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Goal Kane !!!!!!!!!

Sharp real good chance . Rask great save. Toews off the post earlier.

Q pitched well. Crain gets the win . Reed gets the save. 2 in a row . Don't worry guys who want us to lose and get the higher draft pick. After we trade 4/5 guys off the 25 we won't win that much.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 22, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) You have to be pretty quick to steal that many bags regardless. Johnson will have to pick & choose more... speaking of Johnson, I assume we're talking about "Lance Johnson" jumps with him quite a bit, and Hawk still can't forget about him. Don't have to be the fastest guy in the league. Also, arm strength will increase, but in MLB you have a lot of teams that will still take catchers with weaker arms and/or accuracy problems, and as always, a catcher can only do what his pitcher will allow him to do. Stealing off the right pitchers, on the right pitches, in the right situations, off the right catchers, with the right players hitting behind you, you can really rack up some SB totals in the Majors. But the main part I like about the speedster is it adds an element we've been missing, and aside from Pods in '05, it's an element we've largely lacked for a very long time. Ideally you want to be able to win games in as many ways possible, and we've struggled mightily over the years to come up with any kind of balance, either too grindy or too mashy or too many K's or too right handed, etc. This discussion of Micah is like 2 years at least premature but if you feel like dreaming......

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 10:54 PM) Remember his error-less streak in left field? Walking proof that errors are the worst way to judge defenders, especially outfielders I wouldn't exactly say the worst way since we have seen that fielding it once it hits the ground is something some outfielders have trouble doing consistently (De Aza). Sox have over run and kicked quite a few balls around the outfield this year. There's something to be said for not allowing extra bases.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 22, 2013 -> 07:02 AM) Re: Iglesias, it seems like everyone wants to jump out there and proclaim that your typical defense-first SS isn't ever going to be able to hit enough to start in the Majors. Iglesias was seen by many as a huge overpayment by the Red Sox when he was signed (and Alexei's development out of Cuba probably had a lot to do with that) but now he looks at least useful. If he has enough to do what he's doing now then I don't know how you can say he couldn't hit enough to start, but at the same time, his MiLB career seems to indicate a player who isn't going to hit a lot of balls hard, maybe he makes contact but not really hard contact & doesn't square many balls up. Maybe that changes some? I'd take a shot. We deal Alexei & we can plug him in, see what we have. Red Sox selling high makes sense, but they'd only get Reed for him if they added a lot more to the package. In general though, I like acquiring these types of players, as I mentioned above. Clearly he belongs in the Major Leagues, and obviously he has some ability, and you're not going to have to gut your organization to pick him up & try him out. Many of Iglesias hits early this season with the Red Sox were of the weak variety where he has the speed to beat them out but more recently he's been hitting line drives . His glove is elite there's no doubt about that and can save many runs . If we believe our pitching can be very good, Iglesias would be incredibly valuable. The Red Sox are in a great position to sell high but really giving up Crain and possibly even Lindstrom for him would be a deal I'd do in a heartbeat.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jun 22, 2013 -> 06:11 AM) Wait a min, Iglesias hits .202/.262/.319 in 133 PA in Pawtucket, then he hits .431/.482/.578 in 114 PA with Boston? WTF? I was going to say I'd take him for Crain, not Reed, but at those numbers we might need to send Alex & Peavy with both of them. His minor league line is .257/.307/.314 and that's closer to who I thought he was. I'd take him for Crain. Then I'd offer Castro or something to the Twinkies for Escobar back. Then you target a bigger name SS who maybe is a little ways off & let him develop, letting those 2 play in the meantime. It's some kind of crazy anomaly and Red Sox looking to sell high. But it is a decent amount of PA's so take a shot. He's a very slick fielder with great range and a contact hitter with very little power.

Another win isn't asking too much . Q pitch well and let the chips fall where they may.

Xander Bogaerts, SS, Red Sox: Bogaerts, 20, didn't let his age stop him from dominating Double-A ball. One of the youngest players in the Eastern League, the shortstop hit more than .300 with strong on-base skills and power. The Aruba native earned himself a trip to Triple-A after less than half a season. A strong start to 2013 earned fellow shortstop prospect (and potential roadblock) Jose Iglesias a 25-man roster spot as the backup to oft-injured veteran Stephen Drew, but Bogaerts has a much higher ceiling. Iglesias is much more likely to end up as trade bait thanks to his high-level play -- should Boston need to shore up its roster for a run at the playoffs. In light of the Red Sox's recent closer shuffle, Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal asks if the best solution is for the Sox to re-acquire Jonathan Papelbon. As MacPherson points out, the Sox have tasked four relievers with replacing Papelbon -- Andrew Bailey (twice), Mark Melancon, Alfredo Aceves and Joel Hanrahan -- and none have been able to get the job done to this point. All this perMLBtraderumors.com Crain or Reed give us Iglesias . Call it even.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 09:50 PM) What are the odds he likes it here so much that we trade him for good prospects and resign him to a 1 yr deal and do it again Zero. It's all about the Benjamins for Crain now. He'll get as much as he can for as long as he can.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 05:27 PM) I see there was an article about fans being worried about Crawford and how he's on the hot seat entering Game Five. I think that's f***ing stupid of fans. The guy has one bad game in the playoffs after so many great games and some are doubting him and want him pulled? I will be one pissed off fan if he gets pulled. Crawford has been excellent. It's OK he had one bad game. I'd be pissed if I was him n heard the criticism. What do fans want??? Perfection? When you hear about the fans being worried what that actually means is the media is making a big deal out of it , hearing some backlash , then they turn around and blame the fans for being stupid when it was mostly them. In other words there is no controversy. They've been shooting that way all series. The Bruins have like 5 right handed shooters so on the forehand that's where its mostly going to go any way.Emery won't see a minute, he's been idle too long. The Bruins haven't found some secret weapon to trounce the Hawks and Crawford is not some schlub.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 08:16 PM) Even if we don't trade Crain, we can still get a draft pick for him next year. Pretty sure we can't . It was discussed in one of the trade threads but someone would have to sign him to a contract he has zero chance of getting.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 08:10 PM) I am fine with that. 91 regular season games to go, then 11 playoff games. I expect an 103-game winning streak from you! I meant by not making the game thread tomorrow but I like your outlook.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 07:00 PM) What the f*** are we doing, WINNING? Blackhawk Fever. Catch it ?

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 08:07 PM) Naturally, they light KC up on the road in a game that has Bruce Chen pitching. I knew someone out there cared besides me.

For one brief shining moment.....

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 02:55 PM) Quite an accomplishment. It's a shame it has come at such a lousy time, but way to go Jesse! Stones.

Don't see too many White Sox winner threads round' these parts much lately. Sox knock out Guthrie early. 2 HR's . Santiago owns KC. 9-1 Sox. 0 errors.

I may have to retire undefeated in game threads this year.

Someone has to step up for Caulfield or I'll be talking to myself.

12-7 guests over members. Maybe some scouts reading this. Let's talk up how good our players are .

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 21, 2013 -> 06:03 PM) More bad base-running from the White Sox. Gillaspie HAS to be watching Dunn in front of him...he almost got himself hung up between 1st and 2nd. It's great we are winning this game, just frustrating you keep seeing so many fundamental mistakes (still). Now sure it was fundamentally bad. Had to see if Dunn was going to head to 3rd before going to 2nd but didnt want to be caught in between if Dunn didn't so retreated to 1st knowing Francouer's arm. Anywy mute point after Dayan's HR.

Cy Chen give up a 3 run bomb to Dayan 7-0 !

Gillaspie just a single on a ball off the wall bouncing 20 feet away from Francouer. Had to wait on Dunn but still odd.

Previous 44 2/3 innings against the Sox only 2 earned runs for Guthrie.