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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 12:44 PM) If I had any confidence at all in Quentin snapping out of it any more, I wouldn't be saying that. but look, if you want to stay in the race, you can't keep running Quentin and Beckham out there and ignoring the fact that they're not improving. If you're playing for this year, these 2 guys are the repairable slots. If you're looking for next year, then by all means run them out there every day. Just 2 weeks ago the same was said about our starting pitching and they had no wrist injuries like Q did. He needs to play. Without his bat chances of a Sox playoff team aren't very good but with it we have a chance. When Q is on he can carry this team.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) You're not going to be very good if you spend the first 2 months with your team hitting .150 with no one on base and .300 with RISP. Just surprised to hear you basically giving up on a guy who is capable of MVP numbers to platoon with a guy who will never be confused with ever having an MVP type season.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 12:23 PM) And I'm not going to give guys credit for that. If you're hitting .321 and you're a .200 hitter, you're just as likely to hit .100 with RISP the rest of the season. The question is whether or not Quentin is a .200 hitter. So far this year, he is a consistent .200 hitter. No credit for hitting well with RISP ? If you have a whole team doing that. You're going to be pretty good. Q second on the team in RBI's seems pretty important on a team that hasn't hit well with RISP.

Tank looked smooth on that.

Got our crooked number and Lannan was crushed.

All 3 ab's hit to the right side by Tank .

This will be a tough AB for Dayan > hits RH's not as good and a sidearmer.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:47 AM) Al Rivers. Rios in Spanish = Rivers Alex Rios = Al Rivers I knew that

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:46 AM) Shouldn't Alexei have scored on that? Not with 0 outs. Make sure its not caught 1st then advance to 3rd.

Yes Al Rivers !?!

Make this inning last long enough to get to Dayan and Bacon.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:37 AM) Wow, Ozzie should know better than challenging the #8 hitter with RISP and 2 outs. I was wondering why they didn't pitch around him to get to Lannan too.

It's time for our crooked run inning right now.

K would be huge here.

Nice play Alexei !

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:24 AM) As amped as I am for Tank, I was more excited about Slayer. All it takes for Beckham to keep hitting is us using the nicknames

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:23 AM) Big smile on that kid's face. He just crushes lefties.

Beckham rising to the competition with Tank.

Way to go Tank !

Cmon Q show us you can hit without men on base now.

Keep on throwng up the 0's Freddie.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:12 AM) I thought of this too If Dayan sticks around and you can't trade Teahen, he'd essentially make one of Andruw/Kotsay need to be cut if you acquire a power lefty. That's why I think Andruw is trade bait. Especially with seeing Kotsay in the OF the other day.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:10 AM) Man, that graphic suggests Gavin has gotten screwed the last 2 times out. We didn't need a graphic to tell us that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:07 AM) Good grief, we're never going to hit a home run again! If we keep wining I don't care.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:07 AM) This is where it becomes tricky, due to Ozzie's refusal to use Omar for mop-up time. You could cut Frodo, but then you have no real pinch runners. Andruw could be cut, but he's your only real back up OF. Kotsay could be cut, but you lose a pinch hitter. My guess would be Frodo however. Also, if this game were at the Cell, Dayan & Rios would have 2R HRs If Vicedo sticks around and plays 3rd Ozzie has to use Omar for late inning D . No way around it really.