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Game 94: White Sox (42-51) @ Red Sox (56-38) -- Vazquez vs. Matsuzaka

Acmilan_tiny by The Wizard on in Game Threads

Javier Vazquez (R, 6-5, 3.77, 18, 18, 121.2, 114, 28, 1.08) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (R, 11-6, 3.94, 19, 19, 125.2, 125, 40, 1.27)  [Throws, W-L, ERA, G, GS, IP, K, BB, WHIP]

Time: 6:05 p.m. CT, TV: CSN, Radio: WSCR AM-670 (B-R preview, Live Boxscore; 2006 MLB Gameday; 2007 MLB Gameday)

GO SOX!

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Lineups
Good Guys: 
        Name             AVG    HR      RBI     SB
1. J Owens, CF          .243    0       3       8
2. T Iguchi, 2B         .258    5       27      7
3. J Thome, DH          .290    15      48      0
4. P Konerko, 1B        .270    20      57      0
5. A Pierzynski, C      .254    8       29      0
6. J Dye, RF            .230    16      46      2
7. R Mackowiak, LF      .282    5       31      3
8. J Fields, 3B         .241    5       20      0
9. J Uribe, SS          .218    8       32      1
Bad Guys: 
        Name             AVG    HR      RBI     SB
1. C Crisp, CF          .266    5       30      17
2. D Pedroia, 2B        .316    4       28      2
3. D Ortiz, DH          .321    16      59      1
4. M Ramirez, LF        .292    14      54      0
5. K Youkilis, 1B       .313    9       46      2
6. M Lowell, 3B         .306    14      66      2
7. J Varitek, C         .270    9       39      1
8. W Pena, RF           .210    4       12      0
9. J Lugo, SS           .218    5       42      24
GO SOX!

by The Wizard on Jul 19, 2007 5:52 PM CDT reply actions  

rain delay
[Mark Gonzales]
BOSTON - Showers that started around 3:30 p.m. local time will delay the start of Thursday night's game between the White Sox and Boston at Fenway Park. Time for the first pitch has not been announced but showers are expected to pass through in the next hour. If that holds, look for the game to start around 7 p.m. Chicago time.

by The Wizard on Jul 19, 2007 6:12 PM CDT reply actions  

anyone see
the pickle with morneau in the twins-tigers game?
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 6:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Sweeney update
Just hit Hr #8. =)
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 6:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Red Sox
are definitely my least favorite mlb team

They are cubs fans with:
a huge bandwagon fan-base
stupid girl colored sox =)
pretend like they are a small market team when they spend just as much as the yanks
sub par city to chicago
less baseball intelligence

and I dont like manny

thanks for reading my rant, go white sox (the real sox).

I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 8:07 PM CDT reply actions  

I have limited experience
(one game at Fenway 6 years ago) but I have to disagree.  I was wearing my WS hat 4 rows behind 1st base, great seats, and we won 5-3.  Fans were great, gracious, and knew baseball.  I do believe WAY too much attention has been paid to "The Crse" when it was applicable, but whatthehell.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeah
everyone has different experiences, I went there for a series vs. the white sox when i was a junior in high school (5 years ago) with my family, and they not only were cussing at my dad and I the whole game, but comments started shooting down at my mom too (who doesn't even like the white sox).  Anyway, I'm sure if I was there for this series it would be different, plus everytime I've been to Yankee stadium to see the white sox its been awesome (minus the 9 dollar beer)
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

I had no problems last year
Wearing Sox stuff and clapping.  I think keeping score keeps heat off.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 19, 2007 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Daisuke
is having a tough inning so far. Except for Jerry of course.

by omnipotent grab on Jul 19, 2007 8:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Iguchi struck out on three pitches
Owens actually put the ball in play.

But this is a pleasant start.

Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 19, 2007 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Correction 4 pitches
but I still expect Gooch to get a couple hits off him.

by omnipotent grab on Jul 19, 2007 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I was ready to post
which dummy put AJ #6

but AJ came through!

by The Wizard on Jul 19, 2007 8:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Nice AB's by Thome, PK, and AJ
Dice-K with 32 pitches in the first inning.

by RME JICO on Jul 19, 2007 8:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Dye trade value plummeting
He's got the whole world watching - step up!
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Big Papi
Looks like a big frog in his GameDay picture.

by omnipotent grab on Jul 19, 2007 8:26 PM CDT reply actions  

Javy trade value ascending!
He da Man!
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:32 PM CDT reply actions  

Josh, baby, take a pitch
and work this guy.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:37 PM CDT reply actions  

Unbelievable
I can't believe the organization just  recently realized Uribe sucks.
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 8:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Can't see the game
Should the DP've been turned?
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Nope
It wasn't hit that hard, and it was to Uribe's right.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 19, 2007 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is Javy being nickel and dimed
tonight?
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

no
he's being "i'm leaving it over the plated"
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I dunno
Crisp's and Varitek's singles were about as weak as you can get, non-Ozuna division.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 19, 2007 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Owens-like?
Either way, he's thowin' a lot of pitches.  Bullpen called in the 7th at the latest tonight.  Dum-da dum dum.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

fine
i'd say the varitek one caught too much of the plate and he did exactly what he wanted to do with it. regardless, he's still given up six hits over two.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pretty much
The Pedroia single was a solid inside-out job, but other than that, yup.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 19, 2007 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

god, i am so drunk
from all these yaz references
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 8:51 PM CDT reply actions  

Are you SURE you got married?
It's Friday night!  Fer Chrissakes, go out on a date and leave the Crackberry home.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Damn - I was off work today
prepping for my test.  What a knucklehead!

Fire away - slow moving target this eve.

I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

are you sure
you're not drunk? its thursday bro =P
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wish
Just in the parallel universe.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

life is too short to wish
grab a drink, lets go
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

heads up play juan
yerrr out
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 8:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Mad Men, the most hyped show
on AMC, now showing.  For thise men who would love to return to the early '60's culture (count ME in) this story's for you.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 9:02 PM CDT reply actions  

for those wondering about tuesday's DH
jack egbert made his case tonight with a 1 run, 6 inning, 6 hit, 2 BB, 4 K outing. he'd be on regular rest, kenny...
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:03 PM CDT reply actions  

He can hit?
;0
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

and from ozzie
Charlie Haeger is the leading contender to start one of the games during Tuesday's day-night doubleheader against Detroit, provided he's not taxed as a reliever this weekend, Guillen said. Haeger would relish the chance to start against the Tigers because he lives about 25 minutes from Detroit. Haeger also received tips from fellow knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield of Boston before Thursday's game. "Just watching him throw has been helpful," Haeger said. I try to take his mechanics and put them into mine a little bit." ...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-070719soxbits,1,3480203.story

Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Too bad...
I picturing Haeger coming into this game around the 4th inning. And in my book he also gets all the non-Jenks relief innings before the DH as well. We'll see if his arm is taxed then...

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

keep in mind
ozzie was saying masset was going to start against the twins.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Is Egbert on the 40 man roster?
Also, what about arb clock considerations...I don't know. I'd be surprised to see Egbert this year in the bigs.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

no, not on the 40 man
but i've been hoping for a long time that we'd be freeing up some deadwood.

and i would be shocked if we saw egbert before september.

Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

On the plus side...
Vazquez is outpitching Matsuzaka at this point when you consider the lineups they are up against. So there's that.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 9:11 PM CDT reply actions  

jeez
these "god, i sure sucked as baseball" comments from hawk and DJ, coupled with the yaz references, are just killing me tonight. there's no way i'm lasting any longer than vazquez if this keeps up. one six pack down...
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:14 PM CDT reply actions  

The Hawk, MVP of '67 Red Sox
This guy is so full of shit, he's preening like he was integral part of that team.  I looked it up, he got traded there (his 3rd team of the season mind you) at the end of the season and managed to get into 23 games and 80 ABs.

His line for BOS was .200/.247/.388 - OPS+ of 79

They show him out there strutting around on the field for their anniversary and waving his cap like he's Yaz.  And he's talking to DJ like he was the heart and soul of that team.  What a tool.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:15 PM CDT reply actions  

thats what hawk is
a tool, that pretty much sums it up.  and senile, a senile tool.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

we all know
it doesn't matter what your batting average or OBP or anything is. all that matters to hawk is clutch hitting and playing the game the right way.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

He started on about Yaz in the 1st inning
and he's still going on about him in the 4th.  Maybe his saliva will dry up by the 9th.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

in 30 years
DJ will still be in the booth, going on and on about playing with the big hurt, and our children/grandchildren will get to experience the same misfortune we have.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

This series is gonna feel like 30 years
after the Hawk is done punishing us.  A four game set in Boston is torture.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can't take much more of this
They finally get done with Yaz, but now they're going to spend the rest of the game talking about the sanctity and utter holiness of Fenway Park.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

I can't take no hits
since the first inning, and Javy giving up 8 in 4.  Trend is not our friend tonight.

