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It looked like it could be trouble off of the bat, but you could see Randa's disappointment when he dropped his head.

Randa's been great vs us in the past in these situations.

Impressive inning by Thornton. It should be Jenks for the 9th. Lets get another insurance run.

Damn...good AB by Castillo. Iguchi had been making that play as of late.

Gotta keep Castillo in the park here. He has some power to the opposite field.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 01:08 AM) Me too. But after 5 pitches and 3 outs, he looks like he'd be an upgrade for our bullpen. Not really. We had a deep fly out and Dye just missed connecting on a long ball also.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 01:07 AM) At the top is game 2 of the world series. Absolutely the funniest thread I've ever read in my life. I went back and read the end of it a couple of weeks ago and couldn't stop laughing and shaking my head at the same time. Ha, I could only imagine what was being said in that. I do remember congratulating you on Pods homer to win it. I also nailed the "gotta watch out for Vizcaino flaring one to left field" against Jenks.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 01:05 AM) Are the Pirates "showcasing" Roberto Hernandez here? Do we want to light him up, and not trade for him? Or see him pitch well so he seems more attractive? (We could still win the game with the lead we have.) Are you serious? I would have wanted a 10 spot against him.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 01:04 AM) Competing for one of my favorite threads ever. And I'm dead serious. What else is on your list?

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 01:01 AM) This might be one of the most enjoyable game threads in a long time. Wasn't the majority of the negative posts in this thread about our approach at the plate? Even the biggest Sox homers couldn't have been pleased with the swings we took in the first 6 innings.

Great job by Montero! We got our at 'em ball.

Can we please have 3 at 'em balls this inning. Well, that was a nice pitch. Well, that was a nice pitch. Be careful with Bay here.

Montero in the game? Are you f***ing kidding me?

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) one would think that the faith in a team that had just won 10 out of 11 games would go a little farther than it did in this game thread but there you have it, we had people jumping off of buildings once again in the 6th inning I just don't understand why certain people's faith in this team is paper thin I'm not putting myself on some high ground here, this looked like a loss to me too, sure but I don't get the perspective of people who want to blow up a few bad innings into a much bigger deal than it is it's happened in numerous game threads this season, especially recently I personally think it stems from the uneasiness of the Tigers constantly being in front of us I'll gladly admit we're probably the most spoiled fans in all of baseball (especially with the Braves sucking this year). QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) I know one category Pods MUST lead the leauge in ... Three....picked-off, strike outs looking, and errors by a LF. Good job Pods with the hit!

Who's in the bullpen? I have a feeling it will be Thornton.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 12:51 AM) Hey Fathom, I've been meaning to ask How'd it go at the Sox game when your favorite player blasted off of Pettitte? I root for the Sox first, no matter what. I was thrilled when he hit the homer.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 12:50 AM) Way to come through, Pods. And since I wasn't around, great job on the comeback earlier in the inning. We b****ed and moaned enough to get the players to finally start hitting the ball the opposite way.

Marte looked pretty decent though. Torres with another Sox audition tonight. I'd be willing to bet that either Torres or R. Hernandez will be on the Sox by August 1st.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 12:48 AM) f***...Ozzie with some dumb decisions here. In a situation where you need contact, Thome might not be the ultimate guy to use. Pods with a great hit though, so we get the lead!!

f***...Ozzie with some dumb decisions here.

Thome vs Marte. The chances of a walk or K are very, very high.

Marte in to face Thome now. If Ozzie knew the lefty was warming up, he should have had Thome bat for Anderson.

f***. Not sure why he was facing a righty there.

Anderson shouldn't be hitting here. Just my opinion, but you need to try to get the run in right here.

SSI...you're my MVP tonight. How did you get the memo to the Sox dugout?