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Good inning by Vazquez.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 01:16 AM) 1 out. Get after it Vazquez, no more of these 25 pitch innings. Can you please stop throwing curveballs to Preston Wilson. There's the pitch he needed to throw on the 2-2 pitch in the first inning.

Ok...stop with the curve balls to Preston.

One of the better fastballs I've seen from Vazquez this year.

QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 01:13 AM) thome was 1-1 yesterday with two walks. Thanks...I missed the game, and thought no one really did anything until the 7th besides Pods.

Is Thome hitless this series vs the Astros? It's nice to know we've won this series with him and Dye struggling.

I liked the way Thome looked vs Oswalt in the 1st inning.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 01:06 AM) There you go. One of Podsednik's best AB's of the year, vs. a tough pitcher too. 10 pitches there. Sox hitters need to do more of that. Got one run back there. He can be so much more effective if he just learns to foul off tough pitches. My biggest complaint about him has always been that he takes too many called 3rd strikes. Both of his big hits this series have been on inside fastballs with 2 strikes. That's great to see.

QUOTE(tealeafreaderii @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 01:07 AM) I don't know if this has been discussed... but what the hell was cora doing sending pauly on Tavaras's throw... doesn't he read the scouting reports? last year he almost lead the majors in outfield assists. That's PK's decision likely.

Great AB by Pods!!! He fought off the inside fastball that would have been strike 3.

The chances of a K looking are extreme.

Cintron taking strikes, and swinging at balls. Time for Pods to get a flare.

Nice bloop double for Mackowiak.

Very nice catch by Cintron.

QUOTE(beautox @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 12:50 AM) how is it that ESPN's radar gun works but everyone one elses doesnt? It's not...it's too fast.

Isn't that like the 3rd time this year where PK has been thrown out in a similar situation?

Has Dye hit a ball solid in the last 5 games? He was due for a bad stretch.

That's just f***ing stupid by PK. Taveras is known for having a great arm in CF.

Good start to this inning. I think this radar gun is 3-4 mph fast tonight.

QUOTE(soxunited @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 12:37 AM) I shudder to think what a team in the AL would be doing to Vasquez right now. When a team like the Astros (ranks 20/30 in MLB in runs scored) is smacking you around the field, you know your stuff is ineffective. Astros have been taking good swings all series long.

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 12:33 AM) only chance we can win is if we can get back into that pen You can't play that way against Oswalt. He has good enough control where he'll get into the 8th inning easily. We just need to score some runs against him. Taking pitches will result in a look of 0-2 situations.

Ok....you can move in a little Pods!

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 12:30 AM) Zone got bigger in the bottom half. Hope we get some consistency. Did Vazquez get squeezed in the top of the 1st? I thought the zone was fine with him. However, Oswalt's the type of pitcher who will absolutely paint the corners with his fastball. We're going to have a ton of K's looking tonight.

48 base runners allowed by Vazquez over his last 24.2 innings.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jun 26, 2006 -> 12:22 AM) Uh, no. That bloop was falling. I went back and looked twice. First, why does Pods have to play 10 feet from the warning track for Chris Burke? Second, he didn't read that well at all off of the bat. Doesn't matter though, Vazquez just isn't fooling batters much these days.