Focus - all the rest is BS.

I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

fenway blows
wrigley takes the cake in that department, fenway is sub par
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

They both suck
The Old Comiskey - now that was a ballpark.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hear, hear!
Absolutely!  The best of all time.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Basically, I was very blessed
to be raised going to Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park.

by ballyb on Jul 19, 2007 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

Very close to heaven
if you love baseball.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

I grew up on the North Side
Used to sneak into Wrigley all the time as a kid.  Someone had vandalized the bottom rung of an exit turnstile, you could squeeze your skinny little ass between the bars.  

Thank God the Cubs always sucked big time, made it easy to stay a loyal Sox fan.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

Born 4 blocks from Wrigley in a house
full of Scrub fans.  Got Santo and Pepitone's autographs before I got to see a Sox game.  Still, in your gut, you knew the Sox were the way to go.  Especially after '69.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

I like Wrigley
but I still refuse to pay to go in there.  I'll only go if someone lays the freebies on me.  

A man's got to have a code to live by.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

does anyone
see the guy on the first base side of homeplate in the crowd with the full on red white sox hat and old school jersey
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 9:26 PM CDT reply actions  

One thing to be thankful for
Hawk and DJ not having a sideline announcer.  NESN has one -- it's awful.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Jul 19, 2007 9:27 PM CDT reply actions  

sideline reporter IS awful in concept, but
she is seriously hot.  Tina somebody...
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Can't this season get over quick enough?
Sox look lifeless tonight.  On the other hand...

The Cubs can't be stopped.  I think they are winning it all this year.  Besides Detroit, they look the best in the majors right now.  I am hoping I am in a fatal car accident before that ever happens.

by LVSoxFan on Jul 19, 2007 9:27 PM CDT reply actions  

ah come on
if its good for chicago, I don't mind it.  Plus it will get all the bandwagon Sox fans to go to the dark side.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Doesn't matter
We got there first.  That caused Cubbie fans much more pain than them winning this year will ever cause us.

Regardless, it won't happen for them - HAH!

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

hawk
"when i last saw yaz, i asked him to give me some old toenail clippings. i placed it with some of fred lynn's pubic hair that i retrieved from the shower drain."
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:44 PM CDT reply actions  

I met Bernie Carbo about 15 years ago
Fat, drunk and stupid (him, not me), at a golf charity event.  Couldn't stop talking about his "moment" in 1975.  Sad.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

carbo
... the batting equivalent of a LOOGY.

lemma see

Lefty
One
AB
GY

LOABGY??!?

by ruffster on Jul 20, 2007 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

Is this before or after Hawk...
pleasured himself to some old footage of Catfish Hunter?

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Every time we face an "ace"
we look like complete dogmeat.

Ozzie's words, "Not sure why we're even playing the game with this guy pitching.

Poor mental preparation.

No different approach, just same old same old.

Other teams adapt and score runs off these guys.

by ballyb on Jul 19, 2007 9:49 PM CDT reply actions  

we look like shit against everyone
aces, journeymen, back of rotation guys. we suck. that's it. maybe if this team didn't suck we can get them on a couch and work on their mental approach. i'd say get talent first and worry about their psyche later.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

We do suck,
but our offense has recently had many good games against lesser pitchers.

by ballyb on Jul 19, 2007 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

A new one
"Oh, you're so right Hawk!"  

Very nice, I like it much better than the hackneyed "I gotta agree with ya Hawk."

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 9:54 PM CDT reply actions  

Daisuke Masbukkake
having control problems
Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Jul 19, 2007 10:02 PM CDT reply actions  

Is that why we can't hit him?
He's erratic?
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just saying
He's no Rodger Clemens
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

it's interesting to see
because the bosox told him to change his between outings routine. first time he's ever not thrown from the mound between starts.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

interesting
I was just looking @ his 4.00 ERA and his good not great strikeout to inning ratio.
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

eh
i'd give this one time. a half season or so's work doesn't make or break a player like him. we won't know if he's worth the money/hype until next year around this time.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't get me wrong
He's a very good pitcher but at his price-tag I would expect a sub 3.00 ERA
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

give it some time then
and adjust your expectations. no one is going to have a sub 3 in the AL.

one of the few things hawk said that was interesting tonight was that dice-k wasn't shaking off varitek. he's got no idea what works against a lot of these players right now and is trusting varitek's game calling completely. he's supposedly somewhat in the mold of a maddux or schilling in terms of charting hitters. i think he'll be much better next year.

Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sinceyou were Kreskin in calling
Beckett's ascension this spring I'll play along.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hahahahaha...
Some classic lines tonight.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Funny..
Bases loaded, no one out and I'm thinking the Sox will be lucky to score a run...but they do!

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 10:05 PM CDT reply actions  

Blind umpire
that was a strike
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:05 PM CDT reply actions  

AJ has his number
I dig the speed on the basepaths right now.  Thomer, Paulie, AJ.  Like a dairy cow stampede.

MMMMOOOOOOOOO.

I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

gyroball, indeed...
stick that in yer chowdah
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:07 PM CDT reply actions  

come on juan
if you wanna be here, show something.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:17 PM CDT reply actions  

omigod, Konerko running in the mud :)
and then slides when he's out by 20 feet.  LOL
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Goddammit
we absolutely suck with runners on 3rd and less than 2 outs.  Or two outs.

MF.

I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

we actually were 2-for-5 in that inning
with RISP.  

But so station-to-station.  

It's like we're playing with a fifth base no one else knows about...

Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

One stinking run
How can our bullpen hold one stinking run.
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Enjoy this time...
...for it will not come again this game. It's the brief period where the Sox have the lead before the starter gets tired and bullpen processional begins.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

That was a bad walk by Hobby...
He was all set to have a quick inning and go one more.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

man
that heckler is really laying into jerry. and deservedly so.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 10:29 PM CDT reply actions  

Great effort by Vazquez.
Scattered some singles. Only 2 walks. Worked out of the jams.

by ballyb on Jul 19, 2007 10:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Maybe he got them from Valido...
Either way, he should be starting in LF or RF once Mackowiak and/or Dye are traded.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

He didnt play too bad in Center
I think he should be up now, and spare us from watching Owens ground out anymore.

by omnipotent grab on Jul 19, 2007 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Valido is on roids
That's why he's raking
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Obviously, I meant when Valido was on something...
He probably sucks even more now that he is off them.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Oh, you're so right Hawk
Erstad, NE alum, goes to Charlotte.  Sweeney bulks up 20lbs in a week - coincidence?

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

although he can't do better than
 mocking "JER-RY"??

i thought their fans were supposed to be all knowledgable...  How 'bout something like, "hey, Slappy, I weigh more then you can slug" or "lets play with 2 outfielders"?  I dunno...

Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

"Try hitting righty -
it can't be much worse!"
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

"shegot down and played in smooth"
DJ, a sexual harassment suit waiting to happen.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 10:34 PM CDT reply actions  

3 runs on 3 hits
If we somehow part the Red Sea and win this game it will be an effin' miracle.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:35 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm no scout
But Lopez really doesn't maintain great fielding position after throws, what with almost falling over the first base side of mound. If only there a fast guy that could bunt....

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 10:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Bunt? We can't hit a fair ball
off this guy.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

its
pretty tough to bunt for a hit off obscure deliveries, especially first time around.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

we should
kill the gray tops and go with these, we look FINE.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:36 PM CDT reply actions  

Remember when a LOOGY
buzzsawing through our 1-2-3 was a concern? Those were the good ol' days.
AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Jul 19, 2007 10:37 PM CDT reply actions  

mister
we could sure use a man like darin erstad again.
Free Ehren Wasserman!

by larry on Jul 19, 2007 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gee our old bullpen ran great
Those were the days!

Hey, how about a victory, Pale Hose, for the Cheat's birthday!

I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

is it just me
or do you guys hear a lot of "white" in the "lets go red sox" chant
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Ozzie pitching the starters like
the '05 WS.  Not because it's best, but because he has to.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:43 PM CDT reply actions  

i hear a lot of slurring
and a lot of out-of-sync clapping.  man, these fans are over-rated :)
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:43 PM CDT reply actions  

Is the slurring coming from the TV
or inside your home?

;)

I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

everything sounds like slurring
to me
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:45 PM CDT reply actions  

With statistical analysis,
with our recent bullpen blowups, I wonder what, statistically, our chances of winning this game are at this point in the game? 45/55?

by ballyb on Jul 19, 2007 10:45 PM CDT reply actions  

12%
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

This is like...
Walking to the electric char after your last meal.
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

I've never experienced it
What's it like?  Is there a white light?
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

A sense of peace?
As Bukvich enters.  Never mind.

