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I can't believe we are getting 3 hit by this guy. He got rocked in his last start, will get rocked in his next start. But the lift and pull boys are doing an dedication to our 2007 offense.

The low and away attack ( Joe Mays solution to shutting down a whitesox offense ) is on tonight.

QUOTE (peanut33tillman @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 06:56 PM) I'm not a MIF but I play college ball and we work on this literally everyday or did at least in off season, tough break but O-Cab clearly did a poor job I played college ball for 4 years. And we worked on the play all the time as well. You make the snap throw to the base the runner is attacking, that player holds the ball high up to freeze the runner and you start him towards the base he used to occupy, and then you make one throw back towards the covered base. At least that what they taught us.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 06:55 PM) Has Buehrle hit above 86 with his fastball yet today? He hit 87 on a fastball he grooved down the cock that got hammered on 1-2.

QUOTE (peanut33tillman @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 06:51 PM) As is my point, O-Cab threw it as soon as Kong gave it up...he shouldve ran him back poor fundamentals Why did the tub of goo at 2nd run him all the way towards 2nd. Was it a race. You throw down, and have the man at 2nd run the runner towards 1st base.

QUOTE (peanut33tillman @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 06:47 PM) Yes, but Uribe didnt expect Gomes to turn on the jets like he did it caught him offguard, I think he thought he'd catch him for sure...it all starts with O-Cab throwing the damn thing like a hot potato when he got it from Kong...AWFUL execution and a real killer You chase the runner towards the lesser base. They work on this in little league. You dont run the guy towards the base he is attempting to steal.

Just saw the replay, the pile of goo at 2nd is responsible for that f***up. Did he think the runner was smuggling snacks and cakes. Had to chase him down.

Well I would like to thank the gold glove shortstop for playing everyones wonderful game of how can I f*** up a game by executing stupid baseball.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 06:41 PM) Since when do you throw a change-up to a lefty? Buehrle's stuff this season blows. The pile of goo behind the plate called that.

Buerhle gets hurt now 2 times with a 1-2 count. Stop grooving pitches down the cock.

The kick the baseball method of defense has got to stop. We can't give up these free runs.

Last years thread on his velocity 2007 How again did Bobby do last year.

We should pin a thread for April on Bobby's velocity concerns so the radar police can do this every single year. OMG he isnt hitting, X mph velocity. We heard this last year, and the year before. He is an effective closer. 2 years ago it was can we deal with him throwing so hard with the pin in his arm. Now its he is effective but only throwing 94.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 05:22 PM) Swisher, RF Cabrera, SS Thome, DH Konerko, 1b Crede, 3b Quentin, LF Ramirez, CF Uribe, 2b Hall, C What exactly does a Juan Uribe need to do to get a rest. Everyone will get shuffled in and out, besides the crappiest hitter within the starting 9. Kenny needs to make sure that Juan is long gone from this roster next year.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 16, 2008 -> 01:42 PM) My favorite reaction to this story so far has been from Bill Mahr: "New Rule: Whenever you combine a secretive compound, religion and weirdos in pioneer outfits, there's going to be some child-f*cking going on. In fact, whenever a cult leader sets himself up as "God's infallible wing man" here on earth, lock away the kids. Which is why I'd like to tip off law enforcement to an even larger child-abusing religious cult. Its leader also has a compound. And this guy not only operates outside the bounds of the law, but he used to be a Nazi and he wears funny hats. That's right. The Pope is coming to America this week, and, ladies, he's single! Now, I know what you're thinking: "Bill, you can't be saying that the Catholic Church is no better than this creepy Texas cult! For one thing, altar boys can't even get pregnant. But, really, what tripped up the "little cult on the prairie" was that they only abused hundreds of kids, not thousands all over the world. Cults get raided. Religions get parades. How does the Catholic Church get away with all of their buggery? VOLUME, VOLUME, VOLUME! If you have a few hundred followers and you let some of them molest children, they call you a cult leader. If you have a billion, they call you "Pope." It's like if you can't pay your mortgage, you're a deadbeat, but if you can't pay a million mortgages, you're Bear Stearns, and we bail you out. And that's who the Catholic Church is, the Bear Stearns of organized pedophilia. Too big to fail. When the - when the current Pope was in his previous Vatican job as John Paul's Dick Cheney - he wrote a letter instructing every Catholic bishop to keep the sex abuse of minors secret until the statute of limitations ran out. And that's the Church's attitude: "We're here, we're queer, get used to it." Which is fine. Far be it from me to criticize religion. But, just remember one thing: if the Pope was, instead of a religious figure, merely the CEO of a nationwide chain of daycare centers where thousands of employees had been caught molesting kids and then covering it up, he'd be arrested faster than you can say, "Who wants to touch Mister Wiggle?"" New Rule: Listening to a anti-catholic bigot like Bill Mahr who believes that chickens and dogs should live over people is dumb. "To those people who say, `My father is alive because of animal experimentation,' I say `Yeah, well, good for you. This dog died so your father could live.' Sorry, but I am just not behind that kind of trade off." -Bill Maher, PeTA celebrity spokesman Also bringing the catholics into the FLDS story is akin to Mariotti bringing up the Ligue incident when describing the Cubs throwing crap on their field. My church has problems, and the priests who poke kids should be excommunicated and locked with with the key thrown away, but I am sick and tired of having my religion raked over the coals and brought in as a side cart comedy act when another church is brought up.

