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Uribe pops out to Scutaro. AJ to pinch hit.

Buehrle has allowed 1 baserunner in the past 4+ innings I believe.

Fly out to Podsednik. Inning.

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 02:08 PM) Look, I actually like Anderson. He just doesn't have a place on this team. And declaring he should be starting based on a nice catch in the OF seems like overkill. Just wait until we get a statistically significant set of at bats from Erstad and Podsednik, and we'll see.

Chavez grounds hard to Uribe. 2 outs.

Piazza quickly grounds out.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 02:06 PM) How long before Walker is fired? It's not the pitching right now...seems like the media always wants to pin it on the hitting coach. Ozzie's very loyal, it will be interesting to see how long this offensive slump goes on. We need to be ready to play our next two series or we could get knocked out of the race in the first month of the season. Ok, it's not that smart to even think about being knocked out of the race 1 month into the season. Not even remotely. Seems each of the last few years, someone has gone down big in the first month or two and still made the playoffs. Astros, A's, Cardinals I think, etc.

Iguchi grounds to Chavez. Inning.

Crede flies out to the LF wall. 2 down.

JD K swinging.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 01:59 PM) He looks like a .230-.245 hitter to me...not unlike Rowand and Crede when they both first came up (throw in a dash of Chris Snopek), just has such a long swing. When he's short and quick, he can be very dangerous (see the Felix Hernandez game). This season, Anderson's swing at least in ST looked a lot more simple, shorter, and quicker. He did a lot of work in the offseason. We just haven't seen much of it yet.

Kiko Calero in.

Pitching change time.

Konerko grounds to Scutaro but Konerko somehow beats the throw.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 01:52 PM) 1) Anderson can't bunt to save his life 2) Every ball he pulls will end up in a double play on the infield...he can't instinctively go to the opposite field to advance a runner 3) Too many swings without contact...hit and run would be a disaster 4) Too impatient 5) Can't hit a breaking ball 6) He can't adjust his swing to hit sac flies In the 2nd part of last year, Anderson did a pretty decent job of dealing with #2, #3, and #4 on that list. Like I said, he needs to cut down on the swings and misses before he becomes good at that role, but I think he'll get there.

Swisher bloop single to right. Ball gets past Dye, Swisher to Second, Anderson backs up the play to hold Swisher at 2nd. Single and an ERror on Dye.

Stewart grounds out to Uribe. 2 out.

Scutaro flies out to LF.

QUOTE(joeynach @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 01:47 PM) If i ever see BA in the 2 hole again I am going to kill myself. What is Ozzie's problem with Iguchi being a 2 hitter, hes actually good at it and it forces him to handle the bat well. What is the BA in the 2 hole thing all about. This is the dumbest thing ever. Actually, if Anderson makes contact and keeps the strikeouts low, it's not a terrible idea. I think someday he'll wind up making a nearly ideal #2 hitter once he's had some time. I'm not sure it's a good idea to stick him there after 7 games of sitting on the bench.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 01:46 PM) Seriously, Anderson should be in AAA working on his swing. We need a 4th outfielder who is an experienced hitter coming off the bench To be totally fair, I wonder how much you can really blame Brian for not being able to do a great job after sitting the first 7 games of the year. But yeah, I'm starting to think we'd be better off with Terrero up or with an extra bullpen arm, just because Anderson isn't going to succeed in this role.

Thome strikes out swinging

Anderson GIDP. F***.

Come on Brian, do something positive, I know you haven't had much time lately, earn what you do get.

Podsednik gets ahead 3-0, then walks. 4 pitches.

Kendall flies out deep to Podsednik. Inning.