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QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 03:00 AM) Phuck this. Season is officially over IMO. Come on now, don't give up.

Textbook managing by Ozzie...the guy's 2-2 with 2 homers against Cotts.

Sometimes I wonder about our scouting reports. From everyone I've talked to about Young, you want to avoid throwing him 2 strike offspeed pitches. Of course, we threw IRod numbers 2 strike offspeed pitches, and he really hurt us.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:48 AM) I feel bad, because I understand there are people that live thousands of miles away and cant make it the Cell, however tomorrow will be my 26th game of the season, and its the 1st of 06 that I really do NOT want to attend. I have a feeling that if it gets ugly, we'll hear a lot of booing tomorrow.

Will ESPN have this as their poll tonight "Do the White Sox have the best rotation, minus one inning, in history?"

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:47 AM) PK=CLUTCH Roll over some more grounders please He looks so tired up there. I was hoping it was just the flu he had.

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:45 AM) maybe I'm looking at this too critically, but Hawk is saying he doesn't notice a difference being around the team during this funk, but I see a difference in watching the games. Their approach at the plate lately has been like a team 25 games under playing for contracts. Cooper's comment about fatigue didn't strike me as an overly positive clubhouse. This team just sucks right now.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:44 AM) Please PK, I'm sick of begging you for big hits. DO IT. Outside of the first Tigers game, it seems we've seen a ton of weak pop-ups to the right side (the Tony Graffanino special) or rolled-over grounders to the left side.

Iguchi with some very odd swings tonight. This would have been a golden opportunity for Thome's first bunt attempt. We caught a break! Make them pay Konerko. Thome looks a little gimpy.

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:38 AM) ok, a guy with a 4.95 ERA, but pitches well against left handers, so good to see Pablo still sitting on the bench!! Pods is 2-3 tonight, and Ozuna has looked like a pitcher at the plate recently. You can't blame Ozzie for this decision. Ozuna is likely to be more valuable as a PR tonight. QUOTE(chisoxdavid @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:39 AM) I dont know about that one. I hate to play the race card but Anderson got away with that because he is *cough white cough* Yep, and Mackowiak's not.

Pods half-assing it down the line. I've seen more of that from this team in the last two weeks than I did all of last year.

QUOTE(stretchstretch @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:37 AM) We can all complain about pitching nonstop, but our "most powerful offense in baseball" continues not to return any pressure whatsover on opposing team's pitching. 1,2 or 3 runs max in nine innings is just not going to get it done. Minny gave up six runs and still won by 7, plain and simple!!! We have way too many guys hitting over three hundred and too many HRs to be losing games every time we give up 5 runs............................ The Sox offense carried this team for an entire half of the season. Isn't it about time our pitching picks up the offense? Literally, the only time I can remember our pitching bailing out our offense was the Garcia/Reyes game. QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:38 AM) Showalter trying to burn his pen in the first game of the series. or just win

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:33 AM) Mack would have had that You can only imagine what the outcry on here would have been if Mackowiak did that same thing. The second most disappointing thing this season, besides our starting pitching, has been our outfield defense.

Ha...this is freaking pathetic. Ozzie's leaving Buehrle out there to have another game of 7 or 8 runs allowed. Thanks Felix

Anderson looks awful tonight.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:26 AM) Yea, like last year, right? We were 15 games up on the day of the trade deadline.

With this guys delivery, I would have actually considered having Mackowiak bat for Anderson here.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:24 AM) Shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic at this point. They need something a little more dramatic IMO. I suggested the move I would consider, and it would require shaking up the whole organization. Fields, Uribe, McCarthy and another prospect for Tejada/Cabrera. I know we don't want to give up McCarthy, but KW is going for it this year.

Impressive homer by Crede. He doesn't hit a lot of opposite field homers.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:22 AM) This team is flat. What do you do when a team is flat? Either trash their bullpen and get momentum, or bench a guy, or put on endless steals/hit and runs, or make a trade. How about shake up the lineup? Put Dye 3rd, Thome 4th, and Konerko 5th?

One of the sure-fire signs of a slump is how many great pitches we're not capitalizing on. Meanwhile, every bad pitch our guys throw is hammered. I think we can officially say this is the low point of the season right now. Mahay really quieted our bats.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:19 AM) Did anyone else hear Hawk say Wasdin has the best changeup he's ever seen? LOL. Wasdin's best changeup, I'm sure he meant.

Kudos to Buck for the unconventional move of pulling Wasdin in the 4th.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:10 AM) If last year was Corpseball ... can this be Spiffball? The first use of spiff that I actually find funny. Well done

QUOTE(chisoxdavid @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:02 AM) Yeah, gut you gotta be aggresive. I dont think it was a bad call to send him...............hell yeah DP You have to be smart! With someone as slow as AJP (or PK, Crede), you better be sure they're going to make it when you're down 3 and other guys are on base. QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:02 AM) Kinsler smoked it, fortunately right at Iguchi for the 4-6-3. Buehrle is not fooling anybody, but now it's time for the offense to get something done. Kinsler is a great looking hitter.