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QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jul 3, 2006 -> 09:19 PM) Harrell with his worst start of the year.... After two easy innings, he lost all control in the 3rd, and wasn't getting anyone out. I hope he didn't have an injury, but he wasn't put back out there in the 4th. No initial report of an injury from what I know.

QUOTE(hogan873 @ Jul 3, 2006 -> 02:24 PM) You're right, it is a good division. But until last year, with the Sox winning it all, the AL Central got very little attention. Now it seems there's a lot of focus here. Its hands down the best division in baseball and you could make a case that 3 of the 5 best teams in baseball are in the division (Mets and BoSox being the ones not in the division; I left the Cards out for a reason, namely that there pitching is weaksauce and I tend to think the Mets is too).

Download the Show Mario and Jason reunite at last as they discuss a 4-2 record in what may have been the club's easiest week of baseball of the season (in terms of schedule). Despite not being able to gain any ground, they were able to maintain the distance while the Tigers and Twins continued to play impressive baseball. From rumors of Andruw Jones and Chone Figgins to the return of Cliff Politte...Soxtalk on the Air covers all. Streaming Version of the Show Download the Show Subscribe to the Podcast

Ya, definately vote properly. I'll be voting periodicly.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 3, 2006 -> 05:03 PM) McCullouch's 1st start? Ya, he made an appearance already though.

It gives you a more upper cut swing cause your trying to swing for the fence. I am not a fan of Dye being in it, but I'll cheer like hell for him. Plus its not like he's a power hitter (I say that in the terms of a pure power guy like Dunn or Thome). A guy like Thome, he wouldn't have to adjust his swing cause its a natural upper cut long ball type swing.

Very good stuff. Of course just cause Anderson is our guy, doesn't mean they have another guy in mind for a short term stop gap while Anderson makes some adjustments. Ie a Chone Figgins type who could come in and start in CF this year and than slide over to LF (with Anderson going back to CF). I don't think we will do that, but its out there. And I support Brian Anderson in CF and I've been one of his biggest proponents for some time now.

Definately the current one. Although I'll take whichever one gets us a 2nd ring

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jul 3, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) I would call this year more the fluke, cause I highly doubt he's going to be this bad next season. IMO, he can get semi close to his career numbers from last year than he will this season unless he puts off surgery cause it's quite obvious he's not 100%. I stray from a fluke (last year) simply because it was one of the few years in his career where he had back to back seasons where he was entirely healthy. Injuries have really bothered him throughout his career and prevented him from having some pretty good seasons. Nothing as dominant as last season (thats really hard to do) but his stuff was pretty damn good. Now its pathetic and he can't locate it.

QUOTE(GoRowand33 @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 07:48 PM) I mostly agree with you, except that I think some of your young starting pitchers (Verlander) and maybe some others (Bonderman/Maroth) who have no competitive MLB experience whatsoever might have a tough time down the stretch On the flipside, this may be so new that if they have the right attitude they won't realize they should feel the pressure. Its usually one or the other (not so much in between) but I do think the Tigers are going to be a major player in the central for the next few years and technically speaking you could definately make a case for them being built for long term success (ie the next 3-5 years). Of course a ton can happen during that time and the Sox (while we are a bit older) still are a relatively young team aside from a few players with most of our core guys locked up. Minny should join the fray and if Cleveland makes the right changes they will be around too. Its gonna be a dogfight year in year out for the best division in baseball (currently home to the 2 best teams in baseball).

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 09:09 PM) Slide him to the 'pen? They don't have to do that to protect him from overworking himself, IMO. Also, I'd like to see him complete atleast one full season at Bham before there's any talk of him joining the Sox. I am simply stating it may not be a bad idea late in the season if his inning totals are really building up. That said your right, as long as they are careful with his pitch count it won't be an issue.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 08:17 PM) Who was it that said Lumsden was a better prospect than Gio? Was it Jason? Anyway, good call. I'm not saying that Lumsden is better, but he's exceeding my expectations and then some. That would be me. Lummy still has some strides to make, but it was no secret that he had the best left handed arm in our system. It was just a matter of staying healthy and he's done exactly that. Its pretty impressive considering this is his first full season. Because of that the Sox need to be careful with him and I wouldn't be shocked if he slides into the pen eventually as they try to be careful with his innings (to kind of protect him). I also think we may see him at the major league level at some point this year (out of the pen). But it may not be wise if he isn't going to have much of an impact cause there would be no reason to start the clock early.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 01:12 PM) We'll figure it out. You and M I assume? Jim will want to see you I'm sure. Just saw this, but ya Thursday me and M and Saturday Me, M, Jeff, and Greg (Chisoxrd) And I see how it is, Jim wants to see us...that hurts :banghead

QUOTE(Goldmember @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) word. Double word.

