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QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:15 PM) Just like with our fielding, it's not possible for Rios to play worse. I wouldn't mind seeing him maybe bat 2nd to try and get him more fastballs. The faith is dwindling, but he's here for a while and not going anywhere so him getting going is important for a lot of reasons. Actually, this was something that popped into my head recently as well. With Beckham and Dunn scuffling, move Rios and CQ to the 2-3 spots(obviously Ozzie has already made one of those changes). Rios is far from an ideal 2 hitter but it might be a decent way to shake some things up.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:13 PM) I think you can make a legitimate argument that Tulowitzki is the best player in the game, or at the very least, the most valuable when considering present day production and the likelihood of success into the future. He hasn't even hit the typical prime years yet and he's already this good. Personally, I'm stoked that he's in the NL West. Absolutely.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) It's so important for our offense to get back to "holy s***, what a steal Rios was" instead of "holy s***, what a bad move Rios was". Really hope he keeps the momentum going from last night. Like you said, Quentin is swinging well enough to carry this offense if people get on in front of him. I can honestly say I have no faith in Rios. Had that feeling going into the season and just still do, he's obviously going to be better than this but overall, I expect him to have a below average year at the plate. And if he does indeed do that, he needs to stop letting it effect his fielding.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 03:09 PM) the Tulo deal is a good comp in that Braun doesn't even play a premium position. I wonder if we are looking at the next Travis Hafner here? And Tulo plays elite defense at that premium position.

Complete PR move(which I in no way condone btw) if I had to guess. They lost Sabathia(and yes I know he was only there for half a season), they're about to lose Fielder, they just wanted to lock one of these stars up for a while and they overpaid Braun to do so.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) So with dunn currently hitting like kotsay, this is basically the same crap offense we had last year Nah, cause we have TCQ instead of CQ right now. Big difference.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:00 PM) LOL. I saw he had the Rose picture up and I was wondering WTF was wrong with him? Ha, this is a good way to scare some people now I suppose.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) Pfft, despite being dead for over 8 years, the guy in my avatar is still probably healthier than yours. Well that made me laugh(in a sad way), well played. On that note, it's probably time to change my avy, maybe I'm a jinx to Peavy.

Waddle and Silvy and Carmen, Jurko and Harry are the only shows I can stomach. I haven't heard much of the Afternoon Saloon in a while but I really do love Waddle and Silvy.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 02:36 PM) Eh, it'd be cool either way. I'm sure under both circumstances, Val would've found a deep respect for wite. I figured you'd be a fan. I really didn't mean to do that but hey, it just shows that I'm still more powerful than you.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 01:32 PM) He was Doc Holliday, Iceman, AND Batman. The dude would have no problems wrecking my s*** if I crossed his path. Ain't no way I'm doing that. So I was trying to quote Milkmans original quote to you and I accidentally edited it, ha. So what you quoted isn't what he originally said, sorry about that.

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 01:24 PM) We need Omar to play 2B more than 3B. Beckham needs the rest more. It's time for Beckham to prove that he's not a bad baseball player.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 01:30 PM) Look, jerk. You already got on my bad side by not dropping the perfect plex on Val Kilmer. Let's not take this to the next level.

Start him now I hope?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 12:31 PM) Someone needs to tell Dan Hudson that baseball games start in the 1st inning, not the 2nd. 4 ERs today and 9 of his 13 given up have been in the 1st. He's the new Freddy Garcia apparently.

We have a good roster.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 11:44 PM) I didn't have a chance to watch the game, but CP3's line tonight was quite mediocre (for him) and regular-season like. Did the Lakers finally give him more attention on defense? They switched defenders on him(wasn't Fisher the whole game) and he basically just disappeared in the 4th quarter. Wasn't one of his better efforts, that's for sure.

Canada sucks.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 08:47 PM) You should know that I never liked Reed and I think he's terrible. I can honestly say that I don't remember that. Guess your Reed hatred never stuck with me.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 08:32 PM) Yeah. I can't remember a high upside hitter in the system like him. I like him better than Mitchell. Do we have to go as far back as Borchard for a talent like that? Maybe Sweeney I guess. I'd say Borchard. Sweeney had a gorgeous swing but I don't think his upside was ever seen as ridiculously high. QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 08:36 PM) I'll save Ace the trouble. Jeremy Reed. Even when Reed was raking he was never profiled as a high upside type guy. In those years he was most often compared to Mark Kotsay.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 09:30 PM) Wow. This would have been nice, I don't know, like all year long? I wonder if this is enough to rattle Vancouver? If only they could have broken through with that 1 extra goal in game 2 or 3 but I guess that's what will happen when you're the inferior team. I don't think this game alone will rattle Vancouver but if the Hawks can take game 5, some doubt might start to creep into their minds, going back to the UC, anything can happen in a game 7, yada yada yada.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 09:24 PM) I don't have a problem talking about the problems of this team, because there are problems with this team, even some I didn't envision it having. Fact of the matter is, the board is seemingly split pretty equally into "it's too early to worry about this stuff" and "this team is toast, sell it off and cancel the season." There is absolutely no middle ground whatsoever. So, if you want to talk about problems this team is having, that's absolutely fine, because I'll talk about the problems this team is having. But if you are going to even bring up the thought of this team selling parts off at this point in the year, I'm going to call you ridiculous or stupid or overreactive and then we're going to get even less done than we normally do on this site. I've been agreeing with you way too damn much lately. Well said once again.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 07:46 PM) Absolutely, he's so far away that slow progress is fine. I haven't seen a red flag from him yet. Obviously, he's striking out a ton, but as long as he shows gradual year-to-year improvement he's still one of the best prospects in the system. Last year he showed a big power surge and dropped the K rate a bit. This year he's still showing the power, the K rate is again a bit lower and the walk rate is higher. We're still a month or so away from being able to make a real judgment on his progress this year, but it's encouraging that he is improving in the areas he needs to. Edit: Bomb #2 on the night for Trayce. Love it. Hopefully his understanding of the game is starting to catch up with his raw talent, that'd be a huge boost to this system, no doubt.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 07:54 PM) People keep asking who's out there? If you want Ozzie and KW gone who do you replace them with? The answer is I have no f***ing clue. I didn't know who I wanted when we were trying to replace Manuel back in '03. Certainly not Ozzie. And anybody who says they wanted Ozzie outside of knowing he once played SS for the White Sox is lying. Nobody knew who the hell KW was outside of that he once played for the Sox. That's it. I want a Theo Epstein, Andrew Friedman, Alex ASFSADFSGA type. A younger, not so stubborn GM, who realizes how critical long-term success is. Not just emptying out your eggs into one basket every year. A GM that's more innovative. Not so old-school. That realizes the importance of advanced statistical analysis. The game is changing, evolving every year. For a manager, I want one that realizes the times were in. The league were in. One who's not stubborn to a fault and gets the most out of his personal. Realizes his players' strength and weaknesses. I don't want entertainment. Ozzie's swearing and soundbites were cool back in '06. It's old now. Ya, this is one of your better posts since you went through puberty(or whatever the hell happened to you this winter), well done. Like I said, I'm giving these two this year but if we fail(and I don't think we will) it's most certainly time to make a change.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 02:33 PM) At the time, I was very happy to see the Cardinals take it. I regret it everyday. That freakin team lost me 20 bucks to my roommate at the time. The bet? He got the Cardinals, I got the rest of the field in the f***in playoffs that year. Really?