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QUOTE (fathom @ May 10, 2016 -> 10:38 PM) Give Laz credit though, he could have rung up Melky on that check swing. He didn't and Sox got 5. Problem is that Melky didn't really come all that close to swinging. Laz might suck and he might hold grudges, but I'm sure he still gets reviewed and his calls can't all be obviously biased and awful.

Umpire just missed two strike calls. One of them was a very clear strike. Considering Claudio is getting extended corners that's total crap.

Rodon's walking around out there like he's got steel balls. I can get used to seeing him throw 96-97.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 10, 2016 -> 10:30 PM) Their pitching is really bad though, all around bad. They'll be fine when they get Darvish back. I watched him pitch in Round Rock last week and he was hitting 95.

Bannister would have challenged that call at first.

Looks like Rodon caught a second wind or something. Hit 97 on that pitch to strike out Rua.

That slide by Jackson is a little questionable. He never touched Andrus though.

Eaton almost fell out of the box.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 10, 2016 -> 10:13 PM) Is Rodon really throwing all of his fastballs at 90-92 even in key situations or against their best hitters? Usually he dials it up into the mid 90's when he really needs a K. He's hitting 93, which should be good enough. It's just that they're in bad locations.

Keep pouring it on boys.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ May 10, 2016 -> 10:10 PM) What is Rodon's stats against the AL West this season? Can't be good. He did fine his first time out against Texas.

Wow did we get lucky or what?

Rodon's velocity looks fine, so I don't think he's hurt. But this is the second time this year where he's had absolutely nothing going into a start.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 10, 2016 -> 10:08 PM) Get Carroll up. Need to try and win this He's up.

Get Caroll up.

Rodon's getting his ass kicked.

I haven't been watching but following the game. How has Carlos pitched this poorly? No fastball command? No slider?

Alright Carlos. You got a 5 run lead. Relax and throw strikes.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ May 10, 2016 -> 02:52 PM) That's something I just can't imagine happening unless you have a guy like Hamilton. Stealing is such a gamble at this point. That was spectacular. Pods stole 44 bases at a 83% rate in the first half, which for that many SBs, is pretty spectacular. Then his groin problems slowed him down in the second half. He only got 15 SBs out of 29 attempts after the break.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ May 10, 2016 -> 02:46 PM) Are we talking about Avi or Lawrie? Lawrie.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 10, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) What was the fanbase's consensus feeling heading into 2005? I don't remember, I was pretty isolated and had just moved, I didn't know about this board, social media didn't exist yet, etc. I remember being excited about picking up AJ but I never expected that team to start off the year firing on all cylinders the way they did. I thought we would be competitive with our rotation depth, especially after we signed Orlando Hernandez. But I didn't even dream of a World Series.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 10, 2016 -> 02:35 PM) You are right, we should always go by the last 2 games results to judge all actions. 30% on the year. It's getting a bit weird. I can't complain about the overall production, but putting a guy who's striking out 30% of the time in the 2 hole sounds like a bad idea.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 10, 2016 -> 02:23 PM) Kawhi got more MVPO votes than LeBron. Leonard is awesome but that's some dumbass s***. How? Leonard was better than LeBron this year in a lot of aspects...like shooting and defensive efficiency. He was second in WS/48 behind Curry. LeBron was 6th. LeBron's numbers look better because he's used more, but only Steph Curry did more with the ball than Leonard this year.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 10, 2016 -> 02:16 PM) Right. I would like to move Lawrie to 2nd batting order, but, I don't want to mess with where he is as long as he's hitting. If Avi is legit, maybe move him up. Not when he's striking out almost 50% of the time recently.

So why hasn't Sands been DFA'd yet?