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QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ Aug 19, 2006 -> 12:14 AM) is there a chance that pods has been called out on strikes more times than hes struck out swinging? Easily

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 19, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) Scotty you have a damn bat, swing it... Does he even watch video of the opposing pitcher to know that they might have an offspeed pitch?

What a shocker! Sit down Pods.

It will be interesting to see the intensity level of both teams tonight. Hunter said that the Twins are treating this like a playoff series, and he's worried they'll be too amped up. On the other hand, Buehrle is downplaying the importance of this series. It would sure be nice to win the first game of this series.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 09:39 PM) Heh. From watching the playoffs last year, it seems to me that lots of homers and good pitching wins in the playoffs. (I'll also add 'good defense' to that, too.) Timely hitting and timely pitching win playoff games.

QUOTE(chisox72 @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 10:18 PM) Great, we get Doug Eddings this weekend too..... Did we present him with his WS ring yet?

Hopefully Freddy doesn't intentionally try to throw that high offspeed pitch tonight. No matter what anyone says, it's a bad pitch. This Twins lineup has a lot of speed in it, and you know they'll be running wild on Garcia. We need the offense to step it up this weekend.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 09:33 PM) I just have a bad feeling we are all going to want to pull our hair out after this weekend. Prove me wrong Sox.... I have a feeling that if we don't win at least one of the first two games of this series, this place will be in full meltdown mode.

Here's my pessimistic prediction for the wknd....one of our outfielders will lose a ball in the ceiling of the dome.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 18, 2006 -> 05:23 PM) I don't understand all the clamouring for "smallball". The offense is the best in the league. The pitching has been horrible. The team ERA is almost the same as Cleveland's. Put last year's offense with this year's pitching and you would have a team that would be very lucky to be .500. You can't play small ball when you need to score 7 or 8 runs a night in order to win a game, although I would like to see some more stolen base attempts. I'd like to see more hit-and-runs. Simply put, we're a terrible team at getting jumps and stealing bases. Not only are our guys being thrown out at an alarming rate, but they're not even close to being safe. Smallball was magnified last year due to our offense being medicore for a large portion of the season. This year, we have a team that can outslug the opposition, and I hate giving up outs prior to our monster 3-4-5-Crede coming up to the plate. With our pitchers performing like they have this year, playing for one run prior to the 6th inning is a mistake.

A win's a win. I wasn't able to watch it, but I felt a sense of relief when DeJesus went to 2nd on his hit. I would much rather face Sweeney than Grudz in that situation.

Thornton should have been in to face Thornton, and then Jenks gets the righties. Instead, Jenks has to come in and face a dead fastball hitter with the tying run on base.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 08:18 PM) EMINEM IS OUT OF GAS OZZIE, TAKE HIM OUT. He's definitely not a 2 inning type pitcher, especially after throwing the night before.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 07:56 PM) Haha, nice try by JD...2 on - 1 out. C'mon Mike What happened? I still don't agree with using MacDougal last night. He's the type of guy who you need to keep fresh.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 07:34 PM) MArk's got the DP ball working today, but i'd be very caredul with him going into the 7th. The front end of our BP is well rested We should go MacDougal, Thornton, and Jenks to end it.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) i really hope Juan is gone next year. I think him and Pods are on their way out.

We need to keep the lead or keep the game tied. If we get down by 2 or more runs, I'm not sure if this team has enough momentum to comeback.

What happened?

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 06:51 PM) Gooch can't get it done, damn He always struggles against lefties with good changeups.

Sandy's really doing wonders for Buehrle.

Get McCarthy up in the pen.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 06:35 PM) bingo One of these days, our hitters are going to realize that the scouting report is to throw them an offspeed pitch on 3-2. RARELY do you see our hitters get a 3-2 fastball with no one on.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 06:33 PM) You could see that coming a mile away What happened? I'm not watching, but I would guess he threw a changeup on a 3-2 count to Anderson.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 06:29 PM) The lineup is actually decent, its the starting pitching thats Bad Their lineup today is actually pretty good. Apparently Buddy Bell plays his regulars more than Ozzie does, and I don't think Buehrle can hold this starting 9 to under 4 runs today.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Aug 17, 2006 -> 06:25 PM) Another wasted DP opportunity It's amazing how much worse our defense is this season compared to last year.