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QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 06:45 PM) He blew the hit-and-run. Ozuna should have been out by 5 feet if the throw was good. Iguchi had no chance to hit that ball.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 06:29 PM) Exactly, maybe moving Rowand up in the order would get him going. He's just as good as hitting to the opposite field as Iguchi is. As a matter of fact, Iguchi might be our worst hitter when it comes to runners in motion. He gives himself up so often when Pods is trying to run, and he has a ton of strikeouts because of it. None of it really matters when Santana faces us though. Cept for that one horrible game when he was hurt.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 06:27 PM) I'm sure we'd have to lose 20 games in a row before any serious changes were made to the greatest team ever assembled, but I don't see why we can't let Rowand bat 2nd, and Iguchi 3rd. The problem is Rowand has sucked big time too. Maybe a lineup shakeup would help out though. I'm all for Iguchi batting 3rd.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 06:13 PM) I'm pretty sure that was a hit and run Yah, thats safe to say.

Great job Jose!!!

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 21, 2005 -> 02:18 PM) STFU. You know, it's real easy to post when you just post in retrospect of everything. Get off my f***ing back. No, I posted it BEFORE that we'd rather face Johnson than WRight, as did others, and you called us dumbasses. You were wrong. You're the dumbass.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 21, 2005 -> 02:17 PM) My apologies Cy. You were right about RJ There were many of us right about RJ. ANd we were called dumbasses for it. THere is only one dumbass now.

What was that about not wanting to face Johnson fathom? Which "dumbasses" said that was a bad idea? Exactly. Randy now has an ERA higher than Jose. Whose the dumbass now?

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:57 PM) We'd still be up 9.5 after the debacle of the last week. Things could be much, much, much worse. Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, Much, worse.

I'd much rather face Johnson than Wright. We can't hit right handers. and johnson sucks this year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:44 PM) You put him as the rover, with the idea in mind that Pods would be going on the DL. You can't put him in the starting lineup? Just cause we had the best record, it doesn't mean the offense is set. Sorry, I'll take Lawton, you can have Timo. But we didn't have a clue that Pods would be on the DL at that point. There was no reason to think so. Or that these guys would all slump at once. It's a slump. THis happens to every team at least once a year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:41 PM) He honestly would have been the perfect, logical fit for this team. You don't trade for a Lawton to be a backup. And thats what he woulda been. You cant put him on the starting lineup of a team that has the best record in baseball.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:29 PM) That's exactly what I was saying. It has been obvious recently that Hermanson wasn't very sharp. It was just a matter of time for him to blow another save. He's the last person who should be blamed right now (along with Cotts). He's the last person who should be blamed in general, but he's the only person who should be blamed for that individual loss.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:27 PM) Teams with the marquee players were asking for a ton (Griffey, Wagner, Huff, Guardado, Burnett). Jim Hendry must have naked pictures of the Pirates GM, because he sure got Matt Lawton for cheap. Lawton would have been the perfect addition to this team. Where would he play? Certainly not over Pods, Rowand, Dye or Everett. We could have only used a 3b or a DH. And Matt Lawton is not a DH.

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:24 PM) True, but KGJ is not the only bat out there that could help this team.....I think any bat could help this team. CWSOX45 And you honestly think Kenny's not trying to get something done? I mean you guys make it sound like he can just go to TB and say, "I want Huff. Give him to me. Thanks" Teams were, and still are asking for a hell of a lot this year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:22 PM) Yeah, but I'm not going to go off on Hermanson. He's had a great year, and even though he's gotten away with all sorts of meatballs lately, it just sucks that was the game he finally got burned. He's been awesome this year. Incredible. But he still blew it. That was his fault. That doesn't make him bad or anything like that. It's still his fault though.

You guys are acting like KW didn't think we needed to get KGJ. He tried. It didn't work out. There owner didn't want to give them up.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:20 PM) Our hitting blew that game. If your pitching holds the other team scoreless thru the 10th to 15th inning, you should be able to win. If you have a lead in the ninth inning you should be able to win too.

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:16 PM) That was his first 1-2-3 inning and you have an umpire who has been tight with the strike zone for both teams. What does that tell you ... the Yankees hitters are smarter than the White Sox hitters. I guess all that payroll money is at least good for that. Giambi has a great eye at the plate, for one. So does Jeter, Sheffield is pretty damn selective too. Well, they most certainly have an offense that is better than ours.

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 08:11 PM) id rather have devil ray offense right now. Theyre offense is acually pretty good

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 07:46 PM) Hawk, the reason Mussina has been pitching 1-1, 1-2 and Garland has been behind in the count is that the Yankees know how to work a pitcher!!! They've hit one ball hard in the last 2 games. It sucks. I hate slumps. At least its been against pretty decent pitchers.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 07:38 PM) And that's after having their offense slump like crazy the first half of the season. Now, their lineup is stacked with guys like Boone and Blake picking up their games. VMart has raised his batting average a crazy amount in the 2nd half, and Perralta is this year's Juan Uribe. Please tell me you wouldn't rather have the Sox offense than the Indians? And our offense is slumping now just like theres slumped then, and their offense is playing a little bit better, like we did in june and july. And obviously I'd rather have their offense now because we are slumping. THey still suck. THey got shut out by Tampa which qualifies you for automatic suckiness.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) Yeah, it's what happens when you have a good offense. They have 3 more runs than us in 3 more games.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 08:38 PM) Down to our last out. We need back to back to back homers. Or something like that. Only need back to back to back to back HR to win!

Yanks suck too.