Dick Allen

Its time for some ass ripping in the clubhouse. When JR read them the riot act last year they came out of their JM inspired coma, try it again.

A.J.Hinch?

Nobody out a man on second and leave him right there, I'm over my DP withdrawal

I believe the next pitch Sandy takes will be the first.

DP withdrawal

we're due for a double play

They're closer to Cleveland than to KC in the standings, after tonights performance, its rather obvious this is far from a championship club.

What difference does Colon make? He'd have to pitch a shutout to win. Bonderman's lost 13 games and we have 2 hits after 6. This is disgusting, they don't even seem like they care. JM's sleepy ass needs to go home. We need a hothead aggressive manager who might put some pride back into these players.

These guys play with no emotion, no heart. Its boring losing baseball. They are stealing money. Back up the truck.

If this is a game for the fans, which they always claim it is, and Frank got more votes from the fans in the 32nd man vote, then Frank should go. All the Yankee b****ing about their lack of representation at the game, even though they were too important to even vote, seems to have paid off. This really sucks.

Its Gary Ward's fault they can't hit, quit blaming JM, he's a genius.

They brushed it off yesterday. That was worse than either attack here, a little kid got injured.Good thing that didn't happen here, it would have been treated like a terrorist attack.

varitek won

After the sweep of the Twins, they are playing like they did the previous 2.5 months. I think the stretch between the Cubs and Twins was a fluke and they are back to their old, (very old) ways. I think 4-6 would be a more realistic record for this road trip.

Thats a good point cwsox. 1 more thing I noticed, every year, HR totals in the 1st half have different people in the HR Derby. When it was in Coors Field, I remember Damion Easly was in the HRD! he had like 11 HR's before the AS break! It didn't seem to throw off the other contestants. Konerko hurt his foot last year, he shouldn't have even been playing. That's what caused his dropoff. A lot of these guys play homerun derby everyday in bp its not going to affect their swings.

I'd vote for Alfonseca but he's not on the ballot.

His velocity has dropped? Better make sure KW didn't hear that or Weaver will be starting for the Sox tomorrow.

These are games lost that should have been won. You can't get them back. If the Sox miss the playoffs by a couple of games, these are the games you will look back on. They didn't lose any ground, great. They should have gained ground. The other frustrating thing is they are losing the same way they did before this recent hot streak. I'm not freaked out, just terribly disappointed. We could be/ should be tied with Minnesota right now 2.5 back of KC, putting the pressure on.

In the 7th, he sends Olivo to the plate with the bases loaded and 2 out with Ordonez sitting on the bench. Why not pinch hit then? Instead he waits to the 9th with the score 3-0 and nobody on. That kid did everything in his power to walk Olivo in the 7th, Miquel was too excited and swung at at least 3 pitches that were balls. If Magglio was at bat, the pitcher would have been tripley nervous and who knows what might have happened. If the game was tied, Sandy probably doesn't try to throw the guy out at third and with two out that basehit would have been handled because Alomar wouldn't have been cheating towards second for the double play. It all is moot, and who knows, if the Sox had the lead maybe JM would have thrown Koch out in the bottom of the ninth.

If the Sox take the lead , will JM forget he demoted Krotch yesterday?

He hasn't sat out all week, he must be tired.

Why not pinch hit for Olivo last time he was up? He hasn't been hitting sour apples lately?

Why is Mags pinch hitting now down 3-0 and not down 1-0 with the bases loaded and 2 out? JM is not exactly a tactical genius.

They interviewed Pinella before the game. Every pitcher on Tampa Bay is minimum salary.

There's something on the other board that the White Sox and Yankees are talking Gordon and Cotts for Weaver.