Man Juggernaut...I don't think I agree with you on anything.

 

THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE 1ST HALF???

 

I don't really buy that one at all. Not after we've played big games against the Twins, the Angels, the Orioles...I can point to a bundle of them. The game against the Tigers after the Oakland trip where we were all beat up and El Duque came in and shut down the Tigers starting a big winning streak, the road trip to Minnesota, the destroying of Wickman in the 2nd game of the year, the comeback against the Dodgers, the comeback against the Padres, you name it.

 

A 3 game losing streak into the break is not the end of the world. It's something I don't want to see, but it's not the end of the world.

Today's official lineups:

 

 Oakland
     AB  R  H  RBI  BB  K  LOB  Season Avg 
J. Kendall dh  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .277  
M. Kotsay cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .280  
B. Crosby ss  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .329  
E. Chavez 3b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .275  
D. Johnson 1b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .277  
B. Kielty lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .282  
N. Swisher rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .243  
M. Scutaro 2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .259  
A. Melhuse c  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .136  
Chi White Sox
     AB  R  H  RBI  BB  K  LOB  Season Avg 
S. Podsednik lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .293  
T. Iguchi 2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .282  
F. Thomas dh  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .237  
P. Konerko 1b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .238  
C. Everett rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .271  
A. Rowand cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .273  
A.J. Pierzynski c  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .247  
J. Uribe ss  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  
P. Ozuna 3b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .302  

Oakland
D. Haren  Season ERA  3.96  

Chi White Sox
F. Garcia  Season ERA 3.40

 

No Jermaine for some reason.

Edited July 10, 200520 yr by robinventura23

Well, Dye gets an extra day to rest around the break. Hopefully that'll help him next week.

Well...let's go Freddy, we need ya today.

 

Sitting back, relaxing, unable to figure out whether I should strap it up or strap it down.

Today's official lineups:

 

 Oakland
     AB  R  H  RBI  BB  K  LOB  Season Avg 
J. Kendall dh  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .277  
M. Kotsay cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .280  
B. Crosby ss  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .329  
E. Chavez 3b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .275  
D. Johnson 1b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .277  
B. Kielty lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .282  
N. Swisher rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .243  
M. Scutaro 2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .259  
A. Melhuse c  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .136  
Chi White Sox
     AB  R  H  RBI  BB  K  LOB  Season Avg 
S. Podsednik lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .293  
T. Iguchi 2b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .282  
F. Thomas dh  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .237  
P. Konerko 1b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .238  
C. Everett rf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .271  
A. Rowand cf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .273  
A.J. Pierzynski c  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .247  
J. Uribe ss  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .250  
P. Ozuna 3b  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  .302  

Oakland
D. Haren  Season ERA  3.96  

Chi White Sox
F. Garcia  Season ERA 3.40

 

No Jermaine for some reason.

 

ozzie trying 2 avoid the righty dye on righty haren matchup..thats y carls in there today and yes i do realize dye has hammered the ball as of late but ozz is all about matchups and with the lefty carl on the RHP haren hes gonna try and take full advantage of it...

It's 5 minutes before game time, there are maybe 2,000 people at the park. What is it about Sundays that people can't get to the park on time?

My bad, it looks full now. The shot before showed an empty park.

I was one of ozuna's biggest backers earlier.

not anymore.

the man cannot play 3rd, where is ross?

When is Ozzie going to f***ing learn that Ozuna can't play 3rd base? Put his ass at SS, and move Uribe to 3B. It's inexcusable to put him at 3b for another game. And just like that, Garcia gives up his customary first inning run.

When is Ozzie going to f***ing learn that Ozuna can't play 3rd base?  Put his ass at SS, and move Uribe to 3B.  It's inexcusable to put him at 3b for another game. 

I agree with fathom!?!?!

whaaaaa?

I miss Crede and first inning's can go to hell when Freddy pitches.

I agree with fathom!?!?!

whaaaaa?

 

Which must mean it's a really terrible decision by Ozzie.

Wake the f*** up Garcia. This was not the game to pitch like a pussy in the first inning.

Wake the f*** up Garcia.  This was not the game to pitch like a pussy in the first inning.

Yeesh, he'll be fine.

Someone needs to have a talk with Freddy about how he warms up for games. Add in a few extra tosses or somethin.

Yeesh, he'll be fine.

 

Putting your team in the position to get blown out in the first inning is not promising.

Garcia is fine, it's our offense the last few days that is killing us (and Pablo)...

 

In Throwback Negro League Unis...

Top 6th

St Paul Gophers (Twins) 2

KC Monarchs (Royals) 1

Ozuna is completely worthless.

 

He should be sent down before anybody else.

 

I've seen enough of this butcher.

Oh thank you Jesus/Allah/Buddha/Freddy/whoever gave us that pitch.

Well, we avoided the potential big inning. I'm shocked that a former infielder like Ozzie hasn't realized yet how much Ozuna sucks at 3rd base.

Putting your team in the position to get blown out in the first inning is not promising.

Fathom, how many times have you watched Freddy pitch this year??? He always has problems in the first inning, always. He usually gets out of it with 1 or 2 runs allowed then he becomes almost impossible to hit, hopefully it'll be the same today.

Ozuna is completely worthless.

 

He should be sent down before anybody else.

 

I've seen enough of this butcher.

Nah, he just can't play 3rd. He can hit and play a solid short and 2nd base. He's better then Willie.

Tadahito just scalded that ball. Anyone else agree that he's our best hitter against real good pitching?

Fathom, how many times have you watched Freddy pitch this year???  He always has problems in the first inning, always.  He usually gets out of it with 1 or 2 runs allowed then he becomes almost impossible to hit, hopefully it'll be the same today.

 

Exactly, and Garcia has avoided giving up that one big hit early in the game which would have basically put the Sox in a huge hole. He's playing with fire starting the game without focus, and there's going to be some games where the Sox are down 4 or 5 after the first inning.

What happened on the Kendall hit in the first inning, I did not see it? i notice Ozuna was not charged with an error.