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QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 02:16 AM) He just said "something is going to happen," whatever that means. But I presumed it meant, somebody will get hit. Are you sure he didn't mean "with Ozuna leading off, there actually will be production at the top of the order?"

That was a cheap homer.

QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 02:12 AM) well, it cant be a total coincidence that hes figured out to hit now that hes gone. Wait until he goes into a slump, and starts striking out every other AB. He was always a first-half player. QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 02:13 AM) So was Podsednik's threat on the radio today a hollow one or what? What happened?

QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 02:10 AM) I just think its hilarious that the Cubs chose Jacque Jones and Juan Pierre over Mathews and Patterson. Matthews Jr. was gone a long time ago. I don't blame them one bit for getting rid of Patterson. He was awful for them last year. He was their D. Marte.

QUOTE(TheOcho @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 02:08 AM) Is Riske down here yet? Nope, he's joining the team tomorrow.

Lets get McCarthy and Cotts up in the pen.

After doing a better job of it lately, Anderson's bat didn't get through the zone fast enough tonight.

Excellent!! A ballsy call against the side-armer, but kudos to Ozzie.

Lets get those two runs back.

Good pitch by Buehrle there. Might want to stop throwing that pitch to him. Big out in this game now.

Don't let them think they even have a chance to come back.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 01:40 AM) Ahh...so Ozuna can come up with 1 out in the 1st inning? I admire your Pods hate.

Actually, you couldn't be more wrong. Dye's in the perfect spot. He's our best overall hitter right now. If he was batting 3rd, he'd be batting behind Pods and Iguchi. However, in the 5 spot, he's behind Thome and Konerko. Thome and PK are two of the better guys at getting on base. Thus, Dye has the ability to knock them in, and it doesn't always have to be with a homer. Thome's not the type of hitter who's going to hit sac flies, etc. It's one of the main reasons I hate playing small ball in front of him.

Great inning for Buehrle. Lets keep getting hits.

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 01:01 AM) Pablo is the ultimate bench player. I don't know how you can be so good playing sporatically like that. He's incredibly valuable... He's the perfect bench player because he has such a short swing. He also has a terrific approach at the plate, and is one of our smarter hitters. Great catch by Pablo!

That's why Ozuna is awesome.

Pathetic

Uribe with one of his best swings of the year. Lets get at least one more this inning.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 12:54 AM) Smoking Reiniker right now... 2-0, Dye pretty much gave himself up to get Paul in, not a bad play actaully... Yeah, Dye did a good job. I disagreed with PK being sent home. Even though it worked out, I don't like the call with PK on the bases and no outs.

Nice to see Uribe get it going. I didn't hear or see Iguchi's last fly out, but was it hit to deep right? I hate our small ball approach so far, but whining's not going to change it.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 03:25 AM) It's a fair question. The pitcher can shake the catcher off I guess. Sox pitchers have so much faith in both Pierzynski and Widger but I think this is where the pitching coach comes into play, he can tell them to work inside more. For the last few years, whenever I've seen the vintage Vazquez big innings, it's the same stuff that you mentioned before that gets him in trouble. Vazquez has good control, but he gets wild in the strike zone. He only has one pitch that he can consistently throw inside, and that's his fastball. However, Vazquez ends up leaving his fastball over the plate (a good example was Mark T.'s 2 out RBI double vs him). He didn't use his good changeup nearly enough tonight. That's been his out pitch almost all season.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 03:20 AM) Yes, it's possible. There was no doubt Guillen was mad about something though. It appeared he was pissed at Tracey, but then again none of us were up close and personal so it's all conjecture. Considering Tracey only facing one batter, I think it's a sure thing he was mad at him.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 03:08 AM) I thought it got better as the game went on, but there was some crap when Javy started losing it. Isn't that expected though when any of our pitchers give up more than 2 or 3 runs in an inning?

QUOTE(Dan @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 03:05 AM) damn straight he did. but hes a fool. anybody who really knows baseball would acknowledge the fact that intetionally beaning a player on the first pitch with nobody out can be a death warrant. if AJ had come around and scored, Padilla would feel like a douche, you see it from the other side of the spectrum now? Well, considering that was my main argument for why I'm not 100 pct sure the 2nd HBP was intentional, I definitely understand what you're saying. I just hope Ozzie doesn't throw a hissy-fit about the Tracey incident. If Ozzie wanted something done, he could have told his buddy Montero to do it.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 03:03 AM) I agree with closing off the game threads once the game ends because they used to tend to drag on and on, very often in the wrong direction. The ironic thing is that I actually thought the game thread was very solid tonight.