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Regardless of whether or not Anderson is better than Erstad in CF, I think we can all agree that Anderson is better in LF than Ozuna.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 09:15 PM) Although most scoffed at the additions of Marquis and Lilly you must admit they are pitching very well in the early going of this season. Just wait until the wind is blowing out.

QUOTE(joeynach @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 09:39 PM) Well this is exactly what Kenny was talking about when in the offseason he was talking about our team getting old, slow, and stale if we dont do anything. And you know what hes right. This team is showing its age. We have a bunch of 30+ year old sluggers, granted they can still hit the crap out of the ball, but they are beginning to show their age. You could notice this last year with the 4 or 5 game stints that would land Thome and Dye out of the lineup; hamstring, hip flexor, calf, etc. We cant allow ourselves to become the Giants of the AL with a ton of aging players. To be honest all these "nagging" injuries that you are going to see with Dye and Thome this year are really starting to and are going to get very frustrating. It happened last year and it will happen again this year. These older guys will get hurt, not enough to go on the DL, but enough to weaken our lineup and bench for a good week or so a few times during the year. Its kinda of a shame to have to go through. I think this might be the reason KW will let and Dye and Thome walk at the end of the contracts they are old and beginning to show the signs of age. Then why in the world did he bring back Pods also, who has the durability of an 80 year old?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 08:54 PM) But I thought the way to beat a lefty pitcher was to take them to LF? There's going to be quite a few fly balls hit to LF tonight with all of the pull hitters the Tigers have.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 08:42 PM) Yes, but my guess is that Ozzie's thinking Ozuna adds a lot more offensively than BA, so if you're going to sub late, better to have Ozuna still in instead of Anderson. Lets just hope Ozuna doesn't manage to give up any runs out there before that time. We have a lefty on the mound facing a lot of righties. LF won't be very important anyways.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 08:07 PM) And its not like they are freak injuries. I don't feel bad at all for the Sox getting burned by Podsednik. It was clear he wasn't healthy last season, yet we brought him back, and sure enough, but April 20th, the Sox were already dealing with injury timetables. The June timetable for Pods is quite a long time considering it's a muscle strain. The problem is, he'll come back and be tentative likely. We need to find a starting LF sooner rather than later.

Thome's injury concerns me more. If this becomes an oblique injury, he could be effected for the rest of the year with the way he swings.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 07:51 PM) I don't agree with the way Williams constructed this OF, and I expect more from this club. After the OF adventures we had last season(you were one of the Macks biggest critics), it should have been significantly upgraded. It wasn't. And these injuries are making our outfield go from bad to pathetic.

I wonder if Dye hurt himself when he fouled that pitch off his leg in the Detroit series.

Kinda worried about Dye's health also now. That is a horrific lineup, so I'm really hoping for a rainout tonight. QUOTE(Damen @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 07:26 PM) Wow. So here's an obvious question...why not put Anderson in the field? If we're stuck into having Ozuna, Anderson, Erstad, and Mack all starting, why don't we DH Ozuna, since he's by far the biggest liability in the OF. Anderson in Center, Erstad in Left, Mack in Right? What's the problem with that? It makes too much sense? It should be Anderson in LF, Erstad in CF if you go by what Ozzie says.

I have a feeling the Sox would like for this game to not be played in order to rest our bullpen.

Super! It was ugly, but we found a way to win. We need Danks to go at least 6 tomorrow....but it will likely rain.

A good curve should strike him out.

Very nice play by Crede....you could tell he had to watch his steps. Throw the hooks here Jenks!

Steve McMichael owes Crede a drink.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 05:19 AM) If it hit him in fair territory (even if it looked like it was heading foul, it would have been fair and the opposite would hold true as well). I'm 99% sure on that. How close was he to being in fair territory? And I agree, you can't judge where the ball will go. QUOTE(knightni @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 05:19 AM) Remember that game in '05 where they choked vs. Cleveland on flyballs to left? I laughed and cried because Cle was only 2 back. Chip Ambres

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 05:17 AM) If they stop it for the night, it would start in this exact same situation now right and they'd finish later. Tho at this point I imagine they'll try to do everything to get it in. I know they changed some of the rules for game suspensions this year.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Apr 25, 2007 -> 05:17 AM) That wouldve hooked fair !! Seriously, how do they rule that?

This is insane!!!! BTW, how do they rule on a ball that hits the ump like that?

Holy cow, this is insane.

Yes sir!!!! You could see that coming a mile away. The ironic thing is that if that makes it up the middle, no way PK scores.

Good thing we pulled Dye.

Great pitch to hit

Razor Shines special on the way?

Jenks will only come in if we have the lead.