Princess Dye

larussa is slime. dont particularly care for the diet he puts his players on.

This is the biggest myth. They're better than us. They have been most of these past years. It's a well constructed team. Not luck, not fundamentals necessarily.

instead of locking is it possible to just totally delete thread? not that it was a bad idea but it kind of hurts

everyone on their feet for the incipient Paulie GIDP...?

great poem

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 09:07 PM) Juan is a likeable player but 38 Ribbies are too few. it's a team determined stat. total RBI hard to get when the guys in front of you have mediocre or poor OBP

Seeing as how AL Central teams dont win championships, I'd rather not be built to specifically beat teams in the division. It's not even possible anyway. Each AL central team has its own identity and as you make changes, those teams will be shifting players around as well. Lets get a lot of hitting talent on the roster and then I'm all good, no specifics necessary. It'd be great to play to our park but if the Sox want to spend then lets build any kind of team we want as long as it's top notch. And by spend I mean look at current payroll and add significantly. Trade all your prospects and then you're basically painting yourself into a corner where you need to do it that way.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 7, 2010 -> 07:15 AM) You keep praising the Twins every day saying we have no chance. Why do you bother watching anymore? So it's better to be dishonest with yourself and think we have a huge chance of winning the central? If we win the division it's going to take a massively impressive strong run people talk about sweeping the twins like it'll be (1) easy (2) the only necessary step

What's CQ's problem at the plate. What was he doing differently in 08? (besides hitting the ball)

talk about anti-climax for a clev fan.

We have no situational lefty then. That isn't Sale's only role but right now he's basically that AND a setup guy, depending on how the game is playing out. This is the last ride with Bobby. For old times sake we ride it out and then next year he's probably in a different uniform.

So is this a tendon injury for Gordon then? What are possibilities besides bone, tendon...?

Credit where it's due liney had a nice plan of attack in that 1-2-3

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 08:07 AM) Has anyone else noticed that this acquisition has gotten little attention? I'm sure if he was going to Boston or NY the press would be going nuts. Nothing would make me happier than having him come in and totally clean-up and help get the Sox to the post season. Well he hasnt been acquired yet, lets see if later today it's the #1 story on SC

People can change. Was he awful with LAD?

lol Omar drumming along to that

Didnt KW pull this same thing around the time of acquiring Peavy? Mention walkups in your public quotes to milk the trade pressures for all it's worth financially.... "Whenever I've talked to (Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf), it's less about money even though we are stretched right now," Williams said, speaking in general terms. "We are stretched, and quite frankly we're looking at walkups every day to see exactly what we're going to have available to us. But he certainly hasn't given me any reason to think there are any restrictions right now on dollars."

Hawk is batting .140 on his "Nobodys gonna get that one"s

Alexei with the bat throw, woh

So...because of batting avg and total RBI, Hawk thinks Markakis is having a worse year this year than last? Completely wrong Hawk.

Kind of awkward though that on the day you honor a guy who did it cleanly, you invite in a guy who didn't. Yet I dont have nearly as big a problem with it as some here do. I just want to win.

If Sox claim Manny, Manny has no leverage in contract demands etc. Correct?

The Score thing about the cardinals sounded like more overheard speculation than a rumor Where would he play in their OF?

If I have to bank on one of two things happening: 1) bullpen returns to form somewhat 2) Kotsay/Andruw being better than their stats as our DH i would bet on #1. So we need Manny to be well rounded for this stretch run.

Could any NL teams stick him in LF? Phils? Too expensive for a PH, right?