The Sox already faced BJ Ryan, who is every bit as good as Papelbon and they got a run off him, so yeah, they have.

 

Right. But here is the thing with that game. Jon Gibbons (BJ manager) pannicked and put Ryan out there in the 8th. Ryan ended up working 2 full innings. Ryan mowed down 4 guys, I remember seeing the look on AJ's face after he K'd, he said he just didn't know how to hit the guy. With Ryan's style of pitching, he eventually is going to tire, especially for two innings of work. I was not surprised when the White Sox tied the game. It was obvious Ryan was really tired. But, if you are down by 2 runs in the top of the 9th against Ryan who is fresh coming out of the bullpen - do you feel that confident? Same argument applies to Papelbon, I will be really surprised this evening if he gives up a run. But to each their own.

This is just pathetic.

Nice first swing out there Uribe. God, even when you're "hot" you lack plate discipline. Fine him. You NEED to take pitches this late in the game. For the love of god.

Crede, Uribe, Konerko, Dye all look s***ty at the plate tonight.

Right. But here is the thing with that game. Jon Gibbons (BJ manager) pannicked and put Ryan out there in the 8th. Ryan ended up working 2 full innings. Ryan mowed down 4 guys, I remember seeing the look on AJ's face after he K'd, he said he just didn't know how to hit the guy. With Ryan's style of pitching, he eventually is going to tire, especially for two innings of work. I was not surprised when the White Sox tied the game. It was obvious Ryan was really tired. But, if you are down by 2 runs in the top of the 9th against Ryan who is fresh coming out of the bullpen - do you feel that confident? Same argument applies to Papelbon, I will be really surprised this evening if he gives up a run. But to each their own.

Do you ever feel "real" confident going up against any closer with a sub 1 ERA?

Greg Walker: "If you get ahead in the count ... say 3-0, ... always swing ... don't be afraid to help a guy out with control problems"

 

Juan Uribe: "Que?"

 

Greg Walker: "Swing swing swing swing swing swing swing swing swing!"

Greg Walker: "If you get ahead in the count ... say 3-0, ... always swing ... don't be afraid to help a guy out with control problems"

 

Juan Uribe: "Que?"

 

Greg Walker: "Swing swing swing swing swing swing swing swing swing!"

this game has a crappy feeling to it

Lead-off double. Mother****.

Lester's been effectively wild tonight, and our hitters haven't put good swings on enough pitches.

What an all star.

He's been rolling over a lot of pitches. I think the ASB will do him well, as hopefully he'll get some bat speed back.

 

He has over a 1.000 OPS in his last like 20 games. Why would time off do him well?

How many pitches for Lester?

 

Oh, and Buehrle wants to make sure we're out of reach.

1 more ER for Buehrle, and we'll be sporting a starting rotation that has 80% of its members with an ERA over 4.00....pitching is CLEARLY our strength this year...

What an all star.

 

Yes, we understand. You don't think he's an all-star. You dont' have to keep saying it everytime he gives up a hit. We know what you think.

Yes, we understand. You don't think he's an all-star. You dont' have to keep saying it everytime he gives up a hit. We know what you think.

My bad. I'll PM you with each idea for a post and get your approval before I actually post it.

When's the last time Hawk mentioned that we have the best 5-man rotation in the history of baseball?

 

Our starters are sooooooo overrated.

He has over a 1.000 OPS in his last like 20 games. Why would time off do him well?

 

Because you can tell in the last week, he's not comfortable at the plate. Never did I say he's doing bad.

5-2.

Awesome Ace...awesome!!

Pretty soon Mark Redman's numbers will look better than Buehrle's.

Edited July 8, 200619 yr by BigSqwert

My bad. I'll PM you with each idea for a post and get your approval before I actually post it.

 

My bad. I'll PM you with each idea for a post and get your approval before I actually post it.

 

Hey, if you want to be annoying as f***, go for it. I was just letting you know.

I really hope we can Vazquez after the ASB, and put B-Mac in.

Just not our night, nothing is going right, and we can;t take advantage of our opportunities. We should have at least 4 runs.