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He DESERVES to stay on the major league roster, so I'd send down either Santiago or Stewart to start in AAA. However, probably what will happen is they'll send Quintana down to BIRM or CHAR and wait to see how things go with Danks, Humber and Floyd. In order to be prepared to go back into the rotation again, he'll need to be getting starter's innings. Funny, feels completely different from 2010 from when we ditched Hudson after 3 starts for Edwin Jackson. And yet this team has just as good an opportunity as that one did. Thankfully, it will be harder for KW to deal away a future frontline starter this time like Hudson to get this year's version of Edwin Jackson. And presence of Quintana kind of negates that getting a starter (for the time being) is an imperative. We can still wait through most of June to make that decision.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 11:18 PM) What a lousy game tonight. I pity the poor fans who picked this one to attend. Yuk. White Sox can't win at home. Can't beat the Blue Jays (not unlike the Twins and Royals). No homers. Boo!!!

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:10 PM) I've mentioned this earlier in the season because I remember them talking about it last year. That's terrible news for this team going into playoffs unless one of Danks/Floyd/Humber can find their groove and become a One/Two type of starter. Let's just try getting to August still in first place!

QUOTE (Andrew @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:50 PM) No, I'm saying they were the all out favorite to win the division and ended third. Like....Detroit is sitting...now. I'm not talking about records; Central was actually a tough division then (3 90+ win teams). I was just talking about the competition WITHIN the division, bud. Okay, buckaroo. Didn't think about it because of the relative weakness in the division this year, vis a vis 2006. And the Tigers weren't coming off a World Series appearance.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:36 PM) I know Will Smith was originally attached but after watching the trailer, Djimon HOunsou would of been sweet but people may have seen him and thought Amistad. Give me free! I always think Janet Jackson video ("Love Will Never Do Without You" back when she was super-cute), Gladiator, Blood Diamond. EW gives Prometheus a B+. Score another hit for Charlize Theron this summer. Ridley Scott set new standards for big sci-fi storytelling in the last quarter of the 20th century, and now he's engineered Prometheus for a 21st-century race of moviegoers. This is jumbo-size science fiction, with a handsome, impermeable titanium gleam — and a thick coating of creationism lite. In the deep space of the director's deluxe, prequel-esque nonprequel to his 1979 classic, Alien, striking marble-skinned, monument-shaped beings of godlike intelligence share screen time with the cool old slimy-skinned, vagina-shaped representations of destructive extraterrestrial life known and loved from back in the days of Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley. Prometheus elicits Alien memories for viewers who have them, but works on its own, too, as a model of a contemporary (and, as is the contempo mode, long-winded) sci-fi horror pic. The plot follows the fates of some foolish humans and one devilishly smart robot named David, all of whom encounter big trouble in outer space. The visual images impress as polished movie craft — Scott's visuals always do — with icy, jagged iconography inspired by the otherworldly Icelandic landscape where parts were shot, and benefiting from Scott's trademark attention to mood and wet things. The man likes his moisture. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20587886,00.html Full review http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prometheus_2012/ 20 negative reviews/60 positive so far

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 06:31 PM) Am I supposed to knwo well enough who this is that I'm motivated to click on the link for some reason? You should. He was one of the most important members of the commissioner's staff for the last 2 decades. Interestingly, he was also in charge of the umpires earlier this decade, before being "demoted" from that role.

QUOTE (Andrew @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:14 PM) Meh, the Jays are a really well put together team. They compete in a REAL DIVISION every year. They've got a smart GM and so much power (and it's not Dunn-age and higher). I'm happy that the SOX are where they are; totally never expected them to be doing this well. This is a s*** division and if we continue to pwn the Toons and Twins, I don't see any reason to panic. Detroit may be the 06 SOX. Except that team was 26 games over .500 at the ASB and STILL in second place to the Tigers. Better to say DET might be like the 2011 White Sox, in terms of pre-season expectations.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 08:45 PM) Hector Santiago f***ing sucks In all fairness, the last two games, you could say that about most of the players on our roster. Lillibridge, Fukudome, Ohman, Stewart, Hudson, etc. Viciedo's ice cold, Beckham's fallen off again, no Konerko...we're scuffling, but it's only 2 games. And we're still in first place. And Detroit's in much worse shape than we are. Although the mysterious home woes continue again.

