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QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 04:13 AM) Nice job Ozzie. You can quit anyday now. If this team struggles next week, the fans are going to become very vocal and boo a lot. I can't wait to see Ozzie's reaction if that happens. QUOTE(mr_genius @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 04:13 AM) i think cotts had a career year last seaon. his stuff isn't that great His ERA is still solid enough where I think he could be a very valuable trade chip.

Our bullpen is absolutely pathetic right now. I think we have like 5 players on this team who aren't underachieving right now. I used to say that I would have hated if we traded for someone like S. Torres. Now, S. Torres would look like Dennis Eckersley if he was on the Sox.

If we lose this game 3-2, I'm going to be really pissed at Ozzie for putting Mackowiak in CF and costing this team 2 runs.

Crede has nothing behind his swings. That back injury is definitely effecting his swing.

AJP's batting about .250 since the ASB. QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 04:05 AM) Fathom, this is not meant to be an argument, just a thought. To me, the main reason we are in this situation right now is not because of the inconsistent play of our LF or CF. The main reason is our the disappointment of our STARTING PITCHERS. If all of them pitch like they did last year, we would be leading the division too far in the first half for the Tigers or the Twins to catch up with us. With 16 games left, we are really pressing in trying to catch up with them, and in turn, I believe, that truly messes up our hitting. Let's hope our hitting will turn around QUICKLY. I agree that our starting pitching has underachieved, but that was almost impossible to upgrade at the deadline. As I said numerous times around the time, the best way to improve our pitching was to improve our offense by hopefully giving our pitchers some breathing room. I will say right now that once we have a competent LF next year, people are going to be amazed looking back at just how awful Pods is this season.

Loaiza's having a field day with our hitters, as he knows we'll try to pull every inside pitch that he throws.

Ah...the PK shoulder shrug.

Chavez is literally playing PK right down the 3b line.

I wouldn't be surprised if he has a more serious wrist injury than they say he has.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 04:00 AM) Cotts is just in so Ozzie can see who he can trust later this year... That confidence will do him wonders....when he's trying to pick up girls this offseason.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:59 AM) Yeah, Frank going to Oakland was a good kick in the ass for him, imo. How about the fact the A's play with a swagger/confidence in the 2nd half of the year, and the Sox seem to always go into their swoon? The funny thing is that Thome has always been considered a great 2nd half player.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:59 AM) Thats something you will never see with our team. We never battle with 2 strikes. Its either dong or death with 2 strikes. At least our offense has made games become quick lately.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:57 AM) It is an interesting topic regardless. Yeah, and I don't mean to accuse KW of messing up this team. Personally, I think he improved the team during the offseason. However, some of our luck from last year is gone, and a bigger KW mistake was not improving our LF play at the deadline and his lack of a 4th outfielder who could play LF and CF.

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:52 AM) You know what guys? Please let me know where I can find the magic that we had in 2005? It just seems that the magic we had last year is gradually fading away! Come on White Sox! Bring back the magic. I hate this cliche, but we just don't have the fire that they had for a long stretch last season. I'm simply stunned by the lack of intensity this team has coming down the stretch.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:51 AM) If it's close, then it's a win for Thomas. Keeping him would cost less, require to lose less talent, etc. Someone asked me this question the other day, and I wasn't sure what the answer would be: would the Sox have been better this year if they would have basically kept last year's team in tact?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:38 AM) Red Sox fans are now spinning the trade becuase supposedly some asshole putting out a book claims he was in the room with that other dude (Lucchino?) was in charge, and he made the trade. Of course Theo was never really "gone" from the Red Sox, and if he didn't approve of the Beckett trade, why did he give him that $30 million extension? Think they could have used Arroyo this year instead of Wily Mo?

I'm not ready to argue who's better this year, Frank or Thome. The one thing I'll say is that Thomas is swinging the bat significantly better than Thome down the stretch.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:47 AM) I think the bad ump call there changed the whole AB. Too bad. I think Thome's bad wrist changed that whole AB. He has no bat speed anymore, and he can't pull that inside pitch with any authority.

Thanks for nothing Thome.

Terrible vibe for this Thome AB. QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:45 AM) f***ing ump are ridiculous. It's at Oakland....nothing ever seems fair.

He had a hanger, but he tried to hard to hit it a mile.

Wow...that was off the plate also.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 16, 2006 -> 03:41 AM) Good. f***ing. Lord. Low and away. No way was that a strike.

Impressive AB by Iguchi.

Yay!!! I think our best luck lately has been when the Sox hitters can't get the bunt down successfully.