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QUOTE (Real @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 07:51 PM) This is where quentin costs you games in RF btw BUT CARLOS IS HITTING SO WELL. HOW DARE YOU b**** ABOUT HIS FIELDING!

Ugh.

BTW, how was Kubel's hit not an error? Rios had the ball in his glove.

Just cost us a run.

We've given the Twins 4 outs this inning and look what's happening...

We already have one. His name is Carlos Quentin.

Carlos' lack of range = sigh...

Kubel kills us for a living.

Phew, almost didn't get the run there.

God I love this team when it hits.

Gordon's getting it back.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 06:06 PM) This is just stupid logic. Yeah, odds are your 4 and 5 hitters will wind up batting with the most runners on, but they also bat behind the 3 hole hitter (and 4 hole for the 5th hitter). Your best 2 hitters should be 3 and 4, where they get the most AB's possible. Its the duty of the 1 and 2 guys to get on base. Why wouldn't you guarantee one of your best hitters an AB in the first inning? This is not stupid logic, this has been proven by decades of play by play data.

QUOTE (southsidepride15 @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 05:42 PM) I think the 3 hole is where you should put your best all around hitter...cleanup should be your biggest masher. Of course, it all depends on chemistry Either way...let's get this win, keep winning these series' and ride this sh@# to the end! That's a myth that's been broken. The best place to put your best hitters are the 4th and 5th spots. Those guys end up with the most amount of men on base when they go to the plate. Obviously, you'd like to have your best hitters hit with men on base to maximize their runs driven in.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 04:50 PM) Pretty sure ESPN anchors call him that. There's a whole commercial about this.

Looks like we caught a break. Morneau just kills Danks.

Bulls should just sign Brewer now. Can't hurt to have both he and Redick.

Ronnie Brewer was a hell of a player two years ago. He put up PER numbers close to Luol Deng's.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 03:45 PM) And accusations of robotic enhancement Soon, Carlos Quentin will take Pujols' nickname "The Machine" away from him.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) After tonight's shellacking they will decide to go another route. We need to hit him like we did in the last game at the dome back in 2008. Unfortunately, we lost that game. But we did score like 6 runs.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 03:11 PM) Span CF Hudson 2B Mauer C Cuddyer 1B Kubel RF Young LF Thome DH Hardy SS Punto 3B Slowey No Morneau. Somebody should really tell Gardenhire that Cuddyer is not a good guy to put in the clean-up spot. That's the spot for your best hitter.

The Bulls "low-balled" Raja Bell too, apparently. In other news, Ronnie Brewer will be a Bull if Redick is matched. ESPN says that Brewer really wants to come here.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 02:53 PM) afternoon saloon just said theres a report the bulls made an offer to shaq edit: further reported they low-balled him and shaq is probably goin to atlanta...good thing Interesting.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 02:54 PM) I thought Ozzie loved lefty righty lefty righty in the lineup? Omar's a switch hitter.

Comment that b****es about Ozzie's lineup For reals: I marvel at why Ozzie puts back to back left handed hitters 6th and 7th, the Twins do have a nice LOOGY in Jose Mijares. This is just making it easy for Gardenhire.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 02:04 PM) If Jenks faces Thome in a late inning situation, do not throw low fastballs! I'm nervous for tonight's game. It's great feeling like the games really matter. The worst thing that can happen if we lose today is a tie for first place. I have no idea why Slowey is pitching today, he's been bad lately and he hasn't had the greatest year. Pavano's been their best starter as of late.