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I agree with all of this except for trading Lee as well. He's not a bad guy to have around and he is playing hard this season.

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I still think that he may be fired either Tuesday after the game or Wedensday. I think KW and JR wants him to coach the All Star game and then when thats finished they want to fire him. He's not going to get fired this season.

I like his hair, not many people can pull it off, but I think it looks alright on Cotts. It's much better than the shaved head and ugly goatee sported by Billy Botch. Not that it has anything to do with his pitching.

Thanks for the report and glad you had a great time.

How will it be setup, anyone with any insight?

Thanks for calling me a loser, that's what getting optimistic with this team will do to you.

You should get TiVo, it's the greatest invention in years.

I definitely believe his window of opportunity to make the Majors is this year or next. If he doesn't make it by then, age will work against him. Thanks for the info Rex.

Wow, he's got pretty nice numbers, maybe he does warrant consideration. I like the fact that he has several pitches that he can throw for strikes and the fact that he has a lot of experience, even though it may not be in America.

With a strong series against Cleveland and also two game winning homers in the past two weeks, I think Konerko is going to have a strong second half of the season despite his horrid first half. Here are my predictions for his second half numbers, not season totals: .310 avg, 12 hr, 45 RBI Anyone else's predictions or thoughts on this topic will be more than appreciated.

Rex, What's your scouting report on Yofu? Have you seen him?

Now if we could just play halfway decent, we could have a shot...

Good luck man.

Sure looks great nearly half empty.

Stewart isn't ready to start anywhere, I can't stand watching him pitch. Rauch is solid I suppose, but he wouldn't be in the rotation on a playoff contending team IMO. Yofu I've never seen so I can't comment. What's the scouting report on him?

He did look solid and his velocity was in the low 90's. That's definitely a good sign.

It depends if they get another starting pitcher. Right now, if Loaiza can keep it up, I like our staff despite the fact that Garland is still a bit inconsistent. I wouldn't want to rush Cotts to the bigs, but his numbers at AA warrant consideration for a spot start in the rotation to see how he fares if Porzio/Wright can't solve the 5th starter spot. One guy I don't want to see back up is Josh Stewart.

Too bad the place isn't packed, it's reportedly only about 60% full.

He'll pitch the first inning, make sure to tune in, ESPN2.

Paulie

We'll take anything we can get at this point, including contributions from Cy Porzio.

He doesn't have a shot now because Mags is on the team... Sorry Frank but I'd rather see Magglio at the plate if home field advantage is on the line for the World Series.

I'll go with Mags