Frankensteiner

Just missed it.

What the hell happened? I saw Mark get 2 outs in the 2nd and then went to turn on the Bears selection. Then I come back and it's 2-0.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 01:56 PM) Not to be a broken record, but Josh Fields dominates against soft tossing lefties. We need to find a way to get him into the lineup. How smart is it to make him a part time player at this point in his development?

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 02:36 PM) Oh well the Sox were playing over their heads for a while there and now they are coming back down to Earth. Yeah, Swisher, Cabrera, Thome, Konerko, and Uribe were all having career starts. Only AJ and Crede have really been off to fast starts. This hitting should be doing better than they are now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 02:33 PM) Letting Toby hit here....shame on you Ozzie! C'mon now. Game is long over at this point.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 02:31 PM) At least we've been in first for about 10 days, so the games still get us excited. I'll take that after last season didn't matter once June hit. Orlando Cabrera...you are the most overrated defensive player in baseball. To be fair, it hasn't really hurt the team that much. Bat wise, Ramirez and Anderson are a wash. I don't remember a game where Ramirez's defense cost us a win.

I am hoping, if anything, this is the straw that breaks the camel's back game for Uribe and Ramirez.

This has been a pathetic 2 week stretch of baseball. Our hitting approach is back to being awful and there is no sense of urgency by the coaches and front office to curtail it.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 11:51 AM) He's from Oakland....those guys don't have a good history of holding up once they're away from there. Yes, that is why I'm worried.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 26, 2008 -> 11:45 AM) His timing is so off. We faced so many wild pitchers during the first few weeks, and he became too patient. I think he will hit for a decent average so I'm not worried about that. But I hope the move to leadoff didn't mess with his approach as I would really like to see him hit for some power. I'm not saying "lift & pull" but he had a lot of doubles last season so he's probably been hitting some line drives. Plus I hope the guy's not shrinking.

Nick Swisher needs to start hitting, and hitting for some power. It's like Luis Castillo minus the speed.

Is it ok for us to criticize Uribe now that he's not batting 9th in the order?

Winning this game ALMOST erases the disappointment of the last two. This was a great win and we showed some fight.

Thank you Jesus for that DP.

Remember when we used to get double plays?

At least Uribe won't bat for another 8 turns.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 24, 2008 -> 09:54 PM) If we're out of contention in late July, I want Thome dealt and JD moved to DH. He looks like he's going to break a leg every time he runs after a fly ball. Why wouldn't you just trade JD?

Good thing we D-subbed Dye in the 7th inning of a 1 run game. That was an awful move. Now we've got Uribe hitting behind Konerko.

Some PBP please, I'm not watching at the moment.

NEED to get these guys in!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2008 -> 09:47 PM) Btw, Konerko is now above the Mendoza line. We may be out of last place in hitting at the end of today.

I am greatly enjoying these signs of life.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 24, 2008 -> 09:42 PM) A guy gets destroyed against a team, comes in with a 9 ERA. Then 3 hits the sox over 6 innings. Hawk " Well I understand that "Insert Here" has a 9 ERA and gave up 7 homers in a row in his last start, but...pause.....I cant see how". "He might have the numbers, but this kid knows how to pitch. He just threw another pitchers pitch to Thome, you just tip your cap and come back fighting the next day. I count 9 arm angles, and that pitch I know the radar gun says 84, but with the difference between his fastball and his change our hitters think its 98"

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 24, 2008 -> 09:40 PM) Ozzie's job is safe this year, but if the Sox are mediocre this season, KW better be fired. You know that's not going to happen.

I would like to know what the Yankees are hitting with 2 outs this series? This is getting pretty embarassing.