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QUOTE(rangercal @ May 19, 2007 -> 04:36 AM) AVG .303 | HR 1 | RBI 2 | OBP .378 | SLG .455 you make no f***ing sense. At least make sense. Was he worth his salary? no. I don't care if he played 1 game, those numbers are worth a dollar. KW went cheap and brought back Pods after he freaked out seeing what free agents were getting on the market. From everything I've heard in the media and behind the scenes, the Sox wanted nothing at all to do with Pods this year due to injury issues and lack of production. Signing Pods signaled KW's inability to get creative and find this team an everyday LF. If he doesn't play another game this year, he'll be remembered more for his game-winning header than anything else.

Ozuna's received way, way too much playing time lately. He's been a horrible major league player basically since his injury last year. No one appreciates his hustle more than I do, but if he's getting more than 5 or 6 at-bats in a week, that's too many.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 19, 2007 -> 04:34 AM) Since Sweeney has come up, Walk has been on a mission to fix that line drive swing and get some power out of him. It seems that his progress is moving forward. Ozuna must like Timo wouldnt have a place of most major league rosters. I know we both think the world of Walker, but there's nothing any hitting coach can do with Sweeney until he gets more strength.

In terms of in-game managing and player evaluating, I'd definitely choose Manuel over Guillen. Guillen's big advantage over Manuel was supposed to be player relations and motivation. There's been rumblings about some clubhouse issues lately.....and we have to get this AJ bulls*** to stop immediately.

Since Pods seems to be the slowest healer in history, it's really time for KW to start looking seriously at acquiring a new full-time LF. According to this article, Pods isn't expected back until after the All-Star break. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-home-headlines I don't know how much more I can watch with the terrible trio of Sweeney, Mackowiak, and Ozuna. There's about a 90 pct chance when those guys bat of a ground out. Once again though, bringing back Pods for this year was a terrible signing, even if he cost $1.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 19, 2007 -> 01:01 AM) Like I've said for the past 2 years, nobody sparks the Cleveland Offense like Cliff Lee. Think the Tigers are still a little upset over last year's WS? Yeah, there was quite the ovation when Miller fielded a bunt cleanly for an out. These two teams are damn good, even with all of the injuries they've had. Just a fantastic day of baseball today with the Sox losing, Cubs winning, Tigers/Indians winning, and the rest of the NL Central losing.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ May 19, 2007 -> 12:57 AM) LMAO, and everyone said the games against the Cubs don't mean s***. Look at the uproar. Yesterday, we were feeling good. Had a lot of momentum and were playing much better. Today, we are nowhere close to contention and Ozzie is worse than Jerry Manuel. I can't fathom how anyone would say the Cubs games don't mean s***. I hate those f***ers so much.

Super....looks like we're going to lose ground to every AL Central team today. Remember when people thought Brian Anderson was just as good, and would be better in the future, than T. Hunter?

Fascinating article about the whole thing. KW probably wants to punch something right now. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Astf...p&type=lgns