Ya, I love AJ, but its not like last year where Scott really deserved to get on. AJ is an All Star catcher, problem is every team needs to have a guy and the Red Sox/Yanks (plus Vladdy) are the entire starting lineup.

Is there a way so you don't have to enter in your info ever time (not the validation part, but the email and the other stuff). I'll vote AJ just cause I think he's a great catcher who will do all the little things. Wish Crede was on the list ahead of him though but Verlander is far more deserving. No way am I voting for Hafner because there are enough DH/1B on this team and having another could really hamper things.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 02:37 PM) I agree this game told Ozzie what he really needs to know about politte. He now knows undisputedly that he cannot count on him at all. gullien didn't know that after the Pirate game. That homer could have been a fluke, but now he knows. In addition, he plays the next 7days without a day off why burn another pitcher when your down by that much? He accomplished saving his pen and knowing politte blows chunks. The sox will most likely keep politte throughout the week, which would be a mistake. The all star break will be the end of the line for Cliff. Great post and I completely agree.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 02:28 PM) f*** that. This was not Cliffy's loss. Come on, let's get real. The whole staff sucked balls today, especially our "ace". That doesn't mean Cliff didn't suck. He's horrible with those bone chips. I don't care if every other player gave up 10 runs for us, the other guys have proven something good this year, Cliff has proven that he sucks this year.

I thank Cliff for everything he did with the Sox (especially last year) but its evident that he is not 100% and with his limited range of motion and the injury he is not an effective pitcher. Thats it, no ifs ands or buts about it. Its time for him to have his surgery, get the chips removed and he should prepare for next season, whether its with the Sox or somewhere else. He'll always be a key kog to that 05 team and hopefully he'll be able to return as a key kog when he gets healthy next season. Its time for Tracey to come back up so the club can see whether he can be an effective reliever, if he can't (and I assume Hermy won't be able to) than it will be time for the club to get another reliever.

The Politte experiment needs to come to an end.

QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 02:31 PM) Twins win again 6-3 Mauer went 2-3 and a walk he went 11-14 for the 3 game series. At one point, he had 8 straight singles in 8 at bats He is so so good and his power is going to come as well. IF he can stay healthy (and I hope he can) he could turn into the best offensive catcher of all time (considering I don't count Piazza since he was so terrible defensively that you shouldn't call him a catcher).

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jul 1, 2006 -> 08:34 PM) Teams that have won over 54 games by the All-Star break aren't due for anything except more winning. Both the Sox and Tigers are gonna be doing plenty of that in the 2nd half or at least I expect that to happen. I still say the Sox win by 5 games or so though in the end and thats cause i've long said (since the pre-season when I said the Tigers would be the 2nd best team in the division) that there pitching staff would wear down (Minor and Verlander specifically). QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 09:44 AM) Well, we're glad you guys came. Adds a nice little "fiestiness" to the board. Hopefully everyone enjoys the give and take that this season has provided us the opportunity for. Completely agree. I know we both feel our teams are going to win the division but its great having all the discussion.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 2, 2006 -> 11:47 AM) Hawk is right there, This is the worst I have ever seen Mark. This is some how worse than Minny. Way worse...especially since Zambrano capped it with a bomb. Mark was throwing everything up in the zone and I'm not a major fan of the tipping pitches argument cause its not like he'd be tipping every pitch he threw, typically its just a specific pitch you are tipping and than they wait for that. But I could be wrong.

Bhaaa, all I can do is laugh now. If you are gonna lose, might as well get your ass whooped.

Talk about an asswhooping. We f*** up that bunt defense and now its toast. Buehrle is getting shallacked.