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QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 11:05 PM) Since when does being patient mean you can lay off of an offspeed pitch that looks like a strike coming towards home plate, or that you can't be tricked by a pitcher who takes something off of a pitch and get caught out in front? In fact, if anything, being overly patient is a BAD idea against Freddy because if his breaking stuff is working, the best way to get him is on his fastball which he'll use to get ahead of hitters early in the count. My god you guys make it sound like Freddy is Jose's age and has Andy Sonnanstine's stuff. If Freddy throws a quality start against Boston, which he is definitely capable of doing, watch this board freak out like it did when Jose had a few very nice outings after coming back. Freddy is 34, not 37, and he has more to offer in a tight situation than a totally erratic forkball and a drop-down garbage truck. The Freddy we have is not the same 85mph fastball Freddy that pitched for the Tigers last year or the Mets earlier this year. Through about 90 pitches or wherever he was at tongiht, the gun had his fastball consistently at 88-91. Give the guy a couple more starts to get up to speed and improve the command of his offspeed stuff and then we'll see where he is at. Tonight I saw a pitcher with erratic control of his stuff through the strikezone that got tired and started to hang breaking pitches in the zone. Freddy is younger than the count, however has been on the shelf for the last two years due to arm issues. His velocity is a pleasant surprise. But his control and ability to pound the zone with strikes is not there. Will it come back, maybe. And it better. He goes from facing one of the AL's worst offenses to one of the better ones. If he pitches like he did tonight, he will get a snowman put up on him. Freddy needs to have command and velocity to be successful. He did not have command tonight. Command is something that takes a while to gain, and usually is one of the last things that a player gets in ST. We dont have a lot of time left. So he better get better quickly. One thing is for sure. Peavy needs to come back soon. We have to break up the Conteras/Garcia back to back combo soon or we will burn our pen. Freddy is an unknown quantity due to his recent injuries. We need to see how he bounces back every 5 days. Is he better than Contreras yeah. Is he a good pitcher yet, no.

Ozzie liked that way Freddy pitched. Your 5th starter for the rest of the year. Peavy needs to come back soon. You cannot have Freddy and the Count going back to back, unless you have the rosters expanded.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 10:51 PM) Whats our record now for trailing after the 8th inning? I know we finally won our first one not too long ago, but I do remember the record being really ridiculous and even Hawk commenting on something needs to be done on that. 1-50

4 games in the loss column after tonight. Considering our schedule that might be hard to overcome for the 500 kids. This team doesnt exactly scream long winning streak.

I hope Contreras likes pitching from the stretch.

People need to realize what this is. This is Peavy getting his work in. Working on control, his secondary pitches. Not exactly the same thing as a big league game. I wouldn't get worried or excited about results good or bad. This is like people worrying about a ST start in Arizona.

At this point its all about Ws. Keep racking them up, no matter how ugly. Just keep putting Ws up. Peavy is getting close.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 17, 2009 -> 09:09 PM) He had a look on his face that said: "That was your fault, Rios." Dye was underneath it. He just decided to at the last minute, let someone else catch it. Then realized it was his ball. Then jackassery ensued.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 17, 2009 -> 09:05 PM) WHAT THE f*** WAS THAT DYE? A DH playing RF thinking he is still a fielder.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 17, 2009 -> 02:01 PM) Didn't catch the game yesterday. Was Pods in CF? He was playing LF. If you want to see what happened, just check out Capns avatar. Same exact play that he had a few years back in Oakland, the only difference is this time Pods didn't let the ball hit him in the noggin. Same wall, same jump, gravity this time didnt plunk him in the noodle as the last time Pods jumped.

At some point Dye or Konerko need to start hitting again. They occupy important roles in keeping our offense humming. We have 2 guys getting on base enough, and we need to provide Beckham the continuous protection from the 3 hole. Since the ASB Dye .184 BA .589 OPS Konerko .190BA .669 OPS We have two guys who have balanced their lack of production out with being very hot since the ASB. AJ .352BA .842 OPS Beckham ..343BA .968 OPS Getz being hurt right now doesnt help things. .296BA .767OPS And idea might be to move Alexei back to the 2 hole, and drop Beckham to the 3 hole. Then Thome who is still providing a good OPS, then Konerko.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 05:40 PM) We can't f***ing pitch Thornton in every f***ing game. Somebody else has to step up. I'm glad we wasted all that money on Rios so we have nobody reliable in the bullpen next year. The fact that his pickup might spell the end of Pods next year has nothing to do with your endless spite and hate for the man. Worry more about your guy wearing his glove on his head more than money that you are not responsible for, for a good player that fills a long term need.

The sox really like to handicap their path with stepping on their dicks when they win the first two of a series.

The only difference between that Pods play and the one in Capn's sig is it didn't bop him in the head. Same bad jump, same bad read, same result.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 09:39 AM) Well with a game in Mexico at a stadium that they've never won at, I can see the logic in wanting to play defensive, and get Mexico on the counter attack. In other news, Australia beat Ireland 3-0 in Ireland last night, Timmy Cahill getting a double. Could be our best international result in the past few years, as Ireland had only lost once in 12 games under Trappatoni before hand. I just want to see Ireland in the WC for once. They keep coming up just short.

Thanks for getting picked off from 3rd Pods with less than 2 outs. Nice job. You hold the golden suck award for the night.

Beckham's swing is all f***ed up. Hopefully they are not "tweaking" his swing for more power.

Pods once again Ks with men on.

Okay, we faced the Jackasaurus earlier this year, and he pwned us. So the, we havent faced him should be out of the book.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 11:55 PM) Could you imagine if we played in this park? Our pitching staff would be tops in the AL. Considering how reliant we are on the homer for our offense, we would be rotten in that park. Lots of 1-0 losses.

The bunt worked out awesome there. All we managed is we took the bat out of a guys hands who hit a 3 run jack last night. Good job MR NL baseball.

The only thing that made me nervous about Becks in the 2 hole, was that our manager forgets the year we are in and what league we play in. Doubles high contact hitters don't require a bunt to move a runner.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 11:30 PM) f*** Gordon get the f***ing bunt down. THat is embarassing. TWICE tonight. And failing with RISP. I don't remember you having a hissy fit when your boy Pods Kd with men on. Get a grip.

We have a guy who hits doubles, makes contact at high rate and drives in runs. So what do we do. Have him bunt because its 1950 and we are in the NL.