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QUOTE (Wanne @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 09:26 PM) Guess I'm the only one that thinks Zobrist ball shoulda been a DP. Not sure where the hell Lexi was. Not moving his feet side-to-side, again. Dude gets less out of his supposed range than I even thought was possible. He makes Cabrera look like Mark Belanger out there.

Per usual, Dye can't get himself lined up to throw. Per usual, Pods can't get down a sacrifice. Ah, fundamentals . . .

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 09:23 PM) Clayton pitches is ass off only to have it f***ed within 10 pitches. Galactically awful.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 09:20 PM) Good lord...Jenks already on meltdown alert. I think it's fair to say that Bobby's not at his best right now. In fact, he downright sucks.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 07:54 PM) Nice f***ing bunt Pods. Yes, Pods really is in 2005 form -- can't put down a sacrifice at all.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jul 20, 2009 -> 08:14 PM) Alexei with a play right there. I'd call that a Cal Ripken special -- no range, but a nice dive to stop the ball. Alexei simply doesn't move his feet well to his right. But he did a nice job getting the out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:58 PM) Nix or Toby Hall Toby Hall?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:56 PM) BA can't be sent down with Ozzie saying Quentin will be replaced for defensive reasons. I have a feeling it will be Fields that is sent down. And we'll see Wise getting time behind Konerko at first. LOL.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:51 PM) I honestly wish Wise hadn’t hit that homerun. This will only due the team harm, if it convinces Ozzie that Wise is getting “on track“ We're now going on nearly 4 years without a major league-caliber starting center fielder. But I am confident that one of these days -- and maybe even before 2017 -- Kenny Williams will aggressively fill that spot. (Provided that, you know, "the market" will make that possible.)

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2009 -> 02:34 PM) Quite simply, he's just awful right now. His stuff blows, and he has no control at all. Is it just me, or does Poreda not finish his delivery? It seems like his arm is way behind his body.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jul 10, 2009 -> 08:41 AM) It was Torres' turn in the rotation, he just piggy backed Colon's start. Heard Don Cooper say this morning that Colon is on the right rest to pitch in the DH on July 24th. But he also said that some others in the organization were, too. Given that Torres followed Colon last night, I'd think that Carlos is also in the picture to possibly start in the DH.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 02:49 PM) You know this kinda gut wrenching loss if it turns out to be that way is the ugliest way to drain a team and deflate the sails real quick. I really hate to say it but with the character we saw in the first 2 months Ozzie has gotta be real careful now with the guys. We just flat out beat ourselves today. Floyd pitched ok but after about the 4th inning he seemed listless and ran out of gas. The defense made a couple of good plays but yeah back to the main point Alexei is killin us with that lame half hearted effort on D. Best thing to day was Slayer´s continued growth with the bat. He may crack .300 real soon (Even on the next homestand). Hope we bounce back tomorrow, real ugly game today. Team looked entitled (fat-headed) for a bunch of the game -- on the bases, Alexi, Gavin. Just bounce back tomorrow. Oh, and Ozzie, too, for putting Thome on the bench. Cuz that was dumb.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) And it still hasn't worked. Alexei is still dreaming about grand slams out there. He's a liability, that's for sure. And since this is his "natural" position, I'm not really sure that he's going to bet better, unlike last year at 2nd.

QUOTE (elmo9246 @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 02:39 PM) I wonder how many games Alexei's glove at short has lost us at this point? He has no range to his right and compensates for it by playing deep. I think that's been his problem all year.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 3, 2009 -> 04:02 PM) Cubs seem to have that invincibility back at home they had last season. It's not surprising, given their team makeup. Fathom, I've said it before: it's a group of frontrunners.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 06:09 PM) Good find! He sounds like he has a pretty good head for the game of baseball. That was my thought, too. His observations are very specific. You can tell that he picks things up quickly.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 02:32 PM) He's frustrating as hell out there. That being said, lets not forget that he made 2 plays yesterday that no one else on the team would have had a chance for. I think you have to stick with him at short, he's got too much potential as a shortstop to move him out of there during his first full season playing there. Farmer and Jackson have been all over Ramirez today, calling him "lost" on how to turn the double play.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 06:01 PM) And my moron Cubs friend (who happens to be one of my best friends) texts me talking s***. That fool is a ghost to me for the next 3 weeks. I loathe Cubs fans. Perhaps your friend, like Geovany Soto, received a special shipment of HGH this week.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:57 PM) Not only that, but he should have looked him back and then went for the force out at second. This is the worst defensive game by the Sox infield in my life time. He looked him back when he was ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE LINE. You have to throw behind him there. Just dumb.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:49 PM) Man what a terrible play again... wonder if Oz will just keep letting Alexei make these bonehead plays or will he move him or bench his ass for a game. I think it's good that Ozzie is finding out now, so by next year this s*** is out of his system. Ramirez is not a shortstop. Even putting aside his idiocy this week, the man has 0 range to his right. Forget it. Move along. He's not a shortstop.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:18 PM) Ugh is it too much to ask to hold a lead longer than a half-inning? It's not a lot to ask of a good team. A mediocre-to-bad team? Yeah, hard.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 04:30 PM) This team is flat out hard to like. +1

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 04:29 PM) Ugh, more great communication. What the f*** is wrong with this infield!! What a stupid team this is. Galactically stupid.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2009 -> 02:11 PM) Ascanio and Guzman have had very good years for them under the radar. You forget they even have Heilman. True on those guys. But I'm talking late-inning, high-leverage situations. There's where the problem is.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2009 -> 01:59 PM) A positive I was thinking about yesterday is that even if the Cubs do make the postseason, there's almost no chance they'd have home field advantage throughout if the Dodgers make it past round 1. I'm assuming that the wild card will come out of the NL East (Mets and Phillies both make it). The basic problem that the Cubs have isn't their hitting. That's pretty likely to come around a bit, especially when the great and always-hustling Aramis Ramirez comes back. The real problem they have is their bullpen (which their late rallies tend to obscure, interestingly). Kevin Gregg is not effective. Marmol hasn't had good command for most of the year. That's going to be an issue for them all year, I think. And, finally, the most telling thing that happened all year with that team was when the Giants were in a few months ago. Lincecum pitched. Lou's response? "Rest" most of the regulars. His reasoning was that they were in a long stretch of games, but it just said a lot to me about their makeup. They get fat off 3rd and 4th and 5th starters in Wrigley all year. But they couldn't hit good pitching in the playoffs the past 2 years, and when it's time to face a good one this year, well, Lou basically folded up. Seemed very . . . quitter-like.