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QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 06:03 PM) The fact that the team is now talking about Schmidt really makes me think he's coming here. Well they asked him about it and he just answered the question.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 05:39 PM) My satellite is cutting out cause of the rain, but was there anything of interest in that segment about possibly trading for Schmidt? Not really, Hermy talked about how Schmidt wouldn't ruin chemistry, he said they wouldn't let anyone ruin chemistry otherwise they'd throw the guy into the corner. Then ozzie just talked about it saying a lot of teams want Schmidt, blah, blah, blah.

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 05:38 PM) Hoping for not another 4th of July nightmare vs. DRays. That Crawford homer was a dagger in my heart. Why'd you have to bring that up

The Sod Father getting some airtime. He says game will start around 7:15 and no more rain after that.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 05:20 PM) I don't see the problem. My thoughts are what type of situation is he being brought into. If your coming from A ball into a pennant race, than its a bad thing. If your promoting him to the majors and telling him you expect up and downs and that you want him to learn and develop himself, than not a problem in my book. He's lit things up in his first full professional season and he's coming into a little pressure situation. Its like the opposite of Brandon McCarthy who has to come up and pitch in the thick of things and therefor any losses are magnified and a team is less capable/likely to put up with a few rough patches during the development. Lucky for the Sox and Brandon, there has been an injury and Brandon will be able to get his feet continually wet here and get one more start in. He also has a lot less pressure since the club is winning and the rest of the rotation is pretty much kicking butt (sans Contreras previous few starts). This stint up for Brandon will be even more helpful when he's back up later in the year of if he sticks in the pen. And I'd be the first to say Brandon still has a lot to work on, but I'm also going to be the one that continues to say how good Brandon will be and that the Sox will be rewarded this year in some way shape or form. That does make a lot of sense. I just turned on the game on mlb.tv this is my first time watching him pitch, I'm interested to see how he looks.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 05:12 PM) Verlander can throw as hard as anyone else in the majors, save perhaps his mate Kyle Farnsworth. He's gonna be good and the Tigers will be too next year. Do you think they're rushing him a little to much, wasn't he in A ball just this year or do you think he's ready??

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 05:09 PM) I think Verlander is going to be a real good one, him and Bonderman can be a dangerious 1-2 punch for many years to come. The nice thing about Bonderman is they brought him up so early that this is what already his 3rd year in the bigs?? There's a chance they can lose him when he's just entering his prime.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 05:05 PM) 40 minute rain delay estimated I hate rain delays

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 04:48 PM) Thank you. Charlotte with an early 3-0 lead vs. Schilling. Happy bday Why the hell are you spending it on here

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 04:40 PM) The faces don't come out real well. I'll post another shot I love in a sec... direct link to image in case it stops working Oh man, that's f***in awesome. I wish it was a little wider so I could use it as a wallpaper.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 04:48 PM) Thank you. Charlotte with an early 3-0 lead vs. Schilling. Meh, that Schilling guy is a scrub. EDIT: Ross already has a double and is hitting .421 now. I think he's ready, Kenny.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 03:45 PM) Damn, I'm obsessed with this team. I was thinking this was going to have something to do with Podsednik. Ditto, I was wondering why this was in S,L & P.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 12:09 PM) Like I said, this just proves that there is no faith in Contreras and Duque/McCarthy. If they're setting up the schedule so that they have to face the Central as little as possible, that's saying something. ....and I'll ask again why wouldn't you want your top 3 starters starting against your division, whether they have faith in Jose or not, it makes perfect sense to have your best guys go against your division.

