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Quite right slick

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 06:29 PM) But would any agent actually believe that the Hawks would give John Scott significant minutes (other than Scott's agent, maybe)? Eh. I doubt it, but that is what you have to say publicly.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 10:49 AM) I'm taking this as Bowman not showing his hand prior to free agency. No way on earth does he or Scotty get rid of a guy they considered putrid on defense and replace him with John Scott. Just has to be posturing at this point. Yeah, why tip your hand and give someone the advantage in negotiating?

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 02:47 PM) Walker has been playing in the Alaskan Baseball League. It's one of the better summer college leagues, but it's no Cape Cod. Hitting .222/.364/.222 in 5 games. Anchorage Glacier Pilots stats As long as he is playing, and we get him signed by the deadline, I am happy. I just don't want him sitting around for two months.

Can't Pass Again!

ORLY?

QUOTE (gatnom @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 06:17 PM) Wasn't conditioning a huge part of him struggling to come back this season? Overall conditioning is achievable out of the pen.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) I disagree, as you want him to build up his arm this season cause you'll have to rely on him to be a starter next year while Jackson will be pitching elsewhere. Peavy has a decade under his belt. He will be fine for next year.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 01:00 PM) I guess Tony Pena will be activated from the DL tomorrow and Santiago will head back to B'ham. Exactly. They needed a guy who was an emergency guy for a bunch of innings today. Now Santiago can be sent back to Birmingham and not be exposed to waivers.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 12:49 PM) Fair enough on Edwin, but I maintain that having Peavy relieve is a massive waste of money and we're less likely to win games with him as a RP than a SP. Moneywise it isn't the best thing, but if we want to win games, I think he is the best call.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 12:45 PM) I 100% disagree. We're paying him to be a starter, he's good as a starter, he's more valuable to us as a starter. I'd rather have Edwin move. Edwin would be horrible out of the pen. His biggest problem has been the 30 pitch first inning. Can you imagine him pulling that with games on the line in the 7th or 8th innings?

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 12:44 PM) left-hander with below average control who has been so-so at Birmingham. Four lefties in the pen? Why this guy instead of Infante or addison Reed? Kenny Stanford has a plan. Santiago is here for one day, can throw a lot of innings, and can be sent down without exposing him to waivers. Yes that is the plan.

Peavy looked great out of the pen. If we have to go to a five man rotation eventually, he would be my choice for the pen

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 12:39 PM) Oh he wasn't on the 40? Maybe they won't be sending him down after the game. They can send him down without dropping him from the 40

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 12:18 PM) Is he available today? It has to be someone who can pitch multiple innings today.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 09:18 PM) If it's a political move, the timing is foolish. Eh, not really. He knows he can't come out and announce that energy prices are what gave the economy "head winds" which is why the fed chief sounded like a droolling idiot the other day on why growth stopped. If he did say it, one of his administrations policies would have been trumpeted as the cause of those high prices, whether that be QE's, Libya, energy policy, or some combination of those three. Instead he has to do this, and pretty much not explain why to save his polling numbers. The timing has to correspond to have growth into next year, so here we are. Barack is catching the save of already falling prices, and doesn't have to try to fight a headwind right now. People don't care how it happened, but they weren't going to re-elect Obama with $4.00 gas and 10% unemployment. The gas changes happen quickly, but the employment stuff takes six months to a year to really hit, which puts us when exactly on the calendar? Right before the election.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 09:15 PM) He doesn't need to stay down for 10 days since someone is going to the dl right? Yes, that exempts it if someone goes on the DL.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 05:32 PM) except for last night Bruney has been fine. Give him a day of rest and he will be fine Pena serves no purpose for this team He is also spent after the last two days and we need an arm.

If I had to bet, we see pair of moves then. Pena for Bruney, and Harrell for Danks.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 03:49 PM) Presumably this is going to lead to Pena being recalled, but this is a terrible day for this to happen, 16 hours after inning 14 ended. Maybe not even Pena, but Harrell who can give you five innings at a pop.

We need 8 innings really bad tonight Johnny

Now that is a recording I would have liked to have heard!

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 12:27 PM) Sometimes when ballplayers try to do something they fail. /shrug Usually 70% in fact.