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QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 03:06 AM) I think this year's Sox-Cub series will tell us a lot about the Sox. The games are rare regular season games that will have playoffs/WS intensity, though the Cubs don't know what WS intensity is. With the first games in Wrigley, we're going to be challenged. Hope our pitchers avoid the gopher ball and our big guys hit a batch of homers. I wonder how many combined World Series appearances the Sox roster has compared to the Cubs? I know Soriano was in the WS, as was D. Lee, Edmonds, ?

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:04 AM) I'll bet you were ecstatic when he beat the Cubs for his 300th win. I was on a cruise at the time on my honeymoon.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:03 AM) Are any of these guys legitimate prospects? Not really

Anyone know how serious the Pujols injury is from tonight? Cardinals just being decimated with injuries, especially with their ace out now also.

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 03:00 AM) I know you're upset because Glavine committed the grave crime of giving up runs to the Cubs, but Glavine quite clearly has something left in the tank. He's had some pretty good starts with a few bad ones. It happens. He's averaging less than 5 innings a start now and his WHIP is in the 1.55 range. I think the Braves at least signed him for a good contract.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:57 AM) If I'd asked you last October which pitcher had more left...Mussina or Glavine...your answer would have been? Neither....I haven't been impressed by Glavine in years, to be honest. And what do you know, another liner by the Braves.

Way to use Chipper in a situation where they can pitch around him.

Those games would give me a heart attack, guaranteed.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 01:50 AM) I've come to the conclusion that the Cubs will finish with a home record of 73-8. They've got some kinda magic going in that toilet bowl this year. How many lineouts can the Braves have in one game? I also can't believe the Braves signed Glavine. Did they really think he had anything left in the tank?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:46 AM) Jesus, I really didnt expect the attitudes on this board to turn after a game where they clearly could of won, and still pounded out hits. My comment had nothing to do with tonight's results. The Tigers have nothing going for them coming into this series.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 01:43 AM) i posted the exact same thing on page 2 of this thread This is Detroit's best chance to get momentum going for their season. One win would be huge for the Sox.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:42 AM) Verlander never scares me anymore. Only thing I can say about tonight's game is the fact we didn't lose any ground to the 2nd place team. Do people really think the Twins will end the season with a better record than the Indians and/or Tigers?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 01:40 AM) I have no problem with anybody who thinks Kobe Bryant is the best player in the game. Hell, I have no problem with anybody who thinks Kobe Bryant is the best player the game has seen since prime Jordan. But if there's ever been a bigger, f***ing, whining ass crybaby in the history of the game than Kobe, I want to know who it is. I've never seen anything like it. In Kobe's world, he gets fouled every time he has the ball in his hands, never fouls when he's on defense. Never travels or double-dribbles. He's the only player I know that screams out "HEYYYYY!!!!" literally every time he drives to the hoop. Please, Kobe, SHUT THE f*** UP!!!!! Tim Duncan

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:40 AM) between the bunt, the 2 caught stealings, the throw out at home thats 4 outs given away add to it the 1 run contreras gave up pitching in the 7th when he had no business doing so, and the 2 driven in by cabrera when we had no business pitching to him, and the dropped play at the plate by AJ (which was a tough play, but one that needs to be made)...i hope they learn quick verlander scares me tomorrow...that game has gem written all over it This is such a trap series, and I was worried all day we'd get swept (shocking, I know). This Tigers offense is not the same pathetic team we saw earlier in the year.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 01:37 AM) i agree contreras takes some of hte blame...but if he had a manager today he would have had a QS....cant ask for too much more out of jose, especially on a day where he really didnt have it Ozzie and Jeff Cox were awful tonight...we can only hope they both learned something and won't repeat what they did.

Great pitch to hit, just hit it to the wrong part of the field.

Yuck...had our chances tonight.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 01:27 AM) Personally I am having trouble writing this game off as "one of those games" when it's our best pitcher (and one of the best in the AL) against their worst pitcher (and one of the worst in the AL). I still think Vazquez is our best pitcher, no matter what the stats say.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 01:24 AM) if there was a guy on third with 0 outs and i had to go to 1 reliever in chicago...i would consider goin to dotel over marmol But if Marmol's pitching, you'll get a 45 inch plate.

Stop making excuses for Cox....Clevlen is generally considered the best defensive outfielder in the minors.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:19 AM) Get rid of Cox, please. It seems like he'll send anyone home from second regardless of how shallow a single is. That inning should have turned out different. He's been great so far this year.

QUOTE (shawnhillegas @ Jun 11, 2008 -> 02:17 AM) The good news from today's game is that the players did all we could ask. Ozzie didn't take Jose out early enough and let him pitch to Cabrera, Cox made a terrible decision, and that's really the entire game. Yep, we continue to swing the bats well. Just have to win one of the next two, and then go win both series against Rockies and Pirates. Unfortunately, we have to face Cook, the only decent starter for Col.

Is that like 5 outs on the bases tonight? I missed the first 6 innings.

Does Jeff Cox not know what the score is? Holy cow, that's worse than anything Cora ever did.

What in the f*** was that? That was one of the dumbest decision I've ever seen. Everyone in baseball knows Cleven has a great arm.