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QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:08 PM) If we trade away 1/5th of our team, he might move up to 3 or 4. It's all about who we have to replace him and the games in which we need a righty hitting catcher. I almost forgot that how Hall got hurt. Kinda funny that Ozzie then said last night that he didn't want to put Erstad in LF because he didn't want to switch him from CF.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:05 PM) yes It's comical how people didn't think it was a big deal he'd be out.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:06 PM) He had the best chance of anyone, hes the best player on the team right now. Not against LHP

Thanks Ozzie for sitting Pablo today.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:04 PM) I never knew I could miss a player that never has played a major league game for "my" team. Are you speaking about Toby? He might be the 5th or 6th most important player on the team this year.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:02 PM) Looks like Tad has one of his fingers tapped up. Could be the reason for the two days off. It is, he jammed them a few days ago. QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:03 PM) you have got to be s***ting me What happened?

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:01 PM) What's wrong with Crede to start this season? Bah. Popping everything up. He's opening up so much that nearly every swing is going to result in a weakly hit ball to right field.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:56 PM) Farmer just said something about "If Jenks had thrown the fastball that game would have been over." Jenks doesn't have a "fast"ball anymore. No, it's true. He had Walker sitting on the curve. Horrific pitch selection.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:55 PM) Yeah, Greg Maddux has spent the last 20 years being shelled. Maddux has a different strike zone than any other pitcher in history.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:53 PM) GL getting that big contract after this year MB. Thru one week, we can all be thankful we didn't hand out any big extensions besides Vazquez (even though it's way too early to tell anything).

QUOTE(G&T @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:52 PM) This is ridiculous. MB is not pitching bad, the A's are hitting it from the shoulders to the shoes. It's what happens when you don't have overwhelming stuff.

How did Anderson mess up that play? I'm convinced we would have lost easily in game 3 of this year if Buehrle had stayed in the game. Oh well....this is why you have to capitalize on games in which you lead in the 9th.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:49 PM) Wait is it 1-0 Oakland? Gameday says no score with one out and runners on the corners... Just Jimbo being pessimistic.

QUOTE(Sox It To Em @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:46 PM) It's going to be a long day. Oh ya....Buehrle is always a disaster in Oakland.

I don't think I've ever seen Konerko strike out in 5 out of 7 at-bats.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:42 PM) Who do you want out there? If you have a problem with our roster, your problem is with Kenny W. My only beef is Iguchi should be batting second. he stinks down in the order. Donde es Pablo?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:40 PM) Our lineup today sucks pee pee It's too bad we couldn't win the series last night.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:36 PM) EVERYONE cares he blew the save. This is soxtalk, he goes 1,2,3 nobody says a thing. This is his typical velocity in April, 90-92. I dont know how many more times he and the org needs to say it. Garland was sitting at 88 mph on his fastballl last night, how come nobody is talking about HIS drop. Garland was the same velocity he was at last year. Jenks showed last year that he lost a lot of velocity during the 2nd half of last season, and he was not nearly as effective. Between the hip issue and complaining of tightness this ST, we're just worried that he won't stay healthy this year. Even before the runs scored, people were asking last night what happened to Jenks fastball.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:30 PM) OMG a closer blew a save OMG!!!!!!!!!! No one cares that he blew a save. It's the massive drop in velocity. It's not time to panic yet, but we need him to get back above 95 mph in order to be effective like he was in the first half of last year.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:17 PM) I don't care if Mack should or should not have been batting in that situation. You don't freaking slap at pitches low and away when there are no outs, and you have a runner on 3rd. As a player, you should be able to drive a ball in the outfield. And Mack, who isn't an everyday player, should have taken advantage of getting a start, instead he blows it. He is a MLB hitter, freaking make the play, don't blow it. Don't make freaking excuses for him by saying he shouldn't have been batting. He is getting paid a couple million for mainly his bat and versitility, earn some of that money. And what would Anderson had done instead of Pods? Make a perfect laser throw to throw out Bradley? I doubt it. And after looking at the replays of the final hit, it looks like the ball hit of the wall, then hit pods in the head, because the ball seems to come down at a different angle. So, do you expect Anderson to be able to jump 5 feet to make that catch? And I don't understand all this Pods hate right now, how has he done anything wrong? Mediocre D, which was not expected at first from 'Prancer' and he has been this teams best hitter. Mackowiak had the team's best hit yesterday with his hit-and-run rocket. He's a lefty bench player....he probably won't face a lefty pitcher more than 20 times all season. And for all the praising of Pods offense, he did strike out with a runner on 3rd and one out, and then he had the stupid bunt to strand a runner on 3rd as well. THE BALL DIDN'T HIT THE WALL!

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:07 PM) I can't wait to see all the BA hater/Pods lovers come and say "See, he shouldn't be playing" after Anderson gets out. I'm sure it won't have anything to do with the 1 AB in 7 previous games. Brian Anderson is this year's McCarthy....where every argument ends up involving him.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:02 PM) What.the.f***. Um Ozzie, quit talking out of your ass. Better yet, quit talking period. So WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY BA DEFENSIVELY? Him in CF and grindErstad to LF make so much sense it isn't funny. You just keep proving your point to KW there, by letting BA sit and rot away because your hand was forced w.r.t. the roster. This is absolutely absurd. Let him keep talking....chances are he'll say something derogatory that gets him fired.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 06:59 PM) This keeps getting better. What an idiot. Why didn't he practice this during ST then?

Pods/Anderson/Thome are the 1-2-3 today. No Pablo QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 06:56 PM) Anderson is in the 2 hole today, Molina behind the plate, Gooch back in the lineup. Not quite sure why we have the black hole batting 3rd in the order vs LHP.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 06:15 PM) Oh yeah, did that ball hit right off of Pods head, or did it bounce off the top of the wall then hit him in the head? I couldn't tell. And I put no blame on Pods last night, he did everything he could, and has been the best hitter for this team lately. And he has played so-so defense, which is better then expected. Also, Cintron should have been brought in by Mack. Why in the world would you slap at a pitch low and away!?!?!?! Are you F'ing kidding me Mack!? Runner on 3rd, infield in, so you slap at a pitch low and away? I f'ing hate you now! And Uribe, well, I didn't expect anything less then a K in that AB, but he did, in a very lucky way, drive in the only run, so I won't put too much blame on him. And I am not going to blame the ump for blowing that call. I thought it also hit Pods outside the box at first, and it was a tough call. C.B. Bukner called a pretty good, and fair, game all night. I am not going to blame him. Right now I blame Mack and Jenks. ROB MACKOWIAK SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN HITTING IN THAT SITUATION!