Hopefuly Buerhle can return to form. Taking 2 of 3 from the Mariners would be very sweet indeed

Rios should be making his Sox Debut tonight.

Here's to a top notch performance from Mark Buehrle and Josh Beckett tonight

 

I'll drink to that

Dye and Konerko seem to be sitting.

Rios hitting 3rd.

Rios hitting 3rd.

 

:headbang

Dye benched.

Dye and Konerko seem to be sitting.

Kotsay will be at 1st. My guess is that the Sox want to get as many lefties in the lineup as possible to go against King Felix. I like the idea of sitting Dye since he'll be able to get two full days off, which will hopefully help him get a mental breather (which should do good things for his bat).

Where do you get the full line-ups, anyways?

Where do you get the full line-ups, anyways?

I don't believe they are out yet, but Twitter usually has them available first. Reifert posts them early, sometimes Cowley.

 

1. Pods, CF

2. Beckham, 3B

3. Rios, RF

4. Thome, DH

5. THQ, LF

6. AJ, C

7. Alexei, SS

8. Kotsay, 1B

9. Nix, 4

 

 

Ugh....

Rios seems to be better suited hitting in the 2 spot. Put Beckham at the 3 hole.

 

He should also be in CF. What are you doing Ozzie?

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1. Pods, CF

2. Beckham, 3B

3. Rios, RF

4. Thome, DH

5. THQ, LF

6. AJ, C

7. Alexei, SS

8. Kotsay, 1B

9. Nix, 4

 

 

Ugh....

Whats up with Getz. Would have figured he'd get the start against a tough righty.

1. Pods, CF

2. Beckham, 3B

3. Rios, RF

4. Thome, DH

5. THQ, LF

6. AJ, C

7. Alexei, SS

8. Kotsay, 1B

9. Nix, 4

 

 

Ugh....

 

I know people are going to be disappointed with Rios playing in RF and Pods staying in CF, but I doubt Ozzie wants to put Q in RF suddenly considering his health status. My guess is we see Rios only in CF this season when Pods is not playing, when Q is not playing, or perhaps as a defensive replacement late in games.

 

Hopefully they will address Q moving to RF next season, however.

Small game. Check out the new guy. I hope he doesn't put too much pressure on himself.

Rios seems to be better suited hitting in the 2 spot. Put Beckham at the 3 hole.

 

He should also be in CF. What are you doing Ozzie?

 

He's not wanting to make wholesale changes. Depending on who is being rested, I believe Rios may find himself batting almost anywhere in the order. Lead off, third, or sixth.

I know people are going to be disappointed with Rios playing in RF and Pods staying in CF, but I doubt Ozzie wants to put Q in RF suddenly considering his health status. My guess is we see Rios only in CF this season when Pods is not playing, when Q is not playing, or perhaps as a defensive replacement late in games.

 

Hopefully they will address Q moving to RF next season, however.

 

They won't. Sorry to disappoint you. They do not view Quentin as a RF at all. If that was the case, they would have put him there when JD was on the injury bug and this is when Quentin was healthy. Instead, they trotted Scott Podsednik out there for a few games. Sox brass does not view him as a RF at all.

 

He should also be in CF. What are you doing Ozzie?

 

So what do you want him to do.. Trout Pods in RF? They aren't putting Quentin out there since he's injured (they didn't do it when he was healthy) I have no problem with what Ozzie is doing today espeically since Quentin and Thome are playing. Now if Rios is in LF and Pods is in CF tomorrow.. then we have a problem.

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They won't. Sorry to disappoint you. They do not view Quentin as a RF at all. If that was the case, they would have put him there when JD was on the injury bug and this is when Quentin was healthy. Instead, they trotted Scott Podsednik out there for a few games. Sox brass does not view him as a RF at all.

 

 

 

So what do you want him to do.. Trout Pods in RF? They aren't putting Quentin out there since he;s injured (they didn't do it when he was healthy) I have no problem with what Ozzie is doing today espeically since Quentin and Thome are playing. Now if Rios is LF and Pods is in CF tomorrow.. then we have a problem.

Quentin will be moving to RF this off-season barring some other move. They just didn't want to move Dye and right now given Quentin's health they obviously don't want to mess with him.

Quentin will be moving to RF this off-season barring some other move. They just didn't want to move Dye and right now given Quentin's health they obviously don't want to mess with him.

 

I'd be shocked really Jason considering they could have played him in RF when JD was injured earlier in the season. Remember Quentin was healthy around that time too and still didn't do it. I'm not sure if Ozzie thinks he can play the position and he's been in LF for two years now so I'm sure he's used to it.

I don't think they will move Carlos there until Spring Training at the earliest, where he can get used to it - reading balls off the bat and whatnot.

I don't think they will move Carlos there until Spring Training at the earliest, where he can get used to it - reading balls off the bat and whatnot.

He's a natural RF, no?

Nix against Felix? WTF?!

I'm not going to get worked up with ozzie hes trying to keep his clubhouse togeather right now with rios coming over, we all know he was brought here to play CF im not going to worry about; also is getz hurt?

 

some numbers to consider for rios

 

over the last week .429/.438/.857 1.295, post all star .274/.325/.479 .804 and lastly .346/.382/.615 .997 RISP 2 out

He's a natural RF, no?

 

Definitely.

I cant believe people are expressing shock that dye sitting would mean Pods in CF, Rios in RF

 

 

 

Coming from Ozzie's track record, that was easier to telegraph than a Chad Hutchinson pass

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