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Chalk it up to AJ sucking....Morel's bad luck and facing the best offense in the AL right now. Humber will be okay. Probably will end up as more of a 3.75-4.25 ERA guy, but that's exactly what Hudson would be with us.

Now the Indians are adding Ludwick, too??? Hmmm. Thornton/Floyd and/or Danks/Quentin/Ohman....get what you can for them KW.

Now that's probably the game. Thanks, Morel. Ugly, ugly inning. Maybe distracted by the bat fragment flying at him. Goodbye, Humber.

Ohman warming up. Glad I didn't go to this game. Very smart hitting by Scutaro and Pedroia in this inning. Nice to see that other teams can execute so well in these situations.

Damn predictability of a Humber implosion. Well, with the Red Sox at 18-6 this month, you're just not going to sweep them, especially not with Lester on the mound. We just have to take out Andrew Miller tomorrow. Game's still not over yet, though. Anything over 3, forget it.

2-0, too bad Humber couldn't pull off the K there.

Why no throw to 1B? Uh-oh...this isn't good. At least he didn't throw it down the RF line. AJ could have taken it as well.

Reason #1 we can't really have the best defense in the AL. Ramirez has to stop that damned ball from getting through to CF. Sometimes you have to wonder what he's thinking....shying away from contact so much. 1-0, Salty. Guess it didn't even matter that CC was on 3rd.

Dunn's 243 OPS against LHP is shrinking even further. Esteban Beltre or Mike Caruso could walk out to the batter's box tonight and beat that. Boston definitely will be testing AJ here. Let's not get so carried away with pitchouts/strategizing we put 2 runners on base and give up a crooked number. We haven't even thrown anyone out with a pitchout, anyway. 0/7 or 0/8 I think.

MARQUIS TO DBACKS. ONE less pitcher for the Tigers. Aviles has arrived, #3 for Red Sox. Didn't realize they were trading away Span, haha. Storen will help that bullpen, but if they want back Bernadina too, another player has to be involved. 16 batters for Yankees in one inning. 12-0 Yankees. Why can't DUNN strike out when we need him to? UGH!!! What's the season number now for Dunn against LHP, 2 for 70?

Wonder who the Twins are benching....?? Kind of weird, unless they know something about Span's health nobody else is privy to, and aren't able to trust Revere for the next 2 months. They're already full with Cuddyer/Young/Kubel on the corners.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 06:55 PM) That hook is nasty tonight. Pomeranz, White and McBride for Ubaldo. Wow, I guess they held out for two premium pitching prospects. Rare infield single for Gonzalez. Beckham makes that play 85-90% of the time. Not an error, though? McBride is a catcher? He was only their #29 prospect in the Indians system coming into 2009.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 06:53 PM) Yeah. I can't believe how much they want for Span. Considering he's always going to be no more than a 675-725 OPS guy at max....CFers/leadoff hitters are going at premium prices. I would be nervous about trading him, though. Revere still has a long ways to go, and he's definitely tiring.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 06:52 PM) Storen and the twins want bernadina and Steve lombardozzi Throw in Billy Jo Robidoux and it's a done deal.

Ozzie's just trying to prove his unquestioned genius that he can still beat the Red Sox with the worst possible hitting line-up in baseball.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 06:50 PM) According to Bowden, he's going to Wash for Storen. Saw where Yankees were also inquiring about Span. That's risky with his slow injury recovery.

Deal is done according to Troy REnck of the Denver Post. White OR Pomeranz, Kipnis and Chisenhall. Pressure on the Yankees to make a pitching move now... Morel hitting into bad luck, close play at 1B. Morel's our best bunter after Vizquel and Pierre when he's bunting for a hit. Unfortunately, power....not so much.

Humber is definitely on with all of his pitches tonight. But be ready starting in the 5th/6th for things to go south in a hurry. Just in case. That line-up has so much firepower, they'll put up 4-5 runs in about two or three minutes.

Jimenez is definitely going somewhere the next day or so if they're scratching his start tonight. ERA of just over 1 for the White Sox bullpen over the last 26 games. Everyone's gotta to be at least asking about Ohman, Thornton, Frasier Crane and Sale. Maybe even Bruney and Pena. Well, that's pushing it.

Humber 1-2 with a 5.51 ERA for July. Think this long rest has really brought some life back to his pitches...the 6 man rotation might end up having saved this rotation in the end, if Peavy and Humber survive to get to October. First baserunner. Jimenez scratched from his start tonight. Something's up.

Run run run on Crawford. Smart by AJ, knew that he's dealing with a very sore arm...which already sucks in the first place. Brightest guy in baseball, arguably.

As long as Jimenez isn't on the Tigers, that's the one thing that would be almost impossible to overcome...and could also cause KW to trade away Viciedo. Seems like Furcal deal to STL is being held up a bit longer than expected.

Pomeranz or Alex White, Chisenhall and Kipnis for Jiminez??? The Indians are insane I think. At least they're going for it. Pressure mounts on KW to make a move or he plays the hand he's dealt himself?

What did the Indians have to give up? Their entire minor league system? Alex White, Chisenhall, Kipnis?

Kuroda has refused to waive his full no-trade rights. Even though his contract is ending this year and the Dodgers suck. Weird. Morel earning his playing time. Pierre robbed him last night. Poor Youk.