fathom

Who here agrees with me that we're just trying to coast into the playoffs, and we're playing not to lose too often? I didn't see jack s*** done by Ozzie in order to spark the offense tonight. I don't call having a dead power hitter in Dye trying to bunt as smartball.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 05:32 AM) Ozzie cant manage the bullpen everygame like its going to go into 16 innings that only happens once every 5-10 years. Nope, but he could stop protecting Cotts so much. He hasn't allowed a run in like 17 outings. Let him go 2 innings once in a while, he has the ability to do that. Adkins shouldn't be on the team because he showed no ability to get minor league hitters out, so why would we think he could get major league hitting out? I don't know what games Ozzie and KW have been watching, but we don't have very many blow-outs for or against us.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 05:27 AM) Just to make a point, I'm not being an armchair GM or manager because I've been saying this about Adkins for a very very long time. I never rip a move that I support at the time being. I have a few major problems with Ozzie and one of them is definately his loyalty. Timo had two huge doubles today but there is zero reason he should be leading off or hitting the 5spot.....EVER. Same goes for Juan Uribe in the 2 hole. If the Sox need a leadoff guy, slide Aaron up there for the time being. Also just to make a general comment, I was left utterly unimpressed with Brian Anderson. I only got to see the first 9 innings (I didn't realize this would be a 16 inning game when I recorded it) so I didn't see his ab's in the extra innings, but he got owned alive by Radke. I did like his base hit, but my god he was so far behind on quite a few pitches. Looked more like a pitcher hitting than a hitter. However, just a general comment and you can't judge a guy on one game (trust me on that....any guy on any given day can look like an absolute fool). Hopefully he can ease into a comfort zone. I couldn't agree w/you more on what you say. Anderson looked a lot more comfortable against a lefty pitcher, so that's promising. I even made the remark during the game he looked like a pitcher batting. Am I being a pessimist if I say this "Has an 11 game lead in the standings ever seemed so small"?

You know what's hard to "fathom"? The fact that I don't think there's any solution to our offensive problems. Crede's just a disaster right now, but Ozzie won't bench him for an extended period. Our manager and GM seem to want to live or die with our current roster, which is not nearly talented enough (especially with Frank gone). We've lost Thomas for the year, and we basically decided to rest Pods for a few weeks. The problem is that we've made absolutely no moves to try and replace their offensive contributions.

You hear that noise? It's the ghosts of August/Septemember of the Twins vs the White Sox. I absolutely hate the fact we play them so many more times this season.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 05:21 AM) Konerko is the only one doing good I know Blum made a nice play at 1b and had a few hits, but can we please stop removing PK late in the game? He's by far our most dangerous hitter, and in a one run game, there's definitely the possibility he'll bat again. I've never liked it when a team pulled a player for defensive purposes, especially when they're not terrible at that position.

Tonight's debacle highlighted many of the problems that we've faced recently, as well as some news ones that have been on the verge for a while: - Our offense just flat out blows. We have way too many easy outs in our lineup, illustrated with all the ridiculous first pitch outs we made tonight. How many times did you see the Twins swinging on first pitch? - We're living or dying with the homer. Outside of Timo's clutch hit, we're going up to the plate hoping to hit homers (not just extra innings). The approach by some guys, especially Crede, is sickening. - Hermanson is just not the same pitcher. He's had a tremendous season, and is just as responsible for our great start as anyone. However, he's been getting away with a ton lately, and I can't count how many times people have hit balls to the fence against him lately. He seems to have either lost command or control in his splitter, and his little slider has just been begging to be hit. I'm just thankful tonight was the first time in a long time he blew a save. - Is Ozzie allergic to using a hit-and-run? Maybe, just maybe, it's something like that which will force the player to concentrate more on the pitch. I've been saying this for a while, and I still feel the same way: There's absolutely no guarantees in sports, and there's nothing saying this team is destined to even play .500 ball the rest of the way. We have got to get better performances from everyone on this team, especially from our manager.

He won't be with the MLB team much longer.

Right now, I'm rooting for the Twins to score 20 runs against Adkins. I'll be very disappointed if he's still on the big league team after tonight.

Great, Hawk's going to be b****ing about the umps for a week now. Adkins blows....when everyone knows he's going to allow runs before he even comes in, there's a big problem. Just cause KW made an awful trade with Oakland involving Durham, he doesn't have to keep him in the organization. See ya you fat piece of s***.

The thing is, Adkins can't even get out minor league hitters. I think many on here will get their wish, as Baj will be called up tonight and Adkins sent down in order to get a fresh arm with the club. Hey Hawk, shove the "where would he play" up your f***ing ass.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 04:57 AM) Oh well. We're still 11 games up and our first 4 game losing streak comes in mid August. And the Twins have a ton of momentum, while our offense continues to absolutely struggle. I actually admire your optimism, but this Sox ship is sinking very, very slowly. The holes in the boat have opened up, and we need to do something to plug the holes.

Adkins has done nothing this season to deserve to be on the MLB roster. I understand wanting to have a long reliever on the team, but you don't need someone on the roster who can't even get AAA hitters out.

Why the f*** wasn't Crede guarding the line there? Every pitch Adkins throws has been inside, yet we're not protecting the line? f*** that, that's terrible baseball.

Adkins was more worried about the runner than he was the hitter.

He looked like he was out there. Thankfully, Adkins made a good throw to 2nd base.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 04:44 AM) You would think if they haven't used Nathan by now they would go to Mulholland first. Who knows though. They're saving Nathan for a save opportunity.

This game is over. I'll will be absolutely stunned if we win.

Our offense is absolutely brutal. You have to love the likely pitching match-up now: Adkins vs Nathan.

QUOTE(wsox08 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 04:41 AM) what the hell? you couldnt even tell from the angles... You could hear it on the original play. I was hoping it hit AJP, but when he didn't complain about being hit, it was obvious.

Why couldn't Rowand have pulled that?

Hawk, you're a f***ing tool!

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 04:40 AM) wow that is some serious bulls*** right there It was the right call.

That's a bad break for AJP

I'm hoping for a wild pitch and then a flare. Just no DP, Rowand can handle the lefty.