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Atta boy, Matt. Good inning.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 05:10 PM) The Sox really do not deserve to win this game at all. I will not lose sleep if we lose this one. I'll be disappointed that we couldn't win a series against the s***ty A's and that Sale couldn't get a W for another great outing.

For f***s sake guys. It's fundamental f***ing baseball.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 05:04 PM) Silly? It was a joke.

ADDISON REED CARES NOT ABOUT YOUR SILLY BALK CALLS

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:50 PM) One thing to add is I was thrilled to see that Rios didn't complain about Ventura's choice to let Dunn hit for him last night. Who knows what the reaction to such a move would have been last year, but it's great to see things seem to be good in the clubhouse. Yeah, I was worried about what he would say, but his answer was about as good as it gets; team first. QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:54 PM) 1.) OMG, just not true. 2.) Where have I blasted Ventura? I like him. I think all managers can get second guessed when the team loses any close game which I said over and over last year too. It's absolutely true. Come on.

PAUL f***ING KONERKO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good news is our 3 best/hottest hitters are coming up in the 9th. Great outing from Sale, again.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:42 PM) Are you joking? There would have been 5 threads on the site bashing Ozzie if he allowed Gavin to start the 8th last night like Ventura did, as well as Ventura's decision to let Beckham bat in the 9th. In my opinion, everyone on this site has been very lenient with Ventura and any growing pains he might have as a manager. He's been a major league manager for all of 3 weeks. He's got to learn through experience. Ozzie never learned.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:40 PM) Why don't you know the score before you criticize others Yeah that was a total brainfart on my part.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:38 PM) Horrible managing by Ventura. Absolutely horrible. Please elaborate.

That's just f***ing s***ty.

House of Horrors is back.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:32 PM) I assume A's have a lefty warming up? If you bunt with Alexei here, you're going to have to rely on Dunn doing damage against a LHP. Ya, Fuentes.

Bad call, he was pulling back. Thankfully it DID NOT hit his hand like I thought initially.

Please don't be broken.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:21 PM) He has all the tools, yeah. He's going to K a lot, but he is also going to put up 30+ homers and 80-90 RBI's in that huge mausoleum of a stadium. He could also get 25-35 steals. Declaring him an All-Star has nothing to do with that AB at all. I never said the A's were good, dude. I said about 10 times before this series they shouldn't let Cespedes beat them. Advice not taken or heeded. He's 3 for 10 with 1 RBI in this series. The "I wish we had young players who are exciting to watch hit" comment was silly. The A's lineup is awful and their one young, exciting bat is due $36 mil over 4 years.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:19 PM) Ventura's managed two very bad games the last two days. How is that Ventura's fault? I think it was a great call.

Go away Brent Morel.

QUOTE (almagest @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:16 PM) Isn't it still 2-1? Wow, I'm an idiot.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:14 PM) I'd just like to see us produce one All-Star caliber position player who's enjoyable to watching hitting. I thought Viciedo was going to be that guy, but we'll just have to wait and see. And no, I wouldn't want to be the A's simply because the Rangers and Angels have way too many financial advantages right now that it's not even close to a level playing field in that division. Other than the Tigers, we have no competition from a financial standpoint. The Twins have already started making financial decisions like parting with Cuddyer, Kubel, Young and Nathan because of those two big contracts, and will have to deal Liriano and some of their other players eventually if they keep playing like this. Dude, the A's suck. You're declaring Cespedes an All Star caliber player because he poked a bloop RBI single to CF?

WAY TO f***ING HUSTLE RIOS AND FUKUDOME!!! TIE GAME!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 25, 2012 -> 04:07 PM) It's nice to have exciting young players who you actually look forward to watching hit. Gimme a break. You'd rather be the A's than the White Sox right now? Be my guest.

Shame we couldn't give Sale any run support.

Sale is remarkably skinny.