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Hawk now discussing the conscious and subconscious. Very Jungian. Sounds like someone has been to some serious therapy.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 09:05 PM) That needs to be addressed. We purposely changed our rotation so that arguably our best pitcher didn't face the Twins, and he was then made to pitch on short rest. That was a bad call, to say the least. Not quite. To be fair, Danks was given extra rest.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:58 PM) That IS f***ing hilarious. Thanks, man. It's all gallows humor now. Except for Swishie. After the game, in the locker room, he'll have some good tricks with his dong and stuff.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:56 PM) The pitcher going tomorrow has a case of the Dome boogeymen as well. And to think he questioned Floyd's mental toughness. Buehrle has nuts, but he's not a guy who would flourish in the Dome -- puts it in play a lot, and on the ground. There are 2 guys on this staff who are good match for the Dome, if they're on -- one is Floyd and other was on target to start here until the manager and pitching coach juggled the rotation. He's now thrown 2 straight shutouts, he has sack, and he knows how to pitch. He's also not pitching, by design, in our biggest series of the year. John Danks.

QUOTE (b-Rye @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:56 PM) I guess this is why CQ always looks so pissed off Wherever he is, however many casts he's wearing, Quentin would still be a better hitter tonight than anyone else in our crappy lineup. To start with, he'd give a crap.

QUOTE (CYGarland @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:53 PM) lol, JD forgets how many outs there are He's one of our leaders. Meanwhile, they show a clip from the clincher in 1983, where the Sox score the winning run on a sacrifice fly. And that's the last time the Sox got a man home from 3rd with less than 2 out.

Meanwhile, Swish prepares some funny jokes for a dour post-game locker room.

Why was Cabrera playing near 2nd base; i.e.. why was Mauer being played to pull?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:43 PM) Hawk has given up on this series. Hawk's a loser.

I'm looking for a wild pitch here. I feel it.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:38 PM) Twins get a man on first and second. The entire game slows down, they foul off pitch after pitch, put the ball in play. We get man on first and second. Our game speeds up. Its almost like our team feels that we have to be defensive. No complaints with DWise there -- yeah, he swung at one bad one, but he hit the crap out of the ball he put in play, and he went opposite field with it.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:27 PM) On the scores website, they have Orlando Cabrera on the Boers and Bernstein show today. He basically told a not so good story of how our team sits back, when we get down early its all over, and how they brush off losses with no killer instinct. Listen to that for a minute, and then realize we need to make sure that some players need to leave as well. I heard it and thought it was one of the most revealing things I've ever heard a professional player say, during a season.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:25 PM) I don't care if we lose this game. However, the Twins are completely setting the table for just a monster series. The Sox seem defeated the second they step onto this field. Go Royals this weekend! This is what I was fearing with Javy opening the series. He's so passive -- not the approach you need in a series against these guys, in this place. Now they've set a tone for the week.

QUOTE (BlackBetsy @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:23 PM) :pray I'd ride him out of town on a rail if I could. Vazquez + $10 million to his old franchise for Willie Harris.

QUOTE (CYGarland @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:23 PM) get Javy the f*** out of there No, he stays in the game and throws as many pitches as he has to to not burn out the bullpen. And then he doesn't pitch again this year, even if that means Richard throws a game this weekend. f*** him.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:22 PM) Javier Vazquez is just a bad pitcher, period. Thank you. I've been saying this for 3 years. He's not even an underachiever. He's just a mediocre guy. Now, this bastard ought to be left out there to throw 6 innings (even if it's 150 pitches), and not pitch again this season.

And now . . . Gardenhire is Casey Stengel.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:16 PM) This was our worst match-up, as Javy is a loser. Even if we get swept, we still can make the playoffs. NO! A LOSER? God, don't tell Kenny Williams that!

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:16 PM) Vazquez getting killed with his off speed crap. May as well stay with heat. I'll say it again -- Vazquez rolls far too many breaking balls to be considered a guy with really good stuff.

You know, reading these boards and writing on them, I've come to the conclusion that we don't really like this White Sox team all that much. I mean, we love them, but we don't really like them. Know what I mean?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:08 PM) Some real nice swings by the Sox so far. Only one hard hit ball....I know 3-1 92 mph fastballs are tough to hit. It's the old scouting report for our guys -- slow stuff on the outer half, hard stuff in. Greg Walker forgot to remind the team, I think.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:08 PM) Maybe that would explain his funk. I'm sure he knows more than we do. But he just don't look right up there at all. He needs to be slid down to 5. As currently constituted, this team will have great trouble winning on the road if Jermaine is not hitting.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:07 PM) Hawk is going to be absolutely psychotic by Thursday. He's already extremely pessimistic about the Sox, you can tell. Yeah, I may need to DVR these games just to track Hawk's meltdown. The authorities may want such a record.

WTF, DJ saying that Jermaine has something on his mind. Huh?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 08:04 PM) Prediction: there will be a premature "stretch" this inning. Pop to short.