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QUOTE(stretchstretch @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 11:24 PM) So, who's outfield spot would Alfonso take? The noodle armed singles hitter in LF. Hot wife, thats all that I can say good about him. Now some retard calls into the Fuzzy Bunny postgame show with a real dumb idea. Have Cintron leadoff. Thanks, but no. QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 11:26 PM) It also seems like we're making a horrible financial decision at this point, running his clock while he rots away in relief, especially when he's needed in the rotation. But at least Vazquez can get his head together for the 07 season and Freddys arm might be healed by then.

We will have to wait until 2007 for bmac to be in the SR. I dont know how we will be able to run off a good streak with bookends of junk in our rotation. Either Garcia or Javy will kill any momentum. The twins took Lohse out of their rotation, we keep 2 of them in ours.

The pink fuzzy bunny must of just started following the whitesox this year when he got the postgame gig. He cant believe the O can go into a long funk. Well welcome to being a whitesox fan past the allstar break. We hit solo homers, strikeout a lot, pop up like masters, and roll over GIDP with RISP. QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 11:13 PM) Putting BMac in the rotation may be similar to the Liriano Effect. The sooner he's starting, the smarter we'll look. He had a 1.59 ERA down the stretch last year. My prediction is unless someone is traded, he wont make the rotation until say late August when Ozzies hand is finally pushed. For whatever reason, Ozzie doesnt want to part with either of his 2 crappy pitchers. They will start, go deep into games and get rocked.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:49 PM) Good post...in general they are really letting this funk get to them, just like they did last year. Last year I said as soon as they clinched they'd be golden, this year they won't have that opportunity so they will have to make or create some other sort of break that gets the pressure off there backs and lets them get back to having fun. I don't know what that will be, but I'm hoping it starts with a win over Santana and continues with a win by Buehrle and a series win over the Twins. The problem with our O that happens every year is this is about the time that hitters get a bit tired. And for a power hititng slug team like ours that pulls most of its pitches our swings get long. then you are fouling off the fastball down the middle because you have a dip in your swing, and are trying to do to much with it. Then you get to 2 strikes and you roll it over to the SS or pop it up. This has been designated for years as corpseball. This is what we are going through. What we need our hitters to do, is to shorten their swing up, and try and go away with the pitch away instead of pulling everything. The minute they start dong this the pitchers will need to go back in, and we will start hitting more screaming line drives. Until we adjust we wont hit anyone. Santana will K over 10 tomorrow night.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:40 PM) Most would say Javier imploded, I would say the Twins just hit good pitches and than in the 6th you could make a case for him imploding with Cotts almost getting out of the jam but giving up a 3 run Hr to Mauer (who he threw a 3-1 FB to, and it was questionable why we threw to Mauer at that point instead of walking him). Jas this is not the first time this has happened. This is not a lets tip our hat to the opposing offense moments here. We have a pattern. To me, Javy is the same thing as our 5th starter is to the 2004 team. He is an autoloss. I bet our team was waiting around for him to detonate.

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:37 PM) In some things, he is a F'n idiot. His in-game decsion making didn't help Chicago win its title. He has been consistently bad in in-game decision making both this season and last season. He makes serious mistakes based on a poor knowledge of how to handle both SP's and the bullpen. Well between his in game handling of pitching, and Joey Coras waving arms our duo is really fishing up something here that is good. This team so far looks lost. How the fish do you lose 7 games on the wild card in a 2 week period without laying down or money changing hands. We didnt have an injury, we didnt have a person quit. Every fishing year our offense goes into the spiffter post allstar break for like a month or so. They get oober pull conscious and all you see is corpseball. Which this is what that is, corpseball. And usually the twins come in and fish us up letting our pull monkeys pull the pitch over and over and make quick work.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:26 PM) i thought he handled vazquez fine tonight, i thought javy only made two really bad pitches tonight...the change to morneau was left up, and he absolutely hung a slider to mauer and got lucky that mauer swung and missed....again, ive said it like 10 times....i still have 0 idea why anyone pitches to mauer in teh situation they did He only made a few bad pitches against the tigers, and a few bad pitches against X team he imploded past the 5th inning. Here is the formula. When If V > 5i please warm up bullpen, when V >= 6i then start replacement formula.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:23 PM) I really can't blame Ozz. Its hard to listen to the stats that say Javy can't get guys out late in the games, when he throws so dominant and had barely been hit for 5 innings. Jas you have watched the last few starts and all of Javys starts this year. This is not the first time this has happened. Outside of the Royals he has a problem with the 3rd time through.

