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It's a good thing we had a 4.5 game lead. It's 3.5 now, but we still could be up by 3.5 after today. Just hope that Micah Owings is good.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:59 PM) FWIW, I apologize for saying fire Ozzie now. I was caught up in the moment. He is doing a terrible job this weekend so far, but on the whole this year, he's been good. He did like crap yesterday, you can't blame him for today's game. It's Contreras' job to pitch at least 5 innings.

11-5. Sigh, this is gonna take a hit on our team ERA.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:55 PM) No offense, but tomorrow will be a Cub lovefest on there unless the miracle happens today. They have nothing to lose going for the sweep. Our only hope is to show maximum balls and somehow tie this game. Odds of that are probably 1,000-1 right now. We better hope they trot Marmol out there so he can walk and hit the bases loaded.

Edmonds checked his swing, he should be out!

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:53 PM) Watching the cubs use the whole field makes me sick as a fan. Because I know that our team has no concept of how to attack a team in this fashion. Our one trick pony offense is going to be the end of us this year. Greg Walker needs to f***ing go!

Oh...Aramis checked his swing...he must be out.

QUOTE (Cowch @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) I'm gonna say we tie it up this inning! Yes because they're going to trot out Phil Dumatrait and let him give us 6 runs so we can lead in the game.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:52 PM) History of injuries, hasn't pitched over 100 innings in over 5 years, his ERA+ for his career is below league average. Just a few thoughts as to why people might think he isn't going to be that good all year. I bet people have the same thoughts about Floyd and Danks.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:51 PM) No kidding. It wasn't even a borderline call. The bat didn't come anywhere close to crossing homeplate and it was practically angled at 45 degres. Yeap, these umpires blow.

Better play well on ESPN tomorrow. Vazquez better find his stuff.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:48 PM) What a pathetic call, that was one of the worst calls on a check swing I have ever seen. Bad umpiring has raided these past 2 games. Especially this one.

We're 9 outs away from ending this miserable game.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:43 PM) Actually, we do blow. Like I said, we sweep teams like KC and PIT, and all is fine for the one's that don't realize that in about 24 hours we're just going to get totally out-managed and out-played by a team better then us. Can't we ever play like a perfect game against a team 10x better then us, and come out victorious? Never mind, too much to ask for. This game is on the pitching, no doubt. Jose didn't have it. It's been the 3rd straight start he hasn't "had it". Same with Vazquez. Our pitching might start nose diving soon. Our offense was doing good things, they actually got things started with 2 outs. When was the last time that happened? Had Contreras pitched like he should, we should be up by at least 2.

Had we scored 2 more last inning, we'd still have a chance at this game. I don't know about that anymore though.

QUOTE (SoxPride56 @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:31 PM) Agreed 100% You don't pull Contreras when he has one bad inning, until the 3 run homer, Ozzie should of left him in.

The biggest play of the inning was freaking Marquis getting a hit. Absolutely ridiculous.

Jim Edmonds is killing us.

This game is over 9-4.

I don't know how it's possible to give up a hit to a pitcher on 0-2. How is that remotely possible?

Please don't tell me Jose is pissed because the home plate ump is being a total ass.

Get Jose out of there...

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 08:42 PM) The ball was coming back towards fair play, but it was foul... I didn't take the closest look to it, but from how Farmer and Stone described it on the radio, they made it seem like it hooked foul. I believed them lol.

QUOTE (jackie hayes @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 08:06 PM) If the coach is waving him on and he gets nabbed, I'm not gonna blame him. If the coach is waving him but he blows off the coach, well...? I'm hearing stories where people say he should of gone to third and that Cox was waving him. I don't know. He got a double, that's good enough. We should of got him in, 'nuff said.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 08:09 PM) The only reason it was close to fair was the wind at Wrigley pushing the ball towards the playing field. That ball was hooking foul, not fair.