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QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:08 PM) Please don't tell me you wanted him replaced before Young came up.... Nope, I was saying what a breakthrough it would be for him to get all the way through the heart of the order and through the 7th against a team like the Tigers. It didn't work out, but I like Ventura's confidence in pushing him, having higher expectations.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:05 PM) If the playoffs started now, who do you have pitching game 1 of the postseason? Danks, Sale, or Peavy? By the end of the season, it will be Sale hopefully. But this game's way far from done. That Tigers' line-up is way too dangerous, 1-9.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:04 PM) Peavy had thrown 86 pitches at the start of this at bat. Based on a normal pitcher's standards he should have plenty of gas left in the tank. From a psychological standpoint, it was definitely worth it.....OOOPS And, there goes that idea. In there one batter too long. He got through Cabrera and Fielder but not Young. Sinking fastball that didn't get down far enough.

Cabrera 4/28 (143) career against PEAVY. Walks. Ohman against Fielder? Reed's close to ready as well. They key today has been the change-up....against TEX, it was only fastball and a not-so-tight or crisp slider.

Yep, and you don't want to leave it up to Alex Rios to drive him in with 2 outs there. Good risk/reward move, tagged him when he was already on the plate...a little bit too far back when he started to make the stab at him instead of blocking the plate.

All 3 runs and 5 hits with 2 outs. Good sign. Dunn, 24 K's in last 44 AB's against Tigers pitching DET is 19-6 against us in their last 25 games in the series, dating back to late 2010.

Was hoping Dunn could get off to a decent start in front of the home crowd, but Paulie picked him and Scherzer is near 100 pitches now.

At least Morel's been bunting well the last couple of games. That's one thing Alexei and Beckham struggle with a lot, in terms of suitability for the 2 spot.

Raburn just missed the hanging slider right down the middle. Well, he was already out when he walked into the ball coming out of the batter's box, so karma. Going to be a really tough call for Ventura how long to stick with Jake, with the chance to go to Thornton against Boesch and Fielder next inning. Peavy at 76 pitches, 48 strikes. This exact area of pitches thrown was his trouble zone last year.

Pretty funny, the ONLY highlight at MLB.com for the first 5 innings was Cabrera and the umpires changing the batting box and the Konerko/Peavy play at first.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 02:30 PM) Jake Peavy...the Reconstructed Resurrected Jake Peavy...pitching like an ace. AJ and Peavy are working great together. JaKKKKKKKe He's gotten a few pitches up to 94, but the majority of his pitches are 90-92/93 today. 7 K's for Gordon already, trails Morel and Dunn by one. UGH.

There you go, Dayan. Wish he had done that the first time up, but we'll take it.

Well, who would have thought Jake Peavy would have a 2.45 ERA after 11 innings pitched against TEX and DET to start the season? Unfortunately, our offense sucks.

Hopefully Ramirez, Viciedo or DeAza can get hold of one, stringing together 2-3 hits in this game doesn't seem likely.

They were saying Scherzer once struck out 14 in just six innings against the A's, 14/18, we're going to challenge that territory. Bring back Greg Walker! Kidding, well, mostly. Scherzer got rocked in his first start, but supposedly he was deathly ill.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 12:08 PM) Are you some sort of visiting professor/teacher? I teach IB Economics, American History and Culture, English and IELTS/SAT in an international school here...have a 2 year contract through 2013. 8 K's in 18 AB's for Morel, yikes. Gordon has 6 in 17.

you can try justin.tv ilemi.eu used to carry NBA and MLB, this year just NBA and only sporadically now i just got MLB.TV but it doesn't come in very well at my school here in China...only late at night or on the weekends when the students are gone otherwise, i listen through gameday audio, which is probably the best bargain still today, about half the price of a New Era fitted cap

Pretty unusual stats for a 19 year old Venezuelan infielder. Let's hope Sanchez keeps up the good plate discipline.

Imagine being on the other side of Gavin Floyd and Gio Gonzalez for Freddy Garcia. Let's wait for Holmberg to do something in the majors first. Isn't he the #7 prospect for the D-Backs?

Santos blew two of those games in the second half. We'll see how our new and "improved" bullpen stands up to the challenge.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/11867536-41...ll-in-2012.html

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 10:11 PM) Just when everyone was saying Keenyn Walker was a bust he does that. How freaking bizarre. Yep, I was one of them. Of course, one GOOD game does not a season make, either. I remember Jerry Owens went 5 for 5 against the Twins once, something like that....in August/September of 2007, but that turned out to be a mirage.

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/...ong-as-ever/?hp It was inevitable, Ozzie made the NY Times. Hopefully the only time Ventura makes it is for winning a World Series. One of the four editorial opinions. The fact that Ozzie Guillen is not seeking a new baseball team to manage today is the most compelling evidence that Cuban-American attitudes in Miami have changed as the demographics of the community have changed. It is a stark reminder of the loss of so many of the people responsible for building the Cuban-American community in Miami. For more than 50 years the community, led most passionately by “el exilio histórico” (the historic exiles who fled Castro’s Cuba in the 1960s and '70s) have built a life for themselves and their families in Miami, while all the while hoping, praying and planning for a time when the Castro regime would fall and they could return home. Such disrespect would have led to a far harsher response 10 or 20 years ago, when more of the original Cuban exiles were still alive. Throughout most of this time to have conceded an inch on any issue relating to Fidel was considered tantamount to giving in to the dictator himself. As the Cuban-American community grew, the local civic leadership in Miami became heavily influenced by individuals dedicated to a Free Cuba and their leadership and activism has had a tremendous impact on local, state and national policy for decades. But for the second and third generations of Americans of Cuban descent, for whom Fidel is a historical rather than personal enemy, the virulence of their anti-Castro posture is not as personal or passionate as their parents’ and grandparents’. Where support for the Cuban embargo was once nearly universal, the community is now split; where overwhelming majorities once opposed travel to Cuba, the reverse is now true. Many of those original warriors, like my grandmother, whose strength and determination served as the bedrock for a community that arrived here with nothing, have passed on. Every day there are fewer and fewer historic exiles who know the pain of Castro’s oppression first-hand, every day fewer for whom the defeat of Castro is their most important priority. And so in the final analysis, Mr. Guillen is a fortunate man. Had someone in his position so directly disrespected the Cuban community by daring to praise Castro 10 or 20 years ago, the protesters would have numbered in the thousands, local TV and radio would have erupted with outrage, corporate sponsors of the Marlins would have pulled their financial support in droves and Mr. Guillen — rather than simply being suspended and embarrassed — would have been fired immediately. My grandmother and others like her would have made sure of it.

QUOTE (Dungus @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 09:52 PM) I still think more purging will be done before it's all said and done. So far I do like the look of the young arms. The problem is that the two young arms that look the worst (for now) are Molina and Stewart.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:04 PM) If they win 2 WS in the first 5 years, they won't care. Their payroll will grow with time, he can dh, and it's not like they didn't have bad contracts when they signed Pujols anyway. Yeah, Wells and Hunter, to name a few. If Morales can stay healthy enough to play 1B or SOME position on the field, that will help. The jury's still out on Trumbo at 3B. Everyone knows he can hit, but where to play him if he's not at 1B? With how good the Rangers, Rays and Tigers look set up for the next 3 years or so, I'd be really surprised if they managed 2 WS titles, let alone one.