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QUOTE (Brian @ May 24, 2008 -> 11:33 AM) Don't worry, he's from Iowa...oops. Its okay...families from there, I'm from Cali.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 24, 2008 -> 12:11 PM) I think this is the first time I've gotten to see Danksy actually pitch this year. I'm looking forward to it. U better not curse him.

Jemile Weeks with a 3 run BOMB for Miami.

Alvarez made a nice barehanded play today.

Titans won 4-1 to clinch a tie of the big west championship. One more win gives them the outright title. 23rd championship in 34 years of d1 baseball.

danksy

Jim Thome...that is all.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 23, 2008 -> 07:05 PM) My pipedream: Thome retires Dye moves to DH Quentin moves to right Dunn is signed to play left Of course, having an older JD or Dunn at all out there (you could DH Dunn too) hurts the defense, but I'd still love to see it. Honestly, why would you want Thome to go only to replace him with Dunn (who is no freaking different). On a sidenote, DH'ing Dunn does not hurt the defense. Dunn is quite possibly the worse defensive outfielder in baseball, hell, he makes Pods look good in the field.

Also, I want to say, Ozzie made a gutsy call sending Wise and regardless of whether the outcome it was a great call. Against someone like Frankie, you must do what you can to ensure you can tie things up with as few hits as possible and the stolen base would have put the Sox a single away.

QUOTE (29andPoplar @ May 23, 2008 -> 06:37 PM) Jason ... it's a long year and tomorrow is another day. I'm with you. I'm not mad about the loss (Floyd was awesome and there is nothing I like seeing more than our young pitchers develop and grow; him overcoming that 5th to go the distance was awesome). I'm just frustrated having to put up with watching Thome continue to go up and swing over everything for the entire season. He has a very very horrid approach and there is a major book out on him. Jam him in early with the FB, than just go away away away with the breaking stuff and he won't come close to touching anything. Basically put there is nothing I like less in baseball than watching all or nothing players and I consider Thome, much like Dunn, one of those guys and I don't consider players like that valuable pieces, heck I dont' even consider them pieces. Jim wasn't always that way, but at this stage in his career he has to cheat to hit for power (especially to hit the FB) and because of it, he's swinging earlier and becoming far more susceptible to breaking balls than ever before. Basically put, at this point, he's just guessing FB and unless he gets one square down the middle he's going to have trouble. I'd word things more appropriate than my very rare cursing, but my finger is in a soft cast so its hard to type.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 23, 2008 -> 07:33 PM) Jerry Owens? I'll pass. He's just as bad at hitting and doesn't have power or OBP.

PK at least has a valid excuse. Swisher has been just as bad as Thome, but he's younger so I'm less inclinded to believe this is a permanent worthlessness. I'd deal Thome to Seattle for practically anything.

Id people want to know why I won't whine at Joe, he's had clutch hits and isn't 4 for his last 37 (in fact Joe is hitting very well the past 12 and has been rock solid all year; ie 10000 x better than JT).

By the way, that last sentence in my post above is not me b****ing, it is fact (his making less contact than any player in baseball on balls he swings at). I could totally do the whole DH as a leadoff hitter thing.

Thome is the last f*** on this roster I ever want up. I f***ing hate him. He was good in the past but I don't live on that. He makes contact on fewer swings than any everyday player in baseball. What a f***ing worthless bum.

Come on Sox...tie this thing up in the 8th and win it in the 9th.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2008 -> 04:03 PM) Is that surgery though? Either way it is the same time period. IF you don't go with surgery, the partial tear takes approximately 4 weeks of rest and than you begin rehab. If you opt for the surgery you are still looking at 4 weeks before rehab starts and both have indicated a similar rehab period.

I also just looked up thumb injuries and it indicated whether a full tear or partial tear that you are looking at 4 weeks without movement (basically to get it healthy) and than a 4 week recovery process. I'd say that an 8 week timetable is relatively accurate.

I don't think it would be a season ending surgery and again, a lot of that would be very hypothetical because ligament injuries can very immensely by the severity.

This Anderson stuff is a bunch of phony balony. They are not about to trade BA. His trade value isn't high and he is helping the Sox right now and still has the ability to develop into a league average if not above average starting Cfer.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 23, 2008 -> 01:06 PM) Are you kidding? Somehow I think this just means we'll see less of Anderson. He's got a hot bat, but I really don't see how he can play. Plus I don't think he's better than Bourgois or Getz. I'd have totally preferred another infielder, ie, Getz, who I think is a better option than all of our current 2nd baseman.

I was hoping to see Getz, but my guess is the Sox are going to continue to play Ramirez and don't want Getz up here just sitting on the bench. I am slightly surprised that they called up an outfielder not named Owens. Owens clearly isn't deserving of a promotion, but I figured they would have went with him over the unknown. Maybe Wise can make an impact off the bench, however, I figure we'll see very little of him.

I'd let Paulie DH, Thome sit, and have Swisher at 1B with BA in CF.

I don't do coffee. I've had like 1 cup my whole life.

It appears that the rematch is on.