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QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:46 PM) The day Rios came to the Sox, Dye's ticket out of town was punched. Watch him sign with Texas in the offseason. If it wasn't, I'd have to say that the way he's gone into the tank, mentally, since Rios got here . . . well, that sure hasn't been impressive.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:11 PM) Moving JD and Paulie down in the lineup would be fine. Benching them wouldn't. Not only are our other options inferior, but treating veterans who have carried this team on their backs for years that way would reflect poorly on the franchise. What reflects badly on the franchise is having a team that I have never once thought of this year as a fighting, resilient group. Something about this team -- at its core -- is just not right. (I can't believe it. No sooner did I write this than Hawk actually says that they've been resilient all year. Hawk, as usual, is full of it.)

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:02 PM) He never had a chance in that at-bat. Never. I don't know; he put a pretty good swing on that last one, drove it the other way. I can't get upset with that. It's the flailing at balls in the dirt and GIDP by trying to pull the ball -- Konerko/Dye -- that usually drives me crazy.

If Bard's job was to come in and hit Konerko in the arm, he was very successful.

QUOTE (nastymasty21 @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 08:56 PM) unfortunatley this game has come down to one play. And that play is yet to come! Weeee!

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 08:56 PM) I don't like a soft fly to shallow right-center. Bright side, my friend. Pods did not get doubled off.

Can't believe Hawk didn't say that he "just missed it."

I think it would be cool if our 3 hitter would . . . hit. Starting now.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 08:45 PM) When he steals, how many times is he in easily? Its very rare. When he was with Milwaukee he had a great pct. Pods is older and daintier now.

Randy Williams is like an effective Boone Logan.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 03:57 PM) Hell of an AB by Kotsay. I thought Hawk said he was going to be a big reason we made the playoffs? If I was Dye, I would be so pissed off. If you were Dye, you'd be incapable of becoming that interested in anything. Unless Alex Rios were coming. Then you'd register a pulse.

I actually think that this is one of those times when someone needs to be fired, cut or screamed at.

Now, here's one of those days -- and performances -- that could reignite that old debate about whether it makes sense to boo your own team . . .

Alex Rios looks . . . awful.

QUOTE (Disco72 @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 02:41 PM) You won't see many non-K ABs worse than that one from Rios. Is it just me, or does his bat look really, really slow?

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 12:39 PM) Lillibridge..NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! If they're going to play Lillibridge, they should put him in for Beckham. Give the guy a day off.

Well, Dye hasn't let Rios's arrival affect him at all. He was slumping before he got here; he's slumping now.

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 09:16 PM) playing a 49-72 team with a 5.4 ERA guy on the hill, at home, with by far our best home park pitcher, and we get embarrassed, offensively at least. teams like this don't win divisions, and if by some miracle DET totally folds to allow our .500 play to eek a playoff spot, this heartless group is an easy 1st round exit This has been an issue for several years. For a high character group (and it is), this sure is a low character group.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 09:11 PM) Jeff Cox is like the crazy uncle or the Randy Quaid character from "Vacation." He's not funny anymore...let him do some community relations work with Melton and Skowron, just keep him away from the 3B coaching box. I wouldn't mind replacing Cox, Baines and Walker, but I can't be confident any of those 3 things will happen. How do you feel about the number 0?

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) i dont think the coaches are necessarily the ones to blame...its clear we need to get rid of some of the basecloggers in this team. No! No! No! They have high OPS numbers! No! No! No! LOL

QUOTE (Wise Master Buehrle @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 09:10 PM) True, but honestly how many times have you heard Hawk say "We had our chances in this game"... It's getting to be mighty disturbing how many innings we start off so well and then peter out almost immediately after it looks like we could finally score. I don't know. It might have been nice to have the guy who's hitting the s*** out of the ball in the game tonight. What's the fella's name? Oh, yeah, Quentin.

Truly anemic swing by Nix.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 07:20 PM) Seriously, he just kills rallies that way. Pisses me off. He's had such a good offensive season otherwise, with some big time clutch hits, but the pickoffs... dammit. He was just standing with his hands on his hips out there, totally unprepared for the play. Awful. Just awful. If he's not embarrassed at how lousy he's been on the bases, he ought to be.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 07:19 PM) I heard the sun rose again today Two things you almost never see: (1) Pods picked off; (2) Dye whiffs on a slider low and away. Good stuff.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Aug 18, 2009 -> 10:38 PM) I'm gonna start with aging DHs being all over our lineup and then i'm gonna get back to you with more. LOL