Balta1701

Well, Javy Jelped out the bullpen a lot with that inning.

Could use a bailout here Q.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 06:24 PM) I missed all the pre-game stuff today. I saw that Uribe is started at short this evening. Safe to assume he's being showcased? Either that or it's been an awful long time since Cabrera had a day off, and if Uribe is on the shopping block, then we may as well rest the OC for a day or two while we still have a solid defensive SS behind him.

I think the A's are approaching the "Swing early because if you don't you're screwed" mode.

7 k's in his first 9 batters. What's Javy's career single game high?

Some fantasy baseball people are just going to love Javy tonight.

QUOTE (JFields27 @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 04:26 PM) that would be accurate I believe .. I havent been paying much attention but I believe he just threw one to Crede to pop him up Anyone know if that's what he usually throws? For a guy to come in as a starting pitcher and put up a 2.13 ERA with that kind of velocity he must have some ridiculous movement on everything and on his offspeed stuff.

Is Gameday right and Duchshererererer's fastball is only coming in at 85-86?

OK Jim, let's make them feel like they've got a mile to go to catch up.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 05:18 PM) TAKE THAT BALTA!!!!! I'm calling him Matt from now on.

I think Javy's a bit pissed at something.

Vazquez seems to just come out and destroy Ellis.

Matt Wise is leading off? Ugh.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 04:47 PM) Although, I'd prefer him over Contreras. Looking at his 4.74 ERA and 1.48 WHIP this season, I wouldn't. At least with Jose I get the feeling I'm going to see a 50/50 mix of really good games and then moderate to poor games.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 04:36 PM) Toronto would want Ramirez probably. Frankly I don't care what they'd want, I don't have any desire to replace any of our starters with AJ Burnett.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 01:51 PM) Burnett's contract is a f***ing albatross. No thanks. Burnett's contract has an opt-out clause this offseason, so it's a 2 month albatross rental. Although, I don't know if the 6 man starting rotation would go over that well.

Folks, just as a reminder...this is still called the "GOP only" thread.

The BLM has responded to the combination of public anger and ridicule by lifting their 2 year ban on new solar project construction. This is not the end of the problem however, as there's still a large backlog of projects waiting for BLM approval that simply need more time and people to approve them.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 02:41 PM) It is ridiculous how long Britain and Canada make you wait for treatment. Yet, all the politicians don't have to go through the same system as everyone else. It's equally ridiculous that people continue to make this argument when 15% of this country is fully uninsured and has to wait essentially infinite time to get treatment, another 10-15% is underinsured and often has enormous wait times while they try to afford things, and the treatments for which we're so good at getting people fast service are often the ones provided by Medicare, because service providers know they'll get paid for the treatment.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 03:33 PM) I"m convinced that this phrase is bad luck. There were a few games in June where I think I missed it. I was right on early in the year getting it up for his first few starts.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 03:10 PM) Well, technically, we really didn't beat either Lee or Sabathia. At worst our pitchers and offense held them to a draw and our bullpen beat theirs or had a draw with it.

You can now add a plague of locusts to the list of things that have plagued the Beijing olympics.

Give em Jell, Havy.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 01:19 PM) It shocks me how great most Sox fans think of Thigpen because of that record. When putting together the "All-Time Sox bullpens," I always see his name mentioned over Keith Foulke. In another year or two, neither Thigpen nor Foulke nor Howry nor Hernandez will be mentioned in the closer role in that discussion.

QUOTE (Linnwood @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 07:37 AM) What is the backstory on the whole Anderson/Communist thing? It was basically the only logical way we could explain how Ozzie kept losing games in 06 by sticking Mack in CF. Anderson had to be a Red.