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Decent start for Petricka..... 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K In 23 IP so far, he has 28 K and 4 BB. Very nice peripherals.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 06:10 PM) JoeCoolMan i've respected your contributions in the past, but PK even in a career year has wayyy more value here than what he can garner as a rental elsewhere in trade I was trying to hurry and get a post off before I went to work, so I clearly didn't say it right..... I meant to say the only way that we promote Morel to our club this year is if Kenny grows some big balls and trades Konerko and Teahen for a good OF (thus, Viciedo would move to 1B, and Morel wouldn't be behind Teahen, and Quentin would become the DH with the OF acquistion playing OF). I am probably one of the biggest Morel fans around here, but even I think he should continue to get work in at AAA and Viciedo has (so far) earned the right to play 3B.

Kenny should grow a huge pair of balls and trade Konerko and Teahen at the deadline a good OF.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 05:05 PM) The glove is such a minimal part of the plate. What does he mean by hit the catchers mitt? Literally zero movement in any direction? That is kinda far fetched. By kinda i mean extremely. An inch or so in any direction? Realistically you would have to think some form of leeway would be needed. Something to factor in... just because a catcher sets up in one place, that does not necessarily mean the pitch was intended to go there. That's especially the case when there are men on base, to try and prevent the batter from an advantage. I would wager that the percentage of times a pitcher hits a catchers mitt without the glove being moved in any direction is in the single digits. Remember i am saying single digits do to the fact zero movement would be involved. I personally don't think very much would be taken out of this particular study due to it being far too strict. Realistic guidelines would have to be set, and all the variables would have to be understood, before someone could even imagine taking this sort of task down. Ridiculous amount of time and dedication wouldn't hurt either. I am saying draw a box around the mitt before the pitch is delivered, and see if the ball lands somewhere within that box. Basically a 10inch by 10inch square or however big a catchers mitt is I guess. I'll further explain this if you dont get it when I get home from work tonight.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:28 PM) Corey Hart. Ehhh, I don't know. I think he is value is way too high right now. He is not a great hitter over his career. Only a .330 career OBP, and this year he is striking out a lot less and his speed numbers have dimished as well. I think whoever gets Hart (if traded) will be overpaying for him.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 02:27 PM) Quentin in the lineup -- for now. Pierre LF Vizquel 3B Rios CF Konerko 1B Quentin RF Kotsay DH AJ C Ramirez SS Beckham 2B Damn, no Viciedo or Jones. If Ozzie wants the best defense out there for Buehrle, then why isn't Quentin DHing and Jones in RF?

This was the game my friends and I were SUPPOSED to go to..... the last game I was supposed to go to, but decided not to at the last minute was Buehrle's perfect game.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:37 AM) The walk usually is a pretty good determining stat. I was waiting for someone to sarcastically suggest that....

Ok, so in the NFL, they have a stat to track the accuracy of a QB. I forget exactly the measurements, but basically they draw an imaginary 2ft by 2ft box on a WR with the center of that box being the numbers on chest. The goal is for the QB to place the pass in that box. That essentially means it was on target and the WR is expected to catch it. I remember this because I am a Rams fan and Marc Bulger used to be the most accurate passer back in like 2006 or 2007. Anyway, my question is if they have a similar stat somewhere in baseball. The stat would be to draw an imaginary box around the glove of a catcher, and see how often the pitcher throws the pitch within that box. Not sure if there is similar stat or not, but it's something that would be interesting to see the numbers on.

When was the last time we lost with no real shot at winning or tying late in the game? We had a chance in the 9th tonight, our last previous loss (7/3 vs. Texas), we had the tying run at the plate in the 9th with 1 out. The loss prior to that was 6/30 vs. Royals and we lost by 1 run. The loss before that was vs. the Royals on the 28th of June and we had bases loaded with 1 out, tying run on 2nd base. The loss before that was the against the Cubs when we lost 1-0 to Lilly, and had the tying run on 3rd with 1 out. The loss before that was on June 8th when we lost 7-2 to Tigers. June 8th (the day before we started our insane run of 26 wins in 32 games) was the last game that the Sox did not have the tying run at the plate, late in the game. WOW.

Dang.

Anyone else having a problem with the boxscore for Charlotte?

I watched it. Nothing interesting to note.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 03:11 PM) Yes, except AJP is still batting one or two positions too high. Jones and Viciedo are both much better run producers. I just meant in terms of players on the field.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 02:42 PM) Pierre -- LF Ramirez -- SS Rios -- CF Konerko -- 1B Quentin -- DH AJ -- C Jones -- RF Viciedo -- 3B Beckham -- 2B Floyd -- RHP Whoever was guessing, nailed it. THIS is what I want to see every day....

Sox starters over last 9 games..... 55 1/3 IP, 45 H, 16 ER, 14 BB, 34 K, 2.60 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 2.43 K/BB Sox are 9-0 over that stretch.

My "plan" for next year is as follows... Konerko becomes a FA. Viciedo moves to 1B. Morel takes over 3B. Quentin becomes our DH. This leaves an OF spot open for Kenny to sign a FA (Crawford would be awesome), or he can try and trade Teahen somewhere in hopes of getting an OF in return. LF Pierre RF Crawford CF Rios DH Quentin 1B Viciedo 2B Beckham C Flowers/AJ/??? SS Alexei 3B Morel That would be pretty fine w/ me.

I dont blame Thome for taking that pitch, it was the EXACT same pitch and location as the pitch called a ball.

HE GONE!

Ummmmm WHAT ?

God damnit that swing scared me.

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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 09:19 PM) Yes Brent...build that trade value.

QUOTE (Sockin @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 09:07 PM) After AJ popped out in the AB in the 3rd, he slammed his bat down, broke it in two, and chucked a broken piece into the Twins dugout fence. Thome took exception and tossed it back. How s***ty of him (AJ).

Drive that ball Beckham!