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QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:01 PM) BA is fine if he bats 9th which he would have in this game. No, he's really not. We need Pods in CF ASAP, and put Anderson on the bench and DFA Wise.

Can we call up Cintron to face Rodney in the 9th?

What is Ozzie expecting with Fields and Wise in the lineup? Fields should only play against soft-tossing lefties.

There we go Jermaine. Make this a battle of bullpens.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:32 PM) Honestly, when was the last time we had an opposite way hit? I don't remember at all. PK had a double yesterday. We had one opposite field hit in the entire Cleveland series.

What is it up to now, 2 for last 47 with RISP?

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 07:49 PM) I'm walking Cabrera here. But that's just me. Ditto

QUOTE (TitoMB345 @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:48 PM) Throwing error by Alexei. Clicking on all cylinders. At least after this series, one way or another, we can't say "we're only X games behind Detroit and haven't lost any ground".

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:45 PM) God I hope I was wrong about that. It's been exactly what's happened for the last week. Pods gets on, and then we can't get a big hit and have a big inning. From there, we just get shut out in the upcoming innings. It likely won't matter, as Tigers are going to tee off on Richard here.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:44 PM) Our bottom of the order hitters have to be some of the worst in baseball. Easily...not only are they hitting for a terrible average, but there's been absolutely no power production from the bottom of the order.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:39 PM) Tiger's cast is talking about Clayton's bad pitch selection. They aren't touching the fastball and he keeps coming with off-speed. AJP has sucked, absolutely sucked, with his pitch calling this season.

Richard's pitching himself out of the rotation right now, as I'm sure Ozzie would love to have Contreras and Colon in the rotation.

I watched the Tigers yesterday, and they had a real good approach against a LHP in Saunders. This is a very formidable lineup against LHP, especially with Thames in.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:31 PM) 32 pitch first inning for Galaraga, and Nate Robinson was up and throwing. That is a nice start, even if we only got one run. I hate that little midget. He makes a mockery out of the dunk contest.

So frustrating, no one is stepping up and getting a big hit. 2 for last 42 with RISP (if you count sac flies).

Pods has just been a machine in the 1st inning.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 05:44 PM) Fathom, is there an inside thing you have there? Or are you going more the Stanford connection? I think the Sox like Storen but taking him at 23 would be a mega reach and if they do that they better f***ing take a shot one on one of there other early picks and not cheap out on everything else. No inside stuff, unfortunately. Just a hunch.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:51 PM) Not yet, but I am suspciious on my own. He is still throwing 86-88 and he is throwing NOTHING off speed at all. Once in while he mixed in an overhand curve, but that is about it. For a guy that used to throw 96+, it makes me wonder if that shoulder is still hurting him. Go back to yesterday's game thread. On the very first hitter, I made the observation that he was short-arming the ball more than usual and getting no extension. It's like he was shot putting the ball to the plate.

There's no chance Arnett falls to the Sox. He might go in the top 15 picks.

QUOTE (TitoMB345 @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:38 PM) give Getz the day off and let Beckham play some second. He had a good, solid hit in the 8th yesterday, let him build off it. I honestly didn't even think Ozzie could mess this up, but so far, he's proving me wrong. Galarraga dominated righties last year. This is the right lineup, relax.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:38 PM) There's another game today. He'll be in the line-up as long as he's healthy. This really isn't a day off. Yep, I have no problem with it. Let him face Bonderman, who he had success against 2 weeks ago.

Storen will be our first pick.

The Cubs are first in all of baseball in quality starts after today. Funny comment from my horrible experience at an in-laws party tonight with all Cubs fans. They were talking about the Cubs, and a few of them go "the one player who we really need to get rid of is that Marmol guy".

Everything points to a return on 6/10

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 06:41 AM) We're simply not that good. It's what happens when you do nothing in the offseason except try to improve your AA squad. I think it was you who said it so well, in the bottom of the 8th today, we had two straight players bat as the tying run that are only in the majors due to their fielding ability. It's sad when even Eric Wedge can figure out that he'd rather leave a struggling lefty in to face Anderson/Nix than to bring in a superior pitcher but not get to face those guys.