Ozzie just said the quote that governs his decisions I want to give my starters the best opportunity to win the game. Well thanks Oz, but as the manager maybe you can worry more about geting the team a win. Screw your starters and their personal stats. This is a team game.

QUOTE(beautox @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:15 PM) isn't the sox bullpen the least used in mlb? maybe Ozzie has finally come to the realization Vazquez is money for the first two times though the order, but after that he isn't, so seeing how Vazquez is our 5th starter even though hes getting paid like a 1 he should pull him after the 5/6th Nope this will repeat again. I guarentee that Javy will be cruising through, and will hit the 6th, Ozzie will think he finally got over the hump. And then 7 runs later we lose.

Nice video of Neal Cotts beating up the water cooler. I am sure the water cooler will never throw that meatball again.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:10 PM) joe mauer vs. lefthanded pitchers: .366 BA, .421 OBP Michael Cuddyer vs. Right handed pitchers: .243 BA, .339 OBP cotts did his job by getting the 2 outs....the right move was to get brandon or riske to face cuddyer Ozzie let Cotts pitch to a guy that is 2-2 with 2 dongs against him over the weekend.

If Ozzie pulled this stuff on his xbox, the vibration controller would of shook feverishly to let him know its not a good idea.

I would like to pray for Ozzie and hope he overcomes his bouts with insanity. Only a fool or someone insane starts Javy in the 7th after he gave up the back to back dongs and lost the lead before you could blink. Heres comes the pink fuzzy bunny Rongey to tell us everything is all right.

Thank you Ozzie for letting Javy get raped in the 7th inning. But you proved to everyone he can pitch into the 7th inning. Thanks for your gut. Brian now brings us within 3.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 09:57 PM) are you saying Contreras can't outpitch Santana? refuse to believe that. lol

Pulled out to the 2nd baseman.

1 pulled out to the SS.

Now if we dont score against Kyle Lohse someone should be sacrificed immediately. He is stinky poo.

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 09:52 PM) we will beat Santana. we will beat Santana we will beat Santana. say it. think it. believe it. live it. I am going with a line of 10 strikeouts, 3 hits, one solo homer for the sox and a 3-1 loss.

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 09:51 PM) 7.5 games back. 1.5 games up in the WC?!? Santana going tommorow?!? WoW We might be in 3rd place VERY SOON! And we will get some silly Ozzieifed lineup.

Nice throw pods. I think your wife has a better arm. Soriano please.

We are looking at our 4th consecutive series loss after Santana works us over tomorrow. Now bmac comes out there. Ozzie is on drugs. bmac should of been there in the 6th.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 09:36 PM) "Vazquez can build on this start after looking great for the first 5 innings..." I think they looked great, and just came up a bit short today. Just tip your cap to a shutdown pitching staff, we have run into a lot of those lately. But I dont believe this will last too long, or at least I hope it wont. Well lets go to our Dodge drive of the game, it goes to Joe Mauer who hit a cookie over the center field stands. Ozzie has announced that Dye, Konkero and Thome wont be in the lineup tomorrow. Good for him, we need them rested so we can battle the royals soon.

Its funny that any pitcher who can spot a fastball away, and has a change or curve will absolutely shut this team down. I am surprised that any team throws a fastball in on us. All fastballs in must be mistake pitches. You can 4 hit this team with the greatest of ease. Now make sure your SS and 3rd baseman are ready for all of the nice 2 hop ground balls. And also make sure your 2nd baseman is ready for all of the sky high popups.