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Get on base Brian. Please don't chase the slider out of the zone here.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:43 AM) If he's out for any real length, think they'd bring up Fields and let him DH? No, Gload would play first, and Thome would DH.

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Getting X-rays is standard procedure. It's hard to break something where he got hit. Of course, what the hell do I know. I thought I had a cramp, and it ended up being appendicitis.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:40 AM) The formula is one inning of mac, one of thornton and one of jenks. We heard the same thing on Sunday from people saying, why did we pull thornton after such an easy inning. Hard throwers sometimes get dinked and dunked. It happens. Matt has been pretty damn good for us all year long. You just can't be walking guys.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:39 AM) Actually with 1 out we needed a double play. Which we got. Good call there. Did someone steal your screen name? I've seen more positive posts from you in the last minute than I have in a while. Well done

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:38 AM) They did not go up and under his hands with the good fastball, which is his weak spot. Riske throws the DP ball, we have a chance here. This goes back to what we talked about. Both Thornton and Cotts can't pitch inside against lefties. Neither have overly pinpoint control, and they throw their fastballs to the outside corner about 99 pct of the time. Marte was the same way actually.

YES! Good job Ozzie...mercy!

QUOTE(greg775 @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:36 AM) I don't know who to blame and I don't care. Thanks Thornton for a dandy save. Thanks Oz for not leaving in Mac Dougal like you did Brandon last night. Thanks for taking the Royals lightly and blowing opportunities and losing a game we needed to win. MacDougal isn't a two inning pitcher. This is an inning where we put a hitter who's on fire in a situation to beat us, and he did.

I don't understand bringing in Riske now. If you're going to leave Thornton in to face the dead fastball hitter, might as well let him try to get a K.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:36 AM) Like I said, Dye is only slightly above average at best as an RF. I think people are being way too kind by saying he's anything above average, but that's just me.

Riske coming in? Interesting....I'd like to see the guy who can get a K personally here.

QUOTE(champ @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:34 AM) I swear this team cannot catch a fishing break. DeJesus gets a gift walk and then this spiff happens. Or we could make a series of good pitches in a tough situations. As someone said, Teahen just fouled off the good pitches until he got a cookie.

That's just pathetic. Dye continues to jug out there, and our outfield defense kills us again.

KC ALWAYS comes back against us.

Very impressive AB by Teahen. You can't be walking batters with a 2 run lead. Is it me, or is Thornton's heater 4 mph slow? Also, ever since he started talking about how loaded our bullpen is, they've imploded.

Damn...nice pitch, good protection swing.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:30 AM) if he faced the Sox 162 times a year, he'd be a first ballot HOFer. For the record, I predicted when they signed him that he'd drive us nuts.

Teahen's been crushing high fastballs out over the plate. You have to have Thornton face him here, but I don't like the match-up.

That walk really put Thornton in a tough situation. Here comes KC's best hitter.

QUOTE(JimH @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:27 AM) Bad call there, DeJesus went. We never, ever get the benefit of those calls.

Sure looked like he swung at that. You hate to see the walk in that situation. He went!

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:25 AM) They may have one player that would start on the Sox (Dejesus). They're terrible. Teahen's turning into a damn good player, and Grudz is always a very tough out.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:23 AM) The biggest Hulk Hogan moment for the Sox was Buehrle's 1st inning in Minnesota when he gave up 7 runs. They kept pounding him but at the end of the inning he stood up with his eyes wide open and you knew he couldn't lose. I've complained about the Sox scouting report on Reggie Sanders tonight, but how about the awful scouting report wrestlers have against Hogan? When his eyes start to open wide and he shakes his fist, don't go for the two punches to the face. Just once, I'd like to see someone kick him in the balls when he Hulks up.

QUOTE(SadChiSoxFanOptimist @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 02:02 AM) Don't forget self-righteous. Someday you'll grow up, young man. There's absolutely no reason for name calling, especially when we're supporting a White Sox player.