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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 09:25 PM) If Sergio had saved a few games Id be entirely in agreement. But Im pretty sure Sergio had never saved a game in his entire career, including minors. I really think he could be a great player, I would have hated to see him fail tonight because of this nonsense. Its just protecting a guy I hope to become a large part of the Sox. None of our pen is a proven closer. No one. Matt has been terrible this year. Right now you are trying to rebuild him, not risk him. I think it is a bigger risk to have Thornton fail than Santos.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) When his curveball is on he reminds me so much of Gavin Floyd it's scary. Don't see the Garland in him necessarily. I was thinking of the Garland curveball circa 2004-6. Quick breaker.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 09:16 PM) BUt why did we need our #1 reliever against Chavez? Why did we not have Crain and Thornton in the pen, so that if he puts in Jones, we put in a righty, if he takes out Jones, we put in a lefty? If Chavez is so bad, why did we waste Sergio on him? Id rather face Jones with a righty or Chavez with a lefty. Isnt that why Ozzie brought all these damn relievers, so that we can actually outmanage the other team? If Sergio is your closer, you can't be afraid to use him. Tonight is a great example of Ozzie's managerial term here. When the main guys in the pen aren't doing it, he throws someone else into the fire to see what they are made of. Honestly I sure as hell wouldn't have gone with Thornton, but I would have thought about Crain. But at the same time, I have no problem with letting Sergio prove that it is his job if he is really going to be the closer.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 09:13 PM) Phil Humber: 2-2 25.1 IP, 1 HR, 1.07 WHIP, 3.20 ERA He has looked very Jon Garlandish in his starts so far. Anyone else seen that?

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 09:08 PM) You gotta love the infield fly that the entire side of the Yankee infield watch fall. That wasn't really an infield fly. it was a ball the pitcher has to take.

I think we saw team #3 that would make perfect sense for Dunn tonight in the New York Yankees.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 09:04 PM) I think I'm going to pick up Philip Humber in my fantasy league with J4L just to rub it in his face. Serve him some Humber Pie

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 09:03 PM) I don't have a nickname, but I've always liked the fact that his initials and his former position are the same. SS. SS's rule!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 06:36 PM) "That's so bad. That's so f***ing bad." I can't believe they replayed AJ's reaction. That was pretty bad.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 01:35 PM) http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6424573 The most important part here... Tressel knew exactly what he was doing. All of that homer crap about not knowing, or it being an accident is a giant load. He's as crooked as anyone else.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 01:32 PM) To make it easier, we should just tip our cap now and get it over with. Yeah just go ahead and start the new panic threads and get a jump on things.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 12:54 PM) Hanley is hitting under .200 so I'm sure the guy is worried about him. I think he'll be fine and that should be a great trade for you Honestly that was the reason I proposed the trade even. I was hoping to see someone panic. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. Coolness. Hanley was off the board before I could even pick.

That is kind of how I felt when I proposed it, but the guy accepted it instantly. It made me pause to see if I was missing something.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 12:20 PM) For every example of a team firing a manager during the season and then succeeding you can probably find 10 teams who started slow, stuck with their manager, and succeeded anyway. The reason the team is losing games is because it isn't hitting like it should. That falls on the shoulder's of the guys with the bats, not Ozzie Guillen. starting with the Sox last year.

Opinions on sending Buster Posey for Hanley Ramirez. I managed to swoop up Weiters in the 2nd week of the season when someone dumped him and I have Ian Desmond as my SS.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 11:48 AM) Who has 11 years left on his contract. Good luck moving that. Vigneault's gotta be the one that goes. You can't have a team this talented completely falter in the playoffs every year. Luongo is a mental midget who can't play in the playoffs, but he just can't be moved fiscally. That is the easy move, but then how do you get Luongo back to being worth an 11 year contract?

Can you imagine being in Vancouver front office position right now? The face of their franchise got benched for Game 6 of the playoffs opening round. What do they do with Luongo in the off-season. Almost you have to move one of him or the head coach.

With a statement like that, I wonder if the Magic might change their minds about him if they get a big time haul offered for him.

Happy Birthday Beastly!

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Vancouver has really rallied around the mental midget. The Hawks have to find a way to break through.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 24, 2011 -> 08:12 PM) Did we really forget Jason's birthday? Hahaha. Cheers Jason. Who?

QUOTE (Real @ Apr 24, 2011 -> 07:21 PM) Seabrook hasn't looked good, had a turnover in the hawks zone at the end of that period too, quennville shouldve left leddy/Keith line the same I'm pretty sure Leddy was with Keith, at least at the beginning of the game. I know I thought it was weird because Seabs and Keith weren't together.

This whole team is looking really tight after one period. They need to loosen up.

Bo Jackson worked out pretty good for the Sox as well...