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If multiple teams claimed, we probably didn't get him.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 10:59 AM) This is the big game of the weekend. I think the Sox should win on Sunday, but beating CC will be tough even with Danks on the mound. Winning Friday would give em a good chance to win the series. Freddy has been bad, but Burnett hasn't exactly been shutting teams down either. The bats need to step it up tonight. Someone send out the Manny signal into the sky!!!! Burnett is every bit as bad as Freddy this year.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 12:34 AM) AL MVP: Hamilton (though Cabrera would be my pick if the Tigers had a better record). AL ROY: Neftali Feliz (extremely weak year for the AL crop. If Bailey won it last year, Neftali should easily win it this year). AL manager of the year: Ozzie Guillen Ron Washington (could easily go to Gardenhire). AL CY Young: David Price NL MVP: Pujols/Votto (simply can't pick one. Honorable mention for Adrian and Carlos Gonzalez). NL ROY: Buster Posey (and it's not even close). NL manager of the year: Bud black (gotta give some love to Dusty Baker, though). NL Cy Young: Josh Johnson (He's hit a little rough patch. But that was to be expected. As his ERA wasn't going to remain below 2 all year. If he finishes reasonably strong he should win it). Josh Hamilton blows Cabrera out of the water in just about everything though.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 10:56 AM) Can someone explain what this "M mechanics" thing is? http://www.chrisoleary.com/projects/baseba...nStrasburg.html

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 10:52 AM) Peavy has lasted almost 8 years now with the M mechanics and has not had any major elbow issues. Some shoulder but no major elbow ones. As you say some can last longer than others. Peavy has an inverted L, but he had issues long before this recent injury.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 10:36 AM) No kidding. I think the team would get a jolt of adrenaline right away if he were to come here. Plus, Manny would definitely get up to play the Yankees.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 10:36 AM) LOL, hey even a blind squirrel... but really, there will be a few people in the media who can say they saw this coming, there was an outlet or two during the draft yelling about his mechanics... I think owners really push a draft salary cap/slot next time CBA is negotiated, and when agents go to the Nats and they say "sorry, we have a lot of money in Bryce and Stras can't afford that vet" the union may join. I just hope Chris Sale lasts a lot longer than Strasburg. Sale's mechanics aren't pretty either.

We need Manny like, now.

Karma is hitting Mike Rizzo right about now.

QUOTE (IceCreamPants @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 10:00 AM) But not a surprise to a lot of baseball people. Could have called it before he even pitched one major league game and not even just for the sake of being the pessimist. Even Steve Phillips saw it coming, LOL. He's going to have to alter his delivery somehow.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 09:30 PM) Jackson of the 2 HR 29 RBI and league-leading 135 Ks in 480 AB? That's worse than Pierre. He's hitting .306. He has a .358 OBP with a .345 wOBA and playing a solid center field. He's better than Pierre.

Let's hope we do more of this against New York.

The Padres are a lot like the 05 White Sox. But as somebody else said, they're a lot younger. I don't think they have a shot at a WS, but I can see them competing in the NL portion of the playoffs.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 06:23 PM) Predictions of post season awards? I'm going with: AL Manager Ron Washington AL Rookie Wade Davis (if eligible) AL CY David Price AL MVP Josh Hamilton NL Manager Bud Black NL Rookie Jason Heyward NL CY Adam Wainright NL MVP Albert Pujols Wade Davis has a 4.41 ERA this year. I'd rather give the award to Austin Jackson.

Alexei got screwed there. Strike 1 was a ball.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) Cowley: Vizquel left the game with an upset stomach. Day to day. He should do what Chan Ho Park did earlier in the year.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 09:15 PM) I wish Freddy would teach Edwin the splitter. I think that would be a ridiculous wipeout pitch if he added it. His slider acts a lot like a splitter.

Too bad the Twins destroyed Cliff Lee today.

I'm glad this didn't happen. Hoffman's been really bad this year.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 01:44 PM) I was just thinking about that this morning. Being so pumped up for Frank Thomas Day, then Manny debuting in the 3-hole for the Sox, awesomeness. What would make it even better is if we were on a 3 game winning streak going into that game looking for a sweep of the Yankees.

This is pretty much a must-win. If you lose 5 of 7 to the Orioles, then well...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 26, 2010 -> 02:03 AM) http://www.baseballmusings.com/cgi-bin/Lin...440&Model=0 A lineup of: Pierre - Gordon - Manny - Paulie - Rios - Quentin - Omar - AJ - Alexei is 5.133 runs per game. Our current Runs Per Game is 4.504 wOBA doesn't equal to OBP though...

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 09:36 PM) I thought everybody rejects the White Sox... Manny is different.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 08:52 PM) Well, the Rangers simply have to beat the Twins now...because it doesn't seem like we want to beat the Orioles. The only chance is if we can face Simon again, but I don't think Showalter will allow that to happen again. Uehara will end up shutting us down.

Twins tie it.