RME JICO

QUOTE (fathom @ May 18, 2008 -> 01:44 PM) Reds games are pretty fun to watch. I still wish Sox would have traded Garland for the Franchise, Brandon Phillips. Just think how much better we would be with Phillips compared to OCab.

QUOTE (YASNY @ May 18, 2008 -> 01:25 PM) Cinci up 6-2 now 6-4 now. Affeldt doing his best job to lose the game. Cleveland only has the 8th and 9th. Hopefully Cincy can hang on.

QUOTE (G&T @ May 18, 2008 -> 01:04 PM) Cliff Lee has given up 4 runs, 3 earned (I believe), in 5 innings. Normally this wouldn't be news, but this year it is worth noting. As long as it equates to a Cleveland loss.

QUOTE (ChWRoCk2 @ May 17, 2008 -> 10:32 PM) Actually, 6-3 on this roadtrip. Sox have been looking good on this roadtrip, hitting has been spotty but a wins a win. Even better. Thats what I get for listening to Hawk.

Just saw Harold Reynolds on SNY. I know he won't be back with ESPN after his settlement, but I wouldn't be surprised if Fox picks him up.

I hate to bump this thread up, but seeing Zito for the first time against the Sox seemed like a valid reason to do it. Also, he is now 0-8. He is on a bad team, but he looked like a BP pitcher out there tonight. He was lucky to only leave allowing only 2 runs because it could've easily been 6 or 7.

QUOTE (29andPoplar @ May 17, 2008 -> 10:04 PM) It's a long season. Overreacting to one game or one week is ill advised. I will say the first place thing is nice. Then again the pessimist in me says the Sox have a tough schedule coming up. The flip side of that is everyone has a tough schedule coming up. So lets just see how it goes, root for the White Sox and let's hope things work out. We are taking walks (3rd in AL) and not giving up walks (3rd in AL) or HRs (1st in AL). If some of the slumping hitters just improve slightly, this team will be pretty solid. Even with some of those slumping hitters, we are now back in 1st.

IT FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK IN 1ST! BUEHRLE! BULLPEN! DOTEL! LINEBRINK! JENKS! SOME NICE DEFENSE! FATHOM HITTING GRANDERSON IN THE NUTS! 6-3 ON THIS ROAD TRIP! ONE MORE FOR THE SWEEP! LMAO, ZITO 0-8!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:58 PM) f*** yeah!! Good talking with you tonight RME, Heads, etc. You too fathom, wii HR and all.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:57 PM) If Aurilia would have hit that, he might have broken the bat in two places. more like his wrists

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:56 PM) That was just silly. No batter would have had a chance on that. CQ?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:54 PM) Is this 4 straight days for Jenks? yep.

almost broke his wrists on that one.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:51 PM) BA, please. It's not a no-hitter, so he'll be out there.

Hall hasn't hit a HR since 2006.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:43 PM) Class of '97...his dad owns that bar. We had many team parties there after traveling games....and by no means were we 21, if you know what I mean. Cool. I thought the drinking age was a recommendation, or at least that seemed to be the case when I was there.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:40 PM) Anyone in the Oak Forest area remember Rocco Mossuto? He was the best player I ever played with or against, and he didn't even play D1 and never sniffed pro ball. I was from Carl Sandburg 88-92, and he doesn't sound familiar. From Wikipedia:

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:36 PM) The funny thing was that Granderson's junior year, he was probably the 4th best hitter on his high school team. It amazing how it plays out. I've seen guys tear it up in H.S. and are out of the sport the first year of college. I am sure the distractions don't help.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:32 PM) I was playing Wii earlier, and my wife hit a homer against me in baseball. It has to be a lowlight of my sporting career. That, or hitting a possible Hall of Fame baseball player in the nuts with a fastball (Granderson). Now if you hit Granderson in the nuts with a Wii remote, that would be classic.

Dye with a nice hit after looking horrible earlier.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:30 PM) I don't know what a fist pitch is, but it sounds like something my wife wouldn't like. Sounds painful.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:27 PM) That a boy Dotel! That got a fist pitch from Fathom.??

Wow, nice K by Dotel.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2008 -> 09:24 PM) Buehrle just pitched to Holm like he was Ryan Braun. He was nibbling too much.

Nice pitch.