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OC on his way to having an epic playoffs.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:45 PM) It was like 10 feet foul. Home run length?

I can't believe we let Uribe bat there against a guy with just nasty stuff. That has to be a lefty.

Did Uribe just miss one foul?

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 08:37 PM) Bull.f***ing.s***. Go back and read the Vazquez starting Game 1. Most everyone said it was the right call, and it made sense. Players need to preform. I agree, he had to start Javy. He won't make that mistake again. The only thing I'd say is don't underestimate Hawk's persuasion on how the token Sox fan thinks. At the game the other day, it was scary how many people were repeating his words and opinions.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:33 PM) Agreed. I'm mad at Javy, but I've been mad at him for weeks now and he's earned it. Other than that, I agree with this post. Hopefully the Cubs lose tonight. If I was a betting man, I would have bet on the Sox to lose and the Cubs to win, just to hedge my emotions. The Cubs fans at work today are acting like their dog was killed.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:32 PM) I'm not as mad as I thought I would be. We can't ignore what we saw for 162 games just because we made the playoffs. We won what turned out to be a weak division, and needed an extra game at home to do that. Our offense is simply too one dimensional to succeed consistently against elite pitching. Yep, in all honesty, it's just not a spectacular team. No shame in saying that...it will take a few more years to make this team well-rounded and hopefully, less one-dimensional with the homer.

Go Clayton...make yourself the top contender for the 4th and/or 5th spot in the rotation next year.

It's so strange, but I think I was much angrier when the Sox were losing last week than I am right now. I felt like we blew our wad the last 3 games....and thank Quentin we made it to the playoffs at least. As we've been saying, making the playoffs is better than not. Even if the Sox get swept, I'll have extremely positive thoughts about the 2008 season.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:25 PM) Just a bad performance today by everything; pitching, offense, and defense. But with Captain Choke on the mound, it was hard to expect a victory. Gotta get game 2 now, pressure is all on us. Yep, Maddon made a brilliant managerial decision by starting Shields today and Kazmir tomorrow. He knew the situation Ozzie was in with the rotation, and he was able to match up Kazmir against a better pitcher in game 2 than who Shields would have to face.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:23 PM) Who is making excuses? All I keep saying is that people who expected Javy to play like a 1 or 2 starter because he gets paid a lot dont know s*** about baseball. Pay checks have no correlation to players ability. Thome gets paid more than Longoria, so he must be better? Vazquez was brought in to be a huge contributor 3 years ago. Just because he's sucked in his 3 years here, it doesn't mean that the Sox only expect him to be #4 caliber. You know what, even if he is #4 caliber, his record and ERA are below average. His Sox career has been a disappointment, and it will be over as soon as this season concludes. The Sox made it to the playoffs despite Javy.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 08:20 PM) Badger has a point. Running out our worst starter in Game 1 is the price we have to pay for having dicked around the last few weeks. It still sucks though, as does Javy. You mean those same few weeks when Javy was pathetic in 3 games? Good lord, no one gets more excuses made for them than Javy.

QUOTE (Felix @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 08:20 PM) STOP THE BUNTS There is no reason to give them outs. Yep, 3 outs given up by the Sox on bunts or steals.

Vazquez and Cabrera are two of them.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 08:10 PM) I dont even understand how some of you consider yourselves Sox fans. Javy is the Sox 4th starter, due to having to play the last few weeks we could not set the rotation. Javy is not supposed to shut down the other team, he is supposed to keep the Sox in the game so that we have a chance to win. He's paid a lot of money to get hitters out. He sucks...this will be his 17th lost on a team that almost won 90 games. No one in the organization respects him either. I can't wait until he's traded so we can hear how despised he was.

Hopefully we never see Vazquez pitch for the White Sox again. Honestly, the most disappointing White Sox player this decade.

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:05 PM) Can Uribe please stop playing so far in, thats 2 hits given up because of it. He has no range at 3rd base.

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 09:04 PM) Very good. Best in baseball, especially with Percival out.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 07:54 PM) Cabrera is f***ing us over at the plate all day He's had like 2 good hit-and-run attempts all season. He's just a pathetic fundamental hitter.

I predict Javy for Troy Glaus trade this offseason, with Joe Crede signing with the Cardinals.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 07:30 PM) Why are people asking for Clayton? Bring in Floyd. What the hell is wrong with you people? Because pitching Floyd on 2 days rest is just dumb.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 07:28 PM) No, Vazquez needs to be involved in a train wreck. Be careful, Javy's not worth getting yourself banned.

We're seeing Javy's last start ever in a White Sox jersey at least.

I hate you Javy. You are such a gutless piece of s***.

Could Griffey have done anything to prevent the triple?