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QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 13, 2011 -> 10:52 AM) GTFO. It was about 3 inches away from being a homer. Thank you for saying it so simply! In a wind blow USCF that doesn't mean it was smoked, not in the least. And for the 90th time, Matt looked like crap on Monday, no doubt but you can't really put the loss on him when it wasn't his doing that allowed the run to score.

I really can't stand Hamilton and think he's a moron for calling out his 3rd base coach like that. That being said, if I were him, I'd be sliding into home head first on that play as well.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Apr 13, 2011 -> 09:28 AM) With the way hitters are crushing him...do you really believe he would have made it out of that inning? I don't, and I love me some Thornton. No idea but once again, not the point I was trying to make. And for the record, before Monday's appearance, Matt's given up 1 hard hit ball in his other save opportunities(the Johnson homer that was absolutely crushed).

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Apr 13, 2011 -> 10:36 AM) I don't think SA will make it out of the West, it's still the Lakers as far as I'm concerned. Lakers or Thunder imo. I agree though that SA wont make it out the West but like I said before, might as well capture the 1 overall just in case.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Apr 13, 2011 -> 08:37 AM) I think the fly ball that Juan dropped in the Tampa game was ridiculous, but the other night against the A's, that wasn't a "simple" catch. That ball was smoked (just like every other ball was off Thornton) and the wind was playing havoc with it as well, so I still give JP the benefit of the doubt. I thought generally speaking he played pretty good D for us last year in LF so let's hope the worst is behind him. That ball really wasn't smoked but the wind was certainly playin havoc on it. That being said, that's definitely a catch he has to make. Juan's biggest attribute to us is the fact that he's normally an above average lf but so far this year he's cost us two games out there with his glove, this just can't happen. As others have said, I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt in left because he's been so good but this kind of crap can't happen anymore. He's had his two big f*** ups in the first week and a half of the season, he pretty much has to be flawless out there the rest of the year now.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 13, 2011 -> 08:29 AM) He allowed a leadoff double, not just some minor blip of a hit. Then the error. Then a line drive that, luckily, was smashed right into Konerko's glove. Pierre messed up, but Thornton looked terrible, too. A real closer MUST be able to pitch over errors from time to time. I understand this isn't the Thornton we all know and love right now, but fact is, it's the Thornton we have at the moment. We cannot afford to have a closer out there everyone has to play perfect baseball or the game is over. Fielders WILL mess up from time to time...he has to shake that off and pitch over it if/when it happens. And once again, I said that he looked bad on Monday, never denied that. I just have a hard time actually blaming him for the loss considering it wasn't his doing that allowed the run to score.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 13, 2011 -> 07:52 AM) I really wants to bone Snookie. Yuck.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Apr 13, 2011 -> 07:21 AM) I'm just saying if Chris Paul had the same athletic ability as what Rose did (which he probably did 3-4 years ago), No. Anyways, Bulls now tied with the Spurs for best record in the league.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 12, 2011 -> 05:50 PM) Ugh, I hate when people place all of the blame on one person when multiple people were at fault. The defense AND Thornton let us down last night. He allowed one hit. Like I said, he certainly didn't look good out there but it's kind of hard to blame him for the loss when he just allowed a hit that didn't leave the park.

Sergio and Chris are a freakin joy to watch. Nice to see the count beat another pitcher this year instead of one of ours, nice ab there by Alexei to win it!

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 12, 2011 -> 04:18 PM) It used to top out at 91, and the decline has to with the number of innings he's pitched. He hasn't been touching 91 for a long, long time now. And he's been more or less hitting 87 this year, he's freakin fine. I kind of agree with J4L, I wasn't in an uproar when we pulled Mark but I certainly disagreed with it. Either way, the defense in the end is what once again let us down(though Matt looked awful last night).

How about Dayan having 2 whole walks already this season?

I'm sure we had a roider on that team. Fun to think that we were completely clean but there's just no way.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 12, 2011 -> 09:20 AM) Man I really heard that alot around these parts at then end of the 05 Sox season. You've got to believe!!! The Sox had the best record in the AL, the Hawks have the 8th most points in the West, big difference. Obviously Vancouver should win this series, I just don't see it being a quick one, this series will go 6 or 7 imo, hopefully the Hawks can pull it out.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 05:43 PM) Perry Jones is returning to Baylor? That one surprises me... Shocking to me.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 10:58 AM) I'd love Santos to be the closer simply because that frees up our 2 dominant lefties for any situation whether it be SU or simply getting out a 1 tough lefty (dump oh-man!'s ass) and still have Crain as well. Than that only allows us to have 1 solid righty for all other situations. It's really the same scenario.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 05:12 PM) Let's just say I'm glad we're in the east. I'd want no part of the Blazers or Grizzlies. I'm just fine with Philly or Indiana. We're locked in to play Indiana.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 05:05 PM) The Blazers are the team I think nobody wants to play. They've got some serious length, athleticism and they're deep as hell. It's a shame Roy has fallen off so greatly (though he's still a solid player) and Oden has become Bowie/Olowokandi part 2. The whole bottom of the West(minus NO) is pretty damn dangerous to be honest.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) Nah, can't write off the Twins that easily. If the Sox can beat the Twins a few times, then I'll say that. Definitely. I've been saying all offseason long that on paper this is our division by far to lose but I don't think any Sox fan at this point is dumb enough to count out the Twins. On the other hand, I'm with you and Mike on the Tigers, I never understood what people saw in them, still don't.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 11:43 AM) Perkins only played in 1 of the 3 Celtics wins over the Heat. I retract my previous statement than. The point remains that Boston is clearly a different team without Kendrick though.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 10:19 AM) The good news for the Bulls is that Miami hasnt played the Celtics well, so its not a sure thing that the Bulls ever even face the Heat. Miami hasn't played well against Boston when Boston had Kendrick Perkins. Boston is not the same team that they were.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 07:05 AM) I still think they make the playoffs. Best sign they had all year was Beckett's outing last night. If he's healthy, they're still the favorites in the AL imo.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 03:21 AM) All things considered, we've been pretty damn unlucky so far. Great plays made against us, errors by terrible fielders, errors by great fielders, uncharacteristic bullpen blowups. Thank goodness our offense is doing so well or else we'd be looking at a crappy start again. To add to that, our opposition has seemingly had a ton of bloop hits while we've hit a ton of rockets right at people. Still 6-3 despite some rocky moments this season so I'll definitely take that.

Gio and Huddy are the only 2 I'd want back. Both those guys are really freakin good, on the other hand, McCarthy is just injured all the team and Richard at best would be a 5th starter if he were on the Sox right now.

I'd be pretty shocked if it's a quick series either way. Vancouver is clearly the favorite but I don't see the series ending in 4 or 5 either way.