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This was Garland's worst inning of the season. Everything has been up. Of course, if Uribe would have shown any urgency on that double play ball, we would have been out of the inning.

One day, we're going to learn that Mench is a dead fastball hitter.

I'd just like to say f*** you to Mike Huff, who's a terrible announcer and shouldn't be saying a ball if foul off the bat, etc. until he knows for sure.

Terrible pitch there to Mench. You need to throw someone like him an offspeed pitch.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:51 PM) This Texas team is just stacked. Indeed it is. That's why 3 runs won't be enough to win a game against them in Texas.

That's what happens when you don't try to pull everything on the outside corner.

Wow, great catch by Dye. That ball looked like it was knuckling on him also.

Hey Juan, you might want to show a little sense of urgency on that play.

Garland making some terrible pitches this inning.

QUOTE(Tadahito15 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:43 PM) I dont think we are going to score anymore runs.... 3 runs won't win this game.

Time for Pods first homer of the year.

Crede really has some moments in a game where it looks like he's never played before. His reaction on the foul ball was comical before.

Well done Garland and Crede.

Big batter for Garland here.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:29 PM) They have had two times this series where they have gotten something going. On Friday night late in the game, and earlier today. Its when they go with the pitches. If its in, Pull it. If its outside dont. Yet when something that shows you sucess, please dont repeat it. Just go back to PULL BASEBALL SON. It all relates to being an easy out. That same pitch that Dye took for a called 3rd was a very tough pitch. However, that's the same type of pitch you see guys like Stewart or L. Ford flip out to right field for hits (both guys the epitome of tough outs). However, basically Iguchi is the only one on our team who would protect the plate in a similar situation and just go with the pitch.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:28 PM) Wow, nice sequence by Garland. Gets down 3-0 on Mench. Gets a strike and then gets him to groundout. Agreed

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:27 PM) Actually he's been making solid contact a lot lately just not getting a whole bunch of hits. Ah, we're back to disagreeing! That's more like it

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:25 PM) The current strike zone in the mlb sucks ass. True, but once you know what the ump's zone is, you need to protect. Garland got the same call, if not more outside, on Young earlier in the game.

Whoever made the comment about the Sox not protecting the plate with 2 strikes is exactly right.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:22 PM) Isn't Konerko a year or two younger than Helton? I'm just saying, involving Konerko would make the trade look better for the PR aspects of Colorado. Plus, he's not "that" bad of a player, either. I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure they wouldn't balk at a deal that started with Tracey/Fields... PK's a FA at the end of this year! That's why he's not exactly a hot commodity for any team looking to rebuild. Also, Field is going to have to start to produce a little more in the minors before he has a lot of trade value. He's not exactly lighting up the minors.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:19 PM) Good point. Helton or not, if Konerko doesn't produce, Kenny isn't just going to say, "well, he's been here for a while and he's sort of a face on this franchise so we're going to live through his suckiness". Aubrey Huff could be an option. I doubt they'd go young at first with a guy like Ryan Howard... Or, they could trade for an OF'er and move Jermaine Dye to first. There's a lot of options, and I'm sure Kenny is looking at every "available" player. If Konerko sucks it up, Gload will be given every chance to win the 1b job. As much as PK has struggled this year, he's honestly the least of our offensive troubles. 3rd base is a much bigger concern. I'm sure Ozzie thinks Timo can play 1b if need be.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:15 PM) The package for Garcia wasn't huge, and it looks a lot better now that Olivo has been absolutely atrocious in Seattle. Reed was the only top-notch guy we gave up, as Morse was viewed (by some here) as a guy that was still developing and still, might have to make the move to a different position. In retrospect, the trade wasn't that much to give up. However, at the time, it was almost a consensus opinion that we gave up a ton of talent to get Garcia.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:11 PM) Yuck. If that's the case, then ya can't pick up a contract that big without some help from the team sending him over. But, if they were willing to pick up some of the contract, I'd start with a package of Konerko/Tracey. Hell, I wouldn't object to giving up someone like Josh Fields (yes, the first round pick) for Helton, if they ate a lot of it... Rockies have Ian Stewart as their 3rd baseman of the future. There's no comparison between him and Fields. If we get someone as top-notch as Helton, we're going to have to say goodbye to 2 of the 3: McCarthy, Anderson, Sweeney. Remember how much we gave up for Garcia last year?

First time the shift has worked for the Sox all year it seems.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:09 PM) Yes, I heard some of the same stuff in Tucson. As bad as the Rockies are, they love Helton, he's the face of their franchise. They'd have to be bowled over and blown away to trade him and at least for now I also heard they do not want to pick up any of his salary, they've taken a lot of heat for doing that. Yep, it's one thing to trade Walker and Hampton. But Helton is easily the best player in franchise history, and they'd piss off their fans if they gave another team money to take him off their hands.