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And this inning shows Ramirez as a shortstop, in a nutshell -- awesome range to his left, zero range to his right.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 5, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) seriously, how in the hell can Greg Walker still have a job? If there's a worse situational hitting team than the Chicago White Sox, I'm kinda wondering who it might be. Case in point tonight -- first inning. Podsednik: double. Ramirez: hit the ball to right side to advance runner? No. (Fly out that happens to be deep enough to advance the runner) Thome: bring runner in with another of your stupid hits into the shift on the ground or even a fly ball? No. (Strike out.) Yay! Yay! Go White Sox situational hitting! Glad you're working on this in the Spring and during the year. What a load of bulls***.

QUOTE (DanksFan @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:35 PM) f*** jerry crawford for squeezing claytons balls. Yep. He's afraid to locate now because that cocksucker took away the inner half of what's usually called "the strike zone."

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:33 PM) Someone really needs to redefine the strikezone, because the nipples to the knees over the big white plate is never what is called. Ramirez showing me Cabrera-like range there. Seriously disappointing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 29, 2009 -> 09:43 PM) Didn't Jimmy Gobble used to have a fastball? Lovin' Sarah Kustok in the studio. Easy on the eyes, I say -- and damn good on the air.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 29, 2009 -> 09:21 PM) He's still in the game on D. And making it look easy out there. He gets great jumps.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 29, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) pods is going to start walking backward in the box, until that wears off

QUOTE (fathom @ May 29, 2009 -> 08:05 PM) Hey Haters Part II Yeah, it was a little harsh. Sorry, Pods. You can be my retread any day.

Pods returns to the Land of Suck.

I like Getz. But if he can't bunt, he should be in Charlotte.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2009 -> 03:35 PM) Yep, the sad thing is that if the Cubs start to turn their season around, you know people will say it was due to Zambrano's outburst. This Cubs team makes the 2003 team seem likeable. Zambrano is such a piece of s***, and Bradley's obviously a tool. And Mike Quade is the greatest 3rd base coach in America! America, I say! Z! Cubbies!

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2009 -> 03:26 PM) If only Zambrano would have blown out his arm throwing the ball to the warning track. There are few more annoying sounds than Len Kasper crowing about the greatness and clutchness of piece-of-s*** Reed Johnson.

QUOTE (qwerty @ May 27, 2009 -> 03:12 PM) Tyrus thomas should stick to basketball. I think they should've had Z come up to do the 7th inning stretch. "Fresh from his ejection, Cubs fans, here's Carlos!"

Truly comical Zambrano meltdown just moments ago -- close play at home on a wild pitch, Carlos puts down the tag, runner called safe -- Zambrano goes apes***, bumping the umpire, throwing his mitt, hurling the ball all the way to the warning track, and then goes into the dugout and takes a bat to the wall and the Gatorade machine. Awesomely hilarious.

Wait a minute. Not to nitpick here, but that was Getz that caught that, right? And Nix was coming onto the field after the game, from the dugout. So, let me get this right -- when Getz pinch-ran, Ozzie took out the best 2nd baseman on the team, and left in our crappy 3rd baseman/worst fielder? Cool.

91 MPH fastballs to Torii Hunter. Bad.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 26, 2009 -> 11:32 PM) A strong case can be made that Chris Getz is the most fundamentally sound player on our baseball team. I’m also eating crow on my Colon pessimism for earlier. The Crow has been eaten. Also, the LA announcers love us. I think that you're right. They just showed him rounding third to score. I knew he'd cut the corner of the bag. He did.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 26, 2009 -> 11:28 PM) Damnit Pods. I have a lasting memory of Pods being a terrible sacrifice bunter in 2005. Just miserable. Rowand and he could have had a contest for crappier sacrifice bunter. And he shows that he's no better now.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 26, 2009 -> 11:21 PM) You can't keep walking the #9 hitter. Dotel is warming up, which makes me think Linebrink is hurt. If true, shocker.

In real time, it looked like Howard was fouled. On the replay, not as much. Maybe a good no-call there.

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ May 26, 2009 -> 10:14 PM) ref didnt really have a choice Guess so -- though Lebron had his elbow up and initiated most of that contact. Tough call.

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 18, 2009 -> 09:17 PM) That's Josh Fields-esque It's Kenny Williams-esque. The GM loves his big, free-swingers. Woot, KW. Woot.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2009 -> 01:05 PM) And that's the Gavin we've learned to hate. Grooves the first pitch fastball to a lefty. Just checked in to see the score and what's happening. Saw that the Jays had gone up 4-2, and my first thought was: "I'm sure that Floyd gave up a bomb to some lefty hitter." Sad to say, he's just entirely too predictable right now. He's flat-out awful.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2009 -> 11:31 AM) I swear Getz is faster than Lillibridge and might have beaten the relay there. Esteban Belte, Jr., your ticket is already purchased for Charlotte Friday. Again, with Lillibridge, I just don't get his whole set-up. He's got the bat held high, with his hands way up above his shoulders. Now here's a guy whose swing is too long; why would a hitting coach let a guy who can't get around on the ball start so that he has to bring his hands down and then try to catch up?

Timely Hawk Bert Campaneris reference.