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If Tracey gets sent down after this game because of this situation, I'll be extremely disappointed.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 02:02 AM) Anyone else think of "Canyonaro" from the Simpsons when we bring this guy in? What will Guillen's response be tonight after he is asked if Sean was suppose to hit Blalock? I have a feeling it will be a mute point after what happens in the 8th.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 02:00 AM) This is a perfect situation for one Boone Logan. So instead of hitting a Rangers hitter, you let a Rangers batter hit a fan in the right field stands?

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:59 AM) He could have always gotten some from Valido, except he's in BHam..... I thought JimH said it wasn't steroids? JimH....what's the story on this?

Ozzie looked quite pissed. I have a bad feeling he'll bring in Thornton to drill someone with a big fastball next inning.

How dare Tracey retire a batter. Clearly, we need Politte back!!

I honestly think Tracey was told to hit the batter, and he didn't. Thus, Ozzie pulls him.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:53 AM) Who convinced Scott he was back in 2004? At least that Pods had a lot of extra base hits. However, he's just another in a long list of guys who have 2004 stats that might be "misleading". My two favorites are A. Beltre and J. Lopez.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:53 AM) You should know by now the route our minor leaguers take once they've been promoted. Fields will come up with high expectations and fail immediately. He was 0-4 with a K...but it was swinging. That's better than Pods already.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:51 AM) So it's not demoralizing being getting your ass handed to you by a lesser pitcher? This team has done nothing offensively today and AJ being hit twice with no retaliation did not hellp matters. He's not getting 3 inches, any pitch that he's getting on the outer half is just off the corner, he does not have a Maddux strikezone. Vicente's actions today have the Sox hitters scared at the plate. You know I'm Mr. Pessimism, but this is not that big of a deal. Even before the 2nd HBP, our players looked sluggish. I don't have the impression that they were overly focused tonight.

Great AB Pods. And with that, I'll check on Josh Fields game and salivate at our future LF.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:46 AM) Or you could stop blowing sunshine out of your ass, either one. How did you feel after Hunter took out Burk? Did you think the Sox were demoralized? This is the same damn situation, this game is incredibly mental and a rough mental patch like this can kill a team's spirit. This is NOTHING like that situation. The Rangers aren't our main rival. If we go on a losing streak, it will be because we have too many hitters slumping at the same time, and pitchers that can't handle the Reds thunder.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:44 AM) Hawk's not making sense now. He is saying the warning has hurt Vazquez making him pitch away, away, away. The warning was issued in the 4th inning. Vazquez hasn't allowed a run since the warning. I was thinking the same thing.

Did Hawk really expect there to be no warning given?

This is our worst offensive game of the season so far.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:32 AM) Geez, like deja vu. The only good thing seems to be the extra mileage on Detroit pitching. You would think Tampa would win one of these games by accident. It reminds me of the run the Indians went on last year where they always seemed to find a way to tie a game in the 9th inning. I remember calling them the Hulk Hogan of MLB, as you could always count on them "Hulking" up at the end of the game.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:30 AM) I'm not impressed with Mackowiak. Who are you impressed with then? Contreras and Albert Pujols?

Tigers tied it.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:25 AM) Several of our hitters are obviously outguessing themself in this situation. How does Thome miss a STRAIGHT 94 mph fastball right down the middle? Has Padilla thrown anything besides fastballs tonite? It's been downright pathetic how we've responded since Padilla hit AJ twice. We've looked awful all night against his fastball. I was hoping it was the shadows early in the game, but I don't think it is now.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:24 AM) Tigers with a 9th inning rally. Tampa made an error in the 9th. Tigers have been capitalizing on late inning errors all season.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:23 AM) That's your opinion. He's stating his opinion, based on having stood in the batters box and probably having a better understanding of what's going on between the lines than any of us. DJ agrees with him on this, for what that's worth. I mean this as a serious question, and want to know your opinion. Do you think Hawk should show more class, and not say he wants the Sox to hit one of the Rangers better players or root for Padilla to get hit in the knee with a line drive?

Did I just hear an F bomb?

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:22 AM) How many times are our 1-2 guys going to get called out? I've love to see a stat on how many times Pods has done that since he's been on the Sox. Iguchi has caught his disease also now.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 01:19 AM) Because "sox fans" like yourself have already given up on this game and handed the win to Texas? Are you f***ing serious? I'm one of the few people who still think we have a chance. I said how 5 runs isn't too much to overcome at this park.

Pods = I can't wait for you to be on the bench tomorrow. Hawk is acting so classless right now. It's embarrassing to the organization. He sounds like if one of us was doing this game.