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I hate f***ing Oakland. You could see that happening before he even threw it.

Would have been nice to get that run after the great hustle by Ozuna. Frank has got to do a better job of protecting when he has 2 strikes than he has been doing.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 08:41 PM) He has the 4th most AB's on the team and has appeared in 68 games. I wouldn't call that a platoon player. Lately, almost every game in which we've played a lefty, he has been on the bench.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 08:37 PM) Pods didn't look much better last night against Sarloos. I just don't like seeing Pods be mostly used as a platoon player. I don't think that's what KW envisoned when we traded for him.

If you play Ozuna, he should be a 9 hitter only. Against lhp, if you don't play Pods, you're much better off having Rowand lead-off, and then have Iguchi bat 2nd. It's ok though, that no-call on Widger was the worst umpire missed call I've seen all year.

Against a pitcher like Zito where you can steal at will against them, Pods needs to be in the order. I agree with the person who doesn't like seeing him in the platoon role like he is right now.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 03:20 AM) another 1 run victory Your what hurts?

Wow, easiest 9th inning of the year. Great job by our bullpen, and congrats to Garland on a career high in wins!

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 03:15 AM) Uribe is as streaky as they come. When he's hot he looks like a HOFer Yep, you have to ride his ass when he's hitting well at the plate.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 03:15 AM) Stick around, you'll change your mind again the next game. It's up to the bullpen now. Unlike a lot of people on this board, I don't jump on/off the bandwagon quickly. It takes more than one game to fool me usually

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 03:14 AM) When's the last time Uribe had a hit? Yikes, I'm starting to think he'll never put it together again. Jesus, does he suck right now at the plate. He had a triple in Detroit, and only cause he went with the pitch to right field. Uribe has hit into quite a few double plays with the bases loaded this season.

Juan Uribe = brutal at the plate. It's becoming obvious to me he's the weak link in our offense, and not Crede. That was a huge play in this game.

QUOTE(wsox08 @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 03:12 AM) hate him?? Yes, I hate Timo. I dislike basically everything about him and his situation on the Sox.

Not often will you see Joe Crede intentionally walked.

Even though I hate him, good job by Timo there. He just bought himself a roster spot for the rest of the season.

Everett or Dye should be hitting here. OMIT TIMO!!!

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 03:09 AM) Do you ever think we are going to win? Let me think.....yes

Hermanson is warming up. For some reason, this game reminds me of that Padres Saturday night game on WGN that he blew earlier this year. Hopefully, I'm completely wrong.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 03:03 AM) Curses are no excuse for poor play. This being said for the 1093448457239528th time. Nuke, I know. It just seems like everything that can go wrong, does go wrong in Oakland. I'm all for Politte staying in next inning, but I bet it will be Hermanson. Personally, I think our best bet would be with Cotts next inning, but that's just me.

Sensational inning for Cliff there. Lets get some insurance runs here, because Chavez, etc. vs Hermanson scares me.

How will the curse of Oakland strike tonight? This definitely won't be easy.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 01:33 AM) Our 1-2-3 hitters look absolutely terrible up there tonight. I don't understand why we bat Harris 2nd, just cause he's taking the place of Iguchi. It's ridiculous to have two slap hitters batting 1st and 2nd in the order. Pods and Harris aren't the second coming of Pierre and Castillo.

Even though he popped it up last night, I would like to see Pods try to bunt for a hit more. He's not exactly tearing the cover off the ball at the plate.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 01:28 AM) Garland throwing his changeup is so pretty. That pitch has become so good for him... Agreed. Garland in the past used to always seem to hang (too high) that changeup in crucial spots, and usually paid for it with a 2 or 3 run homer against him. I have so many memories of Hawk just being pissed off that Garland threw a high changeup to a lefty, instead of getting beat with his sinker.

Good catch by Pods out there. Takes a lot of concentration in that area to stay with the ball.