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QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:30 AM) Please no K Great eye. It's too bad we lack speed on the bench.

Please no K

AJP took forever, and I know I'm not the only one who feared a wild throw to 1b. GREAT JOB BY OZZIE THAT INNING!

GREAT CALL!! I don't care that it didn't work, I love it.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:24 AM) I love how fast Thornton corrected his mechanics. I love Matt. He's really, really impressed me. His most impressive pitch that inning was the slider to Blalock.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:22 AM) Bring in your best reliever to get the biggest out. I love it. Closers are for the 9th inning is overrated. Especially with 2 outs in the 8th inning. If he gets him out, and if we don't score next inning, he can still go the 9th, and then give you the best shot to win in the bottom of the inning.

I love this call to Jenks. I hope we're shading DeRosa to right though. Last time he faced him at the Cell, Iguchi made a hell of a catch with the bases loaded.

QUOTE(Harry&JimmyRocked @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:19 AM) this team is in a HUGE tailspin. if you don't admit that, then you are beyond help. Sad part is that this team has a crazy good record up till this point. it's possible that they won't play any better the rest of the season. So you're saying we're going to win like 20 pct of the rest of our games? Wow, even I'm not that pessimistic. Nasty sequence by Thornton.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:17 AM) it'll be too bad if we do, great defense by dye,crede,pk, pitching was good by freddy...dreaded leadoff walk.. You score 1 run vs Koronka and against this Rangers offense, and your chances aren't good. We need to find a way to win this. GAS!

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:16 AM) I don't care how bad you suck in a certain situation. Find a way to put the ball in play. There are so many possabilties with man on 3rd less than 2 outs. Sure, it would be nice for a player with speed and no power to make contact. However, we can't be greedy now.

Everything's up in the zone. If he aims one over the plate, it might be 3-1.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:15 AM) I don't know why people are blaming Pods. Its not his fault, he sucks against lefties. Everyone knows this, so is it really his fault when he doesn't do anything against one? If anyone, blame Ozzie for putting him in. Exactly, I'm not blaming Pods. Ozzie played right into the hands of Buck that inning.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:12 AM) Guchi is going to have to pick Scotty up. Scotty is not a run producer so I was not a fan of having him pinch hit, especially knowing that Mahay is a pretty tough lefty. Even worse you got a lefty in thats going to face Guchi and he struggles vs them. I think it's the first thing we've agreed upon tonight. Will someone please tell me the point of having Gload on this roster again?

QUOTE(Maverick0984 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:12 AM) i know he just struck out, but he did get a hard line drive single last night off of him If Pods isn't good enough to start against Koronka, then he shouldn't be good enough to face Mahay in that tough spot.

Terrible managing.

Please no called 3rd.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:10 AM) DJ mentioned it, but I wouldn't be shocked with a squeeze play. Of cousre infield is playing in. With the way Pods has been bunting, it might go over the drawn-in infield. QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:10 AM) did pods still have to bat?couldnt he put alex in after mahay was brought in? Yes, but only if he was willing to put Mackowiak in LF.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:08 AM) Hey, a little luck. Still horrible execution. I thought we were going to get lucky there and having a pitcher's throwing error. BTW, this is exhibit 100 of why we need a righty outfielder on the bench.

That was a dumb managerial decision by Ozzie. He should have put Mackowiak or Gload up to the plate, and then got the lefty brought in. After the pitching move, he could have Cintron bat. After the inning, Pods could go in for LF. Instead, we have Pods facing the tough lefty.

GREAT job by Ozzie of not putting the bunt on with 2 strikes.

Well...I'm sure glad we took bunting practice. I don't want to see him bunting with 2 strikes.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:03 AM) Defense played good behind Freddy, but he helped himself out with that by throwing strikes and making good pitches. Overall a very good outing by Freddy. He has his best offspeed pitches of the year, besides for the inning in which he allowed a run. What was critical for him was keeping them to only one run that inning.

There we go. Time to play some small ball.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 23, 2006 -> 01:02 AM) Hopefully this shot up Freddy's trade value. Maybe we can trade him before his next start. Either way, it was a crucial performance by him tonight.

Yes sir! Good job by Freddy (even if I wanted to see Thornton in a batter earlier. At least Ozzie didn't let him Garcia go against GM Jr.).