Harry Chappas

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 03:26 PM) I think that will be easier said than done. Omar Minaya begs to differ. There are plenty of teams willing to take on that risk. Sad thing is, who is the Sox #4 and #5 then next year?

As bad as Vazquez was the offense has been worse in my opinion.

The reality is that the Sox are not a good hitting team. Simply look at the averages. They run into a pitch every now and then. Average pitchers can easily overmatch them if they execute the scouting report. There is no pressure on the pitcher to change anything up.

OC is not the situational hitter that Guillen thinks he is. That was a real bad move there.

Vazquez is a servicable #4 inning eater. He has gotten beat by a good hitter today. The fact is the offense has been not existent in three huge games except for a big swing here and there. Both are equal to blame for making this harder than it should be. Now is the time to get some runs.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 02:10 PM) Yes, he caught a fly ball hit by Casilla on Tuesday that he didn't even move on for a few seconds after it was hit. I am all for enjoying the ride but I want to see good baseball and some fight that is all. Wise is brutal in the outfield. The double Monday should have been caught.

I am not trying to beat a dead horse or get up on my high horse but I sit in left field in the third row right behind DeWayne Wise. He can not judge a fly ball he freezes on every single ball put in play. Nice job Javy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 01:59 PM) For the 100th time, Ozzie is playing Wise in LF because he doesn't feel like Swisher has the speed to help Griffey when he's out in CF. Ozzie said before the series that you will always see Wise in LF if Griffey is playing. That would be fine if Wise was a good defensive player but he is not. I think Swisher is better suited to cover ground in left than Wise is.

Shields simply throws strikes and that is all he throws he does not dick around. The Sox need to look to go the other way.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Oct 2, 2008 -> 01:49 PM) You know Swisher is in the doghouse if Brian starts over him against Kazmir tomorrow I hope they both start. I have taking a real dislike to Swisher as he has done nothing but there is always the potential there. Wise......not so much. I think Anderson is in center and Swisher at first with Konerko at DH with Wise starting as I think Guillen likes his defense for some reason.

I am really struggling to see why Wise continues to get run out there. Come on Javy.

Manny Ramirez is the Boggyman. I honestly believe he changes the game by his mere presence.

The play of the game in my mind was the DP in the first. If you remember the fouls balls were hit hard up until that point. After that it seemed that Danks took it to another level. From the outfield where I sit, Gomez ball didn't look like anything special. Konerko's was a can of corn but Griffey's double would have been well out of the park if he got it up. Griffey also had a wicked foul that was crushed. I was in line for the can during the Cuddyear inning but that play was probably the biggest of the game. Thome shot was sick. The DP in 8th was huge as was the Anderson catch because it did not allow Mauer and Moreanu to bat. The Twins only sent 29 men to the plate. Remember when Jenks was better against lefties than righties. I wonder if that holds true. Anywho I don't think Gomez hits Jenks last night so the Kubel pinch hit was not a bad move. Gardenhire is a class act and I think Ozzeroo has something that gets his team especially pitchers to really rise to the occasion sans the wilting flower that is Vazquez.

I sit in the third row behind the leftfielder and I can tell you without a doubt that Wise gets terrible reads on balls. He always takes a step back before coming in which is fine but he did it on a pop up to short. Maybe he isn't used to LF. While I am not a Swisher fan he should start in LF as there is the potential for him to do somehting. He should also bat second.

The word I used for the blackout last night was ominous I think that's how it is spelled. I left work to go to the game and did not bring anything black in the mornign as I was not aware of the plan. I had a navy blue jacket and gray shirt. I felt left out but oh well.

Farmer was on with Steve Dahl and he said that last night was the best Jenks had looked since 05 and he was throwing that hard. Mauer also said that Danks was throwing harder than he had even seen him. A little blackout goesa long way.

TBS graphics are amazing and have been for years. I watched the 8th from the concourse on HD I believe and it was great .

QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Sep 28, 2008 -> 01:43 PM) why wouldn't we need to win tomorrow? Because they could play tomorrow and not have to win to play Tuesday and the way the brillant 3 day rest thing is going I'd rather have a fully rested pitcher going Tuesday then to rely on the atroucious bullpen both days. Oh and the best game pitched in the last week and a half was by Richard.

As dumb as this sounds if the Sox don't need to win tomorrow I'd like to see Richard pitch. No real reason why, I just would.

Gotta go Thorton/Dotel then Jenks and then see where they are at from there...hopefully. I don't think they can bring Buerhle out for the 7th.

This offense sickens me.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 26, 2008 -> 10:18 AM) Greinke isn't pitching against the Twins. and Lee isn't pitching fo the Indians Here is the line-up I would throw out there for all four (hopefully 3) games and say get it done you are all veterans Swisher-Cabrera-Thome-Dye-Griffey-Konerko-Ramirez -AJ-Uribe Bullpen for all three games Dotel - Thorton - Linebrink - Jenks, that's it.

His comments were right on the money and I hate him and Swisher but they are true. This team seems to want to sit back and let what happens happen they do not force the issue. That's about all I have to say about that.

Sorry to post one thing in this thread but the offense has cost them for this series and for the month. It is down right sad how they shut down and let a team scratch back in.

What is Ozzie Guillen's career record?