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I like Morel. He seems to be taking better cuts lately. He's getting hits and looks less defensive at the plate. Before the season is over I'm predicting Morel will have 5 HR's.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) The fuse is lit! Nice avatar . I've used that before.

12 hits. I can think of 7 for extra bases and what a great job by Peavy !

Sweep !!!!

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 12:04 PM) Wow. Rios has changed his hand placement a bit these past couple days and is freaking crushing it. That was hammered. Of course they are all being pulled. Until Rios can show that he's capable of consistently hitting it hard to the opposite field, he's still going to have major problems having any prolonged success. Looks like he's striding a bit more too.

Only Ozzie can say "I want you bunting even though you're 2/2 with 2 HR's in the series, you hit lefties pretty good, the 3 guys hitting ahead of you have 3 extra base hits , and the runner is already in scoring position so the chances of a DP are slim."

Lilli BOMB !!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 11:15 AM) Lexi doing his specialty 2 batters in and I'm already miffed. I know Alexei can go to right. Why do I never see him trying to hit behind the runner ?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 10:53 AM) Depends on your definition of "great" i guess. The Twins don't exactly have a light you up offense, so you can hold that against him if you want, and he didn't come out there and blow anyone away with Kershaw-like stuff where it's just unfair. He got outs, worked quickly, kept the ball on the ground, all of which are exactly what you'd hope for from a rookie who throws a sinker baller. He also blew Mauer away on an 94 mph low and in sinker when he needed a big out. You didn't look at him and think "This guy's going to win 33 games in 2 years", but he was certainly effective. He looked like a ML pitcher and considering how the trade got panned is pretty damn good (and Frasor)for a 2 month rental and Teahen.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 09:57 AM) Not really the point. They have to find out what De Aza can do against lefty pitching. Unless they just don't think he's in the plans for 2012 at all, which could be the case. He got a hit against a lefty reliever the other day and his Charlotte numbers were good against lefties.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 10:33 AM) Wondering why a banner ad for menopause is showing up when I click on the Viciedo thread. Anyway, let's sweep these b****es. That is a curious ad considering this site is probably at least 95% male. And I'll go out on a limb and say membership for menopausal females is maybe 0%.

I brought a Bananarama Greatest Hits CD at a yard sale for .50 . I mention it because track 12 is Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss him Goodbye) which I'm listening to right now .

Buehrle, Danks, Floyd, Peavy, Humber, Stewart, Sale all potential starters next year. Gotta still dump salary so that means MB or JP will or should go. Cheap guys Humber, Sale, Stewart stay though Stewart is no lock to make the team let alone the starting 5. Pierre should be gone so DeAza and Viciedo make the team. Most likely traded is Danks. So does KW load up on more pitching or try for a bat ? At what position can we get a bat ? I'd say KW will be trying like hell to get rid of one of the big salaries of Peavy, Dunn, Konerko, Buehrle, Rios. Konerko and MB are Sox icons so unless KW can rid himself of JP, Rios or Dunn then I'm guessing Danks will be traded. I like Morel . He seems to be hanging in there and learning how to hit better and love his glove. Beckham who knows . The team should look dramatically different next year and more so if Ozzie is fired as he should be ,taking Walker with him. Have to keep Cooper. I think we still have the means to compete next year . I know the Twins are bad but they've still had our number for a while and with guys like De Aza and Stewart leading the way we have turned the corner against them. Quentin might be moved also but would hate to lose him. Guys like him and Danks are sell high candidates and could restock or minors or get MLB ready players.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 08:35 PM) How exactly do we dump him? Who would take him? We're better off pulling for him to excel here. I made a trade proposal . It's around in one of those trade winds threads. It was a clear win for the Sox though in terms of getting back talent and salary relief . It was a blockbuster with TX.

Stewart looked good for those of you who couldn't believe it when I suggested he be the 5th starter the rest of the year. He'll have his ups and downs but I wanted to try and dump Peavy and his salary at the trade deadline.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 5, 2011 -> 12:55 PM) Gotcha. I thought I was just missing the joke or references. Missing the jokes or references ? It's the annual Animal House speech with a few twists. I liked it but I'm a huge Animal House fan so I'll never get tired of it.

Hey it's a winners thread. Glad you made one. Buehrle awesome. Twins suck more than us !!

1st time since that 1968 series with the Red Sox that the Sox have gone 4 straight games without a BB.

It's only natural for Stephen Colbert to do a sports report . Initials SC just like Sports Center

Buerhle's b****es !

QUOTE (kapzk @ Aug 5, 2011 -> 06:38 PM) why the f*** do these guys swing at the first pitch in such a pivotal situation. I know it was a rhetorical question but Dunn almost never swings at the 1st pitch . Probably didn't want to get behind in the count. The ball Q hit caught a lot of the plate. Most likely looked pretty good to him.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Aug 2, 2011 -> 07:59 PM) Too bad they wasted his being "locked in" for months in Charlotte. Now that he's in a funk due to the thumb injury they'll probably be bringing him up soon. That would be something. Just chalk it up to this Murphy's Law of a season.

Lauren, A response from you was the last thing I expected to see on this forum. You and Mark have have shown nothing but class and generosity through all your charitable acts. Also let me assure you that although we both know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that this beholder can see the beauty you possess both inside and out. Tall women with hearts of gold and a beautiful smile are too rare in my book . Good luck to you and yours.

Might as well let Juan try to steal 2nd and 3rd.

Didn't rain at all during the rain delay.