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The similarities between going into the ASB last year and this year are stunning.

The Red Sox have outplayed us in every phase of the game this series.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 08:13 PM) PK has looked BAD lately, no 2 ways about it. That's funny...I brought up that his bat speed was down and he was rolling over on pitches, and I was criticized for being negative about him.

This is embarrassing by our 3-4-5 guys in the clutch this series.

PK's been f***ing pathetic this series. Thankfully, we tried to play smallball this inning though.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 07:58 PM) As an all around player, would Pablo be that much worse than Pods in LF? NO

Again, will someone please explain to me the logic of having a bad bunter try to get a bunt down in a game you're down 2 with one runner on base?

What a pathetic baseball player. Why the f*** is he bunting anyways.

Nice to see I was wrong about Iguchi getting this wknd off.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 07:24 PM) Pretty stupid to swing 3-0 when Contreras couldn't fin the plate Yes and no. He was about .1 of an inch from ending this game. With how well he's swinging the bat lately, I wouldn't be mad if I was a Red Sox fan. It's a different story if it's a tie game, etc.

Well, we still have a chance in this game. It's mind-boggling the amount of runners our pitchers are giving up lately.

Haha...note to Jose...stop with all of the arm angles.

Another day, another less than stellar start from our rotation.

QUOTE(Big Hurtin @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 07:14 PM) So, is someone going to get drilled to wake this team up? Yeah...maybe our manager. I've never been a fan of Francona, but he's dominated this series so far.

Was that a hanging slider by Contreras? I swear, he gives up so many more runs due to that slider than his fastball/forkball.

Super. Their number 7 hitter's dominated us this series.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 07:07 PM) Nice contact on the 3-1 fastball down the cock Pods. Then nice contact once again on the 3-2 hit and run. How about more Mack in LF. Pods is providing nothing but the faint glimse of speed. His BA is not good. His defense is terrible and we are not the smallball team anymore. What he provides in speed and disruption is not worth his pathetic bat and his pathetic defense. Excellent analysis. Pods and his ability is worthless with our current offensive roster. You don't need a SB guy with the 3-4-5 we have. The Red Sox know this damn well, and I really like how they're letting Youkilis lead off. QUOTE(stretchstretch @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 07:09 PM) Boston would beat us 10 out of 10 games right now if this went for 7 more games, we literally can do absolutely nothing right, 3-4-5 hitters completely ineffective, can't bunt, can't steal, can't get a lucky bloop to fall even,, that NL weakass pitching created a mirage for the past month on how good this team really is I'm quite thankful for the NL schedule we had.

Pods with an amazing AB. It seems like we're playing not to lose this series, while the Red Sox have been very aggressive. Why not implement a 3-1 hit-and-run with Pods at the dish?

QUOTE(peanut33tillman @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 06:45 PM) I had a feeling we might struggle at the dish....asshole Schilling trying to show Ozzie firsthand he deserved to be an All-Star....we've got our work cut out for us boys Yep....how dare he try to prove he belongs. I hate Schilling with a passion, but if he goes out there today and shoves it up his ass, I'll admire his intensity.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 06:44 PM) Now that was a pathetic 2 strike swing. You can tell the Red Sox plan is to get Crede to swing at the outside pitch with 2 strikes. They've done it like 4 times this series.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 06:37 PM) Nice, they get that called strike. Too bad this ump is a Sawks fan. Can we stop with the umpiring b****ing? Leave it to Hawk to complain about it all game.

Where o where is the f***ing bat speed?

QUOTE(peanut33tillman @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 06:34 PM) Bloody hell I dont know the percentages of how often we throw base runners but s*** if I scout this White Sox ballclub anybody with decent legs outta be swiping second all day....s*** IT DOESNT SEEM LIKE WE THROW OUT ANYBODY!! One of these days, in an obvious running situation, we'll call a pitch-out.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 06:24 PM) Nice f***ing start. I guess the team is ready to get going for the break a bit early this year. So far, this wknd has been a worst-case scenario with the Yankees about to sweep the DRays. It's looking like it might only be a 4 game lead going into the ASB, with 3 games to start the 2nd half of the year against the Yanks.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 9, 2006 -> 06:24 PM) Damn, so glad we took a lot of pitches there. We came to play! You need to be aggressive with Schilling on the mound. Our hitters just have to act like they've seen a 93 mph fastball before.