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QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 01:50 AM) Where was the pitch? Fastball on the inner half...which is the pitch he's really struggled with this season. He has to realize he's not using an aluminum bat anymore.

Terrible 3-1 swing by Beckham. He's had quite a few poor swings when he's been 2-0/3-1 in the count lately. At least he's not getting down 0-2 every AB.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 12:41 AM) That was a carbon copy of like every strike out Pods ever got for us...

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 12:37 AM) Isn't it funny how these guys that do this for a living are so bad at it? I mean we're just fans and we know so much more than people who get paid to cover this game... Yes, it truly is amazing.

Mark Kotsay could not have tried to pull that ball anymore than he did there. The worst thing is that the awful pregame show on 670 was talking about him having a good hitting night last night.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 12:33 AM) Gentleman's bet that we score 4... I would take that...you give me Sox 3.5 runs over/under tonight, and I'd go under

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 12:33 AM) Gentleman's bet that we score 4... You should have doubled up on greg's -240 bet!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 12:29 AM) I have a feeling we are going to get to Zack tonight actually... I don't think we score more than one run tonight. This offense is in a lot of trouble if Konerko/Rios continue their struggles this week.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 12:30 AM) Anyone else already feel resigned to the fact that we're not getting Dunn? I hope we don't if they're actually asking for a lot in return.

Whew, ugliest one run inning you'll see. Hopefully Peavy gets it going, cause we can't give up too many more runs and expect to win.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 12:24 AM) Yeah, not looking particularly sharp tonight... He's missing on every fastball he tries to throw on the outside corner to righties/inside to lefties. He also doesn't look comfortable with his slider.

What is Peavy doing out there? He's just throwing 91 mph fastballs down the plate, and throwing the 3-2 fastball to Butler there was just stupid as hell.

Vizquel's bat is really dragging right now. Also, you have to wonder is something is wrong on/off the field with Rios? All those days off for seemingly no reason, and now he looks terrible.

R. Boucher just said that everyone expects James to stay in Cleveland now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 12:52 PM) You know...I'm not as adamantly no as I was beforehand... for a 3 month rental though? hell no!

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 04:02 AM) You're welcome. Thank you!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 03:57 AM) I do not recall that. I'm the biggest J. Gomes fan around. I specifically remember talking about this platoon in that jimh thread.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 04:51 AM) Great analysis. The team was loaded with slow guys and of the slow guys Thome was the odd man out because he's limited to what he can do. Yet Mark Kotsay might be only a little bit faster than Thome, at best.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 04:48 AM) Don't think it's been brought up but Thome also has the benefit of being in a solid lineup this year, getting pitches to hit. Dunn meanwhile you stay out of the zone on and take your chances with the next guy. You could do a lot worse than being sandwiched by Zimmerman and Willingham.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 03:32 AM) We're playing the royals. You mean the 2nd best hitting team in the AL?

I was all for a Branyan/Gomes platoon

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 04:30 AM) Yet that's basically what Dye was labeled as this offseason even though he played a full time RF role for us the last 5 years. Of course, but doesn't mean Dunn doesn't think that way.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 04:27 AM) yea, some players are bad at fielding but they still want to play the field for some reason, like dye Because Dunn doesn't want to be labeled as a DH only player, as that will hurt him when he enters free agency.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 04:05 AM) The Podsednik we all know and love. Picked off yesterday, caught looking to end the game today. Love that guy. Don't forget some awful outfield defense

Our pitchers got the outs when they needed to tonight. Be great to go out and win the series tomorrow.