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QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:14 PM) This is big Xbox thinking here, but if the Sox were able to get Abreu to replace Pods, would you honestly be too worried about a "true" leadoff hitter? Good speed, reliable stolen bases, very high OBP. I'd lead him off.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 02:08 PM) All less than month before the postseason started last year. I would take the #1 pitching staff in the AL and the #10 offense in the AL over the #1 offense in the AL and #10 pitching staff in the AL any day of the week.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 01:16 PM) its abundantly clear to me that 1.) with our starters not going deep, there is a need for another bullpen arm, simply in terms of numbers, and 2.) ross gload does nothing for this team rob mackowiak can't do.....that said i think its time to take another look at tracey, even if its for mop up duty Actually, our starters are still going ungodly deep into games compared to every other team in baseball. Even after that 19 inning mess, we still have the fewest bullpen innings pitched in baseball. And even if the guy in San Fran pitches a complete game today, today's disaster still won't be enough to change it. Anywho, this keeps up for another week, and it's time for a shakeup. Shakeup = Brandon McCarthy moving into the rotation, and someone else moving out.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 15, 2006 -> 12:38 AM) Well said. The Tigers just find a way to get it done. I'm very impressed by them. The only question now is how they're going to be able to handle adversity when some really hits. The Sox did a dynamite job of it last year, and pulled out of it before it was too late. The Tigers aren't going to win 115 this year, their pitching isn't going to be the best in recorded history, so some things are going to go wrong at some point.

If a business in Philadelphia has the right to put up a sign saying "Speak English", then there's no reason why these businesses should be required to put up signs in English, unless they're providing a government service.

4 more Israeli soldiers missing after an attack by an unmanned kamikaze-type boat on an Israeli warship.

So, this Braves pitching staff is abjectly terrible, but I will say this for them...they know how to take a baseball game and turn it into an entertaining evening for folks who don't want to go to sleep.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 07:56 PM) Two for Jenks, isn't it? CBS's stats have him at 26 for 27.

QUOTE(valponick @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 10:47 PM) It's probably a discussion for another thread but....Vazquez has actually been slightly better than Buehrle this year. You know how there are some stats for defense which in 2000 started saying that Jose Valentin really wasn't that bad of a defender despite all the errors? The stats were the problem. When you have a stat which tells you something which is simply nonsense, at some point, it's showing you something odd about the metric. Vaz has been no where near as good as Buehrle, not even mentionning that like 20% of the runs MB gave up came in 1 inning.

AJ was fined because AJ had to be fined for something. (Not in my world, in MLB's.)

QUOTE(needauribe @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 10:13 PM) Hire a bouncer from the biggest dive bar in Portage, IN to stroke Widge in the face after every bad call. I seriously think this will solve the problem and hope my post doesn't violate the zero tolerance policy. The bars in Portage actually use bouncers these days?

Ballgame=over. Good night everyone.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 06:29 PM) HIDING, SOMEWHERE, IN THE NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! Giggity giggity giggity

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 06:28 PM) If you give up a run the game is in REAL trouble so you cna't think about extras. Gotta do whatever you can do to get out of this. I understand that thinking, but on the road, some part of me says you do play for Extras, and if this game hits Extras, BMac can be useful for 3-4 innings, instead of one batter. If Bmac had to face Giambi also I might have a different opinion.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 06:27 PM) Damnit I hate when Ozzie does this... we shouldnt be using 4 pitchers in 1 inning..... Tony Larussa says Hi.

Ok, I really don't like taking out Brandon now if this game stays knotted at 3, especially since they have Rivera, but I also understand bringing in Neal to try to avoid giving up the single run.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 06:25 PM) Did I read that right? 94 mph on the gun? Brandon's 4 seamer usually tops out at 93-94 IIRC. Brandon, now it's time for that 2 seamer, and a ground ball.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 06:21 PM) Why is he changing pitchers because the Yankme's bring in some scrub right handed batter? I hate 'by the book' moves sometimes. Thornton did just give up a hit and a walk without retiring a batter also.

QUOTE(My Dixie Normus @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 06:18 PM) CBS has Crede still at third. no? Pablo in for Joe? That might explain the change for Pods in left after the AB but why is Joe out in a tied ball game? I don't get that move at all. Unless.... they are shoping Pablo for trade material. Or Joe is hurting

Got him on, got him over, can't afford to not do the 3rd part here.

I think our future CF finally showed up these last few weeks.

I'm much more afraid of Posada than Rodriguez.

You know, I'd actually rather face ARod here than Giambi. Hell of a 2 outs Jose. And Jose seems to agree.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 02:54 PM) don't worry guys, i heard Dan Rather just printed out some official documents that'll totally burn the president this time.... totally. That was a well thought out, well written argument totally relevant to the topic at hand.

You know the other fairly amazing thing IMO? At least recently, while the only prospects who really look to knock your socks off in the big leagues are BMac and BA, the Sox have a ton of guys they've drafted and moved/let go who are cropping up all over the place.