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Another very hard hit by Gordon. In other news, this guy has two sick breaking balls.

Hell of an inning there.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 24, 2012 -> 06:02 PM) I actually think the opposite. All it has to be is a different subforum. IPS should allow for different formatting depending on the board you are on (so just paint everything red and replace Konerko with Rose). Then all you would need is to redirect the domain name (which ST already owns) to that subforum, which is extremely easy. Fingers crossed I was hoping this was possible

CSN says he had MRI today. No rotator cuff, no labrum. Danks clarifies that he felt a pain that was new and unfamiliar after the Cubs start.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 24, 2012 -> 06:23 PM) Does playing third base cause back issues, or have the Sox just had bad luck getting 3B that have back issues? I've wondered this as well. I can't think of many baseball players with back problems, they never seem to get much press.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2012 -> 05:50 PM) Hudson isn't Hudson of 5 years ago. He is another guy on the downside of his career. If Morel plays anywhere close to what he did during his run last year, he is way better than Hudson. If we're judging both players on their last season, I still don't see an advantage for Morel. Brent only spent 2 and a half seasons in the minor leagues, it's not like we're sending him to a level where he's spent 3 seasons or anything outrageous like that. I can't even imagine where his head is at right now. Let him hit for a little while unless this Hudson thing blows up in our face very quickly.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 24, 2012 -> 05:17 PM) 20 days from the start of the rehab stint. I just wish people would stop pretending that "Brent Morel while suffering back problems" is "the true brent morel experiment". QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2012 -> 05:47 PM) This. The guy had back issues. Try hitting and fielding with that, and tell me how close to 100% of your abilities you play. I understand this. Healthy Morel was never great either. If Hudson is hitting well, we don't need Brent Morel. If we drop 10 out of the next 15, I guess who cares. If we're contending, I don't know if I want the guy that has only had one good month out of a season + in the majors (given a producing Hudson at 3B)

CSN just said right shoulder, misspoke?

QUOTE (everafan @ May 24, 2012 -> 11:30 AM) AJ will replace Hawk when it's time unless he decides to go national. LOL, could be crazy enough to work. I'm not sure if AJ would be able to be both emotional and articulate at the same time. More of a nut-kicker than a talker ...hmmm....O-Hudson for broadcaster! Would work well if the game was happening at 2x speed

QUOTE (flavum @ May 24, 2012 -> 04:53 PM) Wish they would have moved up Peavy to Friday. Get him on track to start two times the week before the AS Game. Plus, why not use him in the first game of a big series, and the last game in Tampa Bay? They are probably eager to give him as much rest as possible. I have heard that he's had to cut back on between start work as it is.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ May 24, 2012 -> 04:55 PM) Ideally Morel comes back healthy and hits better. If that happens, ODA would be a nice player to have on the bench. Morel though still is the future and we don't have much in the minors at third base. Morel plays solid D and have to hope that he develops like offensively. Very similar situation as when Crede started with us. If Hudson isn't pathetic at the plate, I've honestly stomached enough of the Brent Morel experiment while we're in contention. How long are you allowed to have a player rehab in the minors?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2012 -> 04:47 PM) Absolutely, based on his velocity this season. Hopefully they did an MRI and know he's ok structurally. Me too. I'm guessing this time he didn't recover quite right. An MRI should have already happened, it would take just a couple hours to perform/get read given their resources

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2012 -> 03:40 PM) If Morel is healthy, I'd rather have him on the roster than Escobar. Not very versatile bench player and I feel like it has to be better for him to play everyday at a lower level.

Anyone think this might have been a longer term thing than the Cubs game?

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 24, 2012 -> 03:10 PM) Eliminate the nba and nfl thread here on soxtalk. This would force people here to go to talkbulls and talkbears. Have a catch all for the respected sport on those boards. Boom problem solved, A and J's can be kept for things like hockey, golf, wrestling, mma etc etc. Yeah. Just make a stickied thread indicating where all NBA, NFL discussion should go.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 24, 2012 -> 03:21 PM) C'mon man they beat the #1 seed Bulls, you goota give em some respect If they beat the Celtics it lessens the blow of losing to them even further. That's basically how I feel. I hope they win it all, lol

The plays we'll have to be worried about are the shots. Can he field a shot right to him, with no ability to create a hop? Will he take a ball off the chest? As a good infielder, I'm guessing yes but there may be some hiccups there. The real foreign move will be the step-dive plays on smashes to his left and right. Both the dive and the throw will be brand new motions and are hard to replicate in practice situations. As long as he hits some (.250?), I say you make Morel produce in AAA before you f*** around with that again while we're trying to compete.

You can't rule the Indians out of the race and project the Sox into it. We're both unlikely candidates based on...whatever people project with. I do believe that the Sox have substantially more talent, though.

A real question is....how did he only finish 22nd in MVP voting in 2006? .313 BA, 35 HR, 113 RBI EDIT: Clearly didn't help that Dye had .315/44/120 and Thome had .288/42/109 How did THAT team not win? lol

PK needs not only an MVP, but likely another ring if not more. Plus I think 500 HR is necessary.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 23, 2012 -> 07:57 PM) There's no one at Talkbulls any more. I meant that as more of a "just in case" type thing. Probably doesn't really need to happen. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 23, 2012 -> 08:17 PM) I don't believe this can be done either cheaply or easily. That was my fear. I honestly know little about this level of web design. QUOTE (dasox24 @ May 23, 2012 -> 11:44 PM) Hell, I'm the mod of "Bulls Talk" and I haven't logged in for like 2 months. I used to check it daily (even if I didn't post), but gave up when Balta was just talking to himself (like he referenced earlier in this thread), haha. lol, I stopped by during the playoffs because the NBA thread frustrated me but no luck...of course.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 23, 2012 -> 09:56 PM) You know the Eastern Conference sucks when the 76ers are a game away from the EC Finals. I thought Boston might give Miami trouble but they can't even put away a garbage Philly team...then again, it comes down to match ups and Bosh won't be anywhere near 100%. I BELIEVE PHILLYYYY

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 23, 2012 -> 10:14 PM) He looked good. Made one NICE bare-handed play charging in on Doumit. Did draw the ire of AJ on a play where AJ had to go halfway between 3rd and home(in fair territory) to catch a pop-up. There was an awkward little exchange there. lol, AJ just kinda chucked the ball at him. Awkward moment!

I demand several weeks of production in AAA before I consider playing Brent Morel in the big leagues anymore.

Please oh please just say no to Brent Morel