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Great start for the offense. I'm predicting a perfect game for Greinke.

Please, please take AJP out of the 2nd spot.

Maybe this will bring us good luck today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I-4XS3XtZQ

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 05:07 AM) per? One of the Sox articles on chicagosports. I'm pretty sure PK has sucked against Greinke in his career.

Looks like no Thome on Sunday, with Griffey Jr. at DH.

Twins start the 3rd with two bunt singles by Babe Gomez and Span.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 12:10 AM) And with the way we're pitching and defending, we need EVERYBODY in this lineup to be fantastic if we want to stay afloat. I don't mean to sound negative, but it's true. Our ERA as a team in July has to be up around 6, and today is getting August right back where July left off after one good outing on the 1st and the defense has just sucked. It's difficult to watch, we'd be 4 or 5 games out without the offense in July and now early August. Simply put, the Twins are better than the Sox right now. Hopefully things change over the last 50 games.

QUOTE (JDsDirtySox @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 12:08 AM) Hey... atleast we get to root for Andy Marte tonight!

PK looked fantastic today, and Thome has been very consistent lately (in that he's been great).

Team spokesman said he's day-to-day. I didn't know you could be day-to-day with cramping?

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 11:53 PM) As far as that goes, Quentin's replacement started the rally with a HR. or you know, he could have let Anderson bat for Wise (.275 OPS against LHP) in the 8th, and keep Quentin in the game?

Congrats Sox on likely dropping out of 1st place, you don't deserve s*** with your place this week.

That's just dandy

Great at bat by Fields to draw the walk.

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:44 PM) why are they losing it? I wish I knew. The velocity for Linebrink, Dotel, Logan, and Thornton is fine. It just seems like over the past month, they can't throw their sliders/splitters for strikes, and those pitches are getting crushed.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:41 PM) His slider and fastball both suck now. When he is good, he throws that tumbler away from lefties and gets K's. It's just disturbing that every bullpen member of the Sox (besides Jenks) has completely lost their offspeed pitch.

The bullpen continues to be great. Another fantastic "slider" by Thornton. I can't believe some people tried to argue he had a good slider the other day.

I really hope Ozzie lets Swisher hit for Fields in the 9th.

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:35 PM) I had no problem with giving Q the rest of the game off when its 98 out and you were down 5 It's a 5 run game...after the last week, we should know that's not an insurmountable lead.

If that was Swisher, people would be complimenting him for a long AB. Hey Ozzie...at least we have the Charlotte crew up in the 9th!

QUOTE (Winning Ugly @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:29 PM) And here comes Soria in the 8th? I bet this is his first 8th inning apearance this season. We Can Do This! Soria has quite a few 2 inning games this year.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:32 PM) CQ will save us. I promise. I'll bet you 100 million dollars he doesn't.

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:28 PM) DAMNIT that looked gone That's two today I thought he hit out.

Wow, that just missed going out!

QUOTE (Winning Ugly @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 10:24 PM) We got nobody left on the bench, so we gotta rely on Fields, Urine, BA and Wise. Ugh! AJP