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Cabrera's obp is .294 and Anthrax you were campaigning for him to be our 2 hitter :puke

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 02:42 PM) 180 degree turn for the better actually

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 02:32 PM) Now that I read that, you are right it makes sense for both teams.. We have no one in the system that would entertain FLA.. Schimdt no thanks And there is not one other SP I would want that I heard about we would give up way to much to get something back. We should have signed lowe or clement in the offseason and we would not have to worry anymore. You know what Anthrax, I think it's hard for people to take you serious when all of your posts are either bashing Kenny or Polanco or saying sign Cabrera. Yeah, Cabrera sucks and Polanco is really, really good.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 01:57 PM) Dude you gotta share your rigging tactic so pods can win this thing. It's a program he has, I already asked

I actually agree with milkman here. I'd take Clemens don't get me wrong but I wouldn't give up the world for him. He was an above average pitcher his last 5 or so years in the american league but he wasn't special. I'd still love to have the guy but I wouldn't want to give up the farm for him but that's just me.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 01:40 AM) But the thing is Freddy had perfectly good numbers in Seattle before he was traded to Chicago, Schmidt doesn't. And Freddy has a 4.53 ERA at home and a 2.44 ERA away BTW. El Duque is another, 6.49 ERA at home (ouch), and a 3.72 ERA away. Schmidt also has a G/F ratio of 0.99, which is not good at all. To put that into context, Garcia has a G/F ratio of 1.37. I knew you were going to counter with that argument You're exactly right, once again I'd love Schmidt because I believe his stuff is still there and he can revert back to the past few years form, I think his next 2-3 starts you'll really start to see him dominating but time will tell.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 01:24 AM) See I don't get all of this Schmidt is an "ACE" talk. Sure he WAS an ace over the past few seasons, but he has really sucked this season, plus he'll be moving from SBC park, where his splits are better, to US Cellular Field, and look what that has done to pitchers like Brandon McCarthy. Bmac is a bad example because he was struggling in aaa. While the park is obviously a homerun haven, Freddy did exactly what Schmidt would have to do and he's doing just fine.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 01:22 AM) And BMac and Duque make much less than him too. That has to be taken into consideration. We have money to spend this year and most likely starting pitcher will be the place upgraded if anything is upgraded, money shouldn't be an issue at all here. If Schmidt returns to ace form you pick up his option, if not you buy him out for 3-3.5 mill. I guarantee you the money isn't a problem here it's just who we'd have to give up.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 01:16 AM) Adam Dunn Not if a lefty is pitching

Ortiz is in it for sure/

Well, interesting move but I'm really, really excited to see Bobby pitch. Anyone think Kenny has something against the futures game, we always have 1 or 0 guys there.

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.