Princess Dye

If no one wants EJax then it's great we dumped Teahen for a prospect. If they do want EJax but they all want to add to our future payroll, then I guess that'd be disappointing. But not tons -- since I still haven't heard what the great haul is we're supposed to get for Edwin. STL seems to want tons for Rasmus.

What it boils down to - this can be analyzed in a longer term or shorter term fashion. You can call this s***ty GMing if you look at it over a multiyear period, with Hudson involved. But when you look at what we need to get better right now, then it's fine...because we need to spend to get better (sadly) and I'd rather lose Teahen than most of the other '12 salaries.

We gain nothing from stewing on how KW's teahan extension was a failure. I'm fine with evaluating a GMs moves from this moment forward, because frankly that's what affects us. Anything else only matters if there's a realistic possibility of him being fired, at which point his past history of moves would be relevant

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 11:16 PM) So let me get this straight. If this is true... KW effectively traded Josh Fields, Chris Getz, and Daniel Hudson for relief pitcher Jason Frasor, cash, and a prospect. Color me skeptical. We have a close equivalent to all this with Swisher trade and re-trade that happened. The part that makes it all possible is how badly JR might want money freed up for now and '12

So this would be a win-now salary dump. Huhmm.

If a deal isn't finalized until the game starts, I have no reason to be shocked that Teahan would play. It's a game where you badly need a bat instead of Morel. And it's a game where you badly want a W. To me, it can still be real. It's still real to me dammit.

Pierre on that play illustrated why he's somehow clung onto being a 2 WAR player during the last several years(not including this one)

Maybe someone wanted Lilli as a throw in?

I really don't care that much. Keep Walker. Fire Walker. You need to upgrade the offensive talent here. These guys up and down the lineup are simply not OBP guys historically, except Konerko, Dunn and maybe CQ. It's a huge problem that the FO just didn't seem to care about when putting the team together. Now we'll blame that reality on Walker to give ourselves comfort.

FIRE WALKER WITH ME Hitting coaches don't impact a team nearly as much as we'd like them to. You can hit or you can't. Little tweaks here and there aren't going to make a difference in this game of endless peaks & valleys. Roster upgrades would. Unless like Rudy Jaramillo you have a bag full of steroids to offer

Be you ever so shallow, Omar can hit it shallower

Wait that'd require speed

This is some game. Pierre walkoff (inside the park) coming up.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:38 PM) Be a hero Teahen! He already is. He already is.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:03 PM) Maybe one hit with RISP tonight would be nice. That one. And it was

Need that third strike..we've been here once before.........

Poppin into AJ's mitt just like vintage Thornton

Nice Crain. Pen has been walking that tightrope. But successfully.

I'm not anti-AJ, but it's beyond me how anyone here would automatically assume any fight involving him didn't start with him.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Jun 22, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) AJ and Peavy at odds. Cmon, I shove people down a staircase all the time. Aint no thing

Phew Phew Phew

4 runs off a bad pitcher, over 100 pitches. The way things have been lately, we'll take it.

The Lilli legend continues. One way or another.

Hah! Rahm on WCIU

The board rips Guillen for underusing Lillibridge 90 at bats ago, the board nearly universal in its hate for Lillibridge