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MacDougal squeezed on first pitch.

Aardsma going to come in for the 8th? Our offense right now is as bad as I've ever seen with the Sox.

Dear Ozzie: please don't play Erstad in 7 straight games again this year.

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:11 AM) I dont get it . Why not hit for Pods with Ozuna ,JD, and BA on the bench ? PH JD put him in right and move MAk to left or PH BA or Ozuna and they become late innings defensive replacement or Pods . It makes no sense to leave Pods in there against a lefty in the late innings when a 2nd run is huge . I can at least see why Ozzie would leave Pods in, as he had a hit vs a lefty last night. However, leaving Mackowiak in to hit in such a big spot was pathetic managing.

I hate C.B. with a passion.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:06 AM) BTW...how the f*** do you let 2 lefty OFs hit against Embree when you have 3 righty OFs on the bench? Sometimes I forget how much I hate his in-game managing.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:05 AM) Nice idea Pods bad luck. Damn you again C.B.!!! He's a terrible bunter. It's a stupid idea.

Horses*** that inning. Biggest mistake of the season by Ozzie so far.

Oh man....terrible. This is on Ozzie right now, no excuse to let Mackowiak hit.

Ozuna/Dye/Anderson

Someone wake up Ozzie. That was terrible managing.

Wow...great hustle by Cintron! He was lumbering around the bases...hopefully he touched them all. PH for Mackowiak.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:51 AM) AJ has been nothing short of AWFUL so far this year. It's scary that he looks the same way he did during the second half last year. I doubt I'm the only one who feels like he makes hitting seem hard right now.

QUOTE(Felix @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:50 AM) Ask *any* manager, don't single this out on Ozzie. There's no way you have someone hit for AJP in that situation. Too early to leave yourself with one catcher eligible, especially someone with no experience.

QUOTE(Grindersrule @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:53 AM) This place is hilarious Crede, Dye, PK, AJ all suck yet there are shades of 05 in the air. Well, truth be told, our offense did suck to start 2005. Way too early to make those comparisons though.

That was a fantastic catch by Konerko.

Some horrific at-bats from Konerko and Crede. Crede's back to his stiff, mechanical swing at the plate.

Swing out of your ass on this 2-0 pitch.

I personally think Garland is so much more effective when he throws almost entirely sinkers/fastballs.

Great job by Garland! I'm liking Thome's chances this inning.

QUOTE(bigruss22 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:38 AM) is it jsut me or does the A's lineup look realllllllyyyyyy weak? i mean shannon stweart after kendall? then the almighty bradley and piazza? even swisher had a low average last year ( around .260 i think) Are you trying for the jinx?

Stewart has hurt us in similar situations.

How many times does Buck have to miss an offspeed pitch before we learn he can only hit fastballs?

Well, this isn't going to take long. f*** you C.B.

That 1-2 pitch should have been strike 3.