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Things are so bad I'm actually changing over to the Cubs/Reds game. At least that one is interesting.

Cue appearance from certain posters to argue with those who have been here the entire game...claiming we're "bad" fans because we're posting in a game the team is losing (which, honestly, just never happens since May 6th). That OFFICIALLY shuts the door on Q's nascent Cy Young campaign. It's Sale or bust.

A curveball after a freaking change????? REALLY? What the ---K?

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 07:47 PM) Yeah because our CF right now has tons of power Anderson and Eaton over time are going to give you similar power numbers...that's not their strength. When Eaton had that home run binge in years past, it adversely affect his game and he started getting out of game and swinging for the fences. See Willie Mays Hayes scene in Major League. The dude leads the AL and probably majors with infield hits.

One more out to go. The bottom of the Twins' line-up might be worse than ours. MIGHT.

Engel has a 742 OPS in Birmingham this year, and it's trending up. He MIGHT be better than Austin Jackson. Will turn 25 this December. If anything, he profiles more like Adam Eaton-Lite. But, if you have Eaton and Engel in the same outfield, you absolutely have to get huge power numbers from RF/DH. Otherwise, you won't be able to contend. PS: Say whatever you want about Trayce Thompson, but at least he knows how to accept a walk.

Engel has a 742 OPS in Birmingham this year, and it's trending up. He MIGHT be better than Austin Jackson. Will turn 25 this December. If anything, he profiles more like Adam Eaton-Lite. But, if you have Eaton and Engel in the same outfield, you absolutely have to get huge power numbers from RF/DH. Otherwise, you won't be able to contend.

More blown opportunities with RISP. Nothing new. Can't fire Steverson. Would look ridiculous at this point.

4-2 Indians. Tigers leading 7-4 over the Marlins after trailing 3-0 early. Royals losing 4-2 at home against StL. At least the asking price on Vizcaino is coming down. On the other side of the coin, he can't get the Indians out.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 07:23 PM) You don't bunt that early in the game at home, especially with a guy who can handle the bat like Eaton. It's at least somewhat debatable because of the Q Factor, but it was the right move. Eaton's one of the best players in baseball. Indians go ahead 3-2 top of the 9th in ATL on a Carlos Santana single against Arodys Vizcaino.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 07:23 PM) You don't bunt that early in the game at home, especially with a guy who can handle the bat like Eaton. It's at least somewhat debatable because of the Q Factor, but it was the right move. Eaton's one of the best players in baseball. Indians go ahead 3-2 top of the 9th in ATL on a Carlos Santana single against Arodys Vizcaino.

Wonder who the Cubs would offer us for Robertson or Nate Jones...?

Almost wishing Ventura had Eaton bunting. Almost. Because giving Q a 2-1 lead there was almost more important psychologically for Jose than playing for the big inning at home and early.

Gibson will also kill you with sinkers, forcing you to hit it into the ground. No surprise to see a low-scoring game, regardless of the 6ish ERA from Kyle coming in.

Sigh. Why is that not a surprise?

Yep, giving up on Avi means another "failure" by the Sox front office. They cut guys like Latos/Rollins/Danks (not on Hahn), Bonifacio, Downs and Keppinger loose early, but Avi's been promoted from the very beginning as a key component of the retooling and definitely a part of the young core.

Seeing Buxton struggle like this...the Twins' equivalent of watching Jon Rauch go from top prospect to nothing after the labrum surgery. Q does a good job of stranding the runner. Gibson's been pretty good against the White Sox in his career, don't want them to get ahead 2-0 and start thinking negative thoughts of another "start that got away" for Jose.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 06:34 PM) I'd love Puig or Pederson, but I doubt KW Hahn will man up and get one of them

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 06:32 PM) Q gets ahead 0-2 then nibbles away until he throws a fastball right down the middle. Just stop nibbling damn it. Fear of making a mistake, no run support (until last time out)...bad combination. Gonzalez and Shields are nibbling too, but that's due to lack of trust in their stuff.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 06:27 PM) Yea the Tigers position player scouting is really good. Iglesias has had his ups and downs but he's probably the best player from that trade. Yeah, he, Addison Russell and Semien are all profiling similarly in terms of WAR, but all have vastly different ways of getting there. If he were on the White Sox, Anderson would have been moved to 2B or CF.

Between Kendrick, Kiki Hernandez, Van Slyke, Puig, Pederson, Thompson, Venable and Andre Ethier, the Dodgers are going to have to trade one of those guys eventually. They've already released Guerrero. Just sayin'. KW has always loved Kendrick. Sale 17th and Q 24th in MLB ERA now. Great, jinx. Kluber has a no-hitter through 5 in Atlanta.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 28, 2016 -> 06:16 PM) He was banging Prince Fielders wife IIRC that's why they moved Avi. I still think if they believed he was going to put up six .280/30/100 seasons they would have kept him...and dealt Fielder instead, which they obviously ended up doing later.

Quick start to the game for Q. Quicken Loans needs to do a promotion with him, haha.

Matt Barnes? Does anyone want to be around that drama?

I hear what you're saying, but the Tigers are nearly elite judges of offensive talent. They called Victor Martinez right, twice. Have stuck with Castellanos when he seemed like a bust. Identified JD Martinez. Identified Kinsler as a veteran who would still be an impact player. (Granted, Justin Upton, for the moment, looks like a huge debacle but he's been hitting much better recently.) If they really saw something in him, anything like future Miggy Cabrera levels of production, there's no way they would have included him in that package for Jake Peavy.