Balta1701

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2012 -> 04:17 PM) The king of overreaction. That time of the thread. Now everyone gets to unload. It's fun!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2012 -> 04:15 PM) Who would pay $12 million (and has the room on their payroll) for a mid 30's relief pitcher who's clearly a one trick pony? At best, you can just dump most of his salary, but getting anything decent back in terms of a prospect? Forget it. Giavatello was something like 8/19 against us last year and he's continuing that trend this season. If I was a competitive team, Me.

Damnit Matty.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 13, 2012 -> 04:03 PM) He mght be a bit overwhelmed by big league ball and big leaguer pitching, etc. I would give him time too Viciedo struggling to start the year was literally the easiest thing you could predict coming into this year about this team.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:58 PM) He has three walks in 110 or so at bats and game after game is just flailing away. He needs to be sent down for a month or so and try again. So how do you know that he's not interested in learning how to hit, rather than struggling to adapt to the pitching as he has at every level? You clearly have some impressive insight into his mental state beyond what has been reported by anyone, to the point where you know that he's given up on trying to learn anything and can inform us all of this. I'd really love to know where you became such a trusted friend of his. Do you speak spanish?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:55 PM) Exactly. He has no interest in learning how to hit. He just flails at everything and big league pitchers will own him. How do you know him this personally? Where did you meet him at and how did you get to talking about his hitting philosophy so well?

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:54 PM) Viciedo seems to have no real clue as to which pitches he can actually hit hard...that's probably the thing that most makes me think he will never pan out. Took him really until last year before he started showing he could do that in AAA.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:52 PM) But its not guaranteed. Its one reason I don't understand the pitch until something blows theory. It's so hard to predict either what will send a guy to the DL though or even more what precautions might help. I think that Sale ought to get a scheduled extra start skipped per month just as an innings control, but he could still shred his elbow by June if you do that, or that could be the key, or that could be excessive caution, and there's no way to project.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:48 PM) But, if he is going good I bet Robin V leaves him in that extra inning. Just hope it isn't an inning too long After that inning I have no problem with him starting the 7th, that was dominant.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:47 PM) Wow, Butler made to look bad. Frenchy made to look even worse.

Wow, Butler made to look bad.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:45 PM) Sox are not going to win 1-0 today so they better scratch a few more runs. If Humber can get through this inning, I think the Bullpen can keep them off the board.

Charlotte. Scoreless inning for Crain already. Something odd in BHam. Quintana appears to have started, relieved by Molina in the middle of the first. Molina's given up a number of hits, but again, out of the pen? Kanny up early with Snodgrass on the mound. WS up early with Petricka on the mound.

Nice Phil.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:25 PM) Sox leaving way too many people on base today. Morel's looked much better the last two nights. After seeing his swings the last 2 days, i'm wondering how bad his back really was.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:23 PM) Dunn and Rios have them.TY. Fair to say there's fewer of them this year? (Guessing not something MLB wants to make a big deal of after Komen made fools of themselves earlier this year).

hmph, i'm noticing pink arm bands, but did MLB stop doing the "We'll auction off game used pink bats" for mothers day this year? I'm not seeing anyone using a pink bat and flipping channels to check.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:18 PM) 1.) Yeah I can't wait until somebody brings up Juan, Wise, Dye or Pods or Oz. 2.) Is Mr. Wise's picture still on the outfield wall or did the Sox have to take it down since they ridiculously let Buehrle walk? I hope Escobar contributes something to have his face planted on teh wall someday. Escobar would make a fine late-game defensive replacement to give the middle infield more rest.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:13 PM) Escobar's produced just about as much as me. And you've produced just about as much as Dewayne Wise. If Ozzie Guillen gave you playing time, Greg would love you.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:15 PM) When you work your muscles very aggressively, they can sure feel similar... I don't know every kind of soreness, but man, there's a huge difference between "overworked" and "something actually wrong" in me.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:11 PM) Sore and pain are about the same to me. The Sox examined him. The found it to be a muscular problem. PTACT, who is a trainer of some sort, (although he might not play fantasy baseball so he might not really know what he's talking about) said an MRI wouldn't show anything more than the exam the Sox gave him. It didn't. He wanted the MRI. They're clearly not.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:09 PM) No, cause Escobar has done nothing; Wise produced and still is in baseball, on the NY Yankees. Just as Juan Pierre is still in baseball. And Escobar's produced just about as much as Wise, you just don't like him because it's only great to overplay a backup player if it's Ozzie Guillen.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:07 PM) Hawk is the patron saint of sucky outfielders. Carlos Gomez would be leading off on his all suck team. Hawk didn't sign him for 2/$13.5.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) Of course I liked/loved Wise. He contributed and the fans inexplicably booed him. Escobar has done nothing yet and is insignificant not booed. So, if we gave Escobar a starting position right now, you'd like him?

Konerko, up with RISP, down the line, meh.