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It bothers me that the lockout is listed as a reason why Asik didnt do so well this season. Asik came into camp clearly out of shape, and while he ended the previous season breaking his leg, it really looked like he did minimal work in the offseason. His need was to improve his offensive game, and that got worse, his time on the floor got reduced because he regressed defensively, he was slap fouling consistently and was out of position a lot. I liked the potential of Asik, but for the paper Houston is handing him, they can have him.

Oh, Santiago. Yay

QUOTE (Caesar @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 12:57 PM) Is it my fault that we have no farm system? Is it my fault our GM trades away prospects and mortgages the future? What's the point of playing and paying someone who only has negligible trade value? This org. needs to be rebuilt from the ground up. I've been saying this for years. This going for it every year isn't working. No, it is your fault that you show up to this site and bring nothing but negative comments. Good or bad games, your comments are the same.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 12:30 PM) I wonder if he'll use the elbow excuse again to explain his suckiness this season? He's literally been one of the worst pitchers in baseball over the last year. But but but perfect game

It was nice of Humber to make the trip

Detroit CB Aaron Berry arrested again last night.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 11:54 AM) Oh God, Tyler Flowers in the lineup. That's not gonna help our offense any. Its not as if the offense is lighting it up as it is

QUOTE (Carter224 @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 11:39 AM) Dont get me wrong, im all for Marvel to keep pumping out movies because I love those kind of movies. I am just not all that interested in Ant-Man or Black Panther. Ide rather them come out with a Deadpool movie or get things rolling out faster for the movies im really anticipating. X Men Origins: Wolverine derailed Deadpool so bad it isnt even funny. I think they are waiting for everyone to forget what they did to his character

Time to stop hitting like ninnies and get a little offensive flow going.

QUOTE (Carter224 @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 10:42 AM) I know, I was pretty much just agreeing with him and throwing in my own little note. I just dont think these obscure Marvel characters are going to have anywhere near the success that we have seen with whats already come out. I dont think they expect some of the lesser characters to have the success of cap/iron man/spiderman etc, but I think Marvel finds it important to at least give some of them movies to see how they test with audiences. Im sure some of them will bomb and will not be touched again, but I think there will also be some surprise hits. Ant-Man and Black Panther arent as obscure as you think they are. Guardians of the Galaxy, that is pretty obscure. But, just like the comics themselves, these characters are there and there are writers/directors who want to tell their story.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 09:40 PM) Nobody ever really said Peavy was an ace anymore. He's been great, he's Top 5 in the AL in quality starts and he's had horrible run support. That said, he's been more and more hittable as the season has progressed. He'll have those innings where he struggles to put away hitters and his offspeed pitches aren't sharp and they hang out over the plate and get tatooed. It happened again tonight. He'll never be the same pitcher who threw 93-96 consistently, and he'll never be the ace of a staff, but he's a super solid 2 guy now and a great 3 guy in a rotation. He's a bulldog, he eats innings and you have to drag him out of the game at your own peril, but he's not a Cy Young caliber pitcher after that surgery...but he's doing the best he possibly can under the circumstances, he has pushed himself as far as he can humanly go without another injury. And even then, he held down a pretty potent offense today. It was just a mistake(beaning Berry) and another woeful lack of run support, albeit against the reigning MVP/CY Young. Tough to fault Peavy tonite. The Sox werent gonna win with 2 runs

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 09:18 PM) You pick out my post to use as an example of negativity when Caesar and that other guy were proclaiming the game over for the second night in a row before the fifth inning? I'm the optimist of all time compared to them. Didnt you just ask why someone isnt putting up a "Peavy is not an Ace" thread like the Buehrle threads from like 2004? And you accuse me of picking out negative posts? At least im picking out one that just happened, not one from 8 years ago

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 09:00 PM) I hate that Chen guy. They did kind of beat Chen up this season though. So there is that

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:57 PM) Sox got the 2 runs and then suddenly Detroit woke up and dominated. Bad game. I'm surprised nobody has started a thread, "Peavy is not an ace." like all the Buehlre is not an ace threads of the past. 3-5 road trip; worst trip in a while. Man, you would think we just faced the best pitcher in the AL. Oh, wait

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:44 PM) Nick Punto Mark Ellis I like this game Matt Lawton Jacque Jones Michael Cuddyer (most Twins 01-10)

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:44 PM) Impressive by Veal Haha i saw that

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 01:49 PM) That was kind of the point of this thread. If you think of it as 3 superstars against the White Sox, it seems pretty lopsided. Fortunately, baseball is a team game and Chris Sale would be a superstar if he played for a different team. Chris Sale IS a superstar. His body of this work this season speaks for itself, not the name on the front of the jersey.

Johnsons arm worries me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:55 AM) Details. Kenny can be quite the salesman when he wants. Just ask Jake Peavy. Yea but Peavy was getting paid no matter what. If Dempster leaves the NL, and totally gets lit up in the AL, he is affecting his paycheck next season and beyond.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 08:50 AM) Hmmm I wonder who? Now that Boston is out and if LA and the Cubs cant find a common ground.. hmmm... are you guys thinking what im thinking? Braves were said to be pretty aggressive. Dempster doesnt want to leave the NL, and he has veto rights

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 10:07 PM) I agree with the sentiments that it'll be hard to pull off, but if the following happens I can see it succeeding. 1) Thor: DW and Captain America: WS lead into it somewhat. Maybe Captain America through a post credits. 2) Go with some well known actors for the leads. Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans are fantastic actors, but a bigger name is need for GotG. 3) Iron Man 3, Captain America: WS, and Thor: DW all need to have great receptions, so Marvel can ride the wave of popularity. Highly doubtful that Cap is leaving earth. The tie-in will be at thor, and probably nothing else but Avengers 2

DO IT TIGERS. GET RID OF ALL OF YOUR STARTERS BUT VERLANDER

To me, you leave Thornton in to lose or win that game, or you start Reed in the 9th. Reed gave up a bomb, but Thornton made that mess.

One day, managers will realize that you never put in Thornton in the 9th. One day

There is a high probability that GotG is a flop, at least by Marvel standards. At best it will probably be A cult favorite. It is a very strange property, it doesn't relate to earth at all, the characters are very strange and will be hard to adapt to the semi-realism that Marvel is trying to put into the series. Hopefully it is a fun action movie, but it will be difficult.