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21 up 21 down for Stewart. Mauer by far the toughest out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 08:59 PM) That pitch he struck out on was such a meatball And it was inside and low. Usually that is where he likes it.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 08:56 PM) Beckham looks as bad as ever right now. Completely defeated mentally at the plate. The old Beckham takes his walk on that 3-2 pitch near his head. That was an A.J.-like at bat.

Beckham has way better plate discipline than this... WTF.

Have yourself a game Brent Morel. (couldn't be any worse than yesterdays) And yes, I'm actually watching this one now thanks to Zach Stewart.

QUOTE (chiguy79 @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 08:28 PM) Banishment worthy...although I guess for admins it is ok... No it isn't. And 18 batters up, 18 down for Zach. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 08:33 PM) I don't worry about that any more since I counted down the last 10 outs for M-56. The man that threw 2 no hitters? (one perfect) He is the exemption, not the rule.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 08:25 PM) Wait.. Is Zach perfect through 5!? Someone ban this man.

QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 08:06 PM) I'd rather make poor decisions with good players that great decisions with mediocre. Of course good decisions with good players wins championships. Hey.. Gardenhire has proven that in this division. (ironically he hasn't been very good either this year, though that is a rarity for him) I agree with you about the second part however.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 07:57 PM) I'm not so sure Beckham could hit higher than .265 in AAA this year. He's just a really, really poor hitter. He would be fine with Tim Laker IMO.

QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 07:24 PM) Would you rather have Oz making better choices or Dunn and Rios playing at 80% of their career averages? I think fathom made a nice list a couple months back (maybe a thread on it actually) that had Ozzie losing 10 games for us cause of his decision making/tactics (and I'm not even talking about Dunn and Rios or batting orders, but actual in-game managing, which I've noticed for years with him).

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 07:26 PM) Brett Lawrie is going to be an absolute stud. They've already crowned him Jesus 2.0 in Toronto.

BBQ at a couple different places with family. (mom and dads) I gotta be there by 12-1 pm and I'm still up... whoops.

Flowers.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 5, 2011 -> 01:39 AM) Then people would have said he fired up Detroit. Face it, many on the board won't be happy til we get a cliche spouter. You know: We take it one game at a time, we will try our hardest to beat a darn good Detroit team. Amazing to me but whatever. Not many times I agree with you Greg.. but I do here.

Wow if true... (and someone look out for Heads and fantasy football people for suicide watch) http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/...neck-procedure/ The Colts F.O. have responded they don't know anything "as of yet". Favre's game streak is probably good forever now as well (which Peyton wanted to break along with other records of his).

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:52 PM) Considering the only round where we actually try to draft the best possible player and not worry about signing bonus the last few years is the first round pick, draft slot matters more for the Sox than most. The last time time the sox had a top 13-15 pick under his new "draft philosophy" regime was Chris Sale (#13 overall) so I'm hoping that trend of the BPA continues as well.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:46 PM) Not really. More like offering fixes for next year's team. He wants to trade Quentin and Floyd, extend Danks and resign MB. Wants to send Gavin to NY for Brett Gardner. Also wants Dunn in Winter Ball. Wow I actually agree with him, especially with re-upping Danks. Though I'm sure Jason would be pissed since Floyd is his boy.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:42 PM) Getting the 13th pick is probably the best realistic possibility. I'd be happy if they fell into the first 15 in the rare event the organization decides to sign another Type A. Get a top 13-15 pick, and I'll be more than content.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:37 PM) I'm not sure that's a win, win situation either. I heard on the radio where a person said the Sox basically draft for making trades anyway. There's always potential for getting another Brain Anderson, Josh Fields, Brent Morel. IF they happen to be successful, well...Walker will fix them. He was not a first round pick. And he was not this bad last season during his brief call-up. Hell he showed more power during that time.. when his stance was different.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:33 PM) I love it. Just give up. I mean the team. I don't want to see any meaningless 12-4 finish to the season. Keep losing and losing and losing. A top 10 pick or slightly better is there for the taking. The sox are bad, but they ain't catchin Houston, Baltimore, KC, Seattle, Minnesota. Doubt that'll catch the Cubs, Padres, Florida, Pirates and Nats either.

Hey at least we got 2 mercy runs!!

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:23 PM) I haven't done so in awhile, but I'm listening to the post-game show tonight. I have to hear Rongey talk about this. I dare you to call in and say you think one player makes a difference?

Lets just hope guys like Flowers, De Aza, Viciedo, etc.. keep playing consistently (especially when Q is back, though I think he should just be shut down, not to hamper the trade value getting hurt more seriously).

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:07 PM) It's all AJ's fault ! No wins since he came back. Damn cleanup hitters. Batting him 4th was god awful to begin with.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Sep 4, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) You're wrong. I never respected your opinion on this board anyway. He rarely post on this board now-a-days. And when he does, he usually is very good.