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QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:46 PM) The Tigers are the team to beat in the AL, we need to get that stright. At this point last year, I was still saying the Red Sox were the team to beat in the AL. I said that until they were beaten. The team having the best record is not "The team to beat", the defending champs are.

Det. puts up a 5 spot in the 2nd. 5-2.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:35 PM) Wow. What a lineup. I think I kinda like it. For once at least everything seems to make sense to me. Cintron is hitting .300 against this pitcher, ok plug him in. Buehrle wants Alomar, ok he's in. Thome's hurt, ok Gload. JP Howell melts down almost as well as Vazquez. Sean Casey gets his first RBI for the Tigers, 2-2 in the 2nd.

Ozuna, LF Iguchi, 2b Dye, RF Konerko, DH Crede, 3B Cintron, SS Alomar, C Gload, 1b Anderson, CF Buehrle, P DeJesus, CF Grudzielanek, 2B Teahen, 3B Sanders, RF Brown, LF Shealy, 1b German, DH Philips, C Berroa, SS Perez, P

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:25 PM) Having Fields lead off would be pretty freakin ugly imo. If he plays next season, I'd expect him to have an obp of about .330 with at least 180 k's. Josh will hit for some power right away if he gets up here, but I expect himt to have a rougher start than BA did, I really do. Aside from the strikeouts, that's really not that much worse than Podsednik. I see where you're coming from on the K's though.

2-0 Tampa in the 1st against Verlander.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:23 PM) You then go out and get a long man/sixth starter to take the spot of Mac, bring up Stewart, and sign a good defensive 4th outfielder.... If Ozzie actually plays Anderson every day like he should, this is seriously not a concern. Mack can spot you in CF a couple times a month if you really need it, and he's quite good on the corners. He just should not be a platoon CF.

Arthroscopic Surgery for Varitek

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) I think the best position to look for a new leadoff hitter is SS. Sure Uribe is fun to watch and all and during his streaks he can carry a team. But it would be nice to have his bat helping more often because this season most of it he has been a hole in our lineup and while still good his defensive hasnt been as good. OK, let's brainstorm then, what potential names are there playing SS right now who could be leadoff hitters for the right team? Eckstein - SS - under contract for 1 more year IIRC Renteria - Braves - huge contract with Boston paying 1/2 of it for the Braves, was terrible in the AL Cabrera - Angels - huge contract, good numbers, but the Halos are very reluctant to make trades Hanley Ramirez - Florida - no reason I can think of why they'd give him up Izturis - Cubs - very low OBP Anyone got any others?

QUOTE(ChiSoxLifer @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:07 PM) I think it's a decent idea as the Indians use Grady Sizemore as a leadoff hitter and he's not the protypical leadoff man. However, do you want to put that much pressure on a rookie on a contending team? If it came down to Podsednik and Fields as my 2 leadoff options next season, I don't think I'd mind seeing Fields there. I think I would mind seeing Sweeney there right now, as Fields' numbers fit that spot a little better, if his numbers translate. Fields also has quite a few more steals than Sweeney (19/24 for Josh, 5/11 for Ryan this season). QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:09 PM) Just a hunch, but I will be shocked in Pods is with the Sox in 07.... I'm really hoping we can find a team that needs a veteran starting pitcher and an outfielder this offseason. The Cardinals actually do come to my mind really quickly.

QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:04 PM) Have you been hanging out with Freddy Garcia lately? lol I really would like that but Sweeney is still a year away. Does anybody know how many yrs are left on pods contract. Podsednik is under our control for several more years, at least through the end of 08 IIRC.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 04:01 PM) I have mentioned a few times, let the voters in Sugarland determine his fate. I don't think I'd complain about that at all. Especially since eventually, 12 of the voters in Texas will also wind up determining his fate. On the other hand, I wouldnt' mind seeing Rep. Jefferson resign, so maybe the only reason I wouldn't mind Delay going before the voters again is to see him acutally go down in flames.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 03:54 PM) you are incorrect, my friend. I lean towards Mr. Genius on this one, Perot likely took more votes from Bush than Clinton, but at some scale, he almost certainly took votes from both. The question of course is whether he took the 5 million or so additional votes from Bush that would have been needed to swing that election the other way. I think it's possible, but I don't know if there's data that can prove one way or the other.

I think Ryan Sweeney in the big leagues next year is still too early for him. I want him to have another full year in AAA before I talk about calling him up. Also, his OBP is still lower than what I'd think I'd want from a leadoff hitter that doesn't provide a ton of speed. .342 and .357 and .355 last 3 years. But in 2 years, I could see it happening, depending on his development next year. Josh Fields, on the other hand, has an OBP approaching .400 this season. Has 18 more walks thus far this season than Sweeney, by my count. My only worry is that he'd come up and pull an Anderson, several people have said his swing is too long already this season. A lot more strikeouts too.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 03:47 PM) Brandon McCarthy Is Not an Ace HWBNY.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 02:32 PM) I like this guy. Did you have a twin who was separated from you at birth and moved to Detroit?

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 01:39 PM) Why was a 23 year-old (according to the story) using a fake ID to buy booze? So drunk she couldn't remember the last 5 years?

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 01:42 PM) You don't use Tylenol? ....She uses vaseline...(add in appropriate tune)

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) Don't put sarcastic words in my mouth, fathom. I'm sure plenty of players smoke pot. I don't see that many that have also gotten fatter, appear lazier, and have lost a lot of their talent, too. Man, I don't know whether to go after CC or David Wells here...

That's Kinda Funny.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 11:43 AM) The Swiftboaters hate freedom... And children. Your angry words about those patriotic Americans who were only doing their duty proves once again how much you hate America.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 09:44 AM) As a fourth outfielder. Ozzie would still find an excuse to start Mack in CF.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 10:54 AM) Hezbollah wouldn't exist in its current form without financial and military support from Iran. Taking out the rogue regime is the key here."Taking out", yes. But not militarily. If you "Take out" Iran using military force, all you do is create another failed state of folks who hate you. In this statement, you totally ignore where Lebanon was actually headed after the Hairi killing. The Lebanese people Had actually effectively rebuilt that country from the civil war. There was a real nascent democracy in that country. It was on the verge of turning from the failed state that gave Birth to Hezbollah into a functioning country that would actually be able to deal with Hezbollah. That course has been totally reversed in this attack. 1. You and I actually agree on #1, Iran cannot be allowed to get a bomb. This is what my point was earlier...you have to manage these crises however you can, try to not allow things to go too far, and give those people time to actually decide that they want to replace their government. Iran trying to get a bomb is a crisis that must be managed, but the wrong way to do it would be to try to impose a government on Iran militarily. 2. How's that freedom and economic prosperity in Iraq working out these days?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 10:44 AM) I think you're right. People won't want to admit this, but Lidle has had a better career than Javier Vazquez. The Yankees pick him up and a lot of people yawn or don't mention he being included. Well, aside from 2 years in Oakland where he was suddenly good (01 and 02, interestingly enough), it's worth pointing out that the years he's been in the AL he's been shelled, and his numbers in the NL the last 3 seasons have been pretty poor, ERA's from 4.5-4.9, which would be somewhere in the mid 5's in the AL.

I think if someone like the Royals actually offered us enough for Gload to give him up, and genuinely let him have a starting job, he'd surprise a lot of people with the numbers he'd put up. We've seen him hit .300 with at least some power for month-long stretches in the past, and I think he could do that for a full season if he was given the shot. That said, I doubt there's a GM out there who would give us enough to really prove it, at least not before Gload gets too old to do that. Sort of sad for him really, I think he could at least have had himself a decent few years if the cards had fallen right.