BlackBetsy

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 09:34 PM) If the Sox lose, that homer = not clutch and just stat padding. Obviously

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 09:17 PM) This is easily a top ten worst managed game by Ozzie. First, Gavin shouldn't have even started the inning as he was leaving pitches up in the 7th and secondly he left him out there too long in the 8th. UMmm, Gavin had thrown about 75 pitches going into the 8th inning.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) I want them to win, I hope they can win. But with 6 to zip against a team we cant hit. Not looking good. Paws up. Tits up more likely.

Gavin deserves better that this. Oh good grief. Horacio Ramirez is warming up.

Scutaro single to right. 1-0 Blue Jays. mother trucker

Perfct bunt. Runner on 3rd 1 out.

Travis Snider lead off double. Sigh.

Can I just say that the DirecTV HD/DVR really really blows. It happens 2-3 times a week that it "can't find signal" on the MLB EI channels..even though my TiVo HD picks them up in my bedroom. I have to reboot...which takes 10 minutes minimum and then it comes on 4-5 minutes later.

Scutaro leadoff single after he took 2 strikes and then 3 balls. Gavin couldn't put him away. Sigh.

QUOTE (scenario @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 04:53 PM) 13th round actually. 402nd player chosen. Sounds crazy now doesn't it? The Sox picked a first baseman in that draft too... Casey Rogowski... with the 399th pick... three players before Pujols. Pujols...yeah, but where would he play?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 03:19 PM) Wasn't Broadway a No. 1 draft pick? Just asking. Relevance? Buehrle was a 38th rounder. Pujols was like a 5th rounder...

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 03:00 PM) The fact that the Twins have a 4 game series @ Tampa Bay right before our 3 game series is HUGE, IMO. They will face Shields, Jackson, Kazmir and Sonnanstine...that's tough. Kazmir matches up extremely well against them. The Twins will have to scratch and claw for 2 wins in that series.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 04:00 PM) The fact that the Twins have a 4 game series @ Tampa Bay right before our 3 game series is HUGE, IMO. I'm hoping that Longoria is back and the Rays are still neck and neck with the Red Sox.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 03:52 PM) By the way, how ridiculous is it that Joe Mauer is hitting .365 at home for the season? Almost as ridiculous as the fact that he's hitting under .200 against the Royals...

I want a 4 game lead going into the HumpDome. A sweep of the Tigers and Royals and 3 of 4 from the Yankees would be nice going in...how about a little 9 of 10 stretch from here for the Sox?

Yeah BABY!! 1 1/2 game lead...Twins only go 3-3 on the homestand!!! Big game tonight - a 2 game lead would be very nice.

2 out nobody on....but Mauer up with Morneau on deck. I swear, any time the Twins need them, they seem to be up.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 02:40 PM) I can't figure out how Guillen and Ibanez didn't get moved at the deadline. No contender needed one good bat and one out-making-team-killing-head case? Were the asking prices astronomical or are either of them in expensive deals? Fixed your post.

Soria only gets one run to work with...top of the order for the Twins.

Nice command by Crain....right into Guillen's cold zone on Gamecast. Guillen's hot zones are very hot.

I hope Kubel decides he should catch any moderately deep fly balls in foul territory. (Span not so much).

1st and 3rd, one out for Dejesus. I hope this is not a Jermaine Dye type runner on third one out at bat.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 02:27 PM) Nice piece of managing by Gardenhire as he assured his team the 10th by using Nathen and getting the middle of his line-up into the game. I hope the Royals are smart enough to use Soria in a non-save situation to get past Mauer / Morneau /Kubel.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Sep 11, 2008 -> 02:23 PM) Guerrier is warming up in the bullpen so he might be coming in. To extra innings. He's the White Sox double agent on the Twins.

Not sure who this Ramirez dude is...but 67K in 66 innings and a 2.70 ERA. Mahay + Ramirez + Soria and the Royals have the makings of a moderately decent bullpen.