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QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 05:16 PM) http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/...ord?eref=fromSI I don't think there is too great of a chance that we get either (especially crawford), but i thought it would be a worthy debate anyway. Do you think KW would go for another player like Upton who has a boatload of potential but is having an off year? Not sure what the Rays would want for him, but I'm sure they would want a decent amount in return. KW said there would be a lot of changes this season, do you think he will make a run for one of them? I really think there is no chance of us getting Crawford, so I am talking about Upton. He would really solidify our defense and he has the potential to be a great player. Do you think we have enough to get him? I'd bet money that the Rays will ask and get much more for Upton than they would for Crawford.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 05:22 PM) I would say Harris is the most overrated player in the NFL but I think enough people are catching on to the fact that he's been in a steady decline so that he can't be overrated anymore. I disagree about the NFL, not to mention people expect him to be the once, stud DT comming out of college before that knee injury which still isn't 100% (and from what Tommie has said before, probably never will be) He's basically playing with one f***ed up knee and it's really sad to see him being basically "mortal" because of it. It's really ruining his career up to this point. I'd bet money he'll probably have one or two more surgeries on it when it's all said and done kinda like the NBA version of Grant Hill with his ankle/foot issues.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 04:51 PM) Unless something unexpected happens, not for a couple more years, haha. You'll probably "Gage" that up soon.

We traded Allen for Pena. KW sees Pena as a potential stud reliever, and I believe Pena will be a good reliever as well (probably won't be the RH Thornton like I'm sure they envision, but still very solid.) I hope for our sake our scouts are right.

8 with my full name. EDIT: I have my father's name (hey I know someone!) so make that 7.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 10:55 AM) Lets go with the following Ozzie... why the hell not? 1. Pods- LF 2. Beckham- 3B 3. Quentin-DH 4. Ramirez- SS 5. Kotsay-RF 6. Getz-2B 7. Flowers-C 8. Fields-1B 9. Lillibridge-CF Im down. As long as Flowers plays today.

Damn he was one of my personal favorites. (along with Big Buff) I'm excited to finally see Skille though!

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 02:42 AM) Edwin Jackson and Rick Porcello (was pissed that we took Poreda over him, but I guess it turned out well in the long run) mainly. Not to mention playing in one of the worst divisions in baseball against other mediocre to bad teams helps also. Crazy to think only 86-88 wins might be enough to win this division.. if that.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 09:45 PM) Not surprising considering the type of hitters he's had during his time here. We haven't exactly had a bunch of Ichiro's the last 5 years. I believe this is Walker's 7th season. I know Maggs was the first, but he's good anywhere. I'll look up the others right now. EDIT: Lee, Konerko, Dye were the others but those (meaning Dye/Konerko) were their career years when both put up those great numbers. I'll throw Rowand in there too I guess despite him having less than 500 abs registered. El Caballo and Maggs have continued to hit above .300+ in other seasons. Rowand had his career year with the Phillies to net that big contract with SF. AJP will also be on the list from his past tenure with the Twins.

I heard a report that AJP will either be the third or fourth player to have an above .300 average (500+ abs) in Walker's tenure or something like that.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 08:13 PM) So who here is gonna go see ''i can do bad all by myself''? I know ace is. :lolhitting

Well I'm glad I got to see Huddy start and he looked good though alittle wild. T.V. is off and I'll just hear the updates from the thread here.

Your first interracial girlfriend and what happens? Your getting married. I told you you'd love it! Congrats Mr. Gage.

Happy B-Day pretty boy.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 05:08 PM) Poor, sad, Jeff Reed :lolhitting

Hopefully his pitch count is very low and he goes a solid 5-6 innings.. or a no hitter would be nice.

Hasselbeck has a broken rib.. I believe he's doubtful to go versus the Bears.

The only clubhouse I know who loved him alot was Oakland as they were a tight group. (Big Frank really loved the guy) It's actually alot more interesting topic than people realize, which is why I said I was 50-50 on it. The question is does the cons outweigh the pros for him? So far, it seems so.

I am 50-50 on this.. I'll leave it at that.

Ah.. I'll be watching tomorrow's game no doubt.

Kellen Davis has impressed the f*** out of me today. I love this kid. God damn Olsen picking a bad season so far to suck.

Tyler Perry is very, very good. But with that said, I'm not a fan of his House of Pain show, even if it isn't as bad as posters here say it is.

It's not Ozzie's style to have a R-R then a L-L back to back. He likes those R-L-R spots as much as he likes the lefty/lefty or vise-versa tendencies for a matchup on a hitter. I can see Buehrle being moved back but probably to a #2 having a Peavy-Buehrle-Floyd-Danks-Freddy/Huddy/whomever rotation or Floyd being a #1 which Ozzie and Coop (and Jason) endorsed in the past having a Floyd-Buehrle-Peavy-Danks-Freddy/Huddy/whomever. Of course this all depends on what Kenny does in the offseason on perhaps bringing in a solid starter if he doesn't like his options. Now.. if Ozzie changed his philosophy on that, then this is all moot.

Even with Morneau down, the Twins are not f***ing around. I believe they've won 6 in a row. They smell blood, and the Tigers fans are very worried of a potential choke job.

That was hilarious. Hawk's laughter was priceless. My little brother was rolling on the floor laughing, and he's not an emotional kinda guy.