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Nothing like playing for one run in the 3rd inning. Does Ozzie really think we're going to win this game 1-0 with our bullpen logging 8 innings?

Please get AJP out of the f***ing 2nd spot!

Nice bunt OC (why do you bunt on a 2-0 pitch when he's not close to throwing strikes)...not good news about Contreras.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 11:56 PM) Rotoworld already suggesting Broadway or Egbert. It needs to be Poreda. Broadway is just brutal, and it's hard to justify Egbert over Poreda.

Carrasco made some excellent pitches there!

Carrasco's pitches are just floating up to the plate. This is going to be a long night (in terms of length of game).

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 11:50 PM) Did you guys know Alexei is the best pure baseball player on the Sox? No one else makes in-bat adjustments on our team like him. No excuse for him to not be batting 2nd.

We can't be playing station-to-station baseball (need more hit-and-runs) against a pitcher who doesn't give up many hits and only has allowed 8 homers on the season.

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 11:45 PM) I think it was way to early to say Jose had his April stuff. He got out of first inning on 22 pitches and it didn't seem he was getting better as the game went on. I wasn't excited about him bouncing in 91 mph fastballs to Lowrie and Ellsbury. I guess we'll never know.

Twins up 2-0

I agree, it has to be Poreda time.

I'd actually rather see Boone come in.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 11:37 PM) Jesus, that's the most emotion I've ever seen out of Jose. Exactly what I was thinking, which makes you think it's bad.

That's the last we've seen of Contreras this season.

And Contreras is down after not covering 1st base.

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 11:15 PM) OC walks. AJ needs to be patient, no first pitch hacks here. If we just don't swing, he'll walk everyone.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 10:01 PM) OC AJ CQ Dye Thome Missile Swish Uribe Wise So, basically what maggsmaggs wanted. So we're playing Griffey Jr. against lefties, and giving him his days off against righties?

I'm still extremely confident that things will get done. KW knows how important it is to bring a skilled middle infielder into the organization.

Welcome to the Cards-Cubs rivalry Mr. Glaus.

Hey, a win! Great job by Thornton and OC tonight.

Huge run!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 03:01 AM) You want Thornton to face a right-handed Youkilis? Well...obviously Carrasco doesn't belong anywhere but in mop-up or before the 7th inning. But I don't trust Thornton there either, not against a RH batter. Honestly, I thought Thornton should have been facing Drew

Thank you very much for staying in here.

Screw this...Jenks should be in

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 02:58 AM) Carrasco is our righty setup guy? Jesus, get well soon, Linebrink. Rumor today is that he won't return this month.