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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 05:15 PM) He is hitting .224 and looks totally lost at the plate, im not incredibly concerned about it Wouldn't say "Concerned" as much as "Curious". Punishment, or time off to work on something, or actually hurting?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan Encarnacion scratched from Jays lineup. That just made this game a lot more winnable.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 04:26 PM) LOL cant wait for the sunday lineup b****ing Not attempting to b****, just noting...this would be Beckham's 2nd day in a row not in the starting lineup.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 01:42 PM) X-Rays negative, no break, just a bruise. Then again, it isn't like he was going to play again for like a week anyway. He still ought to be put on the DL with Lopez up. He's literally unusable for the next several days. If anyone gets hurt, that's a legit problem.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 01:58 PM) If we made it... Remember Cleveland was one game behind us and charging hard. Plus no wild card as a back up. Pennant chase would have been ridiculous to watch too. And 38 HR, 1.217 OPS for Frank Thomas when it ended, he was on pace for 50+.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 01:17 PM) It would have been nice if there was an Wild Card back then. Or playoffs in 1994.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 11:03 AM) Some of you guys must define a good prospect solely on where they were drafted, not on their performance. Sox need hitters. Dan Black at W-S has emerged as a genuine hitting prospect, but since he was drafted in the 14th round you guys don't look at him. Besides his emperical stats, which should be obvious, he has improved every year -- significantly-- as he moves up the ladder. Anyone who hits for both average and power should get some attention. There's one more ingredient you're missing...age, which correlates directly to physical development. Dan Black's birthday is 07/2/1987, which makes him a 25 year old in high A ball, and would put him on track to reach the big leagues at 27-28 if he spends a full year in AA and AAA. He ought to be better than the A ball leagues, because he's 2-3 years older than where guys at that level should be. That doesn't mean he's guaranteed to fail, it just means you have to be skeptical about the numbers if your goal is to project somehow "what will this person do once they reach the major leagues".

QUOTE (tonyho7476 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 10:37 AM) No pictures? You stink at this job. He's won the last 2 games in Torotno nonetheless. He's done all right.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 10:30 AM) Probably. The players union now has Donald Fehr as their head, and his history shows that he doesn't mess around. Expecting a loss of games?

Getting close to the official "I told you so's" on this one. Corzine winding up starting a hedge fund would really be a beautiful denouement to this case. Really sums up what the current financial system is all about.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 09:38 AM) Anyone have any reports on Marcus Semien's defense at short? My Googling didn't turn up much, just wondering if anyone heard anything. Keegan Linza sporting a better than 10:1 K:BB ratio for GF. He's walked only 4 guys in 59.1 IP, for a 0.6 BB/9. But he does get hit a bit. You almost wonder if a guy like that should throw slightly LESS strikes, try to fool some guys. I think that's one thing a guy tends to learn more as he moves towards upper levels. At lower levels you can get guys out by just throwing decent stuff in the zone; the closer you get to the bigs the more you have to learn to work on the edges. It wouldn't surprise me at all if that's part of Molina's troubles right now.

So is this sport going to lock itself out again?

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 10:10 PM) It's often hard to tell on the internet. We do have green text for ones like that...where it would panic the reader if it weren't sarcastic...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 08:51 AM) It is amazing, because really it isn't rocket science. Of course, then we still have to figure out what the bleep that was in May when they tried to turn him into a closer for a week for some ungodly reason...but whatever.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 08:56 AM) Interesting counterpoint to what we see in Chicago with Cooper... Apparently the Orioles do NOT want their pitchers throwing a cutter, and have forbade Dylan Bundy from throwing it. http://www.masnsports.com/steve_melewski/2...the-cutter.html I believe we've heard Hawk have a similar discussion this year. I think they specifically referred to that regarding Humber...that he was trying to throw an ineffective cutter and Cooper got him to drop it and focus on the slider. Gavin Floyd is an interesting case, because he may well be one of those guys who gets away from the curveball or even loses control of the curveball at times when he's really using the cutter.

QUOTE (Dizzy Sox @ Aug 16, 2012 -> 01:39 AM) The Sox system sure looks to be in better shape now than it did a year ago (though it's hard to complain with all the rookies who have contributed this year). It would sure be nice if we could add/develop a little more depth, especially in the infield and behind the plate. We've always been able to do the "pull a bullpen pitcher out of the hat" move even if he didn't wind up sticking with us (think guys like Richard, Harrell who are now back of the rotation starters after we cast them aside, etc.) The difference now is that there is actually a much more level playing field in the draft and international signing arena. As soon as the playing field was leveled, we suddenly saw the Sox much more active in those areas. That can't be a coincidence.

QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 11:22 PM) Viciedo heating up is a good thing. That was an oppo bomb he hit. It's also great to see a young power hitter who's not pull happy. Very refreshing. Viciedo is really driving the outside pitch well right now...but I still am not seeing him effectively turn on and rip the inside pitch. Most of the times I've seen that, he's popped it up foul the other way. If he can get his timing back to covering that pitch and hitting it hard to the left side, then he'll resume destroying the ball. What I do like to see is him adjusting as pitchers adjust to him.

QUOTE (BFirebird @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 09:36 PM) After watching those 2 innings, why has Septimo even been here this long? Veal looked very capable against any lefty. That curveball he has to lefties is untouchable when he throws it like that. Septimo is out f options and I think Veals been on the DL

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) Atta boy, Veal. Septimo should probably start packing his bags. They're not going to let a guy with Septimos fastball walk.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 09:10 PM) Well, I NetFlix-ed the Sherlock Holmes sequel. I thought it was pretty good. It wasn't quite as smart as the first one, and the scene in the woods where they accidentally fell into the Matrix was unnecessary.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 09:00 PM) It is so beyond funny anymore. It is actually really sad and pathetic that this clown holds such a position in our government. Well, there's an old saying in Texas, don't know about Tennessee but I know it's in Texas that goes fool me once, shame on, shame on you... ... .... fool you can't get fooled again.

I think that makes 8 for his last 25 with 2 HR for Viciedo

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 08:06 PM) I support the shooter. Dearly hopin this is sarcasm.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Aug 15, 2012 -> 08:43 PM) Hopefully ODawg is ok. If not you have to think Lopez gets the call. At the very least that's a deep contusion, there's no reason not to Dl him if he can't play for a week.

Someone get him a ticket to Toronto.