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QUOTE(SoxAce @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 03:36 AM) Freddy did pitch well today. Teahen actually was out in frount of that ball, but the wind worked to his advantage. And even that pitch wasn't bad at all. Might have been a different ballgame from that or Pods horrendous D costing us another run. He gave up 5 runs, 4 earned in 6.1 innings. If that's pitching well, then we might as well quit playing the rest of the season. QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 03:35 AM) Good. Let's see what happens. I'm actually thrilled we have this tough stretch coming up (as long as PK/Thome are healthy). This team is going to have to beat the top teams if they want to make the postseason.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 03:31 AM) This game was over the minute Freddy decided to light up the gun with his medicore fastball. If a crappy hitting team can light up Freddy what will the Yanks do. Oh wait we already know the answer to that. He's going to be facing the Yanks and Tigers next week at the Cell.....

QUOTE(greg775 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 03:26 AM) Are you serious? You are blaming Ozzie for Vaz's mediocrity/spifftiness? My god. No, we're not blaming Ozzie for all of his struggles. However, he could have been managed much differently this year. His numbers after 75 pitches are amazingly bad.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 03:02 AM) Right. No matter if Pujols was on the bag or not he was safe. You can't give an error for looking back the runner too long. And it wasn't like they could give it a fielder's choice, as the pitcher didn't go after the runner on 3rd.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 03:01 AM) gosh darn YEAH. Love Utley and I want to see this streak ride for a while. If they take the hit away, the scorer should be killed. Yep, that was a blatant hit. He flat out beat the play out. They gave it a hit again.

Utley with a hit in the 8th inning!

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:55 AM) Albert Pujols! I don't care if he stands out there 270 feet away with his glove over his head. It's not much different than what we have right now out there.

A legit MLB player in left field that has played the position before.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:47 AM) This game is... ova. Please don't post this stuff unless it becomes official. For those of us who are no longer watching Comcast, this is the only place for us to get an update.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:39 AM) this must be to make up for the fact that he forgot to pull Freddy before he detonated. Just like he will forget again to take Vazquez out on Saturday when he reaches the sixth. Our bullpen has the lowest amount of innings in the american league, yet we keep trying to get our tired starters into the 8th inning. He let Contreras throw over 120 pitches on Monday. And now we let Fastball Freddy get to pitch to a guy who jacked him the last AB. Can we adopt a rule where we promote Razor Shines for any game started by Vazquez or Garcia?

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:39 AM) It is official! Nothing will stop Ozzie from using lefty-lefty. NOT EVEN A POTENTIAL GAME ENDING RAIN DELAY! I'm serious, maybe they think the rain won't last the entire night.

Maybe Ozzie was worried that the wind would blow McCarthy off of the mound.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:35 AM) Well, we're supposed to be one of the best teams in baseball. If we want to go to the postseason, then we'll have to beat up on the bad teams. This will be, what, our 5th loss to KC this year? We're trying to keep up with the likes of the Yankees and Red Sox. This spiffty play against bad teams (especially when we lose to the good teams) won't work. The next two weeks are put-up or shut-up time. I think we'll know a lot more about our 2006 future after these games. A pitching change now? Are you freaking kidding me Ozzie?

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:34 AM) Ozzie blew this game, I'm sick and tired of watching him leave our guys in there. I've said it before and I'll say it again, as a manager you're supposed to know what your players are capable of doing and are not capable of doing. Last year, yeah he could have left Freddy in there, this year it is foolish to even consider it. Here we are August 2nd, and he has yet to figure it out. Unreal. Wake up Ozzie, or we won't be playing in the post-season. He didn't have a very good 7th inning, but he didn't blow this game. Our offense didn't do much today, and Pods defense cost us. Teahen is on fire right now, and we kept putting pitches over the plate for him to HAMMER.

Poor Gathright...goes to show you that Mother Nature can slow down anyone.

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:32 AM) Let me analyze this statement. Ya think??? It's just frustrating because against a team like KC, if you can keep it to a one or two run game late, you have an excellent chance at coming back and tying/winning. That inning reminded me of the Vazquez terrible 7th inning at Tampa earlier in the year.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:30 AM) And that should be game. The ball that bounces in, is not the one you swing at Joe. Nice job by the O and D and Ozzie tonight. Another game dropped to a crappy Royals team. And the Red Sox and Yankees keep winning. Why can't they play each other 15 times the rest of the year?

Those 2 runs we gave up in the 7th really hurt us.

Boston wins with a 2 out, 2 rbi double. super!

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:26 AM) Even if he hits a homer though, the game will still be over, unless we get 3 quick outs right? It will revert to the last full inning played? If so, the Royals will damn well make sure their gloves are tight, after every pitch. Are you sure it reverts? I don't think that's necessarily accurate.

QUOTE(GoRowand33 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:26 AM) great game over Huh? KC is definitely stalling right now.

One time Joe!

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:21 AM) How many other managers in baseball do you think would have replaced Pods with Mackowiak by now? I guarantee one....Jim Leyland. It took a lot of guts for them to send Shelton down like they did, but they knew his defense was hurting them.

Great AB by Dye. Here's our chance to tie it. Even a single would work, as I trust Crede to have a good AB.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Aug 3, 2006 -> 02:19 AM) I'm really angry that Javy gets chance after chance after chance. I'm really angry that Freddy gets chance after chance after chance. I'm really angry that Politte got chance after chance after chance. Notice a pattern? I do. Yep....I didn't know Politte was Hispanic?