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QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 09:14 AM) The lack of backbone comes from the fact that he's scared of the bat. He tries to be too perfect with his pitches. He'll start off a hitter with a bunch of pitches that just miss the zone because he's trying to avoid contact, then he's in a hole and has to work out of it. And then when he actually gets ahead of a hitter, he throws the wrong pitch again. He's just f***ed either way. That could be the case, and he has decent stuff, but I don't see the stuff that was supposed to be better than Contreras's and all the things I heard about him this offseason. He has all the stuff to be a very good pitcher, but I definitely don't think the guy has great stuff. At least not anymore. It seems like almost every breaking pitch he throws this year (esp. his curveball) haven't been breaking. His slider was finally working well last night and he did great, but all his good pitches disappeared in the 6th.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 08:57 AM) The grand slam last night was on a slider that never slid. Same with both of Ivan's hits. Nothing lucky there - just plain old bad pitches. Yeah, I haven't noticed a supreme lack of backbone, I've just seen a lot of bad pitches thrown. Seems like a lot of his problems hang from his shoulder.

Hawk does his job. If he sits there b****ing about how the Sox aren't doing good enough or something, then that doesn't help the organization. He has to keep the fan morale up, to increase support and ticket sales. I'd rather him pep talking us about how we have a chance as opposed to telling us we were in huge trouble because the tiggers will kick our asses.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 04:53 AM) Wilco QUOTE(soxpride77 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:20 AM) The Freddy Jones Band haha wtf? EDIT: oh s***! thought that said Freddy Garcia Band

This isn't him, but it is hilarious. myspace.com/jimthome2006 While you're there check out myspace.com/carleverett

It looks like hitting is our problem when we MIGHT be able to come back from our 4+ run defecit and something wrong happens and we don't come back, when we shouldn't have the defecit in the first place.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 08:19 PM) We've done a great job so far this season at hitting with RISP. Just hasn't been the case lately. I'm sure this is only an aberration and nothing to be horribly concerned about. I'm not sure about that...WOAH! Did you feel that?!?! I think the sky is falling!

As bad as the staff has been, he's just seemed to get progressively worse as the season has gone on. I think he could end up doing fine, he just hasn't shown me anything to think that it's a certainty.

Can someone explain to me why Soxtalk has so much confidence in Vasquez?

I'm all over this.

The box score says we left 10 on base, for what it's worth.

I believe!

I was under the impression .220 was the Mendoza line.

Some of his company in receiving that award isn't exactly who I'd want to be lumped in with. Three juicers and as far as I'm concerned Sosa with or without juice doesn't deserve that kind of award.

Our bullpen is really very good without Cliff in it.

I can't use it, Bobby's face just freaks me out way too much in that picture.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 07:52 PM) yea, i'd do her Even if you don't think you she's the hottest, she's definitely not gross.

I was hoping Vasquez would get win 10 for a little extra help shopping him around.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 06:26 PM) HE MAKES PIMPLEf*** EAT s*** IN THE 9TH

QUOTE(The-Legend-Of-Pujols @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) That was grose... What kind of man are you?

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) AND also happens to be black Racist!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 8, 2006 -> 10:48 PM) Pablo Ozuna needs no help.

I got the game on one station, but the Houston game was on my other Fox station. Last night we were blacked out of ESPN and we don't get WCIU.

I followed a lot of links around and found Micah Shnurstein, Chris Young, among others.

We would have had a play at the plate if it wasn't for Cintron trying to take a cutoff that wasn't his.