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Good call KW in picking up Mike Myers. He's just what we needed down the stretch.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Aug 22, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) He is a bargain for that price. But you can't act as if he were a free agent pickup. The sox paid an arm and a leg extra, just to get him at a fair salary. BTW, who ever said he isn't clutch, has no idea what they are talking about. I was one of the first to get on him for not being clutch, but I didn't mean in the 7th or 8th inning. Rather, my whole thing has been that he has done next to nothing since being on the Sox in the 9th inning in a tied game or when the Sox are down a run or two (with a man on).

G. Anderson is having a pretty good game.

I can't believe Kasper just said this was their biggest win of the year. The Aramis walkoff vs the Brewers jumpstarted their run, as they would have fallen to 8.5 games out if he makes an out in his AB.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 22, 2007 -> 04:16 AM) It's better than hearing about how worried you are that the Cubs will win something, anything. You're damn right I'm worried about them winning the World Series. They find a way to win games, and in the terrible NL, they have as good of a chance as anyone if Zambrano gets back on track. Don't worry though, there's no chance they can play your Braves in the first round.

Great, now we have to hear 100 stories about how a chopper through a drawn-in infield was a work from above. I told my brother before the pitch they were leaving way too big of a hole between first and second.

He just started grooving fastballs, and you could tell in the 8th he started to lose his crispness. I'll never understand why teams throw Theriot outside fastballs.

The Brewers bats are picking up....it will be interesting to see them face Webb tomorrow. Ray Durham is just awful now.

David Bush puts up big runs in an inning faster than anyone in baseball.

Pods gets hurt again. Just put him down, and take him out of his misery.

Jenks was overthrowing last night to Gathright....it happens, especially when you don't pitch for a week. No big deal though, it was exciting to watch though. How come Grudz is never such an easy out when games actually matter?

I take it there's no way we luck out and they call the Cards/Cubs game?

It seems like the Cubs offense plays compared to how their pitchers do. When their pitchers hold the other team down, they don't score a lot. When the pitching does score a lot, they get into a shootout.

If I didn't know any better, I would think that some of the comments in the Tribune article basically made it seem like they don't think Danks was the right person to pick for the starting rotation. As much as I'm critical of his potential, there was nothing for him to prove in the minors this year.

QUOTE(Wanne @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 12:57 AM) I'm just sick of every other goddamn team in the majors at some point brings some young stud into there system that people go..."wow...he's a pretty good young talent". When is the last time this team brought somebody up...anybody...pitcher, outfielder...anybody who was actually really good. Sure...I'm very happy with Fields and Danks and all...but where the hell are our Ryan Howards, Ryan Brauns...somebody that just lights it up. I honestly wish they would blow this team up...but KW won't. It would be him admitting he failed. Braun and Howard are HOF caliber players. Fields is a very talented young player.

Who will get sent down?

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 19, 2007 -> 11:02 PM) That's not going to happen. Paulie is 1. Assistant GM 2. Too big a fan-favorite 3. Not something that I think the Angels will want to give up Kotchman AND someone for. At this point, why? In-season, maybe, but I doubt they do in the offseason. After the Angels lose in the first round of the playoffs due to no offense, they'll be looking to acquire a big bat again.

Or find a LF, pencil in Crede at 3b, and let Fields get a ton of at-bats against LHP, play twice a week at 3rd base, etc. Even if it's a LF who excels vs RHP, but struggles vs LHP, that's fine. Get Fields some experience in LF as well then. I'd definitely like to see more creativity by Ozzie/KW, especially when it comes to facing lefties.

I don't want him on the team....he'd have no purpose and Ozzie would just use him incorrectly.

QUOTE(Brian @ Aug 19, 2007 -> 09:22 PM) If Floyd starting sometime soon? Thought this would be a good chance to bring him in. He is our long reliever. He went last night.....probably too much for her to pitch on consecutive days. Please Hawk, don't start b****ing about a correctly called pitch.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Aug 19, 2007 -> 09:17 PM) Wednesday is my last scheduled Sox game this year, and I get to see Jose Contreras pitch.....and likely half the bullpen, too. OH, GOODIE. I'm going to a game with in-laws I don't like on Friday with Garland on the mound surrounded by thousands of Red Sox fans.....I can't wait.

#20 scares me so much. I heard bad reports on his performance for Team USA.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Aug 19, 2007 -> 09:15 PM) Can Vidro still play second? Isn't he a free agent? His power has dipped but he still gets on base at a good rate and doesn't strikeout much which would please Guillen. His defense makes Iguchi look like Roberto Alomar.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 19, 2007 -> 09:14 PM) I don't think Garland cares anymore. Can't really blame him either. He could pitch a great game and still get the L since this team is terrible. It wouldn't shock me if he's not giving it 100 pct in an effort to save his shoulder. However, he's costing himself an absolute fortune with each s***ty start he has.

Josh Fields is the least of our problems for contending. There's about 20 other spots on the team, and many jobs in the front office, that need to improve upon to have any chance. This team is so far away from competing.