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QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 01:42 PM) challenge that s***. yeah...he was out. Great play by Lexi....

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 21, 2014 -> 04:28 PM) Maybe no 125+ pitch counts for awhile would be a good idea. Please be minor. THIS!!!!!!!! Every outing for him this early in the season has been 100+ 108 111 105 127 to be exact... i know the bullpen is putrid...but damn.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 19, 2014 -> 01:53 PM) Paulino was nothing more than a shot in the dark. I'm guessing they watched film of him with Coop, they found something they thought they could fix, and that they just had more interest than other people. Let's not act like Paulino was to be the 5th starter for a division favorite. He's the kind of risk you take when you're in our place. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It didn't (yet). This has to be it...because in my mind I truly thought Rienzo earned a rotation spot this spring based on what he did last fall. Paulino was strictly a shot in the dark that failed miserably...

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 04:48 PM) It's April 12th and this is a s***ty team. Who cares? disagree. If this team keeps producing runs like this...hard to call them s***ty. The bullpen...well...can't argue with s***ty on that one.

QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Apr 11, 2014 -> 06:54 PM) This really took the wind out of the early season excitement sails for me. me too...still. I know it's exciting having Abreu and all...but have the new 3-headed monster of Eaton/JA/ and Avi was really an exciting thing to build on. Trying not to be a Debbie Downer and all...but this really is a kick in the nuts more with each passing day IMO...

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 12, 2014 -> 04:36 PM) There's more but let's start with these three, particularly Paulino. It's Rienzo time. I'm in agreement with this. Thought he earned a rotation spot given his performance at the end of last year. I've seen enough of Paulino...and Downs...and pretty much Veal.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 10, 2014 -> 09:01 PM) Cuban FRANK! I was gonna say Pujols...

Well son of a b****! Just when things start really looking up...a kick right in the sack. Yea...the dive last week was brutal enough...I didn't see the one the other night that caused his injury...but can only imagine. This sucks!

Always fun to see these games...but can state with confidence that it won't be the last game we see like this. Could be a prelude. And btw...WTF TYLER FLOWERS?!?!?! Beast mode (at the dish)...

I'm sick of this replay bulls*** already. We've already taken up the shorts with unreviewable plays already...then you get this crap. ditch it except for HRs...

QUOTE (twincitysox @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 05:43 PM) Well I'll be damned. I just flipped on the Diamondbacks vs Rockies game and there it is, holy smokes. Time to switch back to the Sox game. Thanks! That's nice to know. The beginning of every season all these subscription channels for all sports (hockey, MLB and NBA) are free the first week (except those NFL whores).

Last few years I'd say we had zero chance in a game like this...completely different vibe this year. Nice feeling....

QUOTE (twincitysox @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 05:34 PM) Pardon my ignorance, why/how are you listening to the KC feed? Is that what is channeled through MLB.com? MLB Extra Innings is free this week...

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 05:35 PM) Came back to the thread to see if anyone else was having this problem. They color guy is terrible. He just said it was Erik Johnson's MLB debut too. it's been one gigantic suckfest from the 1st inning. I don't ever want to hear our fans b**** about Hawk again after listening to these wads. It's horrible...

and the homer aholes Royal announcers of course said he went...wasn't even close. Honestly...these guys are THE WORST I've heard in quite some time.

Horses***!...he DID NOT go!

QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 05:22 PM) jesus...flowers is hitting the crap out of the ball 3-3 with a 2B he's got that going for him...Big O....little D.

Can't say I'm enamored with our entire pitching staff at the moment sans Sale. Where's Guerra btw?...

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 04:59 PM) It was a high throw to 2nd. Been that way on a few tries in the first couple games. it was a ridiculous jump...flowers had no chance really IMO. Not that it mattered...

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 04:58 PM) Might as well run on Flowers. He cant throw you out. that wasn't on Flowers really...

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 04:56 PM) Flowers could not be any worse behind home plate. this. What complete horses*** mechanics for a catcher.

QUOTE (beautox @ Apr 4, 2014 -> 02:51 PM) who rex? Not sure...but I finally had to mute the Shlurpfest.

if anybody wants to complain about Hawk...listen to this homer in the Royals booth right now. Good god...dude...STFU!!!

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 03:53 PM) Despite hitting .283 with decent power last year, Garcia managed to be worth minus WAR. The reason - horrible defence and refusal to take a walk. Per Fangraphs, he was worth -11.5 runs in just 72 games. He also walked in just 3.5% of his plate appearances, consistent with his minor league stats. He hits the ball hard into the ground a lot, which means his high BABIP is not necessarily something which will regress, but if he doesn't start hitting the ball in the air, he won't be able to harness his plus-power potential. The obvious disclaimer is that he's 22 That's all you need right there....period.

On a positive note...Webb looks pretty damn good!