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Iguchi and PK showed how it's done against this pitcher.

Better fastball for Garland that inning.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 01:20 AM) Didn't he have a few walks the other night? Yeah, he's done a very good job drawing walks. That's why I said the thing about when he's not drawing walks. This team is so f***ing flat right now...and losing our best player isn't going to help.

Nice swing by Iguchi....we need AJP to get it going with RISP.

Pods has been struggling when he hasn't been walking recently. He's something like 1 for his last 14.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 01:14 AM) I have noticed a change in his approach tonite, yes he's leaving too much up but he's making a conscious effort to bust these guys on the hands ... which is a good thing. He just cannot make mistakes against this team though. He almost needs to pitch and locate perfectly, he hasn't been pitching that well combined with these guys being good hitters. He definitely can't walk guys. I always thought his change-up was more effective when he'd use it against righties (goes against textbook baseball). Garland gets burned on his changeup more than any other pitch, which is unacceptable for a sinker baller.

Huge out for Garland there. Blalock could have put us in a lot of trouble.

Garland just has no chance against these hitters of keeping them down. For a sinker ball pitcher, he throws way too many pitches up in the zone.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 01:09 AM) What was Kinsler batting? LIke 390? That's pretty solid. As you know, he was hurt. That's in 41 ABs. He's a good looking prospect though.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 01:06 AM) Can Garland pitch a game without giving up a HR :puke Yep....if he's not facing Kansas City. And yes, that's the accurate answer.

Some more amazing production from the bottom of the order.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 01:01 AM) He only has himself to blame though, it was a fat change up out over the plate, and up. I couldn't tell you the amount of hanging changeups he's had crushed against him by Rangers hitters over the years. Guys like Blalock, Tex, and Palmeiro have crushed him.

2-0 on the first of many homers. Garland's so bad...as is this team right now.

A near communication error in the outfield. It was the same thing that happened between Mackowiak and Dye last week.

Garland's control is going to make him put some pitches right down the plate.

Let the LOB party begin

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 12:47 AM) Looking at Loe's splits, he's had a 2.79 ERA in 5 away games this season so far, and he's only given up 7 HR's for the season. This may be a tougher matchup than we may have anticipated. He has a very quick, funky delivery.

Am I correct....did Hawk just say that Thome pulled his quad? If true, that will likely result in a DL stint.

Comcast said it's a strained quad, and Thome was walking very gingerly tonight.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 11:51 PM) SOB, when it goes bad it all goes bad. We need Thome to be healthy for next week. He'll almost definitely miss 2 games in this series at a minimum.

Yep, Thome is day-to-day with a strained groin. AJP is batting 3rd tonight.

Questioning a team's heart or chemistry is the dumbest thing ever in sports. If a team wins, people think they have heart/chemistry. If the Sox held on to win after Dye's homer, people would be saying how much heart we showed.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 02:37 AM) prior to this win, they had lost 4 in a row to the indians and yanks So? Teams go on losing streaks. It doesn't mean they don't have a winning formula right now.

The Tigers really remind me of the 2005 Sox so far. Great starting pitching, amazing relief work, and a never-say-die attitude.

Haha...just a great night for Sox fans.