Abject terror.

I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

No depth
Our system can't even produce a Pedroia.  Very sad.
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:46 PM CDT reply actions  

When was the last time we drafted a SS
as high as the second round in the draft? Dellaero?
AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Jul 19, 2007 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jesus
My heart
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's very sad
How many bum pitcher did we pick in the second round since then?
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

The answer... 7
Matt Long, Wes Whisler, Ray Liotta, Ryan Wing, Danny Wright, Gary Majewski, and for good measure, Jeff Weaver
AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Jul 19, 2007 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ray Liotta the actor?
He was GREAT in Something Wild.  A real nut.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yikes
 That's disgraceful.
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know this is old, but
cue the organ music.
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:47 PM CDT reply actions  

manny's smelling mismatch
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:53 PM CDT reply actions  

yes!
way to use the whole park, Bukvich.  Perfect planning to have him hit it there
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:54 PM CDT reply actions  

wow
trying as hard as we can to blow this.

If we blow this game I'm taking a week off of white sox baseball(because I have tickets to all the blue jays games).  Otherwise it would be until mid august at least.

I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:54 PM CDT reply actions  

BuckMan!!
new deal for Sox relief pitchers:

Get an out, earn a nickname!

Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Bukvaroo!
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bukvernugen
complete with umlaut if I knew how to type it
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

Holy crap
He pitched like he had a clue.  WTF?
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 10:56 PM CDT reply actions  

that second strike
was an 89 MPH fastball with no movement

not to be negative, but yowzer that should be toast.

I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

youk way late on the out pitch
then the AJ-style bat spike...
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

He got luck
Manny just missed one so he still stinks.
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions  

yes, he still sux
But I like his style - if you're not going to be in the majors for long might as well bust some people up before you go.

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

he
gone
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 10:56 PM CDT reply actions  

that was ragged
man, i want to win this game.  I want the Red Sox to wonder how the hell they lost to that team
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 10:57 PM CDT reply actions  

0.79
WTF! What the fuck is our scouts doing?
I can't spell

by chisox on Jul 19, 2007 10:59 PM CDT reply actions  

ERA up to .99
with a bullet!
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

PAULY!!
Put it over the Green Monster.

by omnipotent grab on Jul 19, 2007 11:00 PM CDT reply actions  

STRECHHHHH
get outtttttt

YES PAULIE

I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:00 PM CDT reply actions  

jes!
that keed heet it real good!
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:01 PM CDT reply actions  

To LF, no less
This Okinowa guy, he's so overrated!
I'll be dead before all of you

by winningugly on Jul 19, 2007 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

Konerko
quietly having a nice year.
Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Jul 19, 2007 11:01 PM CDT reply actions  

AJ
I hope he starts hitting like this.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:01 PM CDT reply actions  

I still think Konerko would hit 50 bombs a year...
if he played for the Red Sox.  He loves lofting them over the monster whenever we are in Boston.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:03 PM CDT reply actions  

In other MLB news...
Chris Carpenter will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season.  That 5-year, $63.5 million dollar extension looks lovely now.

Also, Captain Cheeseburger Fatbathia is the first to 13 wins.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:10 PM CDT reply actions  

lmao
at cc.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

oh jeez
bukvich throwing gas.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:10 PM CDT reply actions  

say what you will about Erstad
but at least he catches that
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:12 PM CDT reply actions  

fed up with owens
go back to little league.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:12 PM CDT reply actions  

Egbert.....
solid again tonight for Birmingham.

by stanchar on Jul 19, 2007 11:12 PM CDT reply actions  

LOL
on the red sox broadcast, while veritek ran into the dugout someone yelled YOU SUCK DICK
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:13 PM CDT reply actions  

lol, i heard that too
just wait, if we can dent the Red Sox lead over the Yanks (big if), Red Sox Nation will be in ledge-jumping mode.  

Yanks are so in their heads.

Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

so classy
I will tell uribe to suck a dick next friday
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Konerko bails out J-Owe
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:13 PM CDT reply actions  

J
J-Owes whatever hes making back to the fans.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ryan Bukvich...
The most deceptive 4.11 ERA of any reliever in baseball.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:14 PM CDT reply actions  

Incredible....4.11 says....
a reliever has been decent...he's been woeful...and that's being generous.  

by stanchar on Jul 19, 2007 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Haha, Hawk...
"Juan Uribe...  Oh for three tonight...  he's due."

