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Why do we swing at so many crappy pitches?

I don't think there's enough evidence to overturn.

Good to see Rose play well in 2 out of the 3 games. Milwaukee's defense is actually decent too. Good signs.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 09:57 PM) Exactly, and since he incited the whole thing, I'll be mighty pissed if Shark gets a longer suspension. Shark was being an idiot by instigating a fight with Cain. He deserves at least 6 games. Ventura deserves the same.

Oh come on Melky...you're supposed to be good at hitting ground balls to the left side.

Ventura needs to be disciplined somehow. He gets into it with someone every time he's out there.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 02:14 PM) It amazes me that people are giving more credence to 3 starts versus the first 3 years of his career. I'm worried he's hurt. His velocity's been subpar.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 01:38 PM) i am aware of that. And I also was aware of the knock on him coming out of minnesota that he was a garbage time stat padder and no shows in the 4th quarter. He didnt do much to change that opinion. Lets be honest here, where is he gonna go where he is gonna be the guy? The Lakers? You think Kobe is gonna pass the torch? The Knicks? Melo isnt a ball hog? If he wanted to dominate the ball and be the man, he should have stayed in Minnesota. I think he can do fine as a #2, but he's been more or less an after-thought this year in Cleveland.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 08:27 AM) Love was himself this season? Well then, they can keep him. Love just doesnt seem primetime to me. Garbage team good player, never really was a 4th quarter player, the one time he was on a good competitive team and he turtled up. Dont really see the attraction, if you cant understand how good it is for you to play next to Lebron, then something is wrong If he played for the Timberwolves this year, you would have seen much better numbers. Playing with two guys who dominate the ball is not so easy for a guy who used to take a quarter of his team's shots. Look what happened to Bosh this year once he was the go-to guy.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 23, 2015 -> 07:35 AM) ? He may not have knee injuries, but Love has missed his share of games due to injury. Back, broken hand, broken fingers, etc Love's been hurt long-term for one season and he's redeemed himself since. Rose has been hurt long-term twice and he still hasn't gotten back to his former self.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 11:39 PM) Yeah I'd trade anyone on the Bulls not named Rose for Love without thinking twice about it. I'd trade Rose for Love in a heartbeat. One might not be a top 5 player like some people thought he was, but he can at least stay healthy.

Kluber was awful today.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 08:27 PM) LeBron/Irving have been spectacular down the stretch tonight. Just a matter of time before Love gets going. We should get a J4L circlejerk going.

QUOTE (OnlyGillis @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 06:09 PM) Or they can turn it up whenever they want to ... without Ribery, Robben, and Schweini. I'm pretty sure they wanted to turn it on against Porto on the road, it just didn't happen.

I'm not concerned one bit. Sale's first relief appearance was also wild.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) Well, Bayern Munich came to play today. Wow. 7 goals on Shakhtar and now 6 on Porto at home. It seems like they just play better at home.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 10:57 AM) Yeah that schtick will get old real fast. They have already thrown at two players heads this year. That AL pennant last year is really going to their heads. I guess last year was when the Royals started puberty. Now they think they own the world and can defy anything because their balls finally dropped a little bit.

I think last night showed that Jimmy is now the clear #1 option on this team. Rose deferred to him quite a bit in that second half and with good reason.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) Bauer is a good pitcher but he seemed to have control issues. The sox hitters should have all went 3-2 to run his pitch count up and get him out of the game. That's how you beat him. His stuff is great, but he can rarely get through 6 innings without giving up 4-5 walks and throwing 100+ pitches.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 10:24 AM) The Royals would probably throw at Melky in consecutive games Who do the Royals not throw at? That entire team has teenage angst.

I wonder if Carrasco will rebound from getting hit in the face. You don't just get over those things after one week.

Why is Francona playing Mike Aviles in CF? It makes absolutely no sense. He's not even a real OFer.

Remember when Danny Duffy threw at Adam LaRoche's head in the second game of the season? The Royals are dirty as hell. I hope the injuries make them fall apart.

There's a chance Kimbrel will get to face Bryant in the 9th. It might be a 4 K debut for him if that happens.

Of all the things Kris Bryant has done today, defense was the only thing he's done well. I guess he really did work on his defense in AAA.