cgaudin

PHAWKIN" GOOOOOOOOOOCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If we don't get a run here, I'm gonna puke

Explain this to me...how in the high holy hell do the Royals stick it to the Twins in impressive fashion and we look like little leaguers when we play them. WTF!~

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 08:22 PM) Tampa Bay's been holding up the white flag since about inning 3. Problem is we can't figure out which way to aim the cannon. They've handed this game to the Sox every which way, but the Sox want nothing to do with it. Baserunners in every inning from the 4th on. Ozzie should pinch hit Pods and Gooch when they come up.

Wow, 11 baserunners left on. This is not good, people. The Sox just can't seem to put it together. We need a game ending rally to wake the hell up.

QUOTE(GOD @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 08:17 PM) Twins beating Royals 4-3 got a little ahead of yourself, I see.......

Way to go Paulie!

C'mon Paulie...You've left a village out there. Pick yourself up.

QUOTE(GoRowand33 @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 08:11 PM) as mad as we can get at the yanks right now, we should be more pissed at the sox for how they've played tonight Listen, people... F*** everyone else and lets put our energies on the Sox winning this thing. I don't care what NY or Minnesota do. We take care of our business and we're in.

AJ actually threw out a baserunner? Wow, what a novelty.

Ozzie just keeps hoping against hope. "Maybe they'll break out of it, I can feel it." F*** you, Ozzie! You absolutely can't get a grip on your team. What's wrong with you, man? You're sucking about as sucky as any suck could suck. Cheese and phawking cripes!

This is it. The rays are handing the game to the Sox on a silver platter, and they can't do s***.

Why the F*** did Ozzie not pinch hit Pods? This sucks man!

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:46 PM) The disturbing thing tonight is not only are we leaving a lot of guys on, but the at-bats with RISP have been dreadful. We're actually facing three solid pitchers this wknd (all who have a good changeup). I'm sure Grudz will reach base 10 times this wknd. Konerko has left a small village on the basepaths tonight.

Whenever it looks like a sure Sox win, be sure to bet against them. You can put it on the board.

QUOTE(cgaudin @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 04:57 PM) This will be a classic 2006 White Sox letdown night. Everything points to a sure-fire, no miss win for the Palehose, but in true 2006 choke style, they will figure out a way to stink up the place. I hope I'm wrong and will be happy to absorb the criticism and ridicule if indeed I am. It's the least I can do, and my sacrifice for a Sox victory. I hate it when I'm right.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 05:03 PM) Tonight's Lineup Pods, LF; Iguchi, 2B; Dye, RF; Thome, DH; PK, 1B; AJ, C; Crede, 3B; Uribe, SS; BA, CF. Jon Garland on the mound. This lineup looks very formidable. I hope the Sox cash in, and that Dye gives Ozzie a reason to keep him in the 3-spot. I truly hopes the offense is more dynamic and resilient. Let's give the AL something to worry about.

It will be very interesting to see the complete lineup with Thome hitting further down the order. Please, for all its worth, KEEP DYE IN THE 3-HOLE!

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 02:28 PM) me too. I thought Jimmy did a great job in the 3 hole. Had JD not gotten so hot the last two weeks this wouldn't even be an issue. Other than the fact that if they start a left hander, the first inning is effectively forfeited, 'cause Pods, Gooch, and Thome can't touch the ball, if only by accident.

