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QUOTE(fathom @ May 30, 2007 -> 02:06 PM) Well, this makes 4 straight horrible starts for our starting pitchers. This team has no confidence at all right now. The starters were going to have a dead arm period. It happens a few times in the year. The thing that magnifies this is that the offense took a dump and put us in a hole for 7 weeks. If we were 10 games over 500 we wouldnt sweat this as much. But now with a combo of the offense being consistant, our pitching struggling and being 5.5 games out things are a bit more desperate.

QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ May 30, 2007 -> 02:02 PM) LOL The plate never got wider or narrower, but yet the zone changed on both inside and outside corners How many times do you see a belt high pitch called a strike. How about one slightly higher than the belt.

Now odd, they got the bunt down. The ball didnt fly up in the air, or get bunted 2 times for strikes.

This is what is supposed to be called. Maybe they should zerox a thousand of these, paper their cars with them, and give them a clue on what is a strike and what isnt.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ May 30, 2007 -> 01:51 PM) They should be. Should be told what percentage they got right and wrong. Not to take this whole thread over, but I have no problem some sort of technology determining balls and strikes Questec and the ump review is full of crap. Nipples to the knees over the big white thing in front of the catcher. How hard is that to figure out. You get one ump that doesn't call anything over mid thigh, the next guy only calls pitches above mid thigh. The next guy only gives the inside pitch but no outside pitch, the next only gives the outside pitch if you are blessed to be left handed. Its just sickening how bad these umps have been over the last few years. Then you get the argumentative jagoffs who think that I paid money to see them. They cant wait to toss someone. They should start suspending some of these fools or giving them a refresher in nipples to the knees over the big white plate.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ May 30, 2007 -> 01:44 PM) Hawk finally admitting that they were hitting and pitching like crap this series, but he's still very pissed at this umpiring crew. Weak pop to the 1B. inning over. How you know the sox are struggling or losing with Hawk announcing. The umpire crew is under attack. The zone is tea cup. Or inconsistent or blatantly anti-sox. The starting pitcher has at least 10 arm angles, throws 100 mphs and can hit the black on every pitch. His 9 ERA is perplexing to Hawk, because he cannot see how even the great Yaz himself could put wood on the ball. Nonsense stories about Al Kaline, Yaz, or his boston days. Every single for the other team is either luck, the result of god hating the sox, or a perfect storm. There are no line drives against sox pitchers, only duck snorts that just are out of reach. If a pitcher gives up a homer, Hawk immediately blames the ump for not giving the strike on the previous pitch. The ump made the pitcher throw the meatball. All sox hits are screaming line drives that were just missed. Even towering popups in the infield. They were just missed. If you hear the mention of tipping your cap, then the sox are doomed for that day.

QUOTE(29thandPoplar @ May 30, 2007 -> 01:35 PM) Well you could put Terrero out there for Erstad. You leave the starters in, unless you are in a one run game and you have a specific matchup you can exploit late in the game. You dont pull starters in the middle of a game to exploit the middle reliever.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 30, 2007 -> 01:33 PM) Mauer and Morneau> Liriano on their influence on the run last year. hes out already. They brought in Miller Mauer and Morneau plus the emergence of other pitching and a solid bullpen is what did it more than Liriano. Liriano helped them have a silly run for a short period of time. But wasnt the reason they played 700 ball.

QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ May 30, 2007 -> 01:24 PM) Liriano went on the DL last yr and the Twins were still in 2nd place...they won without him too! But having him sure would help more When you lead the league in the 2nd half with a .299BA, and also lead the league in ERA post allstar break with a 3.50 thats how you play almost 700 baseball for a long time. What from what you have seen says both of those are going to align anytime soon.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ May 30, 2007 -> 01:17 PM) Hawk can shut up already, that pitch was outside. Stop being such a ridiculous homer. Hawk is + =

Next ST, they should work on what a strike is. How to protect it, how to not swing at stuff out of the zone, and how to hit things in the zone. Then they should work on line drive swings.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 30, 2007 -> 12:43 PM) He had to advance on that throw though. Thome has been hitting alot of singles lately. Thats a standard play though. You advance the runner on the throw to the plate. If they cut it off, keep alive until the run scores, if they nap you get another person into scoring position. Thats a standard big league play, and there was nothing wrong with it.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 30, 2007 -> 12:33 PM) Yeah, but he has been putting good swings on the ball lately, I guess nobody expected a man who grounds into a ton of Dps to ground into one I could care less about GIDPs. I just want to see a better approach late in the game with men on. It seems for years, that in that situation we pucker up, and try to hit every pitch to mars. The best ABs I have seen with men on late in the game have been by Erstad. He fouls stuff off, and puts the ball in play.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 30, 2007 -> 12:23 PM) Hes actually been on quite a tear lately. The entire team took a dump with their bats for almost 2 months. I am expecting the offensive explosions of all explosions any minute now. So we can flip their cards and see their usual numbers.

Line drive swings with men on work pretty well with the dome. Swinging for the fences trying to be a hero is why we get beat up there.

Why isnt this f***er on the DL getting better, instead of being up and hitting like he cant hit. Give him 15 days and lets see if his finger gets better.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 29, 2007 -> 10:02 PM) Hopefully Ozzie will say something more interesting than the game, or they can get KW to go off again about how we're underachieving. Maybe we're not? Ozzie will blow the twins, just like he always does. He loves the way they play, then watches the lift, pull, jog and get paid crew make quick work of innings.

Down by 7 runs. Uribe swings at the first 3 pitches offered up there. I think that the Tazmanian Devil cartoon is smarter. Gonzales shows even less patience. And then Cintron puts the first pitch in play for the final out. FIRE GREG WALKER and prep the fire sale.

QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ May 29, 2007 -> 09:49 PM) supposedly the Angels would be willing to deal Brandon Wood to the Rockies for Garrett Atkins. I would love to see KW try to jump in there and get Wood for Crede. Crede is hitting like an overwhelmed AAA hitter these days and has a bad back. That doesnt scream, give me your best prospect.

Konerko has a great player earlier. Then f***s that one up.

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ May 29, 2007 -> 09:43 PM) I thoroughly enjoy watching AJ half-ass it down the line each at-bat. Just love it. Someone needs to find the press conference when Ozzie was hired. How it doesnt matter who you are, you will play the game the right way or you wont play for his team. We have fielders half assing it. We have at least 2 dumb running mistakes a game. We have guys swinging for the fence not matter what the situation. Thats playing the game the right way. Lift and Pull, and Jog. tip your cap, and collect a paycheck.

DJ just blew Terrero. He is digging hard all the way after he swung for the fence down by 7.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ May 29, 2007 -> 09:41 PM) damn gardy is trying to crush our psyches. up 7 and another pitching change. take note Ozzie Ozzie would of made 3 changes just to one up him.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ May 29, 2007 -> 09:33 PM) Sox no 2 out hits , Twins about 10 Sox swinging for the fences on every single f***ing pitch. twins hitting line drives and putting the ball in play.

Konerko just showed why this offense sucks cock. Bases loaded walk, new pitcher and he f***s up on the first pitch. What a moronic team this is.