Harry Chappas

That was impressive.

QUOTE(scenario @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 09:58 AM) I like the dumb titles. Sort of like the clever sayings on the Heinz Ketchup bottles. I don't think they are funny or clever but whatever. Maybe I'll start putting them together. I'll show you clever and funny. "It's not fun, it's not funny."

QUOTE(Reddy @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 09:17 AM) no more dumb titles please? I agree. I also think AJ starts and hope Ramirez starts at 2B. Somehow I think we get the same lineup as yesterday.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 08:16 PM) who predicted 7-1? I did. I also predicted the starting 9 at about 9:30 this morning. The predictability of this team is just sad. The Ramirez throw will keep him out there until May or Owens returns.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 07:57 PM) Ahead in the count 1-2 and walks him without throwing anything close. Well two innings of Mike McDougal could be 7-1 in a hurry. Mike's WHIP is only 5.00 nice job kid, get 'em 1-2-3 in the 7th. This is sad really.

McDougal has to pitch the 6th and 7th and then catch a bus to wherever Wasserman is.

Batting practice Mike. That bullpen of the White Sox, something special.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 08:09 PM) I bet we hear a quote that Vazquez was overthrowing tonight. His fastball was real good, his offspeed stuff wasn't. McDougal is f***ing terrible. He best be gone after today. Looks like Carmona could be done. Hold it to a 3 run game. Poof 1-2 count rolling nothing crushed.

Nice job Mike you are great at pitching over the leadoff walk.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 08:05 PM) He had a good year last year, but it didn't dispell the theory that he's not a clutch pitcher. Relying on him to be the core of our rotation is no sure thing. He got ahead of guys and couldn't put them away. Hawk loves the Indians to a sickening degree.

Well so much for making him work. Terrible call by the firstbase ump on the Konerko K. At least Linebrink and Jenks should get an inning in.

Ahead in the count 1-2 and walks him without throwing anything close. Well two innings of Mike McDougal could be 7-1 in a hurry.

What exactly did Uribe do? Amazing what can happen if you take pitches and making pitchers work.

QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 07:33 PM) BA deserves the next start. He deserved to start the last two games. Ramirez has had no chance and it could be the pitchers, cold or whatever but he was put in a position to fail and that is Guillen's fault and is a piss poor managerial dcision.

ugh.

Walker isn't going to do anything for these guys they are what they are. Look at the last half inning. Every Cleveland hitter saw at least 5 pitches I believe and the last two guys saw about 8 each. I have been saying for years , the Sox can not fight off good pitches, they weakly put them in play. Unclutchness looks like is making a return again this year.

Nothing has changed with this team. Carmona is wild and doppy guys feel the need to swing at the first strike they see. If nothing else get to their crappy bullpen by making him work. 3 double plays great.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 05:07 PM) This is a must win, otherwise we might be looking at an 0-5 start. 1 game into the season and the Sox are faced with a must win already. Usually these do not come out until around mid-May.

QUOTE(Sox It To Em @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 05:03 PM) Bengals? Bengal Tiger , not referring to Cincinnati football team,

The Brewers bullpen is terrible. Their hitters are also the spitting image of the Sox with overswinging. About to blow a 5-1 lead while they had bases loaded nobody out in the top of the 7th without scoring. Flailing Fonzie bails out Torres.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 09:48 AM) I bet you the line-up is the exact same. Ozzie reads Soxtalk and values my opinion greatly. Oh wait he flipped the leftie rightie thing so that Joe Borowski can come in face 7-9 to end the game and laugh his ass off as three guys that can not hit anything other than straight 94 MPH fastballs pop out and K.

QUOTE(ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 10:16 AM) I wouldnt be surprised at all to see Anderson in CF though after Ramirez' tough day at the plate yesterday. And to be honest, BA should have played Monday, he should play today and he should also play tomorrow I agree 100% but Ramirez should be at 2B and Anderson CF. Mark Buerhle needs the best defensive team behind him to win and this organization is continuing to show that defense is not as important as hitting. Uribe has had success agaisnt Carmona and Thursday is a day game so who knows.

QUOTE(joesaiditstrue @ Apr 2, 2008 -> 05:10 AM) anyone find an early lineup card posted anywhere for this game yet? i wonder if BA will get a chance vs carmona, and uribe sitting on the bench in favor of lexi? I bet you the line-up is the exact same.

The fact that the so called ideal number two hitter had a simply awful at-bat and that Thome couldn't elevate the ball along with the fact that the Sox got themselves a new reliever that can't throw stirkes is what killed them. The 9th inning Joe Crede made me phyiscally ill. They did show some heart and Masset looked good. Buerhle needed to pitch ove the Cabrerra f'up. Those calls were not that bad, not good but not as bad as the Joe Borowski 9th inning show.

Mike North was going on about this. If Alexi Ramirez is somehow ahead of Brian Anderson in any capacity of CF I really think Guillen will look for any reason to screw Brian Anderson. Oh and Carlos Quintin. Defense is obviously not a concern to this organization. A couple of things facing him, huge crowd on the road Opening Day, Cy Young type pitcher, cold, whatever. If this happens I may have to start to agree with the pessimissim on this board.