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Wow, I agree too... It's amazing how the skeptics come out of the woodwork with their "breaking news" after the Sox lose 3 in a row. (It's it sweeps week or something?)

You don't think that Cooper could have worked with Ponson and helped him improve himself?

Paulie is 1 for 1 !!!

Well.. be careful if you wanna shake Ozzie's hand then.

Randall Simon probably has a history of swinging at girls with sausages from road trips to San Francisco.

He is a "plunk" expert... Soon he will pass Don Baylor as the all time HBP leader. OUCH!

I don't know why she'd relish it.. she was always so slow and had to ketch-up...

You know what else sucked for that series.. I heard the McDowell was telegraphing his pitches and Toronto knew about it. They knew what was coming before the Sox did. :headshake

Something about Soylent Green I bet. I'm sorry I asked... that sounds like a lame concept for a video.

What the hell does your avatar mean CubsSuck1?

Maybe this losing streak will help Guillen realize that he needs to adjust the lineup.

Welcome fellow West Michigander.

I loved The Sixth Sense... Unbreakable and Signs were lame ass.

That super genius Harold Reynolds on ESPN BBTN suggested that Corey Patterson is a better player than Frank Thomas. Cerbaho-WG had the insight of the year when he said

We used to get WFLD on our cable in the 80s... I remember that show. I always thought that Bruce Wolf had something to do with it. Anyone remember the laughable "Steve Dahl and Bruce Wolf" morning show on AM1000 before ESPN took over?

Let me knwo when it happens so I can catch Mike North and Warner's wife going at it every Monday morning.

Actually.. housing is cheaper in Michigan than Indiana due to the new property taxes. I live only 20 minutes from Indiana... but I am not in a position to move right now. I work in Indiana.. but aside from FSN Chicago.. they black out the ESPN games there too... PS... Michigan City is named as such because it used to be part of Michigan (along with most of Northern Indiana and Northern Ohio.) The Toledo War gave those areas to Indiana and Ohio.. while Michigan gained the upper peninsula.

I take it that you are a Mariner fan... Who cares about Guardado really... Speaking of the Twinks... I think the Sox can't be worried about what Minnesota does.. As long as the Sox concentrate on winning.. that's all that matters.

Can Willie pinch hit for Kelly next time up maybe OG?

My reasoning for the whole thread is: #1, Valentin is a power left handed batter that the Sox need to get back in the lineup. How do you do that? By moving the good hitters? No, by benching people like Crede or Rowand that are struggling and batting under .240. Valentin helped the Sox get to 16-9. Just because Ozzie is superstitious doesn't mean that change is bad. He has to get back in the lineup. #2, Lee is struggling and Maggs' batting average has slumped. Lee needs more protection to return to his '03 form. A little adjustment to the batting order is no huge issue. #3, The best leadoff guys are the ones that have good SB potential but great OBP. Uribe is that guy right now. Harris is improving a lot in his bunting and can really be of use to the Sox as a sacrifice bunter at #2 to move Uribe over. The Marlins won with Pierre leading off and Castillo batting second. The Cardinals succeeded with Vina leading off and Renteria batting #2. The Sox need to keep Uribe AND Harris in the lineup at the top. (But Valentin's lefty bat also needs to be back in.)

Jose most likely will play no matter how Willie and Juan are playing. Would they consider moving Valentin to 3b sometimes? Also, would Lee benefit more if they moved him to #3 in the batting order? I could see a lineup like this: 1. Uribe ss (lots of hits, always on base) 2. Harris 2b (quick, but doesn't hit as well... would be perfect to sacrifice Uribe to 2nd or bunt hit in the 2nd hole) 3. Lee lf (pretty fast still, needs someone hitting behind him so he can see better pitches) 4. Thomas dh (good opportunity for RBIs in #4) 5. Ordonez rf (good speed, can protect Thomas from so many walks) 6. Konerko 1b (good RBI opportunities at #6) 7. Valentin 3b (decent speed, can get on base when needed) 8. Rowand cf (some speed, picking up the hitting) 9. Olivo c (showing power, good speed for a catcher, can get on base and not clog them up for the #1 and #2 guys) Crede can come in and play for Valentin and move Valentin back to ss and bench Harris on occasion. Or move Willie to the cf sometimes and bench Rowand. Any thoughts?

Just because you live in the same state doesn't mean you get the same cable company's sattelite feed. He lives in Lansing.. I live on the state line.. towards Chicago.

I just checked my assumption... And I was surprised to see that only 3 of those 10 one run wins came from the bullpen making them one run games. 2 times Koch did it. (including Monday) And... once Marte did it. Otherwise, the BP has been solid!

Unfortunately, that stat is skewed a bit. The Sox bullpen tends to make potential blowout wins into one run wins.