Must be nice to be the Indians....they get down 4-1 in the 2nd, and three batters later, their game is tied. Andrew Miller is pitching for the Tigers, and he looks pretty good. If he can pitch well for them this year, I see no reason how they don't make the playoffs. Watching these offenses makes me so jealous.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ May 18, 2007 -> 11:15 PM) Yet, you suggest he puts in Thornton, who hasn't been much better than MacDougal this season. Is that putting us in the best position to win? Over the last few weeks, Thornton has looked very good. His fastball is up near 97 mph, which is great to see.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:59 PM) im not trying to say that he sucks or got lucky. im just saying that any other hitter could have done what he did in that situation. i think everyone knew it was a fastball coming. MacDougal is probably the last pitcher on our team who regularly throws a first pitch fastball down the plate.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:57 PM) That is one issue I had. I like Mac when he sets up his breaking stuff and uses his fastball off of that instead of the other way around. He has nasty movement on his fastball, but way too often that movement takes it back to the middle of the plate. I would've also liked AJ in to catch him. He's extremely difficult to catch for someone who never has. The only two mistakes I really put on Ozzie today in the game were bringing in MacDougal to face a lefty hitter, and not bringing in AJP to catch in the bottom of the 7th. I know that no one cares, but there's a reason I'm not lumping this game along with the two I mention in my signature.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:55 PM) He is having enough trouble hitting in AAA this season it seems, I definitely dont want him in the majors unless Joe is going to be out for an extended amount of time. I thought he's still crushing lefties though? It's just too bad that all the political s*** happened over the offseason and we never let Fields get some playing time in left field.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:55 PM) ...mac threw a first pitch fastball and he knew it was coming and got a hit. anyone batting would have known it was coming.. Pagan's been crushing the ball over the last two weeks.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:54 PM) We've been giving Mackowiak, Ozuna and whoever we play at LF/DH an awful lot of atbats, none of who should start for any team. I wish he'd protect BA like that. Seriously though, I agree with you. I think people are just freaking since it's the Cubs. I really wonder what Anderson has done for Ozzie to dislike him so much. This isn't bashing Ozzie....it just seems amazing that he can go out of his way so much for some guys, and have such disgust for a few others.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:53 PM) We've been giving Mackowiak, Ozuna and whoever we play at LF/DH an awful lot of atbats, none of who should start for any team. I'm all for calling up Fields now to see if he can provide a spark against LHP.

Pagan has just as much athleticism and skill as any of our outfielders besides Jermaine Dye (I know he's slow, but he has that thing known as hitting talent).

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:48 PM) Protecting his players. I'm not mad at Ozzie for today. I think all of you who are wrong as hell, but that's just me. The Ozzie blame for this game is definitely overblown....I think it's a combo of losing to the Cubs and his immature act on the radio today. However, would you agree it's not a good idea to bring in MacDougal anymore when a lefty is up?

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:47 PM) Does it bother you when our mediocre players have been winning? No kidding....what must the Astros think about Pods.

QUOTE(rangercal @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:39 PM) not many things you say I would agree with. You are a attention whore on these boards, you do it through b****ing and negativity. You b****ed every game of 2005. The act is so tired. Again, please point to something I said today you disagree with? I'm one of the few negative people who didn't say this game falls only on Ozzie's head.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:36 PM) Ummm...apparently you missed 2004 and 2005. If you had the choice of: 1) Riske 2) Nelson 3) Cotts 4) Politte 5) Tracey 6) Montero Who would you have used of that bundle of mediocrity that would have pitched amazingly better for you? Cotts and Politte had amazing seasons in 2005. Riske isn't a terrible reliever....he was just used in spots that he doesn't excel in.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:35 PM) I know that, but where exactly did he get hit? I find it hard to believe he couldn't have played. or be brought in for defensive reasons late in the game. AJP should have definitely been in the game after the top of the 7th.

QUOTE(rangercal @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:35 PM) I can not figure out what Fathom is doing posting on these boards? Surely a MLB team is out there that would LOVE to hire him as a manager? Ok, what about aaa? aa? a? high school? little league? tee ball? no takers? At least he has xbox. I love these types of responses. Rangercal, please point out something I said today that you don't agree with.

QUOTE(jenksd @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:30 PM) I acknowledge that you answered my question. But it's ludicrous how the onus is almost exclusively put on him regardless of what else happened during the game EVERY single time the Sox lose. It's annoying. Ozzie's been blamed less for losses this year than he did in 2005 and 2006. Greg Walker has been the whipping boy all season. And he's the one making the decisions, and when a reliever comes in and immediately blows the game, he's the one who's going to get criticized. I never said he cost us this game though. QUOTE(jenksd @ May 18, 2007 -> 09:32 PM) and two of them "Clearly shouldn't ever pitch again" two weeks ago. Who ever said that? Now you're just making up s***.