QUOTE(stretchstretch @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 01:13 PM) These are the games where the Sox scare me.......when on paper everything points to blowout in our favor 1) their starter is 0-6 in his last 8 starts 2) our ace is on the mound going 11-1 with a 2.97 ERA over that period 3) they're the worst road team in baseball, currently on an 11 game losing streak 4) we're getting a slugger back and Dye remains in the three hole where is AL player of the week 5) DET is down two with two at bats left and we have a chance to gain more ground on them There's not a single category on paper that says we could possibly lose, except these are the games where our guys typically lay down........................will be interesting........... This will be a classic 2006 White Sox letdown night. Everything points to a sure-fire, no miss win for the Palehose, but in true 2006 choke style, they will figure out a way to stink up the place. I hope I'm wrong and will be happy to absorb the criticism and ridicule if indeed I am. It's the least I can do, and my sacrifice for a Sox victory.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Aug 29, 2006 -> 10:07 PM) Because you are a pessimistic fan, which is ok. The Twins don't HAVE to do the stumbling. Detroit can stumble to both the Twins and the Sox - which is what I see happening and I have predicted happening. The West coast trip doesn't worry me at all. The Sox have had their butts handed to them on those west coast trips for some time now. They will be playing the West Coast version of the Twins in the A's and a very good Angels team. I don't see them doing better than 2 wins in those 6 games. I will be delirious if they break even. Oh, and the day after a long trip back from the west they face off the Tigers. Yeah, dude...it looks great.....

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 01:31 AM) Like everyone has said It should be between Jeter and depending on who gets that playoff spot either us or the twins. Morneau and Dye both deserve it way more than Jeter but Jeter has had a very good year and being on the yankees might put it over the top. What in the high holy hell are you saying? Jeter's numbers are proletariat by baseball standards. If he were in any other team than the Yankees, he probably would not even be their best player. I'd argue that since he arrived at the Yankees, Abrew has been more valuable. The real MVP battle is between Justin Morneau and Jermaine Dye. Morneau has had a better "clutch" year than Dye, but Jermaine has been more consistent throughout the season. This is a freaking joke that Jeter is even being considered for that award. Thank "Eastern Seaboard Programming Network" for that bit of pub. It really is a joke. Ave HR RBI OBP OPS SLG Justin Morneau .319 32 110 .372 .956 .585 Derek Jeter .337 12 81 .413 .893 .480 Jermaine Dye .324 39 106 .390 1.040 .651

Very intersting takes on this subject, so far. I can't say that any of you are off base with your logic. IMO I feel Dye will be the better 3-hitter. More importantly is how Thome will effect the batting order being further down. perhaps AJ and Crede can get some leftover Karma.

It appears Ozzie's been reading some of these bulletin boards, or someone's given him sound advice. Ozzie will appear to use Thome's hamstring pull to move him down in the order to 4th or 5th, where he's belonged all along. During his post-game comments, he indicated that due to Thome's delicate hamstring, he wants a 3-hitter who will run full speed, and although he says it's temporary, I suspect Ozzie wants to give Dye every opportunity to get that MVP trophy. Ozzie knows that his best opportunity to maximize production from Dye is by inserting him in the 3-spot. In Ozzie's mind it's a two for one proposition, since Dye will get the benefit of having more RBI opportunities, and the Sox, IMO, will have a more fluid offense to consistently score more runs. It has taken till the last 7 weeks of the season, but I believe the timing couldn't be better. This lineup now is scarier than it could ever be. I always believed that teams could pitch around Thome, in a strange sort of way. Thome is so prone to strikeout, that the likelyhood he would put the ball in play was practically negligible. It is either a homerun a flyout or a strikeout, that's it. With that in mind, Ozzie could never take the chance to start runners with Thome having 2 strikes in the count. A "Hit n Run" was never an option in the top of the order because of that very risk. Now that Dye is batting 3rd, the top of the order will have a more dynamic baserunning mindset. Iguchi will get much better pitches to hit because of Dye hitting behind him. There can be no defensive shift applied to Dye since he sprays the ball all over the field, and that very shift has to be altered when there are runners on base, which will be the likely case with Thome hitting further down in the order. This helps the offense in ways we cannot yet imagine. If you thought the offense was good before, then hold on to your hats cause it's going to be a wild ride. If the offense turns out as good as I believe it is going to be, then it will not matter how our starting pitchers do the rest of the way.

One very disturbing fact is that Tampa will surely put the running shoes on. I wager they steal 10 bases this series and 7 of those score. Thing is AJ is completely helpless in this regard. The baserunners will be more than halfway before Garcia has even released the ball. This more than anything will define whether the Sox win or lose. I do not want Garcia in a Sox uniform again. Teams have picked up on this and are making the most of it. This will plague Freddy for the rest of his career.