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Please don't make this game close.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 8, 2009 -> 02:15 AM) He's getting pretty frustrated. It'd be pretty hilarious to see him go all Buehrle on a space heater. I'd rather he just not hurt himself.

Great stuff with all of this...really appreciate. Trout's scouting report up there has got to give the Sox brass an instant erection. A great resource as the draft gets closer is the video section on minorleaguebaseball.com

QUOTE (rafacosta @ May 8, 2009 -> 01:12 AM) what a s***ty at bat was that one from Quentin...lets be aggressive but not like that. CQ has got to use the whole field, that's when he'll get into a groove again.

Anyone watch "Rules of Engagement"? The character of Jeff is the best comparison to the way myself, and most married men, think/act.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 8, 2009 -> 01:01 AM) We improved our season total from 4 to 9 first inning runs today. We're no longer in last place. Only second to last. Yep, that was a shock (all with 2 outs also). It was exactly what was needed after the Tuesday game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 8, 2009 -> 01:58 AM) No worries for that Cleveland pitching staff. What do you think Cliff Lee would cost us? The most underrated story last year was that if the Sox didn't get Quentin, Arizona was going to get Cliff Lee for him.

Wow is Russ Ortiz bad. 11 base runners in 2.1 innings. I believe his BB/IP is above 1

QUOTE (ChiSox420* @ May 8, 2009 -> 01:57 AM) This is all Ozzies master plan... tell Alexi to slump so he is forced to play Nix at SS where he is turns out to be pretty good(Ozzie knew all along) so you cant move him so to play Alexi he has to go to CF... thus Ozzie accomplishes his master plan of banishing Brian Anderson I'd be all for that plan.

Well, this is sure nice to see after a long ass drive home due to traffic. Also, just noticed that Boston has scored 12 runs in an inning without making an out.

Manny's going to miss 7 games in Chicago during this suspension, as Dodgers have 4 vs Cubs coming up and then 3 against us.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 7, 2009 -> 10:12 PM) Dewayne Wise took flyballs today. This is going to be interesting. Was he playing too deep and they dropped in front of him? In all honesty, I hope he comes back. We need all the offense we can get from the left side now that Betemit's been deported.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2009 -> 11:15 PM) One can only hope they're running out of big names who'll test positive. Who's a bigger name than Manny? I'm thinking only Pujols, Jeter, Griffey Jr., Ichiro and Feldman.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 7, 2009 -> 10:58 PM) Hitting HR's doesnt mean you did PED's. I dont understand why people associate that with a possible juicer. PED's will allow the body to heal or repair its fibers more easily and quickly. SOME use this for gains in brute strength, SOME can use it just for recovery. Longevity at a very flat performance level says juicer to me just as much as one peak season. Guys playing into their 40's arent really that rare and i know lots of folks that are very athletic to that age, but the sheer numbers of guys that have the same performance from age 26-46 is a red flag to me. You have the two teammates from Arizona's WS run in 2001 that are interesting cases in Luis Gonzalez and Steve Finley. I agree though, I think there's a lot of high-caliber base stealers from the last few decades that are very suspicious.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ May 7, 2009 -> 09:49 PM) Ummmmm, not even close. Mr Wrigleyville, Mark Grace I definitely heard it was Dave Martinez that nailed Cindy Sandberg. Also, have heard some fun talk that Palmeiro was having an affair with her, and that's why he was dealt.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 7, 2009 -> 08:42 PM) Is the minor league stint really needed at this point? Yes, coming back from oblique pain is very difficult. Players might try and change their approach to take off some of the torque from their swing. The real question is what happens if Anderson goes on his rehab assignment and struggles?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2009 -> 08:41 PM) Roberto Alomar will get in, perhaps the first HOFer with AIDS? Or has that never been substantiated? Seems like it's BS, as there was a picture of him taken the week after that came out in which he looked perfectly healthy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2009 -> 09:39 PM) I'm fascinated by your use of the word "Tough". It shouldn't be tough, but you know it will be for Ozzie.

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ May 7, 2009 -> 04:43 PM) what is awesome is that this is such a big deal...you have made it BA No, it's a big deal because I think the Sox would rather keep Podsednik as the everyday starting CF. With Wise coming back in a month or so, there's going to be a tough decision to be made.

So yeah, Kansas City is playing some good baseball. Bannister's made their rotation so much better.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:32 PM) It's not only the past steroid use with some of these wrestlers. They're just terribly out of shape. I'm amazed every day that passes in which Hulk Hogan makes it out alive. He may lift daily, but he's also a good 60+ pounds overweight and tans incessantly. His skin resembles beef jerkey. Something is going to get him, soon. Not to mention his divorce and s*** of a son. He'll be dead within five years. Hogan's immortal due to being a real American, you should know that.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:24 PM) Have they? I didn't know that. Yes, it's a very sad situation with regards to pro wrestlers, as it seems like a miracle if they make it past 50-55 years of age.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:13 PM) I'll be very interested to see what happens to the players from this generation in ten years or so. Will they go the way of Lyle Alzado? Are there truly long-term effects from steroid use that will come to pass, or will it prove to be a false scare tactic? Would be sad and sobering to see a bunch of big-name players from the last two decades start dropping like flies in their 40s and 50s. Agreed, it will be interesting to see if they start dropping dead like wrestlers have.

This is an awesome article by Bill Simmons today http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...mp;sportCat=mlb

QUOTE (scenario @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:00 PM) It sure builds up the anticipation for Hudson's next outing, doesn't it? For some reason to me, his rise resembles that of Brandon McCarthy. Maybe it's the K/BB ratio.