South Side Fireworks Man

The reports of AJ's demise have been premature and greatly exaggerated.

Bobby Jenks is good.

How about a 2 run bomb by Pierre right here?

Nice job by Bobby. Now let's get some insurance runs and let Thornton finish it off.

Maybe Thornton gets the ninth??

I don't like these 4 out save attempts for Jenks. He gets cold when he has to sit through the top of the ninth. Hopefully the White Sox put up a big crooked number in the top of the ninth.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 08:50 PM) Beltre almost ran himself into a double play there. What the hell was he doing? Just messin' with Hawk.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 08:42 PM) I was wrong but boy does this guy work a count. He truly is a professional hitter and a fun guy to watch at the plate. Good day for Mannypalooza. Ditto that.

Another good AB by Manny.

I want to see Manny hit a HR this inning.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 4, 2010 -> 08:32 PM) Every walk is dreaded. Only the ones to the opposition.

The dreaded two out walk.

Great ABs today by Manny. Pitching got the job done. I'm tired of the Sox running into outs, however.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:06 PM) He seriously tried to give that game away by himself. Horrible at bats, horrible defense, horrible game. If it was up to me, in the 9th I would of pinch hit Manny for Carlos and then put Jones in for defense in the bottom of the inning. It worked out fine, but I didnt want him up there taking hacks, even at a pitcher that was obviously struggling I had the same thoughts. Also as I just posted in another thread, Quentin's two misplays caused Jackson to throw more pitches and stressful ones at that. Maybe if he makes those plays Jackson is able to pitch a complete game and allow the bullpen a little rest.

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 02:23 PM) I am so f***ing tired of the bunt! Sacrifice when down 3? Come on Ozzie, pull your head out of your ass man. I'm tired of the Sox running themselves out of innings too. And I'm getting sooooooo tired of Carlos Quentin. I didn't have a chance to post after last night's game, but even though Q's two misplays didn't directly lead to any runs, how many extra stressful pitches did they cause Edwin to throw? Maybe Edwin throws a complete game if not for the extra outs and we save Jenks and help our bullpen.

So are all those who are morally outraged that the Sox signed Manny also upset that they have called up Tyler Flowers???

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:31 PM) i see what your saying but this is ozzie we are talking about....if ramirez/beckham went down over the next few days they'd just put vizquel at their spot and put teahen at 3rd You're probably right.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:28 PM) Lillibridge. Then they wouldn't have a backup middle infielder.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:26 PM) So who gets removed from the 25 man for tomorrow? Kotsay may have hurt himself on that diving stop in the ninth today.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:23 PM) Time to put the pedal to the metal. My preferred lineup tomorrow: 7 Pierre 4 Beckham B Ramirez 3 Konerko 9 Teahen 8 Rios 2 AJ 6 Ramirez 5 Vizquel I like: LF Pierre SS Ramirez DH Manny 1B Konerko CF Rios C Pierzynski RF Jones 3B Vizquel 2B Beckham Ozzie will probably go with Omar batting second and Alexei eighth, however.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:09 PM) It's not about liking Manny. It's about knowing that this team needs a bat, and taking whatever we can get. I'm willing to concede a month for a juicer if he can carry this team to the promise land. Former juicer. I doubt if he's still juicing.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:00 PM) BNightengale #mlb #whitesox #dodgers Dodgers trying to decide whether to take 3B prospect Jon Gilmore and pay chunk of Manny's salary or take the cash 4 minutes ago via web So how much in cash would Gilmore be worth?

If Manny cheats while on the Sox or quits on the Sox, I will hate him for it. If he plays well for the Sox, I will cheer him for it. If he plays like the Manny of old and propels the Sox to a championship, he will become one of my all-time favorites. At this point, I am excited about his acquisition.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 07:39 PM) I wonder about this. Who not on the Sox 40 man is worth $1 million or so to the Dodgers? I'm not questioning you at all, I'm just wondering. I would think if the Sox want significant salary relief, the prospect must be significant as well. Yeah, I would think at this point the Dodgers would just want to dump his entire salary. We'll see by tomorrow.....

Jayson Stark is reporting that there still could be a swap of a player for some salary relief.