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QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:03 PM) More terrible outfield defense. Yay...we should be up by 7 or 8 right now. What I love is that we're going to see this again next year. Thome's option will vest, and Konerko is unmovable. That means Swish will be back out there again in center, with Dye in right. It seems like no matter how many years we lament the dinosaur defense, we can't get free of it.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:01 PM) I'd much rather have my .313 hitter swing away then give himself up in the 5th inning. You don't have unlimited outs. You have 27. Why are you throwing them away in the 5th inning for the possibility to score 1 run? Because when you make the next out (because it is one of the 27 you're going to make), you can score a run with it -- sacrifice fly, ground ball or otherwise.

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 03:00 PM) I've seen enough of AJ for a while. I think AJ's seen enough of AJ for awhile.

Hawk again playing favorites with Cabrera. He's struggled with down and in all year, and that's all Masterson was throwing him. No adjustment made by the Hall of Famer.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:54 PM) Lack of speed kills I wonder if Paulie has general soreness.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:52 PM) Dang...just when I thought Swisher would really establish himself as a solid .235 hitter, he drops back to .229. LOL

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:46 PM) Floyd pitches over error. Is it me or do OC's errors piss you off just a little more than they should? It's not just you. I think he's okay out there, but I think his range is nothing special and his arm is average. So he better pick up the ones that are hit to him.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:43 PM) Gavin's not very sharp so far this inning. He's hung a few pitches. Looks like he's really relying on the fastball now, but still having trouble locating.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:43 PM) We were playing for 2 runs. 2 hitters bunt, especially with 2 on and none out. That is the epitome of a bunt situation. Moving two men instead of one into scoring position for your 3, 4, and 5 hitters is absolutely the textbook thing to do. Exactly. If you're thinking you shouldn't bunt, then you're assuming that hits are following. So, why not have runners at 2d and 3d when they do?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:40 PM) I hate you OC....this inning won't go well. No, according to Hawk, there's "nothing you can do" about that play. I mean, how could there be? It was hit right at him and bounced up off the ground. I am so tired of Harrelson I can't tell you.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:37 PM) Congrats Boston, here's your momentum. Good thing we gave up the first out with a bunt. I have no problem with the bunt. AJ is presently a walking double play.

And our mature RF and elderly DH can't get around on letter-high fastballs.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 02:12 PM) Not to make this moment awkward but........I have an erection. It's not awkward at all. It's natural.

Happy Hawk returns.

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:52 PM) "Some guys, their behinds get so tight you couldn't pull a greased tee out with a pair of pliers." --Hawk Harrelson. I think Hawk is one of them. He's agitated beyond belief. Settle down, old man.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:42 PM) What is wrong with that? It's valid. Seems about right. But Chip is still a dope.

QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:40 PM) Can Getz Pitch? lol According to Hawk, better than Floyd.

QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:38 PM) we drop bombs, so what f*** you Chip. Though TBS is blacked out at my Chicago home, I can still hear Chip -- because he is a one-note, shrieking dope.

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:33 PM) You shoulda herd Rogney defending Ozzie on the post game show last night. Someone called and said Logan shouldn't be on the mound and Rogney pretty much told him to shut up and it was only Boones fault because he didn't perform and it was a nobrainer etc. Which is ironic, since Rongey is the no-brainer.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:28 PM) Hawk is absolutely pissed off about Gavin's effort so far today. I've never heard him more upset about a player's performance. Yep. Look, I think Floyd is a questionable proposition, but Hawk can shove it. Floyd's not this team's problem.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:25 PM) i'd like to see Swisher hitting back in Oakland and Gio Gonzalez as our 5th starter or available before July 31 to be traded for a starter. Fixed it.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:18 PM) Agreed And Hawk's anxiety doesn't help me, as a viewer. We get it Hawk; you don't like Floyd.

QUOTE (tommy @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 01:16 PM) So we have never really see Buchholz (besides OC and Wise). It feels like a big cloud came in right about the time Jose went down. Feels nervous out there.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 09:21 PM) Hey, a win! Great job by Thornton and OC tonight. Good job by Jenks -- didn't have the real good stuff and pitched through it!

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 09:19 PM) Jenks can't find the strike zone. Looks like he's aiming it.