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Good job by Shingo getting ahead in the count. Will Ozzie go with Hermanson or Marte for the 9th?

Great job by Cotts to overcome the leadoff walk. He's definitely the type of pitcher you'd rather let start the inning instead of come in with people on base.

Great swing by Crede. For the life of me, I don't know why a team would ever throw him an inside fastball with 2 strikes. Almost all of Crede's power this year has been on inside pitches.

Wow, I'll take it!! That was very similar to AJP's hit against the Blue Jays that won us the first game of that series.

Still wish that Cotts would have been brought in to face Stairs. My reason is this: McCarthy obviously had no command of anything but his fastball. Stairs is a very dangerous fastball hitter, especially to the opposite field. I was very disappointed that AJP decided to call for an outside fastball. McCarthy's best chance at getting Stairs out was to jam him with an inside fastball with some movement. As for Viz, if he's going to throw fastballs to righties, he needs to get it inside. With Viz throwing so many sliders, you can tell that hitters are sitting on the outside pitch. An outside fastball just ends up being meat.

I don't give a s*** that Berroa is a righty, take Viz's ass out of the f***ing game. If a reliever gives up 2 straight homers, no chance he should still be in the game.

This is absolutely pathetic. The Royals are making our pitchers look like total garbage.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 02:08 AM) kip wells Knowing some people in Sox organization, Wells might be the last person in the majors we would trade for.

QUOTE(ReinsdorfSucks @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 02:07 AM) put him in the pen to build his confidence like we did with buehrle. I'd rather not have McCarthy in the bullpen. Not necessarily confident in a pitcher who has struggled with his control and the long ball in the majors. He needs two years in the minors to refine and polish his stuff and command.

I couldn't mean that anymore of a compliment if I tried, but that was the worst swing I've seen from Ozuna all year. I'm also the last person to state I'd rather have him at SS over Uribe, but right now, Ozuna is a bigger offensive weapon than Uribe is.

Here's the thing with McCarthy: If he is unable to strikeout MLB hitters at a solid rate (like he's done in the minors), he's going to have to either develop another pitch or change from a 4-seam to a 2-seam fastball. The scary thing about tonight's performance was that it wasn't even the long ball that hurt him. I'm not giving up on McCarthy, but I wouldn't shed a tear if we used him in a trade. Problem is, Duque's health problems probably won't allow for us to trade him.

Be nice to see a strikeout once this game for our pitchers.

So let me get this straight: Against the Cubs, Ozzie is extremely quick with the McCarthy hook. Yet tonight, he was way, way too patient.

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 01:46 AM) Pods is a average left fielder at best! That would have been an incredible catch. You know McCarthy blows when people are whining the ump should have called the 3rd strike on Stairs (pitch wasn't close) or Pods should have made a great catch. Cotts should have been in to face Stairs, but we tried to get him the win.

KW: We need a 5th starter! McCarthy's inability to strike hitters out tonight just killed him.

What the f*** was that 3-2 pitch there? I'd pull McCarthy for Cotts here, but I understand trying to get him the win.

With Garland, Buehrle, and then an off day on Thursday, I don't mind taxing our bullpen if needed tonight.

Big inning coming up for McCarthy here. I'm sure Ozzie will give him every chance to qualify for the win. Also, I think Willie "looks" like he should be faster than Ozuna because he's smaller and bunts so often. However, judging by my own eyes, Ozuna seems to run the bases quicker.

He might lead the world in fewest feet per hit, but one thing you can never question about Ozuna is his hustle.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 01:22 AM) Ok, well this is true I don't know your schedule but I made that comment cause you also disappeared from the game thread during that Dbacks game once the Sox started coming back. I was on chat the entire time. I just wanted to stay out of the bickering that was going on with the thread.

I think Ozuna is faster than Willie Harris. Even though Joe Morgan claimed Willie was our faster player last night, I really think Pods and Ozuna are faster.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 21, 2005 -> 01:19 AM) I love it how you only jump into the game threads when bad things happen. Thanks for knowing my schedule. Or maybe I just got back in the last inning after being out for the first few innings. I'm on here just as much as anyone else.

Dye's defense is just insanely bad this season. If you're not going to catch it, you have to knock the ball down. Also, I'm still refraining from making a judgment on McCarthy, but I'll say this: for the right player, I'd trade him in a heartbeat.

Wow, what a fantastic win!

Nothing is ever easy it seems like. That was definitely a play that Harris needs to make at 2nd base.