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QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Sep 5, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) I hate how this game has progressed. With a scoreless game, I have this feeling Garland will make one mistake -- and end up losing. How our offense has handled Tavarez is embarrassing. We might as well start a pool about who will hit the solo homer in this game. My prediction is Hinske on a high changeup.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 5, 2006 -> 12:25 AM) AJP has to be the stupidest f***ing player in baseball. Had a good first half when not attempting to pull everything. Now he sucks. You would think any idiot can spot the differences in his approach. His pitch calling has been worse than his approach at the plate in the 2nd half of the season.

Tavarez just made Anderson look like a Little Leaguer.

It's getting worse as this game goes on. We're not very funny to watch right now.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 5, 2006 -> 12:06 AM) What do our hitters do before a game to prepare. Do they invision the ball only over the middle of the plate. Do they prepare their upper cut swings. I mean its like they have never seen a low and away pitch, yet lately this is all they see. I'm eagerly looking forward to having a new LF and SS next season, and getting Iguchi the hell out of the 2nd spot. QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Sep 5, 2006 -> 12:07 AM) Tavarez has pitched the equivalent of a 4-hit shoutout against us this season. No shock...he's a sinker ball pitcher with a good slider. Thus, we can't hit homers, and we try to pull the slider right to AGon.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Sep 5, 2006 -> 12:06 AM) This offense is a joke right now. Yep....I'd rather see Gload, Mackowiak, and Sweeney in this lineup right now. Our starters look gassed and just not interested. As my brother just said, the Sox aren't a playoff team.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:55 PM) October during the organizational meetings when he can blame everyone but himself. Gload can handle LF here as there is no room. Why he is not out there is a mystery. Heaven forbid Ozzie make a change. The great motivator can't make it look like he's in a panic. I also find it funny that Hawk always says the dumbest thing you can do is play on the warning track in LF at Fenway. Guess where Pods is playing tonight?

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:53 PM) just another day at the office for Pods, nice little helmet flip a**hole It's too bad that him and Tavarez didn't collide running down the first base line. We need to get Tavarez out of this game.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:52 PM) Uribe pretty much is worthless at the plate. He has been in the league long enough, has talent, yet has no discipline. I'm surprised Ozzie played him against a pitcher who throws a ton of sliders.

At what time will Ozzie panic about our horses*** offense?

We're just getting no luck on these bullets hit all around the field.

Tavarez is a terrible pitcher for us to face, as he doesn't give up many homers. When you throw in the Red Sox great infield defense, runs won't be plentiful for us tonight. It's amazing just how crappy this offense has been lately when the other team isn't giving us 4 or 5 outs in an inning. QUOTE(BearSox @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:40 PM) nice hustle joe! When Gload, Mackowiak, and Ozuna are out of the game (and Thome's hurt), the only person who I expect to see legit hustle from is Anderson.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:32 PM) No way. Gload has much more range, and can make all the picks he can. Gload is underrated defensively. Gload's been horrendous at picking the ball in the dirt. QUOTE(daa84 @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:29 PM) didnt it hit the bag and skip over his glove? It went past him first, and then hit the bag.

Thankfully Garland threw a good sinker. The Red Sox definitely have a spark tonight with their 3 guys getting back, so they're going to have the crowd in the game the entire night.

PK with no range on that play...he should have got a glove on it.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:13 PM) Nice swing Jermaine... Meatball down the cock, missed. So our strategy is to take first pitch fastball down the plate. Great approach, especially since Tavarez is the type of guy who gets more creative if he's up in the count.

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 11:15 PM) Thome misses a cookie. What's new?

We look awesome so far.

How are we swinging right through 88 mph high sinkers?

Keep sucking Pods!

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Sep 4, 2006 -> 10:09 PM) Manny is playing. Lineups are in. Usual crew. Pods, Anderson, Dye all in today. No subs. NESN flashed the lineups so I missed the exact order. Great timing for us to be facing this Red Sox offense....NOT!

Twins win.....it must be nice to be able to win a game when you only score 2 runs. Gardenhire managed a superb game today, taking out Bonser before he would face someone who had done some damage against him.

So Boof Bonser and Scott Baker have had a better start this week than anyone not named Jon Garland on the Sox rotation in about a month.

Rumors are that Manny, Varitek, and Nixon will be back tonight. That's just fantastic news!!!

- Anyone who sees this team play every day would know that Anderson should be an everyday starter. - Yes, I think Ozuna/Mackowiak would be a huge upgrade in LF over Pods. - If we're going to complain about MacDougal/Thornton being bad, then I don't want to know how we classify every starter not named Jon.