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QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 8, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) So yeah...you guys who were complaining about this lineup... Hell I just hope Garland isn't too cold after this inning. After my initial shock at seeing the lineup, I altered my opinion that I liked it better than our regular lineup, besides for Mackowiak in RF. At this point, Ozuna is a better leadoff option than Pods.

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Apr 8, 2006 -> 12:18 AM) Nice camera work on the kong double I know I'm the pessmistic one, but I thought the LF caught that ball.

Iguchi's AB set up this whole inning. He showed a lot of patience on some pitches that he had trouble with at the end of the year.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 10:34 PM) The season isn't won or lost, but what I was getting at was the players goal is to win series. Cleveland winning the series was a huge boost to their mental being. The Sox had a ton of distractions, so really its no skin off their back. I was saying if Cleveland lost it may become a situation like the Sox and Minnesota a couple of years ago when the Sox just couldn't beat them. What was the Cleveland vs. White Sox head to head last year? I think the vital thing, from a Cleveland point of view, was being able to win a one-run game vs the Sox.

The game reminded me of game 3 vs the Indians last year, where Ozzie went away from the hot pitcher (Hermanson/McCarthy) and instead played by the book (bringing closer Shingo/lefty match-up vs Logan). Hopefully Ozzie learns from this game like he did from last year's debacle of a game 3.

QUOTE(JimH @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 10:18 PM) I don't think Cleveland is the type of team that'd get demoralized with the season just three games in. It amazes me how much stock people seem to put in the first couple of games of the season. The season isn't won or loss due to one poorly executed game on the first Wednesday of the season.

Besides for having Mackowiak in RF, I actually like this lineup better than what our regular lineup would have been.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 09:59 PM) If he has so little confidence in Jenks in the ninth, that he can't use his primary left handed set-up man in the 8th, there is a huge problem. As I said a few days ago, if we're saving Cotts to pitch in the 9th inning, we're going to have a lot of blown saves from our lefties not named Neal. I don't understand's Ozzie reasoning for using Logan that he gave in the press. He said Logan had been warming up, and he didn't want to have to sit him down (since he'd be unable to go the rest of the game if he cooled off). Relievers have got to have the ability to get loose and then cool off, etc. It happens all the time, and I'd like to think that Logan isn't that fragile.

QUOTE(SAC @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 09:07 PM) Dam I hope he is going to be OK he is on my Fantasy Team. I hope he is going to be OK he is the White Sox best outfielder... BY FAR!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 08:57 PM) Bat the Widge cleanup. He might be our most dangerous hitter vs lefties.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 08:54 PM) I've made it a point this year not to question Ozzie. But wtf? What else can he really do? Dye is injured, Pods is struggling, and we lack righties on the bench. For the 4th game of the season, this is a disappointing lineup. We better hope PK comes to play today.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 08:50 PM) Ozuna, LF Iguchi, 2B Thome, DH PK, 1B Crede, 3B Uribe, SS Widger, C Mackowiak, RF Anderson, CF Garland, SP Yuck! Isn't Gload a fairly solid hitter against lefties? Man, I really wish we had a righty outfielder on the bench.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) Haha. Chillax. I just consider asking about a rain-out as another glass half-empty kind of thing. The ONLY reason I asked was because someone earlier made mention of how they hope the game gets in tonight. Since weather.com isn't coming up at work, I was just asking to get the information you ended up providing.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 07:00 PM) Haha, only you would ask about the rain. It doesn't look that bad. http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/...pnav_undeclared Wow, I deserve criticism for a lot of things, but being ridiculed for asking about the weather is something else. :headshake

What's the chances of a rain out tonight?

I know there's been a lot of rumors regarding Rose and $......and let me just say that I've had that rumor confirmed by someone in the know. Whoever gets Derrick Rose is going to have less money in their "budget" than before.

QUOTE(JimH @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 03:58 PM) What's the difference? Cotts came on and gave up the go ahead run on a double by Jason Michaels, a righthanded hitter. No one is sure that Cotts would've gotten Hafner out. The reason they lost the game is because they left 14 runners on. In that situation in the 8th, Hafner is trying to tie the game up with one swing. Cotts is one of the hardest guys in baseball to homer against. Like you said, no one is sure that Cotts would have gotten Hafner out. However, I'm fairly confident in saying that Cotts had a much greater chance of keeping Hafner in the park. And as for the Michaels AB, I think Ozzie is going to learn to go with righties against him in those situations. He can just rake against LHP. The reasons we lost were that our hitters couldn't execute in the last 5 innings of the game, and Boone Logan had a job to do, and made an awful pitch. I'm not freaking out about one loss though. There will be plenty of more games like this that we lose, and plenty of games that we'll win that we didn't deserve to.

QUOTE(JimH @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 03:07 PM) Ozzie will put him right back on the horse this weekend, probably against Stairs. I suspect Thornton will get some innings in this weekend too. Remember, Matt Stairs = Babe Ruth in the mind of Ozzie Guillen.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 02:58 PM) Riiiiiiiiiiiight. No one would have gotten on here and mentioned that Neal pitched two innings the prior day and that Logan got Hafner to GIDP on opening day and ripped Ozzie for using Cotts despite those facts. That is laughable. That leads to why did Cotts pitch 2 innings in a game we were getting blown out in? We're going to need him to be able to pitch in key situations all year, and this early in the season, there's no reason for him to be pitching 2 innings in a no-win situation. It's not a big deal though. BTW, I even think that Ozzie thought he made the wrong choice with Logan instead of Cotts. His reason was that Logan was warming up the inning before, and he didn't want him to have to cool off.

It would be fantastic if we can remain in the top 10 over the next 5 years. Last year was the most important season the White Sox will have in our lifetime. Thank you Timo Perez!

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 05:14 AM) Anyone here anything about JD for tomorrows game?? I doubt he'll play. Ozzie usually tries to give players at least one extra day off after an injury. It's too bad, as I don't want to see Ozuna playing RF.

I think the Tigers are going to be much improved this year. Chris Shelton is tearing the cover off of the ball so far. He has 4 homers.

Upton's already been called up by the DRays in previous seasons. And yes, the reason he hasn't been called up is that his defense is pathetic.

QUOTE(SnB @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 10:36 PM) yeup, cheat's definitely got this right. And of course, that's what I meant. I don't think anyone would have blamed Ozzie for putting in our best lefty reliever to face the best lefty hitter in the AL Central.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 09:34 PM) Didn't Cotts pitch two innings the day before? You know Ozzie. There's no such thing as a 'rookie' with him. If you're on the team, you're gonna be counted on to produce. When is Ozzie supposed to use the guy? Strictly in games in which we're up 5+ runs? Then people would complain that Logan isn't being tested in pressure situations. There's not a single person on this site who would have been upset if Cotts came in and blew the game against Hafner.