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I want the Sox to lose 98 games, and I want this to be one of them. Not happy.

Delmon Young has to be frustrating for every home team's fans. Talented, but he sucks.

Jacobs is going to Birmingham.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 13, 2013 -> 12:18 PM) I think the FO is very committed to Robin. Committed to not paying two managers for a losing team.

Ventura reiterated today he wants to manage next year no matter the makeup of the team. I've given up on this issue. My feeling is he's not going to be here in 2015, so what's the point of him being here in 2014? But, whatever. Finish out the three years, and the next guy will come in.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 13, 2013 -> 02:20 AM) Not sure where to put this...Any chance we see Rienzo get the start in the double header tomorrow? Unless they're thinking of showcasing Santiago, wouldn't it make some sense to give Hector some time off? He's probably on an innings limit this year right? Rienzo has been doin work lately so it'd be nice to reward him with a cup of coffee. Danks and Santiago are starting today. Veal is coming up to replace Thornton, and Ventura said they aren't allowed to bring up a 26th man when the doubleheader is the day after the rain out---which I don't know if that's true. I wasn't aware that was the rule, and I'm not sure why one doubleheader is any different than another.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 10:50 PM) So Veal, Purcey, Moskos and Santos Rodriguez our the top 4 LH relievers at the moment. Moskos was released last month. I guess you could throw Leesman in there if they decide to make him a reliever.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 10:27 PM) Great value in my opinion. I know were in the minority, but what do people expect? We weren't getting a top 5 prospect. This kid has tons of offensive potential. Why not take the risk. Yeah, I think it's a decent gamble too. Hopefully we get more premium talent coming back when it comes to the Peavy and Rios deals later on.

Jacobs was pulled in the 3rd inning in a game that is now in the 13th inning. He's known for a while.

Well, that's one. Good career for Thornton. Hope he does well in Boston.

It's almost like they have to do something with Hawkins right now, but what? Can you just pull the plug on his season, send him to Instructional League, and start all over next year?

3 more K's for Hawkins. I'd like to know of some examples of good major league players that were ever really bad in the minors. I'm sure there are some examples, but did they ever hit under .200 with astronomical K rates, and horrible OBPs?

The Phillies are petitioning MLB to show the second game tomorrow night because it coincides with Fox's exclusive window. CSN Chicago already said they'll carry both games. Why would it impact the Phillies, but not the Sox?

CSN is showing a game from 1998. Hawk was 56 years old. What a difference in the quality of his voice. Steroid Central in this game.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20130712 RBI single for Hawkins. Micah Johnson made two outs in the first inning.

IT'S GON RAIN!

Thompson broke his 0-31.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 07:42 PM) You can complain about Hawkins' assignment over and over and over, but if he busts it won't be because of his assignments. At some point the player needs to figure things out if they're going to make the bigs. That's fair, but the problem is a combination of both. It should have been a full season of every level, and hopefully at 23, you have a finished product ready for the big leagues. They just seemed in a hurry to get this guy moved through fast.

Micah Johnson homer. Good player.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 07:10 PM) It really bothers me to see Hawkins struggling. Question, did the Sox start Hawkins in high A or was he ever with Kannapolis? This year, he started at High-A because he finished there last year and played in their playoffs and did well. But he should have started this season at age 19 in Kannapolis. They know they blew it. And he'll be back at Winston Salem again next year. And if the same season happens in 2014, he enters Bustville.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 03:27 PM) Glad the Sox are done playing Houston and the Cubs and can focus on the easy half of the schedule. Houston comes to town in August. AL team.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 02:46 PM) If the Tigs want to improve their bullpen, we can work something out if we get the Cabrera kid back in return. He's blocking their top prospect anyway. Damn right. I wouldn't hesitate to deal with the Tigers.

Wow, they actually may win two of three in Detroit. Baseball.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 02:31 PM) Time to fire Ventura No s***. I'll give Cooper his share of blame too.

Depending on what happens the next three weeks, it would be nice if he can bat 2nd or even 3rd for two months. If they're going to give him a sizable extension, they should be able to lean on him for production at the top of the lineup.