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Couldn't Ramirez have gotten to 3rd base on AJ's single? If he would have saw where the right fielder was playing, he would have known that would drop.

QUOTE (frankie5angels @ Apr 27, 2008 -> 03:19 AM) We are the worst off speed hitting team I have ever seen. Did Thome really think he was going to get a fastball after yanking a pitch 400 feet foul?

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 27, 2008 -> 02:14 AM) You observe this every game, and you are right. Get well, Richar. How hard is it to go get some bum like Timo or Dan Johnson or Todd Walker. We shouldn't be having our righty scrubs having to face tough righty relievers.

Thome continues to be worthless against lefties at the end of the game. He continues to try and pull everything!

Nice defensive plays there. If one guy gets on, our best hitter comes up.

Just an observation, but it's inexcusable we don't have a lefty hitter on the bench.

QUOTE (frankie5angels @ Apr 27, 2008 -> 02:05 AM) O-Cab with an 0-5 night. What a great trade KW. Just got home...saw a little at the party I was at. OC is HORRIBLE! What a terrible trade. This team sucks!

Indians are playing some good baseball now. Cliff Lee's been stellar. It seems like they'll pass the Sox shortly.

I guess we see where Albert gets his size from. That must be one sturdy couch.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 09:07 PM) How smart is it to make him a part time player at this point in his development? Why not play him at 2nd base? If this team is competing for this season, he's the best option for that position.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 09:00 PM) If this team was serious on competing in the AL, having a player in your every day lineup just for defense isn't going to work. If you're going to accept that Uribe is fine at 2b because he just provides solid D, then you shouldn't be too upset about this loss. Even Dick Allen would agree that Uribe has to pick it up. Again, I repeat why I'm so annoyed with Juan: he's the only position where an upgrade is likely.

Not to be a broken record, but Josh Fields dominates against soft tossing lefties. We need to find a way to get him into the lineup.

I'd give Ozzie so much credit if he switched things around and let Quentin lead off tonight. This would be the lineup I'd love to see Quentin Cabrera Thome Konerko Swisher AJP Crede Anderson Ozuna

QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 07:51 PM) PK should take the blame for today's game.. he was brutal on both sides of the ball. Swisher has more broken bats the last week than hits.

QUOTE (rafacosta @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 08:49 PM) It is always Uribe or Toby Hall to be blamed. It has become stupid. Cmon....look at Swisher, Cabrera and especially PK performance today. Uribe is not supposed to be hitting...he is doing what he is supposed to do and that's play defense. Now, PK is doing neither! I agree that Swisher/Cabrera/PK have killed this team over the last 10 days, but the excuses people make for Uribe are comical. It's like when Illinois fans say that Chester Frazier doesn't have to shoot well to be a good player. If you're in the lineup, you need to produce. 2nd base is a very easy defensive position to play.

QUOTE (G&T @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 08:42 PM) Well. At least we managed to make them use their closer. Yep, and you have the Paniagua effect.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 07:38 PM) lets see. Ramirez in CF over Anderson. Uribe is basically cemented at 2b. Maybe that report of Ozzie playing favorites to latin players is true... I don't think there's any question that he relates better to minorities. I know plenty of people will jump in and say this is bogus, and everyone in entitled to their opinion on it.

QUOTE (G&T @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 07:37 PM) Does Cabrera ever wait for more than 1 pitch? Jesus. Even funnier is he's been credited with only one error this season.

Interesting match-up tonight with the fastest pace pitcher in baseball facing the slowest.

Ugh, Swisher has been so horrible lately. Maybe it's time to move him down in the order.

2 hit game for Toby...I don't know if that's a good or bad thing.

Can the Sox trade offenses with the Cubs?

Letting Toby hit here....shame on you Ozzie!

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 08:32 PM) That would be dumb. Pierre is not a good player. Putting Quentin on the bench for Pierre would be Brian Sabeanish. But what if that prospect is Kershaw!!!!!

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 08:32 PM) I am hoping, if anything, this is the straw that breaks the camel's back game for Uribe and Ramirez. No way, not after Ozzie's ignorant rant the other day.