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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 09:29 AM) Last night would have wound up being an edited-out game, I'm sure of that. All the actually interesting games were. Then I would have loved to have been on the cutting room floor had they continued to tape up until yesterdays game.

QUOTE (11and1 @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 11:34 PM) Not dissing Kotsay, just pointing out that we dissed Thome by not re-signing a 1st round HOF'er AND a great clubhouse guy who wanted to come back for next to nothing. $1.5 million! And he ends up with the Twins, one of MLB's thriftiest organizations.! That's your first clue. Management then continues to dis him on "The Club". So, he will likely continue to strike out or GIDP against any team other than the Sox, while beating us repeatedly until the karmic debt is paid. Come on, sports fans, you've all seen this happen before. It's too bad they're not filming The Club anymore. I'd love to hear Ozzie in the clubhouse after last night. Kenny too.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 09:18 AM) No, same league gets first dibs, he has to clear the full NL first. Ah. That's a good thing then. We won;t wind up wasting a bunch of money for nothing.

I love Sergio Santos and his balls. That is all.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 09:17 AM) That's just such a ridiculous stat though...what manager on earth is going to say "Bobby, you're my closer in night games, Matt, you're closing day games". Do you genuinely think that stat would hold up if Bobby only pitched night games? After the 3rd or 4th blown save in day games I would consider giving him a breather.

Can we do a money league?

Another reason why I refuse to participate in foursquare.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 08:26 AM) Having Jenks was also killing the Sox. Bobby Jenks: Day Games: .329/.402/.479./882 9.18 ERA 1.920 WHIP Night games: .226/.294/.290/.584 2.16 ERA 1.200 WHIP Maybe if we had a manager that paid attention to things like this and statistics in general we could have used him more effectively.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 08:58 AM) I still think I'd claim him if I were the Giants. Pick your OF: Manny Ramirez or Jose Guillen. But doesn't the other league, in this case the AL, get first dibs?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 03:02 AM) DHs and pitchers? A s***ty Detroit offense that's been torpedoed by injuries and the Orioles? Not very impressive. I'm not saying Hudson is Strasburg. But I'm sure as hell not convinced Edwin is 'cured' after three starts against two mediocre offenses. But Hudson struggled mightily against KC and Oakland. And I do agree the salary thing is a huge factor in all of this. I'm just hopeful Jackson becomes a valuable piece of the rotation for the next season +1 month.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 08:54 AM) I agree that Teahen should have been starting there over Kotsay. It's almost as if Ozzie is treating Kotsay as if he were Thome and hoping to prove everyone wrong somehow. There is just no reason for Kotsay to be out there so much and batting so high up in the order. And sorry for beating a dead horse but not a single member of the media has asked him this and it's driving me insane.

QUOTE (RudyLawRules @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 08:38 AM) Via Twitter: Knowing Kenny he'll still go after him even if we get swept by the Twins which would be an awful decision. Seeing that he would do that, which team with a worse record in our league would block him?

Why exactly do he have a left handed hitter sitting on our bench yesterday who is signed for a couple more years while starting a guy making practically the league minimum with terrible stats for the year? Yeah I know his first 2 ABs were great and he produced but over the long haul he should rarely be playing especially since Teahen is better and we extended the guy. I am dumbfounded why Ozzie is treating Kotsay as if he's some future hall of fame candidate and fan favorite. God forbid we used him as a rare spot starter and left handed pinch hitter like most teams would at this stage in his career.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 08:44 AM) World's Greatest Fan QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 18, 2010 -> 08:47 AM) Wow, kind if surprised to see you post this. I agree on the fact that this team does have more fight in them than some previous years, I said it yesterday before the game. I hope you are right, but this will be a tough battle. I'm really trying to stay positive. It's hard knowing we have Ozzie making lineup decisions each day and continually putting us behind the 8 ball.

One glaring flaw in Ozzie is that he hasn't learned in all these years of managing is optimizing the 25 man roster you're given. Had Thome returned he would have been used as an every day DH batting 4th or 5th and would have worn down by August like he had in his previous years with us. Ozzie never looks at stats and splits so he wouldn't have done what Gardenhire has effectively done this season. And look at all of the 25th men on the team each year that get overused and played out of position. Kotsay, Wise, Makowiak, etc aren't bad 24th or 25th men. They just need to be used correctly. These are part time players, pinch hitters, pinch runners and not everyday players the way they have been with us. The fact that Ozzie still misuses his roster like this is a sign that he will continue to do so. A major league manager should know better than that.

I for one saw something in those late innings that makes me think we've turned a corner against them. Aside from a gassed Thornton, the rest of the team didn't quit and even showed some balls by throwing at Hardy. I have a sneaking suspicion that we take these next two and rather easily.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 10:38 PM) It's too bad Jenks couldn't keep himself in better shape so he could get through a season healthy. His worthlessness in the 2nd half has had a negative chain reaction on the entire team. I used to think it was Peavy's injury that would be the downfall of the 2010 Sox, but I would say Jenks not answering the bell after the ASB is what did us in. Excellent point.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 10:36 PM) He's done it before and I would take my chances with him over Putz and Pena. It would be risky using Sales. Stink spreads on this team and it eventually got to Thornton. He's not a long reliever.

At least we get Liriano and Pavano now.

Hopefully we set the record for CS and the season isn't a total loss.

I hate Ozzie Guillen. Maybe he'll get sick of it all and resign.

At least our lineup is more flexible than theirs.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 10:22 PM) Nobody can close out a ballgame right now. crap. What do you expect when Thornton comes out for his 3rd inning of work?

QUOTE (rafacosta @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 10:24 PM) wow...wow...dont sign thome...for kotsay...wow...what a statement by thome. ozzie you should proly resign as sox's manager. thome just showed you know s*** about baseball. this

I don't see how he could have had any at bats for our lineup.