Snacks and Cakes has the problem moving back on the ball. That should of been caught.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 06:30 AM) MySpace will be the downfall of society. Another reason why I block social networking sites at work. We blocked it when our marketing team decided to have myspace sites, of them getting drunk at the bars with coworkers. Nothing like telling everyone you work for a company, and showing the director of marketing doing body shots off his secretary.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 17, 2008 -> 11:46 PM) Boy, people were pretty up in arms when some suggested dealing Konerko to the Angels for some help. Figgins is batting .400 with a .500 OBP, Kotchman has 4 HR, 12 RBI, and a .990 OPS, Santana is 2-0 with a 3.32 ERA in 19 IP. No the issue wasn't Konkero, it was the move everyone for Joe Crede argument at the time. The best reason for trading Kong, he will be a 10 and 5 guy in a few weeks and then will become untradeable. His ability to shut down offensively for months at a time are a bit taxing.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 17, 2008 -> 04:08 PM) Jeff Brantley called somebody obnoxious?!?....that's RICH!!!!! I attached the mp3 of that in the cubs thread.

Here is the MP3 of the Reds Announcers on the cub fans. cubfans.mp3

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 17, 2008 -> 08:46 PM) You mean like the scouting reports that says Jenks throws a goddamn 0-2 curveball every time. Please with the velocity. They gun they had on him said 94 or so. It's not his velocity. It was simply crap pitch selection IMO and not attacking the hitters with 2 strikes. We heard this same crap last year... Scouting reports Bobby throws a 0-2 curve all the time. If there are 2 outs, and a man on first pitch out, because Ozzie will send him every time. Konerko and Thome believe that 3-2 means straight fastballs down the cock, if you throw them a changeup you can watch them K silly. Uribe's open stance really helps with his ability to hit low and away. Maybe Walt Hrniaks approach, the only one that worked, can be revisted. This is 3 years of f***ing with something that seemed to have been fixed. If the game is tied or we are behind late in games, keep the ball down. The whitesox home run derby softball approach will make its reappearance.

Bill Melton says Konerko looks like he is in the same funk he was in last year. Lovely.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 17, 2008 -> 09:36 PM) Where is Jenks' fastball? He looks like fat Billy Koch out there with his beard and low 90's heat. He has saved how many games this year with the same stuff. The minute he blows a save, the radar gun police come out. He f***ed up, it happens.

Uribe is pathetic with the bat, can we DH for the 2nd baseman and let the pitcher hit. At least the pitcher might take more pitches.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Apr 17, 2008 -> 09:28 PM) problem is that all of the runs are coming off the long ball. people need to step up and manufacture some runs. Konerko needs a day off. His approach is s*** right now. The 3-4-5 hasnt clicked as a group all season long so far.