Rowand44

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 02:41 PM) Cleto might throw 97 mph, but his 8/4 BB/K ratio is horrible He's thrown harder than that at pts this year too but ya those numbers aren't very good. Thumbs up to Joba for using Edge's theme music!

f***.

Holy crap, Webb in a big situation. Go get 'em, Daniel!

Not Marcus' best ab.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 12:30 PM) I know this is not an objectively validated opinion, but don't you think we could have learned from Beckham's experience that it's worth spending some time in AAA? Literally nobody in this thread is saying they don't like Semien. It's just that he's not performing well enough to think he's playing at the appropriate level for his development. No. Marcus Semien is not Gordon Beckham, they should have absolutely nothing to do with each other when talking about Marcus' timeline and development. Marcus has already shown that he's just not going to crawl into a hole and die if he's scuffling, he can work through any problems he might have up here. I actually think it's much better for him to be up here facing the best competition rather than guys he's more advanced than in aaa. To me, it's better for Marcus and for the team if he's our starting 2b and I don't want him getting sent down because we're stuck with Gordon Beckham.

Why are you drunk on a random Wednesday? I'm jealous.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Apr 24, 2014 -> 01:59 AM) The heart and soul of this team is a guy who's hitting .234/.280/.394? He's had 2 good games where he's driven in 8 runs, in his other 19 he has 5. His last 10 games he's struck out 13 times and walked none. To repeat what's been said quite a bit around these parts, pre all star break and pre injury last year Beckham hit .335/.357/.443. Why are we cherry picking stats? Why don't we just throw out his first 2 games and see what his numbers look like? And hurray #beckhamexcuses. The guy hasn't put up an ops over .700 since 2009, why the hell should I believe he's going to do so now? Marcus is no where near a finished product but he's doing a damn fine job adjusting to the majors and there's really no reason for me to believe that he's already not a better player than Gordon.

KANE!!! Man was he f***in awesome in OT. Just everywhere.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 11:14 PM) I live in St. Louis. never been a hockey fan but tend to root for Chicago when playoffs come around just because I love the city. Now everyone is getting pissed at me for rooting for Chicago Going to school at SIU I have a ton of friends that are Blues fans and it's annoying to say the least.

It's pretty hard to not like this Blazers team.

Holy pass!!!!

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 09:54 PM) Battle of whose power play can be worse?

Battle of whose power play can be worse?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 09:19 PM) Webb is too good (relatively speaking) to waste closing. We need him in tighter situations I don't disagree with this but Robin isn't using him there either.

Gordon Beckham hasn't earned a damn thing in his career.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 09:07 PM) I feel like I remember a completely different last out in 2005. To clinch the division.

Ya Rienzo is nothing spectacular but he'll give us a chance to win games, perfect 5th starter. I hope Robin is proactive now and moves Matt out of the 9th and gives Webb his shot. Matt's been a successful middle reliever in his career, let him go back to it. But for whatever reason, he doesn't trust Webb and Matt is old so he earned the closer's spot or something. Semien and Abreu are the coolest.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 09:00 PM) looked like the last out in 2005. Good call.

Or that!

Just walk him at this point, don't get cute.

It's one of those just hope he hits it at somebody type of situations.

Dayan just scary on that play.

Danks is one hell of a cf.

Jordan Danks is no Jose Abreu.

Matt's warming, it's him for the 9th.