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QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 01:43 PM) I thought for sure we were going to see Thornton/Dotel in the 8th and Jenks in the 9th. I was waiting for Linebrink. He seems to be an automatic appearance each game.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 01:34 PM) Heh, you're about as anti-gun as possible, I didn't expect you to go this route. Just pointing out an unfair comparison.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 01:32 PM) I am too lazy to look it up and back up this claim, but . . . Wasn't McDowell a much better first half pitcher than a tired end of season, playoff pitcher? But, he did practice what he is preaching, IIRC he led the league two or three times in CG, one season he had like 16 or some insane number. That's only because Gene Lamont was sleeping in the dugout most nights.

QUOTE (Dam8610 @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 01:20 PM) It's not an XBox league, but if you don't like it, ignore it. I happen to respect the opinions of quite a few people here, and I wanted an outside opinion on it. Fair enough. No harm, no foul.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 12:54 PM) I'll wait and see if anyone knows why before I answer. All right. 4 minutes is a long enough wait. Middle Buffalo is one of the names that the Indian Chief proposes as Peter's Indian name in the Grand Canyon episode of "The Brady Bunch." Peter's voice cracks with disgust when he hears it, and I've always thought it was a funny thing to randomly throw into a conversation. That also explains my avatar. Best I can tell, the Peter Brady pic is from the "porkchopsandapplesauce" episode - which is another thing we used to say way too much around my house growing up. I love it.

In case you haven't figured it out, this is a thread about actual baseball trade discussion not personal X-Box leagues.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 01:11 PM) I'm all about allowing teenagers to drive but this is flagrantly taking a s*** on states' rights. If, for a relatively extreme example, I choose to live in a state with strict laws that include more driver's education and probation periods, why should Illinois or Ohio be able to override my state's laws? It's always nice to compare apples to scientific calculators.

I didn't know Ricciardi was a Soxtalk member.

Just see post #1 in the "State Your Unpopular Opinions" thread for a solution.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 12:33 PM) The sad thing is we're sitting here talking about Jenks lack of velocity and you have JP Howell coming in throwing an 85 MPH heater and striking out 2 of 3 with weak grounder back to him for the 3rd out. he was keeping hitters off balance with great movement and a change of speeds.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 12:15 PM) we're still looking for relievers? I can only assume we are looking for a second lefty out of the pen. So that we can move Jenks and make Thornton the closer?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 11:49 AM) The Brewers should trade Escobar when his value is high. I've seen him play a handful of times, and he seems like nothing more than a weak hitting, slick fielding SS. You might as well trade for Caesar Izturis then. The Brewers only have a few more years left with the Fielder/Braun dynamic duo, so they really should go after Halladay. How does that translate with 1 year of Halladay?

And "I'm glad we didn't make any moves" is the equivalent to "I like socks. I needed some new ones."

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) The tradewinds thread during the final week of the trade deadline is the equavilent to the week before christmas as a child. Your very excited about the possibilities, but never know what ur going to get And wind up disappointed.

So they compared it to a shopping cart?

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) Can't agree on that one. It conjures up a not-pretty picture. It just makes me giggle inside every time I see the name flashed across the screen.

I agree it was the right move but man I don't feel comfortable from the 7th inning on unless we're up 4 or more. This bullpen seems to be completely off.

Karko's Throat Skin ftw

I'm surprised we're not seeing more Wise/BA comments to blame this loss on.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 09:58 PM) To put the whole pen in perspective, tonight was our 10th blown save on the season. 20 teams already have more blown saves than that. I'm thinking most of those 20 teams aren't playoff contenders which we're aspiring to be.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 09:47 PM) We officially have the best "on paper only" bullpen in the league. These guys constantly put the team in danger of losing late. Even Hawk is backing off a bit on the bullpen praise.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 09:44 PM) This post does nothing but anger me. Because of the poor grammar?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 06:27 PM) well that game was over fast see A's/Twins game 07/20/09

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:44 PM) I can. It's more about Ari. Imagine one of your best friends, who you took from the gutter, gave him the lifestyle that he could only dream of by giving him a second chance on life, and you find out he's jeopardizing everything. Do you keep the guy because he makes you money, or do you fire the guy because he is morally wrong? It would be a great thing for Ari to deal with. How do you fire one of your best friends? What are you a writer for the show or something?

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:20 PM) They introduced him last season. And it's pretty nice to see an agent different than Ari who's going to have problems like cheating on his wife. Meh. I couldn't imagine the target audience of this show getting too excited about the story arc involving this guy.