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QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 29, 2008 -> 07:48 PM) I think the Cubs would pound the Angels in that match-up. Really? Even with Texeira now? I would take the Halos rotation over the Cubs..even with Zambrano.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 24, 2008 -> 04:13 PM) Keith Law says Alexei is below averge defensively at every position he plays. Was that his initial scouting report or current? I would say that even though he makes the spectacular play look easy, sometimes he struggles with routine play. He would make probably quite a few errors but would make up for it at the plate or making the spectacular play. With more reps at 2B/SS, he will probably make less errors on the routine plays.

Groundball double? What the heck happened on that play?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 10, 2008 -> 06:55 PM) Everything being called a strike today. Yeah it is. Hawk loves it for some reason.

You can't hit a ball harder than JD just hit that one.

I am surprised at how many RBI's he had last month. Only 2 behind super rookie Longoria.

Sox's chances are probably greater because of the greater run differential we have than the Twins. They will eventually tail off a little because of their run differential. Detroit will probably eventually pass them.

I would much rather our pitchers get rest anyways...considering Danks and Floyd have never really pitched a full season.

Hopefully Blanton will continue to pitch as poorly as he has been.

"Go behind the mound and regurgitate a little bit" No thanks.

Why is Hawk so adament about the strike zone? The wide zone is going both ways.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2008 -> 06:44 PM) 7 k's in his first 9 batters. What's Javy's career single game high? On only 38 pitches too. That is pretty impressive.

Javy is just nasty tonight.

Wow. They are hitting Duchscherer hard.

Cust looks really slow out there. Looked like he was running in mud.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 2, 2008 -> 09:39 AM) Is Ozzie's plan of attack automatically to always sit back and hope for a home run, no matter who is up? This situation has come up so many times recently and it baffles me why we aren't doing some fundamental things. Last night, I think it was 6th inning - JD up with 1st and 2nd nobody out - and then GIDPs. There has to be a better plan of attack for this situation with our atrocious RISP batting average. The Sox are actually 3rd in baseball with RISP behind Minnesota and Cubs. We are hitting .284 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggreg...ng&type=reg It is when there are 2 outs that we struggle. We are only hitting .207 and ranked 27th. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggreg...ng&type=reg Another reason why the Twins will probably eventually fall off: They are currently hitting .280 with runners in scoring position and 2 outs and hitting .313 overall with runners in scoring position. With the small margin of difference between RA and RS (lots of close games), I would assume they will start to lose a lot more games once they get fewer hits with RISP.

Weather doesn't look good. Need to play fast.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 27, 2008 -> 03:15 PM) Len and Bob on comcast is just silence. All you hear is, strike, ball, strike. BS called strike on Wise there. Silence is golden.

Wise made 66% of the outs that inning. Sucks for him.

What an inning.

Leadoff walk...make them pay.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 26, 2008 -> 03:46 PM) Nice work by Linebrink there Sometimes he makes it look so easy.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 21, 2008 -> 12:00 PM) Where the heck is everyone. I figured the game was blacked out where I was but what a surprise, the game was on before the Fox blackout and its on WGN!!!! You can switch to CSN if you want Hawk and DJ.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 02:50 PM) Gotta admit the cubs are very selective, can work the count and seem to understand what a pitcher is doing and how to exploit it. They do have the best OBP in the NL.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2008 -> 02:08 PM) Every batter so far has hit the ball in the air off Lilly. Could make for a short day for Lilly given our propensity to hit homers.