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QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 02:30 AM) I really hope we can Vazquez after the ASB, and put B-Mac in. There's a better chance Tracey is brought back up to the team....and there's a 0 pct chance of that ever happening.

QUOTE(Sox It To Em @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 02:31 AM) Uh-oh, tensions running high in the game thread... Happens every time we're losing.

Can someone please tell me what our record is with Widger catching this season? The worst thing about losing to the Red Sox is having to deal with some of their annoying fans. I love the ones that will defend every and anything bad written about a Red Sox player on this site.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 02:29 AM) My bad. I'll PM you with each idea for a post and get your approval before I actually post it.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 02:27 AM) He has over a 1.000 OPS in his last like 20 games. Why would time off do him well? Because you can tell in the last week, he's not comfortable at the plate. Never did I say he's doing bad.

Lester's been effectively wild tonight, and our hitters haven't put good swings on enough pitches.

Wow, Dye looks to be adjusting his swing for the HR Derby already. Every swing has been a massive uppercut.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 02:15 AM) How many DP's for Konerko now? He's had quite a few recently. He's been rolling over a lot of pitches. I think the ASB will do him well, as hopefully he'll get some bat speed back.

Did you know Widger is 2 for his last 27?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 01:38 AM) Another one of our pitchers makes a dumb f***ing 2 strike pitch. What is the point of just throwing a cookie up there. 3-2 Red Cubs Our pitchers haven't gotten that big strikeout to end an inning. We're giving up just a ton of 2 strike hits lately.

Lets keep throwing fastballs to a dead fastball hitter. That run should have never scored, as Crede screwed up by not throwing to 2nd to get the force.

Could have been a completely different inning if this f***ing ump doesn't give Lester that 3-0 pitch. Crede's swinging at some s*** so far tonight.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 01:01 AM) Hey leave him alone. He's an all star pitcher. I'm sure that gave the Red Sox more motivation to light him up, as Schilling was definitely more deserving.

Well, our starters continue to suck. I love Widger behind the plate!!!!

QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:52 AM) and why do you say that with such confidence? Ozzie would have to be out of any other options before he'd call Tracey back up. I'm not getting into more detail about this, but I'd be stunned if Tracey's a member of this organization after this year.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:40 AM) There is a difference, perhaps too subtle for you to comprehend, between not wanting Politte anymore on the team -- and nobody can possibly want him to remain -- and saying, "He's trash" over and over and over, and ridiculing the end of his career. I'm not going to work myself up over it, and I'm going to bow out now, thanks. I just wanted to say that those of you laughing at Cliff's failures and screeching not for him to bow out of the game, to be cut from the team, but having all the fun in the world and directing all your misguided anger toward him should be ashamed. But, hey, he's garbage, and worthless now, right? So it's okay to be cruel instead of insensitive. Mrs. Politte, shouldn't you be looking at real estate in the Cincinnati area? I don't think any of us are happy that it's come to this with Cliff.

QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:30 AM) Give me Montero, Give me Tracey, Give me Farnsworth... at this point I will take almost anyone on the farm over Cliff. Thanks for the memories Cliff. I can confidently say that Tracey's not an option.

QUOTE(tigerfan @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:35 AM) Alright if you want to go that way, who's lost games to KC? Don't you have something better to do than be on the White Sox message board on a night your team's not even playing? I know the mods on this site have allowed you to continue posting, but I thought that was only if you were actually contributing to the site, and not trying to stir up s***.

Yep, I wanted to say kudos to everyone out there who voted for AJP. Great job guys!!!

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:22 AM) And you shouldn't have lost two of three to that s***ty Oakland team, but you did. Yep, next time I need advice about how to feel after a Bears victory, I'll make sure to ask a Packers fan.

QUOTE(tigerfan @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:19 AM) Doing it with 2 outs to start with is amazing to me. Yeah, giving up 3 straight hits is absolutely amazing.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:18 AM) Look, I realize how inconsistant relief pitchers can be, but I've never seen anything like this before in my life. Cliff Politte makes Shingo, Koch, Biddle or any other former Sox scrub you can think of look like a legitimate all-star. How does one fall this hard in one year? Maybe we should be asking how was he so good last year with similar velocity, etc.? I know he had great command last season, but the stat about him being the luckiest pitcher last season seems very prophetic.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:16 AM) I don't think we have to celebrate Cliff's downfall. I don't want him on this team anymore. He is a broken pitcher. But I don't take pleasure in ridiculing the poor man. He did a lot, and he's tried this year. Forgive me, but I understand that he's done all he can do -- sad though that is -- and am not going to blast him away. It's not like he was a player with a bad attitude in our clubhouse. Great post.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:13 AM) Politte did look good in the 8th. He had some improved velocity on his fastball (I saw 93 once) with some rise too. From what I saw, there was a very deep fly ball caught at the track (Hernandez had a meat ball to crush) and Uribe made a very good play to get another out. Politte is awful!

QUOTE(tigerfan @ Jul 7, 2006 -> 03:13 AM) I know, but I'd be more relieved then anything really. Thanks, I'll make sure to keep asking you how I should feel regarding a Sox game.