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Ozzie better get someone up in the pen. You can't f*** around at Colorado, and let the tying run get to the plate.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 03:33 AM) That's exactly what people speaking for an organization say when a guy is about to be replaced. "We have total confidence in our manager" etc. In most cases, that's true. But that's not the way Hawk and the Sox work. You never heard Hawk say anything good about Manuel his last season with the Sox.

Only Ozzie could continue to piss off a majority of Sox fans during a game where we're up 9-3 in the 9th inning and Freddy Garcia looked like a stud.

For anyone wanting Greg Walker to be fired, I give you this tidbit: Hawk was saying the more he's around Walker, the more he sees how "solid" he is. Since we know Hawk is basically the voice of the Sox front office, it's safe to say Walker's not going anywhere.

Timo showing his amazing versatility by swinging at the first pitch he sees. I bet he just wanted to get back into the dugout to finish off what he started with Ozzie.

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 03:18 AM) For those not watching, what happened? I think he's referring to Dye getting thrown out by 10 feet at home by Hawpe, who has a great arm. Cora should have never sent him home with less than 2 outs.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 02:08 AM) What happened to Crede and trying to keep his swing plane level and his shoulder closed? Crede's been much better recently. Just like with Cotts, I'm not sure why people still complain about players even though they're performing well at the time. Uribe's offense is hurting us a hell of a lot more than Crede's performance right now.

What happened to Pods and his patient approach? He's walked twice in his last 18 games.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 01:38 AM) I agree you need to get the runner in, and that was better than his usual strikeout, but how about gettting a hit. Lets try that next time. we will need 9 runs this game. Wouldnt that go against the rules of Ozzieball? You know, the Ozzieball which prevents you from ever scoring 5 runs in an inning.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 01:33 AM) Nice joe real nice. Get a life Actually, in that situation, it was very important for Crede to get that runner home. With the pitcher up next, it would have likely put Pods in a situation where he had to get a 2 out hit. I don't like Crede at all, but at least he got the runner in. Now, if we can just get Garcia to stop throwing 3-1 fastballs to lefties with a righty up next, we'll be fine.

I said it in chat before it happened, so I'll repeat it here: Garcia in Colorado is a recipe for 3 run homers.

Hawk, will you please stop saying that the count got a pitcher when they give up a homer? It sounds ridiculous.

Konerko just owns Kennedy. He's now 8-12 against him this season.

Kennedy typically has control issues, so we need to be more patient with him than we have been . He had 30 walks in 56.2 innings coming into tonight.

Remember, Timo likely has faced B. Kim before. Also, with Kim usually being tougher on righties than lefties....I just think Ozzie will have a hard time benching his boyfriend.

I'd be willing to bet Timo is starting in RF tomorrow night.

The thing is, nearly all of our games are close this year. Thus, Ozzie can't find mop-up innings to give to Shingo.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 05:25 AM) More like THE (only) HIT (he's gotten all season)! We called it at the time. Timo's hit on Monday = season long pass on the major league roster. The fact we don't have a legit back-up at 1b, the easiest position to play, is pathetic. It played a huge role in the loss on Wednesday, and today's game.

I think it's funny that the Indians beat us with smallball today. A stolen base and a bunt were two "smallball" plays that lead to runs for them. On the other hand, Ozzie played for the homer the entire game. We also have to teach our players to not swing if Pods is trying to steal a base early in the count.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 03:54 AM) there is no one else to play 1st besides Timo Don't you think that's a problem? That we have a very capable defensive player in the minors who can hit better than half of our offensive roster (Gload), but we keep him in the minors so that Ozzie's boyfriend Timo can stay on the roster? Our last two losses could have been avoided if we had Gload on the roster right now. I don't care if Gload can't throw from the outfield. He needs to be with the major league roster immediately.

How many games do we f*** ourselves over by not having a back-up 1b do we have to have before we call up Gload?

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 12:32 AM) Trust me, you do not have to convince me about Neifi. See my earlier post where I said I would take Neifi over Uribe on our team right now. Uribe is a joke with his pitch selection. I do not even know why major league pitchers bother throwing a strike to him (or Cruddy). Just throw it low and out of the zone, and they will bend over swinging at everything There's no comparision between Neifi and Uribe now. Neifi has made himself into one of the tougher outs in baseball this year. He goes with the pitch in crucial situations, resulting in some very clutch hits for the Cubs.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 12:31 AM) He has said a 100 times that he hates the Cubs and he started this thread purely to discuss baseball objectively. Good lord, did you miss the part where I said I had only read the last 2 pages?

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 12:21 AM) You guys are hilarious. I don't know how many times I have to keep saying I'm not a cubs fan. For the record, I just started reading the thread like 2 pages ago. If you're not a Cubs fan, I apologize for making a statement which made it look like that's what I thought.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 12:02 AM) I'm still not sure how you guys are totally discounting a team who has suddenly compiled the 4th best record in the NL without their two frontline pitchers and their starting shortstop I hate the Cubs more than anyone, but who the f*** cares about what people on soxtalk think about them? I could care less about their injuries, especially Wood and Noballs Garciaparra. They're better off with Neifi at SS anyways.