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Pods has proven if he's healthy he's a good hitter. Not a good defender though. And a sometimes s***ty baserunner. He deserves to come back, though. He's had a very very good to great season with the Sox.

Good to hear, Chris. Maybe Bosox nation are a kind sort of fan.

The best news is we shut up all those red clad Bosox fans who invaded our stadium. 3 of 4 is a nice way to shut them up. I wonder if there were any or many fights between Sox and Sox fans.

I disagree. The turf makes a big difference. Ask any doctor. Joe Crede is a great great baseball player and I will forever owe him a debt of gratitude for the title in 05. Go Joe!!!

Time to try somebody else in his role. Please find a way to dump him.

Good counterarguments. If Peavy is healthy and a true No. 1 next year, it certainly will be a major plus. We need a Verlander type if we want to take the next step to greatness instead of mediocrity. I hope he's dominant. The rotation should be Peavy, Mark, Floyd, Danks and Freddy, with a good mix of lefty/righty.

Wow. It's not like he isn't a tough player. Have you known anybody with back problems? There's no way you can play baseball effectively with back problems. None. His ass of an agent was stupid getting him a deal with a team that plays on turf. This was a year he should have signed with a team that plays on grass, any team that plays on grass.

I couldn't resist adding my take to the Rios thread, which I didn't create. Didn't mean to anger anybody with the broken record. Don't worry, I'm not gay. I even liked the Shawn Johnson pic that was posted where somebody thought she would get fat someday. I just think Rios looks pretty good out there. Unfortunately he can't hit the ball where they ain't. I said I'd give him a clean slate next spring unlike Swisher who I will despise forever.

Yup, I"d have remained optimistic til the end had we just kept it w/in four games (five max in loss column) entering all those games with the Tigers. The road trip took care of that. It's amazing we've become a damn good home team; pretty bad road club.

That's odd, because my eyes have told me except for the last 2 outings he's been abysmal.

The other part of his schtick was fielding awesomely and getting clutch hits. I thought the statue idea of him popping up was rude.

Any prep football fans in here? What are Brother Rice's chances vs. St. Rita next Friday. Not sure where the game is played. I love Brother Rice football.

Thome has said he wants to come back, so bring him back, but like somebody said, cut his at bats against lefties he's had trouble with. He's going to be used to reduced at bats after this Dodger pinch hit fiasco thing.

He's actually had 2 good outings in a row I think. I didn't get to see either on TV so I can't comment on how he looked. How did he look aside from the good results??

How bout this one: He makes a helluva lot of money and has security and no real motivation to excel. The not playing every day is a pretty lame excuse for a guy brought in to help us win a (s***ty) division. He contributed nothing, zip. I will say he does look good in a uniform and I am hoping for the best next spring when he obtains a new clean slate in my mind (until he proves he can or cannot cut it on the south side). This year however he has to be considered one of the team's biggest disappointments/flops.

Baseball is such a weird sport. We went 4-4 verus the Bosox in this stretch (not bad) and 3-4 versus the Yankees (not so bad) and yet just because all the losses were on that road trip, we fell so far back. The timing killed us. Coming back to kill them 3 of 4 in the Cell is very impressive.

Great sentiment. Nine games back in the loss column is laughable to even think we have a minute shot, but it's fun to WIN regardless.

Richard is 4-1 for the Pods? Me thinks we could have used him on the road trip from hell which only ended our season while Peavy was rehabbing.

Just because we disagree with you doesn't mean we don't know baseball. You ever heard of a legitimate difference of opinion? Hasn't your mother taught you if everybody agreed with everybody else the world would be a f***ing dull place??

It seems wild that suddenly Jim Thome is a pinch hitter. They can't play him anywhere in the field can they? One bat a game for Thome max? Weird.

Like the optimism, Tell, but after today if we dont win we're nine back in the loss column. Which means ... play the young guys!

I hope he yelled, 'Play Flowers.'

Encouraging but still no reason to pitch him this season. Let him be our great hope entering next season. We need a spark of interest this winter and with his and Rios' salaries, we won't be picking up any free agents.

If we lose and Tigers win ... isn't it Flowers time every day? I mean nine in the loss column? Give me a break. Play Flowers.

Tigers have been playing great since they opened up the lead on us during our awful road trip. They know it's their year to win the Central. Hope we can bring 'em back to earth next year.