BigEdWalsh

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 05:04 PM) Why would it take two months to determine Rios was holding his hands too low? Seems like a two-minute job. Fire Greg Wa....oh never mind!

Juan Pierre: 0-7 with the bases loaded, though he DOES have a walk and an RBI.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 04:44 PM) What is our batting average this year with the bases loaded? It SEEMS like it must be something like .180 or so. Even lower, I would think.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) Gio.... The one that got away.... Twice.

Alexei

Now you're talkin'! Let's try and forget last night and how easier to do that than with a win. GO SOX!!!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 01:08 PM) It's just frustration. Nobody can understand with a six deep starting rotation, $128 million dollar roster, Dunn's addition, Crain....why we're not at least over .500 or running away with the division. We can't blame the Twins this time. All of our damage, seemingly, has been of the, as Hawk likes to say, "self-inflicted" variety. It's baffling to tons of scouts and baseball insiders. They still can't full comprehend what has happened with Rios, Dunn, Peavy and Beckham, either. Good sensible post! We'll get through this.

Several of you are saying what if Ozzie goes to Harrell or Ohman and they blow it, then we'd be crucifying Ozzie. Not so sure. Personally, I'd still be more upset that Santos faced 5 or 6 guys and couldn't get one out than to be mad about ANYONE who came in faced one batter and didn't get him out. And, why not a single word about what if Harrell or Ohman came in and got the job done. Then what? Oh, that Ozzie....he's a genius.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 10:05 PM) When will people realize that when it's a 70's theme night, tie dyed shirts don't exactly make sense. I beg to differ. Tie-dye became fashionable in the very late 60's to early 70's. I would even go so far as to say it became mainstream fashionable more so in the early 70's than the late 60's, therefore it makes perfect sense to me.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 09:45 AM) There are some HUGE ramifications to clubhouse and Santos' morale when you go out there and pull him before he blows it because he doesn't look right. He's earned the right to be the official closer, which means when he goes out there it's his game to lose. He hasn't squandered enough games to have that quick of a hook. Players would lose faith in their manager if he just gives up on guys that have been doing so well, we'd have another Brian Fuentes/Huston Street debacle. Santos knows his role, knows even if his first X amount of batters are horribly pitched he is in there until the game is won or lost. That's how it should be until further notice. There's a huge ramification to clubhouse and Santos' morale when you don't go out there and pull him: LOSING. If these guys' morale and ego are so fragile don't we want to spare them the shame and humility of blowing a game big time? While the White Sox are in pursuit of 1st place maybe doing WHATEVER it takes to win should take priority to the feelings of any particular players. Besides, doesn't winning do wonders for clubhouse morale? Look at the way Oakland reacted to breaking their losing streak. I'm sure their clubhouse morale is on a high today.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jun 11, 2011 -> 08:49 AM) The craziest thing was Pierzynski looking over to the dugout after ball 1 to Sizemore, basically imploring Guillen to immediately pull Santos for literally anyone (at least that's how I read it) and then trotting out to the mound hoping Ozzie would follow. 99% of people watching this game could see that Santos just didn't have it tonight, but Ozzie was going to let him lose this game anyway. Hell, I put in Buehrle on one day's rest to get this last out after watching everything. ANYONE. That's the kind of creative thinking that won a world series, not passively letting someone who had NOTHING bury your team all by himself. We needed one out. he walked three and hit one, and Ozzie didn't even move towards the mound. Your closer just doesn't have it tonight. PULL HIM. In instances where he's not had it in other nights, he gives up more than 1 run. Losing this game was the most ludicrous loss I've seen in a long time. This was much like the game in Seattle when Ozzie stuck with Thornton way too long, only to have him blow it. This really was a ridiculous loss, as frustrating as it gets!

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 08:09 PM) 2nd time already Santos has choked with 2 outs in the 9th. What's sad too is you KNOW we're not coming back. I'm done. Good night.

Bet their closer get's it done. Sh*t!

UNF***ING-BELIEVABLE.

This is sad.

Don't be cute.

C'mon....ONE F***ING OUT!!!!!!!!!

Jeezus.

Crap. Can't it just be easy.

Put him away!!

Two.

One.

Let's hope our closer can have such an easy 1-2-3.

Or not.

Now Gordon will probably get a meaningless hit.