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A balk gets the runners to 2nd and 3rd for AJ

Nice start...a walk and a little bloop single to CF.

Lets just win series

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 03:05 PM) I don't consider being so locked into these players such a good thing. Our best players are a 36 year old slugger, a "34 year old" Cuban pitcher, and a 32 year old outfielder having by far his best career season. Good luck trying to duplicate that next year. As far as the pitchers, I see Buehrle having the best shot of improving. Hopefully Garland can pitch more like he has in the second half. But after that? Vazquez has sucked for quite some time, at some point he's not underachieving anymore. Garcia sucks because he has no fastball, and how many players lose their stuff at 30, and regain it at 31? Right now I see us as the 4th or 5th best team in the AL, and very lucky that our offense has produced up to this level. Upgrading this roster in the off-season is a must, imo. Our pitchres are all pitching well below career standards. That may continue for this season, but given an off-season the odds of them pitching closer to there career norms are far greater than the odds of them repeating what they did this year. It would be absolutely stupid to trade what we had when it wouldn't have made the team better and we wouldn't have gotten value for them. I don't care if other teams wouldn't give what we want, if they don't than we don't make the trade. We weren't forced to make a trade. If Oswalt or Schmidt were legitimately out there than yes, I think we should have made a run at them, but odds are we didn't have what the opponents wanted.

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QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 02:18 PM) He would have never approved of a trade to the AL. I don't see how someone can say Hernandez and Perez were had for nothing, as Nady is a pretty solid corner outfielder. He's had a lot of value for a few seasons now. And a lot of people grossly under-rate Cesar Itzuris as far as I'm concerned. This is the type of guy the more you watch him, the more you like him.

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QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) I can't believe the Angels didn't get him to begin with. He was a nice fit for their team, and they have plenty of prospects to deal. If they wanted Santana I wouldn't have made a deal. I'd prefer taking my luck with good starting pitching and a mediocre offense than doing things the other way around.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) I don't think he would clear NL waivers. I don't think there's a chance in hell of it actually. I'm an idiot, I was thinking he was in the AL (don't ask me why).

I haven't seen this deal as being reported as official quite yet.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:30 PM) Wow, looks like everyone called Bowden's bluff. Either that, or they are very confident they can sign him. I wouldn't be shocked if talks continue for Soriano as he may pass through waivers to the point that a team thats interested in him can claim him and have some exclusive talks with the Nats. That would probably be a team like the Angels (since they are the AL contenders with the worse records who'd probably be willing to try and work something)

I wouldn't be shocked if we picked up a reliever and moved Bmac to AAA or immediately into the rotation with one of our starters getting a rest (whether its Freddy or Buehlre). However, unless we were getting Schdmit or Oswalt none of these deals really made sense because we would only go as far as our pitching staff.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) If he's the best hitter on the team, and the best defensive first baseman, why was acquiring Jim Thome one of the reasons Paulie gave for re-signing? If Gload's a better hitter, wouldn't playing him regularly have sufficed? Quite simply, he's not Thome or Konerko. I've long said if I were a team I'd acquire Gload and let him play first. I think he's a .300 hitter who will play solid defense but he won't hit a ton of HR's and not many teams are willing to part with power when it comes to 1st base.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) Joel Guzman is a terrible defensive player, but he's got some massive offensive potential. He is very well regarded and your right about his defense, but he's not been quite as hideous since he moved to 3rd base a year or so ago. But ya, this is a pretty highly touted kid who really hit well last year for Jacksonville in the Southern League.

Cesar Itzuris was a real nice pickup and now the Dodgers acquire Julio Logo giving up a top prospect in Joel Guzman and than Sergio Pedroza who was from Fullerton. Man you guys really look to much at Itzuris stats, prior to his injury last year he had some real nice offensive numbers going and he's really gotten better offensively every year. Betemeit at 3rd, Lugo at 2nd and Furcal at SS with one of Kent/Nomar playing first.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:21 PM) Did anyone hear DJ or Hawk say yesterday that Konerko said Gload would be the best hitter on the White Sox if he got regular playing time? I can't believe KW is getting roster advice from him. I wouldn't be shocked if that was true.

QUOTE(spiderman @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:03 PM) Who's Perez ? Oliver Perez, LHP who throws in the upper 90's but has stunk for two years.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:02 PM) The Mets turned Xavier Nady into Roberto Hernandez and Scott Linebrink? Damn, that's some good GMing. Wow, nice job by the Padres and Mets. I really think Perez needs a change of pace. Very good job by the Mets though.

I don't mind the Chacon deal. He's not a bad arm although he has been horrible and Nady replaces Wilson.

Yanks are talking about acquiring Craig Wilson. Shawn Shacon was traded to the Pirates, is Wilson the guy coming back?

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) rangers? i thought it was boston Ya, I thought it was Boston as well. Mariners are very interested in Jason Schdmit apparently.

Remember, you may not hear everything right at the deadline as some deals have to get through the mlb offices and don't get announced till as late as an hr after.

I thought we just acquired Jacque Jones to play left field (that was my thought) and honestly it wouldn't be horrid. He could play defense throughout the outfield. But I realize most everyone hates Jacque Jones, although I've long been a big fan.

The Baseball Tonight guys are saying its not official that he would be done for the year. Apparently he was the passenger in a car accident.