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Despite the slumps of Dye and Konerko they are occupying their usual places in the lineup. Oh sure you see Kotsay at 1st base once in a while but why is JD never the DH ? Why can't Quentin play RF ? Rios should be in CF every day yet he's got 4 or 5 days off in the last 10 days or so. Pods should never play CF and his OBP is plummeting. He's not getting any more walks and getting picked off too often. Isn't it time to try a 3/4 of Beckham and Quentin. Beckham seems to hit well with men on base and Q's power stroke is coming on strong. In his short time with the Sox I've seen Rios execute the hit and run perfectly twice, hitting the ball to the vacated 2nd base side both times. Should he be tried batting 2nd ? Alexei hit very well in the 2 hole earlier. There's just no way the Sox shouldn't have taken 2 out of 3 at home against a terribly slumping O's team especially when we had our 3 best pitchers going. It's time for Ozzie to get out of his funk and maybe the team will follow his lead.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 06:47 PM) I am scared that Ozzie won't move Dye from the 3 hole and Quentin into it, until its way too late. Oz does seem to be a little too complacent. Is .500 ball good enough for him ? The lineup needs a major shake up or shake out. I'd love to see Beckham at 3 and Q at 4. Maybe AJ back in the 2 hole or even Alexei or Rios. Beckham seems at his best with men on base so give the kid a shot be fore we slide into oblivion.

I said 5-5 because I can't be pessimistic and always hope for the best. I think this team will tease us till the very end. Even if the Sox do poorly so will Detroit.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 07:52 PM) Thome is hurting pretty bad. You could see it when they showed him at 1B earlier in that inning. All the more reason Ozzie should've pinch run for him after he hit that double in the 7th when AJ was thrown out at 3rd for the final out and before Thome had reached home.

QUOTE (tonyho7476 @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 06:54 AM) "I got blisters, on my fingers" Beatles to those of you who don't know rock.

Nice to hear Danks is kicking the dip habit. He always looked nasty when he was doing it.

Danks ! Thornton ! Dotel ! Jenks ! Quentin !

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 06:51 PM) Come on Bobby, get Pie out. I'm not alone . 3 gone ! Winna !!

Pie K's. 2 on 2 out . 1 more Bobby ! Adam Jones up.

Walk to Roberts, 2 on 1 out. Pie pinch hitting.

Bloop hit. 1 on 1 out. Nail it down Jenksy !

1 gone .

Rios in defensively in center.

1-2-3 Pods grounds out to the pitcher.

Danks, Thornton, Dotel all pitched well. Jenks will pitch the 9th. Kotsay grounds out to 2nd, Nix grounds out back to the mound.

17-3 halftime lead over Giants.

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 06:32 PM) Why is this dead? Bear's game ??

I knew Wise should've pinch run for Thome . And AJ never make the 3rd out at 3rd !

Dye should have caught that, bloop triple .

Let's go Lexi knock Thome in !

Not bad 2 run inning. We'll get 9 at this rate.

Let's go Pod's ! Lil 2 out bingo right here !

Let's go Nixie !

SF RBI for the new dirty 30.

lET'S GO mARKIE !