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QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 05:41 PM) Too bad the bullpen had to blow it for him... Too bad the wind had to start blowing out late in the game...

That was a foul ball. If this game was anywhere else in the Majors, that ball is fair. The lines at Wrigley are fairly deep.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 03:31 PM) This was exactly like the last game @ Tampa. What were we with RISP? 0-9 or something? I thought this was the one to get today. Something along those lines. This is what happens when we play good teams. We can hang in there, but when it really counts, we can't hit.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 03:25 PM) chw2 we don't move runners over. That's not our game. We can't bunt. Anderson had a triple and didn't take it. We don't bunt. We are a classic AL team and hit home runs. If OC would have hit his we probably would have won. At least hit to the right side, Thome is a lefty, he loves grounding into the shift all the time, why not now? Jesus Christ, that makes me mad. Swinging for the long ball in the 9th with a runner on 2nd in a tie game, f***ing fantastic.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 03:22 PM) I like Thome, but he's been either or 2nd or 3rd worst hitter this season. Instead of going for the 2 run homer in that situation, the much smarter move would have been try and move the runner over to 3rd base. I'd take a guy on 3rd with 1 out over a guy on 2nd with none out any day of the week. Exactly, Ozzie's probably thinking, "I can get a two run homer here and be good with it." Truth of the matter is, Thome's a terrible hitter late in the game! And he showed it! WHAT HAPPENED TO OZZIE BALL, OZZIE?

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 03:19 PM) Wow that was a complete let down....this offense is ridiculous. They have to do a lot better with RISP. I still don't get why you pull Danks when he only has 85 pitches.... That wasn't a bad decision, it's not Ozzie's fault Dotel sucked it up. Blame his offensive decisions. Not bunting with Anderson doubling and Jim Thome up? In that situation, you put in Ozuna or Wise and you bunt him over. At least get him over on a grounder to the right side. Cabrera probably could of gotten the run in with a sac fly. We had so many opportunities, screwed them all up. It's too bad Cabrera almost had a 2 run shot in the 7th, it just missed the foul pole.

WTF was he doing with Thome up there? Does that make sense? Get Wise up there or Ozuna. Bunt Anderson over. Then Orlando gets him in. What's with Sox relievers giving up homers that lose the ball game? That's 4 times now!

Ozzie is a f***ing dumbass.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 01:30 PM) We needed someone to replace Carlos Lee. And Jose Valentin.

A.J. = new Cubs killer.

Fukudome and those swinging bunts... Good job by Danks to get out of it. His pitch count is gonna haunt him again today.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 12:50 PM) Weird I though for sure Hall would be playing against Lilly, hes got a lifetime .400 BA against him. We need a better hitter like A.J. in the lineup when Thome is out of it. That's why.

QUOTE (Sully Baseball @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) Hey White Sox fans... My name is Sully. I'm a Red Sox fan who has appeared on HBO and ESPN2 and been a TV producer and filmmaker. I keep a blog called Sully Baseball where I try to not always focus on the Red Sox and Yankees (but can't always help it.) Last month I wrote a post about the White Sox and wondered why the franchise can't get any love. It's here Would love to get any White Sox fan's take on it Thanks and I am rooting for the White Sox to win the Central I'm a big Ozzie Guillen fan It's always been an uphill battle for the Sox since the whole idea of Cable TV. Eddie Einhorn made what the Sox are today popularity-wise. Had sportsvision never came along and had the Sox stuck to WGN, they would be a lot more popular, no doubt. It's more of a media battle for the Sox, the Cubs are owned by the country's largest media outlet, of course the Sox are going to be discriminated against. White Sox fans constantly bash the Tribune for their lack of Sox coverage and their incredible love for the Cubs. It's a chip-on-our-shoulders type of feeling. We're the underdog. Our fan base is somewhat smaller (to say the least), we don't get full houses every night, and even with a World Series, it still doesn't prove anything to the idiotic Cubs fans we get into arguments with. They say it's a thing of the past, we say their past goes back 100 years. Once Tribune sells the Cubs, it may turn for the better, but right now Chicago is a Cubs town. It might of been a Sox town in the 50s and 60s when the Cubs were nothing, but even with a little bit of hope back in '03 and what they've done in '08, you can see 2/3 of the city erupt in joy. The same joy the White Sox gave to Chicagoans 2 long years ago. The love is definitely spreading though, the WS Championship did its part. But in order to win the city back, the Sox must keep winning championships until the Cubs can match them no more.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 09:49 AM) Kasper said during the game last night that this weekend will have a World Series like environment....How would they know what that is like? They wouldn't. Len Kasper barely knows what the playoffs are like. BTW, what did Kasper do before becoming the Cubs' announcer? Act as a teenager in movies?

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 09:45 AM) Can't blame him...its not like he is lying here. JD said something along the lines of, "we have to take turns dressing because there's so little room." Lol...

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 09:39 AM) it does suck though Exactly, but all the players don't want bad attention and don't tell it like it is. But when people like Lance Berkman and John Danks rip it, it's nice to see.

QUOTE (rockren @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 09:37 AM) I know Wrigley will live up to that quote.....because it does suck. He joins Lance Berkman with the Wrigley hating. I like it .

I hope John lives up to his words on the mound today. Nonetheless, it's funny. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/wh...-ssep20.article

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 08:19 AM) Cubs fans are now praising Marriotti for his latest article. I really want to respect their fans as much as possible, but following Idiot Jay is pretty f-in retarded. I really hope he gets fired from the SunTimes, but it isn't gonna happen. Even after this whole Marioti vs. Telander feud.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 08:22 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...mp;sportCat=mlb Classic.

The hype of the series has me very anxious. Can't wait 'till first pitch. This is the 3rd straight lefty the Sox will face in as many days, can we prevail? Additionally, after the Cubs' bullpen explosion yesterday, how will Lou use his bullpen?

Sox are gonna win today's game 2-0, Danks will get a ND after pitching 7 scoreless while fanning 8. His big moment of the game was getting Geovanny Soto to ground into a double play in the first inning with the bases loaded and one out. Carlos Quentin will hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 9th inning off of reliever Bob Howry, driving in Dewayne Wise, who pinch ran for A.J. Pierzynski. Pierzynski had led off the inning with a double to right center off of starter Ted Lilly. With 2 outs and men on first and second, Alexei Ramirez would single to right field off of Bob Howry to bring in Joe Crede. Bobby Jenks had a 1-2-3 ninth inning as he works his yellow hammer to get Derek Lee looking for the 3rd time in the game. Team R H E Sox 2 9 0 Cubs 0 3 0 W - Dotel (3-3) L - Lilly (7-6) S - Jenks (17) Player of the game - Jermaine Dye (3-4, 2B) Courtesy of MLB 08 The Show...

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 10:46 PM) Pretty much sums up 75% of cub fans.... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo/080620 That is the biggest Cubs mockery ever, I love it.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 08:41 PM) Scott Eyre is teyreible. That Cubs bullpen looks real bad right now. This is great, the perfect demoralizer before the cross-town series. I'm all smiles.

Lol it's still not over. Floyd with a double.