I'm not sure if this was already posted or if I'm posting this in the right place but a big piece of the Tigers future is on the mound tonight with Verlander. Unfortunately he's pitching during the Sox game so I'm going to have to miss it but if anyone is interested just thought I'd let you know. If this belongs in talking baseball, sorry mods.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 03:53 PM) The more balls in play, the better chance for a higher BAPIP. It's good to know that his sinker is working, but I'd rather have him K more guys to know that they really don't know/recognize what he's throwing... Well I think the fact that he's producing ground balls is more indicative that he knows what he's doing out there. Usually when sinkerballers start striking out more guys they're over throwing which will result in a few more k's but the ball won't be biting down as much also resulting in more hits. Personally with a sinkerballer I'd rather see more groundballs then k's but that's just me and as always we disagree.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 01:37 PM) Didn't say it was. But since I rarely get to see these guys pitch, all I really get to look at are the stats; and generally, a better K/9 means you're doing a better job fooling the hitters. It's not that his K/9 is really low -- but it not being really high, combined with his walks, has me concerned. I'll back off, 'cause I'm not gonna act like an expert when I'm clearly not -- I'm just saying I'd like to see that number go up a little bit. If he's a sinkerballer it's probably a better sign if he's not striking out a ton of guys.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 01:22 PM) Over the last month, I for one have changed my view on Joe, and feel an upgrade is not needed. He has played great D of late, and I beleive in June he hit almost .280. If we can get that out of Joe for the rest of the year, get his average up to around .260, I will happy with Joe. I am a big fan of Uribe, but he is starting to worry me. Has not yet found his swing yet, and it's already July. It scares me he is never going to find it. If he were to get hot, it would ignite the whole offense. Ditto about Joe. Remember last year Juan struggled big time this part of the year, the difference is he wasn't nutso hot to start this year like he was last year. I'll take Joe and Juan hitting 8th and 9th because of their gloves, I have no problems with that. With Shingo back to form I don't think adding a bullpen arm is that big a need, a replacement of Viz should still happen if he continues to struggle but I think Baj or Jenks could do a fine job as the last guy out of the pen. All of this is with the bullpen is with the impression that Damaso returns healthy and strong, if not another lefty is a must. For me if there is an upgrade to be had it would probably be a starting pitcher, I'd love to have a guy who can be our 4th starter in a playoff series if we get there. I have no problem with Contreras as our 4th starter currently but I would not want him starting a playoff game, jmo.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 10:14 AM) More and more it sounds like nobody has faith in Contreras or Duque. Well I'm sure they're frusterated with him like the rest of us but why the heck wouldn't you want your top 3 pitching against your division?? That makes perfect sense whether they have faith in Jose or not.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2005 @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 02:33 AM) We've gotta take care of business at home against these guys. I don't want the Twins gaining anymore ground on us before the break. Hopefully this is where we can gain some ground back on them. They got LAA and we have Tampa. We lost 1 game on this road trip, considering they played KC and Tampa and we had to play at the freakin Colleseum, that ain't all bad.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Jul 3, 2005 -> 11:24 PM) Found this in the Cubune and found it funny.. did anyone see this?? Firing back In the top of the ninth, a group of A's fans dressed as an astronaut, a tooth fairy, Santa Claus, a mermaid and a dinosaur held up a sign that read "We don't believe in Carl Everett." The Sox's left fielder, who made controversial comments about homosexuals and fans in last month's Maxim magazine, has said he believes dinosaurs never roamed the earth.. I wish I could have seen that as well.

Time to bounce back. Hopefully we can get to Nomo early and let Bmac settle in like his last outing. GO SOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 01:17 AM) That worked out well. You= Master of the obvious.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 12:51 AM) Ha thats the exact reason why I have never been them, but I figure i'll give them a shot to switch it up a bit. P.S. I will not trade you Mark Bellhorn... by the way, is this league going to be using ootp 6.5 or what? Think you can hop on aim for a sec?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 12:51 AM) You don't even want to know how many times I've voted tonight. Let's just say Pods and Oswalt have gotten some help from me. That's what I like to hear.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 4, 2005 -> 12:44 AM) I have never been the Red Sox in an online league. Maybe I'll give them a shot.. I'd recommend not doing that. Well maybe it'd be different for you but when I was the Sox in one of these it was to hard for me to make trades cause you're like attached to the players.