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QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 5, 2007 -> 03:06 AM) At least Erstad made a mistake physically, because he was hustling and trying to prevent a triple play. Much better than walking in there and ducking down like Carlos Lee. Seriously. I'll take my chances with C. Lee's lack of hustle but offensive talent, thank you.

Oh my heavens, a caught stealing! If Iguchi was covering, he would have dropped it.

Contreras keeps throwing that mediocre slider, and they keep hitting it hard. There's not a chance that Contreras lasts this whole year.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ May 5, 2007 -> 03:03 AM) Oh boy. Well, that's another deal we'll need to rid. As long as Ozzie/KW is in charge, Erstad will be out on that field.

PK has more shoulders shrugs than hits this year. And I don't blame Erstad for that slider...he had to break up a possible triple play. Blame Iguchi for another terrible AB with RISP.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 5, 2007 -> 03:00 AM) Wait, I thought the way Darin slides hard into was good thing and is something the team needed. Perhaps we should sent Iguchi back down in the order??? Perhaps if we really want Iguchi to bat down in the order, we actually go out and get a #2 hitter.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:59 AM) Can someone on this team hit a hanging slider? Iguchi got one 0-1, Crede got one 3-2. What a joke. Nice, Erstad. Iguchi is one of the worst players at hitting hanging pitches in all of baseball. It's a miracle he hit that hanging pitch off of Wells in the ALDS.

Ah, Grinder ball at it's best. I can't stand Iguchi these days either. Let him leave as a FA and find a 2nd baseman who can also hit LHP and catch a throw.

Should be 1 ER.

Actually a good AB by Sweeney. And don't kid yourself about Anderson....he won't come up unless Erstad is injured.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:52 AM) It's nice of you to ask right after a horrible play but if I have to explain to you that Erstad's a very good defensive CFer -- well, I don't want to. BRING UP ANDERSON He's not a good CF. He's average, it's just anything after Mackowiak seems good. His arm is atrocious, and he's made too many mental mistakes for a veteran.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:51 AM) I don't forsee that. I like your style Fathom, I'm being selfish and just cannot wait to see what certain posters who anger say or do. It amazes me to see how some people fall in love with prospects, even ones they've never seen before. I think a great chip we could trade is MacDougal. It's not likely he'll stay healthy throughout the year anyways.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:48 AM) Game, set, match. Wait a few more starts until Sheets is on th DL. QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:50 AM) The beauty of this situation is we have 2 years and 5 more months of Contreras to look forward to... I thought he signed a 3 yr deal before last year?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:48 AM) They aren't going to win even if they make it to the playoffs, and we don't need to talk about stuff 5 months from now. Come on. This is a SOX game thread. /ballgame Remember the good old days when we used to pound Escobar. Contreras can thank Grinderstad for those earned run(s). Crede used to own Escobar. I couldn't believe how far Crede was standing off the plate. It's just going to make him hit more weak fly balls to the right side. And if Zambrano finds his arm angle, they're going to be damn good. They have a super offense in a terrible league.

Nice hanging slider by Contreras. I can't believe this is the same person who looked so good for about 4 months between 2005 and 2006. His stuff is so mediocre now.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:45 AM) Not even trade speculation. No matter if they win the WS or finish 25 out of first, just the divide between posters who want to rebuild or slide pieces around. Then when we trade the players who could help us rebuild, people will be mad about whom we got in return. Outside of Danks, I don't care if we trade every single person in the organization.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:45 AM) Who cares about the Cubs? Seriously. We have our championship. I just want to stop playing stupid baseball. It's one thing to be bad or play a bunch of rookies, but these are silly mistakes and weak plate appearances. Remember how intolerable the city got in 2003? Also, working with a lot of Cubs fans can get quite awful if they win. If the Sox aren't going to make the playoffs, then I hope the Cubs don't also.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:43 AM) f*** you team. So how good is Erstad's defense again? HE PLAYED IN THE f***ING BALLPARK FOR A GOD DAMN DECADE!!!! He makes about 3 mistakes a week, but people just don't make a big deal out of it.

QUOTE(Linnwood @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:41 AM) This is going to be an epic season. I just pray the Cubs don't make the playoffs.

Haha! This is a f***ing joke. Put in Masset now, so at least there's a reason to watch this game. This whole coaching staff should be fired.

This team sucks. We can't hit, can't throw out runners, and our fielding absolutely sucks. At least we'll get to see Hawk explode a lot. Why does Iguchi make catching the ball seem so difficult?

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:39 AM) We don't even need to wait for the offseason. It's early May and we are all already pissed off. I was pissed in February, but that's just water under the bridge right now. Every other team is so much faster than us.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ May 5, 2007 -> 02:37 AM) I'm not watching, but this off-season is going to be so awesome. The b****ing is going to be off the charts. I can't wait to hear the idiotic trade proposals. I still thought we were getting Wood and Ardenhart for Garcia? Hopefully KW and Ozzie won't be back.

I can't believe Mackowiak and Cintron can't get the job done. He can't be DFA'd soon enough. This mess is KW's f***ing fault.

Ah, I love our DH. GMAFB! I hate this f***ing team.