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QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:32 PM) Let me join the sarcasm parade here ... great job by Cotts huh? The book is out on him...jump on the fastball, and don't worry about anything else. You can tell that Markakis was sitting on that fastball.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:31 PM) Well there is the usual Javy Vazquez 5 runs by 6 innings that we are used to seeing. Nice job Cotts. It's amazing that the same thing happened that we've all complained about recently. I can't wait to hear Ozzie's excuses this time.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:30 PM) Fish it. I'm gone. You guys enjoy the rest of the game. I've had enough of you people for one day. A home run is a home run...period.

The good news is Vazquez is now in line to get his 100th loss of his career. Ozzie leaving him in to possibly get the loss goes against the way he's managed ever since he's got here. I really would love to know why he manages Vazquez different than everyone else.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:29 PM) Well, I can see why he was hesitant to go to the bullpen. Neal sucks for a second straight day. Cotts has allowed one of the two batters he's faced to reach. That's about the same rate for all of our starters recently.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:28 PM) Oh hell. That's a routine flyball. It doesn't reflect on Javy's pitching ability at all. I hope this is sarcasm. If not, we might as well give Gload's grand slam back.

Another situation where Ozzie puts his relievers in a terrible spot by not just letting them start the inning. He's done this about 20 times in the last month and a half.

And there goes the lead. Can we trade Vazquez for no one?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:26 PM) Yeah. That 318 foot homer was really crushed. Who cares...it was a homer. The guy has PROVEN this season that the 3rd time through the order, and after 75 pitches, he's an absolute liability.

Does anyone make a 2 run lead seem smaller than Vazquez?

Good job Ozzie...leave Vazquez in long enough to possibly get the loss.

Don't you just love thought that we have Cotts warming up, and Ozzie let Vazquez start the inning with 2 of the first 3 batters being lefty?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) Now Mr. 6th inning just plunked someone. How many fishing times does it have to happen before ozzie figures it out. I still blame whoever put on that golf outing in Venezuela during the offseason.

Well, he'll be on second soon.

QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:18 PM) Really? At the thesis defense I've been to, the profs have been hard ashes about the students being able to back up their numbers with facts... Santana has 2.14 is era over the past three years against the sox... Mainly due to 2005 when he dominated the sox and had a sub 1 era in about 40 innings. I didn't say Santana's career numbers. I said in his recent outings (meaning his last 10 starts or so). We destroyed him early on about three years ago, when they thought he had some arm issues. We ended up beating him like 16-7 in a game.

What a mental midget. That didn't take long.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:10 PM) Any deal for him would likely need to include Anderson/BMac, so when Jones would need a rest, Mack would be back in CF If the deal was Anderson and McCarthy for Jones, I'd seriously consider it. Jones is a superstar, and I think he still has some years left on his contract.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:16 PM) Am i the only one here who thinks we should rearrange our 3-4-5 to Dye-Thome-PK With Dye being our most dangerous all around hitter, he gets a lot more RBI chances with Thome and PK in front of him.

Is it too early to make a defense sub? Come on Javy....show that a 2 run lead in the 6th isn't easy to blow.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:15 PM) 1.21 Before Tuesday. So, is that considered low 1s?

Yes sir!!! As DJ said, the base running paid off. It seems like it's been ages since we saw a simple hit like that. Anyone else with flashbacks to Game 4 of the WS?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:13 PM) Johan Santana Vs the White Sox since 7/1/04 is 8-2 with a 1.44 ERA, 10.1 K/9, 1.7 BB/9 he's allowed a whooping 8 HRs over that time. That ERA was actually much lower before last Tuesday's game.

Come on JD, get a single here. PK had some meatballs to launch that AB.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:11 PM) If you have gameday up check out Britton's pic. Yuck

First pitch meatball taken by PK.