Balta1701

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 08:13 PM) You mentioned K's and power actually. But ya K's was one of them as well, though his walk rate has been pretty good to as opposed to Danks. (not to mention the lack of power from him) D2...it's virtually impossible for him to succeed if he can't cut his k rate by 25-40%. Flowers can pull it off with his current K rate, but he needs to homer like Mark Reynolds/Adam Dunn/Ryan Howard otherwise he'll be useless. He needs to hit 40+ HR to be a useful player, because he's going to K 200+ times in the big leagues. D2 doesn't have the power to pull off decent numbers if he's striking out 150+ times a year; he'd be a weaker version of BJ Upton/Grady Sizemore/Curtis Granderson. Those guys succeed with 150ish K's a year, but they're not turning into the kind of MVP's that they could be, and D2 currently doesn't have their kind of power.

Jenks also had to deal with the umpiring, which played right into that leadoff walk.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 08:06 PM) His 5th in 6 games. Not that he had to cause he was already doing well in the power department prior, but I think he listened to Balta and took it to heart. Huh? I'm the one worried he needs to cut down on the K's, like the rest of the org.

D2: 2/2 with a 2b.

Soxnet.net game wrapup.

Well done Kiddo.

Oh please don't try that move Santos...I have never seen that move work since Jack McDowell.

NICE save AJ.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:18 PM) Here comes Santos. Only problem is it will bring up Fontenot. Probably should have brought Santos in to face Theriot. Really, Tracy? I guess he didn't want the win.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 05:39 PM) You still don't just walk into 116 wins. No, you use a lot of needles and one Ichiro.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:19 PM) Wow, i'm impressed that Ozzie gave Mark the hook. I wonder if Mark actually said he was done.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:18 PM) Here comes Santos. Only problem is it will bring up Fontenot. Probably should have brought Santos in to face Theriot. I think it will be pouring before the end of this at bat.

Knowing Ozzie, he comes out, Mark says he can get 1 more hitter, Mark stays in.

I think Colvin was very close to out there.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:16 PM) Jeez, all Colvin does is hit. Wasn't Lou's argument that he can't hit LH pitching?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:15 PM) Rain. This game's going to get delayed.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:14 PM) Silva still pitched a very good game from all accounts. I know our offense isn't exactly great, but I still thought he could score about 4-6 runs off him. Also GREAT outing by Buehrle today. You could see what intelligent hitters would do against him when PK14 was up. Paulie made him work and got pitches up that he took up the middle/the other way, rather than trying to pull the low and away stuff.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:12 PM) I'd get Thornton and Santos ready in the bullpen. I'd actually put Putz as my number 1 option. Even if people get on, Theriot is the 4th guy up this inning and he hit RH. There's really no reason to get Thornton warmed up today.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 06:11 PM) Putz! Assuming that we do get to the 8th inning, yes, Putz is the correct answer against this RH batter loaded lineup. Make the Cubs shuffle stuff around at least.

What a terrible swing/pitch to swing at by Q.

LOL at AJ checking to see if Hermy is ok.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 05:30 PM) How's the weather in Chicago? Getting really bad in the suburbs.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 12, 2010 -> 05:29 PM) I think AJ's was an accident. Rios, I'm not so sure. No way you drill AJ with 2 men on, even with Beckham hitting behind him.

Ok, now I am going to wonder if that was a deliberate plunking. 2 outs, nobody on

Mercy, that's a strike?