Good to see Joe keep his good hitting from yesterday up so far.

Posters like YASNY have long said we need a Lefty power hitter in the lineup. A guy like Brian Giles who IIRC may be a free agent this off-season would be a good target.

Don't be surprised if we don't resign PK, then KW goes after a LH 1st baseman, or Right fielder, and moves Dye to 1st. Of course if we win th WS, who knows

Edited July 20, 200520 yr by CYGarland

I think we need one more lefty, but Everett has been very good this year in that spot.  We really could use someone like Gload to DH or play 1b in games like tonight where we want to bench Thomas and Dye.  I used to love Giles, but his bat speed has sure diminished.

If Konerko leaves as a free agent a guy like J.T Snow could be a stopgap option, but he's getting up there in age. Of course someone like Eric Chavez could have solved this problem.

Uribe works a walk, don't see that everyday. Sox really need to score at least 1 run in this inning.

If Konerko leaves as a free agent a guy like J.T Snow could be a stopgap option, but he's getting up there in age. Of course someone like Eric Chavez could have solved this problem.

 

If PK goes, I'm all for trying Dye at 1b. We could either put Anderson in the outfield, and then use the saved money on signing our pitchers to extensions or even trying to sign a closer.

Uribe works a walk, don't see that everyday. Sox really need to score at least 1 run in this inning.

 

Pods is the only one on the Sox who doesn't K on that pitch by Bonderman.

DAMMIT. WHY do we love to swing at ball 4.

What is Hawk smoking? That pitch was clearly ball four.

Pods is the only one on the Sox who doesn't K on that pitch by Bonderman.

Frank too, maybe. Why couldn't Pods lay a bunt down there

Frank too, maybe. Why couldn't Pods lay a bunt down there 

 

Frank of the past. Frank this year is a K machine.

Blah. One out away from a blown opportunity.

You can't keep blowing opportunities against guys like this. CMON FRANK!!

Rob Deer-esque. Frank doesn't even try to hit a single. Oh well, at least he's made most of his homers count.

Well at least we have worked Bonderman somewhat, hopefully we can get in there pen by the 7th again.

Fair-weather fans out in force according to those gasps from Thomas' clear pop out.

Terrible. Terrible. Annnnnd terrible. Nice job guys

Well at least we have worked Bonderman somewhat, hopefully we can get in there pen by the 7th again.

54 pitches through 3 innings for him

 

(47 for Jose).

I can't believe I'm actually sitting home wishing that either Timo or Gload were DHing tonight. At least Frank has made contact both times so far tonight, better than I thought he would do.

What's disappointing about the score right now is that Contreras actually looks good on the mound. He's looked a lot better than Bonderman has. It's going to be tough to score against Bonderman, who has almost a .80 pt bavg difference between righty and lefty, when there's 6 righties in the lineup.

Great play by Uribe.

 

Damn, if only Contreras pitched over that mistake earlier. He'd be looking great right now.

7 in a row retired by Jose.

Great play by Uribe.

 

Damn, if only Contreras pitched over that mistake earlier.  He'd be looking great right now.

 

I still can't believe they didn't give Crede an error on that play.

Great play by Uribe.

 

Damn, if only Contreras pitched over that mistake earlier.  He'd be looking great right now.

 

If only Joe hadn't MADE that mistake earlier on a ball hit right at him.

It seems to me that JC is a guy who doesn't pitch as well in close games. We need to find a way to get this guy early leads. Unfortunately this team has been unable to do that. Hence a 5-5 mark for JC

Our hitters sure get off-balanced on 2 strike offspeed pitches. I don't know why any pitcher would throw a Sox hitter a 2 strike fastball.