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Molina grounds out to Scutaro. inning over, on to bottom 7.

Konerko walks. Sweeney up. Sweeney hammers a ball to the LF wall for a double. Konerko held at 3rd. Cintron scores, 5-2 A's. Gustavo Molina coming up for AJ.

Pablo bunts for a hit, good play gets him at 1st. 2 down quickly. Cintron doubles to right on the first pitch. Cintron to 3rd on a WP.

Halsey in to pitch. Uribe lines a 1-1 pitch to the CF crashing into the wall. QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 02:59 PM) Perez could help us a hell of a lot more vs LHP than Terrero could, but I'm sure Ozzie wouldn't use him right anyways. Like some others have mentioned, Pods is such a waste of a roster spot. If they're both 100% healthy, I think Pods brings more to the roster than Erstad.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 02:53 PM) I wouldn't mind Ozuna/Erstad in LF, but, Pods is a lock for the roster. So I'm focused on that 25th spot. The only real considerations for it at this point, I think, are Terrero, Anderson and Perez. Of those three, I'll take Anderson in a heartbeat. As would I. But as we've heard, Erstad needs 500 at bats, and Anderson only makes the team if he's a starter. Therefore, either our only backup OF will be Mackowiak, or it's Terrero and Perez if Anderson isn't the starter. Boone Logan comes in and promptly throws a wild pitch. Adam Melheuse (sp?) then grounds out to Fields. Inning over.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 02:50 PM) Well, Terrero o-fers on the day, 3 AB's, 2 K's, then Anderson walks. After a hot start, Terrero is looking like himself. I'll definitely be upset if Terrero and/or Perez make this team and not Anderson. If Erstad is considered the starter...one of them will have to. Murphy singles to right single. Scutaro scores. Murphy races to 2nd and makes it. 5-1 A's. Ozzie to the mound.

Ground out to Fields. Scutaro to 2nd, 1 out. A. Perez up. Masset goes 3-0 on another guy, then throws a strike. 3-1 pitch, Perez grounds out to Uribe. Donnie Murphy in to hit for Goleski. AJ out to talk to Masset.

Masset gives up a 4 pitch walk to leadoff.

AJ grounds out to first. Fields singles to right. Anderson batting for Mackowiak. That's something I've never seen before. And he takes a 4 pitch walk. I believe I hear Ozzie swearing. Terrero flies out to a leaping CF, I believe first pitch swinging after a 4 pitch walk. Inning over.

Jay Marshall on to pitch. Ryan Sweeney on to hit for JD. Sweeney pops out to short LF.

Masset k's backwards Piazza looking. And then Buck with the 463 GIDP. On to the 6th.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 02:29 PM) I see the score is 4-1 Oakland, what is the inning? Bottom 5. Swisher to 2nd on a wild pitch.

Swisher leadoff single to right.

Konerko strikes out swinging. 3rd strikeout of Konerko by Harden. Final line on Charlie: IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA 3.1 5 4 4 2 1 1 7.36

Uribe flies out to LF. Ozuna lines a ball to LF. Bounces around and becomes a double. Cintron grounds out. Ozuna to 3rd, 2 outs.

Kendall grounds out to fields. Inning over.

Perez hits 1st pitch from Masset off the CF wall. 4-1 A's. 2nd and 3rd, 1 out. Soft lineout to Uribe. 2 outs.

Merloni bloops one into LF. 1st and 3rd, 1 out. Ozzie comes out. Masset in.

Mack walks on 5 pitches. Terrero strikes out on a changeup. Inning. Buck backwards k to lead off. First k of the day for Haegs. Scutaro singles to left.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 01:46 PM) I guess my idea for the final Potter book wasn't followed. I wanted to see Harry coming back to Hogwartz, this time as a teacher and leading a rag tag group of students to glory, while the rest of the school, and the vice principal, makes fun of them. I called it Welcome Back Potter. I was expecting him to turn into an old miser who decides to bankrupt Jimmy Stewart's family on Christmas Eve.

JD singles to lead off the 4th. AJP 363 GIDP Fields gets ahead, singles up the middle, then legs out a hustle double.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 01:32 PM) All he has done thus far in 2007 is what should be demanded from any minor league player vying for a spot on the Major League roster. These are not insurmountable odds...quite the contrary. Ok, fine, so Anderson is playing for a roster spot. I'm more than willing to accept that this season he should have to earn the spot instead of having it handed to him. So, if Brian Anderson came out and was hitting .150 during the spring, or was putting up a .620 OPS, I'd be more than happy to say that he hadn't done what he needed to do and should be on his way back to AAA until Erstad gets hurt. But...so you're saying Brian Anderson should have to earn his spot. Why exactly should Darin Erstad NOT have to earn his spot? What about the .635 OPS Erstad has put up this spring in 50+ at bats says that he is has earned the starting spot and Anderson hasn't? I'm willing to say that Anderson should have to earn the starting spot. But I think Erstad should certainly have to earn it too. And the reason I'm making such a big stink about this is...every single thing we've heard so far suggests that Erstad is having it handed to him.

Piazza flies out to CF. QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 01:52 PM) If Podsednik cant run, then he should be a 4th OF. I'd say more like 6th, but that's just me. Dah well, what do I know, I don't grind hard enough.

Bradley flies out to Terrero on the CF track. 2 outs. QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 20, 2007 -> 01:49 PM) Bunting has nothing to do with it. If you have a lead off double or a single and an SB in the first inning. Playing for the lead is VERY important, and just good baseball. Sitting back and waiting for the 3 run bomb in the first inning is not nearly as effective. The early lead not only helps your offense squeeze the opposing pitcher, but it allows a little breathing room for your SP to work a little looser. This is one of the things that made our 2005 team so dangerous is that we held an early lead in so many games making it easier on our offense as well as our pitching staff. Of course, if Podsednik could still run...there would be no reason to bunt there, as he could just, you know, run.

Charlie finally goes 0-2 on Kendall. Kendall grounds to Cintron. 1 down. Charlie gets ahead of Swisher, Swisher singles.