Well, whatever he threw for the homer, that most assuredly wasn't good. Might as well let him go back down to start in the minors and give Quintana his spot for now. Assuming Humber's not banished from the rotation soon.

Four screwballs in that sequence? Were any of them good?

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 08:33 PM) And to think that, according to a random Jon Heyman tweet, the Mariners wanted to pay dearly for him in the off-season and we wouldn't part with him. Classic sell high situation Was there ever a specific player named? We heard all offseason how Lillibridge was the most inquired-about player on our roster. The other side of it is at that time, we didn't have Fukudome and he was probably our best back-up to Beckham and Morel falling on their faces, too. But yeah, whatever the return would have been >>> 10X Lillibridge's value now

Hmmm....Santiago's at only 91-92. Earlier in the season, maybe he was overhyped or too much adrenaline and consistently was 93-94-95.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 08:30 PM) Absolutely terrible strategy this inning. Also means you can't hit for Flowers if you want to. With Ramirez, Flowers and Hudson hitting, you weren't counting on a run there, but DeAza's always clutch. Just not our series so far. It's the Blue Jays. What new? That would be 11-28 now? or 11-29? Actually, losing these two games isn't the end of the world. It exposes our weaknesses again. Things were just going too well to continue like they had been, so the devil's advocate position is that losing first place might be what our team needs to get back going again and realize there are some obvious areas for improvement. Nobody would have ever expected the Indians to go 5-0 against the Tiggers, either. Especially in DET, now.

Figures that Lillibridge would get thrown out with how bad his overall season has become.

AJ at .303 at this point in the season? I'll take whatever vitamins or Fountain of Youth drink he's currently imbibing.

There will be ZERO desire to rebuild when the division's still so winnable with Detroit currently falling apart. Nobody concedes to the Indians. Although they have the prospects to rent Quentin, they can't go out and take on another Jimenez contract this year. They need help at 3B if Chisenhall can't hold the position, and they're always going to be a bit short offensively with Brantley in CF. Damon, Kotchmann and Marson won't scare anyone. LaFatta (one Ozzie nickname that was pretty funny) has never produced consistently at the major league level.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 08:54 PM) Grimes hard big injury issues this year for GT Was he using Viagra, Cialis or Sustengo recklessly?

Dayan in "bad streakiness" mode now.

There's our break. Dunn tried to pull a high and outside pitch, got the lucky break. Make Morrow pay now. There's just no way we should only be down 2-0 at this point.

Beckham's lost about 10 points and Dayan 25 points of batting average. Although Viciedo's hit the ball hard twice tonight, right? On the computer, they were line outs, at least.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 08:02 PM) Ohman lol...he's right. Rasmus was being a complete cock there. No ones trying to hit you idiot. He went 5/5 yesterday and had a hit today, so of course he's Public Enemy #1. Probably got that idea from his dad, it's Rasmus and Scott Pilgrim against The World.

Great, that was productive. Now we either get knocked out of this game or go to another bullpen guy.

Is Ohman really a better option than Santiago? Guess he's paid more, and has better control...but not the stuff.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 5, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/06/the...gue-movie-lives The Justice League is possibly having a movie made. Unless they get Christian Bale signed on as Batman, I don't see good things happening. http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/j...-203740882.html Not sure if this is the same article or maybe a twist on the one you read.

Tigers 0-5 against CLE this season, gave over, 9-6. CLE 1 GB, DET 6 1/2. DET a season low 6 games under .500 now and searching for answers. Morrow at only 78 pitches through 6, Quintana with 92 and a batter reaching 1st base from going to the bullpen perhaps. And Nathan Jones is in to keep the game close.