Dick Allen

Rowand is hitting .307 after the All Star break over his career. Griffey usually doesn't play after the break. Replacing Rowand with Griffey is crazy talk. I wouldn't mind Griffey as a DH next season if Thomas isn't back.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 11, 2005 -> 05:22 PM) Griffey cant play a corner OF spot because of his knee's.... Idonno they did a special on it where it said the CF spot is actually easier on him because of some reason or not. As far as his defense is today.... Idonno if some of you guys havent seen him play but he is still making those gold glove catches and his range is fine. He's making diving catches on balls he used to make look routine. The balls he used to make spectacular catches on are going for doubles and triples. I have seen the Reds play 1 game this year. Griffey got a horrible jump on a ball that went for a triple. The pitcher, IIRC it was Merker, couldn't believe Griffey couldn't get to the ball. If he can only play CF, he's not a championship caliber CF at this point in his career.

Aren't you supposed to celebrate championships by going looting? I've got some nice stores in my neighborhood.

Griffey is probably a better hitter than Rowand, if he stays healthy. That is a huge if. Defensively, Griffey of 2005 is nowhere near the Griffey of 1995. He really should be playing a corner. Rowand has struggled lately and is not getting any extra base hits. This should change. He is a career .307 hitter after the all star break. He should heat up.

This is a no-brainer for Terry Ryan. The Twins are only paying the prorated portion of the minimum salary. They give up a prospect to be named later, probably not a very good one.

Gload has suddenly gone very cold for the Knights.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 11, 2005 -> 03:15 PM) They wont have much payroll flexibility in the trade market after this move. They are paying very little of Boone's remaining salary. I doubt they had much flexibility to begin with. Its really a shame for Twins fans considering Pohlad is one of the richest, if not the richest owner in all of baseball. Boone may still have a little in the tank. It seems most players the Twins acquire contribute mightily to their success. All that said, 9 games is a pretty big deficit, and I think KW can trump that move several times over.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 10, 2005 -> 06:33 PM) That's what I'm hearing. El Duque should be called up for the 1st game against the Tigers on Monday. The positives on the sweep: - Bye-bye Kevin Walker, Wille Harris and Bobby Jenks. - The team has a reason to keep playing hard day in and day out. No cake walk into the post season. An 11 or 12 game lead into the break might have given some of these guys too much of a cushion. I want to see this team bust ass until the final game. Teams that coast in don't seem to do as well in post season play. - Getting swept also magnified some of our weaknesses. KW will have more reason to go out and tweak this team. Lets face it we need more help in the pen, another reliable starter and one more bat. BTW - YIPPEE!! My 100th post! El Duque pitched 4 innings today giving up 4 hits and 1 run Marte pitched 1.2 innings giving up 4 hits and 1 run with 1 BB and 1 K and 1 WP

El Duque 4 innings 4 hits 1 run Marte 1.2 innings 4 hits 1 run 1 bb 1 k 1 wp

I just turned on the Charlotte game and BMac gives up a 2 run shot. The Knights trail 4-0.

At least some good news today.

I just came back from the game, and I'll tell you what I found to be shocking. Jason Kendall had 2 dinks to rightfield drop again today. Carl Everett positions himself for Jason Kendall in exactly the same spot he plays for Eric Chavez. That's ridiculous. Vizcaino had the dreaded lead off walk, and that kills you almost every single time. Harris fails to advance the runner, but it really didn't matter as Rowand pops up to the firstbaseman on the first pitch.

JR just said on AM1000 that if KW wanted someone he couldn't imagine money being a problem.

JR is going to be on Talkin Baseball on AM1000. They didn't say when.

QUOTE(Ozzie Montana @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 07:44 PM) please kenny get rid of willie and walker. im begging, you see. Willie,Walker and Jenks gone. El Duque, Marte and Gload in. That's the way I see it.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 07:46 PM) He really is.....but he's still going to Charlotte. BALLGAME. Timo's not going anywhere. Did you here Ozzie's press conference after the game last night? It sounded like Ozzie was preparing to present Timo to the Hall of Fame.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 07:45 PM) So who does Gload replace? Its got to be Harris. Or a trade.

Timo doubles. He's on fire.

2 pitches 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 07:41 PM) As s***ty as we play against Oakland look at the Twins. They are having some major problems against the Royals. They're about to lose 2 of 3 to that AAA team. I'd feel much better about KC's chances if Buck's ball went over the wall. KC's bullpen has been known to implode.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) Why is Walker on a major league roster??? Boggles my mind. He's enjoying his final days in the major leagues. Unless there is another blowout tomorrow, we may be witnessing Mr. Walker's swan song in MLB.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) He's lucky his name isn't Kevin Walker. Or Luis Vizcaino.

What do you know, Walker gives up a bomb.

Hey Jenks ERA is Arnie Munoz-like at 20.25.

QUOTE(Tadahito15 @ Jul 9, 2005 -> 06:44 PM) That was a BIG opportunity missed right there. I predict we lose 3-1...just dont think we have it tonight and Zito has been on. Their bullpen is our only hope IMO. They have a good bullpen. They had their chance with the 4 and 5 hitters and couldn't get the run home. Konerko should not be batting clean up. His average with RISP is horrible.