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That was a freaking strike. What a mess this team is.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 09:22 PM) Masterson going through this lineupe like hot knife thru butter....Id like to see him come out soon. Why isn't he starting for them?

Good job by Thornton. It would be nice to get a few more runs, but Masterson seems to have some filthy stuff.

Stop the freaking ball AJ! 6-5 now, as this has been a miserable defensive inning.

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 09:12 PM) There's nothing wrong with letting Floyd in to pitch. A pitcher's job is to pitch deep into ballgames. And Ozzie having some faith in his starter is not "terrible managing." You're defending Gavin??!!! Good for you Greg

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 09:12 PM) Than Francona counters with Youkilis. I would of rather seen Casey up, even if he did single. He's out today

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 09:09 PM) Hawk says the same, but excuses the lackluster effort by OC with the man on 3rd. Lackluster should be OC's nickname.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 09:06 PM) I love Sox fans sometimes. They have been spoiled by the HR all these years. HR=bad. Smallball=Good. THIS TEAM LEADS THE LEAGUE IN HOME RUNS. WHY ARE WE GIVING UP OUTS IN THE 5TH INNING??? I think Hawk's stupidity sets the tone.

So we have Thornton warming up....why in the hell did Ozzie leave Gavin in to face Casey? Terrible managing continues

Way to not field your position Gavin. Our bad outfield costs us a run.

Big time pitch by Gavin.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 09:05 PM) Twins retake the lead on yet another Adam Everett RBI single. Yep, KC's momentum lasted long.

More terrible outfield defense. Yay...we should be up by 7 or 8 right now.

Terrible AB by OC. Someone might want to tell Hawk that with a man in scoring position and 2 outs, OC is hitting .170

Yes, I'll take the break.

Extreme sinker baller on the mound.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:53 PM) It should be just simple baseball philosophy, but there are a lot of stupid people in baseball. I understand it in the NL if you have one of their dominating pitchers on the mound, and there's a realistic chance at a 1-0 or 2-1 game.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:50 PM) OM gosh second guessing is fun. Dye and Thome having good games and heart of the order with bags juiced and one out. It was the textbook correct call by Oz. the players were the ones who f***ed up. GO SOX! Bunting prior to the 7th inning in the AL is just ignorant, in my humble opinion.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:49 PM) Nobody gets more upset over Orlando's errors than Orlando himself. He's not having a very good contract year which matters the most to him. Gotta squeeze as much money as possible out of LAA for next year and beyond. I still predict he'll sign with Giants.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:48 PM) The guy hitting behind "our best hitter" is hitting for 14 percentage points higher and only has a few less homers. It's not like it was Uribe behind Quentin there. If they had chosen to load the bases by walking Quentin, Ill take my chances with JD everytime...he just got beat there. It happens, but the call was correct...find something else to bash Ozzie about, but this isnt one of those times. Carlos Quentin is the best hitter in baseball since the ASB.....Dye was 3-30 coming into this game. You're right though, I'll take our chances with Dye up in those situations (not sarcasm).

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:44 PM) They never play well against the Yankees and I don't see that changing. So if we can be tied with them going into the next series, I could see us picking up a game or two. Alexei for defensive MVP. Sorry about the confusion maggs. I think they'll get Pettitte and Mussina.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:45 PM) Agree...but some will go to great lengths in not finding certain players culpable even if it means making up crap about Guillen. The bunt was the RIGHT CALL...at the very least we get 1 run, but Dye and Thome blew it...it happens. No, we took the bat out of the hands of our best player by bunting. You wouldn't see the Cardinals doing that in front of Pujols.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:44 PM) They never play well against the Yankees and I don't see that changing. So if we can be tied with them going into the next series, I could see us picking up a game or two. Alexei for defensive MVP. I thought the Yanks are great vs the Twins? Great job by Gavin!

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:43 PM) We were playing for 2 runs. 2 hitters bunt, especially with 2 on and none out. That is the epitome of a bunt situation. Moving two men instead of one into scoring position for your 3, 4, and 5 hitters is absolutely the textbook thing to do. So why wasn't Pedroia bunting? Great play by Ramirez, huge batter in Ortiz here.

Gavin's not very sharp so far this inning. He's hung a few pitches.