southsideirish71

First 5 innings, Cy Young. Then nibbles the mouse.

Implosion time

I was at tonights game. My thoughts are I loved how our offense approached it tonight. Hitting the ball where it was pitched If it was center in or middle of the plate they pulled it and sent it out, if it was away they hit it to right center. Very sweet looking O tonight. Uribes homer left the park in like a blink of an eye. It was one of fastest I have seen jump out in a long time. The Navy was represented well, they were doing chants towards the end of the game. Good win. No matter how the bullpen imploded. If we play well tomorrow we could be 2 1/2 out of first.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 11:15 PM) Haha, I'm 100% willing to let it go. I don't enjoy arguments about Ozzie's managing at all. You might be ready to let it go, but members of the Ozzie fan club aren't going to let go as you can see.'

Jenks needs to get healthy and get right. We have 2 other options that can closer out the 9th until his hip gets better. I am wondering when they will give him a cortisone shot. Thats the next step, so he can pitch free and clear. Freddy pitched good enough to get the win. Thornton saved our ass. AJ won the game.

Finally a f***ing walkoff for us. Nice...... oíche mhaith Indians. Go hifreann leat! adh na nÉireannach!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:45 PM) Jenks is our f***ing closer, if you are not aware! Do you think Torres will pull Mariano after two men got on base when his team is leading by two runs? Have some decency to acknowledge this is all on Jenks! If Mariano had a bad hip, and then they flew him to New York for an MRI, and then he was throwing 88 and his cutter wasnt moving and he gave up 2 or 3 doubles, sure I think even Torre would pull him. Or probably wouldnt pitch him until he was 100%.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:41 PM) Kalapse name one situation in baseball, one manager who puts in the closer in a 2 run game and doesn't let him finish or blow it in the process. My god. You are forgetting one part of your little simulation. Lets add the fact that they packed him up, put him on a plane and send him home, then they put him in a machine to see why his hip hurts because its obviously is bothering him. You dont give a guy an MRI unless you think something might not be kosher.

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:40 PM) Come on, you were the one who wanted Jenks to pitch in the 9th. Don't give me that crap! If a player is healthy and he is a closer sure. Does he look healthy to you. Why did they put him on a plane and send him home. You know they have MRI machines in Boston.

When players have an injury that requires them to leave the team, board a plane fly a thousand or so miles away, it seems like its pretty serious enough.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:36 PM) How can you possibly blame Ozzie for that?? It's ALL on Jenks The fatman was flown back to Chicago in the middle of a series because he had a bad hip. Ozzie sees how many doubles before he takes him out. You have to be blind not to see what is going on.

Retarded. Jenks has an MRI on his hip. And we give him a long leash. Dumb. Ozzie sitting in the dugout with his thumb up his ass.

Well Anderson misplayed that one. So he will be on the very far end of the bench.

Lets go Seamus McShake. Lets get some outs.

QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:25 PM) I hope Ozzie doesn't ruin him by causing him to swing for homers. Let the power develop naturally over the years. Keep him away from the hitting coach then....

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:20 PM) Yep, but people were comparing him to great players like Sizemore just three days ago. I just hope that he turns out to not be our version of Sean Burroughs. I'm optimistic that he'll become a fine player. He is going to be a doubles type hitter. Lots of line drive power oppo. He will give us great defense. He probably wont be a dong hitter. But we have enough of those.

QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:19 PM) Uribe is baaaaacccckkkk!!!!!!! When he does this for more than a week, then I will say he is going to have his one prototypical good month. Until then he is a .230 hitter because he hits like a .230 hitter.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:18 PM) That loud sound is the Sweeney bandwagon coming to a crashing halt. He is 21, and needs more seasoning. He still has the best swing in our minor league organization. Winter ball is going to help Mr. Sweeney.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 10:16 PM) Lefty on the mound...why not let Anderson ph here? Anderson is to 2006, what Gload was to 2005.

OFatarse is warming up in the pen.

We need to slip a few of these into the clubhouse also....

Some light reading for our hitters. Make sure that Mr. Walker doesnt catch you reading it though.

Téigh trasna ort féin Freddy Maddux!!!!!!!

QUOTE(Dan @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) Sláinte! an bhfuil tú ar meisce fós?

Our guys have a problem hitting crap.