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Lilly only 3 steals behind Jean Pierre now. I think they're going to have to find a new #2 hitter soon.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 07:21 PM) You guys give rios s***, but look at Lexi, he gets allergy with men on base Because Alexei was the best defender in baseball at the most important position on the field last year, and he was our best clutch hitter in 2008 until he got tired at the end of the season. Ramirez has never equalled his rookie year offensively, but a 750 OPS is nothing to sneeze at. Rios is at 600. That's a big difference. And he hasn't played well for nearly a full-season. Alexei has been one of our 3 best hitters the first three months of 2011. And Rios has made about 5X as much money as Alexei from 2009-2011.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 07:19 PM) mark's been getting hurt w/2 outs I think he was more hurt seeing the line-up card behind him with Dunn at 3rd and Rios 6th. Rios hasn't been an RBI guy for this team for 6 months, which was, not coincidentally, the last time Dunn was decent.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 07:17 PM) We have the good part of the order coming up next inning, so hopefully we cut into the lead some more. Except Lillibridge has now forgotten he was good for a couple of months, too. It's funny, the first or second time you ACTUALLY wish that Pierre was in the line-up because he's been hot and Ozzie benches him. Infuriating.

Just go with DeAza and Pierre in the OF for two weeks and see if that sparks the team. DL Teahen or Omar. DL Rios for his "bad toe." Whatever it takes. They're just giving the fans nothing to cheer for at home this season. They would get more entertainment if there was no game and they simple stuck Transformers 3 on the jumbotron accompanied by the exploding scoreboard.

Fans deservedly booing the Sox for only scoring one run there against a AAA pitcher.

Jesus. Of course. What else could you expect? And now Rios.

Either a GS or a K here from Ramirez. Quentin apparently has "stars" instead of a "dotted i" on the back of his jersey. Wonder who did that? Equipment manager or MLB orders?

Quentin, an All-Star outfielder advances these runners to 2nd and 3rd (at least.)

Fathom jinxed Dunn into his second hit this season against a lefty.

Division standings (if things continue) DET 15-7 MINN 13-10 CLE 13-12 KC 10-16 CHW 6-12 HOW? HOW? HOW? We're 4-1 against CLE, right? One win against DET out of 6, 0-4 versus Minny and split with KC.

Francis is 3-9. He's absolutely gotten rocked his last 3 starts. His ERA is near 6 (correction 5). He's topping out at 85-86-87 MPH. If we can't hit him, who exactly CAN we hit? He's the definition of major league filler/replacement level pitcher. At least Lopez had deception on his side.

Would it be possible for this team to sustain any sort of momentum this season? Probably not with our offense. It's just too spotty and inconsistent to put together any type of long-lasting streak of winning baseball.

Morel, Rios and Dunn all between 575-601 OPS. JESUS of Nazareth, that's not good. Do any other contending teams have 3 guys below 600, in the AL? Can we just stick in DeAza in CF? I'm guessing the answer to that is no, he sucks in CF.

What will Dunn's average have to fall to before they consider Viciedo for at least two weeks? .150? .145? Why can't they just bench him until Viciedo struggles or September when/if the team's no longer contending? At the very least, he should never be playing against lefties. How can you?

There must be some kind of universal law that Buehrle will always struggle with the Royals. Through August/September of 2005, he really dominated them. Ever since, not so much.

The fans aren't even booing Dunn as much as previously. Small crowd on 4th of July or they've just given up trying? The Twins and Tigers had close to record crowds in the last week....will we even get to 30,000 today?

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 04:52 AM) Depending on where things stand at the trade deadline,and the Sox are right in it, I'd like to see him, or someone dealt for Scott Rolen. Their salaries match up and even though Morel has been ok, I'd much rather have Rolen and his glove, bat, and attitude in a pennant race. It's not a knock on Morel but Rolen brings alot more to the table. I think he'd be a perfect fit for the Sox. Why would the Reds deal him? Who would they play at that position? Doesn't he only have 4 homers this year?

QUOTE (since56 @ Jul 4, 2011 -> 06:15 AM) It has become a disposable society. I want it and I want it now. What is a reasonable level of expectation for a player who signs a $14/year contract? Sure, if you go back one year ago and track his numbers for the past six months, it's scary bad. He's hitting .165 at this point. Not even Esteban Beltre, Joe Borchard or Mike Caruso could manage that feat. It's one thing to expect the White Sox to make it to the World Series every year or for Dunn to hit 55 homers, it's quite another to expect something resembling his "average" career numbers.

Not only Peavy, but you have to wonder about Danks' oblique and Humber's fortune not continuing forever. Right now, it's pretty far from unclear whether they'd even risk offering arbitration for the possibility of a Type B pick. I don't think many Sox fans would be too comfortable with the idea that "accidentally" retaining Jackson for 2012 meant they had to give up Buehrle or Danks. With Boras as his agent, you'd think he should be able to get more than $8.5 million from another team, but I'm not sure which team that would be...certainly not with how he's pitched the last couple of months. Of course, it all depends on what the current organizational thinking on Sale is, too.

1. The worst GM in the game wouldn't have found Santos and Humber for free (basically). 2. The worst GM in the game might have let Carlos Quentin go during one of the two past off-seasons. Probably, he would have traded Danks as well for 3-4 prospects that would never pan out. 3. The worst GM in the game would never dare to trade for an "ace/former Cy Young winner" because he would be afraid of the contract and would play it safe instead of taking any risks. 4. The worst GM in the game wouldn't have dared to sign Viciedo. 5. The worst GM in the game would have turned the catching position over to Flowers instead of extending AJ. KW will get another opportunity at some point, if he wants it. You don't put together a World Series dominating roster for $65 million with just complete luck.

Hybrid of Carlos Lee/Bobby Bonilla with Vladdy's aggressiveness and lack of selectivity. Although his patience has increased appreciably this season in AAA.

Ordonez is actually showing some signs of life too. Pretty tough lineup when you've got Avila hitting 8th or 9th. That said, Boesch really fell off in the 2nd half last year (well, not quite like Chris Shelton) and Austin Jackson's been way off his rookie form. Wonder if Carlos Guillen has anything left in him? Peralta's been a pretty solid "low-risk" acquisition for them...but they're not getting offense any more out of Inge. It's kind of been a revolving door across that infield. Raburn's not really a true 2B. Our infield can run circles around theirs defensively. Then again, Cabrera's basically the best hitter in baseball, so that can make up for a lot of weaknesses. And not just because of tonight, but their bullpen seems a pitcher or two short. Ryan Perry at one point looked like a future closer and Zumaya's basically finished. Al Albuquerque's on the DL.

Don't forget Rowand. It's just so unfortunate we didn't get Miggy Cabrera when we had a chance, personality/off-field warts and all.

I'm not so sure. They have to have another option at DH besides Lillibridge to bat against LHP. If Dunn doesn't get a hit against the Royals, there's just no way I would keep him in the line-up when we play the Twins.