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Anyone who thinks this team is actually the best in baseball right now, regardless of record, is insane. We don't get hits, don't take walks, don't run the bases well, and don't hit for consistent power.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ May 28, 2005 -> 02:03 AM) Dunno, didn't see it, I came late and just read "bunt hit". But w/ everyone hitting like s***, with a lineup full of .230 hitters, I think it's interesting that the scapegoat is a guy who's hitting close to .280 and at least got on base, in a way that most people here would cheer loudly if it were some other players. When did anyone say he was the scapegoat? I have a much bigger problem with the approach that Everett, Rowand, and even AJP and Pods have right now at the plate. PK and Dye still have crappy AB, but they're putting up the power numbers that are expected of them right now. Don't even get me started on Crede and Uribe though.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 28, 2005 -> 02:00 AM) Umm well he got on base? Yikes now we are b****ing about guys getting on base. No..no...no. I definitely wasn't complaining about Willie getting on base. I was just saying that he's as guilty as anyone for our s***ty offense tonight.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:57 AM) Willie's one of the handful of players w/ a hit in this game, and he's the problem? You mean the bunt hit that should have been an error on the pitcher?

Instead of Willie s***ball, it should be Willie "4-3" Harris.

Rowand is now hitting below .225 against RHP. He seems to get jammed or strike out on pitches in the dirt almost every AB against a RHP.

McCarthy gave up 4 homers, and Texas could have easily hit about 3 more. They were hitting him very hard, and had some deep fly outs. McCarthy has got to get some sink on his fastball, as it's extremely hittable.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:33 AM) Ok, this one is just about over. McCarthy will be done at 5 innings, he was much more timid in this game vs. the game he threw in Wrigley, I suspect it's because he'd faced these guys before in Tucson and they torched him. The Cubs will make any pitcher look better than they are.

QUOTE(He_Gawn @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:27 AM) We start to lose and some of you guys act like f***ing idiots. It's not because we're losing, it's the way we're losing and the offense that comes with it. No one in their right mind can actually think our particular offense, even with Frank included, is good enough to win the division over the course of the entire season.

See you in 2007 McCarthy.

QUOTE(Princess Dye @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:23 AM) i'm starting to see why the ESPN 'haters' kept saying we cant hit... because we cant. We're not even coming close to sustaining big offensive innings. Something has to be done, but I have a feeling our management wont make any changes because of our record.

First pitch fastballs down the f***ing plate won't get the job done against good hitting teams. Maybe if McCarthy was facing the Sox, he'd be in good shape.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:16 AM) I love how both Ozuna and Harris have fake/bunted themselves into 2 strike counts. Yeah, that's productive. That's what happens when you have a combined 4 homers in 926 career AB. What is this, the f***ing National League?

It's not just that we're not scoring runs. It's also the fact that our players are having terrible ABs, and they're not hitting the ball very hard.

QUOTE(chisox2334 @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:01 AM) ah dye pitch just missed it You're going to just miss a lot of balls if all you do is swing for the fences. It's like how Hawk says that Crede and PK always "just miss it" when the fly out. Dye does seem to be swinging better though.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ May 28, 2005 -> 12:51 AM) So........are people going to start admitting we have a serious problem in the batters box or are we gonna hear more of this "LA LA LA we have the best record LA LA LA"? You know the answer to that.

I don't understand putting Uribe in the 2nd spot. Considering that our best offense lately has been when Pods got on base, and we're able to get him in.....it just doesn't make sense having a number 2 batter who is in a horrible slump.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 28, 2005 -> 12:46 AM) Nearly every hispanic player can't lay off of the high fast ball but they are still on a major league roster. Maybe we should send all of them done to work on laying off of them? Qwerty.....there's a huge difference between a hitter swinging at too many high pitches, and a pitcher who leaves the ball up in the zone. Again, I'm not saying McCarthy can't be something special. It's just that right now, as young as he is, he needs more seasoning in the minors.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ May 28, 2005 -> 12:40 AM) Anyone, ANYONE who just saw that out pitch, and wants to tell me Bmac should not be up here needs to talk right now. I saw that pitch.....and as nice as it was, I don't think McCarthy should be in the majors right now. He needs to learn to keep his fastball down in order to prevent giving up a lot of homers.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 28, 2005 -> 12:38 AM) I wouldn't really consider him a sox fan. He b****es about everything and anything i have noticed. We're all frustrated with how McCarthy has started tonight, but I don't know how anyone would want to stop watching. Here's one of our biggest pitching prospects in the last decade on the mound. No matter what any of us say, we should all enjoy watching him pitch. This could be his last start in a long time for this team.

Until McCarthy can keep AAA hitters in the park......he shouldn't be in the majors.

Our offense needs help, and fast. And when I say help, I don't necessarily mean just adding Frank.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 28, 2005 -> 12:11 AM) I am in an uncontrollable state of shock after seeing our offense go down 1-2-3. Who woulda thought? Wow... How can someone swing and miss so many fastballs like Everett is doing?

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 27, 2005 -> 11:59 PM) If her family owns a Dairy Queen and she's 250 bills I can guarantee that all those Blizzard are going down her throat, not yours. The more I thought about it, the more I thought of exactly what you said. And take it from someone who's in his mid-20s. She's not going to get any skinnier as she gets older!

That's a tough decision. 250 lbs in a girl = no chance. However, if her family owns a Dairy Queen = free blizzards if you date her, then it's something you might have to consider.