White Sox @ Tribe Game Thread (4/14, 6:05 p.m. CT)

[nitetrain8601]

I'm out.  Ozzie blows another one.  Letting Cotts inherit a runner in a tie game.  Foolish.  One of these days he'll figure it out.  Use Hermanson when you need a guy to pitch 2 innings.  That still leaves you Politte, Marte, Viz, & Cotts, Shingo for the 8th & 9th.

 

Exactly. Hermanson is that type of guy. No Damaso or any of the other guys. Hermy is. There's a reason why he was used as a spot starter before and none of the other guys have been. I don't see our offense being good enough to come back from this.

[iWiN4PreP]

cotts rotts.

[WHarris1]

Good work Neal you decided to pitch 3 runs to late.

[bjm676]

Nice Cotts. Strike out two in row after giving up two hits and two runs.

[Jabroni]

I'm out.  Ozzie blows another one.  Letting Cotts inherit a runner in a tie game.  Foolish.  One of these days he'll figure it out.  Use Hermanson when you need a guy to pitch 2 innings.  That still leaves you Politte, Marte, Viz, & Cotts, Shingo for the 8th & 9th.

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Ozzie put Cotts in because there was a string of lefties coming up to the plate. How is it Ozzie's fault that Cotts completely choked?

Edited April 15, 2005 by Jabroni

[NUKE_CLEVELAND]

Thanks a lot Cotts you turd. You wait till you give up 3 runs before you start pitching like you mean it.

 

Asshole!

[sircaffey]

I think it's safe for me to go to sleep. Seriously, Ozzie shouldn't be doing any of this experimenting this early in the season.

 

 

Ha, so you'd rather you have experimenting later in the season when the pressure is more intense. Some of you will find anything you can to blame a loss on Ozzie.

[southsideirish71]

Gets another k and out of the inning. Maybe Neal was just cold from sitting in the pen?

 

He was freezing last year then. Mike Jackson must of been in the arctic.

[Jabroni]

when was wakler ever good?? spring?? so was cotts

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Neal Cotts

6.08 career ERA

 

Kevin Walker

4.45 career ERA

[Reddy]

Ha, so you'd rather you have experimenting later in the season when the pressure is more intense.  Some of you will find anything you can to blame a loss on Ozzie.

 

 

props.

 

[fathom]

If we can't rely on our long reliever, we're in a lot of trouble. It's not like we have 5 Buehrles on our staff that can go late into each game. Also, Hermanson, Vizcaino, and Marte can't pitch every game. Some day, Ozzie will realize that a reliever would rather start the inning than to have to come in with a guy on base. This is now 2 straight games in which Ozzie waited a batter too long to take out the starter. He did this way too often last season, and I'm hoping to see some better timing by Ozzie.

[quickman]

Ozzie put Cotts in because there was a string of lefties coming up to the plate.  How is it Ozzie's fault that Cotts completely choked?

 

 

actaully I would not bring in cotts if we are in a tie game or a close game. i only bring in cotts if we are down by three runs or more. Because he indeed does suck.

[daa84]

Thanks a lot Cotts you turd.  You wait till you give up 3 runs before you start pitching like you mean it. 

 

Asshole!

jeez man settle down.....he did a s***ty job, no doubt, the walk was the killer. he gave up a base hit that in any other situation is a double play, then a double, which woulda scored 1

[greasywheels121]

Neal Cotts

6.08 career ERA

 

Kevin Walker

4.45 career ERA

 

Thanks to Thriller.

[fathom]

Ha, so you'd rather you have experimenting later in the season when the pressure is more intense.  Some of you will find anything you can to blame a loss on Ozzie.

 

I agree, if you're going to experiment, you do it early in the season. However, it seems like Ozzie picks one game to do all the experimenting. I don't blame him for the Cotts thing, it was the right move. I have a much bigger issue with Everett in the outfield, and Gload batting 2nd.

[Jabroni]

jeez man settle down.....he did a s***ty job, no doubt, the walk was the killer. he gave up a base hit that in any other situation is a double play, then a double, which woulda scored 1

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Pitiful excuses. :headshake

[daa84]

Pitiful excuses. :headshake

look, im not making an excuse at all. i said he f***ed up.

[Jabroni]

Thanks to Thriller.

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Was Mike Jackson on the Sox in 2003 when Cotts had a 8.10 ERA?

[Reddy]

just chill guys... we lose, we're still on pace to win 2/3 of our games... thats 108 ish games! we're doing fine. just relax it's still early.

[southsideirish71]

Thanks to Thriller.

 

 

I wouldnt go so far to blame thriller for Cotts collapses last year. Thats a stretch.

[fathom]

Something that will hurt down the road is that the Indians and Twins have lefty long relievers that are consistent like Mulholland and Sauerbeck, while we have Mr. Inconsistent Cotts. That's a huge advantage for our rivals.

[kman]

if minni wins were tied with them, twins have looked like s*** and we might be tied.

[kman]

we might as well just give up hope on this year

[greasywheels121]

we might as well just give up hope on this year

 

Alright...See ya in 2006. :headshake

[fathom]

Another positive today.......Konerko looks as good at the plate as he did bad in the last few days. He's been hitting rockets all over the field. We need to pick up the hitting, because the Cell won't be playing like a pitcher's park, which Cleveland has definitely been this week.