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QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:50 AM) Talking about the A's not the Nats. Sorry buddy, thought it was about the Nats from a few pages earlier.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:47 AM) They have 2 studs in their bullpen but after that it ain't very good, I wouldn't call it a good bullpen. Cordero, Carrasco, Eischen, Ayala, and Majewski is pretty damn good, especially since they probably all make around the minimum.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:46 AM) They have a good bullpen. They had their chance with the 4 and 5 hitters and couldn't get the run home. Konerko should not be batting clean up. His average with RISP is horrible. Thing is, the Nats play in a monster pitchers park. They can get away with poor hitting, as long as they keep the opposition to 2 runs. However, not many times during the summer can you hold an opponent to 2 runs or fewer at the Cell when the ball is flying out. Dye should be batting 4th right now, not a doubt in my mind.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:44 AM) Oye ve. One guy claims aaron is juicing, now everyone believes it. This is no shot at you fathom but just because he said that doesn't mean aaron was a roid user. I know, what I said shouldn't be taken as 100 pct sure. However, based on who said it, and what he said about it, there's no doubt in my mind it's legit.

For the love of god, Ozuna is not a 3B. He's f***ing awful over at the hot corner.

QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:42 AM) damn zito is unhitable If we'd stop swinging at fastballs over our heads, we'd have a much better chance at getting a hit.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:42 AM) Rowand k's like always. He's been a flop this year. Griffey would look like a massive improvement in CF right now, especially if the Reds would take on some of his contract.

QUOTE(Yoda @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:41 AM) WOW... I am having my doubts about Konerko coming back next season. There's not a chance in hell that PK should be brought back next season. And Mr. Juice K's.

f*** you PK! Talk about the least deserving All-Star.

Painfully obvious PK would be down 0-2 about 10 seconds into the AB. Whatever he does, he can't K looking.

Man, Kotsay has an amazing arm. PK has got to get the runner in.

Wow, great time for the double steal. Avoids any chance of a triple play on a grounder by Frank.....jk.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:35 AM) Iguchi looks very comfortable against Zito. Big improvement from earlier in this year, where Iguchi looked awful against Zito.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:34 AM) Sad if he's hurt, funny if he's OK. I think he's OK.

Pods can't get picked-off in this situation, but we need to avoid the DP.

Cubs player Adam Greenberg got hit in the head during his first career MLB AB.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:30 AM) When we swing at the first pitch, other people b****. Can't please everyone I guess. Well, when you have one hit through 5 innings, you better do something different. We're not even coming close to putting together a rally.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:28 AM) I thought your big fear was having the Twins, Cubs, and Indians win this weekend while we get swept? I didn't include the Indians in my nightmare scenario. And that whole momentum aspect plays a big part in why I think it would be such a negative situation to occur.

Twins up 5-4, about to score more runs. My big fear is giving them momentum heading into the ASB. A double digit lead going into the ASB would have been huge from a psyche standpoint.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:24 AM) You guys are acting like we should be hitting Zito. When he can throw his fastball, change AND curve for strikes at anytime, we're f***ed. Tip your caps to him. We're allowing Zito to pitch those pitches when we want to. If he throws a first pitch fastball right down the plate, we should be swinging. Also, we act like we've never heard that he throws a curveball when he gets two strikes.

This is the worst our offense has looked in a long time. Thankfully, we faced Tampa's pitching last week to help us score some runs.

When Ozuna is hitting fly outs, you know there's something wrong. We're making this way too f***ing easy for Zito. I honestly hope KW is proactive in the trade market, and not necessarily for a starting pitcher. We could huge another offensive weapon, especially against RHP.

KC doesn't score in the inning. They had 9 hits in two innings against Mays, but they only scored 4 runs. Mulholland is in.

Rowand44: Just wanted to quickly say that I enjoy our back-and-forth conversation (bickering) during the games. I know we disagree a lot, but we're all Sox fans, so it's in good fun I hope.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 12:12 AM) With the story about Rowand and possible enhancements in previous years, you would think the organization would have some inkling of that, and the way Aaron has struggled, maybe there is something to the Griffey thing Ladewski was suggesting last week. I think Griffey would be on the DL within 1 week of being acquired, personally. Rowand has nowhere near the power he had last year, his bat speed is down, his throwing arm has really deteriorated, and he seems slower running now than he did a few years ago. Like I said earlier, I really do like Rowand. However, I think last year might have been his peak year.