Dick Allen

Garland is graduating with honors tonight in the El Duque and Count Pitching school. He goes 3-2 on every hitter. Buerhle and Garland have looked like crap against a possible and probable playoff opponent. Garland looks like he has no confidence tonight.

I don't understand why you have a guy who rides pine most of the time in the lead off spot. This policy of sliding the sub into the regulars spot in the lineup is ridiculous. Its the same policy that has Timo batting 5th on occassion.

Why don't they ever make Crede advance a runner?

QUOTE(Brian @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 08:01 PM) I'm not looking too much into that. The TV gun is wrong sometimes, registering a few MPH slow. I know what you're saying, but when he went a couple innings in KC he was 97-99 in inning 1 and 92-94 in inning 2, and that was the same gun.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 07:58 PM) Blum continues to impress with the White Sox. Why did Ozzie pinch hit for Uribe in a 9-5 game, but not for Crede when it was 6-5.

Its a pretty tough situation to put Jenks in. He is a rookie, expect some mistakes.

Its a shame he couldn't leave Cotts in to face Renteria. RH hitters hit .112 against Cotts and .300 against Jenks. Ozzie makes this foolish move and its called a gut move, he doesn't play by the book. If Manuel was managing and made that move, Hawk would be b****ing about it until the cows or Wimpy came home.

In other bad news, Rex Grossman supposedly broke his ankle in 2 places and will require surgery.

Anyone still think Jenks is a first ballot HOFer?

When Cotts has control, he is virtually unhittable, and he faces 1 stinking batter.

RH hitters are hitting .112 against Cotts. Leave him in.

So RH hitters are hitting .112 against Cotts. What are the chances if Damon is retired, Ozzie gets Cotts?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 07:32 PM) Ozzie makes a relief change, an inning to late. Maybe his pitching change philosophy is like his injury philosophy. You take the inning you should be yanked and add one.

Viz is in

Evidently we have nobody who could pinch hit for Crede who is now 2 for his last 27. I don't hear Hawk wondering where Griffey would play tonight.

Crede is in danger of breaking his consecutive games with pop ups to an infielder streak. He actually has hit it pretty hard tonight.

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 07:22 PM) crede didn't give up a single. No he didn't. But the guy who popped out to him got one with his second chance. The second time in 5 games against Boston he has given someone a second chance because he didn't make a play a pony leaguer would make. And both times it came back to haunt the White Sox. He has been great with the glove for the most part this year, but these huge errors are one reason he won't win a gold glove.

QUOTE(Whitesoxfan56 @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 07:19 PM) Mark absolutly sucked ass tonight, but we still have a chance to get the win, so lets show them what the Sox are made of and get this f***en win!!! If Crede learned how to catch a pop up it would be 5-5 right now.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 07:14 PM) Will someone please wake up Ozzie? The guy has given up 6 earned runs, and 11 hits while having a lot of rockets hit against him. Pull the f***ing pitcher, it's not his night. Is Ozzie waiting for him to give up 8 runs tonight before pulling him? And please don't b**** at me for second guessing or bashing Ozzie....this s*** was beyond predictable and we were saying it after the 6th inning. I think 9 runs and he'll go get him.

Buerhle hasn't pitched over mistakes very well recently.

What is going on?

Paulie isn't going to be able to score on a single to LF. Ramirez plays real shallow.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 07:04 PM) Oh yeah, that play by Manny was called an error. And Crede's was not. A quirk in the system.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 06:59 PM) Buehrle's going out for the 7th, isn't he? For sure

Its time to score at least 3 runs off of this slob.