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QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 10:56 PM) Walkoff slam for Soriano...yeah, this baseball season is beginning to suck. Ironic he hit that just as the Buehrle thing came up on Letterman. Prototypical Cubs hitting performance -- struggle against good pitchers (you know, the kind you see in the playoffs), beat up on crappy bullpen guys. Meh.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:15 PM) Thome, no. Wise, maybe.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:14 PM) BTW, has anyone not names Thome hit an opposite field HR this year for us? Who is this Thome guy? Oh, you mean our designated hitter, who doesn't play against lefties, thereby compromising our team with a piece of s*** like Josh Fields?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) It's absolutely f***ing sickening to see how every hitter we have besides Beckham and Nix tonight have pulled off the ball. Dye might be the worst, as all you have to do is throw it on the outside half and he has no chance. He does look pretty bad.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:11 PM) Rolling over on outside pitches. Nice. Think Walker has ever uttered the term "go with the pitch"? Or: "watch Gordon Beckham and do that"

I remember when Ramirez used to go to right field. That was last year, when he was a dynamic player.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:00 PM) Had the AC on high for that one. LOL at this f***ing s***hole f***hole.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 08:59 PM) Fields/Nix could really learn a thing or two by watching Beckham. Up the middle is how you need to think against lefties like Perkins, not pull, pull, pull. There's where a hitting coach could offer guidance.

I hate that we have to bench our DH to put Josh Fields in the lineup.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 07:55 PM) If we had a good double play combo, we'd probably have 5-6 more wins this year. It's amazing how the most routine double plays aren't turned by the Sox. Yes.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 07:51 PM) And I'm going to ban every single person who comes in here and says anything about guaranteed sweeps and pointlessly watching. If you don't want to watch, don't f***ing watch. They play the game for a reason. Well, I think you need to direct your message to the team, because they're the guys that behave like they've lost before they even start the game.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 07:51 PM) drama in the dugout..aj pissed at alexei ozzie throwing stuff LOL at the whole crew. AJ should kind of shut the f*** up, given his s***-ass passed ball that got the ball rolling.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 07:48 PM) Now 12th in AL in defense, 74 errors. 32 more errors than the Twins, who are 2nd in AL defense. Yet another reason for KW not to mortgage the future on this deeply flawed team. Konerko should have AT LEAST stopped both those balls. I don't know about the first one. But the second one was right at his feet. Catch that f***er, Paulie.

And Carlos Quentin . . . is limping.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 07:47 PM) WAKE THE f*** UP YOU f***ING PIECES OF s***. LEARN HOW TO PLAY SOME f***ING BASEBALL AND GET YOUR RETARDED f***ING HEADS OUT OF YOUR f***ING ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS f***ING CHRIST! The funny thing is, this isn't even an overreaction.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 07:46 PM) Alexei fired a rocket at Nix's waist from about 20 feet. No excuse for that throw to not be at the chest. Ramirez blows dick at short.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 06:35 PM) I would hate to see us give up prospects if we are 4-5 games out. I wonder what kind of return we could get for Dye considering what STL got for Holliday. I'll bite. Michael Dubee.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 06:31 PM) We didn't hit anything hard after the 6th inning or so. Basically the story of our season. And any road game at the end of last season. Again, our big-swinging experienced guys are, well, a little choke-y on the road, in these types of games.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 06:12 PM) This is just like the end of last year. We had the chance to make some serious damage in this division, if we took the initiative and won a few damn games. Get on the road, under pressure, nd our "savvy veterans" lock up and can't hit.

Thome should have taken that in the noggin . . .

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 06:05 PM) Jenks' July numbers are atrocious. Sorry, but this wasn't a meltdown. f***ing Podsednik was playing in Ontario, Thames broke his bat in two, Granderson hit a ball hard but in the infield. On the other hand, Jenks's stuff actually looked good. Maybe he just needs 4 days between appearances. Oh, if Paul Konerko or Carlos Quentin would like to arrive in Detroit at some point, I'm all for it. Especially Quentin.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Jul 25, 2009 -> 06:04 PM) why'd they throw a fb there? Pitch wasn't the problem. Location was -- out over the plate. f***ing motherf***er.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 24, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) They are currently middle of the road in the AL if you look at ERA. Yet most observers think it's a real strength. Middle of the road = not a strength.

QUOTE (JohnStamos @ Jul 24, 2009 -> 08:33 PM) Thorton hasn't exactly been lights out lately either. Noone in our bullpen has been. Even if Thorton gets you out of the 8th unscathed you would probably have to bring in Jenks or Liney in the 9th and then what? You complain Ozzie didn't save Thorton? Our bullpen is the most overrated "on paper" group in the league. Just abysmal.

Let me guess, Liney? Shoulder a little cranky. I know, I know, it'll be fine in time. Same s*** as last year. Same exact s***. Except this time pitched well for one month, not 3.