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QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 07:03 PM) low 1s? do you just make numbers up to prove your point? No, I provide numbers to support my point. If that's not the right method, then I'll make sure to have my grad school teachers apologize to you.

Swing the freaking bat! It's called protect the plate, even if it's close. I thought "speed" guys are supposed to make a lot of contact.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:42 PM) He'd look horrible in a White Sox uniform, no thanks. If we were to somehow get him, I sure wouldn't complain. He's a superstar...and it would mean no more Mackowiak in CF.

Got away with a hanger there. Next inning is the dreaded 6th inning/76 pitch and up mark. A few runs here would be huge.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:59 PM) He reminds me of Catfish. Let me tell you about how Yaz or Jim Rice would have gone about facing him.

QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:55 PM) and everybody else in the league... but I'm sure your right. Santana doesn't win 90 pct of his games against other teams like he does vs the Sox. His ERA is in the low 1s against us the last few years. He's a great pitcher, but the Sox struggle against him more than other teams.

If Crede could have got to 2nd on his hit, that would have been an RBI single.

QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:53 PM) the only way the sox have touched santana is with the home run... Says who? We've had the same approach for years against him, and that's why he kicks our ass.

Nice hit by Crede...nice job by the Orioles LF actually busting his ass down the line.

Ha...way to pick him up Gload! That was a harder play, and he came through. Will someone please explain to me why Crede and Uribe are throwing like Freddy Garcia now?

Gload has more unsuccessful scoops this wknd than PK does all season.

Well, Vazquez is now in the 3rd time through the order. I'm sure glad our defense is picking him up today though.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:48 PM) I would rather have a consistant approach when there are men at 1st and 3rd with one or no outs. The home runs are nice and all, but having him constantly pull the ball to the 3rd baseman for the 6-4-3 DP in big inning siutations are a bit more frustrating that the gravy from the solo homer he gives us. Hit it when men are on. And the home run or nothing approach isn't going to do much when we face Santana/Liriano, etc. Gload can't scoop for crap at first.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:46 PM) Dont worry, Ozzie in the pregame was talking about Vaz going to the 7th. Maybe Ozzies gut told him something, or he needs tums. I understand Vazquez going into the 7th inning today, after the crap our bullpen/Garland pulled yesterday.

This ump isn't doing Vazquez any favors.

BTW...the 3rd time through the order is lurking for Vazquez. Hide the women and children.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:41 PM) So Chen's hanging breaking ball gets the outside edge yet Javy's fastball doesn't? I thought the same thing.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:39 PM) He looks stiff at the plate. When he sees a low pitch, he's not getting down far enough to hit it squarely. And then, he's jumping at the high pitch. He'll be fine...but we need his bat to heat up again. Like I said.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:38 PM) Pk looks like he is not seeing the ball very well right now He looks stiff at the plate. When he sees a low pitch, he's not getting down far enough to hit it squarely. And then, he's jumping at the high pitch. He'll be fine...but we need his bat to heat up again.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:36 PM) You are forgetting the Boston series when a ball that Mack should of caught landed between he and Cintron and that lead to a rally. This lineup sucks today. You should know me well enough that I was being completely sarcastic. It seems like every game Mackowiak's in CF, something bad happens.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:34 PM) Kalapse, dont you love how the baseball gods work. No matter what you do, when you start a player out of position the ball finds him. This is the first game where it's really burned us though, so I'll give Ozzie the benefit of the doubt.

QUOTE(iguchi=dank @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:33 PM) All of us need to shutup about chris young, most people thought it was a decent-to fair trade when it happened. Certainly not a "terrible trade" when it happened so there is no reason to beach about the guy we lost There were plenty of people who HATED the trade.

Couple of hard hit outs for Conine so far. Hopefully our offense will get that run back now.

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 06:30 PM) Chris Young better suck and not make the Majors, otherwise this has just been an absolute terrible trade.....and that could be an understatement. Even if he doesn't make it to the majors, this has been a disasterous trade so far. And here comes the daily Vazquez beach about close calls by the umpire phase of the game.

Vazquez's arm angle against lefties is just awful. Everything is tailing up and away.