ThunderBolt

Atta boy, Gavin. Rack 'em up.

Here's "The Fat One."

Acta has to bunt here, right? No wait. He knows how to optimize his chances of scoring a run. My bad.

This MLb.com free At-bat gameday trial is really cool.

Now, Pierre steals second. Great move, Ozzie.

Ozzie has to be doing this to spite us. He took enough s*** from Beckham bunting the first time that he fully aware how angry everyone is. That's fine. He's the manager, let him suffer the consequences.

Oh god, Ozzie. Stop.

QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 12:57 PM) I believe you're over-thinking Ozzie's comments and reading things into them. You can be sure Ozzie did not think that much before he said them. You might be right. I don't think Ozzie tends to put that much thought into the names he throws out there.

QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 12:46 PM) I highly doubt he thinks he's being 'mistreated'. I'd be pretty frusrated if my manager threw me under the bus for not contributing more to the team in my one start and six AB's.

I think it's better that my expectations were low for this offense going into the year. It doesn't suprise me that this kind of crap is going down, it just saddens me.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 12:07 PM) Come on, seriously? He's only good when he's on, which is only some of the time. There are better young closers out there than Marmol. Like whom? Nathan's injured, so i'll wait to see what comes of that. Who else? Lidge? Unreliable. Papelbon? K-Rod? Pethaps, but given Marmol's dominance it's likely he could be on their level, by the time MO packs it in. Marmol is on the verge of becoming an elite closer, there's no debating that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 11:07 AM) It's not like they would make any moves if this did happen. Nix would probably be the fall guy. Mark Kotsay has 24 PA's. Kotsay has 3 hits. Vizquel has 14 PA's. Omar has 1 hit. Nix has 6 PA's. Nix has 1 hit. Yesterday, all three were thrown under the bus by Ozzie. "I'm not going to fire a guy who has nothing to do with this thing," Guillen said before the game. "Look at Kotsay, (Omar) Vizquel and (Jayson) Nix. They don't need a hitting coach. They need to (bleeping) get hits." If i'm Jayson Nix i'm telling Ozzie to go "f*** himself."

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 11:06 AM) I hope the Sox go 3-17 the next 20. Let's see how bad this can get. I don't want us to fail. Not even to prove a point. Regardless, something needs to change and it starts with this roster and extends to the top.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 10:27 AM) I dont even want to post this lineup... Pierre lf, Beckham 2b, Kotsay rf, Konerko 1b, A.J. c, Rios cf, Teahen dh, Vizquel 3b, Ramirez ss, Floyd p Is Ozzie really even trying anymore? I know Ozzie was waiting for his excuse to put Kotsay in the 3-hole, but what has Jayson Nix said to him that has made him such a non-factor here? This is starting to become (early) BA-esque. I suggest we trade Nix, and call-up Retherford, if Nix is going to rot away on the bench even on a Sunday.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 09:56 PM) Who cares? Al Lopez, Tom Lasorda, Jim Leyland, Tony LaRussa, Bobby Cox could not win s*** with this lineup. We could lose an astronomical number of games this season. I actually think a decent manager could have us playing .500 ball, right now. We're not great, but we're not this bad.

With Retherford hitting and Ozzie continuing to take a crap on Jayson Nix, i suspect it's only a matter of time before CJ is on the 25-man.

Ozzie just gave an interview that not only deflected blame from Walk, but threw Jayson Nix under the bus. What a lovely human being. "It's not Greg Walker's fault," Guillen said. "(Bleep) it. I'm not going to fire a guy that has nothing to do with this thing. Look at (Mark) Kotsay, (Omar) Vizquel and (Jayson) Nix, they don't need a hitting coach. They need to (bleeping) get hits. "Every time I have a problem with my coaching staff, I'm the first one who fires them. This is like a chain, bro. If they don't hit, they blame the hitting coach and then the manager. If they are not pitching, they blame the pitching coach. It's about blaming people." "I take the blame. I don't want Walk or Coop (pitching coach Don Cooper) or Joey (Joey Cora) to take the blame. All of this thing, blame it on Ozzie. Don't blame Kenny (general manager Ken Williams) or Jerry (chairman Jerry Reinsdorf) or anyone else. Don't put anyone in the middle. When we are not hitting, not pitching or not winning games, my name is out there. That's why I'm the manager. "I'm not afraid to get blamed. I don't give a (bleep) to be blamed." And Later we get this gem: “There’s too much freaking information in baseball now,” Guillen said. “There’s too many (bleeping) guys on the computer. It’s simple. I say that. Pete Rose never watched a computer. Rod Carew never did. All those hitters, they go out and see the ball, hit it and move on.” I'm about ready to cut the cord with Ozzie. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...kers-fault.html

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 09:48 PM) ESPN further proves their inferiority to MLB Network by not breaking in and showing the 9th inning on either ESPN or ESPN2. I was waiting for them or FOX to show the last out. I was so pissed.

Ozzie weighs in: "Thanks god the bears not playing the browns they might get they're but kick to " http://twitter.com/OzzieGuillen

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) Are they ready to run Jason Bay out of NY yet? They still like him out here. They mostly hate Manuel, John Maine and Oliver Perez.

If we can get a big bat and a decent lefty arm, i'd feel a lot more comfortable. Making a move for a bat, makes Jones an everyday player in the OF, and puts Pierre on the bench. This makes us a fairly potent lineup assuming a lot of the slumping guys get their s*** together, and Teahen continues to get on-base.

This Mets game is agonizing, but i can't stop watching. How can you be four hit in 15 innings?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 08:25 PM) My faith in Kenny going out to get a bat remains. Agreed. KW is a lot of things patient is not one of them.

Flowers is having a tremendous start to the season. Makes me want to punch all the writers who wrote him off after a bad spring in the balls. Small samples sizes prove nothing.

I'd love to have a manager who is more of a student of the game. Ozzie makes too many of these choices with his gut, instead of his head.