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Loaiza is just brutal. Another great decision by Gardenhire on the hit and run.

I forgot that Burke is shaken up. If Sandy isn't able to play often, why not put him on the DL (so he can stay on the bench) and bring up anotther reliever. We've used our relievers so much lately, and there's not been a day off for a long time.

Good job Timo. Give a lot of credit to Crede for getting to 3rd on a ball that didnt get all that far away form the catcher.

So we started Ben Davis is 2 of the 3 games in the biggest series of the year so far. Very intersting decision.

Has there been any explanation on why Davis is playing again, especially a day game after a night game?

Hopefully this won't get ugly. Twins are playing with so much confidence.

With PK up and a sinkerballer pitching, why not try a hit-and-run to shake things up? The Twins have shoved it up the Sox ass the entire series by running the bases at every possible time.

What type of odds could you get that Wilile Harris would hit a weak grounder to 2b and that Loaiza would get hit hard cause he kept pitching everything on the outside corner?

This current team isn't very good, but that's what will happen when you lose your 2 best players. It just so happens that only Konerko, Lee, and Rowand are playing good right now, but no one else is stepping up. Lets just hope that KC unloads their team, and we can feast on minor league players like the Cubs did vs the Reds lst year.

Holy cow is Jackson throwing meatballs to the plate. Like last night, it also looks like he was scared to hit Hunter with an inside pitch. Davis was set up inside, and he threw it to the outside corner.

Bring in Jackson or Adkins and drill Hunter. Honestly, what is there to lose right now. This team could use any spark it could provide. HEre comes Jackson!!!

Well, Burke is hitting .300, and Davis is around .100. However, I agree that Ozzie doesn't have alot of options to use. This team could really use another righty hitter off the bench that could start at SS vs tough lefties (Tony G!). The 3 catchers on the roster doesn't make alot of sense.

Why are we letting someone who's batting about .100 for the year bat leading off the 8th when we're trying to make a comeback? There's no reason to have 3 catchers on the roster if you're not oging to benefit from it.

Another illustration of one of the main reasons that the Twins have been AL central champs over the last few years, and the Sox have not. The Twins produce players out of the minor league system, even including guys who aren't highly touted. Perfect examples of this are Ford and Rincon. Meanwhile, our super prospects like Borchard and Crede haven't lived up to expectations.

It's too bad that the trade deadline isn't in another week instead of this Saturday. It would have given more time to see what direction this team is going in. If the Sox were to be 7 games back by the end of next week, then I woud say try to trade Loaiza. Tomorro'w game is all-so important for the rest of the season.

Before the Twins series, our true offense was being masked by the extreme hot streaks of Carlos and Konerko. It's ridiculous to think that Konerko can hit 14 homers in 25 games, and that Carlos can hit 11 homers in the month. The Sox are going ot need for Uribe to stop playing like s***, and to get some production from RF and C.

I wouldn't say the season's over, and I'm the board pessimist. Rather, we can feast on KC if we play well the rest of the season. However, I just wonder if this team is good enough right now to beat up on bad teams like the Twins used to do.

The loss of Frank hurts so much cause there's no one on this team that can draw a walk. Therefore, we're going to have to rely on 2 or 3 hits to score runs against good pitching in one inning. It will be hard to acquire any difference makers on offense without giving up the rest of the farm. If we're 3.5 games out of first after this series, do you think KW would be willing to go all out still with the injuries we have? I'm glad I don't have to make that decision.

Can this Sox team really compete with all the injuries it has against a healthy Twins team that has Stewart and Mauer back (as of this wknd) and if they add Benson? Luckily, the schedule is in our favor. However, the loss of our two best players for the season seems like a huge barrier to have to overcome. This is in no way a sky is falling thread. Rather, it's a realistic view that losing Maggs and Frank might be too much to overcome. Instead of having offensive production from our catcher, 2b, and 3b be considered an added bonus, we now have to rely on them.

2-0 Twins. Garcia needs to use his curve more. His fastball is too straight, but his curve is a great out pitch.

1-0 Twins after Stewart 2 out hit. Stewart = difference maker in AL central

I'm worried that this is what our offense will look like against playoff caliber pitchers without Maggs and Thomas. Right now, not enough tough outs in the lineup. Of course, Santana has been awesome latelyl.

Hey buddy, did you miss the part where I said that Lee being on 2b could have made Koskie throw to 1b, and his throw would have been off? I know Lee's run wasnt important, but getting base runners is crucial in that siuation. It's those little things that can help with the comeback. You never know.

I agree with drilling that punk ass b**** Hunter, but Garcia should not do it tomorrow. He would risk getting thrown out of the game. With the misery that is our long relief right now, we couldnt afford that.

The question I have is why did Carlos Lee not steal 2nd base when PK was up? They weren't even holding him on. Who knows, Koskie's throw to 1b might have been off. Sox were lucky that PK didn't hit into a DP. Just not very smart bseball.