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Respect for the bunting ability of the Bridge, yyyeeeesss!

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 11:05 PM) It's Matt Thornton, a fielder must kick the ball or he doesn't get credit for the appearance. Pierre's getting warmed up in left . . .

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 11:01 PM) Well thank god we have mr. Baseball leading off the bottom of this inning.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:59 PM) Gosh we're a bunch of chokers. Ozzie looks awfully tight on that bench. Not sure that's helping.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:54 PM) But Rios may cry and he is a vet. Vets crying is not good for baseball. Especially super-effective, hustling vets.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:45 PM) How does Thornton not have a single win all season long? Combo platter: He's bad -- plus we have no offense to score in the late innings, so when he blows a lead he doesn't bet taken off the hook with a win.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:34 PM) BTW, Cooper waiting way too long to go out to the mound and calm down Santos. He should have been out there after ball 1 to Brantley, as it was obvious Santos was overthrowing. Yep. Sergio was opening up from the minute he got on the mound. But no Cooper . . .

High-fastball to Beckham? Check. Beckham swinging at air? Check. Dude who's had the same hole in his swing for 2 years? Check.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:29 PM) It's AMAZING with Rios and Dunn. They have literally cursed this team. Every time they have any kind of chance to help, they fail. EPIC FAIL. It's high-time. Put either Rios or Dunn's ass on the DL, and get Viciedo up here. The acceptance of their performances needs to stop -- NOW.

QUOTE (TheCut87 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:29 PM) My problem is de aza looks like he wants to be there rios just doesn't give a damn anymore

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:24 PM) Way to break back Rios, you idiot Worthless pile of dung. I sighed when he came into centerfield. Because this year he's not good at, you know, playing centerfield.

Anyone else hate that Xfinity commercial? Seriously, can you find some footage with players not wearing, like, number 78?

Shocker. Beckham can't handle a high fastball.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 09:46 PM) He's a dog at 3B, though. You'll never see the 2011 Ramirez over extend himself at 3B and risk injuring that shoulder on the heel of perhaps his final multi year contract. Frontrunning dog. He's great when he's surrounded by other good hitters -- a very dangerous performer, particularly in the clutch. But rely on him and watch him fade. And Flash Tizzle is right; he won't lay out for balls at 3rd because of his shoulder. Oh, and he's a loafer out of the batter's box and on the bases. So, yeah, I'm not on board.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 06:29 PM) I hope we get a bat out of this deal too I'd much prefer it, actually. In my view, dynamic position players -- that's a much greater need for this team. But perhaps receiving some good pitching enables Floyd or Danks to be moved for bats.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 03:41 PM) How do the Guillen apologists not see how awful his in-game managing is? It was Ozzie's obsession with L-R-L-R-L-R that screwed him there. It's easy to pitch around Konerko when Dunn is behind him, particularly if that pitcher is left-handed.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 11:05 PM) So we have a manager that is incapable of using a bullpen properly and we gave him another body. Can't wait for the first 8 th inning pressure situation when ozzie leaves frasor warming up while he let's brunet or oh anger those stressful outs. The only thing more irresponsible would be adding another slappy guy to guillens arsenal. Well, De Aza is on the way . . .

QUOTE (Real @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) cant really be that upset over this loss, we were at a disadvantage from the beginning with Javier Peavy on the mound, and a mgr who has no clue how to get a bullpen ready whe he's on the mound 2 homers, not much else rios blows, but valverde is good, b****ing about rios making an out there is laughable You're right. We should've expected Valverde to cool off the perpetually hot Alex Rios.

QUOTE (FlySox87 @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 10:16 PM) You can't believe it? The 14 hopper to short is Alex's trademark. I'm just happy he didn't do it on the first pitch. I kid. At this point, with the way Rios has played, green font seemed truly unnecessary.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 10:15 PM) Great job Alex Rios! Get ready to get your butt benched Can't bench him -- we're "showcasing" him. LOL.

I cannot believe that Alex Rios hit a 14 hopper to the shortstop. Suck city.

QUOTE (Paulie4Pres @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 10:06 PM) Ozzie is a really smart manager. Pretty much gave this game away. True. And I don't want to hear that we can't go to the pen in the 6th. If Humber's not going to be used to piggyback Peavy, what the hell is he down there for?

Juan 4-3 Pierre.

Wilson Betemit was truly one of the worst players in baseball when he was here. Terrible fielder. And, oh yeah, couldn't hit either.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 09:00 PM) According to baseball-reference, opponents entering tonight were batting 24-for-59 off Peavy once he gets to 75 pitches Ozzie likes to see that number over .500 before he really buys it.