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QUOTE (ptatc @ May 24, 2012 -> 02:27 PM) You don't have to have one but most of the really effective one do. From recent examples. Cutter: Rivera, Slider: Roberto Hernandez, Marmol, Changeup: Hoffman and Foulke, Curveball: Jenks. Again, I'm not sure it was right decision. I thought Reed looked better, but I can see why they might want to try it. Reed has an incredibly good slider comparable to the pitches a lot of those guys have. It's not like Reed is Jason Motte or Matt Thornton pumping nothing but fastballs.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 24, 2012 -> 01:04 PM) I would disagree with that. I'm not saying he can't be. I think many people on this board wanted and still want Santiago to be a starter. However, the last time I checked this is not a message board for scouts and/or management in the majors. I agree that Reed looks to be a good closer candidate however, his doesn't have that "special" pitch which separate him from others. Santiago has a different pitch that could make him special. However, he decided to not throw strikes and that will obviously hurt him. I think it was a good gamble that hasn't worked out. You don't need a special pitch to be a closer. Would it be nice to have one? Sure, but guys like Rivera are one in a million. Reed has more than enough stuff to be a successful closer.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 24, 2012 -> 09:43 AM) Anyone here every play in a rec-level, or at least not super-competitive level softball league, and run into "that guy" who takes everything so seriously that he's a cartoon? My knee has been hurting so I was catching last night. This guy comes up, puts his hand to the ump for time, while he digs around in the box for about 20 minutes. Then he finally puts his hand down, and starts swinging the bat back and forth. So the ump says its on, the pitcher delivers a pitch, and just as the pitch is being delivered, he backs out of the box. Pitch is good, ump calls a strike. This dude looks at the umpire and says "come on man, I can't have a chance to get ready here? Do I need to f***ing say 'time out" or something?" And he's completely serious, looking all offended. The ump and I look at him, the ump says, "maybe you should. Will you get back in there now please?" Dude gets back in the box, all pissy, and proceeds to ground out to short, cussing all the way to first. Looks like you got a Derek Jeter situation.

DeVries is the cousin of Eric Sogard. Hahah.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 24, 2012 -> 12:39 PM) I really don't see that this was an easy management decision. Most really good closers have one outstanding off speed or "trick" pitch. Rivera with the cutter, Hoffman with the changeup etc. Reed does have an outstanding fastball and good offspeed stuff but Santiago has that screwball that really could make a difference. And it's not like Reed had or even has a track record of success in the majors. In a year where no one expected them to be in playoff contention, I can see where Santiago's skill set was very tempting. I can't say I agreed with it but I can see the logic behind it. Reed = best relief prospect in baseball. Me before spring training: who the hell is Hector Santiago? Besides, I think most of us can agree that Santiago is more fit to be a starter with his arsenal. Not a closer. In a season where you thought you wouldn't contend, why not give Reed the job from the start? It puzzled me that it took so long for Reed to get a chance.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2012 -> 10:11 AM) He was reincarnated and you still doubt him? I doubt his ability to hit .381.

Paulie has a .420 BABIP. I think it's safe to say he won't hit .381 this year, but we should all prepare for the inevitable.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 23, 2012 -> 09:28 PM) I know injuries and surgeries really derailed both of their careers, but who is the bigger disappointment based on how they looked early in their careers, Francisco Liriano or Kerry Wood? Liriano. He was so dominant in 06 and was almost just as dominant in 2010. Wood had incredible stuff, but Liriano featured a slider in the low 90s and a fastball in the mid 90s when he first came up. He was also left handed. When both were healthy, Liriano was far better. Wood was a borderline all-star when he was pitching, Liriano was a potential Cy Young Award winner.

Hey, we won a game against the Twins! Chris Sale is too good for you Minnesota.

Something's not right with Thronton. His K/9 is way down, giving up way too many walks.

