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QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 11:42 PM) Fat Freddie goes 5, walks 1, K's 2. Any word on velocity or what he threw?

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 11:44 PM) Just saw this on the transactions as well...Kris Honel traded for Jose Lima. Wow, there aren't many trades where you can call both teams losers...

Buerhle 0-4 lifetime against the Yanks, CC is 7-1 at USCF.

QUOTE (CWSOX45 @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 01:21 AM) Jhonny Nunez says hello. Coming to a bullpen near you soon. Seriously I've seen the guy pitch, he's got a great arm. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...&pid=471919 Very soon as it turns out...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 09:16 PM) Nix got away with a couple of calls on his walks today. I've never seen him this patient before TBH with you. His OPS is a nice .771, almost 25 points better than Alexei's. Jayson Nix that sees regular pitching could be pretty good, as he seems really rusty when he's platooning. Nix's numbers are as good as they are because Ozzie is using him perfectly in match ups. He would get exploited big time if he played everyday.

Tigers up now 4-2 in the 12th. Looks like we will stay 1.5 back.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 09:27 PM) You mean prematurely? Story of my life...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 08:28 PM) Didn't Nix also have a couple errors today? And one the other day too.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 01:49 PM) that crossed my mind too, but why base it primarily on the MPG of a car? I wonder what the companies' profits are on an SUV sale versus a normal car sale. A s***load more. Which is why if this were truly environmental, they wouldn't have been in the deal at all.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Aug 1, 2009 -> 09:03 AM) Personally I don't understand why they are rewarding people for getting 2 more MPG on their SUV's. If they really cared about the environment, they would only make SUV dumping people be eligible for buying a smaller car. Perhaps if they gave someone a $6000 credit for going from an SUV/Truck to something more compact, they would get more of these gas guzzlers off the road. The enviornmental stuff is secondary. This is a gift to the auto companies.

QUOTE (VAfan @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 05:52 PM) I started this topic for a few reasons. For one, there is praise for the Kotsay trade, but Kotsay is garbage compared to Nick Swisher, and that's saying something. And yet the Kotsay trade is designed to get someone to fill (badly) all the roles that Nick Swisher could have been filling all season. For two, we've had a pathetic offense most of the year, and one of the biggest reasons is the huge hole in CF, which still isn't really filled. (Anyone for re-upping Pods? because I don't believe all the hype that Jordan Danks is ready.) For three, we're only a couple games out, which means things like this could really make the difference between winning the dvision and finishing out of it. And now, with the Peavy trade, don't you think it is much more important to make the playoffs each and every year? If Peavy is back to form in September and October, having had a nice arm rest in the middle of the season, don't you think the Sox could compete in the playoffs with any team in the AL? I understand Swisher was a tool. I'm NOT really saying I wanted him back. What I am saying is I wanted someone to give us his production at his position, and if we couldn't find anyone else to do that, then I would have kept Swisher. The Sox still desperately need offense to compete this year. If Quentin returned to form, and Ramirez hit like he did down the stretch last year, and Pods keeps up his current pace, we might have it. But I can't stand lineups with Mark Kotsay leading off (or anywhere else in them for that matter), and DeWayne Wise as the 4th outfielder. The Twins and the Tigers have done more to help themselves for THIS year at the deadline, with Peavy out several more weeks. I'm not sure we'll still be in contention when he gets back. Nick Swisher is not playing CF, and he is not hitting towards the top of the order. Yeah, it turns out Pods was a better fit, how sad is that?

Trade winds... HE GAWN!!!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 02:51 PM) I'm sure he'll see the attendance increase now. Yes, yes he will.

We might not have the best starter for a #1, but pretty much we have 2 #1 starters and 3 #2 guys. That blows away most of the AL. If we can get a consistant offense, and a defense that doesn't hurt us too bad, we have a chance.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 03:14 PM) About 55 your point! My point is you shot off your mouth with no idea what was going on.

QUOTE (Baines3 @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 10:32 PM) The entire team played well. A plus for the bullpen, although I wouldn't have put Linebrink in for the top of the 9th. I don't have much faith in him. If you can't use him up five runs for one inning, when exactly do you use him?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 02:39 PM) Don't forget Chris Perez. Needs some tweaking. But his talent/stuff is electric. If you're gonna rebuild, this is how you do it. We'll see them again... about the time Peavy's contract is up.

QUOTE (onedude @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 10:22 PM) Fineable...really?? Idiot. Finable, as in Kangaroo Court.

And big HELL YES to the bullpen!!!

He is up here until it is 10 days since they sent Torres down.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 05:17 PM) I wonder if we'd done this in October with 15-20 billion, if it would have been more useful than the loans to keep GM and Chrysler out of bankruptcy. Actually the funny part is that when I read about China doing this a long time ago, I said I would rather see a plan like this than the auto industry bailouts, which ended up being a complete and abject failure anyway.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 09:10 PM) I disagree with that for the simple reason that tax cuts are by nature not immediately stimulative. If there had been a trillion in middle class tax cuts passed when Obama's stimulus package was passed, we would see 0 benefit until 2010. On balance, the stimulus plan is starting to look successful, having gone from -6% in the first quarter to -1% in the second quarter in GDP. Which means the Republicans were right because barely any of the spending plans have hit peoples pocketbooks yet.

Well today is going better than the last time we traded for Peavy...