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QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:37 PM) His power numbers are really down. In my mind, and according to the father of a Sox minor leaguer, there's a reason for that. I know what you're suggesting but I really doubt it.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:32 PM) Beane pwns KW, A's pwn MB, Swisher pwns the Sox....give up. My sig makes me feel better. So give up. That a boy Mark, now we got 'em right where we want 'em Time for our O to strike back now.

Alright, cmon Mark, roll Kendall up and the O will get you some runs.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:28 PM) Shwisher walks. Why waste 4 pitches? PLUNK HIS ASS IN THE HEAD! Um.....No.

1-0 A's on a Byrnes double.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:22 PM) That ball didn't hit the plate? I could have swore I heard the usual "thud" of the ball hitting the plate and bouncing back. It hit the plate but bounced fair.

3-0 twins on a lecroy homer.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:19 PM) What is PK doing, waiting for the curve? He just took two good fastballs to hit. By the way he took a hack at that curve, it appears that's exactly what he's doing.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:17 PM) Hawk was about a tenth of a second away from stating you could put it on the board. When the ball hits the chain part of the fence it sometimes just disappears and it looks like it left the park.

Frank flies out to Kotsay. Cmon Pauly.

Gooch!!!!! That a boy.

That curve is so nasty.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:12 PM) If I had to pick 1 guy I didn't want to beat us right now in this lineup it'd be Crosby. Chavez is still a better hitter, but he's also a lefty, Crosby's hotter, etc. If we can't retire Crosby I'd almost say walk him. He's the guy I'd rather not let beat us. 2 nice grounders to Pablo...Great work MARK! Right, Chavez is obviously the best hitter they have but for some reason in my mind I fear Bobby more then Eric.

That a boy Mark, pitching over the sun double.

Anyone else fear Crosby the most in this lineup?? Even moreso then Chavez.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 05:08 PM) I remember Carlos having problems during these early 6 o'clock starts against the A's also that cost us a couple of runs. It's tough, nothing you can do about it.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 04:39 PM) Pitchers with a lot of promise who make $360,000 a year on first place teams usually are not available. Day walks a lot of guys. His numbers haven't been too impressive. A lot of people on this board says you have to add a run to NL pitcher's ERA's to determine how they will do in the AL. It all comes out very bad. It would mean he has a career AL equivalent ERA of 5.31. If they are trading for him to use as a chip for something better, that's great. To trade for him to actually contribute is far fetched. I agree with you about El Duque. I don't think he's ever been healthy this season, and I would be shocked if he doesn't go on the DL again. I think KW can do better than Day. That might be why he's looking at Day though so he can do better.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 02:55 PM) So it's guaranteed that he would have moved Pods over safely twice? Despite his recent appetite for strikeouts? Honestly, I'd say it's pretty close to a guarantee, he always gets the job done when he has to, always.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 04:04 PM) He is a pretty good defender. He did not get it because of steals alone. If that was the case, Jamal Crawford would've made the All NBA Defensive Team the year before last. Hughes is a pretty good defender and that's why he got the award, not because he led the league in steals. Hell, I think Jim Jackson led the league in steals in 99 and didn't get on the All NBA Defensive Team. To say it was just his steals is ludicrous. Once again I'll compare it to the gold glove Jeter won. Some of the guys voting don't know what the hell they're doing. A lot of these awards mean squat.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jul 8, 2005 -> 05:21 PM) Hughes is a pretty good on the ball defender. There's a reason why he was first team All NBA Defense. There's a ton of guys who are towards the top for steals and don't get the award so to suggest that he only got on because of his steal numbers is pretty poor. Hughes got the award because of his steals, period. He's not a good defender at all, in fact him making first team all defense was like Jeter winning a gold glove last year. A lot of these awards mean nothing, absolutely nothing.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 03:45 PM) Turnbow has turned into a successful closer in Milwaukee and Jenks has done well since leaving Anaheim. I dunno, it's probably just a coincidence but both can throw close to 100 and you dont just give up arms like that. It's not like they're hurting for arms in their pen.

Ken Griffey Jr. baseball on Super Nintendo was awesome. Everytime I go by my grandma's house I still play that game a lot.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 03:38 PM) Jenks actually sounded like he had a brain. I wonder what the hell he was thinking when he was in the Angels organization. Also, I'm beginning to wonder why the Angels would just give up on this guy as well as Derrick Turnbow. Derrick has seemingly turned the corner and found himself some control, although we have yet to find out if Jenks can be relied upon on a consistent basis. With Jenks, it sounds like he really needed a change of scenery. With all the problems he had in the Angels organization it might have been hard for him to succeed, however it's really hard to give up on an arm like that, problems or not.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 11:13 AM) he really is never gonna shake off AJ lol. The way it should be. I wish Contreras would do the same.

Kotsay's a good player but 7.5 is a lot of money for him. He is a great centerfielder but for a number 2 hitter his obp is pretty low but he is Billy Beane's boy so whatever.