Manuel

[CubKilla]

I hope JM had a good reason for that jacked up line-up card he played today. JM sits Maggs and puts Daubach in RF when he should have sat Carlos Lee's slumping ass and, if anything, played Everett in LF and let Daubach DH.

 

I guess my anger stems from JM not being able to go two goddamn games in a row without tinkering with the line-up card in some form or fashion. I'll bet anybody here $10 that tomorrow we see a different f***ing line-up than we saw today. Can it be that we may be struggling against the D-Rays because no one in the clubhouse knows whether or not they will be (or where they'll be) playing on any given day? We picked up Alomar and Everett.....

 

NOW AXE THE TINKERER!!!!! :fyou

[cwsox]

you think anyone will take that $10 bet???????

[kevingrt13]

I'll go with CubKilla on this one...

[witesoxfan]

Killa, taking that bet would be very, very unwise. If I am remembering right, we have not had the same lineup two games in a row YET. We've had one very close at times....like it would be the same, except that Olivo would be playing instead of Alomar Jr, or Graffy would play SS and bat 2nd while Jimenez lead off playing 2B instead of Graffy playing 2B and leading off while Jose played SS and batted 2nd.

 

If we get something that works, he should stick with it, except for getting Sandy in there every 3 or 4 games. I'd start out by trying Everett in the #2 spot.

[kevingrt13]

The two games consequetive after the two trades we had the same line-up... Robbie, Jose, Frank, Maggs, Carl, Brian, Carlos, Joe, Sandy.... Surprising heh?

[witesoxfan]

The two games consequetive after the two trades we had the same line-up... Robbie, Jose, Frank, Maggs, Carl, Brian, Carlos, Joe, Sandy.... Surprising heh?

Sorry, that's a no go.

 

We had Sandy in the lineup in game 3 against the Twins, and we had Miguel in the lineup last night.

[Jim Fainter]

That Murderer's Row of Lee. Valentin, Graffy and Olivo was pretty impressive.

[Dick Allen]

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.

[Guest Ncorgbl]

From Today's Sun-Times;

 

SECOND THOUGHT: When Manuel saw left-handers were batting .330 against Devil Rays starter Jorge Sosa, right fielder Magglio Ordonez and third baseman Joe Crede were given the day off Saturday. Brian Daubach (right), Tony Graffanino (third) and Willie Harris (center) were in the lineup.

 

Ordonez hit a pinch home run in the ninth inning.

[CubKilla]

From Today's Sun-Times;

 

SECOND THOUGHT: When Manuel saw left-handers were batting .330 against Devil Rays starter Jorge Sosa, right fielder Magglio Ordonez and third baseman Joe Crede were given the day off Saturday. Brian Daubach (right), Tony Graffanino (third) and Willie Harris (center) were in the lineup.

 

Ordonez hit a pinch home run in the ninth inning.

Another reason to tell JM to go pound. I'm so sick of him relying on the righty/lefty, lefty/righty match-ups. Opposing managers can read his ass like a f***ing book. They know what he's going to do before he does. Does JM think he's fooling everybody? Jesus Christ. Pinella knows this..... baiting JM in the first game of this series into bringing Koch into the 9th by putting a LH hitter on the on-deck circle while Marte was warming up. JM f***ing can't go with a lefty/lefty relief match-up so he brings in Botch and the rest is history.