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QUOTE(black jack @ May 28, 2005 -> 09:21 PM) it's not raining anymore and hasn't been for about an hour and half. not sure why they're not playing yet. They just showed footage at the game, and it was coming down quite hard.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 28, 2005 -> 09:14 PM) Twins leading the Blue Jays 4-1 in the 5th inning. We better win today. Twins are now getting the same type of consistent starting pitching that we've got all year. With their consistent bullpen and their ability to hold leads, they're a better team this year than previous seasons.

I guess I'm the only one hoping for a rain out today. With the way each team is swinging the bats, I wouldn't mind only having a 2-game series with the Rangers.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 28, 2005 -> 09:08 PM) On the other hand...is anyone else thinking about a double-header with Garland and Buehrle as our pitchers, and imagining us giving up like 2 hits in 18 innings? With the Rangers offense, I'm more worried that our hitting would get like 2 hits in 18 innings!

We're going with our usual lineup today. No benchers are playing. Should be good enough for a solid one or two runs.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 28, 2005 -> 06:34 PM) Even if you take Sweeney's huge contract out of the equation, he can only play 1st base and he's horrible there. We have Konerko and Frank coming back to play 1B and DH. Where in the hell would Sweeney play? Not gonna happen. Sweeney has a no-trade clause in his contract. I can't see him agreeing to go play for another team in KC's division. The Dodgers and Angels have long been rumored as the most likely place that he would get traded to.

There's not a chance that we're going to trade for someone with a big contract. No matter what KW says to the media, I'm fairly confident that our budget is pretty much stretched out right now.

QUOTE(Tannerfan @ May 28, 2005 -> 06:08 PM) Having said that; the worse thing a team can do is panic. Look at the Yankees. They have a horrible start, Steinbrenner goes crazy, but Torre remains calm. They made a couple of minor changes (Womack to left, Matsui to center, and put a rookie Cano at 2nd base.) But for the most part they held tight got through the bad start and are now tearing up the league. Are we as good as them? No. But this is our time to hold on and hope that things will turn around. Making panic moves will not improve things. We need to work Frank into the lineup as soon as possible, and hope for the best. Personally, I thought it was the changes the Yankees made that helped spark their run.

Preston Wilson strikes out a ton, is often injured, and makes a fortune. He might be one of the worst players we could possibly trade for. Only maybe Mike Piazza would be a worse possibility for our team.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ May 28, 2005 -> 03:29 AM) we need a guy who gets walks, reaches base, aka frank thomas, and thats it, if dye isnt hitting lately or everett then we trade them for preston wilson who is well rounded and can play all outfield and fits into our small ball system, and its just as easy to hit in the cell just as it is with coors Preston Wilson fits the smallball style? Wow

no matter what happens this AB, just remember: OMIT TIMO!

TIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ May 28, 2005 -> 02:24 AM) My point is you've got so down on this team when they lose 2 or 3 in a row, they're in a stretch where they're playing very good teams while in a hitting slump and still a bit over .500 during this stretch. We don't have to blow this team up after every mini losing streak. Like I said I bet Jon and Mark win these next two then all will be right with the world. Even if we won the next two games, by a score of 3-1 and 2-0....I'd still say we have serious issues with this team.

We're the Dodgers of a few years ago. The problem with that is we play in a hitter's park. Once it gets warm out, it's going to be tough to continue to beat teams 3-2 at the Cell.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ May 28, 2005 -> 02:17 AM) Ahh, a few weeks ago you were asking us if we really though this team was a superior team cause they lost 3 in a row, then they started winning again. Last week same crap, sox start winning again. So of course a 2 game winning streak brings out the same junk, they've been the best team in baseball since mid april and they still are, hitting slump or not. I said I didn't think we were a superior team, and the main reason I said that was because I didn't think we would consistently be able to win 3-2 games, etc. over the course of the season. Hell, I even said I didn't think we were a superior team when some of our guys were still hitting. Our recent pathetic hitting performances have done nothing to make me think otherwise. Until we stop have 3 or 4 easy out batters in our lineup, we're not going to be a good offensive teams. It's sad to think of the days when Royce Clayton and his .250 avg was considered mediocre.

QUOTE(Brian @ May 28, 2005 -> 02:14 AM) Carl's swing looks awful. Big long hacks and his head just goes flying. A MLB hitter should never, ever miss as many fastball as Everett has lately.

Anyone who thinks this team is actually the best in baseball right now, regardless of record, is insane. We don't get hits, don't take walks, don't run the bases well, and don't hit for consistent power.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ May 28, 2005 -> 02:03 AM) Dunno, didn't see it, I came late and just read "bunt hit". But w/ everyone hitting like s***, with a lineup full of .230 hitters, I think it's interesting that the scapegoat is a guy who's hitting close to .280 and at least got on base, in a way that most people here would cheer loudly if it were some other players. When did anyone say he was the scapegoat? I have a much bigger problem with the approach that Everett, Rowand, and even AJP and Pods have right now at the plate. PK and Dye still have crappy AB, but they're putting up the power numbers that are expected of them right now. Don't even get me started on Crede and Uribe though.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 28, 2005 -> 02:00 AM) Umm well he got on base? Yikes now we are b****ing about guys getting on base. No..no...no. I definitely wasn't complaining about Willie getting on base. I was just saying that he's as guilty as anyone for our s***ty offense tonight.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:57 AM) Willie's one of the handful of players w/ a hit in this game, and he's the problem? You mean the bunt hit that should have been an error on the pitcher?

Instead of Willie s***ball, it should be Willie "4-3" Harris.

Rowand is now hitting below .225 against RHP. He seems to get jammed or strike out on pitches in the dirt almost every AB against a RHP.

McCarthy gave up 4 homers, and Texas could have easily hit about 3 more. They were hitting him very hard, and had some deep fly outs. McCarthy has got to get some sink on his fastball, as it's extremely hittable.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:33 AM) Ok, this one is just about over. McCarthy will be done at 5 innings, he was much more timid in this game vs. the game he threw in Wrigley, I suspect it's because he'd faced these guys before in Tucson and they torched him. The Cubs will make any pitcher look better than they are.

QUOTE(He_Gawn @ May 28, 2005 -> 01:27 AM) We start to lose and some of you guys act like f***ing idiots. It's not because we're losing, it's the way we're losing and the offense that comes with it. No one in their right mind can actually think our particular offense, even with Frank included, is good enough to win the division over the course of the entire season.