Hawk, get a clue you old bastard.

0 for 4 now, Hawk.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:17 PM CDT reply actions  

And after that AB...
Uribe's OPS is now down to .599 on the season.

How will we ever replace a .599 OPS shortstop?

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

"But when Juan gets hot...
he can carry a team."

I still want to smack Hawk and D.J. across their faces everytime I hear them say that.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

It sucks that a guy with all of that speed...
sucks at hitting.  Cuz Owens' defense has damn sure been better than advertised.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:18 PM CDT reply actions  

Owens
throws like a girl.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

J-Pwens
should just bunt every time.  its the same as his full swing anyway
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:18 PM CDT reply actions  

it couldn't hurt
He doesn't hit with any power at all, so it's not like you're forgoing any extra base hits.  

by ChicagoPete on Jul 19, 2007 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jerry,
crappy rookies don't get to call time to fix the dirt, man...  Know your place.  Its called Charlotte.
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:21 PM CDT reply actions  

oh boy
jose tommorow.  good thing its friday which gives me an excuse to drink.
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:22 PM CDT reply actions  

Ill definetly be too drunk
to care about Contreras losing another game.

by omnipotent grab on Jul 19, 2007 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

"Muscle memory"
Time for a new word, Hawk.  Break out your dictionary.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:24 PM CDT reply actions  

i say he doesnt
he'll walk a guy, but no runs
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm going to say no
but that doesn't mean I won't close my eyes.

by colintj on Jul 19, 2007 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep
3 run HR for Manny and a bunch of jubilant, drunk Boston frat boys.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

We're really starting to look like a ballclub
again.  This season is toast, but at least the entire team doesn't look like shit anymore.  We look like the past two seasons again: we're competitive with the best teams in baseball.  It's nice to watch a team that has players I can root for again.  It's pained me deeply to see Paulie struggle.  Now we find out if Bobby's fixed himself since his last outing.

by colintj on Jul 19, 2007 11:29 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah
I know our team as a whole is shitty, but its hard to believe a team that has a HR king and sure-fire hall of famer, the most solid HR hitter in the league year after year, and the would have been MVP last year if the sox make the players, can be THIS bad, hopefully we finish over 500
I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 19, 2007 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Man Bobby's fastball's got some movement
on it again.  Coop's been working with him, I think.

by colintj on Jul 19, 2007 11:34 PM CDT reply actions  

Jerry Owens
has gone 112 straight plate appearances without an extra-base hit. He's hit .223/.276/.233 over that span. AND HE'S FUCKING LEADING OFF!
AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Jul 19, 2007 11:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Even if Owens is "all we have"...
he still shouldn't be leading off with a .552 OPS.  He should be batting 10th.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

but Steve Stone says he's looking good...
I think that fast running creates a Reality Distortion Field (TM) that befuddles the unaided observer into thinking the fast runner is really doing something....

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

28th straight game
w/o an extra-base hit. 103 at-bats.

In my lifetime, only Joey Cora (103 at-bats), Julio Cruz (106), Mike Caruso (110) and Scott Fletcher (twice, 105 and 123) have had equal or longer stretches between extra-base hits.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Jul 19, 2007 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeeeees!
President - Johnny Dickshot Fan Club

by tailgater on Jul 19, 2007 11:36 PM CDT reply actions  

this was a real nice win
nice to be spoilers when playing contenders.  Especially the Red Sox
Go Alex Cintron!! (and take Uribe with you...)

by Nordhagen on Jul 19, 2007 11:37 PM CDT reply actions  

The fans should get to beat Pedroia with sticks...
for not taking a pitch with Ortiz on deck as the tying run.

by SSH2005 on Jul 19, 2007 11:40 PM CDT reply actions  

No..he's grindy..
He's like Eckstein's nephew (in spirit at least)...you can't get mad at guys like that...

by hitlesswonder on Jul 19, 2007 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

baseball
is an amazing game.

I can be angry at this team all year, and they comeout with a hard fought win against a first place team and you feel on top of the world, despite almost being worse than the Royals.

I put the SOX in SOXophone

by SouthpawsLaundry on Jul 20, 2007 12:22 AM CDT reply actions  

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