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QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 08:59 AM) You can look thru the MLB transaction logs for previous years and search on DFA or clear to see where it's reported. The main reason why I don't believe Levine is telling the truth is because when Manny was put on waivers by BOS last year it was BIG news. Every major news circuit reported it. I would think KGJ being put on waivers would be just as big. Yet I can't even find a Cincy source reporting it. Big, HUGE difference. Manny was put on irrevocable(sp?) waivers, meaning if someone claimed him he was gone, Boston couldn't do anything about it. Also, most players are put on waivers this time of year, your comparision is awful in this case.

Here's a question for you guys: If Griffey makes it to the Sox to they put a claim in on him or just let him pass through? If they claim him they might be able to get him for absolutely no players just take on that crazy contract, also this negates any chance of another team(the yankees) making a trade for Jr.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 12:16 AM) Keep in mind that at best, Griffey coming to the Sox is a longshot. Griffey can turn it down. The Reds owner can turn it down. Any other team in baseball can prevent it from happening. Well...kind of. Basically it'll come down to if the Yankees claim him, if he gets passed the Yankees then he'll clear waivers and the teams can no longer block the sox from getting him.

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 10:29 PM) Nuke, I promise I'm not picking on you; rather I'm using this post as an example of the principle that "familiarity breeds contempt." We are so invested in this ballclub that a great many of ourselves, myself included, are much more ready to jump on the Sox's flaws than their strong points. We have been knocking on the door and have been teased so many times since the early '90's that we connot believe our eyes. Can this ballclub be beat? Do they have flaws? Check and check. The same is true of Boston, Oakland, Anaheim and New York. My mood is guarded optimism. Which I think is better than the guarded skepticism I usually project. Fantastic post. Very well said.

Time for Cunningham to get promoted?? He's just raking right now.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 04:35 PM) This series was a quiz, this weekends series is the real test. Like Gene Honda Civic said. You think the Red Sox are the team to beat Shocking......

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:55 PM) Yeah, seems like we just have a difference in our definitions. I think we both agree that Pods needs to get his head out of his ass and starting hitting/stealing again. Well, those wouldn't be my exact words But yes, we need to get him going again. It'll happen though, just a matter of time imo.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:48 PM) Wanna admit he's a streaky base stealer yet? This is his second slump of the season, though markedly longer than the other one. I don't think he's streaky but I think we interpret streaky a little different. He's had 2 instances this year where he's had trouble stealing bases, besides that he's been awesome doing so. I consider that more of slumping then streaky but like I said it's how you interpret the word.

QUOTE(S720 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:45 PM) How can we differentiate between a great, tough pitching OR a terrible, lame hitting? By watching them pitch, see if they're making good pitches, getting ahead, etc.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:44 PM) It's just a lot of CS, though. It seems much worse since a good majority of them come in streaks. He must have 10 or 11 of those CS in the past month. Ya, that's the key is that he's in such a stolen base slump right now that it seems like a ton more. He'll get out of it though, hopefully we can clinch the division early and give him some rest, he's a bit beat up imo.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:39 PM) I think he's at 18 CS this year. That's really, really bad. He's still at 75 percent, that ain't bad. Considering how much pitchers throw over and how many better pitches he gets the guys behind him to hit because of the threat, that's perfectly fine.

Freddy is such a big game pitcher, he was dynamite today. Contreras and El duque were also both magnificent, you don't see to often the Yankees getting shutdown in the Bronx by another teams 3-4-5 guys, absolutely impressive.

QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:34 PM) Grapes and sliced apples. Big eater.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:24 PM) Close to 15,000 posts here at Soxtalk and there has yet to have been one insightful post. Thanks for contributing to the downfall of Soxtalk. Probably a good time to break this up now before it gets ugly.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:17 PM) I don't know why we need a poll for "series mvp" against the yankees. It's just another series. Who cares about the yankees. We should not act like espn and hype up the yankees all the time. just my 2 cents I think the fact is that a lot of people were saying that the Sox were going to have to score a lot of runs to beat the likes of the yankees and bosox if we get in the postseason. Our pitching completely shut these guys down and that's without our 2 aces.

WTF, I'll say the MVP was "pitching and defense"

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) I doubt he gets it. Kotsay will probably end up with it. Maybe Jeremy Reed since we know how infatuated BBTN is with his defense. Both Aaron and Kotsay deserve gold gloves, imo.

What an impressive series. Pitching and defense mi amigos. :headbang

We scored 6 runs against the Yankees without our 2 aces going and we win the series. Impressive, f***in impressive. :headbang

AARON IS SO f***IN GOOD, YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

2 and 2, cmon Dustin. This is the man you need to get.

Throw Cano a lot of breaking balls.

HE GONE, let Hermy face Cano, not Damaso.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 02:01 PM) Ok, heres the thing. You want know bombs in this situation. Jenks hasnt really been hit hard yet. You need to bring him in here. Dustin's the closer he should have got the ball to begin with.

Cmon Dustin. I hate facing Jeter in this situation.