Balta1701

15 pitch inning there, 67 pitches through 3.

QUOTE(beautox @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:59 PM) Dude! don't worry about it, Brian is going to turn it around any day now, and don't you know its all about relief pitching thats why were loosing, not because the fact our starters are underachieving and leaving the bullpen exposed or the fact that 22% of our lineup is an automatic out, its solely the bullpen. I scoff at the mere thought of Corey Patterson. I love how you try to blame B.A. there, and wind up having to admit that a big part of the problem is still the starting pitching.

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:57 PM) It just pisses me off that we play "smartball" but the last three times I've seen the first two men get on, the bunt has failed. And we haven't scored in any of those innings. When you get the first two guys on you have to score. Playing smartball doesn't work with guys who are acting like idiots. Bunting to the 3rd base side with AJ on 2nd, swinging at the first pitch, etc.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:54 PM) Our bottom of the order = biggest difference from last year. It's a rally killer. Crede, Uribe, Timo, the .270 hitting Rowand, the .260 hitting AJ? They didn't kill many rallies, but they weren't starting any either.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:52 PM) He's not a starter. I've said it all along, Uribe should start, not Cintron. Whether its with defense or the bat, Uribe is better. Not much you can do about that tonight.

I'm really starting to dislike Cintron's at bats.

Konerko has some work to do to catch up with JD.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:44 PM) I'll giggle intensely when BA goes deep this inning. I'll giggle intensely if BA puts the bat on the ball this inning.

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:41 PM) He gone! Freddy with 2 K's in the inning. Interestingly, same number of strikeouts as home runs.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:35 PM) He's the only outfielder in baseball with an OPS higher than Dye in the AL. In only 100 at bats though, so I don't think he officially "Qualifies" at this point.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:30 PM) I thought Juan was in the starting lineup. Was he a last minute scratch? Uribewifepopsoneout.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 05:25 PM) Ugh...I hate when Iguchi gives himself up like that. If it was a hit-and-run, then I take it back. Pods supposedly had a damn good jump, so I doubt that was a hit and run, that was a steal attempt.

27 pitches, 14 strikes. Not a good way to start.

Come on Freddy...Get your head in the game.

Those score 55% of the time IIRC.

Don't think I've done this in a game thread since Opening Day...it worked last year, and I think this series is big enough.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 04:57 PM) Really took exception with the idea that the Sox are sucking - 34 wins, only 2 games out. Said they just hit a rough patch and they just need to "go out and kick some ass!" Emphasized that "we're the world freakin' champions". Let's hope he got that message through to the pitching staff.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 04:48 PM) (Frank just went yard with a 3-run dinger in cleveland) 38...

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 04:16 PM) Listen, anyone who doesn't believe that these leaks go out for political purposes is a douchebag. They happen in election years, and Tom Ridge -- a loyal Republican, through and through -- said that, in 2004, the warning was raised against his wishes in cases when he didn't feel it was warranted. Ridge, being a stalwart loyalite, must've been quite bothered by the use of the warning system. If Clinton were President, he'd likely do the same. Most Presidents would. A heightened state of fear typically helps incumbents. This bulls*** doesn't surprise me. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/20...ge-alerts_x.htm

Yes, that is really what happened. I have no idea what it means.

Wow, I think I broke the system. Suddenly, for no apparent reason, it started giving me the exact same confirmation code like 20 times in a row. Then like 10 votes later, it decided my name was Colin Tremblay and I was born in 1992 (I even got Colin Tremblay's email address and zip code filled in.)

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 04:01 PM) I also always wondered what the Roman Numeral for zero is. There actually is no Roman numeral for Zero. In fact, the concept of a number "Zero" simply didn't exist in the Greek and Roman civilizations as far as I can tell. The 0 that we're familiar with as a symbol didn't really come into existence until the Western Roman Empire was long dead, and before that, only a few civilizations (i.e. the Babylonians) had a concept of a number for nought (most used either a dot or an empty space for that number until around 700 AD)

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 03:58 PM) Yes, thanks, it was Chris Young. So it was Rogowski, an OF prospect ... and maybe there was a mid level pitching prospect too. Not sure about that though, it might have been just Rogo and Young. Interesting. One thing this board can agree on, KW will not sit still if he thinks there's a hole. Right now he's got a bullpen hole and an offense hole in CF. And by far the more important of those is the bullpen hole (which also goes by the name Cliff Politte)

QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 03:29 PM) Kap put it best folks, lack of understanding and non stop action. You know why people can sit and watch baseball and football on TV? Because there are breaks every 25 seconds and that gives those watching on TV a chance to flip to a different game, check scores, etc. With hockey, sometimes you dont get a stop in play for 4 or 5 minutes. The average person doesnt wanna deal with that. IMO. Plus, 4 or 5 minutes of action without understanding of what's going on will really cause a loss of viewers. Personally, I'd probably have wound up being a hockey fan as well had I not grown up in suburban Chicago.

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 03:30 PM) I wonder if this has something to do with his bad play. Hopefully he will get back to playing some better ball when he comes back. Congrats Juan! LETS GO SOX!!!!!! Baby crying at night = Uribe gets less sleep = Uribe is tired the next day = Uribe has less ability to spin around and dig a hole to Australia = Uribe becomes a .450 hitter?