Harry Chappas

Would be nice to score after the sixth in these games and keep the Sox bullpen out of the equation. Guarantee that Punto and Gomez average a run and RBI a game.

Worst case scenario Richard throws out of the pen and has both trade value and starting potential both for this year and next. Colon will be on a short lesh. Colon has trade value because there is a team that is relying on Russ Ortiz and Mike Hampton, another that uses Seth Mclung and finally a team running out Todd Wellemeyer. These teams are in the pennent race as much if not moreso than the Sox. Starting pitching is at a premium and Colon has some sort of value to him.

Nice game Clayton.

CBS Sports has had Pena warming for the last hour and a half. I can not say enough how bad this offense has been lately. There is no effort at all. Pena all over the place.

Last two outings have been 8 innings, 1 run, 110 plus pitches it really is sad if he is moved to the pen. I can not wait for this game to end.

I thought Granderson should have been Richard's last guy.

and the Sox now have 2 hits in the last 7 innings.....wonderful man is this team frustrating to watch......

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 26, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) PK pulled off that meatball so badly. Execution continues to be just disgusting. Yep. Why they give away outs to move a guy up is frustrating as hell as the execution is not there especially late in the game.

They have never seen this guy before.......that usually is not a good thing as the Sox do not have advanced scouts.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 26, 2009 -> 09:06 PM) paulie needs to pick up his triple right here I'll take another walk

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 26, 2009 -> 09:00 PM) i highly doubt someone is going to give us anything worthy for colon Houston, Milwaukee and St. Louis could all use him.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 26, 2009 -> 08:54 PM) And they really need another lefty there. It is going to depend on how Guillen uses him. If he uses him like Poreda it is a waste. He neeeds consistent work. I think Colon gets traded for something decent.

This isn't going to end well. Richard needs to find some zip in his fastball...

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 26, 2009 -> 08:46 PM) Ozzie might want to get Pena up in the bullpen, as this could be a tough inning for Richard. I like Dotel in the big park.

Sox offense is what will cost them this game but the bullpen will again get the blame. They simply can not put teams away and hit bullpen pitching. A team is always in the game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 26, 2009 -> 08:41 PM) He's not even close to getting hits. His swing is totally f'd up right now. He was that way before the injury as well.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 26, 2009 -> 08:38 PM) Everyone's trying to pad their home run stats it seems. I still want to know how many hits Dye has to right this season. Beckham and Konerko really are the only players that appear to adjust to a situation.

Couple of runs would be nifty. Sox have three good AL number 5's all of which are better than most NL #3's.

Nice 6 pitch inning for Porcello. White Sox hitters seem to be done for the night. Clayton better not let up....as the pen is going to have do their job again.

How many pitches did Richard throw his last time out...I am think over 110. He needs to be more economical. I guess that may come with experience.

as long as he does not alter his stroke to lift the ball at the Cell he will be all set for next 15 years...if Quentin could stay healthy they could be the right handed version of Moreanu/Mauer.

While out of town the last four days all I had to say to the people I was with was that the pen is down but the hitting needs to be better. This team needs to score to win. 4 runs are better than the Toronto Texas days but they need to but a hurt on a team and keep it up for all 9 innings.

Sox have not scored more than 4 runs in their last nine games.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 08:56 AM) I cannot for the life of me fathom why some fools still think Tyrus is the man/going to be the man. They are the same poeple that would never dream of trading Deng.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 11:40 AM) They really ARE becoming the IceCubs!! I have been saying this since the red carpet.