ThunderBolt

You've got to admit there's a certain poetry to the Thome thing. An awful kind of poetry though. Like Vogon poetry.

HE GAWN!!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 11:02 PM) You guys all do...it's kind of humorous to watch the phenomenon occur... You're telling me that the Putz stuff has done nothing to shake your confidence here? I always feel like this in extra inning games on the road.

I have a feeling of impending doom here. I really hope i'm wrong.

Jesus. Just great.

Rios gets walked to set up the DP. Haven't we seen this before, Ozzie?

ALEXEI!!!! YESS!!!

Rios! Nice! And can we stop it with this plunking stuff? It's petty, proves nothing, and gives the Twins a free baserunner.

AJ played that perfectly. He pushed off and tagged at the same time. Basically, got as little impact as possible.

That was a lucky bounce.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 10:32 PM) No matter what happens in the next few days, the Sox gave me a better season than I thought wed get. I don't like small victories, i like pennants and titles.

Wow, that was a pretty embarassing inning for the Twins too.

This team has a shockingly indifferent approach to the plate.

Ah, s***.

Kotsay grounds out to 2nd. That was probably the more likely option then him getting a big hit there.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 09:41 PM) So now that the game is tied, where did everyone go? My damn wireless keeps dropping out every five minutes. It's maddening.

YES!!!! WHAT A COMBO!!!

Nice, very nice.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 17, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) Oh yeah, I definitely want Kotsay as our everyday DH. Exactly what I was saying. You had a post giving one of the reasons why you don't miss Thome. It stands to reason that you'd like the guy who replaced him better.

NAILED HIM!!!!!

Damn you, Thome and your inability to hit past the shift!

Kotsay and AJ? ALRIGHT, OZZIE! GOING IN FOR THE KILL!!!

Gone baby, gone. Give me a manager who gives a damn about tactics and lineups.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 07:22 PM) No question. You cannot replace a player of that caliber with DFA-caliber fodder and expect to run away with the division. I've been trying to work out a decent metaphor for Thome going to Twins and this is what i came up with so far. A warning: this is still a work in progress. Letting Thome go to the Twins is like: cutting off your nose, giving it to a rival, and then challenging said rival to a, "who has the best nose contest?" Maybe not SAT worthy, but it's something...

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 07:36 PM) No one else besides me thinks we sweep this series? Trust me...Ozzie will have this team ready to play! Play what? Go Fish? I kow Coop has worked wonders with them with crossword puzzles, but there is a learning curve...