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The biggest question is why Crain wasn't used in the 9th.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:49 PM) What about Baines? Will anyone be able to hear him? I don't even think he'd want the job, period. Let alone taking it after Walker was fired/demoted.

I don't think we're going to lose more than 95 games. Probably 87-91, is my guess. About where the 2007 team ended. Depends on how many of our veteran players are traded, as well. This is our worst 20 game offensive run since 1968. An abysmal .202 average over that time, and tonight was a putrid 5 for 30, so that .167 probably brings it down to exactly .200 over a 21 or 22 game stretch. Of course, something that happens once every 43 years, accompanied with a $128 million dollar price tag, doesn't result in any type of coaching or personnel change.

1) Pitching to Smoak with a base open, all of us called it before it happened....EVEN RONGEY ADMITS it's a bad move by Ozzie, lol 2) Leaving Thornton in until he reached almost 40 pitches when he had nothing but a fastball with 2-3 less MPH on it...and Crain was available 3) Beckham getting picked off third, we'll have to wait to see what transpired there...no reason to have a "contact" play on with the infield in (as any ball getting through will easily score the run) and there's ZERO reason why Alexei Ramirez shouldn't have reached 2nd base (so either a brain cramp by Alexei and/or Baines, probably both)

I think some of the Mets teams in recent years received more attention than we ever will. Any Yankees/Red Sox teams that don't win the World Series. Cubs in recent years. We're irrelevant, really. 4-18, 4-18, 4-18 Only have to go 1-8 now to reverse-equal the 26-5 run from last year. I feel it's inevitable at this point. 6-24 in our last 30 against the Twins, etc.

DJ, "we're just going to have to play better against those guys (Mariners, Angels and A's) and win some games." Great analysis.

I'm pretty much ready to just see our Charlotte roster at this point. Quentin and Konerko have had flashes, but we suck....almost as much as our manager.

3/11....possibly will be 4/12 against Thornton after this AB. WHERE IS CRAIN?

Thornton has thrown 30+ fastballs and maybe a couple of sliders. Are we really going to leave Thornton in to throw 40 pitches? This is insane.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:33 PM) The highly predictable 1-8 roadtrip is well on its way to fruition. Hey, we expected to lose this game before it started, tip your caps to Felix.

Thornton tiring. Loss probability...75-80% here. Matty can end his 0 for 16 slide with one poorly placed FB.

No pinch runner? Really?

White Sox killer Jack Cust stepping to the plate.

What are the odds of Sale getting out of the 9th without giving up a run?? Not a comfortable decision for Ozzie to make. You know he'd prefer to go to Santos. Thornton stays in?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:17 PM) Nice. Gio Gonzalez was at 97 tonight in KC.

Thornton was 94-96 on the M's gun. Olivo was 1/6 with a homer lifetime against Thornton coming into that AB.

Cubs with ONE good decision the last 2-3 years, getting that cancer off their team. Signing Castro, not so bad either. Well, Matt pitched out of it. Olivo expanded the strike zone for him with those high FB's.

QUOTE (Real @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:10 PM) Mariners gonna walk this one off, you can book that s***! Not if they score in the bottom of the 8th, lol.

Didn't realize Thornton had a .341 BAA. How is that even possible? Juan Pierre doesn't explain more than 1/3rd of that.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:08 PM) Way to blow that, White Sox. See we are playing with fire. "Most" teams that play at home, uh, use that home half of the inning to their advantage. They either scorer here and close us out or score in bottom of ninth. How could Lexi not hit a f***ing fly ball???? How??? That's one thing Uribe or Crede did well, put the ball up into the air in those situations. He hit the ball hard. It's not as easy as one would think to lift a ball into the OF against Felix when he's bearing down.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:05 PM) Contact play, it wasn't his fault, its the chance you take. The Mariners' announcers are definitely blaming it on Beckham, FWIW. We'll have to wait until after the game and maybe we'll get an explanation from Guillen or Gordon.

Funny shot of AJ next to Beckham and smirking at him. Very helpful, Pierzynski.

Beckham giveth, Beckham taketh away. Of course.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:00 PM) He can't hit or field. We have the worst 3B situation in the game right now. Even if you combined Vizquel, Teahen and Morel into ONE player, they would still be a below average amalgamation.

Oh My Lady Gaga!!! Beckham turned on an inside fastball. Maybe the timing mechanism and clearing his hips is working. Don't fu-- up this sacrifice, Pierre. Jesus.