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I'd say let's just go ahead and concede the loss, but we already put Mack in CF, so I think the concession already happened.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 04:50 PM) And Mack misses one in CF. Can't say Brian could have got to it, but I don't know if Rob even saw the ball. I'd say it's about 90% Anderson would have caught that.

Ozzie Guillen loves Minnesota so much he keeps giving them free runs. "Fortunately he avoided injury" - DJ? Not from where I'm sitting.

Hi everyone. So, I just got here, and I have to ask...is Anderson hurt, or has Ozzie just decided we've won enough games this season?

Jose Contreras needs to find whatever he's been missing right now. Otherwise, we may as well start planning for 07. This season is on the line the next 2 games.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 10:44 AM) ahhh but what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? African or European?

I believe the crime was committed by Bill Clinton. We already know he killed Vince Foster, I'm sure he killed this person too.

If you go back to May, you'll find me asking what the Hell Greg Walker was doing to earn his money. He's earned it since. Crede has finally learned how to hit. Anderson has finally learned how to hit. Uribe got his average out of the toilet. Dye, Konerko have both managed to avoid getting into anything resembling a prolongued slump. AJ has spent most of the season going the other way. Beyond that, there have been plenty of games where the Sox have come in and clearly had an excellent plan for how to deal with pitchers, and that's the work of the hitting coach too. I think the best example of one of those games was the game against Halladay.

Well, ya hate to see it ever happen on an injury, but I guess I can't complain too much about using up their bullpen today.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 06:18 PM) I missed the first 2.1 innings (saw the DP!), so someone explain to me why Cora sucks this time? 2nd and 3rd, 1 out, base hit by Mack to LF, 1 run scores, Cora sends Gload from 2nd, thrown out at home, Podsednik out, inning over.

Who wants to see Javy load em up for Mauer?

Well, I will say this...if Joey Cora was the Twins 3rd base coach...that run scores.

2 strikes...now watch, somehow Castillo will still get him to 3rd.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 06:11 PM) Vazquez doesn't look comfortable this inning. Hmmm, that's early even for him. Absolutely no chance to stop that.

If Cora hadn't sent that runner, a suicide squeeze would have worked nicely here.

So, when that ball was hit to left field, did anyone expect that the play would turn out any differently than what we saw?

As always...the Joey Cora effect.

This will likely be the last inning Radke allows baserunners, if history is any guide. We must get those 2 runs home.

QUOTE(Chopper2Hopper @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 05:59 PM) "Cautious optimism" will be the theme for this game tonight. Until the 6th inning is over...absolute panic works for me.

Linkityinkitybinkity.

QUOTE(Chopper2Hopper @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 05:54 PM) Boy if Javy gives this lead right back here in the 2nd, I'm going to scream and possibly break something I'll later regret. Inning 5-6. You should know better than that.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 05:55 PM) Vazquez vs Morneau does have the potential for a Dan Ryan shot. Fixed that for you.

QUOTE(beautox @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 05:50 PM) I too feel that way, should i feel bad about it? No, if for no other reason than the fact that it's impossible for me to imagine that some of these guys in the starting 5 won't revert towards their career numbers. Each and every one of them is having a worse year than what they should be having, and in baseball, usually that evens out at some point.

Thank you Paulie...we needed that this inning. BADLY.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 05:50 PM) Meh. Ozzie doesn't like to change things around. Pods could go 0 for the next 5 days and he'd still be playing. Tell that to our starting Center Fielder.