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Thome is 2-30 with RISP and 2 outs this season.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 01:04 AM) Thome is amazingly bad right now. I do see us scoring tonight, at least 6, so we gotta keep them down. Get Russell warming in the pen beacause we are still in this, but Javy is another bad inning from giving us one s***ty start to the homestand. The homestand has already been s***ty.

I hate Jim Thome! The guy has no control, and he weakly grounds out on the first pitch for the 100th time this season to the right side. What a losing baseball player.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 12:53 AM) He is throwing from that stupid ass sidearm slot. Its why his fastball lost its late movement and his breaking pitches suck. His body flies way open. Don't you think it could be from shoulder fatigue? These starters have thrown so many stressful innings this season with every game being close.

Ha, Wise's swing = way too long.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 01:51 AM) So let me get this straight. Javy shows in the first inning that the Pirates cant hit his fastball and has a fast inning. Then he comes out and throws nothing but breaking s*** in the 2nd inning? He is a mental f***ing midget. His arm looks tired. He's getting no snap on his curve, and he's totally dragging his arm on his change-up.

At least we're still in this game.

Hey AJ...stop calling for offspeed pitches!

Why are we pitching to their best hitter with an open base? The Sox have been murdered in situations like this so far this season.

Walk McLouth...this team lost it's "it" factor at home.

Get someone up in the pen.....this is a debacle.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 01:45 AM) Dead arm period? Definitely seems so....Ozzie's going to have to find a way to cut down on these huge inning totals the guys are putting up. Javy has completely s*** the bed this inning.

Pathetic by Javy so far. Pirates have tied the game up, and Vazquez is going to give up a lot more tonight.

That Crede at bat really looms large, as we had the chance to blow this game wide open. Now, Pirates are in good position to tie the game up again.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 12:39 AM) Doumit works a long walk and Suddenly Javy's control is weak... Javy's got nothing tonight. This is the 3rd straight game where he's had mediocre offspeed stuff.

Ugh, wish we could have broke the game wide open.

Joe needs to avoid anything on the ground here.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 12:26 AM) Dye comes through, doubles in 2 runs. 2nd and 3rd, 1 out. So Dye's really played in 31 straight games?

That a boy Jermaine! I think Hawk way too busy getting ready to compliment Jason Michaels, as he seemed shocked that fell for a hit.

Thome finally lays off that 3-2 offspeed pitch. Jermaine needs to avoid anything on the ground here.

SSI's nightmare pitcher. Sliders low and away to our righties.

Ball seems to be jumping, as AJP almost got that out of here.

Why is OC taking a protect swing on the first pitch?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 01:13 AM) 9 pitches, 7 strikes, 2 balls, 3 outs. What type of velocity does Gameday show for Vazquez last inning? WCIU's gun had his fastball at 85 mph.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 12:50 AM) What is with that Gay glove dance Dempster does from the windup, its girls-softball like. And since when does he throw 95? Dempster's batting average against is ridiculous this season. He has been one of the top 10 pitchers in all of baseball this season, and he's shown no signs of slowing down. If anything, his stuff is getting better.