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QUOTE(lukeman89 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:56 AM) out of all of the losses, this is one i can live with. we just got beat by good pitching. its not like jon koronka shut us down today, it was johan freaking santana. i was expecting this game to be close either way and the twins just ended up on top. If we're planning on tipping our cap every time we face Santana or Liriano the rest of the way, we might as well forfeit the rest of this season.

QUOTE(bulokis @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:55 AM) We are back to bowing down to the Twins again except last year. No matter what their budget is, they really have good players. We need to go back to basic that help us won it all last year. We need to get players that play good defense and play small ball. No, we need our starting pitchers to prevent the big innings. I'll take the offense we have this year over small ball any day. We're just in a bad slump right now. The last thing this team needs is to bring back guys like Rowand.

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:53 AM) Would you have said that before the Boston series I think not.....our team showed a lot of hunger before this slump......Remember all the times this team just didnt give up.....so calm down it will pass Hunger = facing Russ Ortiz and Rodrigo Lopez

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:51 AM) Does anyone still think this is a playoff team? I sure don't. They don't look like it, they don't play like it, and I'm not sure they have sufficient hunger for it. I know they won't always play this badly, but I don't see this team putting together the kind of runs it would take to overcome a 7.5 game deficit or hold off the Yankees and Twins for the wildcard. No team slumping ever looks like a playoff team. However, the Twins winning 33 out of 41 games, and having dominance in 40 pct of their games starting for them looks like the team to beat for the Wild Card.

Wait, is this a poll to say who we think is a loser on the team?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:48 AM) Cintron = 2006 version of Timo. He is everywhere. He needs to get more ABs vs LHP.

QUOTE(bulokis @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:48 AM) Third place here we come. We just flat out suck. Gotta give it to the Twins, they want to win and they play hard to win. So far this series, Bartlett and Tyner are beating us. That's pathetic.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:47 AM) Why wasnt Mack hitting anyway? Would have much rather had him at the plate than Alex. Why isn't Mackowiak and his .400 OBP allowed to sub for Ozuna in LF? This way, you can keep Pods on the bench to pinch run.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:47 AM) Just do it Kenny. We need a guy with more than 1 tool that can spark this team. And a guy that can face both lefties and righties.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:44 AM) Well another game we deserve to lose because we make stupid fishing pitches on 0-2. Maybe coop can get someone to tell the rest of the staff. Down the cock on 0-2 is bad. Hanging a breaking pitch over the middle on 0-2 is bad. Throwing batting practice fastballs on 0-2 bad. We played pretty good tonight, it's just our pitchers can't get their two minor league call-ups out. Quite simply, if you can't get a hit with RISP, you don't deserve to win games.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 26, 2006 -> 02:44 AM) Where the fish is our lucky break. We really need to start putting together better swings with RISP. This is absolutely pathetic our inability to score without a homer.

Crap! This is a disaster right now.

Wow...that was close. Hawk would have lost it.

Not going to get a better pitch to hit than that one.

Here comes a K on a low slider.

Can we please have someone hit a line drive with RISP?

Damn...that wasn't a very tough catch, but it would have been nice if he dropped it.

Mackowiak or Cintron should be running for Crede.

I love the call...no matter the outcome. Good job Ozzie.

Put Mackowiak or Gload in to run for Dye.

Good idea...swing hard!

Fantastic AB. It's too bad our 25th man on the roster isn't a speedster.

Nathan is the best closer in the AL right now.

Lay off the high slider, it's not a good pitch to homer on.

Quality AB by PK.