Jake

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2012 -> 07:01 PM) Not in the least. Young is the kind of player you're disappointed if a player becomes, because he has all the talent in the world but can't learn how to hit any way other than "Swing hard in case you hit something". Exactly. Of course we're happy that he does hit things, but he didn't by any means maximize his talent. IIRC, he at least is a good CF defensively

QUOTE (flavum @ May 19, 2012 -> 07:00 PM) Haven't even thought of him this year. Not once. That's because he's still rehabbing...

Dayan > Quentin

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:56 PM) With all we've gone through in CF it seems like Young would have been nice...but the other half of that story is it pushed McCarthy into the bullpen and they wound up trading him rather than giving him a starting spot. So basically, without that trade, we never get Danks, and McCarthy goes through those couple injury riddled years with us rather than Texas. TANK! Seems like it was a fair trade, I'd say.

HE'S BAAAAAACK

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:53 PM) I can't believe Fox screws this up. I can't watch the Sox-Cubs game. Bummer. KC-Arizona is on. Why is there not more outrage about losing Chris Young? Who did we trade him for? He's a pretty damn good player. We got an arguably more valuable player in return. Chris Young isn't anything to write home about IMO -- he's an example of a guy that you always hoped would stop striking out, but never did.

QUOTE (BFirebird @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:52 PM) The pessimist in me says he will have that 1 bad inning where he can't throw a strike. Seems to happen every start. Typically it is the type of thing that you can see developing the whole game. No bad signs as of yet.

Danks looking good so far.

Danks put a nice cut on that pitch...who knows, he might be better than Morel (today is the beginning of the end for Morel jokes, make 'em while they're hot)

Good start.

the stock photo of Dayan is hilarious.

good changeup to Johnson. Now keep using that against lefties, too

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:30 PM) I believe he also speaks Spanish. If that's the case, he should be fine (unless the Cubans speak Uribe )

Another fairly solid out for Rios.

This game is looking like regression to the mean time.

Fukudome must be lonely in that dugout, with no one speaking his language.

DAYAN!

Dempster not sharp so far. Hope DV hits well enough to make them pitch to Dunn.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:23 PM) De Aza is a good leadoff hitter. Yep.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:16 PM) Have you watched the last 2 decades of baseball at all? 2 different 30/30 hitters multiplied by 1.5 in size and hit 60-75 HR a year for a 5 year stretch. I didn't mean to argue that they are ineffective, trust me I know what they do. They affected the game and still do. Baseball fans tend to think that certain players are competely ineffective vs all-star minus steroid use...I don't think that's true. There are possible exceptions but generally speaking.

Most baseball fans overestimate the usefulness of steroids.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:08 PM) What channel is the game on? FOX

We also are pretty sure we're paying league minimum for him. When you don't have any prospects at that position, what difference does it make to sign a cheap veteran?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 19, 2012 -> 06:00 PM) Hudson isn't being brought in to help groom young talent. He is being brought in as a stopgap replacement at third base because Morel either shat the bed or his back is f***ed, or both. I could care less about him helping to groom young talent, I want a 9 hitter that isn't an automatic out. My problem is that I am unsure if Hudson isn't an automatic out at this point in his career. From what I can tell, he's hitting better recently. BABIP is much lower than normal as well. He also might like contending a little better than whatever you call what they are doing in San Diego.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2012 -> 05:45 PM) Here's the phrasing: If the Sox were picking up his contract, it would be termed "Claiming Hudson on Waivers". The fact that he's being "Signed" means he's cleared waivers, had his contract essentially guaranteed/bought out by the Padres, and the Sox can sign him for the league minimum. So, short answer, no. The language led me to believe that too, thanks. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2012 -> 05:47 PM) Oh, one more Trib blurb: Good.