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It's 2009. You can't let pitch counts go up. Royals fans are upset Gil Meche went 130 one night and now he's on the DL. I hate it as well, but starters don't go as long as the past.

Can't argue with that. Hopefully Bobby is just having a bad week or two. He's usually pretty damn good. Scary about Danks' blister.

I still say nobody would have picked up Wise. Who the heck would have picked up his option? He can't get on base to use that speed.

I love Ozzie. He's been in baseball so long, he's seen it all. He could kick anybody's ass on this board in a 1-1 discussion of strategy in baseball. Uh, he could. He screws up a lot. All managers do.

It woulda been nice to win all 3, but these Eastern teams, even the O's, are pretty damn good. I am serious. Baltimore ain't bad.

Just checking in on the game. Jose musta stunk today.

It's amazing how teams sign players to big contract deals then many times a year or two into the deal the contract is considered a big burden and they'll even eat some of the contract after trading the guy. It makes no sense that owners have signed these guys to such big deals. The cycle is amazing. Sign guys fpr zillions of dollars then try to dump the contracts a year or two later.

He definitely can't get on base and that negates his speed. Keep BA; dump Wise. Oz is dying for that speed but Wise can't get on base.

Heckling is stupid.

The ESPN piece was great. Funny to hear Harry and Bill Veeck singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame as the fans were burning up the field, trying to get them to stop. There was no hope. They weren't necessarily baseball fans, just out to run amok. Jimmy Piersall was funny on the ESPN piece as well, saying it remains a dark mark on Chicago and baseball. He was sickened by that evening. Funny thing about you line about feeling sorry about kids growing up today. A lot of those kids have parents that were 20 or so during the Disco Demolition Days. Sad that they decided to be so protective of their kids. It's like they loved their childhoods, but were determined to run every moment of their kids' lives. Don't know how it got that way or why.

Teahan would be a good guy to have around, but isn't worth more than a fringe prospect. He doesn't do anything very well. He's an average player.

I have a feeling we're going to hate that place even more before the end of the season.

We should be terrified of that trip. That trip has 3-7 written all over it and that's the best possible scenario. The one poster is right. Without an effective CQ our lineup won't do squat in those Eastern ballparks and only an optimist on drugs would think we can win a series in Minnesota. With a CQ on fire and the KW pitching acquisition (you know he's going to get us another starter) maybe we'll have a fighting chance. We're four down in loss column. If it grows to 7 or 8 this time, there won't be enough time to make it up.

Joe Crede does not suck.

I'd rather trade Jimmy than Dye. I like Jimmy and all he stands for, but I'm sick of the shift and Dye is a total stud.

I don't know if we are going to be "one hell of a ballclub" at any point this year. We are nothing to brag about despite winning six of our last seven series or whatever that stat is. That's a nice job by the team. They should be commended. But we were one measley hit last night from predictably getting swept in the dome. We probalby can count on one or two wins at the most in our remaining games up there, probably one. Frustrating to bend over and get whacked in the ass AGAIN in the dome. But the Sox winning all those series of late, gives them a pass this one time.

Can't ask for more. We had our chance. Dye at the plate. Dreaded pop up this time.

Dye, Thome, Paulie. If we are hoping to come back today and not just get on the plane for the all star break, the veterans need to score 2 here.

It definitely looks like a .500 at best team, unless Quentin returns to his old, god-like status. We have a mighty mediocre team.

I don't sense the anger when Dotel sucks as compared to say Linebrink and they both make a pile of money. I do sense he gets a free pass on here a lot. I'm just saying at times he is unhittable but as I pointed out, his stats on the road suck, especially in the last 10 or more games.

Neither will mine. One of my favorite Sox ever. Joe Crede does not suck. Doesn't he have one more homer than Thome in this his suckiest season? Just sayin.

Please don't trade Beckham or Lexi. Anybody else is OK with me, even CQ, though I preferhe not be traded as well.

Well this great pitcher has sucked on the road this year. He is not worth 6 million clams a year, he just isn't. I don't care if he isn't a closer and the standard is lower for set up guys. Why does he get a pass for all these bad outings, especially ones on the road. Would you guys really be upset if we dealt Dotel? Are you related to him? Why all the love for Octavio Dotel?

Your posts about the dome and our play there are funny. p.s. Joe Crede doesn't suck.

I know we overvalue our players, but I'd hate to see us give up Lexi and/or Beckham in a Halladay deal. I guess I'd be OK with Gavin. I'm hoping Kenny doesn't ship away everyday players for a pitcher who could get hurt at any time. Why don't we instead try to get Cliff Lee? Maybe Cleveland would never consider shipping him to a division rival, but couldn't we get Lee on the cheap? Pitchers are so fragile nowadays. Look at Harden. Doesn't he suck this year?