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QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 02:27 PM) Are we to assume the Royals will win the division next year based on their play against the Sox and their last series vs. Detroit? The Royals and Pirates are in the same category... Until they do it, they'll never do it.

Standing O for 4 innings? Polite applause, yes.

Get him out of there.

Who would win in a poll for 3rd lefty in the rotation next year---Santiago or Quintana? Assuming Danks and Sale are healthy and in the rotation.

Winston-Salem- Collop http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...lynafa_wswafa_1 Great Falls- Casey http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...misrok_grfrok_1

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 12:43 AM) The Tigers seem to waste more quality starts by their staff than the White Sox. Tigers 78 quality starts. 55-23 (.705) Sox 75 quality starts. 53-22 (.707)

QUOTE (BlackBetsy @ Sep 9, 2012 -> 12:39 PM) I don't love Ramirez in there today....he's 1 for 25 against Guthrie. I'd actually prefer a Lopez-Olmedo-Beckham infield, believe it or not. You got it. Olmedo is playing now because Alexei was late to the park today.

The Dodgers game when Quintana only went 70-some pitches through 8 innings. I knew that game was lost when he didn't come out for the 9th. That one stands out the most for me. The blown game in Oakland and the Cody Rross game also are up there.

De Aza CF Ramirez SS Wise LF Konerko 1B Rios RF Pierzynski C Viciedo DH Lopez 3B Beckham 2B

Quintana vs Porcello Peavy vs Fister Liriano vs Scherzer Sale vs Verlander

The way the Angels are playing now, I think the A's are about to finally hit the wall. 4 game series starts Monday at Anaheim. Then the A's come home for 3 against Baltimore, then hit the road: 3 at Tigers, 3 at Yankees, 4 at Rangers. Now, with the new format, would the Rangers dump games on purpose to the A's trying their hardest to keep the Angels out of October? Strategically, why wouldn't they? This is a potential issue for MLB.

If the Sox go up 3 tomorrow and then immediately piss it away, so help me.... These next 5 days are going to be interesting to say the least. I'm not thrilled with the play of the Sox the last couple weeks, but the division is the division. Just gotta hope for the best the next few weeks.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 10:14 PM) How many games could the sox be up if they just beat the royals more often. We're 4-10 against the Tigers! 7-7 against them, and we're up 8 games after tonight.

Charlotte- Zaleski http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...indaaa_chraaa_1 Winston-Salem- McCray http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...lynafa_wswafa_1 Great Falls- Brennan http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...misrok_grfrok_1

Beat Guthrie and win 3 of 4 against the Tigers, and I'll be back to thinking the Sox are a real playoff team.

Never a doubt.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 12:19 AM) So if both teams go as ^ shown FROM NOW ON, they get to 89 wins? Correct. When I set it up, I had the Sox going 31-23 and the Tigers 33-21 in the final 54 games to tie at 91-71. They were going ok for a while, but neither team is playing very well. The Sox are leading the division with the 7th best record in the AL. The AL Central: Where you can play bad baseball and be treated like a Champion.

Sox vs KC 1-1 (0-2) -1 vs Oak 2-1 (2-1) -1 at Tor 2-2 (3-1) E at KC 2-1 (0-3) -2 vs NY 2-1 (3-0) -1 vs Sea 2-1 (3-0) E at Bal 2-2 (1-3) -1 at Det 1-2 (0-3) -2 vs Min 2-1 (2-1) -2 vs KC 2-1 vs Det 2-2 at Min 2-1 at KC 2-1 at LAA 1-2 vs Cle 2-1 vs TB 2-2 at Cle 2-1 Tigers vs NY 2-2 (2-2) E at Tex 1-2 (1-2) E at Min 2-1 (2-1) E vs Bal 2-1 (1-2) -1 vs Tor 2-1 (3-0) E vs LAA 2-1 (2-1) E at KC 2-1 (0-3) -2 vs Chi 2-1 (3-0) -1 vs Cle 2-1 (1-2) -2 at LAA 1-2 at Chi 2-2 at Cle 2-1 vs Oak 2-1 vs Min 2-1 vs KC 3-1 at Min 2-1 at KC 2-1 89 gets it now. Who wants it?

1 game lead. 5 more times around the rotation. Let's see where we are in 6 days.

And the Angels are very much alive. That was huge for them.

Hang-ging around. Hang-ging around.

Tigers and Angels 2-2, going to the 8th.

25 games left. This team looks like they have about 11 wins left in them. Just don't have enough pitching to rely on. And the hitting is homer or nothing.

Bad loss, but this team is mediocre at best.

A good team wins this game at home every time. Mediocre team in a bad division.