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Hopefully Cotts can keep his ERA respectable so he'll have more trade value this offseason.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 02:31 AM) got that right. I'll be at the games, so bad posters like moi will be off the boards. Why in the world I bought tickets and booked a trip to the Bay in advance I'll never know. But I'm on the hook. To be honest, you're one of my favorite posters who I frequently get into debates with.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 02:30 AM) I came to the conclusion that Pods definitely is better than Grady Sizemore. I am now a good poster. Careful, you never know who is cherry-picking your posts to then make a definitive statement. If you're lucky, you'll get an LOL!

QUOTE(GOD @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 02:28 AM) Why is Sweeney pinch hitting with Crede and AJP on the bench? We're not playing for the win...nor should we be at this time.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 02:27 AM) Uribe and Anderson back to back is a toxic cocktail. The west coast trip will render that fact pointless. We'll be facing scrubs while they set their rotation for the playoffs. I'm eagerly looking forward to next week. It should be fascinating baseball. Hopefully, the good posters will come into the game threads, and the fair-weather fans will stay out.

Sweeney looked a little over-matched against that good fastball.

BTW...my quick calculations show we'll face Bonser, Santana, and Liriano in the final 3 games of the season if everything holds true to what we've heard.

Why isn't Stewart in the game?

92 mph fastball every pitch, here we come!

QUOTE(Allsox @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 02:12 AM) You have the Indians in your 13 run pool? No, it was 8 runs tonight, and 225 tomorrow.

Hawk with some wishful thinking that Mackowiak just missed that.

I love that we're keeping Haeger in instead of getting guys like Cotts and Riske some work.

We're so well-coached. I'm not blaming Ozzie for that play. However, the lack of intensity and awareness by these players is sickening.

WAKE UP JERMAINE AND JOEY CORA!

It stinks we only have one run against Lee. He has nothing tonight.

QUOTE(kwolf68 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 02:02 AM) Fathom. I think Tejada is wearing down at short-stop. His range is much diminished and he has been erratic at the position. I envision a switch to 3rd base for him. Rollins? You betcha...I'd love to get a guy like that. I love Lugo's offense, but his defense sometimes isn't that good...although this year he really closed the gap on Uribe defensively and is way better offensively. I think in any deal involving a SS we'll deal one of our two prospects (Valido, Lopez) and one of our scrub pitchers. Lopez has no value, and Valido's stock can't get much lower than it is now. Remember that Ozzie wants to upgrade our speed, and there's not a lot of other positions we can do it at. I don't care if Tejada's range has diminished...his bat is good enough to make up for it. QUOTE(GoRowand33 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 02:02 AM) I wonder why thome didn't homer on that pitch he normally would Cause I can't remember the last time he got a hit against a starting LHP.

QUOTE(kwolf68 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:57 AM) I don't think either Pedro Lopez or Robert Valido are ready. Lopez is further up, but not considered as good as SS...there is always Valendia, but he's 32 years old I think. We are stunk with Uribe again next year unless we can make a deal to bring in someone. I think we need to upgrade at this position...we dont need .320/35/100 hitters, but the bottom of our order is littered with .230 I would LOVE for us to make a run at Tejada. However, I think names like Lugo or Rollins are more realistic.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:53 AM) glad to see charlie's made some real improvement since the last time we saw him. Didn't his numbers stink after he got sent back to AAA? QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:54 AM) Do knuckleballers have trade value? (this is a serious question) He could be a solid throw-in.

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:53 AM) I am enjoying watching Sandy try to catch Haeger, I hope they leave him in I've never seen someone get tendonitis before my very eyes before.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:52 AM) This is a tryout for the rotation next season. A few Soxtalkers think this guy will be fine to fill in for Javy next season.... I don't want to ever see him be in the starting rotation. I'll be happy if we include him in a trade.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:51 AM) Uribe is worthless. People get on Anderson to learn how to hit. How about the guy who tells everyone before the game he is going deep, then spends the next 4 ABs spinning himself into the ground trying to make his prediction come true. What a worthless baseball player He makes Royce clayton look like a stud at the plate. Uribe doesn't even hit the ball hard anymore. It seems like every ball he hits into play is a weak pop up to the 2nd baseman. I miss the Uribe from a few years ago who would drive the ball to right field. For now, he's just another MLB player who lost his opposite field power after 2004.

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:51 AM) We're the defending World Series Champs...and we have Sandy Alomar and Charlie Haeger as our battery right now... and Pablo Ozuna at 3b, a SS who is 0 for his last 18, and a CF who's hitting .230 this year.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 01:47 AM) Hawk getting on the Sox pretty good. The Sox are just so lifeless right now. They're playing terrible baseball, and way too many of them are having selfish at-bats. I think Sandy Alomar has swung at 9 pitches tonight, and he's yet to hit one in fair territory.

I'm STUNNED that this lineup is having trouble scoring.

Can we please put Chris Stewart into this game?