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Blaming Juan? GMAFB Hawk

QUOTE (max power @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:44 AM) He was crap in his contract year. Buehrle last year?

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:43 AM) It all starts with Konerko too, he HAS to run hard after the runner then dump the ball... No, he did everything right. You want to chase the guy back to the lower bag. Also, with Konerko's speed, we're better off with him not involved.

3-0, at least we're still in the game. We have the heart of the lineup leading off the 3rd.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:41 AM) Buehrle can man up if he wants. I still wonder if he's 100 pct healthy. He seems to be aiming all of his pitches this year.

QUOTE (DonnyDevito @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:41 AM) i don't understand why Buehrle can't ever stop the bleeding at one run or so. He always gets TAGGED when he gives up 1 run. They might knock him out of the game at this rate. Strike outs

Since when do you throw a change-up to a lefty? Buehrle's stuff this season blows.

QUOTE (DonnyDevito @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:38 AM) Thank You. It's like OC has his mind on free agency and not the game. Just thank your stars that we didn't extend him prior to the season.

Cheap single to right field scores a run. 2-0 Tampa, Buehrle has nothing.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:37 AM) Instead of all the reactionary posts, can someone actually post whats going on? Will do, I understand your pain.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:37 AM) I don't care what his surprising OBP and walk rate is, Cabrera has been terrible. It's getting to the point where we'd be better off with Uribe at SS and Cabrera at 2b.

Buehrle better start hitting the corners. These guys are swinging early in the count if he's over the plate. With his pitches being up, he doesn't have much sink.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:35 AM) Threw the f***in ball way too early Most overrated defensive player in baseball?

What the hell! Cabrera couldn't have played that worse.

Nice job by Toby

Hawk complaining about these umps early and often. Maybe he should complain that Buehrle is up with everything.

I still think the Delmon Young trade was awful for them.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 11:27 PM) The guys you'd figure would be their top 2 are currently on the DL (Kazmir and Garza). That's going to hold any team back. Exactly, you give those two, Price, Niemann, Wade Davis, Edwin Jackson about two years, and you might have something. Doesn't Crawford have two years left?

Probably not a good pitcher for Ramirez to have to face. Sonnanstine was very good against righty hitters last year, but he's been brutal in limited innings so far this year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:24 AM) I think that a lot of people would disagree with your statement that this team won't be competing within the next few years. The correctness of that statement depends on how quickly some of their young guys develop. Also, I think the D-Rays would have moved him already had they gotten an offer they were happy with, but they're setting the price deservedly high for a guy who gives you Crawford's numbers, and they probably also think that his value isn't going to drop until he has 1 year left on his contract unless he gets hurt. Their young pitchers are still a far way off from being legit MLB starters (see Niemann last night).

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 11:21 PM) OK, so that inning ended very nicely. Young, aggressive team = more pickoffs to come for Buehrle.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 11:21 PM) Crawford not making the best out of his pathetic .260ish OBP. You have to wonder why Tampa has held on to him for so long. They're not competing for the AL East title in the next few years, and by the time they can possibly have a shot, they'll lose him to free agency.

Royals/Indians/Tigers all lost today!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2008 -> 11:15 PM) All this post does is prove the sabermetric theory that OBP is more important than batting average. Of course it's more important....any person that thinks otherwise should just stop watching baseball. It's like the idiot who called in the pregame show and said he was concerned about how many runners the Sox have left on base this year. Well, maybe that's because they're reaching base a lot!

QUOTE (max power @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 12:10 AM) Am I in the catch all negative thread? No, it's just impressive for a team leading the AL in runs scored to have a lineup with 5 guys below the Mendoza mark.