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QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:57 AM) Big deal. It's a baseball game. You going to slit your wrists? Get some perspective. You know what a great remedy is...go watch the 2005 WS DVD. I GUARANTEE you'll feel better after watching PK's grand slam.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:55 AM) Yes, let's all just put our heads in the sand and admit we've got terrific starting pitching and we're playing very good baseball in our 10-16 stretch. Felix is a very positive, optimistic poster. There's no reason to try to start stuff with him after he said his peace.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:55 AM) People need to calm down. It's just 1 game. I'm going to scream if someone says that this was the most frustrating game of the season. I think I've seen that same post in every loss over the last month.

2 for 32. I love Ozuna's hustle from earlier in the year, but the magic is gone.

QUOTE(GoRowand33 @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:52 AM) I'm starting to get worried here About what, a no-hitter? If we're going to get shut-out, then maybe it might be the best for this team. Another righty hitter is a necessity for this team.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:51 AM) Hate to break it to ya, but Tigers>everyone this year. They're not just catching some magical breaks. And the fact that you still think they are lucky in mid-August is sad. The Tigers are using a pathetic strategy this year: very good solid pitching, very good relief, good defense, smart base running, good fundamentals, and clutch hitting. Their luck is soon to run out if they keep playing that way.

QUOTE(champ @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:48 AM) Hate to say it, but Randy Johnson just may finish his no-no. Garland is s***ting his pants now after Gorman f***ed him over. Those damn umps. I hate when they mysteriously raise those offspeed pitches up in the zone.

Keep getting burned on your non-sinker Jon. Did you learn nothing from your success over the last two months, which was when you relied on your sinker.

QUOTE(rafacosta @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:44 AM) Thome batting 3rd agst LH pitchers...makes me sick...Guillen should switch him and JD agst lefties. We need to find a righty hitter, because the current lineup we have to put on the field against tough lefties won't cut it. If anything, you find a righty LF, and then let Ozuna play 2B some games if you want to get Iguchi out against lefties.

QUOTE(champ @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:44 AM) Uh...no they didn't. The Sox took advantage of the breaks that were given to them. That's why there was such a big deal. Game 3 of the World Series shouldn't even have gone to extra innings. Mike Lamb (I think), hit a ball off the wall, outside of the yellow line...it wasn't a homerun. Was there a big deal made about that? No... The Sox won, that's why the media made it look like everything went their way. Not everything did, and if you think it did, you didn't pay much attention to the games. We're not complaining about the umps we got, but if you think we didn't catch a ton of breaks from them, then you're going to be complaining about umpires screwing the Sox every game.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:42 AM) They are 7-4 in their last 11. If you are sick from that.. well.. you take it WAY too seriously. Yeah, if they're sick now, I don't want to know what condition they were in 3 weeks ago. Keep up the effort to remain positive! I naturally don't post that way, but keep it going!

QUOTE(Allsox @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:39 AM) The Sox got every break known to man from umpires in the playoffs so blaming the umps is something Cub fans do. Abreu hit a bad changeup out, which many teams have done against Sox pitching all yr long. If I'm AJ, I'd never call another change again cuz it's never going to get to him. Yeah, I have a hard time blaming umpires every game like what some people are doing. There's a particular announcer who's complaining about the umpires daily, even on pitches that were called correctly. That pitch to Abreu in question was a ball.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:37 AM) I just want to say this: Jon has pitched an amazing game. Without the umps f***ing him over, the score would not be as it is. Also the 2 HR's were hitters who were fooled and just threw their arms at the ball. If we get this Jon Garland every game, we will win a s***load of games. The Abreu homer was crushed. Garland's changeup is average at best, and a lot of damage is done on that pitch against him.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:36 AM) Quick question: which one of our starters is actually reliable? None. The only one who I feel confident about when I go to sleep at night is Contreras.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:35 AM) Are people still saying the Abreu trade won't help the Yankees that much? Oh, and this inning has sucked all of the momentum out of the team that they gained last night. More and more, I'm starting to believe this team is like every other Sox team pre-2005. We just keep waiting for that magical spark to send us on that definitive streak, and it never comes or they never capitalize on said spark. Brian Cashman gave the Yankees a HUGE lift at the deadline. Abreu was struggling in Philly, but that team also has a terrible psyche going. Being around professional hitters was definitely going to bring out his strengths again.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:34 AM) the New York Rentastar's. I'm going to enjoy watching the comeback even more tonight than last. Rent-a-stars? They have more homegrown players in their lineup than we do.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:33 AM) And eat his contract? Unless you don't want an entire 25 man roster next year with major league players, no. But I was told that money isn't an issue anymore?

Couldn't we have traded 4 crappy prospects for Abreu? QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:32 AM) Must we hear this every night by Hawk? Johnson has hung a few over the plate and we haven't capitalized. The Yanks have. The pitch to Jeter should have been a strike. The pitch to Abreu was a blatant ball.

STOP THROWING THE CHANGEUP GARLAND! P.S.- feel free to get ejected anytime you want Ozzie. It can't do anything but energize this team.

Ugh...I just realized that the Twins play Toronto in a 4 game series, and they're not going to have to face Halladay.

QUOTE(BFirebird @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:25 AM) Nothing new. Every hard hit ball has been a high changeup. I've been saying this for 3 years now, but for a sinker ball pitcher, Garland gets hurt far too often with his changeup.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:24 AM) Also, the Yankees really have an idea of what they're doing with the bats. You'd think the Yankees would be the HR-or-nothing team, but that's us. I'm so impressed with the Yankees. They definitely go about offense the right way. IF, and I know it's a big if, they get Matsui and Sheffield back healthy, I think they're going to win the WS.

Another changeup hit hard.

QUOTE(BFirebird @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:21 AM) He has been on FIRE. Morneau is a monster. If he keeps this type of development up, him and Mauer are going to be an amazing 3-4 hitters for the next 10 years. Also, if you want to know why the Twins are rolling, look no farther than their 1-2 hitters right now. Those guys have been getting on base at tremendous rates lately.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Aug 10, 2006 -> 01:20 AM) Give me a break. Half of Johnsons sliders are hanging and his fastball is as straight as Garcias. There's a reason he's posting the numbers he is this season. Maybe this will force KW to actually try and upgrade the 4th outfield position. Hell, I'd rather just throw Gload out there, and hope that he can provide some offense. None of the three can play any defense.