Well, talk about a rough week. This sucks right now, and, I'm sure for almost everybody here, when the Sox lose, your day sucks. Sure, the Sox aren't everything, but they mean a lot to a lot of us.

 

So, watching them go down like this isn't fun. We defend these guys everyday, to friends, co-workers, etc etc, and there isn't a whole lot you can defend during this skid.

 

Anyways -- to the game. It seems to me, without looking at the game logs, that Garland has had sort of a good start, bad start, good start, bad start. He's pitching on an extra day's rest, which I don't like -- Garland has always been better on shorter rest, I guess he doesn't throw as hard, and he just lets the sinker 'do it's thing', just by my observation.

 

But he's going to step up tomorrow. He's gonna win us a ballgame tomorrow, whether we score two runs or ten. He's got it in him -- he hasn't hit a high in IP yet this year, I'm pretty confident in saying that his arm is as fine now as it was back in June or July.

 

Go get 'em, Sox. You guys have fought too damn long to let it slip by now.

 

Rather then a 'Rip 'em' or some other phrase, I'll just post the lyrics to the song which I've (oddly enough) heard twice tonight.

 

Help, I need somebody,

Help, not just anybody,

Help, you know I need someone, help.

When I was younger, so much younger than today,

I never needed anybody's help in any way.

But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured,

Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.

 

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down

And I do appreciate you being round.

Help me, get my feet back on the ground,

Won't you please, please help me.

 

And now my life has changed in oh so many ways,

My independence seems to vanish in the haze.

But every now and then I feel so insecure,

I know that I just need you like I've never done before.

 

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down

And I do appreciate you being round.

Help me, get my feet back on the ground,

Won't you please, please help me.

 

When I was younger, so much younger than today,

I never needed anybody's help in any way.

But now these daya are gone, I'm not so self assured,

Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.

 

Help me if you can, I'm feeling down

And I do appreciate you being round.

Help me, get my feet back on the ground,

Won't you please, please help me, help me, help me, oh.

 

Go Sox!

We need more than help, we need.....

 

I'm going to be getting hammered during the game tommorow night so if they don't win bad things might happen.

Well Garland. Would you care to step up and show us that SOMEONE on this team wants to win this division?

 

 

RIP EM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm back in my July Soxtalk "clothes" hoping we have more July-like results from here on out.

 

 

I'm afraid "Judy" has returned. We never win in Minny in September. Not a good combination.

I'm afraid "Judy" has returned.  We never win in Minny in September.  Not a good combination.

 

Let's hope like a motherf***er Judy stayed in Kansas City.

Anyone have Baker's numbers close at hand?

Only 2 SOx have a career hit off Nathan??? Widger is 1-9 and AJ is 1-1, that cant be right

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/battervspitcher/CHW/09160

PLAY THE f***ING STARTERS OZZIE, PLAY THEM 4 AND 5 GAMES AT A CLIP. WE NEED TO WIN THIS AND YOU ARE RESTING GUYS WHO HIT GOOD

 

The team needs to get some ...

Anyone have Baker's numbers close at hand?

 

 

Scott Baker 6'4" 221#

 

1-2 3.23 ERA

6 G 5 GS

30.1 IP

28 H

12 R 11 ER

8 BB

21 K

4 HRA

.243 opp avg

 

-tough as nails 1st 2 times through the lineup as the average for 1st 2 times through is under .100.

-0-1 in Sept 5.06 ERA

-0-0 3.38 career ERA in the HHH Metradome

-4 HR were hit by Bengie Molina, Coco Crisp, Travis Hafner, and Jhonny Perolta. All 4 hit to C or RC (2 HRs in his last start 9/10)

In years past we have gone into Minny and we were chasing the Twins. We go there this weekend and we lead them and they are really out of the race. Maybe us being in the lead will change our fortunes as long as our players perform to their true level. Let's hope they don't go to Minny feeling sorry for themselves, but have recharged and will charge. We can win this thing!

Jon Garland...your table is ready.

PLAY THE f***ING STARTERS OZZIE, PLAY THEM 4 AND 5 GAMES AT A CLIP. WE NEED TO WIN THIS AND YOU ARE RESTING GUYS WHO HIT GOOD

 

The team needs to get some ...

I love it.

Edited September 16, 200520 yr by SoxFanForever

I'm going to be getting hammered during the game tommorow night so if they don't win bad things might happen.

Lets start a winning streak tonight!

WIN!

 

 

TUCK THE FWINS.

 

 

BTW, I think this is what the Sox team is lacking more than anything:

 

 

Edited September 16, 200520 yr by robinventura23

OK. We've hit bottom. Let's rebound and get some wins!!!

I'm back in my July Soxtalk "clothes" hoping we have more July-like results from here on out.

I'm following your lead on this one.

I went back and got out a Sox hat that I hadn't wore in a long time, and dug out my spring road Sox jacket to get back a little bit of that April and May luck. Hopefully it works

There is no groveling in baseball. That said, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEEASE WIN THIS GAME!!

I removed my Sox Pride bracelet, I got it at the 1st Twins game when we got swept and bad things have been happening since!!!

They need to start playing like they know they're the better team. All these mental mistakes, and pitches being thrown right over the middle of the plate smack of a team playing scared. And I can't point to any individual player that has the swagger that the rest of the team can feed off, ala Curt Schilling or Roger Clemens or Derek Jeter

I'm going to be getting hammered during the game tommorow night so if they don't win bad things might happen.

 

I think I'll be joining your team.

According to George Offerman, Marte is in Miny and in uniform.

 

So much for he is never ever going to pitch for the whitesox again. f*** YOU BRUUUCE LEVINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!