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The Sox had plenty of opportunities to score early in Friday's contest, but were unable to capitalize on any of them. In the second, third, and fourth innings the Sox had a runner on second base with nobody out, yet failed to score in each inning.

I wrote that statement nearly three months ago following a loss to these same Rays, and it rang true again this Friday, though the innings are slightly off. The Sox pounded Edwin Jackson for 7 hits and 5 walks in the first 5 innings, but only managed 2 runs. Yet again, the Sox managed just 1 hit with a runner in scoring position (which failed to plate General Soreness) and struggled with fundamentals on the basepaths.

On the last trip to Tampa Bay, the Sox couldn't properly execute a rundown. Friday night, they couldn't throw out a runner they had picked off and handed two straight outs to the Rays when it appeared Maddon's crew was reading Ozzie's mail. First, Juan Uribe was throw out on hit-and-run when the Rays called for a pitch out. Then just a couple pitches later, on the first pitch after Orlando Cabrera reached base, Tampa called for another pitch-out to catch Cabrera on what appeared to be a straight steal, properly executing the rundown, of course.

John Danks pitched well enough, helping his own cause with a great defensive play to cut down a run at the plate--the first of two in the second inning--but faltered in the 7th. Where have I heard that before? Matt Thornton was able to clean up his mess, but things got ugly when the pen was asked to hold it the rest of the way.

  • Octavio Dotel faced 205 batters from Opening Day until July 30th, during which he allowed 4 HR (1.95 % of Batters Faced) and struck out 69 (33.65% of BF). Since July 31st, however--Hooray for selective endpoints--he seems to have lost both of those skills. Dotel has struck out 7 of the last 37 batters he faced (18.9% of BF) and allowed an astonishing 6 HR (16.2% of BF).

  • Horacio Ramirez walked a batter, thus ending his brief impersonation of an effective pitcher.

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poopy on this game

If I was a caterpillar and you were a caterpillar I would metamorphosize into a butterfly so that you could see the vast potential of your great beauty. And then you would change, and we would have changed. And it would be beautiful. Change is beautiful.

by furby2056 on Aug 22, 2008 11:02 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So do people still think that the Twins are going to faulter down the stretch?

They won an extra innings game on the road last night and now they are destroying the Angels, 9-0. They rocked one of the best starters in the A.L. tonight in Joe Saunders. Their pitching is completely shutting down the Angels.

Now we need to hope that the Red Sox lose, along with the Twins.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 22, 2008 11:09 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

c'mon, admit it

you love it.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 22, 2008 11:12 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just don't get how they do it...

Injuries, weak bullpen, scrubs like Nick Punto…

Meanwhile, the Sox have a $100+ million dollar team and they can’t put the bastards away.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 22, 2008 11:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That’s the beauty of the game. Money can’t buy championships, just ask the Yankees.

by AndyReierson on Aug 22, 2008 11:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but they have like 26 of them

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 22, 2008 11:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why are you using facts?

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 22, 2008 11:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my bad.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 22, 2008 11:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

clearly.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 23, 2008 12:02 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Twins are going to win the Central

I’m pretty sure I posted that a while ago. Cheat has picked them to win it as well. So you can drop the implication that this site is full of pollyannas that refuse to see the grim reality that only you can see.

The Sox are probably the 5th best team in the AL. That’s a lot better than I thought they’d be — they’ve managed to contend till the end of August and have kept me entertained. That’s not a bad year.

by hitlesswonder on Aug 23, 2008 8:00 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes I do

The Angels have lost 7 of the last 8 games they have played… I think its more of them slumping then the Twins being good

by 815Sox on Aug 23, 2008 9:19 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i go to lots of angel games, and u r correct, sir!

they can hit w/ risp, hit for power, pitch, play defense…and they have the best mgr. in baseball. they also have a 12 game lead so beating up on Minny is not a priority like it is for us.

by RoyEgan on Aug 23, 2008 9:40 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I didn't say that the Twins are unbeatable...

Just saying that the prospects don’t look promising because they are showing that they can apparently beat a good team on the road. The Angels are the best team that the Twins were going to face in their 14 game road stretch. The Wild Card still gets the Sox into the playoffs.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 23, 2008 12:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

God, you're fucking stupid.

What you are doing is looking at ONE DAY and projecting that to the remaining ~35 games – so the Sox lost today to a good team and the Twins won against a good team. Big deal.

SMALL SAMPLE SIZE.

Fucking moron.

Coffee is for closers.

by vince_ on Aug 23, 2008 12:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If you can't post on a Sox blog without calling people names...

you either need to give it up or get some pills. Take it easy, Vinnie-Mac. This isn’t the WWE.

