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QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 07:26 PM) I'd mark the loss today on Ozzie. He bunted us out of every inning at the end of the ballgame. Bunting with Pierre on first remains indefensible. I didn't know this until a little while ago when I heard it on the radio driving home from work: Apparently Jason Kendall was hitting .560 career against Scott Linebrink. If that's the case, Ozzie should have known that and should have walked Kendall in the tenth to get to the rookie Ka'Aihue who was batting around .150.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 04:14 PM) Season over. Cant win a series vs KC but still think this team will overcome a 4 game deficit vs the Twins? Yes I do. All the bulls*** this team just went through these past few days, coupled with the big win the last game in Minnesota will cause this team to pull together and put on an unbelievable stretch run. And I'm not being facetious.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 11:40 AM) However, the Sox telecast and announcer shouldn't be zeroing in on Joe West saying he might have cost them a trip to the playoffs. Hawk said West was told they would be able to play for 15 minutes. If that is true, then I'm sure the White Sox had the same information. If it was such a lock to pour for 2 hours or so, why bother warming your guy up if you are just going to lose him? I'm glad the Sox won game 2, now they can't blame West, who is an ass without question. But don't blame him if you have the same information he had. Again, Jackson didn't have his command early, for all we know this was a blessing as they ultimately won the make up game. Ozzie said he was told by a KC clubhouse guy that they had a one hour window to play before the rain would come. Ozzie said one hour can be two innings or five innings you just don't know. If West had different information (a 15 minute window), then he is totally at fault for starting the game when he knew it would be rained out.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 11:09 PM) I would think by now, even Thome's biggest critics would have to admit not bringing Thome back for $1.5 million was a mistake. He has just as much production in half the ABs as White Sox DHs. The problem with Ozzie is that if KW had signed Thome, Ozzie would be playing him every day as the full time DH and probably batting him third or fourth in the order. The way the Twins are using Thome is the way Ozzie should have been using him for the past couple of years. Thome would have been a good cheap LH DH, batting like fifth or sixth in the lineup. Too bad Ozzie prefers Kotsay for that role.

f*** Jim Thome and the horse he rode in on. f*** the Twins. And f*** Ozzie too.

If Ozzie dares compliment the Twins at all after this bulls*** he should be fired on the spot. I don't want to hear how that was a "good clean hit" on AJ or "that's the way you're supposed to play the game bulls*** from Ozzie. And if the Sox don't exact revenge on the Twins the next two games, both baseball-wise and extra-curricularly, then I question the team's character and heart.

QUOTE (Sox72 @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 05:07 PM) This is beyond frustrating. Where is that Impeach Kotsay group? I'm ready. They should DFA Kotsay when Threets comes off the DL.

So is Teahen hurt? Has he been traded? Or is Kotsay just a better DH than Teahen?

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 06:19 PM) I am not worried about our starters at all. Im getting worried about the pen. The have been scuffling and losing leads late this past week. Putz the last 2 days and in Baltamore for example. We can't be losing these late leads going into the stretch here. . On a bright note Chris Sale has been looking really good! Can't win if you don't score runs.

Screw Morneau, Mauer, Liriano, and the horses they rode in on!

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 09:29 PM) Wow Ozzie, you deserve all sorts of bashing for that move. Gavin was hanging every pitch he threw this inning. And that's why Hawk loves Ozzie as a manager!

s***!

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 09:25 PM) I'm here in sect 526 and there are a LOT of those f***ers here tonight. Let's hope you have the last laugh on them tonight!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:54 PM) Were those cheers for Liriano from Twins' fans? I assume so.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:53 PM) What's up with the crowd? I think, for some reason, the Chicago fans have not warmed up to this team...it's incredible the reaction that last inning. Strange they didn't even really get all that excited at any point in the inning, then booing at the end of Quentin's strikeout. I heard more cheers after the strikeout than boos.

Sounds like a lot of Twins fans in the house tonight.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:48 PM) I swear all you need to do is not even swing against Liriano because he'll walk you. He gets so many people to chase pitches out of the zone. Just like Marmol.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:46 PM) looked inside to me, that sucks. Only by 8 inches...

Time for Quentin to get hit again.

This could be the defining moment of this game right here.

Got to at least tie it this inning!

Great bunt by Alexei!

Make 'em pay!

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 06:22 PM) Lineup changes for #WhiteSox: Jones scratched with soreness in back; Vizquel to 3B, H8th; Viciedo to DH; Q to RF. New lineup: Pierre LF Ramirez SS Rios CF Konerko 1B Quentin RF Pierzynski C Viciedo DH Vizquel 3B Beckham 2B Absolutely love this lineup . That's the best possible Sox lineup than can be fielded on a regular basis IMHO. The only thing I might change is Viciedo 6th, Vizquel 7th and Pierzynski 8th, but I'll be happy if Ozzie keeps this lineup as the regular lineup for the rest of the season, platooning Viciedo with Teahen when Teahen comes back.