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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 03:35 PM) So you think the Sox can get Greinke by giving up a guy with too many holes in his swing who at best develops into a 5-6-7 hitter and is not worth the wait. You're a piece of work Marty. And of course, that doesn't mention the fact that the Brewers corner OF's are Hart and Braun. And they at least just signed Aramis at 3b. With that Aoki guy stuck in there also. And Matt Gamel as the long term guy they need to develop at 1b. So Viciedo would be an ideal fit at SS for them.

Maybe the problem is that the Sox hitters decided to try to help Jake's donation grow larger.

Would really prefer Omogrosso to get his chance here, don't care that it starts with ARodl

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 03:07 PM) That's the gamble with Greinke. He's the guy I think they would have an opportunity to sign if they traded for him and had a deep playoff run. I don't see Peavy being brought back under virtually any circumstance. Greinke is a guy I really don't want to spend big time money on. Between the emotional issues and that somewhat inconsistency in his career...I sorta think of him as a right handed John Danks right nwo. Stuff that could be better, but the last couple years has given an ERA pretty darn close to 4. Will win some games, but isn't the guy who won the cy young a couple years ago.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 03:03 PM) It's a good, deceptive pitch. That's the only way to explain it Viciedo was geared up expecting a fastball, got a pitch that looked like a fastball down the middle, and was out in front on both of them.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 03:03 PM) His stuff has been awesome today and his command has been even better. The strike zone has helped some, but he has taken full advantage of it and that curve that snaps off of the outside corner to the righties, like what Alexei just struck out on, has been absolutely dynamite.

I know no one will like hearing it, but this has been one heckuva pitching job by Kuroda. No one has made solid contact against him.

Viciedo just couldn't time that offspseed pitch there, was out on front on 2 in a row.

A nice swing and a hit! a fine hit!

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 02:53 PM) 3.) If that was part of the price of getting a top-of-the-rotion starter, why not? If the top of the rotation starter was under team control for a while, ok...but the 2 guys who might be on the market are FA's after this year, and that'd be a killer.

That one didn't go foul.

Congratulations Youk!

That ought to get Peavy a warning.

Seariously, D-bleeping-Wise?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 02:21 PM) Indeed, very cool. Also it's cool that our hitters are doing their best to help with the strikeout totals If each game had about 10 strikeouts, that's a $15k donation.

Wow, Jake giving away $100 per strikeout around the league today. That's kinda cool actually.

Man that ball was kilt.

Ok, that was one crazy, stumbling filled double play.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 02:01 PM) Kuroda has great location so far, and Sox just aren't a good match-up for him. That happens sometimes, just like how Yankees aren't a good match-up for Peavy. Hard to get greedy after winning the first two with Axelrod and Quintana on the mound. That big outside corner has helped him quite a bit too.

We're working the count pretty well but can't hit anything hard today.

If the Bulls were intent on signign a big 2014 free agent, Deng should have been gone before the draft. Instead, now they're talking about him being ready to go for training camp and they are talking about signing guys to fill the time Rose is out.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 01:40 PM) None of you even know what your arguing about anymore. Just responding to the silly reasons like "It's an impingement on freedom" and "The finger thing means the taxes!" for why it's so evil that poor people get to go to the doctor.

Thankfully, that's something Youk will learn. He's never had to play at Yankee Stadium before, right?

QUOTE (southsidepride15 @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) He has been Peavys personal catcher for much of tne year thus far though... Really good stop in that at bat too.