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QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:52 PM) F off Alexei.. 3 DPs in 2 days.. What is the point of Eaton getting on base if you are going to ground into a DP every time Batting Ramirez 2nd is retarded in the first place.

jesus, rocket after rocket.

How much do the Sox pay the BP pitcher? 80k a year? Just fire him and let Danks do it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:33 PM) It is a part of the same contract strategy. The Sox like to lock up young pitching before it hits the market. I remember them trying to lock him down years before he signed the 5/65 deal. Sometimes it works really well, sometimes it doesn't. If Danks doesn't have the surgery, I think this contract is a bargain too. For sure, post surgery he's not the same guy, oh well, is what it is. I just wish the silly wishcasting about how he's magically going to go back to being that solid 3rd starter he was pre-injury can finally be put to bed. In like 200 post surgery innings nothing stands out except "5th starter stuff and results".

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) Makes me sad thinking of how players like Hammel wait until after getting traded to s*** the bed but our schmucks unload their logs all over the linen right at the worst possible time Dunn did alright this week.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 02:27 PM) Danks is a 5th starter at this point. I am sick of the defenders. Agree, he's a 5th starter getting paid like a 3. Kinda stinks he didn't get moved today.

good decision by Ventura to start Kong today, rare time when small sample size matters. now 9-12 career against Smyly.

LOL, where is that guy that was saying Danks is a solid 3rd starter? Regression, thy name is John Danks. One of the worst starters in baseball this year.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) Maybe the answer isn't to trade Beckham, maybe it's to platoon him with Gillaspie at 3B. That wouldn't be a bad plan if Gordon wasn't set for a big raise.

Paulie hit the ball hard Stone? Didn't know you smoked weed that early in the day Stone Poney.

Some nice BABIP luck this inning. I will take it. Flowers is a strange bird. Two weeks ago he would have struck out on that pitch.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 10:12 PM) Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 16m Beckham: "I played so bad unfortunately I don’t know how much of a chance the White Sox have to trade me." he's toast. His mental game is gone at the plate and why should he have confidence his swing is all jacked up and he knows it. His OBP is now .268. That's brutal, it's 21 points lower than Flowers' ffs. Sox should just waive him and let Semian play the rest of the way.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 10:07 PM) I do expect some positive regression for Abreu, so the Davenport looks good. A meager finishing line of 310/380/645, 48 HR 2 3B 40 2B 136 RBI is all I expect. If he finishes with an isoD of .70 I will be thrilled. It's kinda shocking how few non IBB walks he has. Still, minor quibble on an otherwise spotless first season.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 09:57 PM) He only has 10 SB... .299, 24 HR, 76 RBI, .388 OBP, .582 SLG, .970 OPS (102 G) .299, 31 HR, 83 RBI, .348 OBP, .628 SLG, .976 OPS (93 G) People are acting like this is no contest.. Those numbers are very close. Yea but he's still 5 runs better than Jose, those count: http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playe...amp;position=OF It's also positional adjustment LF/CF is harder than 1B, if you don't agree with the fWAR positional adjustments that's fine and the point is certainly debatable -- but Trout is a better hitter (barely, granted) than Jose and on the other facets of the game -- defense and baserunning, Trout smokes him. I def don't think MVP is a pure WAR wankfest but Jose would have to do something truely amazing like hit 400/500/750 during September with the Sox winning 24 of 29 to make the playoffs in order to leapfrog Trout, who simply is the better all around player.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 06:52 PM) Trout is also an incredible defensive outfielder. And an incredible baserunner. If he somehow gets robbed of the MVP again it will be a joke. No offense to Jose, who is one of the top 15 players in MLB, but Trout is inner circle HOF level, talking on pace to be one of the 15 best of all time, not just in MLB in 2014.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 09:36 PM) I have to say, I didn't see the game, but kudos to Noesi to pitch six innings after giving up 6 runs in the first inning. Especially given how the defense let him down in the 1st. Ramirez had a fairly routine ball go under his glove that probably would have been a double play. Instead it opened the floodgates, much like Miggy's error last night.

Good job from Hector to battle. If Ramirez catches that ball it's a much closer game. Oh well.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 07:51 PM) Abreu's hustle is impressive. Amazing how much better he's running compared to a few months ago. He looks great I've noticed it too. He looks downright frisky out there at times.

you've got to be bleeping me. Come on Ramirez.

Mario: "we expect to play baseball tonight but for now the tarp is on the field". Sounds like might be a half hour or so until they take it off and what, another half hour after that until game starts?

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 06:06 PM) I'm glad that this is a team that I still look forward to watching at the end of July. No doubt, just imagine when Avi comes back in a few weeks!

thanks everyone for the info I am enjoying following Rodon quite a bit.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 05:05 PM) If John Danks gets traded does Jordan automatically get included in the deal? Yes but only if they are never on the same 25 man roster.

I'm excited to see if Hector can continue to show some good things against a much better lineup than the Twinks, er, Twins.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 30, 2014 -> 04:02 PM) Crap, I just realized Abreu can opt into arbitration and out of his guaranteed salary after three years... Don't worry about it because if that happens it means he's one of the best players in MLB.