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Putz has cost himself an insane amount of money over the last month.

Hawk sounds absolutely disgusted with Quentin. Hey Carlos, great job dropping that back shoulder. The Red Sox or Nationals will fix you next year, don't worry.

Why can't Rios hit the ball hard anymore? His offensive numbers are going to end up looking pretty average this season outside of stolen bases.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 03:46 AM) Notice something else? When Ozzie brought in Teahen, Gardenhire didn't goto Fuentes even though that woulda been two lefites. LMAO...Gardenhire had so little concern for Teahen he just let his righty strike him out. Ozzie = Goofball Gardenhire schooled Ozzie there. Got the match-ups he wanted, as he avoided Fuentes vs Viciedo. I really hope we never have to see a 2/3 of Vizquel and Rios ever again.

Can Mark Teahen hit an offspeed pitch? It seems like every extra base hit he's had was on a fastball. He has such a huge hole in his swing on the slow, low pitch around his ankles.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 03:28 AM) Yet he still has hit 25 HRs and has 84 RBIs. Crazy. Those numbers looked a lot better a month ago when he was around 23 homers and 80 RBI. If he ends up with 27 homers, 92 RBI, and a .230 batting average...that's a very disappointing season for him. Also, just let Morel play Ozzie. Teahen obviously is awful...just a brutal, brutal acquisition by KW.

Oh Quentin...such a flop. One of the most disappointing back-to-back seasons for any Sox player I can ever remember. From MVP caliber to DFA caliber in 2 seasons.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 03:07 AM) Are they playing a different game in their minds...against a low scoring team? Mind boggling. Seriously, if anyone still has doubts about Ozzie being out of touch, that should be the final straw.

Morel with a really nice approach on that double. And you just have to laugh at Pierre trying to bunt the runner over when trailing by 2.

Really strong ABs by Manny and Quentin there. Both seemingly cannot wait for this season to be over.

QUOTE (Real @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 02:45 AM) DJ comparing the twins lineup to the yankees Since the ASB, it's been better

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 02:41 AM) Damn Young just kills us. Yep, he's definitely made us his b****. Just start Harrell, Torres, etc. now down the stretch. Don Cooper, you massively underachieved this season.

Our starting pitching has just fallen off the planet once again.

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) He didn't put on a show though. He just looked at the ump and took a step forward and the ump rewarded him first. Pretty sure he held his wrist though. The worst "fake HBP" took place earlier in 2005, when Berkman acted like he was hit in the head against the Cubs, even though it clearly hit his bat and bounced away.

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) Yep. Doing it costing the Red Sox? Ya.. the East coast bias wouldn't live it down. Doing it against Minnesota? ...the f*** is that state gonna do? I gotta say though being with Minka Kelly has made Jeter an excellent actor now-a-days. Plus, didn't JD do that in the playoffs? Yep, it was the batter before Konerko's infamous grand slam.

QUOTE (Real @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 03:39 AM) Liriano > ?? > ?? > ?? for the playoffs, against the Yankees who are, let's be honest, in the Twins heads just as much as the Twins are in the Sox heads. The Yankees don't have a great rotation either, but they have a ridiculous lineup and an average bullpen and an ace closer. Nick Blackburn and Carl Pavano would be destroyed by the Yankees. Imagine if Pavano had to start a game at NYS, hahaha. It'd be like Gavin pitching with a runner on base, the horror. Duensing should be up for Cy Young votes based on his amazing contributions this season (not really, but it's hard to argue with his productivity). Something they were talking about on the radio the other day is how the Twins are going to be a hot spot for FA pitchers, as everyone would love to pitch half their games in that cavernous park.

QUOTE (Butter Parque @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 03:39 AM) I think definitely Ozzie has given away outs this season. But just imagine how bad this offense would have been if he wasn't constantly putting runners in motion. This lineup has more speed than power. But what it really lacks is ability. What it really lacks is home run threats outside of Konerko, Jones, Ramirez, Rios, and Quentin.

Have I said how much I hate Ozzie lately? http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...s-can-wait.html

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 02:36 AM) So. You implied that Peavy struggled due to the adjustment, when in reality, AAA teams probably would have hit him hard with the stuff he was throwing.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 02:34 AM) There pitching needs to improve along with it. They've got some money now for next season. A good farm and a few bucks will make them tough to beat. I still think they will be one and done if their first opponent is the Yankees. What's wrong with their pitching?

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 02:31 AM) Yep, but pitching and D was bad. The pen was the only group that showed up. I'm beginning to believe getting guys from the NL will not improve an AL team overnight. They have to make a big adjustment to facing pitchers they're not familiar with. A NL pitcher like Peavy is not use to facing a league where one division will have more hitters than the entire NL. While Jackson blows that theory, Hudson looks really good pitching in the NL. Maybe Kenny should stay away from getting NL players and the Royals. Adjusting to the NL didn't cause Peavy to throw 89 mph fastballs and flat sliders.

Hey Herm, please tell Ozzie that Beckham is hurting. Swinging one-handed is not a good sign that the player is healthy.

Just looking at the Twins lineup, if Morneau can return healthy next season, there's no reason they cannot win 95-100 games again. Just absurd depth throughout with a few superstars around them.

Time to shut down Santos and Sale for the season.

I find it funny how Zambrano now has a lower ERA than any of our starters besides Danks. Maybe Anger Management classes meant visiting a supplier?