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QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 10:28 PM) if you throw a ball with bigger velocity, it will travel more distance And if you throw it with less velocity, you prance about in centerfield for the Chicago White Sox.

QUOTE (bobryansson @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 10:19 PM) Ok. Hawk says Ichiro has the best arm in baseball "as far as velocity & accuracy." What else is there? LOL -- I was thinking the same thing. Let's see, best arm in baseball "as far as making a club sandwich." There, that's different. A guy who can really lay out those coldcuts.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 10:19 PM) Rios batting 3rd and playing right field is probably the worst utilization of his abilities. Let's hope this isn't the norm with him this season. Makes me laugh. Seems very true. I enjoyed this post, all around. Many thanks.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 09:45 PM) Well what are u supposed to think, Ozzie has practically already said sometimes he makes decisions based on his gut. That means u will tend to see some WTF type decisions from him. Oh, I don't disagree. I just think it's pretty funny.

QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 08:04 PM) Christian Marerro is 4-4 with 2 singles, 1 2B and 1 HR today. OPS of .880 in 171 PA so far in Birmingham. He might be a legitimate prospect. I'd been watching his numbers for awhile and compared him to Brandon Allen a few weeks ago. With the exception of walks, something Allen only got better at this year, the comparison is pretty favorable for Marerro, based just on the numbers. Can Marerro actually play first base decently?

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 09:34 PM) Attention Soxtalk: Chris Getz has a groin issue. That is why JaYson Nix is playing. That is all. The fact that folks didn't automatically think something was wrong with Getz says a little something about how little we trust Ozzie's lineups.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 12, 2009 -> 06:40 PM) Should be why? To put an injured Q in RF maybe 3 times a month? Thats just not smart. If you want Rios in CF, PODS is sitting. Thats how it is this season. The only way Rios is in CF and PODS is on the field is if Q is hurt or sitting, and even then Ozzie probably would want to keep PODS out of LF. You know what it says to me? Dewayne Wise is going to be on this team, come hell or high water. He'll be a late-inning defensive replacement in center, with Pods moving to left.

QUOTE (DonkeyKongerko @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 11:21 PM) Win by the Aardsma, die by the Aardsma. Nice.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 11:17 PM) Alexi needs a good at-bat Quentin needs to bat third and Dye 7th I think I'd bat Dye 11th.

Just played it back on the DVR. Did Hawk just say that the cheese just got a little more binding?

QUOTE (TitoMB345 @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 11:15 PM) Nothing but home run cuts. That's the way! Have to get him to get the ball down.

QUOTE (OldSmoky2 @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 11:13 PM) Three stretches and a dadgumit for Paulie The man can turn around a fastball. Just not enough on that one.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 11:07 PM) You guys all make good predictions. But remember that AAARRRRRdsma does love to walk people, so there should be one of those in there. Hopefully. Setting up double play number 25. I'd go with AJ on that one.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 11:04 PM) You know Paulie will ground weakly to ss, flip his bat in disgust, and mope on down to 1st base at a snail's pace and get thrown out by 2/3 of the baseline. AJ will fight off 7 pitches that are all balls before grounding out sharply to second base. Q will fly out meekly to center field and scream f***!! at the top of his lungs. You watch a lot of White Sox baseball.

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:58 PM) Ted Williams is always a candidate when the game is played on a baseball diamond.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:58 PM) I wonder if Josh Fields still reminds him of Harmon Killebrew? Killebrew as a Royal, about 3 minutes before retirement.

QUOTE (son of a rude @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:54 PM) Catfish Hunter runs away with it whenever buehrle starts. With the occasional offshoot, corollary mention of Charlie O. Finley.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:52 PM) Fantastic posts by you lately Thanks. It's a coping mechanism.

So, with the fight between Porcello and Youk, any chance that Baseball Tonight starts with a focus on the Red Sox?

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:48 PM) Farmer said that? My bad, thought it was DJ. DJ is f***ing stupid. But I like him because he's funny. Ah, I don't know. I'm not listening to those guys. I'm monitoring Hawk's nightly mentions of Yaz and Mickey Mantle. It's always a close race.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:45 PM) Listening to the radio and I can't remember the last time I've listened to a game pitched by Miguel Batista where the announcers haven't gone on and on about him being, in this case, "a Renaissance man" who plays music and yadda yadda yadda. I can't wait until this guy is retired. Ditto with Mark Hendrickson and announcers always talking about him being a former basketball player. STFU and start ripping the team. I think Farmer says that because he thinks that HE's a Renaissance man.

2 outs? Man on 1st? Yeah, he's running.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:41 PM) Damn, you could see that coming with all the movement on his pitches down in the zone. Yep. C'mon. Try to go the other way, especially with a big hole over there. Whatever. I could write that every year.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:38 PM) He's also been playing in Toronto his whole career, so I think we should give him a break until we see it for ourselves. True. Canada is a lazy f***ing place.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:34 PM) Seriously!!!!!! What's with the White Sox's inability to hit rookie pitchers!?!?!?!!?!? This is getting old! As Walker would say, look at the back of their baseball cards. I think they say: CANNOT HIT ROOKIE PITCHERS