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Castro's pitch selection for Jenks and Putz leaves a lot to be desired. Seems to call for way too many fastballs.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:58 PM) If Putz turns bad too, then we are in some serious f***ing trouble. We can't contend with a bad Jenks, a bad Putz, and a shaky Thornton. I think he's officially turned bad.

HAHA! That was fun bad right there. What a disaster.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:58 PM) Three games down likely going into our favorite place in the world for a three-game set when we are playing terrible baseball and they are playing amazing baseball. This should be a fun series. With a bullpen in total shambles! Castro fell in love with the fastball to Jackson, when a good splitter in the dirt would have struck him out.

Wow, that was pathetic by Jones. More BRUTAL managing by Ozzie! Seriously, where the heck is Thornton.

Putz command just isn't there. He's way up in the zone with his fastball. Where's Thornton to face Damon?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:54 PM) Stoney, if Alexei stays back for the tag, it makes picking that short hop much harder. I am fine with Alexei coming up to pick it, rather than staying back and hoping to snag the short-hop. Totally agree, it was a good play by Alexei.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:52 PM) Close play at 2b. Usually our guy gets called out when it's that close. I want to see the replay. I thought the tag was put on before his other leg hit the base.

Interesting that Toronto has 4 at Minnesota. That ball park will make it difficult for their bombers.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:50 PM) Hit safely in 7 games before that. Doesn't mean he should ever be allowed to face LHP

Generous strike 3! BTW, Kotsay is now 0-21 against LHP.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:46 PM) Fathom, to comment on that HR tracker I posted...note how Howard has hit 425-450 foot HR the opposite way and to CF regularly, while all of Cabrera's opposite field HR are under 400 and he's got nothing to CF (Probably because of the 410 CF at Comerica). Howard has vastly more opposite field power than Cabrera right now. That graph was awesome, but I could have been sure that they talked in ESPN Magazine about Cabrera hitting mammoth homers at Comerica the opposite way.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) Griffey in and around 98, Thomas in 92- 94, Mauer last year, Pujols for the last decade, and the juicers immediately come to mind. Edit: and the more I think of juicers, the more I come up with. Sheffield had some dominant years. Canseco. Sosa on the stuff. you and I have talked though about not considering the players from the steroids era. Cause if that was true, then obviously Bonds was the best player I've ever seen.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:40 PM) Cust watches strike 3 with runner in scoring position. unreal Cust has been doing that all weekend...sucks we faced them when he was on fire.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:37 PM) Do you want better "Pure hitters" or "better overall hitters" counting both power and average? On the "pure hitters" list I'd probably include Mauer and we can go from there, on the overall hitter side Griffey and Thomas in their primes, then the steroid guys. power/average combo

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:38 PM) You've never watched Jim Thome or Ryan Howard hit? And Cabrera matches them with ease.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:36 PM) Conversions aren't allowed to be attempted? My wife's family is all Cubs fans, but she didn't care about baseball at all. Thus, it was easy to make her root for the Sox so I'd be in a better mood. True Cubs fan though, I'd have to say no.

QUOTE (MattZakrowski @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:34 PM) Frank Thomas says hello. I'd take Cabrera still, especially given how deep the center/opposite field fences have been at his home parks. He has more opposite field power than anyone I've ever seen.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:32 PM) How awesome would it have been if KW actually could have gotten Miggy a few years back.... Was it ever confirmed about who we were offering? I remember hearing from one person it was no one that is on the current team now, which meant it was based on Gio, Fields, and a few others. However, others thought Danks was involved.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:33 PM) No way. Even if you exclude the convicted juicers, I'll take Pujols the last few years and I can come up with a handful of others who are close as well. Who else besides Pujols?

Anyone have Santos fastball/change-up/slider effectiveness numbers from fangraphs?

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:31 PM) How is baby LeBron Konerko doing? awesome...already talked to him about never dating a Cubs fan, etc.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:30 PM) Damn, Miggy is good. I'd love to see him play 81 games in a hitters park. Best hitter I've ever seen.

Goodness, that's ridiculous by Cabrera.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 09:27 PM) My guess is he will get it in 2011. The League is taking notice this year, will probably recognize him for it the following year... Shack, we had our first diaper blowout during the bottom of the 6th...maybe it was good luck!