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QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 09:26 PM) Greg!! Happy to be on the same side as you. That's bs. He's broken. Dude has a big stick...he's just broken... Its really sad

To the fridge for another PBR

f*** me.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:09 PM) Not sure how in love I am with Jones (who is prone to walks) coming in there either. Well he's the guy they got up. If they weren't prepared to use him until Danks s*** the field, why the f*** did they get him up in the first place?

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:08 PM) So is Jon Lester. Lester has been brutal, so he'll probably have his best outing of the year

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:57 PM) Yeah, Greg's right here...The guy had retired 8 in a row to start the inning and then retired the first guy as well, and had thrown ~80 pitches. There was no reason to even have the pen up there. Jones was ready

Thanks Robin

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:47 PM) another slam? Did you bet the over or what?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:39 PM) If we weren't Sox fans and our team was playing the Sox, I guarantee you there'd be 100 posts saying "don't throw him a fastball" Yeah, he should have just walked him

Come on now Danks

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:36 PM) I like Paul Konerko. He's a badass. Notice how he just looked at the sliders and made him come with a fastball...

Kilt

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:23 PM) I know that you and I have been around and around on this...all I'm gonna say is that our young guys aren't hitting .170's because they are getting screwed by the umps. They are hitting .170's because they have zero clue how to protect the plate with 2 strikes. If we're giving guys a free pass to take pitches just off the plate with 2 strikes for the simple fact that they suck at hitting pitches down the middle...then we have a huge problem. They're also not batting .170 because they're getting called out on 3rd strikes off the plate. They're hitting .170 because they're having trouble hitting ANYTHING. So let's not expand the zone on them and make things exponentially more difficult.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 08:13 PM) I say this and I get b****ed at. It's so damn true. Pitches are just too damn close to take...I don't care if it's just off the corner. I'm not going to fault the guys hitting .170 for it. They can't even hit the ball when it's in the middle of the plate...we don't need them trying to foul off pitchers pitches off the corners. The established hitters that are actually good, yes, I agree with you.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:49 PM) I completely disagree. No one blames KW for drafting him, but I can't see there being a chance in hell they bring him back next year if he struggles again this year. Dick claims he sees Gordo making progress.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:43 PM) Strike 2 was a real nice swing Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Dude actually took an aggressive swing and was right on it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 06:41 PM) A perfect bunt that rolls foul? Roger Bossard...what happened... Morel looked like a different hitter up there...

Why is he throwing a change up to a lefty? You almost never see that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 07:26 PM) Great approach by AJ...just missed a 3 run homer. Huge AB for Rios Seems like maybe this cold weather has gotten to him a bit...all his at bats on this home stand have sucked.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 06:22 PM) Encouraging to see Dunn get so many walks this early season. Konerko with a chance to break it open early here. Didn't realize Skowron was a punter on the Purdue football team, played at Webber or Weber High School. Does that school still exist? I believe it does...

Great at bat, Alexei

During the Red Sox broadcast they actually have a segment where they do a tour of the broadcast booth they are in on the road. Bizarre.

This guy reminds me of Anquan Boldin

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 03:16 PM) People I spoke to or interacted with at work yesterday: Kenny Williams, Rick Hahn, Hawk Harrelson, Steve Stone, Carlton Fisk, Ed Farmer, Darrin Jackson, Jerry Reinsdorf, Andrew Brunette, Shawn O'Donnell. That's awesome...now get one or more of them to put you on the payroll and you'll be all set...

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 09:41 AM) This cant possibly be right, Zietler and Decastro were drafted in the first round this year, and there has been other guards in the last 15. Unless you meant there has only been 1 draft where 2 were taken in the first round. Maybe it was in the top 20 then...