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Gameday shows Ball 4 right down the middle. I take it that is wrong.

Santana vs. Garcia? Anyone?

I'm getting nervous.

Can the Cubs get luckier? Oswalt leaves after 1.1 innings with back injury.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 07:21 PM) Mark perfect thru 0.1 IP. Jinxed.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 06:45 PM) If it's Fields and Hudson for Sherrill, that would be an awful trade!! You mention the addition of Luke Scott

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 06:02 PM) My prediction is we're going to see Fields and a big prospect like Hudson sent to Baltimore for Sherrill, and it wouldn't surprise me if KW expands the deal to include someone like Scott or Huff. I'd be down for this.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 05:41 PM) How long has Thome had a weak back? Since about a week back. /rim shot

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 05:53 PM) I'm sure he is smart enough to see that the pen is desperate for lefties, especially with Thornton expecting his kid. That is what I think he meant. If it is late and they need an out vs. Mauer or Morneau, Richard would be available.

I hope they don't just dump Josh. I think he has some value to a team that can help him with his swing.

Jonah Hill is new on my list of "People I would like to punch in the face for no reason".

According to WEEI, the Red Sox are close to a trade that would send Cliff Lee to Boston for a package of Michael Bowden, Josh Reddick, and one more prospect. The Red Sox have reportedly dangled Clay Buchholz in a package for Roy Halladay, but would be better off swinging this deal instead. Bowden, 22, has a 3.09 ERA and a 64/35 K/BB ratio in 18 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket. Reddick is batting .269/.346/.510 with 13 homers for Double-A Portland. It's a decent haul for the Tribe, but not nearly what the Blue Jays are demanding for their ace. We'll keep you updated. Jul. 28 - 6:26 pm et

Get out the tin foil hats.

Q @ DH

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 04:20 PM) Favre will stay retired. It's finally, officially, mercifully dead. Vikings coach Brad Childress announced Tuesday that free agent Brett Favre has decided to stay retired. Childress says Favre cited the "daily grind" as the main reason he won't keep playing. "I just think it was a rare opportunity to explore a Hall of Fame quarterback," Childress said of why the Vikings pursued the indecisive 39-year-old. "This doesn’t change anything about how I feel about our football team." The decision isn't as shocking as it would've been a month ago, but it's still a stunner. Favre has detested surgery since his 1996 painkillers addiction, but went through with a biceps operation in May anyways. We're definitely not expecting a teary "goodbye" press conference this time around. Jul. 28 - 4:59 pm et

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 04:09 PM) Can Kotsay still play center or have his legs completely given out? I wouldn't trust him in CF personally.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 07:28 AM) Charles Johnson (along with Pudge Rodriguez) was once the best catcher in the NL. Unfortunately, his defense had deteriorated...and offense had improved greatly...when he came to us in the 2000 season. But I would still never put him a sentence with the likes of Fordyce or Widger. I meant Mark Johnson. Charles Johnson was nice for that year, but nothing special.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 12:30 AM) I'm not saying that Flowers won't be good, but I think we'll miss AJ when he's gone. This. For years we had to watch Fordyce, Johnson, etc behind the plate. Now we have a catcher who is hitting .300 and people are down on him and his "act". Please. I wish we had 9 guys in our lineup with his "act". When AJ is gone, we will see teh effects immediately with the pitching staff.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 01:34 AM) But the whole thing just reinforced the fact that I like Conan a lot better. This. I watched his monologue, waiting for the top ten and Letterman is awful. I don't get the fascination with him personally. With the exception of the Kate Hudson line and the bowling one, they were all stupid.

SummerSlam just got VERY uninteresting. I love Jericho/Show already. Hope they don't break em up anytime soon. Jericho's reaction tyo Shaq kissing his forehead was hilarious and when Show and Shaq were nose to nose, Jericho squeezing in and saying, "I won't fight you either."

Tillman had back surgery. Will miss all of training camp and probably be back for the last preseason game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:45 PM) 7th inning...we were basically talking about game winners I thought. It was a game winner. Gave us the lead in the 7th. Don't distort things.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:39 PM) Has Jermaine? That game winning hit off Wheeler a few days ago was awful.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:37 PM) Yeah the Tigers could come back and win... Exactly. WHo cares about the friggin Cubs? Some fans need to get their priorities straight.

QUOTE (JohnStamos @ Jul 27, 2009 -> 09:33 PM) I can't watch the game so I did not see the pitch. But complaining about AJ's hitting this year seems to be quite ridiculous. Welcome to the game threads. You'll see stuff like that alot.