I've racked up a lot of posts here, but this is my first ever gamethread. Hopefully we kick it off on a good note.

 

 

 

i refuse to watch a second of this game.

No Paulie, no Tadahito:

 

Chicago WSox
Scott Podsednik LF .259
Ross Gload 1B .323
Jermaine Dye RF .320
Jim Thome DH .287
Joe Crede 3B .297
AJ Pierzynski C .293
Brian Anderson CF .234
Alex Cintron 2B .280
Juan Uribe SS .235
  Jose Contreras P (13-7, 3.97)


Oakland
Jason Kendall C .295
Mark Kotsay CF .272
Milton Bradley RF .276
Frank Thomas DH .281
Eric Chavez 3B .241
Jay Payton LF .299
Nick Swisher 1B .254
Marco Scutaro SS .253
Mark Ellis 2B .247
  Joe Blanton P (15-11, 4.78)

I don't think the Sox have ever faced Blanton before.

Gload = wins

I don't think the Sox have ever faced Blanton before.

 

 

They haven't. Which makes me even more nervous about how they will play against him. I so WANT to quit worrying about any of this s***, but like a crackhead, I will be in front of the TV this afternoon watching...

what the f*** you f***ing idiot Ozzie. Why the f*** is Podsednik still starting. Ozzie, you are the only manager in the world that would still have Podsednik starting.

 

and sorry for the swearing, but this team and manager are really starting to piss me off.

go bears.

This lineup makes sense...keep our 2 worst hitters in the game (Pods and Uribe), bench PK and Iguchi, and move Anderson up to the 7th spot in the order.

Gload and Cintron should be playing, but not in the place of Konerko and Iguchi, but in the place of Podsednik and Uribe. The Lineup should be...

 

1. Cintron, SS

2. Iguchi, 2B

3. Dye, RF

4. Thome, DH

5. Konerko, 1B

6. Crede, 3B

7. Pierzynski, C

8. Gload, 1B

9. Anderson, CF

 

But, that would make too much sense.

Detroit just tied up the game with a HR off Chris Ray.

Amazing AB by Pods to start the game off. At least we're one game closer to seeing the end of his Sox career.

Will someone please tell me how Gload can't leadoff? He just got a basehit and got to second on a steal. When was the last time you saw Podsednik do that.

Will someone please tell me how Gload can't leadoff? He just got a basehit and got to second on a steal. When was the last time you saw Podsednik do that.

 

Because Ozzie likes his leadoff hitters to be scrawny, weak hitting guys who he thinks can bunt and steal bases. For those reasons, I'm predicting we'll sign Pierre this offseason.

Thank God Konerko isn't up here.

 

He'd just love to end a rally with a delicious DP.

And that is where not having Konerko in the lineup screws us over.

Great decision by Cora there.....

 

This game is going to be painful, isn't it.....

Why are we challenging a guy with a great throwing arm on a shallow flyball? Also, someone might want to tell Crede that this season didn't end in August.

I don't blame Gload.

 

You have to do everything within your power to scratch across a run, especially considering our position.

 

Anyone honesetly believe Pierzysnki would have had a basehit?

That was a perfect example of everything that's wrong with this team. A pathetic leadoff hitter and terrible coaching.

I hope KW has enough balls this offseason to tell Ozzie Cora cannot coach 3B.

Because Ozzie likes his leadoff hitters to be scrawny, weak hitting guys who he thinks can bunt and steal bases. For those reasons, I'm predicting we'll sign Pierre this offseason.

What are the chances the Media turns on Ozzie, Ozzie says some really stupid s***, and Kenny fires him for his dumbass mouth? I hope the chances are good.

Great decision by Cora there.....

 

This game is going to be painful, isn't it.....

Those decisions often are the baserunners.

What are the chances the Media turns on Ozzie, Ozzie says some really stupid s***, and Kenny fires him for his dumbass mouth? I hope the chances are good.

 

It would be the best thing that could happen to this organization. It's amazing to me how much slack Ozzie's being given lately. It was refreshing to read Phil Rogers' article blast him for the awful managing yesterday.

What are the chances the Media turns on Ozzie, Ozzie says some really stupid s***, and Kenny fires him for his dumbass mouth? I hope the chances are good.

I think KW has been as perplexed as a lot of us have been with some of Ozzie's decisions this year. I don't think he'll ever fire him for performance, but I have the feeling if some of these decisions continue, he wouldn't mind Ozzie saying something stupid enough where he had to go.