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Both Thome and PK have very short swings tonight. Some insurance runs here would be huge.

MacDougal should be starting the 7th inning.

QUOTE(iguchi=dank @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:49 AM) goodness.. a fernando tatis sighting in BALT It's amazing how much weight he's lost in the last few years. I wonder who his nutritionist is? Tough inning here for Garland.

QUOTE(G&T @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:51 AM) Iguchi looks awful He's had some absolutely horrific ABs the last two games.

Uribe has got to be more patient leading off the inning.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:47 AM) Not the prettiest 3 batter inning, but it works. I've always thought Crede should guard the line more when Garland pitches. He throws that sinker inside so much, and a lot of the damage on the sinker is done with doubles down the line.

Nice and quick. Reed Johnson has some insane numbers this year. I've always been a fan of his.

The jphat special

Lets get a DP here.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:42 AM) El duque just tripled.... He better not stop Utley's streak.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:41 AM) Garland needs to shut them down at the bottom of this inning. Its something the staff has had a problem with the last several weeks. More like all season. This was something the Sox were fantastic at doing in the postseason, and it allowed them to keep the momentum going into their next AB.

Excellent! That ball was hurt! It was a matter of time before we put up a few runs in an inning.

BTW...I don't want to ever hear anyone say they'd rather have Halladay than Johan in a big game.

Thome looks very sharp so far. That's huge.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:30 AM) It also would be nice if a member of the greatest rotation ever assembled would shut the opposition down How about this statement?

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:29 AM) Yeah well, the flip side to that is, it's a better pitch to take for a ball. Oops, that didn't happen. That's the point I made about adjusting to the umpire thought. That pitch was actually closer to being a strike than the one he got called out on.

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:26 AM) The point was, how about our pitchers pitching over the inevitable bumps in the road, whatever they might be. And as I have been commenting ad nauseum, it's all about execution ... whether that's a position player or a pitcher. Rowand wasn't great in CF last year, how did the White Sox survive that? Not saying he was bad, but you were beating the drum about how awful his throws were and some of his other fundamentals ... namely his reads on fly balls. How did the White Sox survive? You guessed it, pitching. Guillen has his best IF defense in there tonite. Seems kinda appropriate for a ground ball pitcher, no? Rowand was overrated in CF last year. He wasn't great out there...but at least he could be counted on to catch the ball (unless Jenks was on the mound in the 9th inning ). I might be one of the few people to not buy into the hype of Anderson being all world on defense. As for your first comment about pitching, you are right. Unless these guys start pitching with "guts", they're going to be remembered with the other Chicago teams that won the championship one year, and then underachieved the next season.

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:23 AM) Are you kidding? A dropping curve ball six inches outside and low? Not a good pitch to bunt on at all. This is turning into Pin The Tail On The Mackowiak. I'm as big of a Mackowiak fan as there is. He's just proven time and again that he's not a CF. If you're bunting in that situation, and you already have a strike, a slow pitch on the outside corner isn't a terrible pitch to try and bunt down the 3rd base line. It's a lot easier pitch to bunt that a Halladay cutter on the inside corner. This umpire isn't good...it's no surprise, he's one of the worst in baseball. However, our hitters need to adjust to the way he's calling the game.

QUOTE(ottawa_sox @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:21 AM) AS you might remember, the Sox do not score from first on a double. It's absolutely amazing how it seems to be we can't score from first on a 2 out double, but other teams score easily on a 0 or 1 out double from first. QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:21 AM) The Sox as a team have had a difficult time pitching over defensive miscues this season. That's a situation where our decreased K rates hurt a lot.

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) Yes I agree there are only so many they're expected to pitch over. How about we start with one? In the first inning? On a 3-2 big fat changeup to a power hitter? Again, it comes down to pitching, where is the hue and cry about the pitch call and the bad pitch? Didn't Balta and I comment about the terrible pitch selection? You're so right though....this pitching needs to start executing better. What's your opinion of AJP behind the plate this year?

Come on Iguchi!!! Great pitch to hit there.

Wow...keep going Pods! I thought Crede would score on that with 2 outs.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:16 AM) That was bad, this ump FRIGGIN sucks It was a bad call, but looked like a very good pitch to bunt for Mackowiak.

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 5, 2006 -> 12:15 AM) Balta, fair points and I am not saying Mackowiak is a good CF, he isn't. I am stating why Guillen has him in there. But it comes down to pitching doesn't it? Don't the pitchers have to pitch over mistakes? As you said, it probably would have been nice if our sinker ball pitcher would have thrown sinkers to a power hitter in a 2 on situation. I'm still of the belief that we need our best defensive team on the field when Garland and Buehrle pitch.

Wow....great stop by Glaus. We need to get a run this inning. Halladay is nowhere close to having his best stuff, and our guys are having good ABs.