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Danks has no release point, as his mechanics are all skewed. His velocity is noticeably lower as well.

Teahen just has no instincts at 3rd base, as nothing seems fluid. At least Cora basically said that he has to play better defensively if he wants to stay in the lineup.

Danks not even close to being sharp out there, but Kotsay just bailed him out.

Alexei with a brutal start to this game defensively. Teahen looked like a clown with his lack of range there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 29, 2010 -> 11:19 PM) By the way, Dave Wills has really become a very good broadcaster. It's a pleasure to listen to him, because he knows the Sox so well. He was making a remark about the lack of ability for the White Sox to deal with pitchers (like Davis b4) they're seeing for the first time, soft-tossers and junkballers, etc., since the mid 90's. Wills has always been good. I'd take him over any other radio personalities we've had covering this team, and it's not even close.

Great play by Beckham

No release point so far for Danks. Can't let Tampa jump ahead here.

STUD!

Pierre has got to stop bunting. He must be 2-20 this season when bunting.

Nice 0-3 with 3 K by Rasmus today. So much talent, he just needs to hit the ball.

With that extra payroll for the Cubs, can we just trade them Jenks for Colvin and a minor league arm? Colvin would be nice insurance if CQ continues to be BS.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ May 29, 2010 -> 10:24 PM) MLBN had on their scrawl yesterday that Rosenthal is reporting Dempster is deferring 3m this year so the Cubs can try to add a little payroll Outside of a set-up man, what position do they really need to upgrade?

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ May 29, 2010 -> 10:22 PM) IMO a lot is going to depend on what the Cubs and Reds do until July, if the Cards are in first with the Reds close by and the Cubs 5-8 games behind, they may stand pat. If the Reds or Cubs make a serious charge then their hand might be forced. FWIW, many baseball writers are saying it's unlikely the Astros would trade Oswalt in the division unless they got a ridiculous package for him. With June right around the corner, I'd say the Reds being in front of the Cardinals in the standings with Volquez/Chapman lurking is a pretty serious threat.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 29, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) Problem is their farm might be as bad as ours. I know, it's too bad. I still think Jenks is a perfect fit with the Reds. Cardinals are going to have to trade for some starting pitching.

Come on Cardinals, you know you want to give up the farm for Mark Buehrle. With Lohse out for the year and Brad Penny always a threat to not recover, you're going to need two more starters.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ May 29, 2010 -> 10:16 PM) who's pitching for the Cards tomorrow? Hopefully Wainwright or Garcia Wainwright, but they don't match up well with Dempster as the Cardinals have looked horrible on every offspeed pitch they've seen this week. They made Jon Garland look like he has a good slider.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 29, 2010 -> 10:14 PM) Get Aramis back in the line up so Fontenot can get back to the bench. Fontenot and Colvin should play every time they face a RHP. I had no idea Fontenot was as good as he was 2 years ago.

Ottavino better hope he can be a reliever, because with his lack of control and no secondary pitches, he'll never be a MLB starter.

Some Little League-esque defense by the Cardinals this inning. Schumaker whiffed on the easy out at 2nd, and then the awful throw home. The Cardinals are a very confusing team this year. Not a lot of energy on the field, where as the Reds have a ton of energy.

Cain also has thrown two straight shutouts, so his ERA is going to plummet. Silva's been sensational this year, no other way to describe it.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 29, 2010 -> 08:43 PM) Must be nice to be teh Cardinals. Pull up a career minor league pitcher and he is throwing 96. Not sure if that is legit or he is amped up. I think's he just amped up. He has absolutely no offspeed pitches, and the second time thru the lineup, he's going to have trouble.

6 of first 8 outs are K's for Silva. Did he even strike out 6 all last season? I'm beginning to see why Cards fans already hate McGwire as their hitting coach.

Silva looks sensational out there. Hitting his spots, mixing up his pitches...what the heck?

I watched some videos on MLB.com of Asher and Workman, and I'm not impressed with either, to be honest. Workman's secondary pitches seemed very mediocre, and his fastball is in the low 90s. Castellanos' video was pretty impressive, as he was reaching the warning track at Wrigley without even swinging hard.

He needs to stand on the plate. He is so far off, anytime he tries to pull the ball, he ends up hitting it off the end of the bat.