Jake

Paulie is becoming the master of the cheap hit.

Quintana not as precise as his debut, probably because some of those lefties (Shoo in particular) have pounded his fastball

That was a good play going back by ADA

We should have a pretty good idea of what's going on by July. In other news, f*** Choo

We're making a move for first place as of today...I don't need to hear about any trades that hurt this team.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 25, 2012 -> 07:56 PM) That was great work by Viciedo to get on top of that high and inside pitch. That's been his weak spot before too. Yep. He has to be able to cover that, it's been his weak spot all year and the place where they started getting him out in his previous MLB stints as well. The next step is laying off those pitches early in the count. Did a good job with 2 strikes there.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ May 25, 2012 -> 07:54 PM) I am not a Kenny hater, but I have to say this-- the unwillingness to sell high on AJP right now (as far as trades) characterize Kenny as a GM. He's "Trader Ken" with guys who don't matter in the present, but when you have a real asset to move.....he becomes clench-fisted what?

Gomez is gonna have a sore neck turning around and watching all these high flies

Mercy!

Missed call.

Paulie must have hit it off the end, never looked at it like it might go.

Hawk....is that leadoff walk dreaded?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 25, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) Hopefully he can fid a groove now, his fastball picked up velocity as the inning went on. Yeah, that was interesting. I expect him to start mixing in some offspeeds eventually as well, seemed like he wasn't all that comfortable using offspeed against righties. Also, not afraid to say that I don't know who the f*** Jeanmar Gomez is.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 25, 2012 -> 07:18 PM) Good job considering how things started, Q definitely doesn't look like a guy who s***s his pants once in trouble. Yep, very good pitching there. Didn't go finesse, didn't walk anybody.

I'll trade the out for the run there. Keep pitching like you have the past two batters Q and all will be well

Q not afraid to go inside on their righties.

How about a double play?

Dear Jose: They watched the tape and saw how all you did is throw outside. Please take this into account with your pitch selection.

Quintana learning about changing locations.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 25, 2012 -> 04:53 PM) It can happen but yours is the more uncommon case. You can tear the posterior labrum but the most common area is where the long head of the biceps tendon connects to the labrum. This is about 1 o'clock on a dial if you picture a clock bieng on the shoulder. It's referred to as a SLAP lesion which stands for Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior. Thanks for clarification and as you can guess mine was not a SLAP tear. Wasn't sure if the pain manifested itself in a difference place as well. I speak for everyone when I say I really enjoy having you around here

QUOTE (fathom @ May 25, 2012 -> 02:09 PM) Average fans probably think a guy with 15 wins and a 6 ERA during a season are better than a guy with 8 wins and a 2.50 ERA. These are the people that you need to buy tickets

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ May 25, 2012 -> 03:26 PM) Damn straight. But this is: ADA cf Gordo 2b Dunn DH PK14 1b Rios rf AJP c Tank lf Alexei SS O-Dawg 3b It doesn't have to be, but there is plenty of talent for it to be. QUOTE (chw42 @ May 25, 2012 -> 03:31 PM) When Jose Lopez is hitting 5th, you know damn well that's not a playoff team. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2012 -> 04:09 PM) Except you would probably say the same thing about whoever's our #2 hitter, #3 hitter (Dunn) and #5-6 hitter (Rios) coming into this season, not to mention 3B and Beckham. Lopez is really only in there because of injuries. And they do have the prospect of yet another return to Hawk's and Ozzie's good graces for Grazy Sizemore, the formerly legendary best all-around player in the AL Central Division. The difference is that Jose Lopez was never going to be any good. While Beckham, Dunn, Rios have been bad, you know the type of talent and in 2/3 cases, how much production has been there before.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 25, 2012 -> 02:58 PM) Choo-Choo rf Kipnis 2b AssDribble ss Carlos Santana c Lopez 3b Duncan DH Caveman lf Kotchman 1b Crappy ex-Sox draft pick cf That's just not a playoff team.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 25, 2012 -> 09:33 AM) Usually, the back of the shoulder pain is a less serious problem. Labral problems typically show up at the top or front of the shoulder. rotator cuff problems usually show up further down the arm. No shoulder problems are good but these complaints are usually muscular not cartilage or tendon issues. Good stuff, glad to see you pop in when injury probems come up. The back of shoulder was where I felt pain when I tore my labrum, but I really wasn't sure if that was common or not.

Interesting that ESPN rates our playoff chances higher than Cleveland...must have something to do with our run differential. http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings