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QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 8, 2012 -> 08:25 PM) What has been the differfence for Danks in this game over the others? I just tuned in so not up on his progress but it looks darn good Showin much better control, one of his 2 walks could have easily gone the other way as I thought 2 of the called balls were strikes

QUOTE (Jake @ May 8, 2012 -> 08:23 PM) lively game thread is lively. Theres nothing for people to complain about

2 of those pitches coulda been called strikes.

QUOTE (Baron @ May 8, 2012 -> 07:21 PM) Then block me. Quit crying. I like to see you boo birds eat crow when things go right. Nice 123 inning there for Danks

QUOTE (Baron @ May 8, 2012 -> 07:19 PM) Time to give it all back Danks ugh. smh......some off you people are down right annoying with this s***.

2 days in a row now that Gordon went the other way...lets not the close the book on him just yet

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 8, 2012 -> 05:24 PM) Right, but what's going to improve? Our best players are playing well, and we can't expect the bad ones to get better. And we just sent our best starter to the bullpen. The slow starting cubans have yet to get goin. For as much heat Morel and Beckham have got theyre not the only ones doin bad at the dish and theyre bats mean less to the team than the cubans. We all know Lexi starts slow and once he gets goin he could be the spark plug this team needs, and hopefully Dayan shares that slow start tag as well and he becomes the middle of the lineup bat we all thought he would be. If those 2 guys get it going and Beckham continues to show strides of getting back to his former self then the offense will be fine.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 8, 2012 -> 04:09 PM) Was just looking at the standings. Do you realize the Sox are just a game better than the Cubs and only have two fewer losses than the Royals? Time to start winning. Season could be ova by mid May. Did you also realize theyre only 2 games behind the tigers and have the same record as the angels who before the season started were title contenders?.....there are 132 games left to play guys

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ May 8, 2012 -> 04:28 PM) If he finishes the year with a .921 OPS, does it really matter? Nope.

Just wait for the Cubans to get hot guys...Wheres Cubano to bring these guys some luck!?!?

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ May 8, 2012 -> 12:52 PM) On a positive note, Dunn is on pace for 46 HRs and 119 RBIs, based on 550 ABs. I think that's a bit high, but it looks like he's returned to form. Yup we've finally got that DH/LH power bat we've been missing the last few years. If the Cubans get hot and Rios is not the worst hitter in baseball this lineups gonna be very good IMO.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 8, 2012 -> 09:26 AM) Just those starting pitching names alone are pretty strong reason to be doom and gloom. Actually, it's actually a much brighter future the more we lose right now because it means we can finally start to turn the pieces on this roster around and stop pretending we're legitimately in the process of competing in 2012. The faster KW acknowledges this, the faster the organization will be able to be competitive again. Just don't believe it can happen under KW at this point. Axlerod, Stults, and Quintana all looked pretty good over the weekend... Hopefully this year all we have to see is Axelrod, who hasnt had an era over 3 since 2008 and has looked good in his time in the majors the past 2 years. If Humber continues to blow up and we have to see another starter brought in then I start to worry as I dont think Stults is the answer and guys like Molina and Quintana need more time in the minors. Like my previous post said I'm still a month away from doom and gloom and a lot of that is based on the whole "Cubans start slow" angle. I wanna see if Dayan, a middle of the order bat, and Lexi, a bat that can and has carried the O, can get it goin in that months time. All the focus has been locked in on Becks and Morel for there struggles so far but the cubans mean more to the lineup than those 2.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 7, 2012 -> 11:06 AM) I haven't seen a thread for this but was kind of away from baseball yesterday.. we have called up Jose Quintana to replace Axelrod and be the starter in Chris Sale's place? I think Axelrods still the guy they just wanted to bring up Quintana to have a another arm in the pen. That def worked out for them and earned him future consideration should Axelrod fail. Man does this place get annoying when the sox play bad baseball...If I wasnt so addicted to these damn boards I'd stop coming...I'm not in doom and gloom mode yet and its annoying reading posts from those of you that are. I'm still a month away from getting there. If the Cubans dont heat up in that month time span then I start to worry. If they can get it going and the sox can go ADA-Lexi-PK-Dunn-Dayan-AJ-Rios-Becks-Morel then I think the offense can do enough be an over .500 that can contend. As far as the pitching goes, I'm an Axelrod fan and I think he's a capable 4-5 starter. I'm more concerned about Humber than I am Dylan to be honest. That said Dylan might have to become the #4 starter I said I think hes capable of and then we'll have to see If guys like Stults and Quintana are legit or guys like Molina and perhaps Stewart can become serviceable #5s.

