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Danks making some really good pitches so far tonight.

Rios is striking out a lot more after the ASB than he did before the break. Pre-ASB = K in 14% of ABs. Post-ASB = K in 24% of ABs.

Oh no...more bunts will now occur

Haha, Hawk's excuses for Kotsay are pathetic. "He just missed that one" on the most routine of fly balls.

Nice turn there...btw, did anyone hear who Ozzie credits with helping Alexei on defense? Mr. Joey Cora

Mercy, some bad luck as hitters are taking great rips.

great AB by Omar there, as he turned it loose on the 3-1!

Yes Juan, very clutch!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2010 -> 12:42 AM) Didn't realize that Hernandez had a 1.37 ERA in his last 7 starts. That's dealing. And of course, our odds are what, 36% of seeing him two series in a row like this? Hey, the Cubs get to face Wesley Wright in two series in a row!

Awesome...please return swagger.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 27, 2010 -> 12:31 AM) Is Kotsay REALLY hitting line shots all over the park and getting robbed? I don't watch all the games from Europe but this sounds like a Hawk and Erstad love affair part deux That was easily the hardest hit ball he's had. Hawk's been overreacting about some pretty routine ground balls and fly outs by Kotsay lately.

Haha, just have to laugh at that. Nice rip by Kotsay.

Well, Twins won. 6 spot on Greinke in the first.

Someone needs to tell Pierre to stop f***ing bunting! He's so pathetic at it, it's insane he keeps trying.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 09:51 PM) Carlos Torres can throw strikes....he just has lousy stuff. His control was awful at times last year with the Sox, and he recently walked 6 in a game in the minors.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 10:02 PM) LaRoche and Werth would be rentals and do little to keep the team competitive in the long term, which would be one more hole to fill in the offseason besides PK and AJP. Baustista is a fluke akin to Richard Hidalgo and will get too big of raise for his career level or production, Scott is a DH who could not even handle 1B last season for the O's and his production is outside of its norms this year as well so there will likely be some cooling off by him as well. Whole different era when you're comparing Bautista to Hidalgo.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 09:13 PM) Well if he can't make the transition to AAA how is he suppose to hit ML pitching? I wish him well, I'm just saddened by the likes of him and JorDanks, both were suppose to be stars. Jordan Danks was never supposed to be a star.

As I said at the time, Fukudome had agreed to go to the Cubs a few weeks before it was even announced. The whole "wanted to be the first Japanese player for the Cubs" was just a PR move. I know this because the Cubs had actually hired two Japanese translators for full-time positions two weeks before the deal was announced, and they were told they'd have a Japanese player on the roster.

No thanks on Fukudome. He wears down way too much after the first few months....and let's not talk about how he does facing LHP. His AB last night to end the game = priceless!

I'm a huge fan of Eibner, and it stinks we didn't have a supplemental pick to take him. He would have been a great 2nd pick. Also, it seems that the Sox would have taken Grandal if he was there, as was reported the day after the draft. I can't stress how cool it was to see KW say no to Loux due to his elbow issues.

Still not throwing his curve for strikes, if he's throwing it at all. It's such a mistake to just annoint him after a mop-up inning.

Santos to Arizona makes a ton of sense with their bullpen issues and need for a possible closer in the future.

What's intriguing is that the Nationals have a fascination with Edwin Jackson, so getting Arizona involved might make it easier for the Sox to make a deal. Basically, Arizona's asking price for Jackson would be lower than Nats price for Dunn.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 05:28 PM) It really does, but I see the stuff of a #2 to #3 starter in the AL. Whether he makes it or not, who knows. He has really nice velocity, good movement, and 3 quality pitches. I think he's got the ability and he appears to be a pretty smart, level headed guy. I'll take my chances with Huddy. Have you honestly seen a good slider from him though? I sure haven't. As I keep repeating, he has a plus change-up though that will really benefit him.

Hudson will end up being just fine. He might struggle the rest of the way, but he has impressed me with his ability to make the hitter miss. It's not like he's getting hit hard by big league hitters. There's a few mechanical adjustments that need to be made, and hopefully he gets confidence in his slider. He's going to be a huge part of this franchise going forward.