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Of course, it's Bernadina again. At some point, they have to score if we keep giving them 2nd base and 3 chances.

Ugh...I'd almost rather be getting no-hit here, this game is so annoying. First team to get a base hit with runners on wins. Of course. At least he hit it hard and threatened to drive in a run. Sale now or Thornton? Crain?

Can't believe they were shading AJ right there....luck.

Even former Sox farmhands still have trouble bunting. Chris Young had 2nd and 3rd, 1 out and he bunted into a double play. DBacks up by one going into the bottom of the 9th.

Damn, damn, damn.....when it rains it pours Dunn. Well, let's hope he can build on that positively.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 08:49 PM) We seem to be calling for a Dayan Viciedo call up more all the time and complaining about Juan Pierre. But, I have never seen DV in the OF. How is his throwing arm? How many assists does he have at Charlotte? Of course he also swings a bat, which I agree seems to be a challenge for JP. I always compare him to Bobby Bonilla. Somewhat limited mobility, maybe similar speed to Quentin, but he's known to have surprising athleticism. Very solid arm, close to "plus" for a RFer and excellent for LF. Some have compared his to Carlos Lee....which would obviously be a negative, because of the transition from 3B to the OF and their respective sizes. Routes and reads, I'll defer to someone who's watched him closely at Charlotte.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 08:46 PM) Edwin doesn't need to overthrow to be effective. In fact that is when he is most while. He is a guy who would be much better at 95 with tons of movement. Boras probably told him that teams love 96-98 MPH radar gun readings more. Hopefully he's turning a corner in this game.....back to what we saw for most of 2010. But that's been said before, he loses his offspeed pitch and he's back to the 5 innings plus, 115 pitch guy who gives up 3-4 runs.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 08:45 PM) What level was Morse at in the Sox system when we traded him? I'm pretty sure it was AA, maybe he'd briefly played in Charlotte but I don't think so.

Farmer's right. You have to send Ramirez into LCF as the cutoff man for Pierre and relay it to 2nd. No need to wind-up. We can't keep just giving runners 2nd base like this without getting burned.

That was over fast. If Ozzie won't bench Pierre, he should be open to bringing up Viciedo to DH for 2 weeks while they're evaluating Dunn and then maybe he can replace Juan in LF if he stays hot and Juan continues on his current "pace." In positive news, our old friend Wily Mo Pena just put the DBacks ahead 7-6 over DET heading to the bottom of the 8th at 8 MILE.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 08:33 PM) If they can make it happen, a DL stint might be a good idea. Get a physical and psychological exam. Get an eye exam and get him in extended spring training working on his swing. Does extended spring training still exist at this point in June? Aren't all of the players out of the complex now to the short-season teams?

Peavy making the "knife to the neck" gesture at AJ's throwing futilty. Joking... With Jackson's stuff tonight, it seems like the Nationals will have to steal 2nd and 3rd OR homer.

Well, this game is an exercise in offensive futility. No winner, winner chicken dinner on that gamble. Should have gotten hung up so the runner could try to get to 2B. Brutal. Carlos Lee-esque there. Werth has to be running.

How can you go 0 for the season on pitchouts? We've missed on 6 or 7 opportunities so far. Might as well not even bother, Ozzie.

QUOTE (Chisoxrd5 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) A nice pass by Rios. Good to see. No runners left on base that inning, either. You'd like to maybe see Rios try for a stolen base there or a hit and run. What else can you do? Hanging slider there, one of the first that got spanked by Washington.

The only situation for a White Sox signee that got this brutal was Cory Snyder, at least in my memory. I hope we're not getting past the point of no return with his season and psyche being salvageable. Need to get back out on the road. We can only have so many more anemic offensive (literally/figuratively) showings like this before some changes are made.

AJ calling a pretty solid game so far. Perfect pitch selection to get Ramos. Now let's get some runs, PLEASE? About 60 pitches through 4 innings is progress for Edwin.

QUOTE (Chisoxrd5 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 08:08 PM) I hate to say it, but I have never watched less White Sox baseball than I have this season. They are incredibly boring to watch. Paulie is the only everyday player worth the price of admission. Not Ramirez (offensively and defensively) or Quentin? Thankfully, Viciedo can add some excitement to this team. And we're almost back in this race. Being close the division lead makes the boring games somewhat more palatable.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 08:05 PM) I have to say again, I truly believe this is the most boring White Sox team I've ever seen... Hard to argue with this...I guess some of the mid to late 80's teams because they always hit about .237 and almost never hit any homers in the old stadium. 2007 and 2009 weren't very much fun, either. If Rios, Dunn and Beckham all played up to their capabilities, even Pierre, you'd have one of the most exciting offenses in the game.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 07:56 PM) Yes, but you're not legitimately trying to be positive. You're overdoing it to make a point that honestly, is not really helping. I think we should be open to the possibility of anyone here changing. Maybe not 180 degrees in 24 hours...but to find some kind of "happy medium." We all make adjustments and refine our viewpoints in order to get along with everyone else and play nice.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 07:55 PM) I honestly cannot understand how they keep trotting him out there every single day, getting the most ABs. I'm not trying to be a dick but what does Ozzie see in him? He has been so ridiculously ineffective that it baffles my mind how Ozzie doesn't see what I'm seeing. He got a walk and set the tone early by getting to 3rd with no outs. He increased his OBP. I'm actually done thinking about him negatively and won't even bother to get upset anymore, it's just wasted emotion.

This game will definitely be in the Boras/E-Jax FA road trip video highlights package.

At least we're consistent in our predictability with RISP. Didn't realize that Werth already had 6 errors this season, that's a lot for a corner OFer.

LF Morse CF C. Young RF R. Sweeney 3B Fields SS ?? 2B Getz 1B B. Allen DH C.Carter C Olivo Former Sox farm-hands "all-star" team...seems like I'm missing someone. That outfield wouldn't be bad at all, but the infield, yikes.

No comment. Really surprised they pitched to Konerko instead of going after Dunn and Rios, but he took a solid pass at an 0-2 pitch. Just can never seem to get over the hump with RISP this season.