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I hate Jenks and the first pitch fastball to lefties.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 9, 2010 -> 09:04 PM) You know why Vernon Wells is a crappy center fielder? He just showed it. He's a damn good outfielder, IMO

Great games for Quentin and Rios!

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 9, 2010 -> 08:48 PM) Why didn't they show Beckham's check swing again? It was a blatant swing, not much different than Ruiz.

So Pena is our RH set-up man? I'm so happy we keep letting Santos get mop-up innings, why would you want your 5th reliever or so being your set-up man?

Having to balance Mother's Day activities with the game, but got to see Pierre and Beckham bat. Beckham, you're going to enjoy the ladies in Charlotte!

QUOTE (mr_genius @ May 9, 2010 -> 08:07 PM) that pitch was a massive hanger The way this year has gone, the Blue Jays hitter would have hit a 3 run homer.

Well, that was an awful AB by Jones. I wish we would move up Rios to the 3rd spot sooner rather than later.

Good swing, thought it was going farther off the bat.

That 2-0 wasn't even close. Just shoot that ball to RF if he throws it again.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ May 9, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) Nice, finally made something happen. Nix is having a great day BTW He's almost reached base more vs LHP today than Teahen has all season.

1st and 2nd, 2 outs for Jones? I would honestly consider having Kotsay bat for Beckham.

There we go, way to go Ozzie!

Do a hit-and-run, I don't even care if it doesn't work!

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ May 9, 2010 -> 08:56 PM) I despise Ramon Castro I'll never understand bringing him back. It would be like the Bulls bringing back Hakim Warrick after he had a terrible stint with them in his half season.

The sooner we DFA Castro, the better. He really isn't good, as is having an awful time catching up to anything. Lucy was giving us far better at bats.

Alexei having himself quite the awful game.

As "Slayer's" biggest fan on this site, I think it's obvious he needs to get sent down to AAA. He's shown absolutely no signs of breaking out of his month long slump, and you can really see the frustration in his body language on the field and in the dugout. I don't even care about how his performance is hurting the team right now, as this season is looking like a long shot. It's vitally important for this franchise that Beckham is a productive starting 2nd baseman for years to come, and he needs to go back to the minors and regain his confidence. As someone else said in the game thread, maybe a few new voices from the Charlotte hitting coach will help him out. I really respect how Ozzie has handled Beckham's struggles this season, FWIW

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 9, 2010 -> 08:27 PM) I hope Detroit stays close so MInny can't run away with it. Poor Beckham stinks. I swear Detroit's 1-2-3-4 of the order gets on base like 10 times a game and has 10 total bases.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ May 9, 2010 -> 08:27 PM) Gordon needs some AAA at-bats. At least he can get a hitting coach that can help him ;-). Agreed, what a bust Beckham's been this season. Hell, Tyler Colvin looks more promising than he does.

SWING THE BAT BECKHAM! Holy crap, he f***ing sucks right now. Keep hitting him 2nd!

Why would you not use a hit-and-run with a fast runner on base and Pierre at the plate?

That's the Nix I remember! Hard fouls down the LF line.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 9, 2010 -> 07:21 PM) I don't know...those 4 early "close" losses or blown bullpen saves against CLE and MIN really took the wind out of this team's sails. After we swept the M's, we might have had our last legit chance to get back into the division race. Well, I guess if we sweep 2 games on the road in Minny, we can argue to ourselves we're still in it, but what are the odds of that happening? That Mariners team sucks!

Nice curves that inning, he can make this game look easy when he has that working.