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Garcia doesn't have a chance in hell against a good hitting team with this stuff. His stuff is weaker tonight than it's been in a long time.

Can we please pull Garcia? He's throwing junk down the plate every pitch. The guy is done with...send him to the DL, and the trade his ass in the offseason.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:47 AM) Good, now we get to start the next inning with Podsedjoke leading off. Seriously, I would have liked to get Podsedjoke's AB out of the way there. Sucktron strikes again! Lose the stupid nickname for Cintron. He just had a 2 rbi hit. Show a little class.

Man, stealing really seems so hard when we try to do it, but so easy when teams do it against us.

Wow... a clutch hit!

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:43 AM) Totally agree. He's usually good at the plate. He's very, very streaky.

Posada's great stop on the first pitch to Mackowiak could have been a huge play in this game.

Some nice hits this inning, but I'm sure glad we substituted offense for defense.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:32 AM) "If you're goin' against Freddy, you know to look for a mistake, and he's gonna give it to you" - DJ, summing up Garcia's season. DJ has been ripping on Garcia's approach since about the 2nd inning of his first start.

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:32 AM) what has dissapointed me about Ozzie this year compared to last year is he is putting people in situations to fail this year. Last year I thought he did a good job of figuring out what people did poorly and protected them.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:29 AM) They interviewed Mack on the radio the other day, and he gave himself a poor rating as a defensive OF. He said he has let the team down with his defense in CF. Now mabye someone can get that tape to Guillen so he can figure it out, Mack is not a CF. Freddy Fastball gives up a dong, what a shock. 86 on the way in, 95 on the way out. It would be nice to see someone else on the team admit they're underachieving.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:28 AM) Fathom, I honestly don't care how "hard" Podsednik was going. He had a leadoff double. Against a sinkerballer. The absolute PERFECT chance to "get him over", and get him in. It would take away some of the momentum of Mackowiak's antics in CF. 2-0. This is a f***ing joke. I'm on the brink right now. Seriously. Of course I agree with you it was stupid. Pods has one of the lowest on field baseball IQs I've seen on the Sox in a long time (since Jimenez).

Keep throwing junk up to the plate Freddy. Another nice addition to the Yankees. I know we're not allowed to root for injuries, but I would love to see McCarthy get the chance to replace Garcia in his upcoming starts.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:25 AM) I am finally over the Ozzie Guillen Craze. If he stays next year, I will be highly disappointed. The guy flat out can't manage. Period. Nothing he does is above average. Who's available though? Razor Shines? You better hope he quits or says something stupid, because he won't be fired no matter what he does on the field.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:24 AM) Hawk... IT'S NOT THE UMPS FAULT THAT PODSEDNIK IS A f***ING DUMBASS. I never played baseball past pinto, and even I f***ING KNOW YOU CAN NEVER MAKE THE FIRST OUT AT THIRD. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT CLOSE!!!! Am I the only one that saw him not round first base very well, and he was watching the ball far too much?

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:23 AM) Scotty getting thrown out.... Isnt it ironic, Dont you Think? We've been aggressive at the wrong times lately, and not aggressive when we should be. It's just one of those things where it seems you can't do anything right.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:23 AM) Here we go with the Umpires are against us s***. Hawk give it up or retire. I dont want to constantly listen to how the league, umpires etc are out to get us. Pods should of stopped at 2nd with the thumpers behind us. 1-2-3 inning because our team is dumb. They didn't even give a very good view of the play at third. He very well could have been out. The throw beat him, which makes the call go more in favor of the Yanks. At least Iguchi looked good in trying to get him over.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) Pods and his lack of wheels gets tossed at third. Nice hit, dumb running. It was a nice hit, but he has to stop watching the ball as he rounds the bases. He never seems to round the bases well, and his speed is diminished due to that.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:18 AM) Ozzie hasnt figured that out yet. He keeps this platoon going for whatever f***ing reason. Then he keeps forgetting to actually use his bullpen until at least 4 runs have crossed the board in an inning. He has no clue how to manage the personnel on this team this season.

I'm still puzzled as to why Pods didn't throw that ball home. If he's just going to hold the ball out there when guys are running all over the place against him, we might as well release him.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:14 AM) Terrible call. Not only do we have to fight with Mackowiak in center, but a small zone. Please don't start this again.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) Seriously, F*** Rob Mackowiak and Ozzie Guillen. I'd rather have Timo in CF. Jesus Christ. It seriously is amazing. When is someone going to tell Ozzie that you can't keep putting a corner outfielder in CF?

QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) Gooch is 2 for his last 20...OUCH On the radio, they said that Pods has an OBP of .275 since the ASB.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:12 AM) Pods could have had him at home. Why didn't he throw it? I have absolutely no clue. This inning so far has been symptomatic of a lot of our problems this year.

Ummm, did Pods not have a play at home on that? Damon wasn't running when it was in the air. This team is so freaking flat.