Balta1701

QUOTE(G&T @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:27 PM) Wasn't he a roider? 2 of them in bullpens in our division. Juan "Steroids" Rincon and Rafael "Steroids" Betancourt. QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:27 PM) We take the first ball right down the middle, and then swing at s***. Ozzie is trying to get Jon the win instead of the team. Garland has only thrown 93 pitches, and you and I both know God Kills a Kitten if you take a pitcher out before he throws 100 pitches.

KC up 4-2

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) Somone needs to see if these guys are getting paid off.... With Josh Paul in there...the White Sox do have the connections...

Tampa Bay's been holding up the white flag since about inning 3. Problem is we can't figure out which way to aim the cannon.

Shealy leads off the 9th with a double off the Hefty bag.

QUOTE(GOD @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:17 PM) Twins beating Royals 4-3 This is why I'm an Athiest.

QUOTE(SinkingShip06 @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:15 PM) so i should just ignore what is going on? i'm giving them kudos. we would have folded like a lawn chair. Because we haven't won any games in the 9th inning this year. Especially none against good closers, like Rivera, or Papelbon, or Ryan, or Ray, or Street, or Jones

We really need to get some runs this inning.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:09 PM) I don't blame him. They're a lock to win their division...no need to pitch him twice today. Home Field Advantage throughout the playoffs means nothing? Especially against the team they're racing for that home field?

My lord, a caught stealing. PANIC!

Great plan leaving Rivera on the bench Torre.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 07:06 PM) Um...where's the lefty? Garland has only thrown 85 pitches. You know pitchers don't get tired before 100. Tigers 5, Yankees 3.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Thome; Podsednik; Pierzynski; Iguchi 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zobrist; Paul.

10 left on base...

First pitch swinging against Dan Miceli? Yeesh. Is he drunk?

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 06:58 PM) I'm stunned that they're changing pitchers to face Puds. Corcoran had thrown 105.

By the way...if Thome were in the 3 hole, this would be an ideal place for the DRays to bring in a Lefty...But with Dye in there, now they look ahead to Iguchi and Dye, and bring in the righty, and maybe give Podsednik a chance.

I would even be willing to tolerate a suicide squeeze here from Podsednik.

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 06:54 PM) 3.5 tonight barring comebacks from the Twins and Tigers. Of course we have to make up more runs than both those teams combined. We also have a better offense than both of them combined. Against Tampa Bay pitching, we should be spit on if we can't score 4.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 06:54 PM) Take 2 Juan. On a 3-1 count, wouldn't taking 2 give the guy a chance to strike him out? (The sad thing, I had exactly the same thought when I saw the count on Uribe)

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 30, 2006 -> 06:52 PM) I get a nice little laugh out of the panic their fans have to be going through right now. We were there last year...and it's not fun. I'd enjoy it a lot more if we weren't losing 4-1 to the D-Rays and helping the Tigers out immensely

So we walk the guy who's hitting .222, and who hits .202 against right handers, to face the guy who's hitting .272 and who hits .239 against right handers. Why? Because the better hitter is a righty.

Delmon Young is hitting .800 against us with a 2.314 OPS

ARGH

It'd be really nice if those high-OPS guys could turn into 3 runs here.