Balta1701

There's the Captain's bat

ADAM DUNN WITH A BASE HIT AND AN RBI!!!

QUOTE (forrestg @ May 28, 2011 -> 02:25 PM) Ozzie knows exactly what Pena can do that is why he pitches him when the game is on the line. Again, Pena shows up in close games by default. Crain is getting used heavily already, and the only other righty in the pen is the Closer. The real problem is that the 2 lefties who used to be able to get out everyone (Thornton and Sale) can't get a righty out to save a life.

QUOTE (soxsider11 @ May 28, 2011 -> 02:13 PM) Balta i was saying it would allow oz to use pena in different situations because edwin would be long relief. Like 8th inning holds which he seems to love to do. Right now, Pena is getting used in 8th inning close games because we have a 6 man bullpen, with 3 lefties who can't be counted on. Pretty much, if we want an 8th inning pitcher, it's Crain right now, and he simply can't go every day; we need him when we have a tight lead to bridge to Santos. I'd expect Jackson to slide into the role that Pena filled yesterday if he went to the pen.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2011 -> 02:10 PM) For about another month Can't really get rid of him that easily.

QUOTE (soxsider11 @ May 28, 2011 -> 02:07 PM) At least with jackson in the pen we get to see pena in more 1 inning late game situations. Gulp Wouldnt' that mean we'd see Pena in fewer games because Jackson would get some of his innings?

QUOTE (Jake @ May 28, 2011 -> 02:03 PM) That's a pretty nice adjustment by Bautista. Not a bad pitch, but you have realize that he knows your plan is to use all offspeed. Get a fastball inside there. Sneaking a fastball by him = fail.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2011 -> 01:56 PM) 2 for last 23 for Konerko. Hasn't driven a ball with authority in a while. He'll snap out of it. An offday probably couldn't hurt tomorrow though.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2011 -> 01:55 PM) Much better stuff by Jackson. Let's just pitch around Babetista the rest of the game. If Jackson can't get him out on the slider, he should walk him.

Nice stab/throw Brent. So benched.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2011 -> 01:49 PM) His timing is so off, it's sad. Early on so many pitches. Even the rare times he makes good contact, it's well foul. If its timing, then that'll work itself out in time. I'm still worried about him being not there physically.

Really, you have to run this thread today when I'm attending a wedding? Sigh, guess I know what I'm doing during the ceremony.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2011 -> 01:46 PM) That a boy Alexei! Offense has shown up today How about Adam Dunn shows up?

Sonofa...it's a whole new ballgame. Try again Edwin?

Brent Morel with a line drive single to RF. He's totally getting benched for that.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 28, 2011 -> 01:40 PM) I'd like to point out I posted that before the homer. Go me I was really wondering, because that was very, very close on the clock. Impressive.

THE STEALTH ELF STRIKES AGAIN!

Aww, the little kid's voice taunting Rios with "You suck" was so cute

Edwin got an out!

Quickest ever to 20 HR.

Boom. Welcome to Batista time.

Not an auspicious beginning for Edwin

At least Dunn made contact.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2011 -> 12:02 PM) The Sox did offer Maggs a significant contract, and Borass even spun that into an evil thing because they offered it to him after he was injured. The Sox didn't get outmanuevered, Maggs and his agent are lying pieces of s*** who ran every con in the book, including sneaking Maggs into Europe to have a secret surgery without telling anyone, and then refusing to give the Sox the medical records to go with them. I'm not sure what you are remembering, but it is all wrong. For all the Sox knew, the "Surgery in Europe" could have involved shooting him full of a bunch of substances that were illegal in the U.S. too. Especially now that we're seeing more and more of these "HGH injection in addition to surgery" moves.

Can we please end this sniping here?