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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 27, 2009 -> 11:43 AM) We need Gavin Floyd to pretend the Angels are the Pirates tonight. The way they've hit these last two games, that can be done.

We didn't come through that much with RISP, but oh well. Win's a win and the offense hit Saunders pretty well. How 'bout Jayson Nix man? Defense up the middle was special and who knew Pods can throw? Torii Hunter certainly didn't. I hope Bobby's alright. I don't like the idea of Linebrink closing games much.

Tell Bartolo there's a nice buffet waiting for him in the clubhouse if he pitches well. He'll throw you 6 innings of shutout ball.

QUOTE (WCSox @ May 26, 2009 -> 11:08 AM) Paging Roy Oswalt. Please pick up the white courtesy phone. From one redneck to another...lol.

Alexei looks like he's back at it. Quentin was starting to heat up a bit too, but that heel is really screwing him up. I think last night was more of the Angels couldn't pitch variety rather than the White Sox are hitting the s*** out of the ball. You don't score 16 runs off of Ervin Santana and a decent Angels staff after you only scored 3 against Jeff Karstens and a combined 11 runs against the Pirates in 3 games. If that wasn't the case, then I honestly don't know who got these guys motivated to try again. Great win, just hope they saved some for today.

Bedard rarely pitches more than 6 innings and asks for Barry Zito money. I'd say no way.

Bobby threw one pitch that inning that was not a fastball and that was his slider. Seriously, even the Pirates can hit fastballs if you give them 13 straight fastballs.

Maybe Linebrink should have closed this one today since Bobby forgot that he had a curveball.

You have to be kidding me right?

So close yet so far away. Can't we just sweep a team already?

DAMN IT.

Dotel gives one up. Bobby's got a one run cushion to work with.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 24, 2009 -> 11:38 AM) And that he stole Uribe's/Jenks' blonde goatee dye? Betemit, as fathom has pointed out over and over again, would be fine against RHP. He has an OPS line of around 800 in that situation. Just don't play him as a RH bat against lefties, which Ozzie has seemingly done more often than the reverse this season. I will say this...I think Juan Uribe might have been the favorite person on the team (along with Crede, too) that we jettisoned. Buehrle even offered $1 million to JR/KW to keep him on the team, he's that loved in the clubhouse. Betemit, so far, hasn't been a good fit at all for this team. Would love to have a healthy Pablo Ozuna from 04/05 back, but that train left the station a long time ago. A Craig Grebeck/Paco Martin type of player. Didn't Uribe try to kill Bailey (Buehrle) once? Haha.

45 strikeouts now for Fields on the season.

Way to play defense...

Buehrle certainly battled today. He can come out of it 7-1.

Might be time to start warming up Thornton and Linebrink.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 24, 2009 -> 02:38 PM) please re-read what you just typed and tell me how .394 is not well above expectations for Paulie after his last couple years. but no, let's complain about everything. I never said that .394 wasn't good. It's just that he hasn't been coming through as much lately.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 24, 2009 -> 02:32 PM) He is doin ok. He was hitting .450 with RISP a couple of weeks ago. Then he started grounding into double plays whenever we had 1st and 2nd. He's hitting .394 right now, which is still good. But he isn't as on the money as he was earlier in the year.

Come on Paulie. Start hitting well with RISP again.

Nice AB by Alexei.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2009 -> 02:23 PM) I know his pitch count number isn't high, but might be time to pull Buehrle. Put it in the hands of Dotel, Thornton, Linebrink and Jenks. Dotel looked bad yesterday. Thornton and Linebrink should do it. I don't know if Buehrle should be pulled just yet. Give him one batter in the 7th and see what happens.

Mark's good fortunes continue. Maybe he can put up 2008 Ryan Dempster numbers this year.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2009 -> 02:19 PM) Not really...he's had an awful time with the weak fly out to left field this year. Unfortunately, the ball's not jumping off of his bat like many of us had hoped after his increased power totals last year. That's cause he's trying to pull everything. As undisciplined as he is, he makes a lot of contact and doesn't strikeout a ton.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2009 -> 02:18 PM) So I can't say Buehrle's the greatest closer in baseball history? Maybe in postseason history, lol.