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QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2008 -> 05:31 PM) PK had a cortisone shot today, and likely will be out this wknd. The ligament injury is bad though, and if it doesn't get better, it's possible they might have to explore the surgery route. Can you post a link to this info? I thought he was supposed to have a "bone bruise" -- I didn't know it was a ligament problem. Either way, it's good to see Konerko get some time to heal and get BA some starting time in CF. I hope BA comes through--that would be such a major plus for this team if he were to fulfill their initial expectations of him.

This turned out to be a nice day in Sox-land.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 22, 2008 -> 09:22 PM) Is it a coincidence that Uribe got hurt and we went on a major winning streak? Yes. Uribe actually was hitting better before he was hurt and his hard slide to break up the DP was one of the sparks that ignited this run of winning baseball.

Let's close this one out!!!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 22, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) I love this 3/4....but it's no Thome/PK. Now that our clutch guys gave us a lead, this is a good time for "Me Too" Thome to blast one. That's why its good that he's batting fifth behind Carlos and Jermaine.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 22, 2008 -> 09:12 PM) CQ... I love you! Anderson almost gave me a heart attack by stumbling around 3rd. Now there's a legit number three hitter!

Good try by AJ, nice tag up by Brian. Now we need CQ to come through!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 22, 2008 -> 09:05 PM) Honestly, I really am not bothered by a guy like Jim Thome not being "Clutch". With the way he hits, you'd actually expect him to be weak in the late innings because people would keep bringing LOOGY's in to face him and he's made a HOF career by destroying right handed pitching. You rely on Jim to win a game early in the game by destroying a pitcher. That's what he's done his whole career. In 2005, we had a lot of guys who were weak pitchers that we got a lead on but the game wound up close because we didn't have someone who could put them away like Jim. The problem...Right now he's not hitting righties! I'm fine with Thome as long as he stays down at number five or even six in the lineup. At this point in his career he should never be batting third. Still, it would be nice if he could drive in a runner from third base in a one - one tie game.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ May 22, 2008 -> 09:05 PM) I'm more of a Sonia Thomas fan myself.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 22, 2008 -> 08:58 PM) Please, continue to make yourself foolish by comparing him to those players. Neither of them have ever posted numbers close to Thome's, and Thome has come up for the Sox in other situations since being dealt here. I guess all 86 of his home runs were "non-clutch" and meaningless. I'm not comparing Thome to those players, I'm just illustrating how foolish your comment about the Angels game is. You can't dispute that Thome has been awful in the clutch for the most part this season (and most of last season) by pointing to one instance of success. I hope Thome makes me look like the biggest fool in the world by winning this game with a big clutch hit. I'll be the happiest guy here. But I'm not holding my breath.....

QUOTE (daa84 @ May 22, 2008 -> 08:54 PM) i can understand konerko cuz he has been injured and is aging...but im just shocked at how few balls nick swisher has hit hard this year...steroids or not, even with the juice you still have to square a ball up to get it outa the park...and swish just hasnt done it alot this year I don't know what to think about Swisher or Cabrera. I want to like both of them, but they're not making it easy. Has Swisher been prone to extended slumps throughout his career? Is Cabrera a known slow starter? I hope so.....

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 22, 2008 -> 08:45 PM) What about the Angels game last week? Uribe has come up with some big hits too. And how about that HR Geoff Blum hit in the WS?

Thome is awful in the clutch. Let's hope the Sox take a three or four run lead before his next AB so he can hit one of his "me too" HRs.

QUOTE (southsidesoxfan1983 @ May 20, 2008 -> 06:05 PM) i heard alexei will be in the game tonight batting ninth. Yep. And Quentin and Dye are in again at three and four. Let's hope it stays that way for the rest of the season.

Good things happen when Thome is not batting in the third slot.

I just hope it's not that same sciatica problem that screwed him up a couple of years ago. He was never the same after that but began to look pretty good again very recently.

Apparently Jose Contreras has a sore back and may be moved back in the rotation if there is no improvement by tomorrow. Cowley's Twitter

QUOTE (Brian @ May 17, 2008 -> 06:29 PM) I'd like to have Anderson is CF with as big as that outfield is. I agree.

AJ was the player of the game.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 16, 2008 -> 12:14 AM) AJ won us this game. Great to see. Yes!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 16, 2008 -> 12:13 AM) Awesome job by Jenks....thank you Thome! Yes, thank you, Thome. Now enjoy your next three days off-- I know I will.

Great win, but this game left me exhausted.

It's about time he earned part of that $14 million. That's a very rare late inning clutch hit for Thome.

Thome up = inning over.

Oh for a wild pitch here!