Harry Chappas

cubs will pick him up and move Marshall to the rotation

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 8, 2009 -> 03:46 PM) We got a #2 starter for Reed. For Allen, we got a guy who looks to be the 6th or 7th best thing in our bullpen. There were others involved in the Reed trade including a young Olivo and I forget the third.

While Halladay is a horse. There is no Peavy talk now as he is hurt. If Halladay falls over the fence and busts a toe there is no Halladay talk until this offseason. I think JP if he is going to move, moves quickly.

Maybe Carraso is going to get a shot at the number 5 spot with Richard replacing Gobble?

QUOTE (brendol @ Jul 8, 2009 -> 03:04 AM) Most people besides white sox fans dont like hawk at all. Vin Scully alone tops what we have. That is like comparing Babe Ruth to Paul Konerko. The only people that need to like Hawk are Sox fans as the only people the need to like to muppet voiced cub announcer are cub fans. Ron Santo is part of a mystic as are Hawk and Farmer Brenly and Stone do their job. Sure Hawk is over the top but so are most fans that spend time on message boards talking about their team. I gave f*** ya yesterday on the homer as I did for the Pods winning hit. That hit last night broke the Indians and as any fan of the Sox knows the psyche of the offense is weak. It Sowers gets through 7 the Sox could have lost 3 in a row easily and have been in a funk tothe break.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:47 PM) Pie is a bit more toolsy then BA, but yeah, your point is sound. I disagree.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:59 PM) What did you expect? He was in a rhythm as a starter in Birmingham and is now getting super spotty innings as a reliever. I'm not saying he's going to be Randy Johnson, not even close, but give the guy a break. I thought a Thortonesque fastball. He is doing fine and I wish he got more work that is all. Sara Kustok is hot.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:53 PM) Must we b**** about Poreda not having the stuff to succeed at the big league level, when he's clearly succeeding at the big league level? I wouldn't call it b****ing more that he is not the lights out pitcher I thought he was and constructive criticism. That was a real nice sequence there. Nix is a great defensive player.

Jamey Carroll looks like a post puberty Brent Lillibridge. Beckham needs to make that play.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:47 PM) For now, he's a 91-92 mph pitcher. He's having success, so no reason to change things. He does not have control to live at 91 -92 as his offspeed stuff is not consistent either.

Sox hitters seem to have packed it in against the overpowering Tomo Ohka. Make the 9th easy please.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:45 PM) Beckham? I posted in the Halladay thread that I would. Would you trade Beckham for Ricky Romero? Anderson's days have really got to be numbered as his AB's are down right terrible..

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:43 PM) I say this every time we see him: I have no problem trading Poreda in a big deal. I have no trouble trading anyone any longer.

If he throws 96 he really should be throwing it here what is with all ofthe breaking stuff

10-3 and walking guys...why can't anything be easy with this team.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:24 PM) Who would have thought that job security is what PK needed to get going? Let's get him one more at bat. What happened to the hand injury? Almost as good a game as Lee's last Thursday.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 09:15 PM) Swagger, let me introduce you to the Indians bullpen What I find funny is the cubnation thought the season was turning because of the Linebrink disaster and beating the Indians bullpen. The Indians real should have swept those douchechills.

The odd thing is right now he is the 5th option from the right side behind Jenks, Linebrink, Dotel and Carrasco.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 08:59 PM) scoreboard update Royals 5 Tigers 8 the yanks are helping us though up 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth Tigs get Zack tomorrow no?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 7, 2009 -> 08:57 PM) s***. Konerko's numbers are just as good, if not better than Lee. Plus he hasn't been in hiding since 2005. Aren't all of Konerko's numbers better? I was being semi-scarcastic.

Getz may be the utility guy as Nix should get more playing time. They need his defense more than anything and he is starting to hit.

A Derek Lee like performance by Konerko.

I bet Konerko swings first pitch

He should bunt.

This is a big AB as it seems like Thome has done nothing since the NL swing.