In the California sun

the previous 6 games:

runs scored: 23
runs allowed: 30

record: 4-2

that was too screwy looking.
tonight had to happen.

last 9 games:
runs scored: 44
runs allowed: 44

record: 5-4

When you can let all of the question marks and concerns about a team wait for some other day.

I once fell down a flight of stairs and shook it off, no problem.

reasons: che 4 hits, bad pitcher (normally good) not do well but gets wins, fields got a hit, fields didnt error, there werent any sox errors, sox won a game (on the west coast mind you).

now reasons FOR believing what i was was real: fields sucked, bettermit blew, corky sucked, dj pitched well, gobble was hit hard * , BA enrgized the offense again, Q! is kinda fucked (but not really – but actually kinda not, but is hurt sorta)

• could go up to reasons for disbelief due to the 0 hits he allowed but the first two batters had some really good contact on him

so, i have reasons FOR believing what i saw was real, and reasons for NOT believing it. i do, however, have an overwhelming reason to believe that that game was, in fact, as real as can be: i definitely got a boner at the 12 run mark….

“I don’t see Clayton going anywhere, any time soon,” said Cora, serving as manager in place of Guillen for a third straight game. "The way he’s pitching, he deserves a chance.

“Honestly, he deserved a chance out of Spring Training, but it was what it was. Jose deserved it, too. He’s a veteran and Bartolo [Colon] has the resume. But Clayton pitched pretty decent when he started and he did a very good job during Spring Training.

“Any other situation, and he would have been starting for us from the beginning. The way he’s pitching, that decision will come when it comes, but for now, I don’t see Clayton going anywhere.”

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"Everything was OK but they just hit everything," Santana said. "I located my fastball, my breaking ball, but they hit it. Every time they saw a white thing, they just hit it. I’m not the only pitcher that’s happened to. That happens to everybody. Next time, I’ll come out and try to do my job better."

Instead of bailing out a la Ichiro or Fuk u do me,he comes straight at the pitcher.And he’s hittin’ ropes.
I know that the general concensus at SSS is that he blows, he’s a butcher in the outfield, and DFA him,but he’s the best lead-off guy we’ve had since,er,Scott Podsednik.

All I am sayyyyy-ing,
is give Pods a chaaaance.

No recap, no thanks to organizers for the party, no feedback? I last saw him getting on the train after the tailagate. Trooper, did you push him onto the third rail, you Anti-Semite, you? Cheat, you Danish SOB (and I KNEW you were a Dane) what did you do to Guapo?

Long season. They can’t all slump all season. Just wait for the omen: when PK stops hitting, everyone else will light up like a frickin’ menorah.
I like to spell my racial slurs correctly. Otherwise, I may come across as ignorant.

by homesickalien on May 11, 2009 8:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Uh huh.

http://www.royalsreview.com/2009/5/25/886525/the-biggest-royal-slide-since-the

I simply cannot fathom

Ring_tiny by grathanial on May 26, 2009 2:10 AM CDT Comment 54 comments, 54 new

Why in the f@#k Cotts is still on this team. He is simply god awful. Its pretty bad when you are seen warming up in the bullpen is everyone’s first reaction is ‘Oh god, here comes some runs’. If he is not DFA’ed, or taken somewhere and shot, in the next few days than the cubs organization is clueless. He is supposed to be a loogy, and he has given up 4 homers, ALL 4 TO LEFTIES. Our bullpen would be better made up of all righties instead of having him. After scoring 5 runs total in 6 games, our team finally hits and scores runs, only to have Cotts blow it. It is just utterly disgusting that he is still here.

But do you like Neal Cotts?

It served as a catalyst to continue the Cubs major skid…bwaaa ha haaaa!

But seriously…

Was it me or did Danks seem to be falling off the mound yesterday? He just never looked comfortable.

And…I think they should send Q! to the DL. That foot injury is like a hamstring that needs lots of time to heal…and even then there are no guarantees. I’d rather have a healthy Q! in mid-June, rather than a hobbled Q! down the stretch. The AL Central is such a crapshoot, I think the Sox should be able to keep their heads above water if they can show even a hint of consistency.

I saw a dugout box for 60 bucks on Stub Hub.

  Edwin Jackson has turned into a great pitcher after posting a 100/80 K/BB ratio the previous year. He is posting a whip .4 lower than his career average! Willis has been better than league average. Porcello the same.

I have a feeling these guys will fall back to the same crap they have been most of their careers.

I mentioned before that they played college ball together… He’s from Streator IL and ESPN is running a little segment on his mustache. He was laughing the whole time telling us about it….

http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/5/26/881442/meeting-of-the-minds