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But dont fear the running of the mighty Kotsay !

Fear the mighty Kotsay !

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 06:01 PM) He misplayed it. His first steps were in and he busted it back to make the catch. The line drives straight at you are the hardest to judge.

I'll pick Beckham for the HR just because he needs it most.

Shack I applaud your attitude in here. Nice crooked number inning !

I'll blame the ump for that lol what was he doing out there ?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 02:15 PM) However, when you're calling up a 21 year old, you also take into account his ability to improve on those numbers with time and the necessity of getting him those at bats to give him the chance to do so. See my posts #64 and 65 above ?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 01:50 PM) Yep, nowhere in this thread did I mention that walking Dunn in the 9th was a ballsy, but very smart move by Ozzie. I said few not none . I saw your post.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 01:52 PM) Rhubarb Wilcox? Hey be careful I'll go all Gregg on you and call you Squert.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 01:56 PM) Thanks.... while his numbers against RHP look terrible compared to those ridiculous LHP numbers, his OPS against righties beats Kotsay's .706 OPS vs RHP Well not really since you have to consider DV was facing minor leaguers and Kotsay major leaguers.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 01:56 PM) Thanks.... while his numbers against RHP look terrible compared to those ridiculous LHP numbers, his OPS against righties beats Kotsay's .706 OPS vs RHP. Also look at post 108 on page 8 of the Viva la Revolucion thread .

QUOTE (WHITESOXRANDY @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 12:03 PM) I don't even want him on the team and my name is Randy ! I hear ya cuz I have the same initials . (RW)

The bad decisions are always remembered and the good ones forgotten; every time a pinch hitter succeeds or fails, every time a relief pitcher gives up runs or gives up nothing, every time a lineup is constructed one way or another, every time there's a defensive change, every stolen base or caught stealing, every hit and run , every suicide squeeze .You ( meaning all of us) question things constantly so when the Sox lose you can feel vindicated and when they win you can quietly wait for your next chance to be right. Just win baby and if you don't we got the reasons why ! Few good decisions have been mentioned here. Didn't Kotsay get a pinch hit ? Wasn't there a successful suicide squeeze? Viciedo's 1st appearance was against a leftie to make the kid have a better chance of a successful debut.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 12:27 PM) Mark Kotsay is batting .205 or something like that....not asking Dayan to do to much if he DH's to hit .205 Kotsay and Jones should not DH......ever You got that right! I mean seriously if Kotsay can keep batting 5th or 3rd why can't DV get some PT at DH ?

Just have to play him. Can't protect him too much or he'll never play . He'll be sent back down once Teahen comes back and sure cant catch lightning in a bottle if the lightning is on the bench. So he'll K a lot but he just might hit a few bombs and drive in some runs.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 11:51 AM) I agree, but one small consolation prize is the availability of Viciedo to pinch hit and guard against a lefty reliever late in the game, assuming the Atlanta starters are not working on complete game shutouts against this paltry lineup. But will they be tough relievers ?

This game thread is almost as long as some complete games threads when we were going bad and the game is still 7 hrs away .

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 09:52 PM) I just call him, "The Cuban Babe Ruth." It's from an early (badass) scouting report on the kid and it's not from the Chapelle Show. The Scout didn't know Babe Ruth was a lefty ?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 07:23 PM) The Sox can't beat "crafty" lefties. Never could. Dayan will kick his ass I gotta call him Tank or Hollywood Viciedo cuz when I say Dayan I feel like I'm calling him Diane.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 06:22 PM) Just call him DMV. Dayan 'Monster' Viciedo Some of us have been calling him Tank since we already have the Missile. I like Hollywood Viciedo.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 08:38 PM) This is quite exciting. Viciedo, Hudson, Flowers, and now Sale all on the cusp of the Majors. Sales will start off in A ball so no matter what he and his agent expect him to do he is not on the cusp of the majors.

I'm always in no matter how bad or good they are.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 07:20 PM) I had a foot in, then I brought it out. I've put it back in, and I'm in the process of shaking it all about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7movKfyTBII and it's not a hokey pokey wedding video.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 07:17 PM) http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/06/chri...-agreement.html Is he really going to be ready in six weeks? Didn't the Sox say something similar to Viciedo in order to sign him ? Good technique if it gets someone to sign cheaper as rarely does anyone make that kind of jump.

Sox going back home having won 6 in a row and 11 of 13 and finally reaching .500. Enjoyed todays game immensely and posted a lot in the game thread until I left to watch Toy Story 3 with my 24yr. old daughter with the Nat's coming to bat in the 9th. She also made me breakfast of waffles and strawberries , bought a pizza at Roundtable for lunch and paid for the Toystory tix. I bought Icees at the movies . Yikes $6 for one medium Icee. Also got a call from my 22 yr old son in AZ. Best Fathers Day in a long time. Hope you all had similarly good ones ! Feel free to post what you did either with your kids or with your dads. This might seem more like a twitter post than something for Soxtalk so if there is an appropriate place for this some where on Soxtalk feel free to move it as now I have to call my Dad.