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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 02:04 AM) For those wishing we left Danks in to run a 120+ pitch count, why would all these teams be lining up for Dotel if we don't trust him ourselves in these key later innings situations? Have you seen what teams are offering up for players like David Weathers, etc? Everyone needs relievers, and the Sox are in a great position to get some value on guys like Dotel if they deal him.

3 good pitches to hit, and the strike out.

Wow did Dotel hang the hell out of that breaking ball.

Danks tells Hawk to eat it.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 02:00 AM) Well, I can't SEE a single game here in Thailand and my GameDay audio player hasn't been working, so the only thing I have to go off is the stats. Which say that Beckham is something like 6 for his last 32, and he's had a few crucial defensive lapses, although you can put those on KW, not Gordon. Gordon has been squaring up the ball about 2 times every game. He's had worse luck than anyone over the last month with liners going right at anyone.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 01:56 AM) Beckham hitting the second wall of his season and going through some growing pains at the big league level...when he probably still should have been in the minors if it weren't for the overall underwhelming play of Fields and Betemit. Give me a break. In the Indians series, he got robbed of probably 4 hits.

You get the feeling Twins are going to score this inning. Cuddyer's catch changed the complexion of this game.

I would love to see the Wise/Anderson combo trying going opposite field one freaking time when there's someone on base.

Unreal defense tonight. That was a pretty routine play, but still.

Damn, Blackburn worked Beckham over. The Twins defense has really saved Blackburn tonight. In 4 of the 6 innings, a great defensive play was the first out of the inning.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 02:50 AM) Danks needs to shut them down in the bottom half after Beckham gets them the lead here. No one else I'd rather have up here.

Crap, Twins are playing some amazing defense tonight.

Nicely done AJP! Get him in and get him over Getz.

Sick piece of hitting by PK. We need AJP to avoid hitting it on the ground here.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 01:34 AM) c'mon jim is it just me or has he seemed to be in a slump lately? He just isn't producing it seems, as his RBIs have been few and far between. His bat speed seems brutal, as he's chopping a lot of pitches into the ground.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 01:32 AM) Ya, same guy who picked Ben Zobrist... Zobrist absolutely deserved to make it.

Tigers are on their way to winning, as it's 5-1 in the 8th.

Crap, that would have been an easy hit up the middle. 3 great defensive plays by the Twins tonight, and they all came as the first out in the inning.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 01:29 AM) The Twins seemed to deflate after the pick off. The Sox can win this game. Let's get two on for Thome this inning. He's due to run into one.

Zumaya left the game tonight due to a blister.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 02:22 AM) d wise 0-2 so far idk why they dont try nix out there again....... Nix does not have very good at bats against RHP

Big inning for Danks here. The Sox have the momentum right now and Pods leading off next inning. CQ, I miss you so much!

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 02:21 AM) Thank you, thank you... uh huh

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 11, 2009 -> 02:20 AM) Attaboy Bacon! Am I the only one who cringes at the Bacon nickname? Hell, I've stopped calling him Slayer all the time so that we can just stop with nicknames for him.

First pitch swinging! Good job Beckham