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He got killed at the beginning of the season, but has been pitching much better now. Seems to me like a guy that will never be quite good enough for MLB.

Well you ended up missing the best game of the year, by far. It was an extra inning affair, that had St T's score 3 runs in the 7th to tie it, leaving the go ahead run at 3rd. We scored two in the 8th, and St T's had scored one. They managed to get runners at the corners with two outs, then the hitter popped one just up above the head of the catcher, who stuck his mitt up, knocked the ball down, and pinned it up against his chest for a Liberty Bible winner. It was pretty exciting. Just in case anyone was on Southsider watch, the Shortstop extrodiaire is hitting .681 on the season with an OPS of about 1.600 out of the lead off hole. I am still waiting for the call to replace Jose.

I am sure if people are working it is a dead day at the office. So in honor of that, this is a totally BS talk about whatever thread, Texsox style. To kick it off, lunch. Two words Rico [Rico Suave music in backround] Bene's

Hey Will, with those 5 players on the DL are you willing to deal one of your pitchers (not Mantei) for someone lesser who is healthy? Send me a prop if you are.

I heard Rooney mention it too. He seemed pretty shocked and had to ask if that 98 reading was right.

I'm still awake here!

I just looked in the Trib, it was 1995. They don't say who the pitchers were though.

I heard it in the car last night on the way home from softball. Maybe I got it wrong.

First back to back shutouts for the Sox since 1994 by Alex Fernadez, and Black Jack McDowell.

Ozzie already said that Neal and Jon Adkins won't be starting this year and that they are too important to the pen.

And that "other" team is the only one IN FIRST PLACE!!!!!!

After a series like this, it will be interesting to watch the progess of a young overachieving team like Texas, and see if this marks the start of the fall back to earth for them. For a team that had the best offense in baseball to get shutout in back to back nights, while having one of their best pitchers beat up, could crush a fragile physce. Stay tuned.

So was AM1000 hiring Kotex-Boy over the Sox objections...

F-L-U-K-E!

I know it isn't far fetched. That is why I didn't put it in green.

I am sooooo with you :puke

These things go in cycles. Right now we are in a hitting era, soon it will move back to pitching. Look at the history of the game. Plenty of changes happen.

IIRC didn't he get off to a fast start last year before getting hurt, and limping down the stretch last year?

Has anyone seen him pitch? I am curious what he features and what he motion looks like.

To make it really sad, my softball team only scored 12 runs last night. Man I wish we could hit off of the Royals pitching, but we actually had to play somebody good last night.

It cracks me up because it wasn't too long ago that people were calling Rolen a bust. Another great example of needing to wait just a little longer for a player to develop.

Rays still hanging on 5-4 coming up to bat in the bottom of the 8th.

We'll have to start calling him Tim "the toolman" Taylor

Same score, Twins hitting in the top of the 7th