The Ginger Kid

I'm as frustrated with Beckham as anyone, but he's only 25. I have to keep reminding myself

If you lose with Fister on the mound, does that mean you got ...

Come on dweezy

Way to make him work

At least I have a lot more faith in this team to bounce back from a sweep, even facing a team like the spanks

Nice outing by Q, really had to battle.

Good thing the sox don't bunt like that.

Kenny needs to flip a meal table

Beckhams not even swinging at strikes. Robin should bench him again.

Losing 5 of 6 to a last place team at this point in the season...? Brutal

I'm really out of the loop - why would Gordon go to the DL?

Looks like we'll be facing FISTER, SCHERZER and SANCHEZ in Detroit (dodge the V bullet). On pace to be FLOYD, LIRIANO, SALE for us.

hook looks good tonight

And I agree about Frank - I think writers will be happy to anoint a clean one from the steroids era.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 04:51 PM) Omar: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...amp;position=SS Ozzie: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...amp;position=SS Smith and Vizquel had the same wOBA at .311. But Smith was considered 10% more productive (wRC+) because league offense was much less potent in his era. These guys played 10 years apart. Ozzie came first but their careers overlapped, there used to be discussions comparing the two. Regardless, it just comes down to who you watched who was better, and certainly you can make the case for the wizard as being better but it's like comparing Mantle to Mays - they were both great.

I don't think Alexei is picking up the spin on Romero's breaking pitch. Just a hunch. He looked like Michael Jordan.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) There are a lot of people who don't think he is a HOF, period. Let alone a first-ballot HOF. QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 04:46 PM) I don't think Omar was quite good enough in the field to get in on that alone. Ozzie Smith was better and he hit just as well as Vizquel, but in a much different era. Ozzie Smith was not a better SS than Omar and played virtually in the same era. And I've never heard anyone say Omar doesn't belong in the hall.

QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 04:43 PM) THEY DIDN'T GIVE A RUN BACK! weird

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 04:41 PM) No Hawk, Omar is not a first-ballot HOF. sure he is

Let's stay 3 up in the all-important loss column. We were only 3.5 back this time last year, finished 16 out. Lots and lots of baseball left.

With testing, this sort of boggles the mind, unless some players are somehow getting away with it, so others are willing to rolling the dice. Huge hit to the Gigantes.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 14, 2012 -> 05:00 PM) Is it a surprise that Beckham started to struggle once Konerko went down? It's like he needs perfect conditions to be mentally focused. He's probably blaming himself for his mentor getting injured. Beckham started struggling in Glendale

Rios sees 2 pitches, Dunn sees 2 pitches. Way to make him sweat

Such pathetic offensive contributions.

Tough loss (again). Easy to blame the pen but does anyone think the Sox were going to score w/o the usual suspects hitting one out? Offense is just schizo