If you are calling me fucking stupid and a fucking moron for thinking the Twins are going to win the division, you are also calling hitlesswonder and Cheat the same because they both think the Twins are going to win the division as well.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 23, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You still don't get it

I don’t care about your conclusions. Your methodology is what is fucking stupid. You demand perfection in a game that is all about imperfection. You make wild predictions based on singular events in a long, long season. A player that isn’t perfect on any given day is pathetic in your eyes. You can’t bring yourself to say something positive about anything that happens with this team without bringing up something negative. You try to have it both ways with stats – when they support your argument, you laud them, but when they do not support your argument, you ignore them. The latter showing a complete misunderstanding of what sabermetrics and in a more general case science is all about.

Most of all, you seem to relish the losses – you post more and are more animated when the Sox lose. When the Sox win, you disappear.

In short, on this board, you are a miserable human being.

Coffee is for closers.

by vince_ on Aug 23, 2008 12:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you aren't completely off base

but it’s still the internet, which is not sposed to be srsbusiness

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Aug 23, 2008 12:24 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, you're right

I come here for funny image macros and occasional statistical analysis as a distraction after a day at work. But he has a tendency to ruin what is supposed to be a lighthearted thing, and that really gets my goat.

Coffee is for closers.

by vince_ on Aug 23, 2008 12:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

there is a lot of desert in vegas, and in that desert there are a lot of holes, and in those holes there are a lot of problems.

by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Aug 23, 2008 12:46 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You gotta keep the devil...

….waaaaay dooooown in the hoooole.

Why so serious?

by reardenmettle on Aug 23, 2008 12:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

love that song. i think i prefer the tom waits version best.

You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.

by MarketMaker on Aug 23, 2008 1:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

messi just got taken down in the box. no call.

that is BS

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 22, 2008 11:22 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well that was ... frustrating.

Which Javy do we get tomorrow? Big, big game for him.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 22, 2008 11:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it doesn't matter

if javy pitches a complete game shutout because kazmir is pitching for the rays. don’t you read the game threads?

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 22, 2008 11:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

its more like an Ace Ventura thing

Einhorn is Finkle… Finkle is Einhorn… I kissed a man!!!

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Aug 23, 2008 3:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what a ball by messi!!

goal argentina!

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 23, 2008 12:19 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

are you serious

If I was a caterpillar and you were a caterpillar I would metamorphosize into a butterfly so that you could see the vast potential of your great beauty. And then you would change, and we would have changed. And it would be beautiful. Change is beautiful.

by furby2056 on Aug 23, 2008 12:37 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yep

it was a great ball by messi, and argentina did, in fact, score.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 23, 2008 1:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Funny post on Uribe by Jim.

http://soxmachine.com/blogs/soxmachine/archive/2008/08/22/13734.aspx

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 23, 2008 12:57 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cowley wishes that Uribe's contract isn't up soon?

I thought he wanted Uribe gone before Ozuna?

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 23, 2008 11:01 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah pretty contradictory to his earlier statements.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 23, 2008 11:54 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not completely

He thought Ozuna’s skills were better suited to what the Sox needed, but he didn’t say anything about Uribe’s personality.

Chip, chip, chip, chip.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Aug 23, 2008 12:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah thats what I was thinking when I was posting my comment.

He just preferred Pablo.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 23, 2008 12:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

glad i skipped out on that one after we went up

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Aug 23, 2008 1:14 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I bailed in favor of watching Death Proof and playing Americas Army.

It was a good decision.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 23, 2008 1:27 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't know if this came up already

but new Palehose 8.

http://palehose8.blogspot.com/

"would've been a sweep if pablo was here" -Kenwo-

by Hazymania on Aug 23, 2008 4:17 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

New OD rule

Ozzie – if you’re going to use Dotel – it is now a rule that you warm up an additional pitcher that can be ready after his second pitch. (Since by pitch 2 you know which Dotel has come to the mound… in the case of last night 1 pitch was sufficient).

but he's a capt'n, or is that crap'n

by Brush Back on Aug 23, 2008 10:20 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Almost forgot

KW – no more pitchers that have been in the KC system please.

but he's a capt'n, or is that crap'n

by Brush Back on Aug 23, 2008 10:22 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

its easier than that

just check the barometer. everyone knows he can’t handle the atmospheric pressure.

by Trooper on Aug 23, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol

but he's a capt'n, or is that crap'n

by Brush Back on Aug 23, 2008 12:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

More bad news...
Josh Beckett (hand) has been pushed back again and will not start until Friday against the White Sox.
Beckett was supposed to throw a side session Saturday in preparation for a Tuesday start, but the organization decided to give his hand several days of extra rest. “This gives him another three days of more routine and we can bump his side back to Tuesday,” manager Terry Francona said. “We all feel a little bit better about being overly cautious.”

Source: Providence Journal

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 23, 2008 11:11 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

9 - 0 lead over the Red Sox...

The White Sox will have a tie with the Red Sox for the Wild Card once the Blue Jays finish the Red Sox off today.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 23, 2008 1:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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