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QUOTE (jphat007 @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) Because Juan Pierre doesn't have a chance in hell at getting a runner in from 3rd with less than 2 out and the infield in. Suicide or safety squeeze would be my call to get the run in. (See Carlos Guillen v. Sox, 2000 playoffs)

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 03:28 PM) While I'm happy we didn't bunt, I can't be the only one shocked that Ozzie didn't? You bunt with Beckham to get a runner to 2nd with 1 out, but not with your #9 hitter to get a runner to 3rd? I do know ONE thing, Juan Uribe almost always got the job bunting done or getting the runner in there. Runner doesn't even move 5 feet from 2B. PATHETIC in the late innings, horrible execution with those four guys.

AJ, Ramirez and Pierre=FAIL Wow...surprising. Beckham, start driving the ball up the middle and stop trying to "push" every ball into RF please. (If I'd like to see anyone do this, OTOH, it would be CQ). Poor Danksie. You knew he was hoping for the run to get out of the game with a chance for the W. Well, it's POSSIBLE, I suppose, but Beckham has been a complete mess at the plate.

Like yesterday with Jenks, you're going to have to question Linebrink coming into a tie game over EITHER Santos OR Pena. I could understand NOT using JJ Putz perhaps, but I would much rather see 1) Santos and 2) Pena over Linebrink.

Dreaded KC bullpen threatening to let Twins back into game. Linebrink the next pitcher in? Would we really go with Liney over Pena now?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 25, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) That was as hopeful a start to an inning and almost as pathetic a result as you could have in the sixth inning against a mediocre, tiring pitcher. We still will win if it's tied late, though. Keep it tied. Vargas has pitched pretty well so far this year. If you saw the stats for 3 of our starting pitchers, you'd say they are worse than mediocre. Is Eric Byrnes the most overrated, overpaid grinder guy out there? GEEZ.

AJ seems like he doesn't even want to be playing for the White Sox anymore? Is he pouting because of all the trade talk? He's usually pretty good at pulling the ball to 2B there and making a productive out. We get a simple groundout (the Quentin GO is the offensive play of the game, that's how bad it is after six) from AJ and we're up 3-2 and Danks is now working with the lead.

I think our rotation in 2006 was somewhere around the $50-55 million mark, with Buehrle, Garcia, Contreras, Garland and Vazquez, with McCarthy waiting in the wings. That was a huge chunk of payroll. We'll never see a rotation that eats up that much in terms of resources ever again. You can never have too much pitching, but you can have too much expensive pitching or pitching that is budget exploding, which affects the other areas of the ballclub in significant ways.

Right down the middle with a non-breaking slider. Got very lucky. Walked him. Surprise, surprise....I called the walk and stolen base. Leaving now, wild pitch will be next.

Interesting. Jenks is now throwing 96-97 MPH. What's up with that? YOU KNEW JENKS couldn't get through the inning 1-2-3. That would be too easy for him. Next will be a walk, stolen base, wild pitch, something...

First obvious second-guess situation of the game. Jenks over Sergio Santos, questionable, especially with Bobby's history in either tied games, one run deficits or blowouts.

I'd rather see David Cook, haha. Who was consistently hyping him up for playing time with the Sox last year?

Perfect, Pierre not only doesn't run today, he has Pods-itis. Balk move? Flex in the left knee? Wrong guess there Juancito. Beckham is just totally lost, can't get a break.

Sergio, welcome to the 7th and 8th inning duty in close games. Putz needs to get that FB back...before we stick him into any more "hold" situations.

AJ closing in on .150 BA now. Has any team in baseball ever had 2 hitters after APRIL 20th at the 3/5 spot with an OPS under 400? Because we accomplished that...AJ now at a sizzing 395 OPS.

AJ closing in on .150 BA now. Has any team in baseball ever had 2 hitters after APRIL 20th at the 3/5 spot with an OPS under 400? Because we accomplished that...AJ not at a sizzing 395 OPS.

Or the game late in 2006 that he pitched against the Angels. DJ speculating that Beckham really can't see the ball well because of crossfire delivery of Fister. Maybe that's why he tried the bunt? Kotchmann is the best defensive 1B since Mientkiewicz.

OOOPS. This is the way that Farmer and DJ described it. I am in China...no TV feed here. Just going off their initial annoucing of the play. I do know one thing, we won't see any Hudson threads this week...although Devils' Advocates would argue that the M's offense is absolutely horrid.

Defensive misplay on that one...jumped up on the fence and overplayed it. Wind really held that ball up...should have been way out on a normal June-July-August-September day. Would have gone out if it didn't tick off his glove, but should have been caught OTOH. Not ties it up, it's now 2-1 SOX. Atta boy, Alexei!!!

Yet another reason to steal, Tuiasosopo is not an experienced SS compared to the defensive whiz Wilson. I hate to admit it, but kudos to Teahen. He has really recovered nicely....although I will always hate his defense.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 04:17 PM) Can Donny Lucy play more? Because A.J. is hitting like absolute crap. I wonder if we're going to hear the JD excuse from AJ...that the contract discussion, 10 and 5 rights, etc., has been the distraction that has gotten into his head and affected his performance? Alex Rios continuing to hit the ball the hardest and most consistently this season. One hit and one lineout.

He has a "baby" face like BJ Armstrong, haha? AJ below .160. Unfortunately, we missed the "please sell high before the expiration date" notice on the package. See Crede, Joe.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Apr 24, 2010 -> 04:10 PM) Haha cool stat. Andruw one of only 4 to hit a homer as a teenager and a homer as a 40-year-old. Unless the rumors are true and Andruw is really 7 years older than his official birthdate. When he came to Macon in 1995, he was so dominating on a physical level over the entire league, everyone assumed that he was really 21-23 at that point and the Braves had been duped. Hopefully he wasn't a Dave Wilder signing, haha. Didn't Wilder used to work with the Braves at one point?

Kotsay has quite a few considering only 25 AB's. AJ is a walking DP machine because he makes so much contact....Quentin, too, because he hits the ball hard and has average speed to 1st. Even Alexei has shown a propensity to do so. And Teahen will certainly hit into his share, saw with Andruw Jones. YAY!!! That's one category we can lead the AL in...GIDP. It's funny right, that we are a small ball team without much speed, with the exception of Pierre, who has visibly lost 2 steps from so much wear and tear on his body.

EPIC predictable fail that inning. Beckham, who'd a thunk it? (Well, some predicted the sophomore slump, but maybe it was 20-30%) Well, we got Pierre to be able to run in those situations, to attack the opponent and create a run. Except he had cement shoes. Now they simply pitch around Jones (amazing, isn't it?) to set up the DP against Paulie. Well, that's one thing we won't miss when he's gone.