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Marmol with an unbelievable meltdown in the 9th!!

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 07:51 PM) After awhile I get tired of it, but somebody's got to. It's gotten better, but there's nothing worse than just seeing "f***" if you're following the game thread and not knowing what's going on. Of course, when you see something like "PK!" in the 8th inning of a tie game with a RISP, it's a great feeling.

Knight, are you auditioning to be a play-by-play guy? Between last night and this game, I love it! For those that have to work during games sometimes, it's highly appreciated.

Perez get the 9th for the Indians?

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:34 PM) Tosca has no clue. Leaves Carmona in with 6 walks + 116 pitches and Damon leads off the 8th with a double. Just have to hope Tigers aren't in the lead now with their mammoth 3-4-5 coming up.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 07:28 PM) Damn, no Viciedo or Jones. If Ozzie wants the best defense out there for Buehrle, then why isn't Quentin DHing and Jones in RF? Cause we also have to try and score some runs against a pitcher who has dominated us in the past.

0 runs in 7 innings for the Phillies against Wells. Making all kind of outs on the bases and leaving men on. Interesting information my buddy told me, but in the next two weeks, the Cubs will miss out on Oswalt, Wainwright, and Jimenez. What stinks is the Sox are facing all of the oppositions top pitchers coming out of the break it seems (Hernandez, Cahill)

Terrible play by the Phillies continues. If they don't make a move to replace Utley, they're not going to make the postseason.

PK has quite a few memorable home runs on first pitch fastballs. There's obviously the greatest play in Sox history. Last month, he hit a game winner in the 8th off of Saito on the first pitch. It's simple, Konerko didn't want to make two straight outs on two pitches against a new pitcher. Hard to blame him.

So, it's beginning to feel like RF is the position we should be trying to acquire someone for. Just DH Quentin the rest of the season, and make it so Andruw doesn't get far too many ABs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 06:38 PM) First of all, can you name a "Sure thing" left on the market? Secondly, with a team like the Heat out there, the only way you've got a chance is to take and win some major gambles. Third, if you gamble on signing one of them and they play 30 games and Deng and Rose both get hurt, what have you lost? If Deng and Rose get hurt, the Bulls will miss the playoffs anyway. Give me Howard over McGrady then, as McGrady's back is just shot. And yes, there's no sure things left unfortunately besides Luke Schenscher for back-up center.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 06:34 PM) Off the bench though, that's a reasonable gamble. The question I'd have is...if that's all they give you, are they effective in those minutes or not? It's a huge gamble though, especially with Deng being so fragile and Rose always an injury risk due to the way he plays.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 05:22 PM) If I were them, I'd hesitate to deal him for Hudson + Flowers, for example. I know they're shooting beyond that (beckham) but there's zero reason to give him up for less than that. You must have a lot of confidence in their scouting department if you think they'll draft two players better than Hudson and Flowers.

I just can't see McGrady or Howard staying healthy long enough to give you more than 35-40 games. Butler is a very good outside shooter though.

Tigers roughing up Carmona in the first. Come on Indians, don't get swept today!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 06:17 PM) A late first and a sandwich pick, for a team looking down the road, is really valuable. So would getting a very good package for Dunn instead of a world-changing package like they want. The Nats would probably go cheap on the supplemental picks anyways.

I would love it if the Bulls found a way to get Will Bynum. Watching his highlights on youtube made me forget how much I miss the little guy!!

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 06:07 PM) I don't want to overpay for Haren right now either, and I fear Laroche is just a Kotsay who's had more playing time. Give me big Adam. For some reason, Nationals are treating Dunn like he's Jason Heyward. The asking price is insane, and with there being very little change that Dunn would re-sign with an AL team, KW would be better off using our resources elsewhere.

good stuff Balta. On the Padres telecast last night, they kept mentioning his fastball issues.

Sounds like Bulls might be making a run at Matt Barnes

Danny Haren is having a disasterous season, so unless Arizona is willing to lower their asking price, no team should be going after Haren like he's the Cy Young candidate he has been. His velocity decrease is very concerning.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 05:03 PM) Don't count on it. Quentin will not be back. Says?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 04:54 PM) Except for last night, where he kept coming up with people on. Anyway, right now I'm worrying more about the 3 slot in our lineup than the 2 slot. He came up with someone on after AJP and Viciedo faced a righty though. Hopefully Rios starts making more contact, as he's striking out a lot lately compared to the first few months.

Jones is 2-20 in his career against Pavano, so hopefully Quentin is back or Kotsay is in RF.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:58 PM) Good ol Gio is 8-6 with a 3.63 ERA. 1.37 WHIP isn't great, but those aren't bad numbers. And Nick Swisher continues to have a fantastic season for the Yankees.