Blum and Borchard hopelessly flail away...more frustrating than this. At this point in 2005, we were wrapping up a series win against the Twins by winning 3 of 4. We lost a heartbreaker in the first game, and then beat the s*** out of them the next 3 games. There was the Contreras masterpiece and Buehrle masterpiece that weekend, along with a bunch of homers.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 21, 2008 -> 07:02 PM) The last time we had a good offense was the first half of 06. 05 was pretty much a bad offense who got hot in the playoffs. We have had the same thing going for the last 8 years. Lift and pull, score 10 one game, barely get hits for the next week. When you look at the end of the year we score our runs, but its not balanced. Its a combination of our GM picking up these guys, and our hitting philosophy. This is a fantastic post.

I said this in chat, and I'm sure it will annoy some people: after seeing their energy in a pennant race, it doesn't surprise me that Thome and Griffey Jr. don't have a World Series ring.