like i tell my sister all the time when shes checkin the radar...it dont mean shyt! EDIT oops its already raining isnt it?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 7, 2012 -> 05:45 PM) What is his talent? Seriously? He doesn't steal bases. He doesn't hit home runs. He isn't a balls-out hustler to whack a ton of doubles or trips. He is Mr. Casual in the outfield to the point we've almost had several collisions between he and cf and he and Beckham. Check the highlights. He doesn't call guys off the ball. He'd rather almost run into them. Where is this Rios talent? What am I missing from his career numbers? He's grossly overpaid ballplayer who at times is decent. (to his credit, he helped win a game or two in April with a clutch hit or two). My god, yes he was terrible last year, but go back just 2 years ago and you'll see he hit was a 20/30 guy who nearly scored and drove in 90 each..that coming off a down year.....oh and man greg this stultz guy is givin us no chance of winning this game, good call on that auto sweep.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 7, 2012 -> 05:17 PM) Best line-up: vs. RHP: DeAza 8-Fukudome 7-AJ 2-Paulie 3-Dunn DH-Rios 9-Ramirez 6-Lilli 5-Beckham 4 vs. LHP DeAza 8-Ramirez 6-PK 3-Viciedo 7-Dunn DH-Rios 9-AJ 2-Lilli 5 2-Beckham 4 Not including obvious days off for AJ and a few of the other regulars... Cant argue with that. Not now though with Dayan struggling....I also think Becks can work his way back into the 2 spot Anyway the sox send Escobar and Morel down in favor of a Mcpherson/Kuhn platoon??

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 7, 2012 -> 04:36 PM) Dunn isn't a #3 hitter that's one of the problem's with this team. Youre right, hes a #4 hitter. PK should be in the 3. Beckhams showed some good strides lately, that double today looked like the old Beckham, if he can get back to that the Sox 1-4 can be pretty good...Hopefully the cubans are once again just having a slow start which seems to be a trend, if Dayan can become the 5 hitter, AJ the 6th then Lexi the 7th the sox could have a pretty good offense.....Now they need Danks to turn his struggles around, Phillip to get back to pre all star/perfect game Humber and Axelrod or whoever they throw out in the 5 spot to keep them in games and the sox will be fine....I think (as an optimist homer) that they can compete for 1 of the 2 wild card spots.

can we block peoples comments on here?? greg, do you every say a positive thing about this team?? Why cant Stultz win the next game, you see what Quintana just did as an unknown.

How olds this kid??...I'm impressed

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2012 -> 03:32 PM) Quintana has had 1 month (April, 2012) where he's pitched above A-ball in his career. Expecting him to jump from A Ball to the big league rotation in 5 weeks seems excessive. Isnt it "excessive" to have him up regardless then??.. So far hes not looking like a bad option. QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 7, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) I run a team at Rohrman park in Schererville, and then I occasionally play for a co-ed team in Merrillville at Hidden Lake. Gotcha, was hoping you had something to do with the league in Whiting.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 7, 2012 -> 03:19 PM) Yeah, tell me about it. It makes it awfully hard to schedule softball practices when it rains non-stop for 24 hours+! I see your from NW IN where do you play at? I played last year but I lost all my contacts on the team and would really like to get back on a team. Nice back to back innings for Quintana, if Phil continues to struggle and they pull the plug on him as a starter I assume itd be him and Stultz in line to take over the spot right??

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 6, 2012 -> 01:56 PM) Hell, he could do that by the end of the week. Or the end of the day!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 5, 2012 -> 10:38 PM) If you're willing to take on the extra $6 million that he'd be owed if you took him on towards the end of July, you might be able to pull that off...but what exactly is the point? He's a free agent at the end of this year unless you pick up a $13 million option, he doesn't belong at 3b anyway, and he had a down year last year probably partially because of health/being at 3b instead of 1b. Touche, One too many cervasas for this guy

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 5, 2012 -> 05:54 PM) Sale and Reed could be the anchors for the best bullpen in baseball for years. The ALs Venters and Kimbrel, I've always wondered how awesome it would be to watch 2 guys like that at the back end of the bullpen and I'll kinda get my wish. Anyone think Youk might be made be made available when he returns from the DL?? Maybe if their top prospect Middlebrooks performs theyd let him go for Floyd, Thornton, and somethin else.....Wishful thinking and just a thought with Bobby V talkin smack about him.

They should just let Samardzija close