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QUOTE (jphat007 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 10:56 PM) And he's making $14 million. I'm not saying that it's right but thats a big reason. $12.5 million, Dunn's at $14

Oh, crap...Rios is on deck. Forgot about that. BOO BOO BOO when he fails to come through after giving the Indians the tie off Santos basically.

Chris Perez against Konerko and Quentin? Gutsy move here by Acta. We know how it would work when they used Jenks in this situation. Not well for us. Lip from Sipp gives the Indians Zip while waiting for Wally Pipp. Tony tossed from the game for arguing with Wally Cool Papa Bell.

Great bunt by De Aza. That's what speed and proper execution will get you. Put pressure on the defense. Sipp was tagged there instead of the runner.

The old 1/32nd of an inch miss. Would be nice if Juan Pierre could actually steal a base here. Don't guess, Juan. Sox almost doubling their hit total, 15 to 8.

The weird thing is that we would be 8-1 against the Indians if we win...but doesn't really feel like it with how they've battled back over and over again tonight. Sox 5-10 in extra innings.

How does Thornton not have a single win all season long?

The same stupid crap he's been swinging at all season. It would almost be better if he was so-so defensively so they'd have a legit reason to send him to Charlotte instead of letting him struggle so much in Chicago.

Gee, that's about as surprising as a Dunn strikeout or Rios misplay in CF. Beckham needs to be benched for Lillibridge.

4 triples in one game? July 30th, 1973 the last time that happened in Sox history. Lance Johnson once had 3 triples in a single game, individually. Flowers and DeAza providing some hope for the future of this organization. Beckham certainly hasn't. Morel...well, who knows? 0% confidence in a Beckham hit here. Which means he'll probably come through just because...

Of course, we're 5-10 or something like that in extra innings...maybe worse? Would the White Sox be better off if they played their games in front of a completely empty home stadium?

If Rios is the starting CFer on this team next year, they might as well not even play the season. It will be just more of the same. We'd be better off with Ozzie and Carlos Zambrano than Rios. Rios catches that stupid ball and it's a game-ending double play. You'd swear he was taking money to throw games with the way he's played defensively this season.

Isn't that every single bad Santos appearance has been at home? All four of his blown saves and another one where he entered with the game tied in extras? Just had a feeling about this one after the Hafner homer and we left YET ANOTHER runner stranded at 2B after 2 chances to get him in.

This game is the season, pretty much. Lose this and we're in serious jeopardy of falling apart.

Jesus Beckham...

Why does Rios suck so much? Another misread. Would have been better off leaving him on the bench. But Santos put himself in this position by not getting a ball over the plate against Carrera.

Only 24,695? Hmmm... How does Jason Donald get a ball called that Quentin is rung up on?

Definitely a mistake to not use the slider there against Hafner to wipe him out.

Santos isn't far behind...or Alexei at his best. Kotsay with GW-RBI, Brewers up 7 games now on the Cardinals. DBacks playing some ball, up 3 1/2 on SF.

Really don't recognize this team at all. Scoring runs to take the lead back from the 6th inning on??? What's up with that? Don't think the presence of DeAza and Flowers injecting new life is a coincidence with the new change in tone in terms of our offensive rhythm.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 09:27 PM) Diaz called Cabrera out on strikes on what should have been ball 4. It probably save at least one run if not more. I'd call it even. We got our first run on with DeAza on the Cabrera error allowing him to reach. OTOH, Dunn left two runners at 3B with one out. I'd call that even, too.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 09:26 PM) I didn't know hitting with runners on depended on how cohesive you were with your teammates. Maybe it's because we've so rarely rallied in the 7th/8th/9th or extra innings this season. Obviously, the Sox are bouncing back this inning but that doesn't mean Ozzie overusing Ohman there was correct, or that Dunn should have any place in that line-up at this point in the season.

There's just no way we can't start getting DeAza and Lillibridge more at-bats with Dunn, Rios and Beckham all struggling. Morel had been better too, but we need all the pop in the line-up we can muster.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 09:22 PM) I missed Santana's hit, where was it to? Right through the hole at 2B where Beckham would normally play. Choo with a Francouer-esque heave from RF almost got DeAza on his 2nd triple of the night. That's 3 triples for the Sox in one game.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) How do you get that from a couple of walks and grounders up the middle? A cohesive team doesn't prevent Ohman from just missing those strikes. Why do we leave 22 runners stranded per game? Even the games we've been winning in this stretch feel like losses with how horrible our hitting with RISP has been. We've left SO MANY runners at 3rd base with 0 or 1 outs this season. NOW WE BRING in Sale. Great, Ozzie. Way to go, but one inning too late.