QUOTE (SI1020 @ May 23, 2012 -> 12:16 PM) I like him too. Better than his partner. Too bad he left town. Dave Wills should have done radio here. He left like 2 years before Rooney went to St. Louis. It's a shame, because he's doing a great job down in Tampa.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 23, 2012 -> 12:15 PM) Len and Bob are SO bad. Talk about saying nothing for a whole broadcast. The only time I ever notice them saying anything is when they say something way off base. I wonder if Len Kasper had ever been to a baseball game before he started broadcasting. I got nothing against Brenly for the most part, but Len Kasper sucks.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 23, 2012 -> 12:11 PM) Law Holmes post was a joke. Every now and then I make the mistake of turned on 670 on a random Saturday and he's doing a Depaul game, I believe. That wasn't serious. I want a professional. I actually like Vasgersian MORE because of The Show. Funny. Then you want Zack Zaidman.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ May 23, 2012 -> 10:53 AM) I'll probably hit up a cubs game or two as well. Why the hell not? Impure! You call yourself a Sox fan?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 23, 2012 -> 11:54 AM) ADA cf Gordo 2b Dunn dh ***NEVER FORGET*** 1b Rios rf AJP c Tank lf Alexei ss O-Dog 3b Sale p Haha

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ May 23, 2012 -> 08:47 AM) Hire Matt Vasgersian. This I would be okay with.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 22, 2012 -> 05:08 PM) He's a homer as much as anyone on earth, so if you're holding that against Hawk, you've got to hold it against Thorne. Secondly, he tries to be incredibly overdramatic and it gets old in baseball...hockey, that works, baseball....no. Thirdly, in the past, it has been painful listening to him trying to make the Orioles sound respectful...maybe it's working better now that they actually have been winning a bit. I've always thought Palmer was by far the better member of that team... Eh I didn't find him all that bad in the MLB 2K games. I don't watch too many Orioles games, but I've always thought he had a decent reputation as a play by play guy.

The Twins only looked good in 2 innings last night and most of that was Gavin Floyd's fault. In other words, they still suck and they're still like 15 under .500. Win the next 2!

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 23, 2012 -> 08:32 AM) Well Jesus cost us a few runs in the field yesterday, unfortunately. I hope he is better out there tonight. I thought Dunn should have played first to begin with. Let Paulie DH a few nights, he was obviously not 100% out in the field (especially on that Casilla "double").

Man, we're just bailing P.J. Walters out. He's pitched mediocre at best yet he's only given up a run.

Scott Diamond, the guy going tomorrow, has been very good so far. Let's hope Sale's better tomorrow so we can have a chance of winning this series.

Pitch selection was absolutely awful tonight. Why the hell would you throw Willingham three consecutive sliders down and low when he was never going to swing at them? Floyd didn't have it tonight (for the most part, he looked good for an inning), but his lack of command wasn't the only thing that made him this bad.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 22, 2012 -> 03:38 PM) Let me break it down greg. The fact that Oswaldo José Guillén Barrios had another job offer mid-season, while he was managing a team, means one thing. He was talking to another team during the season, which is kind of against MLB rules (that's why we got Marinez and Martinez). He used that to try and extort more money out of Reinsdorf, despite failing with massively talented rosters that were often picked to win the division. Some were even built to his exact specifications (rotating DH bulls***). Knowing he wasn't getting a raise, Ozzie wanted to leave, so he upstaged Mark Buehrle's final start as a White Sox pitcher by asking for a release. To get released with a year left on his contract, that means he had to knowingly tank the team. Ozzie Guillen knowingly made bad move after bad move to destroy the White Sox record last year so he could go get more money in South Beach because he is a greedy son of a b**** who's ego enabled him to let his children destroy this franchises infrastructure. If the GM had just been allowed to do his job and the manager just done his without letting his ego get in the way, the White Sox would have a few more AL Central titles under they're belt right now. And Coop is the one with ego problems? Get that bulls*** out of here. I applaud you.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 22, 2012 -> 04:57 PM) I agree....I have seen the other 60-70 guys that do this job and I can tell you most of them suck ass... One of my personal favorites is Jim Palmer. Mark Grace does a nice job for the DBacks. Don Orsillo is good on Nesn. Of course I love Vin Scully. Ray Fosse is excellent in Oakland, and Glen Kuiper, their pbp man is pretty solid too. Other than that there aren't a whole lot of guys I can tolerate, whether they are color guys or pbp. Some especially awful guys? Dick Bremer on the Twins broadcast, Rick Manning in Cleveland (talk about a dick), Buck Martinez in Toronto, Gary Thorne in Baltimore, Mark Gubicza and Victor Rojas in Anaheim. What's so bad about Gary Thorne?

The new Galaxy S III is also $800 without a contract. I wouldn't even pay $800 for a computer.