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Konerko has got to get away from trying to pull every single pitch.

I'll say this every game against a lefty until it changes: Everett should not be hitting 3rd.

If you get two players picked off on the same play, you don't deserve to win the game. That was our only real sustained threat in this game besides for the quick 2 run blast by Iguchi.

QUOTE(quickman @ May 4, 2005 -> 01:24 AM) Buerhle has been s*** the last two games. Somethign is not right. Why was Cotts warming up? I assume Buerhle went to ozzie and told him something. Cotts was probably just getting some work in.

If we can only score 2 runs against Anderson, we don't deserve to win. Anderson has been throwing just as much junk as Buehrle has been.

Buehrle's changeup has been s*** tonight.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ May 4, 2005 -> 01:21 AM) WTF Mark, why are you even giving Sweeney pitches to hit? I swear that Ozzie is more scared of facing Matt Stairs than he is of Mike Sweeney.

As I was saying. We'll never learn.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ May 4, 2005 -> 01:19 AM) Based on how he hits us, is there a hitter in the bigs that you like to see less than Mike Sweeney? He's not the best out there, but he absolutely kills us. And we always let him beat us.

Ah, the old lazy pop up to the right side. I used to call that the "Graffanino special"

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ May 4, 2005 -> 01:16 AM) With the exception of Gooch and Dye, our offense looks clueless tonight. Crede and A.J. have awful bat speed right now. I know they're both banged up, but they're barely getting the bat through the zone.

Like I was saying, way to come close to hitting a homer Iguchi!

Hit the ball on the ground Pods!

Mays is getting rocked for the Twins. Westbrook finally getting some run support.

Konerko.......use a level swing! After having a good AB, he swung straight up there. Also, where did Rowand's power to the opposite field go? Seems like he has warning track power this year after being able to get those over the fence last year.

The funny thing is that I wanted to just have a nice game tonight, like Sunday, without anything to complain about. Then, they go and do that s*** in the first inning, and totally pisses me off.

That play is all the fault of Tim Raines. He's the one who has to tell Everett that Sweeney is behind him.

Twins are down 2-0 in the first also.

Wake the f*** up Everett and Raines. That's about as stupid of a play I've ever seen.

QUOTE(El Piervizdyeguchansodnik @ May 4, 2005 -> 12:14 AM) Hawk's eyesight has gotta be going on him. That ball was not hit deep. For Pods so far this season, that was a blast. Have Pods or Iguchi come within 50 feet of a homer this year? Not that I'm complaining about it, just wondering.

Someday, we're going to realize that Sweeney will hurt us if we continue to challenge him. Not sure why Buehrle was trying to throw an inside fastball on a 3-2 count to the only threat in KC's lineup. Oh well, we need to score some runs tonight anyways.

I heard Uribe and Dye are in the lineup tonight. That would be a nice addition for our lineup vs a lefty.

Anyone know who's playing SS tonight? Also, A.J. will likely start tonight, and then Widger will start Thursday's day game after a night game.

Vizcaino is not a very reliable reliever. Two seasons ago, he was one of the worst relievers in baseball. Also, he's lost a few mph off of his fastball. He used to throw about 94 mph with a slider and a splitter. However, he's been throwing almost all sliders to go along with a 91 mph fastball. Politte has been much more impressive so far.

The reason I say Dee's stock won't go higher is that it would take MASSIVE improvements in his game to become a NBA style point guard. I love Dee, but he's basically a catch and shoot player in the halfcourt. I can count the times he penetrated the lane in the halfcourt offense on one hand. Dee doesn't have one-on-one ability, doesn't have a mid range game at all, is a poor finisher, and doesn't know how to draw contact. If you look at someone like Nate Robinson, their NBA readiness couldn't be different. N-Rob has great body control and penetration/passing ability in the halfcourt. I also don't know if Dee will shoot nearly as well as he did this year, next year. The opposition won't have to worry about the Illini have a guy like Head and Deron to also cover.