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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 14, 2008 -> 04:45 PM) except for the fact that he was a stud Fixed. All players have useful shelf life and many of our players are well beyond their expiration date. This is an old, laborious team ... The only REAL excitement is coming from Danks and Quentin (to some extent Floyd), players just getting their careers going. I'd like 10 more like them.

To quote Harry Doyle...at least the guys playing tonight didn't spike themselves. This lineup Williams built is a farce and he should admit it when it's time to pay the fiddler instead of patching it together with more aging, laborious, slow-footed, out of position hasbeens.

THat was quick. We're a joke.

Well, three solo homers this inning and the team is right back in it.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2008 -> 11:28 PM) But we have him locked up for 5 years!! I hope KW looked into things surrounding his drop in power last season, etc. I am not adverse to having Swisher on the team...I just think it costed too damn much for what we were getting (a mediocre defender who will hit you a .250 clip most years with some power) and then we stick his ass into a position he doesnt play at all well. The move was senseless.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 13, 2008 -> 11:26 PM) Swish has such an inaccurate arm. He allows Anderson to take 2nd too. The guy sucks in the field. He always has. He's not even a good right-fielder, he's an even worse CF. Toss in a .207 average, no speed and the fact we gutted our minor leagues for him and it's not going to be a shock that a lot of people arent on his bandwagon. He's just a character guy...he grinds, he had shaggy hair, he is a good interview on the Rome show, he donates toys to kids...but can he play elite CF? Hell no.

OK, maybe this is Ozzies thinking... Anderson bunts...then Thornton will walk Napoli...All I know is I dont want Matt Thornton to pitch to Mike Napoli.

QUOTE (rafacosta @ May 13, 2008 -> 11:19 PM) And people say Juan Uribe is our biggest problem... Oh no...he's just one of the myriad of problems we have.

What is Ozzie going to do? He's using a lefty against Anderson...then who will he use for Napoli? Switch back to righty? If Thornton pitches to Napoli I predict he goes yard.

If the guys work harder we could possibly have 4 hitters below .200 by the weekend. Come on boys, I have faith in you. I am also liking the Swisher deal less and less (not that I ever liked it much to begin with). He has done ONE thing better than Ryan Sweeney, hit homers...otherwise, Sweeney has the better average, more steals, higher OPS, higher OBP, and plays better defense.

LMMFAO.

That was pretty damn solid work by Dotel...wow. Now comes the ugly part...Sox offense.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:57 PM) BUT HE'S NOT A CLUBHOUSE LEADER! Heheh...yea, I know it. A guy who can hit homeruns AND steal bases is easy to find anyway.

Off topic...Pittsburgh was shopping Nate McClouth in the off-season. Dude is looking like a 25/25 player.

And here we go...will our sorry pitching be able to keep the other team below 1? /sarcasm

QUOTE (Brian @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:49 PM) Cliff Lee will no hit us. Weaver isn't far off from doing that himself.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:45 PM) This is about as bad as it gets from an offensive point. It's pretty bad

LMAO. The heart of our order is just funny. I'm not going to get mad anymore...I just can't help but laugh.

The Halos have 3 steals tonight...The aging Anderson, the catcher, and Juice Matthews. AJP can hit, can handle a staff, but he's horrible throwing guys out.

Solid solid work by Danks... As much as I love Quentin, I'd rather him hit in the middle of the lineup.

For as utterly mind-numbing atrocious this crappy frigging lineup we have is, I am enjoying watching Danks blossom into a legit force in our rotation. He looks awesome, like most of the year.

1 hit through 6 innings. This is reaching comedic levels.

QUOTE (daa84 @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:28 PM) in march, if you told me jon danks ERA would be 2.92, and Gavin Floyd 2.50 in the middle of May I would have laughed in your face Had you told me that, I'd have said we'd be 10 games over .500

LMMFAO at Thome for Clement. I wish.

Thome is the worst #3 hitter in baseball...a .214 average? Another guy starting to fester on the shelf long after he should have been rotated.