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Just me, or was Dye on defense the entire at-bat?

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:40 PM) I think the egos of Guillen and Williams may finally become an issue. Really though what are Guillen's options when looking at this team. Guillen is far more valuable to this organization than Williams...I can't believe I just typed that. Hahn cna easily replace Williams, who can replace Guillen? Cora? He is as clueless as they come. Sadly, I think Getz was the best option there. Wise has no timing right now (or, possibly, ever). And I think that Fields would swing at Zumaya's fastball just about when it was being thrown back to the mound by Laird.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:11 PM) Which he never does. Exactly, especially against a guy with a plus fastball.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:09 PM) Second guessing cracks me up. Nobody blames Mark for walking the first two guys. Especially when Raburn may have been trying to give up an out. I don't think most of these guys are second-guessing. I think they called it before it happened.

QUOTE (Nokona @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:07 PM) well it was over nix's head Why was Brian Anderson playing in left-center?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 06:59 PM) Hey look, a football player - outfielder with speed. What a surprise. And a big hole in his swing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) Not until Wise is playing ahead of him. I think a lefty 3rd basemen would complete this year for me. Bring on Dweezy.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 07:23 PM) sexi That looked like last year's Ramirez.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 07:06 PM) It used to be you actually had to accomplish something to question losing your job. Josh is still getting AB. A lot more than he would on most teams. Either learn to layoff balls you cannot hit or find something else to do. The problem is that the balls which Josh cannot hit are letter-high, medium-speed fastballs. I'd say that greatly limits his potential.

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.