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Like I said, Ned Yost is the worst manager in baseball. The bunt by Hardy was beyond stupid, as it basically guaranteed Fielder wouldn't bat. Then, letting Mench face Dempster instead of bringing in Jenkins was a horrible decision. Yost better get fired after this year.

Just awesome hustle by these guys.....I wonder if Ozzie will just quit (and I don't mean that as a shot at him).

I wonder just how bad the ratings for this series have been?

After further review, the Cubs got a huge break (shocking, I know) on that last pitch to Hart.

Was that called strike way outside to Hart like it looked when I flipped to it?

BTW, a bench of Ward, Monroe, Fontenot, Blanco, and Pie is very good. Good speed, power, and lefty/righty capability.

Of course Lilly pitches on a night the wind's blowing in. There's no bigger loser in the majors this year than Capuano. Is it me, or is the Cubs bench phenomenal now?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 11:42 PM) You know what I find interesting? I haven't heard nearly the number of complaints about Shines this season that I heard about Cora @ 3rd the last 2. That to me says somethjing about his in-game performance, I think I think a ton of that has to do with our lack of base runners this year. I made a remark last night about how I can't remember one time this year where we had a runner score from first on a double. However, Joey Cora was horrible last year, so Shines has been an improvement.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 10:36 PM) Poplar's a great guy. I think he's overly generous in his assessments sometimes but he's very smart and clever and has good info. Him and I disagreed earlier on some things, but I really appreciate the insight and information he brings to this board. Sometimes I wonder if he has a lot more connections to the organization than we really know about (which is cool if true, and I respect if he wants to keep that quiet).

I thought the young guys, especially ones who were in the minors last year, loved Razor. I have so much respect for Shines sticking up for Sean Tracey last year.

A certain poster in this thread blamed the only Sox playoff lost in 2005 on the crowd.

QUOTE(29andPoplar @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 09:23 PM) Couldn't agree more, they really are a fun team to watch and I love the passion of the Philly fans, borderline psychotic though they may be. It's just too bad they have zero pitching with Hamels out. However, I'm rooting for them to get the WC, and the Mets to win the NL East.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 09:20 PM) It was Rowand's passion which put them over the top in this one. Aaron's fire lifted Utley's game to the next level. If only Jenks was on the mound for the Phillies, Rowand would have definitely misplayed a crucial fly ball in the top of the 9th.

I saw this thread knowing the Phillies game was close. Just now, I looked at the box score, and I was sure I was going to see that Rowand had hit a game-winning homer. Much to my surprise, it was Chase Utley with the winning hit. So, why exactly was this thread started?

Good for Rowand....it's great to see such a fan favorite, even though he's far and away the most overrated player in Sox history. That Phillies offense is so fun to watch.

What a terrible division. I don't understand why the Cardinals sat Duncan against a RHP, as he's the 2nd best hitter against righty pitchers. Oh well....they have some home games coming up that they have to go like 5-1 or 4-2 at worse. I find it funny that Oswalt is going to end up facing the Cards and Brewers in two straight starts, but misses the Cubs this wknd.

Any time the Cardinals offense wants to wake up again, that would be fine with me. Facing a guy like Albers is a game they have to win after getting shut down by Oswalt.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 04:34 AM) Amen. And no Cisco. No MacDougal. No Richar (sorry Richar lovers). No Thornton. No Boone. No Uribe. No Floyd or Danks. No Erstad, my god, no Erstad. That's a good list for starters. And no Walker. Give me MacDougal, Thornton, Logan, Danks from that list.

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 04:34 AM) "Lets get the number 1 pick." It's going to be tough to catch TB, but if anyone can do it, it's these guys. Aren't we like 3 games up on them? Their offense is going crazy these days.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 04:32 AM) We are going to get such a sick draft pick next year. This is exactly what we need. Yep, I have no problem if they lose the rest of the year. I was happy with what we saw from Wasserman tonight...he's the type of pitch to contact, get a big double play without throwing 100 pitches per batter that we lacked this year in the bullpen.

Please don't bring Buckvich back next season.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 04:26 AM) Another factor is Jerry's relationship with Bud, which I think will work against your wishes Well, if it's the first pick in the draft, the slot will be pretty high. Also, in a worst-case scenario, if we didn't sign that person, the pick would rollover to the next year.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 04:18 AM) So on a line drive... Owens got set up. Got behind it. Then dove for the ball. Then got up, ready to unleash his cannon arm home. Only to drop the ball. At least we know why Ozzie likes him. He played that ball about as well as Ozzie managed that game tonight. In any other organization, Ozzie would have been fired by now.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 04:01 AM) I still don't get your enthusiasm for a high pick. Take a peek at our minor league system and tell me that those making the pick are not clueless. Huge difference in the pool of players you're picking from with a top 3 pick compared to the 20 range.

Anyone else notice Tampa had a huge comeback win today? Seeing someone mention names like Mauer and Verlander, as high picks, got me excited about having such a high pick again.