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Anyone still rather have Nestor Molina than Travis Wood? Kenny's inability to get a true 3rd baseman continues to haunt this team.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 20, 2012 -> 01:03 AM) Sox need to smoke the soft tosser Wood! He throws pretty hard, not a soft tosser like Buehrle

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 20, 2012 -> 12:44 AM) Det up 4-0 already in 2nd. Lynn found out pitcher does not hit in AL parks. Austin Jackson has turned into a star

Tigers having no problems beat up on Cy Lynn

MLB Network quoting Sports Illustrated that Joey Votto has never pulled a ball foul into the stands during his entire MLB career. And just like a few years ago, he hasn't had an infield pop up all year.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 05:46 AM) I'm with you, felt the same way since I saw him playing in HS. Hardly even stood out back then I still remember watching the "Barnes/Richmond" match-up on an ESPN channel and thinking that McDermott was the best player on the court.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 04:43 AM) I would agree. With this team still looking .500 at best cause of our inability to win at home, might as well hold him out to be safe. I do believe he's done for the year. Sounds scary to put him back out there for a long period of time. You worry far too much about home/road record. The Royals are 11-20 at home this year, yet you seem very worried they're going to finish better than the White Sox.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 05:43 AM) Bruney could have started against the Cubs today and Soxtalk would have been far happier Good luck having an ERA below 2 in AAA, Mr. Stewart. It will be interesting to see how well he does once he gets demoted. They should send him down with the thought process that he won't get promoted again this year and to work on becoming a starter.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 05:39 AM) 4th best player?? Really?? I dont think your 4th best player leads the team in scoring and is 3rd in rebounding. It's all about UNC's style of play. Kendall Marshall was an incredible pg last year, and Zeller was one of the best post player in the country. However, that team needed Henson's defense to anchor their fast break style. Barnes was just a gunner for them, and never once last year did I watch him and think "this guy is going to be a star in the NBA"

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 05:33 AM) Zach Stewart continues to be worse than worthless. 6 homers allowed in 6.2 innings against the Cubs this year

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 05:32 AM) i dont have to say the Tigers are the favorites. They arent playing well at all. No one is right now in the Al Central. 7-3 since Austin Jackson returned, but it's been against some crappy teams. They have a 10 game road trip coming up at Pit, Texas and Tampa. Hopefully they don't win more than 4 on that trip.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 05:30 AM) On the bright side, it could be looked at as a mid-season acquisition if the team remains in contention by the time he returns. :shrugs: This news actually made me feel much better about Danks and his future if it was causing him issues all year. The thought of having a healthy, effective Danks to go along with Sale and Quintana as 3 of our 5 starters next year is a much better scenario than what could have been projected for the future a few months ago.

Heath is just destroying righties this year. I imagine he'll be promoted in the next few months.

Harrison Barnes is so darn soft. I can't believe some of the posts I've seen basically asking to tear down the roster just to acquire him. He was the 4th best player on UNC last season, and was a massive disappointment for a majority of his college career.

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 04:14 AM) Some shoulder pathology shows better/best/only on MRI with contrast. Yep, that article shows they used the dye to highlight trouble areas.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 04:11 AM) Maybe Nestor Molina will start to tear up Triple A. After all, the guy had 148 strikeouts against 16 walks last year. He's in AA, and it sounds like KW was praising Simon Castro today. I keep seeing people talk about Axelrod and others, but it seems like a lock the rotation is now Peavy, Floyd, Sale, Humber, Quintana with Axelrod next in line.

Some comforting comments in this article. You wonder if this was a factor all season in his decreased velocity http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,2101041.story

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 03:57 AM) First place may be history soon. Better now than in September if this team is going to tank.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 03:55 AM) He might be done for the season. Is this what you've heard or just your speculation?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 03:53 AM) Wonder how Dr. Lewis Yocum and and his staff missed that one? Glad he got the second opinion, surely he knows his own body better than anyone else and just felt that something wasn't right...an acute ache or pain, a soreness that lasted longer and that he had never felt before between starts. On one, it's great to know that's probably a lot of the reason he wasn't performing well, trying to pitch through it since Spring Training and never getting his crisp fastball back and just gutting it out ala Peavy. It really puts the whole organization at a cross-roads in terms of what to do about 2012 (buying, staying put or selling or a little of all 3), though. Right now, you don't make a move with regards to the rotation. Sounds like KW is desperate at 3rd base if he's suggesting moving Viciedo there.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 04:45 AM) Quintana is here to stay. Until he hits the 75 pitch mark

From everything I've seen, it sounds worse than it is. Does make you wonder how they missed it on the initial MRI and you have to be thankful the rehab game he pitched didn't cause more damage.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 04:21 AM) Grade one labrum tear for Danks. Also known as a muscle strain. I hope John likes resistance band exercises, because he's going to be doing a s***load of them. This deserves a thread dedicated to it. Not good news if the Sox were expecting him to contribute in the immediate future.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 04:23 AM) If we had just kept Juan Uribe after 2008.... Basically every major decision the organization had made since 2008 has been the wrong one (besides drafting Sale and extending Konerko), it's easier if you just sum it up by saying that.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 19, 2012 -> 04:19 AM) I avoided this one like the bubonic plague...well, actually, I had to get a health exam so lucky I missed it. Fathom's point is a good one. We knew a couple of days ago they were going to move Sale back and use Stewart, we should have played the entire bench AND started Stewart on Sunday...get all the bad news out of the way in one game. Essentially, we just gave up 2 of the last 3 games...it's not like we're in a pennant race or anything. That Dodgers' series is going to have a hangover effect, it looks like. We'll find out for sure tomorrow when we start the game with at least a decent chance to win the game. Nice to see in the Tribune that Kenny seemed to question Ventura's decision making on Sunday. No reason not to win at least one of the next two, especially with Dempster out on Wednesday.