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I've been disappointed in Cabrera's situational hitting so far. Ozzie has tried about 5 hit-and-runs with OC up, and he hasn't hit behind the runner once.

PK continues to kill our offense. One of these days, Cabrera will actually hit it where he's supposed to on the hit-and-run.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 11:06 PM) Ozzie lied! Uribe back in there tonight at second, and no Joe tonight. Swish CF, OC SS, Thome DH, PK 1B, Dye RF, AJ C, Quentin LF, Ozuna 3B, Uribe 2B Terrible lineup...with all the guys we have slumping, I can't believe we're benching Crede. It will be nice if Richar can return, as we're way too righty dominant in the lineup.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 09:49 PM) A few more observations from last night: Carlos hit 2 dingers. One on a breaking ball to left and one on a fastball to right. Its said when he gets going his power is going to be to right center, so its a good sign he hit one hard there. The baltimore announcers are pretty good, but the fans are not, they consistently threw HR balls back onto the field. Give it to a kid guys. Gavin Floyd it starting to like to attack hitters. He is starting to realize his fastball can give him a strike right away on batters, this is a good thing. One other observation....Juan Uribe might be the greatest defensive SS in history when it comes to plays he has to charge (like the World Series ender). Cabrera is a very respected defensive player, and he looks like a Little Leaguer on those plays compared to Uribe.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 09:22 PM) Luis Rivas is still in the league??? He's awful, and he's been a disaster against the Cubs so far this year. I saw him in Durham a few years ago, and the talk around that club was he was a major juicer during his days with the Twins.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 09:17 PM) Overcompensation for how he really feels about himself? No, he knows he has a world of talent. This deal was done for him to get more money in his pocket the next few years. I think it's a brilliant move by Tampa.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 09:13 PM) A deal like this makes me think the kid might doubt himself a little bit. My brother's been around Longoria for the past year or so, and one thing he doesn't lack is confidence.

I'm sure I'll take heat for this, but is Carlos Marmol the best set-up reliever in baseball? He reminds me so much of K-Rod when he first broke in.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 07:02 PM) Marissa Miller, the super model, threw out the first pitch. I thought she was gonna bounce it up there but she winged it from the mound on a fly. I was kind of impressed. Can she play for the Pirates? 3 gift runs for the Cubs, as the Pirates are making defense seem impossible.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 04:48 PM) If we saw Marte in a close game in the ALCS and lived, we'll live through that. Even with the results. How about in Game 3 of the World Series? He made Ensberg his b****.

Can we just trade for Willie Harris?

Uribe, from what I've seen from Cabrera, was better defensively at SS than OC is.

That was amazing!

Interesting story about Niemann family...http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/womensbasketball/2007-02-13-nkosi-cover_x.htm

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 03:03 AM) How about the guys that were waiting to see him against someone other than the Tigers? Hmmm? SP has been solid, first real blip for the pen. Its going to happen, move on. I'm pretty happy, as Floyd looked better than he ever has, and Quentin continues to be a pleasure to watch. Maybe it's because I don't expect this team to win 100 games, but seeing individual performances like this makes it a pretty positive night.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 03:01 AM) Great job by Floyd. Yep, I've debated typing this after the game, but here it goes: I would rather the Sox lose tonight, given that Floyd was great, instead of winning 10-8 and Floyd going 3 innings and allowing 5 runs.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 03:43 AM) I guess we will see how this holds up the rest of the season when people aren't looking at scouting reports from last year. You may be right, but as a general rule, I never like hearing a guy's velocity is going down. And then it's said the guy is just becoming more of a pitcher or something to that effect (which to me is usually a euphemism for "he's losing his stuff"). This approach is not working out very well for Justin Verlander. Jenks had the same fastball last year that he has this year. He should throw that change-up more.

I really want to see Quentin continue to prove he can be an everyday corner outfielder. It's fun to watch players develop into big league hitters.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 03:39 AM) Bill Melton says Konerko looks like he is in the same funk he was in last year. Lovely. The more I see what someone like Swisher brings to the team, the more I want the Sox to trade PK. I'm one of his biggest fans, and never thought I'd say that.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 03:38 AM) He has saved how many games this year with the same stuff. The minute he blows a save, the radar gun police come out. He f***ed up, it happens. That's true, but his strikeout rate is alarming. Hitters no longer have to protect against his fastball, as he doesn't get near the swings and miss on the heater like when he first came up. He'll be ok, he's the least of our concerns. If he sucks this year, so will the team.

Ozzie: I don't care if Anderson made fun of your family, punched your dog, etc.....if he's on the roster, he needs to be on the field defensively in the 9th inning.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 02:31 AM) Yeah, gimmick LOOGY is all he is. Not anything to get excited about although I've seen people praise him pretty highly. And when used correctly, he can really bridge the gap from starter to bullpen. Considering we have two relievers in the bullpen in MacDougal and Masset that can't pitch in close games, we have to hope Ozzie uses Logan correctly.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 02:31 AM) Konerko needs a day off. His approach is s*** right now. The 3-4-5 hasnt clicked as a group all season long so far. For right now, move Dye to 4th, AJ to 5th, and Konerko to 6th. That absolute non factor in the 9 spot is a lingering issue.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 18, 2008 -> 02:27 AM) Double whammy. Lose the game and blow through our bullpen. Javy might have to pitch a CG tomorrow unless he wants Mac closing it out for him. Boone Logan is terribly overrated on this board. No, Boone's one of the best lefty specialists in baseball.

We face some legit offenses coming up. If the offense doesn't pick it up, we're going to be in trouble.