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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:18 PM) This thread is full of win. Winning Ale? (The beer sponsored by Charlie Sheen)

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:13 PM) Meaningless homer by paulie Improves his July #'s.

Marion Barber to the Bears

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:07 PM) I think not... Yeah. They only have had the best ERA in the league for 3 months.

Okoye is officially a Bear.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 09:03 PM) Another 2 run double. That's 4 runs allowed by Ubaldo now. It can't be easy to focus if you know you're about to be traded.

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QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:56 PM) And the other half is a superior baseball team Much like our pitching staff.

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:50 PM) They could have gotten Granderson for Danks had they made the deal during the hot stove. That doesn't solve the Sox's problems, it fixes CF with 2 guys but adds a ton more salary.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:46 PM) Wonder how desperate the Yankees will be to add Floyd or Danks? They've got CC, but out of Hughes/Burnett/Nova/Colon/Garcia...who do you go with for Games 2-3 in a playoff series? The Braves, Red Sox, and the Yankees are the only ones who really haven't stepped up and made a deal to try to win it this year.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:40 PM) Boston isn't a bad hitting team, I wouldn't count him as dead yet. What is more concerning to me is JFP's in ability to get past 70 pitches. You know how it tends to take guys who come back from the Tommy John at least 1.5 years to get their full stuff back? It's been 1 year and 2 months since Peavy snapped his arm apart. His conditioning isn't there, and not only does that impact his innings load, it probably hurts his slider.

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:39 PM) Sure would be nice to have an ownership which doesn't constantly rely on catching lightening in a bottle with half of its roster. Hell, even the Red Sox rely on catching lightning in a bottle with half their roster. That was their entire 2010 plan. Or the in and out every year Yankee pitching staff.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:38 PM) He's just not an ace. A respectable 3rd or possibly 4th starter (depending on the team), sure. If his arm were conditioned for 200 innings, I bet he could easily be an "ace". That curveball is better than Floyds.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:36 PM) Every MLB GM knows he can hit. It's the lack of a position that mitigates his eventual value...since he couldn't stick at 3B. He would have to be #20-40 as a prospect now, were he eligible. With the improved BB rate this year, top 20. He's one of the better bats in the minors anywhere not named, you know, Harper.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:36 PM) Humber has a lower ERA than Felix. Humber's mediocre peripherals and absurdly low BABIP were bound to bring him back to earth. I'm not hating on the guy. s***, we'd be 10 games out if not for his first-half. But I never thought he was the real deal. His stuff is completely legit. He just can't hold it long. It's the 29 year old who threw max 140 innings a year problem.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:31 PM) so the indians get jimenez and possibly going to get ludwick too, tigers get fister , twins about to possibly get storen..nice Well, taking away Span from the Twins and Ludwick from the Braves, both of those I'd consider things that help up. Storen to the Twins just means we can sign nathan this offseason.

QUOTE (Real @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:33 PM) Is Viciedo even a top 50 prospect? He would be if he qualified. He'd probably be top 20 if he qualified next year. Too much service time already for anyone's list.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:31 PM) And Addison Reed. The fact that the 2nd name you mention is a reliever does say a lot.

McClure from the Tribune tweeted that the Bears have signed Okoye

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:18 PM) Damn predictability of a Humber implosion. Well, with the Red Sox at 18-6 this month, you're just not going to sweep them, especially not with Lester on the mound. We just have to take out Andrew Miller tomorrow. Game's still not over yet, though. Anything over 3, forget it. Well, it is an inning early.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 06:49 PM) AJ can bunt...oh where did he come from? He's the best base runner as far as brains. It still doesn't remove the this is and always will be a fundamentally inept organization under the current GM. They also scouted those guys before the came here. Decisions to acquire people should be made based on whether or not they can bunt?

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:13 PM) Damnit Alexei. That was an impressive "Ole".

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:12 PM) Ubaldo is now starting for Colorado tonight. Hawk said he's been pulled.

QUOTE (FlySox87 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:12 PM) Don't you think this is a little ridiculous? Even Mark Buehrle, a notorious innings eater, hasn't gone 230 innings since 2005. Verlander's only done it once, as well. 200 is a better standard. I da manager. 230 innings. Or else.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 08:06 PM) Other than the small dip in velocity (he's still hittin' 94 consistently), there's nothing not to like about Ubaldo. He immediately becomes the second best pitcher in the central. The White Sox are waiving the white flag due to This trade if they don't do anything. They don't have to trade Q to wave it.