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QUOTE (letsgoarow @ Jul 29, 2008 -> 08:30 AM) Agree to disagree. Ive seen him pitch a couple times this year in the minors. Hes got great stuff, and great head. He had decent stuff against texas (7 k's) and they are a great hitting team. Im seeing 6 innings 2 or 3 runs. He will keep us in the game. I can't seem to find richard's stats on baseball cube. What kind of year was he having and where before he was called up this year?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 29, 2008 -> 11:43 AM) Nick Swisher's free pass as others continued to get slammed is beyond ridiculous. Consider this: Last year Juan Uribe hit .234 with 20 homers and 68 rbi in 513 AB as a SS with a 112 K , not considered an offensive position. This year Nick Swisher is hitting .226 and at his current pace will have 20 homers and 72 rbi with 132 ks with 513 official AB. He plays CF an offensive position and most want him to play 1B and even more offensive position. Offensively,he basically is Juan Uribe last year, a guy everyone wanted non-tendered or released, with more walks, and a few more k's and more beard styles. Defensively, at least in CF, he leaves a lot to be desired. As Steve Stone said, he is not a centerfielder. That's not his fault but offensively c'mon. If Paulie is killing the team as I read over and over, what is this guy doing? Its time he gets scrutunized a bit, especially considering this is supposedly the biggest roadtrip of the season so far, and Dirty Thirty is still looking for his first hit. He isn't basically Juan Uribe. If he was, you'd love him for buying you dinner.

QUOTE (rudylaw @ Jul 28, 2008 -> 07:32 PM) What is there to be positive about? He is just bad right now. We can not survive with Paul as our full time 1st baseman. His career.

This guy is afraid of JD.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 10:21 PM) What the f*** has he done in the past? And the problem is we know exactly what he is capable of, but that he's too much of a head case to do it consistently and with pressure on him. He was lights out for the start of the year. That was in the past, no? All this head case crap is meaningless to me. To me, more than likely its just a coincidence. I think he is pitching worse because of his control. No other reason.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 08:55 PM) Why the Javy bashing? He was great in April... He was great in May... He had a crap June... He's had two excellent starts in his 4 outings in July. (7/3; 7/21) So, he has a bad game today against one of the best offensive teams in the AL and the jackals come out to tear up his carcass? Give it a rest. Because people here don't care about what a person is capable of or what they have done in the past. See jim thome's reputation a month ago.

Does anyone read vanity fair? I don't and I'm curious if the title of the magazine is meant to be sarcastic or if its about all things vain. It doesn't really pertain to the cover.

Zumaya hurt again?

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 27, 2008 -> 11:35 AM) Josh Fields, your bus is waiting. Not even close.

That was kind of funny. The hit by maggs.

Someone yesterday said AJ was due for a bomb.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 10:45 PM) Over the last 28 days, Big Jim has a .489 OBP and a .643 Slugging percentage for a 1.1317 OPS...he has secured my vote... He is a has been.

I watched the whole thing after the sox game after recording it on my dvr. It took literally 30 minutes. I'm probably never going to watch a cbs event live ever after realizing this. I'm a huge robbie lawler fan.

PK would be absolutely awesome. Slump bustah for the win.

Their pitching is not good enough for a substantial run, imo. I'm far more worried about the twins.

Leyland is a coward but he won't move a korean war veteran up a day.

Hell yes.

What, me worry?

Here we go indeed.

He has a very hard fastball to hit. Nice work there.

Everything scares me in late 1 run games.

2 down. Keep it going.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 08:00 PM) and he will be 10 years younger than Contreras at that point. Irrelevant. If they suck the same, they suck the same. Who cares how old they are while sucking?

Riddle me this mr tradewasn'tworthit. Try comparing something relevant. Like what was uribe's OPS compared to cabrera's? And how is garland doing compared to our fifth starter(floyd?) ?

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