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Wow - he could not get Cora out..

Myers lost the strike zone - does anyone know who is available for white sox in the pen for Game 2?

Logically this only makes sense if the second game rains out. Good for the chick who got the ball.

Paps was warming up - hopefully he won't have to pitch. Looks like Boston just bust it open.

Myers still can't get Papi out...

I am just glad Cora did not hit into DP.

Becket is probably done after this one.

Need a DP

Can anyone update on the pitch count for both pitchers? It will be nice to get to their bullpen early.

Is Pedroia available for the next game? I hope Cora is not playing.

This is the white sox that we know. Keep it coming.

Tek did not swing at a shoulder high ball and avoids struck out - wow.

Drew hit for usual double play and got lucky.

I know Damon said he will never play for the Yankees - never heard Posada said that he will not play for the Red Sox. Posada's offence this year has been unreal - and I have no reason to believe that he will fall of the cliff. I agree that the chances that he will become a Red Sox is not great but stranger things have happened in baseball. I don't think I can take another year of Tek. And what is this captain thing - is that not way overrated? Baseball is not like football and performers only can become leaders. If leadership is so important then we should have kept Kevin Millar. I feel the same way about Jeter - I think his leadership/being captain is so overrated now that he is not really backing it with his usual performance. Also - I do not think Mo is done. He is not what he is used to be though.

This is a fun discussions - let me speculate a bit. Anyone thinks if Gagne puts his s*** together and resigns / or sox gets Todd Jones or Mo( chance is slim) by free agency - Paps might be moved to rotation? This is assuming Curt is leaving and Lester/Wake combo remains inconsistant.

I know that Youk is a fan favourite and popular in this board and he is cost controlled - but he is becoming more or more a defensive first baseman and it's not like his defense is as stellar as Monkeybitch. I think we do expect more power and OBP at 1b. Youk always had a problem of strike outs , never had enough power( how many times he has been caught at the warning track) or enough speed. For a month or so in this season - it looked like he has corrected that problems and I still believe that was the right time to trade him. Anybody thinks that we should have better options at 1B? Is Adam Dunn really gonna suck at 1B? If the sox do get A-Rod by some miracle - I will say that Lugo should be moved( may be he/Youk will play 1B/3B?) for A-Rod. Short-stop is a very important defensive position and A-Rod is just so better than Lugo. Two people that must go are Cora and Hinske. May be Mirabelli if we have a solution to who would catch Wake. Also how about signing Posada for a short term deal? Does not look like Tek is holding up the fort and we have a great replacement lines up for him. It will also be nice to piss the Yankees off.

I always thought that Cashman started the season sort of light on starting pitching. I have no clue how he could have counted on Pavarno and Igawa. I think he did right not to pursue Zito - but may be a Ted Lily the sox killer could have got the job done.

Question - Which Sox pitcher will never play for the Rays? Answer - Wakefield so he can always have a chance to pitch against them.

Lead is back to 6 - time for GOM to go back to hibernation. He may not show up at all this year if the lead never gets below 4 and there is a pretty good chance of that.

Too bad he can't bat - else we could trade Belli.

After struggling a bit initially - "Cash has been money" catching Wake.

If we get more runs - I think he can go back.

I would warm someone right now

Whats the problem now?