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Who has grounded out more to the right side in the 2nd half....Thome or AJ?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 12, 2006 -> 02:21 AM) That was Ozzie's point, and I agree with both of you. I just didn't see the need for him to state that.

Yeah, Contreras seemed to have a better arm angle on his pitches in that first inning.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Sep 12, 2006 -> 02:16 AM) Who? Frank Thomas

I don't know if people saw this, but did you hear who Ozzie described today as not being a "good baseball player"?

I pray that this team can make the playoffs. However, it's sort of a therapeutic feeling know that the regular season is over in 3 weeks. I'll be extremely disappointed if we don't make the playoffs, but the more things remain the same, the more it seems like a longshot at this time with our brutal schedule coming up. QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 12, 2006 -> 02:12 AM) Any good posters in the gamethread tonight? Be careful, you never know who might be lurking to cherry-pick your comments.

Haha....can we just take the 2-4 road trip, and go home?

Swing the bat Pods! At least we have less than 3 weeks of his ass left in this season. QUOTE(beautox @ Sep 12, 2006 -> 02:09 AM) Yeah Podsenik Backwards K, just they way to start out this west coast road trip. Such a terrible, terrible vibe about this team right now.

Well, Anderson isn't playing. However, it's not Sweeney in CF. Mackowiak is playing CF tonight and batting 8th. You're an idiot Ozzie!

I'm thrilled that Thursday is an off day.

I get quite the laugh out of this comment by Ozzie about Frank Thomas "He's not a good ballplayer, but he's a great hitter". Please just stfu Ozzie, and continue to handle your personnel poorly.

QUOTE(Drew @ Sep 11, 2006 -> 07:55 PM) If Podsednik is leading off and Anderson isn't in, I'm going to ask for my money back. I'll pretty much guarantee that Pods is leading off, and Sweeney is playing in CF. With how crappy Anderson has looked recently, I can't say that I blame Ozzie.

We're going to be trading one of our starters this offseason. I think Garcia is the most likely candidate to be traded. We need to create some payroll flexibility this offseason in order to upgrade at other positions.

QUOTE(Frank the Tank 35 @ Sep 10, 2006 -> 09:14 PM) Thome pre-ASB RISP BA: .388 Thome post-ASB RISP BA: .242 and just for perspective... Uribe 2006 RISP BA: .287 Stats to ponder. I'm sure everyone has their own aggrivating stats. This one is my personal irk. Santo....is this .242 incorrect?

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Sep 11, 2006 -> 02:44 AM) I heard an interesting comment from Black jack McDowell Saturday when he was broadcasting the game with DJ. A relief pitcher must have a certain mentality going and it's not the same as a starter's mentality. Brandon doesn't have it as a relief pitcher. The kid gives up too many homers and more often than not in atough situatgion he can't get the first batter out. Our bullpen for the most part has done everything they can to lose games, Brandon had a defeatist attitude about pitching out of the bullpen before the season even started.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 11, 2006 -> 02:23 AM) Nah, he sucked hardcore saturday night too. He can't pitch out of the bullpen when there's guys on base, the game is tied, or when we have the lead. Let him start elsewhere. The management here won't start him, so if we can get a decent starter back in a big trade involving McCarthy, I say do it. I stand by my statement 100 percent that KW should have done that Soriano deal if we could have extended his deal. QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 11, 2006 -> 02:40 AM) Hilarious how a previous poster mention Thome recent second half struggles with his "clutchness" by pointing out his BA in those situations. Anyone who says Anderson has been clutch is insane. He has more "worthless" hits when the game is out of hand then anyone on the team.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 11, 2006 -> 02:34 AM) Fathom, he doesn't have a chance against LHP. Who's responsibility is it to realize this (Check your own sig) Well, if I complained about Ozzie being stupid by continuing to play him, then people would point to his OPS this season as a reason he should still be facing LHP. I really can't remember the last time Thome got a hit against a LHP starter. This might be the first time I've criticized Thome in one of these threads. I've given him the benefit of the doubt this season...but it's time for him to start picking his game up. I don't think it helps that Frank Thomas is going off right now.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Sep 11, 2006 -> 02:27 AM) Because of what? Seriously. WTF are you talking about? Did you seriously think he had a chance against NeedsaSebathia today? I thought for sure Gload would be at first with Pauly as the DH. Because he continues to fail in clutch spots. I know what the stats say, but his inability to knock in RISP since the ASB has really, really hurt our offense. His 2nd half has been very disappointing, especially considering he's put up some huge numbers in the 2nd half in previous years. No, I thought he had no chance to hit C.C. However, if he's playing in the game, then he neeeds to make adjustments and shorten his swing if he feels overmatched. I would have rather seen Garland bat against C.C. than Thome tonight. It's too bad KW didn't acquire someone in the last month that could have helped us against LHP.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 10, 2006 -> 10:41 PM) Whats scary is that McCarthy might be pitching himself out of a starters spot next season..... You know if it was up to Ozzie, he'd keep the same 5 in the rotation next year. KW is the McCarthy fan in the organization. QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 10, 2006 -> 10:41 PM) Whats scary is that McCarthy might be pitching himself out of a starters spot next season..... And let me add that Anderson might play himself out of the CF starting position.

Can she hit lefty pitchers?

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Sep 10, 2006 -> 10:37 PM) If you have a changeup, and are lefthanded, you would shut out of this team. About McCarthy; and I don't know about you, but i'd still rather take my chances with him than watch Freddy Garcia pitch another season for this ballclub. With the money saved (factoring in the amount we're paying which ever team trades for him), we'll be able to pay for a reliever. Or another bench player so Mackowiak will never have to be in CF again. Yep, I agree about getting Garcia off of this team ASAP, and then seeing what McCarthy can do as a starter.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 10, 2006 -> 10:34 PM) Blah,Blah Blah, Ozzie is using Brandon in the wrong role. Im sick of that. Brandon has one role. Get Outs. That is his role, along with everyone else in the bullpen and the staff. Get outs. Right now, he is not getting it done, plane and simple. There was ALOT done wrong today, but McCarthy needs to step it up, because he isnt helping his cause by getting more time on the mound... Yeah, I'm done using that argument. After allowing runs in 6 straight appearances, McCarthy needs to be used in mop-up situations only. His stuff is pathetic on the mound right now. I really hope KW knows what he's doing by not trading McCarthy. I hate to say it, but McCarthy and his 3 losses in the last 2 weeks could easily cost us the playoffs this year.

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Sep 10, 2006 -> 10:23 PM) I disagree... if he was in the two spot it forces him to actually get decent pitches to hit... I mean right now the pitchers eat him alive because as soon as they get him out they have an even easier out in Pods right behind him... The problem is that he's nowhere close to a good enough, and consistent, hitter to be hitting in such a big spot. He's not exactly seeing tough pitches in the 9 spot. He just makes so many weak outs on the first pitch.

Anderson looks awful right now. If we put him in the #2 spot, we're just making it even tougher for Dye to bat with someone on.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Sep 10, 2006 -> 09:39 PM) I know this is some of that great sarcasm, but Morneau isn't their manager. However, things would have to seperate A LOT more for any team to be worrying about setting up rotations, etc. I think Morneau reflects what the entire team thinks about the Sox though. This thread does bring up a good point, about how maybe we could luck out with Santana not pitching that final wknd if they're already in.