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QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:57 PM) Yeah, he's almost exclusively throwing sidearm, this is not encouraging. Usually when he's on he'll throw mainly overhand then mix in a few sidarm fastballs in or sliders low and away to throw people off. He can locate with the over the top motion better than he can with the sidearm. Our approach is puzzling.

Conteras is not throwing over the top according to Farmer. Hopefully we can learn how other teams get out the .248 hitting Monroe.

QUOTE(POPPY_HIDALGO @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) This team is just done right now. Physically, emotionally, they need that 2nd wind to hurry up and come cause right now, they got nothing left in the tanks. You might need to up the anti-depressant medicine.

Lefty soft tossing pitchers want right handed hitters to pull their pitches on the ground to either the 3rd baseman or the SS. It seems that we havent figured this one out quite yet.

QUOTE(BFirebird @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:46 PM) You can cancel the postgame show. That was a fitting end to this inning.

Lets keep working out the left side of the infield. The more work they get, maybe they will get tired. Dye hits it where Rogers pitches it. See how that works.

Over/Under for the number of pitches we see this inning.

Now Widger maggs likes the outside pitch and will hit it into right. Please go in on him.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:36 PM) Good start on the pitching side too. Widger is establishing the outside corner, what a shock.

6 pitches to get 3 outs. Wow that is economical.

And that is a quick 2 outs. Maybe we got a plane to catch.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:30 PM) Widger will blow this game for us, no doubt. Also, BA should be ahead of Widger in the order. I wonder if he is wearing his oakley blades today.

June 16th. Thats the date of Widger's last hit. Its been a month Widge. A duck snort, a seeing eye single, a walk. Something, please do something today.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:00 PM) Its true. AJP is not that bad against LHP, and he calls a much better game. There is no reason to sit him today. The same reason that Mack was patrolling CF last night. Ozzie loves to rest his starters and play what hand were you born with matchups. If the schedule holds up, he will catch the Counts next start too. Widger behind the dish, Count on the mound, and Santana opposing them. Anyone feel really good about that one.

I guess Leyland wants to win the game. He has his A team today. C. Granderson cf P. Polanco 2b I. Rodriguez c M. Ordonez rf C. Guillen ss M. Thames lf C. Monroe dh C. Shelton 1b B. Inge 3b

Thank god we are resting AJ for the royals series down the road. Posada played all 3 games against us in NY, and now it seems that IRod is playing all 3 games. This is a big series, and we keep playing subs like we are sititng on a 15 game lead.

Lineup for today. Widger plays Ozuna gooch thome kong dye crede uribe widger ba

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 08:59 AM) Who would hit leadoff for us? So many of you are complaining that this team resembles the 2002-2003-2004 team of sluggers and no small ball. But yet so many want Pods gone and Fields/other LF to replace him. So I ask again...who hits leadoff then? But the problem is, that the current Pods doesnt steal, is only a singles hitter. He cannot bunt this year at all. So how is he different from the leadoff hitters we have had during that 2001-2004 team. We are playing station to station with pods in the lineup right now, I dont see how that changes with him out of the lineup.

If we dont want Javy to be a starter then move him. Someone in the NL will give us something for him, preferably right handed relief. You cant have this mental midget in the pen, he implodes with runners on. I want bmac in the rotation. Omar Minaya has a stiff for this guy as much as KW did in the offseason. Pick up Hielman or whatever. You save money, you get a mental midget off our team, and you give financial flexibility to make a move. Then get a reliever.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 09:48 AM) Last year, I remember reading from a ton of people that Clifford was the luckiest pitcher in all of baseball, when you analyzed it. How unlucky has Javier been this year? From what I've seen, his bad innings are typically initiated by a poor defensive play either in Center by Mack, left by Pods, or shortstop/second if Cintron is playing. I think that one part of Javier's problem has been bad luck with the defense behind him, and the other part has been his lack of focus after errors. In fact, I was thinking about it earlier, and remembered that someone called Javy a Latin Buehrle. I think that might have some merit to it, when it comes to errors and defensive misplays, at least. The only thing that is unlucky about Vazquez is that we are unlucky to have someone with such talent and the backbone of a 5 year old. Good pitchers man up, and try to get the guy out, they pick up their team. Vazquez folds like a cheap tent the minute something doesnt go his way. There is a reason this guy has been on 4 teams in just as many years.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 08:54 AM) If the White Sox are growing dissatisfied with Pods, there's about 10,000 better LFers to go after than Gonzalez. In any event, I don't think Rozner is making a lot of sense here. Plus, in general, I don't hold Rozner in the same high regard as you do. How about this. Instead of putting Mack in CF all the time, send him over the LF then. Remember he is a corner OF and not a CF.

I suspect we shall see Widger. I just wonder what other members of group 4 are making it out on the field today. A must win series, so lets rest some of our starters. Because Ozzie is matchup happy. Maybe Widger can hit the ball out of the infield today. Instead of doing his popup, groundout, strikeout routine.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 08:28 AM) From Trib: Going into this game, opponents were hitting .228 against Vazquez in their first two times through the batting order, .361 thereafter. Why doesn't our manager and coaching staff realize this? Are their heads buried in sand? They should have a guy start warming whenever Vazquez sees the batters for a 3rd time in a game. They know that because they have the same numbers. But Ozzie goes with his gut, which has been wrong everytime he trots a starter out there for the extra inning. Last year Ozzie had the magic wand. This year the wand needs adjusting. Every single time he gets greedy with his starters it kills him.

And hence why Ozzie keeps throwing him out there. Guess who will be starting tomorrow in the swing game.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:56 AM) 30% of the time actually. So what point of the season does Ozzie scrap the B team and start playing the A team. He did it last year in September when the race tightened up and he was in jeporady of losing the division. tomorrow we shall see Widger and his lovely bat. Most contending teams actually play their starters most of the time.