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He does seem like he could use a day off.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:51 PM) In Communist China, "no" chooses you

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:53 PM) I know Iverson won the MVP (should've been Shaq). But I never thought he was a top 5 player. He was one of the more inefficient "superstars" ever. I mean Bill Russell type inefficiency. But you know what? He dragged that team single-handedly to the finals. He didn't have a great challenging team in the East, true, but Hell, the #2 guy on that team in minutes was Aaron McKie. Theo Ratliff and Dikembe Mutumbo were the only other guys in double digits in scoring, and they played 76 games between the 2 of them. This looks like a bloody 8th place finishing roster.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:20 PM) It couldn't hurt to bring somebody else in. What do they owe Zach Stewart? Nothing. Doyle, Axelrod, Bruney...take your pick. Bring somebody up. If they suck, try somebody else. The only reason to keep stewart up is that they think he is doing a better job than those guys would. In fact, it's not unreasonable to think he could really benefit from being a AAA level starter anyway.

I'm pretty sure I heard the old one yesterday.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:10 PM) Care to elaborate? What did he do to his wife? Link

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:06 PM) Quintana reminds me very much of a young Buehrle. Flat, slow fastball that he isn't afraid to attack with. Offspeed stuff is present but not great. Mark Buehrle's offspeed stuff these days is spectacular, when you count how well he controls it.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:03 PM) no argument but location and movement are major pluses for a 89-91 MPH fastball don't ytou agree? Yeah, but that absolutely means if he has a start where he doesn't have pinpoint control he's going to give up an 8 spot in the first 2 innings.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:01 PM) Yes, but I thought Danks was getting two rehabs. Floyd was better but I don't know what Humber's issues are. Strange you go from perfect game pitcher to this so quickly Neither Humber nor Floyd have had good control of their fastball and they're both getting shelled when they pitch from the stretch. That might well be a pitch-tipping from the stretch issue.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:00 PM) And neither are hugely overstated posts like that one. Disliking Stewart and wanting him off the team is so wholly different than "the sky is falling fire everything." And I jumped on people who didn't just want him off the team but would rather have an open spot on the 40 man and DFA him, which is silly.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 05:00 PM) You know it. It's all about what have ytou done right today, or even this at bat or that pitch. Stewart IMO just doesn't have that overpowering stuff and when not sharp gives it up Quintana doesn't have anything near overpowering stuff either, so if he has a couple bad outings, he'll be just as much of an enemy quite quickly.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:58 PM) Not for a week or so is my guess. Maybe he takes over for Humber? Danks gets a rehab start first right? If Q has another good start and Humber/Floyd have bad ones first then they might have little choice but to stick one of them in the pen for a couple weeks.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:57 PM) Because that's what I was saying...Stewart just gave up a 2-run homer and I said the lead could be 8 or 9-6 (which it would be if not for that homerun). I was completely giving Jones a pass for today because he's gonna have rocky outtings from time to time. It's funny how people are so quick to jump on innocent posts...there are posters who are overly critical of the team, but there are also posters who just who just can't wait to call out others, which is just about as annoying. I haven't had to jump on anyone for a few weeks...because the team was winning, so the "Sky is falling fire everything" posts aren't cool.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:57 PM) I have a hard time believing they'll take Q out right now. If they keep pushing him, I don't think it'll be all that long before he has a couple bad games and everyone turns on him and wants him DFA'd. He's almost literally gone straight from A ball to the bigs and had a couple decent outings.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:56 PM) How many ABs against each? Sounds like we're just using him out of place then. That's a pretty huge difference. 49 PA's against lefties, 34 against righties coming in to today.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:51 PM) It's funny. Ohman's WHIP is .513 OPS against lefties, .917 against Righties

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:50 PM) It's so awesome seeing Rios' average near .300. This is exactly why I was so happy when we traded for him. He's finally figuring it out. We didn't trade for him. He was a waiver claim.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) ADA getting much better going back on balls Haven't people mostly complained about him playing too deep?

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:47 PM) Man I wish we had some guys in the pen who could hold the deficit for a few innings. Could be 8 or 9-6 right now. Same deal as Friday. A 4-3 games turns into 8-3 in a blink of an eye. DFA Nate Jones, he's hot garbage.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:46 PM) I've given up on it. You and I don't see eye to eye on everything, but the old "disregard talent, only care about MLB production out of position at age 25" thing is getting old. If things were as clear in real life as they on baseball-reference, you'd all be getting paid to make roster moves GMAFB. Who is going to take the 3 roster spots on the 40 man that for some reason you need clear by releasing the guy?

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) Because instead of looking.at his age some of us are looking at his performance at AA and above and seeing that his stats mirror his stuff: utter mediocrity. And really, it is pathetic. It makes game threads a joke.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:44 PM) He is 100% garbage. And no one in baseball history has ever improved on their first 2 months performance in the big leagues. After jumping 2 levels.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:43 PM) Fine, then send him back to AA. I don't care, just get his ass off the Major league roster. That is fine. Starting in AAA would have been a reasonable option for him anyway this year. Just act like you know a bit about what you're talking about with the angry frustrated hate this first place team posts, people. Come on. DFA-ing a 25 year old starter with options remaining in his first big league year when your 40 man roster is at 37 is just ludicrous.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:41 PM) Yeah I guess I'd be okay with Humber in the pen. DFA Stewart, Humber to take his spot, Quintana to take Humber's. I still say you DL Floyd and find someone to take a few starts. What would Humber's stats be like without the perfect game? Man, he'd be close to 2.0 WHIP I bet. Seriously, how on Earth is this something people are repeating without being scoffed at?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:38 PM) I was saying DFA Stewart and pick between Humber/Floyd as starter. Why on Earth would you DFA a guy who has options left? A 25 year old starter who is in his first season above AA ball to boot?