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Estimated time before the government agrees to allow WalMart it's own little way around this requirement? 6 weeks after passage.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ May 24, 2006 -> 04:44 AM) I don't want a guy who makes $8,750,000 and has a .629 OPS patrolling center field for us, and I think most people here feel the same way. He's also currently on the DL.

Dmitri Young his hitting the 15 day DL again with a nagging leg problem. No word on whether or not he beat that leg up.

Rolen is hitting .323 with an OPS approaching .900. His home runs are down, but he's doing some work. Edmonds is only hitting .248, but that's after an atrocious April. He's hitting .288 in May. His power also is down though. Either of those guys get a power streak going, and that will answer your question. But neither of them are slouches.

We also won a series against Oakland.

If Jim says he's ok to play, let him play. Make it a gametime decision. He'll get plenty of rest coming up here when the interleague games hit.

IMO, Ozuna is also quite a bit faster than Neifi Perez.

Mark, these bastards make you look foolish last year. It's revenge time.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ May 23, 2006 -> 06:37 PM) I won't be surprised to see Ozzie let him go 6. 92 pitches to start Payton's at bat.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 23, 2006 -> 06:36 PM) I'd say McCarthy should start getting up in the pen....but we know Vazquez will stay in for the 5th. He should be in until the A's get to 5.

30 pitch inning for JV. 60 pitches overall through 3.

QUOTE(shawnhillegas @ May 23, 2006 -> 05:46 PM) tonight looks like a good night to see Jeff Nelson! couldnt agree more. Dude, it's the 3rd inning...wait a little bit before you're calling for the pen. Javy hasn't been THAT bad...yet.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 23, 2006 -> 05:37 PM) Good job Vaz. Crosby isn't a great player, but he's a very good leader for the A's. What did he do to Crosby?

30 pitches for Javy through 2, 16 strikes.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ May 23, 2006 -> 05:25 PM) *Knock on wood* Wouldn't it be great to have 3 guys with over 100 RBI? *knock on wood* *taps kerry wood's arm. Kerry wood's arm falls off.*

QUOTE(fathom @ May 23, 2006 -> 05:27 PM) Another amazing AB by Uribe. He should be fined every time he hits the ball to left field. I like the Willie Mays Hayes pushups. Every popup is 20.

32 pitches for Sarloos in the first inning.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 23, 2006 -> 05:25 PM) Saarloos will settle down after this inning and pitch 6 perfect innings. As long as Javy does his job, who the hell cares? Last year, you give our guys 4 runs and it was over.

QUOTE(daa84 @ May 23, 2006 -> 05:22 PM) JD right now may be the most underrated player in teh AL If he hadn't had those injury problems in Oakland, he'd be looking at a dynamite career.

12 pitch first inning for JV> QUOTE(fathom @ May 23, 2006 -> 05:11 PM) He fits our needs a lot better than those minor leaguers did. A lot is going to depend on how he's used. Maybe more so than anyone else in our bullpen.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ May 23, 2006 -> 02:58 PM) Hurt Willie if this is wrong; I'm just the messenger. Pods, LF Iguchi, 2B Thome, DH PK, 1B Dye, RF AJ, C Crede, 3B Mack, CF Uribe, SS Vazquez, SP Time to hurt willie...(Wait, that sounds really bad...) Pods, LF Cintron, 2b Thome, DH Konerko, 1B Dye, RF Pierzynski, C Crede, 3B Mackowiak, CF Uribe, SS

Javy...just take care of business tonight.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ May 23, 2006 -> 04:06 PM) In the early 90s: yes. Now: no. So where do you pitch to Frank now?

QUOTE(fathom @ May 23, 2006 -> 02:36 PM) The Orioles wanted Zambrano in the deal. Every executive in baseball knows that Prior's injury issue isn't in his arm/shoulder/elbow....it's in his vagina. The Abreu rumors were for Prior straight up...