Dick Allen

When everyone in ur pen is doing well, ur a genius When everyone in ur pen is sucking it up, ur a moron You are what your pen does. Bringing anyone in with a 6 run lead really can't be a bad decision in and of itself. Quit blaming JM sometimes, hold these damn pitchers accountable Also, a lot of you manage in hinsight, and we all know that's 20/20. To put a pitcher who hasn't faced major league hitters in a year, and was released by Detroit, and cut by Tampa in spring training, in the game, a must game, is the dumbest decision I have ever witnessed a manager make. And to leave him in long enough for 4 people to reach base against him is incomprehenisble.

What JM did wrong was experiment against a team he has a one game advantage on (now 2). Put Paniagua in a game you are losing big to see if he can be effective, he wasn't particularly effective at Charlotte. I was against his signing all along, it was a waste of money. What this does is now he has to go to Gordon for the 5th time is 6 games, and Gordon warmed up yesterday, although he didn't get in the game. Gordon is probably cashed for tomorrow. Marte was up 3 times tonight , so that could almost count as an appearance. I swear, I was at the game, and if they blew it I wanted to take JM out. I was hot. He really needs a new job. The Sox won, but this could effect the rest of the series by A. the toll it took on the rest of the bullpen and B. it gave the Twins something positive to go back to the Westin with. Hopefully Paniagua will be released soon, if for the only reason JM couldn't be tempted to use him again.

The one thing that scares me about the Yankees, while the Sox have played them well in New York, they have struggled against them here. The fact that its late September and their pitchers are 100 years old may help matters.

Its half your life.

Your right. Loaisa easily could be 22-3 or 23-3 with 4 more runs being scored for him. If Colon doesn't have those 2 rain delay fiasco's which historically he has been brutal in, one was right after the all star break, the entire staff was rested, and gets yanked against SF when it was apparent to everyone he was out of gas, and the offense gets him a couple more wins is very likely his numbers would be identical to last seasons, maybe a little better. There's no question Esteban is the frontrunner for the Cy Young, and if he had any breaks would be a lock. If Colon was handled correctly and had a few breaks he could have been his top challenger.There are a lot of big name big money pitchers who have been not nearly as effective as Bartolo this year, and at the cost of Rocky Biddle, he of the 7.71 era after the all star break, and Antonio Osuna who is hanging by a thread on the Yankees roster, it was one KW trade where he did the fleecing.

Bart's given the White Sox a chance to win almost everytime he has gone out there . He got rocked in Texas, got rocked another time when he warmed up 3 times and JM still used him, got rock another rain delayed game where he had already warmed up, he was also rocked against SF after pitching a gem for 8 innings. If the Sox had a manager with a clue, and an offense that was at least average the first half he'd be battling Esteban for the CY Young. Of course, if the offense I am calling for was there for Esteban the first half he might have 24 or 25 wins. Bartolo also has 7 complete games which is one off his career high set last season. No matter what anyone writes, the gentleman is not going to change his mind about Bartolo, so responding is an exercise in futility. Just get ready for his next Tub of Goo thread Bart's next start.

I've been to both, the Cell blows away Yankee Stadium, believe me.

I think ALDS is 40 upperdeck, 70 lower and club, ALCS 70-95, and World Series 125-175 per game. If you get the upper deck maybe you can pay an extra 20 for to walk around the lower concourse

Bart came through. It didn't look like he would make it through the fifth at one point. You know what the hardest part of the game was for Mickey Mantle? The bottom of the fifth.

Hawk with a THEY GAWN I like it

If this guy gets on you have to yank him

Flash has appeared in 4 games in a row, and is warming up again. JM is going to kill him.

Yesterday he came in with a 5 run lead. JM makes no sense.

I doubt it he pitched in all 3 Cleve. games I believe.

If Krotch came in, I would throw my TV off the balcony.

Defensive replacement. He does it all the time. He used to go to Harris, now, he wisened up and goes to Rowand, and has Harris to pinch run if he needs to.

Or Paniagua

I don't think Bart's pitching the 9th.

2 down

HE GAWN

JM blew out his bullpen against Cleve

Bart's still out there

I've seen enough double plays this year to last a lifetime.

Have to make them pay for Hocking's choke.

LeCroy's head doesn't fit into his helmet