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Would it be a shock if the two teams that Cotts struggles against are the A's and Twins?

So, if this is vintage Sox vs Twins in August, who makes the error for the Sox? I hope like hell we win this game, cause it will be heartbreaking to lose it.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:51 AM) Pathetic inning. Anyone notice Joe Crede has looked for a first pitch fastball in two straight AB's, hit it, and recorded two flyouts? He needs bench time because his plate approach is terrible of late. Look at how much he drops his back/shoulders. It's one of the worst fundamental swings I've ever seen.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:50 AM) Nice. And now Blum hits 4th next inning. I was thinking about that, but since he made the nice play, I figured I'd just shut up.

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:49 AM) We need to think about the playoffs and what our team will be like if Pods and Hermy are injured. No, we have to win games. You don't make the playoffs by not winning games. Since when was the division decided in mid August?

Crede is just an absolute disgrace at the plate. Has he made like 4 outs on 5 pitches tonight? He's dropping his back so bad right now.

What's the chances we hit a deep fly ball that is caught at the fence?

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:46 AM) Probably some effects from his injury. I hope they DL him before he injures his back more. Our most valuable players are hurt right now and we need them healthy. A bad back doesn't cause you to have bad pitch selection. If you're going to let someone beat you, you must make them hit the outside pitch. I still wish the splitter was thrown with 2 strikes.

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:46 AM) Probably some effects from his injury. I hope they DL him before he injures his back more. Our most valuable players are hurt right now and we need them healthy. We need to play for today, not tomorrow.

What sucks is Hermanson threw a bad offspeed pitch that probably was strike 3, but he missed his spot by so much, the umpire didn't call it on Cuddyer.

This really does seem like August against the Twins, doesn't it?

Hermanson's been leaving a ton of good pitches over the plate recently. It was just a matter of time before he gave up the homer. I'm just happy there was no one on base. Lets get Stewart out!

f***, and just as I typed my above post, that ball was hit. Why would you not throw him a splitter there?

Hermanson's leaving some good pitching to hit out over the plate.

Blum with the interesting scoop there. Good play though.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:37 AM) Out of Young, Sweeney or Anderson if 1's dealt, I'd actualy like it to be Brian. He's probably got the least potential out of the 3 but is the most sure thing. Maybe in a trade for a 3rd baseman in the off-season perhaps? For some reason, I always thought the Sox would move Sweeney to 1b. Is that even an option?

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:34 AM) True, I'm just assuming he's with a big league club next season. Not necessarily this one, but a big league club, nonetheless Well put

QUOTE(SnB @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:08 AM) that's kind of how i'm feeling. This team lost 2 of it's "go to guys", it's going to take a bit of time for this lineup to mesh together. Also, the expectations for Brock, Randle, and some of the true freshman are absolutely ridiculous. As much as I hate them, Duke has an amazing team this year. Shelden Williams is way too good of a defensive player for the college level, and Redick is just such a good scorer.

Am I the only one that got nervous on those last two outs?

Politte has just been a little off lately. His fastball keeps tailing back over the plate. I'm still grateful Sexson's ball didn't go out of the park in that Sunday game.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:23 AM) i hate that one handed catch he does. ill say this right now, there may not be an OF out there that has stronger arms than the one out there now. even if rowands arm is only average-slightly above average Is Anderson's arm really that good? I still laugh about the Angels outfield for a few games last year with Vlad, Guillen, and Mondesi. The Braves have a great throwing outfield, as Francouer has an absolute rifle.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:21 AM) Good Marte is getting that call low on the outside corner. That's always a good sign. Yep, that's always the key for him. He got away with a massive hanger to Mauer, and then aced him. How many times this AB will Hawk call LeCroy "country-strong"?

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:21 AM) I am happy. I'm happy he got the hit. I'm happy we're winning. I'm not happy, however, that this hit will mean another few days of him leading off. That's why it's bittersweet. He had a double already tonight. If Ozzie is going to play him when he's like 5 for his last 40, he's going to play him no matter what.

Anyone else think that was gone off of Morneau's bat?

QUOTE(BlackBetsy @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 02:19 AM) Seriously, da Chort. The bummer here is that people only see the 4 or 5 clutch hits but totally ignore the 73% of the time he fails to get on base. I hate Timo more than anyone, but if he contributes to the team, we should be happy.