Milkman delivers

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 07:46 PM) This game can still be semi-fullfilling. If Brandon pitches four or five scoreless innings, like I said earlier, then maybe the heat will start to rise on Ozzie. Maybe some reporters will see what we're seeing, that McCarthy can't and wouldn't be any worse than any of the five starters were sending out there save Jon Garland. Please, B-Mac, that's all we got tonight. Ozzie will just say that he's not stretch out enough or that he only did so well because he came in with no pressure seeing as we're down 5 runs to Santana. He'll minimize it as best as he can. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS SOLO HOMER, WE'RE RIGHT BACK IN THIS ONE BABY WOOOOHOOOOOOOOO JUST THREE MORE OF THOSE AND WE'RE TIED

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 07:41 PM) About the only good news is that we're still only 1.5 back and now it looks like the Twins won't have Liriano or Radke. One would think they can't possibly be this hot. It's just such an embarassment how they've kicked our ass all over the place. Amazing how this standard lowers every single time I see it.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 07:33 PM) With all due respect to our subs, and I love em because they are Sox, do we really expect to win with Ozuna, Alomar, Mack, Gload in the lineup? I mean those are 4 hitters that any person outside of Chicago would laugh at. I mean c'mon. That coupled with our pitching and this year's version of Uribe, is there any reason to be surprised we're down 5-1? Just shows Ozzie's lack of urgency. I doubt you'll find any other manager in the MLB that would start 4 back-ups in a crucial game in a playoff push.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 07:31 PM) Milkman...is it time to start using wrestling references to make this more fun? Our rotation is like the Nasty Boys and Brutus Beefcake. They're only in there because they're friends with the most powerful guy on the team.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 07:28 PM) Sadly, I'll bet McCarthy gets shelled today. It's been so ungodly long since he's got legitimate work in...there's no way he's going to be sharp. So Ozzie can use that as his excuse to not start McCarthy ever as long as he's the manager.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Aug 26, 2006 -> 07:27 PM) Jose C. sure ain't himself. Put him on the DL if he must go on the DL Sox. Put him out of his misery. It's too late for any of these solutions. There's a month left of the season, and we haven't done anything yet. We're not going to do anything new, and even if we did, it's just too late. We put Contreras on the DL, he misses half of the rest of his starts. We put McCarthy into the rotation, he'll pitch less than 6 inning in half of the rest of his starts because he has to stretch out.

With our inability to get get any kind of consistency out of the rotation, and the Twins just man-handling us constantly, I'm starting to think this year is over.

Last year I suggested that the team's theme song should be Don't Stop Believin' long before it actually became our song. This year, I suggest Give It Away by RHCP.

Our pitching absolutely refuses to get on any kind of streak. And I assume there's been a lot of complaining about Ozzie's terrible idea to start Mackowiak AGAIN today against JOHAN SANTANA?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 02:55 PM) So did my Matt Clement voodoo doll. Get off your lazy ass and make a Johan Santana voodoo doll.

If it's anything like Club Dread, then it'll be great and I'll have to see it.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 12:01 PM) That may be the greatest Simpson episode of all. Hank Scorpio disagrees.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 10:21 AM) Just look at his numbers all of a sudden he is hitting 35 hr's 113 RBI's .332 BA , the year after that he hits .346 with 27 bombs. How many does he have this year, 9? He just wants to be more mobile behind the plate. I believe that was his excuse. QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 11:48 AM) He reminds me of the old Jose in some respects. A guy gets on and then all falls to s***. Or the new Jose.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 12:06 PM) I didn't when we had pre-injury Jose, or non-sucky Jon. The Twins offense still doesn't scare me, namely because it's just a lot of guys who forgot they weren't very good. It's be optimal if we could get up like 7-0 early in the first game. Setting the tone in game one would do wonders. Worked in the first game of the ALDS last year.

QUOTE(Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 25, 2006 -> 09:41 AM) I don't understand why people are counting Boston out of it. If they can go on a roll they're right back in the thick of things. They host both the Sox and the Twins at Fenway where they've played extremely well. Yes they've lost key players and yes they've got some pitching issues. But it did take us 19 innings to beat them just one time this year. And I believe they took 2 of 3 from the Twins earlier this year as well. Don't count out the Red Sox just yet... ^^^^ We really shouldn't count them out.

I'd just like to say that it's not a sure thing that Garland will be our best pitcher at the time that series rolls around.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Aug 24, 2006 -> 11:34 PM) And decresing a ton. Tell that to Bartolo Colon who basically won it off wins, (with his "steller" 3.48 era [close to 4]) whereas Johan Santana was better than him in alomst every other category. I've actually thought alot about Garland winning the Cy Young this season which would be something considering his horrific start this year. IMO, The Cy Young these days are just like the Gold Glove award. For the gold glove they basically see the offense more than the defense and The Cy Young sees more of the wins than the era. If Garland wins about 4-5 more games and gets his era around the early 4's late 3's, he has a great shot. (especially since Liriano is injured, etc..) 3.48 is nowhere near 4 in terms of ERA. And if that's your argument for Garland receiving the Cy Young, then you're really stretching.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Aug 24, 2006 -> 08:37 PM) That's way too dismissive considering the guy has a shot at 20 wins, the main thing Cy voters look for in a candidate. When's the last time a Cy Young winner has had an ERA right around 4?

I asked the question, but I didn't start a thread. I couldn't agree more about him starting game 1 if things started today. No chance he gets the Cy Young.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 24, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) Jon Garland is now 33-14 with a 3.92 ERA since opening day 2005, and was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 2 starts in the playoffs last year. Now I'm not picking fights, but if that's not an ace I'm not sure what is. Ehhhhh, a 3.92 ERA is good and all, but that's not "ace" worthy.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Aug 24, 2006 -> 03:36 PM) i just want him to keep pitching good and have the other pitchers start pitching at least a little better. All the other pitchers have to do is pitch pretty average the rest of the year. I'm talking about a 4-4.5 ERA for most starts with a couple gems tossed in there.

What a game for Garland. He really is doing exactly what Contreras did last year. And now it's time for Vazquez to ruin all of the momentum that Jon has started yet again.

Please just end it.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 24, 2006 -> 02:54 PM) Jason Giambi. Gary Sheffield. There's 2. I wouldn't say Sheffield is more obvious, but Giambi may be. Not many people lose a whole bunch of weight the offseason in which a steroid policy is put in place, like Giambi and I-Rod.

Tiger fans are idiots for saying that. Rodriguez is basically the most obvious former-juicer in baseball.