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Juan drives the walk. I'd also like to point out his gold glove defense, which is something that was much needed given how s***ty the defense had been playing.

Well I'll comment on this thread a little later, but I want to add that I and the rest of the mods/admins are always here if people have concerns or have ideas to make things better.

QUOTE (SnB @ Aug 14, 2008 -> 09:14 AM) 1. both of us are currently working full time jobs, she just started her career as a nurse 2. yes 3. .......she went with me shopping.......she knows whats goign on I for one say Congrats Steve!!!! This the same girl I met a couple years back when I stumbled into you in Tuscon.

QUOTE (SnB @ Aug 14, 2008 -> 09:14 AM) 1. both of us are currently working full time jobs, she just started her career as a nurse 2. yes 3. .......she went with me shopping.......she knows whats goign on I for one say Congrats Steve!!!!

QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 14, 2008 -> 05:45 AM) Note to kyyle,I f***ing love Generation Kill. The show rocks

The power potential is there, but I don't project him as a 30HR guy. I'd say at his best he would turn into a guy who hits 20-30 HR's but its more likely it would be a little less (but I see lots of extra base hits). In fact, tools wise, I'd compare him a bit to Sizemore. No, I'm not saying he will be Sizemore but he reminds me of a young Sizemore in the sense of his "skill-set".

I love Jordan Danks. He's a tremendous athlete and projects to be a great defensive outfielder. Offensively he could turn into a real nice #2 hitter (ie, .300 avg, 10-15 hr's, 20-30 SB's).

QUOTE (BearSox @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 11:20 PM) Anyone know what Omogrosso's stuff is like? JPN? Very good velocity on his fastball. At least he has very good velocity of his fastball out of the pen (don't know what its like as a starter). Long term he does project as a potential set-up guy.

f*** ya...thats a winner. This team is going through the motions and still finding ways to win. They've found ways to lose too, but they are a playoff caliber team (talent wise). They should get Linebrink back eventually and that should be a great acquisition for September.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2008 -> 06:56 PM) Gameday has him consistently at 91 Judging by the hitters being pretty behind, I'd say he's throwing pretty hard. 93 seems pretty accurate. I didn't see anything but the 3rd inning (my flight got delayed like 3 hr's so I'm finally home from a long business trip) but he looked good.

Get a room u two.

OMG, I would hang up the phone instantly if they were looking for FIelds/Poreda/Martinez/Silverio. There ain't a f***ing change in hell I'm giving up that for a #5 starter who isn't exactly cheap. I could see giving up Fields in a package that netted back Beltre as well (and they'd want more than just Fields) but I doubt Beltre floats threw waivers. Plus that would be a significant amount of payroll the Sox would be bringing in. I actually have a hunch that Kenny leaked this name in order to help him fly under the radar and get the guy he prefers. That said, I'd call for the firing of Williams if he gives up a top prospect for Washburn. The only way I wouldn't is if the Sox dealt a top prospect and than used 10+ million they got in cash and spent it entirely on international free agents and paying draft picks above slot money next year.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 05:44 PM) Lucas Harrell is a stud: 7 inn, 2 hits, 0 runs, 2 BBs and 6 Ks. He still is young and in AA, so he is top 5 prospect in our organization IMO. Prior to his injury, Harrel had really thrusted himself amongst the top prospects in the organization and now that he's back he definitely reasserting the fact that he has major league talent/potential.

The next time I see Javy actually throw anything on the inside half of the plate will be about the first time all season. Watching him pitch is horrid. It makes it worse when you can see that his stuff is still there. Honestly, Coop aught to punch Javy in the face until he throws a game where practically everything is on the inside half. Heck, I'll compare Javy with Garland. Garland was good when he threw inside, when he didn't, he'd be bad. Javy is the same way. Obviously they are different pitchers but to be good they have to make the hitter uncomfortable. Javy would be great if he pitched inside.

I don't expect the Sox to eat all of the contract, which means we will see one to two solid prospects moved. That could include one or two of the AAA/AAAA pitchers the Sox currently have (ie, Whisler/Haeger/Broadway/Egbert). I'd think the Sox wouldn't go with Broadway and instead give the others up simply because Broadway is a former first rounder. I don't anticipate Shelby/Poreda or any of the Sox higher upside prospects going (and its sad that I had to reach to go with Shelby as one of the "higher upside" prospects). The bright side is it looks as if the Sox are getting some decent talent in the lower levels. The Yanks offered basically nothing with the willingness of taking on the entire contract and had no luck getting him so that leads me to believe the M's are going to ask for at least something in return. Oh and Washburn was absolutely dominant in June and July. And I mean dominant (at least ERA wise). His August stats are skewed by one bad start (the other was what I'd consider average).

JOb well done.

I hope he made a bet about shaving his eyebrows if he won 20 games (and that at the end of the season we see him shave those). Gavin is my favorite Sox starter to watch pitch (aside from the obvious one in Buehrle, since Mark works so damn quick). Danks is another fav of mine. I hate watching Javy/Jose pitch.

Heck ya...sweet win. KC-Minny in extra's so maybe the Sox can grab 1st back by the end of the day.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/baseballdiges.../08/09/BDD-Live This is a podcast with a guy interviewing Jim Callis. Callis is on starting at the 20 minute mark and they talk about Alonso/Beckham at the 30 minute mark or so.

There could be some issues with Beckham: Yonder Alonso is asking 6-7M. Slot for Alonso is 2.3M. This is probably why Beckham is in a holding pattern. Everyone anticipated both Alonso and Beckham would sign for slot money. So Alonso's demands have put a significant effect on what the Sox have done. However, Beckham and Alonso both have to realize that they will lose all there leverage if they go back into the draft. The main question is whether these guys get major league contracts or just over slot bonuses.

Broadway has major league stuff. His command has been horrid for most of the season though. Getz is a guy I like a lot though and I think he'll be a valuable bench player and an eventual starter. I don't know how Carassco has been doing it but I hope he can keep it up and do a good job in the rotation. Still, the Sox need someone and if they could get Washburn without giving up much I wouldn't be opposed (you could always go back and trade him again in the off-season).

I don't know, but depending on the area your in you could get lucky and have Verizon Fios. That s*** is supposed to be absolutely amazing. I also think Verizon may be the company that does DirectTV bundles (ATT is with Dish).

USA's basketball team kicked ass. Love having this olympic soccer and basketball HD channels on my cable outlet (they are broadcasting every one of the games in HD). Brazil is kicking the piss out of New Zealand in soccer (not really a shocker).

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 08:04 PM) Not a chance in hell Seriously. If we were talking about having Garcia/Buehrle/Vaz/Contreras I'd say yes. But you are talking about two of the four guys being Danks/Floyd who still don't have fully developed arms (in the sense of being able to handle a heavy heavy workload). I wonder if Horacio can start anymore. I always liked him a lot as a starter in Atlanta but he kept getting hurt. Of course I have no idea if his stuff is as good as it once was.

RIP to Bernie. Seemed like a hell of a guy and was an entertaining comedian.