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No matter what happens with Clayton, at least he works pretty quickly. You've got to love that approach.

Dye is a big dude. It takes that body a loooonnnnn time to get moving in the right direction.

I was impressed with that at bat by Fields. That blast was a pleasant surprise. Nice at bat, Josh.

I don't know, but he's definitely had some bad luck on that front with the Sox. We need the production he gave us last year until the injury. We're not going to get that from Wise/BA/Pods.

We need some home runs tonight. Automatic loss versus Greinke so this is a must win.

The Royals could give the same quote about the Sox in not taking our anemic hitting team for granted. I'm not optimistic w/out CQ's bat in the lineup this weekend.

Do we have to start the Wise bashing? Yes we know he's a below average major league player. I assume you are blaming KW and Ozzie, which is good. I'm sick of blaming Wise because he can't help the fact he's a fairly s***ty player. Let's face it. We are going to struggle big time without CQ. We just are.

Thanks for the update. Pitching and defense still win pennants.

I dunno about that. CQ hasn't produced much yet and this guy might be in a league with a lot of decent OF's available. If you guys were me, would you drop Nolasco? Sorry for the fantasy question. Carlos' injury problems have to be a concern to the Sox. Sort of like Jermaine earlier in his career, pre Sox.

Josh Fields for Brandon McCarthy. Josh Fields for Jon Garland. What you think?

And play Sparky? I mean Corky? Too bad our bats sucked tonight. So bad. Some guys had been swinging so well. Inconsistent crap. We better keep winning 2 of 3. Detroit is close to putting us to bed.

That's what they say about Macdougal too. If we sign him what do we have to pay him? I'd take him if it means getting rid of Gobble.

Did somebody actually say a radio announcer indicated we could get Cain for Nix/Getz? That guy can't be serious? Not that Cain is Johnny Sain but Nix/Getz are scrubs with much to prove before they are more than that.

That's a good record w/out Lilly. Who will we bring up if CQ is DL'ed? Better not be him.

How did he hurt the heel anyway? Poor CQ. He's been banged up way too much for a young potential stud. We're playing well, but man our outfield is pretty weak without CQ. We have Pods, BA and Dye. Pods and BA sometimes are decent; hope they suck it up and have a good few weeks if CQ is DL'ed. It's no time to slip. Twins are kicking butt; Detroit is excellent and KC the last 3-4 series against us has played us very tough.

Man, you are a tough grader. We won the game.

Was this a joke? Or is the poster 10 years old, which is possible. Josh Fields needs a lot more multi-hit games to prove he's a big leaguer but I wouldn't blame Walker. At least the Walker stuff is Baseball Cliche 101. The Royals are not hitting right now and after every anemic performance the talk shows are lighting up about getting rid of Kevin Seitzer as hitting coach. Earlier this year, they were clamoring for Dave Duncan's head in St. Louis, so much the columnist wrote the fans need to shut up, that Duncan is a Hall of Famer. And since that Cub series, the Cardinal staff has been great, temporarily shutting up the fans. Who are Cub fans blaming for their eight losses in a row? It's a cliche you gotta blame either the skipper or one of the coaches.

So what's the word on CQ by now? Is he on the DL? Pardon my ignorance. First time I've heard a pop is a good thing. Tell that to my lower right leg last summer when jogging up hill. Ouch.

Good analysis, but in reality what we need is a kick ass winning streak. Without winning eight or 10 in a row at some point or going 8-2 or 9-2 or something, forget it.

Cubs have lost 8 in a row. Still makes me wonder: What's the longest losing streak for a team that ultimately wins the division? I still think they will win that division. -- i haven't followed the Cubs closely this year. How are Harden and Lilly doing? I know Dempster got lit last night, but is he having a bad season after last year's dominating one?

KC is really struggling. 4-12 in last 16 I believe. It's all coincided with the loss of Soria, though obviously he's not the reason for this collapse. It's just a weird coincidence. They are doing a promotion for a "sweep the Sox" weekend. Should be interesting to see how we play against a team that is sucking. It would be nice to get 2 of 3 versus the Angels first. Need one more to do that.

It seems to me that except for the handful of truly elite pitchers, almost anybody you sign would have potential flaws. It's the nature of pitching today. Look at KC. Meche. He was simply horrible yesterday and is 2-5. Bannister is doing pretty well this year after a horrid season. Even CC is up and down year to year. Cliff Lee. Zambrano gets hurt once in a while. Is there any guarantee Greinke will pitch like this consistently one year to the next? Some of Detroit's pitchers have been Jeckyll/Hyde. What about Nolasco who had to be send down after last year's success?? Don't you agree anybody you sign to a multi year deal is a big risk? How can teams sign anybody??

Double off the rc field wall. What a concept. Hit it where it is pitched. Maybe some of these guys will start to do that. When I watch other games, I see a lot of opposite field blasts.

I didn't see last night's game but hope he continues to do whatever he did to get four hits. If he doesn't hit if CQ is out we are in deep s***. So I hope Pods keeps it up. He should. Every week he's playing for his professional life.

Jerry makes sense in his comments, but Detroit is close to saying it is the Tigers' decision this year. 25-18 isn't a bad record. We need them to come down to .500 land soon. They just abused the Royals today.