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Interesting how Ozzie is sending the runners on 1st and 2nd when the count is 3-2 this game. It's worked perfectly two times already.

Great AB by Podsednik there. Some huge runners in scoring position now.

Base hit, ball four Scotty

The worst thing about the call at home is that the particular play with a catcher blocking home, and the player not touching the plate is almost always called out now days.

Nice time for Podsednik to have a quality AB. Looks like Rincon is coming in to face him.

Wow, thank god he scored, but why would you send him there with no outs? Cora got awfully lucky there.

Ah, gotta love the fat f***ing umpire out of position for a huge play in the game.

Let me get this straight: we pitch around Kendall to get to Chavez, yet we pitch to Kielty instead of pitching around him to get to Hatteberg?

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Apr 27, 2005 -> 03:28 AM) A) Jermaine screwed this inning up in a major way B ) He was out at the plate Buehrle's throwing meatballs up there. He's been saved by the DP ball this game, but he's had nothing on his pitches all game. Everything's been up.

He was out

That's what you get for walking Kendall in that situation.

I dont get it. Chavez is much more dangerous than Kendall is, even if both are struggling.

Huge K for Buehrle! Byrnes just swung through a fastball right down the plate. We need to play shallow on Kendall to take away the blooper.

Walk Byrnes, try to turn DP on Kendall

Keep the ball down Buehrle! Everything has been up.

Jesus Dye. What the f*** is he doing?

I'll take a sac fly right now. Have to avoid big inning.

Swisher is a guy who K's a ton. That's two hits Buehrle has given up to him now with 2 strikes on him.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 27, 2005 -> 03:17 AM) And the next one was a bloop I have to admit, I flipped over to the Cubs game to see the last out after Dye's foul ball. Was his liner to right field hit hard?

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Apr 27, 2005 -> 03:16 AM) That was not a flare. It wasn't hit as hard as Hawk made it seem like it, but nonetheless, it was hit hard. The ball that went foul down the LF line? To me, it looked like it would have been a blooper down the line. Anyways, it is nice to see Dye swinging with more authority. He hasn't been aggressive at the plate at all this year, and is getting down in the count early and often because of it.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 27, 2005 -> 03:13 AM) Man, Dye is putting some good hacks on the ball. That 2-1 foul was laced. Dude, I'm happy Dye got a double this game, but that was a flare off the end of the bat. He's still stranded 4 guys on base today.

Cubs lose!

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 27, 2005 -> 03:10 AM) Doesn't the ump have to issue a warning before a guy can be tossed like that? No, he can eject a person if he feels it's intentional. Zambrano didn't have a warning tonight, and he got tossed.

I'd rather Buehrle didn't retaliate in this game. There's the risk that he'll get ejected, and no need to put on another baserunner.

That definitely looked intentional.