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Aug 2 According to The Chicago Tribune, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is growing more frustrated with the play of SS Juan Uribe, who Guillen believes is putting in a lax effort in the field. "He looks like he cares less," Guillen said.

I believe.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 06:29 PM) DeJesus, CF I wonder if he ever quotes that line from the big lebowski... "...and pull the trigger 'til it goes 'click'" "Jesus." "Thats right, man. Don't fark with DeJesus"

its going to be in the triple digits tonight.... I hope they have been drinking their water. some times when its really hot I like to buy a brick of ice and then put it in front of a fan... maybe they should consider doing that in the dugout?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 06:25 PM) 1-0 Tampa in the 1st against Verlander. if they could take the series or even sweep... I would be mighty happy.

yeah I was just about to post the same thing... I bet he is hurt....

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 03:16 PM) They're human like you and I. You don't think players ever get deflated or even pack it in sometimes? Some of the lesser guys maybe... like maybe Mack or Uribe.. but guys like AJ and Dye live for the chance to turn games around. and it takes a lot more then a 2 run deficit to make this team give up.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 03:13 PM) Clearly I'm not going to change your opinion on this, especially after today. I would bet a lot of people agree that Javy deflates the rest of the team with his pitching, though. Agree to disagree. fair enough... No doubt he deflates the fans... but I think the players are made of tougher stuff.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 03:09 PM) I never said they give up. They just get discouraged and deflated. they don't look too discouraged or deflated to me...

I hate the way the offense quits on Ozzie and Vasquez

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 02:53 PM) I think the offense has just gotten tired of bailing out Vazquez when he CONSTANTLY puts them in deficits. There has to be a point, which I believe they've already hit, where they realize he's just going to give all the runs back and they just don't care to try as hard anymore. they are paid based on there statistics... they aren't going to pack it in for a game just because they don't think they will win.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 02:13 PM) Johan Santana Vs the White Sox since 7/1/04 is 8-2 with a 1.44 ERA, 10.1 K/9, 1.7 BB/9 he's allowed a whooping 8 HRs over that time. .... the stats I'm looking at (yahoo sports) has him with 84.33 ips and 20 earned runs in 2006, 2005, and 2004 agaisnt the sox. about 2.14 era don't get me wrong... santana has dominated the sox... but he has also dominated the rest of the league... and no team really has an effective approach to him... an interesting note is that in every game he has lost this year he has given up at least one home run.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 02:06 PM) No, I provide numbers to support my point. If that's not the right method, then I'll make sure to have my grad school teachers apologize to you. Really? At the thesis defense I've been to, the profs have been hard ashes about the students being able to back up their numbers with facts... Santana has 2.14 is era over the past three years against the sox... Mainly due to 2005 when he dominated the sox and had a sub 1 era in about 40 innings.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 01:57 PM) Santana doesn't win 90 pct of his games against other teams like he does vs the Sox. His ERA is in the low 1s against us the last few years. He's a great pitcher, but the Sox struggle against him more than other teams. low 1s? do you just make numbers up to prove your point?

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 01:54 PM) Says who? We've had the same approach for years against him, and that's why he kicks our ass. and everybody else in the league... but I'm sure your right.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 01:50 PM) And the home run or nothing approach isn't going to do much when we face Santana/Liriano, etc. Gload can't scoop for crap at first. the only way the sox have touched santana is with the home run...

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 01:42 PM) 5 of Konerko's last 7 hits have been HRs. Hooray for smartball. would you rather the score not be tied?

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) I'd gladly give up Garcia/Vazquez and ANY one prospect the A's want for Zito. Does anyone actually expect us to win with Vazquez pitching AND the Sunday lineup in there? I do.

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jul 30, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) you were saying ^^I was talking about pauly

meh... at least he didn't gidp

did the yanks give up hughs?

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 29, 2006 -> 06:42 PM) Agree 100% there. Sure it wouldn't have been easy by any means, but he gave it a bullspiff effort. how bout you cut him some slack... its 100+ degrees out there and he has been squatting in catchers gear for 7+ innings... and he is perfect at the plate.

ba .400 and obp of .500 with bases loaded... come on pods!

isn't pods hitting something crazy witht the bases loaded?

CHICAGO'S JUAN URIBE EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE SECOND INNING.