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I want to see Gload play tomorrow for someone. At least he seems like he can hit a liner once every 10 plate appearances.

Two things: - I'm so sick of typing the word hit and run this week. - Did the hot start get our expectations too high? My girlfriend, who isn't exactly a baseball expert, brought that up after this game. Look at our roster right now....and do you really think that's a superior team?

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:19 AM) Greasy, they're just all really scuffling right now, I think they've proved on this road trip that they can win without the homer. Obviously people aren't going to be happy right now but the mood around here will change once we win the next two. We were playing Kansas City though. Two of those games we had no business winning at all. We really need a win tomorrow to get some momentum back. I saw absolutely no enthusiasm from the team tonight.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:19 AM) I think the myth was that we got rid of guys who didn't come thru and that didn't move over guys and that we kept a bunch of guys that do. This team is only mildly better and that stuff and has sacrificed other things for that minimal improvement I'm just grateful we got off to such an improbably start. We caught so many breaks those first 20 games, and it's catching up to us. Losing Uribe hurts also.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:17 AM) Its official CORPSEBALL is back. A few weeks into the season and we are making plus 6 ERA pitchers look like Cy Young. Stranding runners, popping out, GIDP and taking home run swings when you need a simple basehit. Its back. CORPSEBALL 2005 aka DUMB BALL I'm most concerned about a lack of hitting the ball hard. Of our last 6 games, we have about 5 hard hit balls.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:17 AM) I just hate how we claim we're going to play small ball. If we played small ball, we would've got more than 2 runners in to score with all the people we had on. We agree on something! I don't care if the runners are slow, we don't have the personnel to keep waiting for the 3 run homer. Ozzie needs to call more hit-and-runs, etc.

This is the 2nd time in three games that we had no business losing the game.

Now Timo hits the flyball! Hopefully that's his last AB ever with the Sox.

Rowand chased ball 4

So Jabroni, where's that post I made saying Timo shouldn't have been hitting for Dye?

I want the old PK back that used to hit liners. I'm sick of this homer or nothing s***.

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:11 AM) FOCK YOU PAULIE YOU FAT f***....YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKING THERE PK should be swinging on 2-1, but his swing is not level at all right now.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:08 AM) Timo should be batting... Oh crap, dammit Ozzie, Dye should have batted there... BULLs***! I never once went back and said that was a bad decision by Ozzie. It was the proper decision....just Timo choked. I guarantee you that I didn't second guess that decision by Ozzie.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:06 AM) Indeed. Fathom is the master of hind-sight. Funny thing is I'm one of the only ones that says stuff Ozzie should do before it happens. I even have the balls to admit I was wrong if the decision I suggested back fires. And Jabroni....get off my ass. I'm a fan of Ozuna, shouldn't that make you like me?

QUOTE(gettysburg32 @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:05 AM) don't worry shingo will walk em anyway That's the thing though, Ozzie has even said that Shingo is much better against righties. Yet, he lets him face a lefty who's been swinging the bat great this year instead of putting Logan on and trying to get Inge to hit into a DP. It's the little things of the game which Ozzie really struggles with.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 04:04 AM) you can't really fault ozzie much for bringing shingo in. I mean, there aren't really many alternatives Politte has thrown the ball so much better than Shingo this year. Seriously, Shingo's fastball is in the low 80s at times now.

I hate how we keep pitching to guys with an empty base when a double play would get us out of the inning.

Good call Ozzie bringing in a pitcher who's just as likely to give up runs as he is to get guys out.

We need to have our outfield play shallow here with Logan up.

Shingo just threw a 79 mph fastball.

What does Politte have to do to get Ozzie's confidence?

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 03:58 AM) I understand that but I would never do that and take Carl out....you have to be a little instinctive there. Seeing how we have played all evening, there was a huge chance we would not score more than one if any....bad move by Ozzie....and I said it before the inning was over so there is no 20/20 here Obviously I'm no Ozzie fan, but that was the right move to pr Ozuna there.

Shingo's in

QUOTE(sox-r-us @ Apr 30, 2005 -> 03:56 AM) Man we are a sad bunch....literally begging for one run How the fock will we score against ace pitchers if we get to the playoffs If this team got to the playoffs, they could score 0 runs the entire series and I'd be happy with the season.

We have PK, Rowand, and Timo up next inning. Who's coming in for us?