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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 27, 2010 -> 09:06 AM) Chris Coghlan shreds his knee and will probably need surgery...after delivering a pie to the face of Wes Helms after an 11th inning walkoff hit. What the hell is up with all these celebration injuries?

Rowland-Smith really is as bad as his ERA suggests. He has a 1:1 BB/K ratio resulting in a 6.53 FIP. It's really hard to have an FIP around 6...

It's good to get back on the winning track.

Bout time the Rays got a no hitter. They've had 3 against them.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 07:13 PM) OMG what did Figgins sign for again?? 3 and 30?? I had no idea he was hitting that bad, that is absolutely brutal 4 and 36.

QUOTE (b-Rye @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 06:48 PM) How about Mark Teahen/Dan Hudson/Jordan Danks for Chone Figgins/Russel Branyan 3b figgins 2b beckham cf rios 1b konerko rf quentin dh branyan ss ramirez c aj p lf pierre carlos torres called up for hudson. Haha no. Have you seen Figgins this year? He's hitting the ball with zero authority. I'm kind of glad we didn't give him 4 and 36.

QUOTE (TomPickle @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 06:34 PM) The base image. Now this is a real meme. No offense Quinarvy.

Kenny likes his trade deadlines quiet. Of course the team writer wouldn't say a peep.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 06:06 PM) Really? I don't see it on the schedule anywhere. I think he then forgot about his roots on Sunday when he gave up doubles to MCab and Raburn to give Detroit that victory. Hmm, you're right. I can't seem to find that either. Edit: Marcum pitched in the DH on Sunday, so if he were to pitch on Wednesday, he would be going on 3 days' rest. So that's why Mills is getting called up.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 06:04 PM) It's be interesting to hear/read how many games Kotsay and Jones have been truly instrumental in us winning the game and how that compares to Thome last year. I'm just curious more than anything ... and how many games Kotsay started and of those starts how many he could be credited as "contributing to the victory." As well as how many losses his at bats proved to be him being the obvious goat. All I have to say is that Kotsay has negatively contributed to the team on the field. I hear he's a good guy in the clubhouse, but I can't quantify that effect, I can only qualify it. Thing is, Kotsay being on the team isn't the problem. Kotsay playing DH and batting 6th almost every day is.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 06:04 PM) Yeah, something like that.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 06:01 PM) The Kotsay situation is reminding me of Dusty Baker and his non-stop love for Neifi Perez Or the Darin Erstad situation. Erstad and Kotsay are incredibly similar players. Both were once good at defense. Both played center and 1B later on in their careers. Both have a career OPS around .750. Both are grindy. And Ozzie likes both.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 05:57 PM) Frasor's a huge Sox fan. If he's traded, he better remember his roots. No wonder he gave up a game-tying home run to Mark Teahen.

I need to start making Kotsay meme images to describe the FAILness of his baseball ability.

Apparently, the AA pitcher that was going to be called up, Brad Mills, is getting the call up because the Blue Jays have a double header on Wednesday.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 05:26 PM) Ozzie gets a pass today because of who we're facing tonight. But yeah, it's a joke that Viciedo hasn't seen more PT. Has Brent Lillibridge even touched a bat or glove these past two weeks? You can't somehow DH him or play him in right field to keep him somewhat warm? He was hitting the ball with some authority when he played. He gave you much more than Kotsay and Jones.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 05:47 PM) Is true. I wish Byrnes were still GM, he and Kenny had a good trading relationship. But Dipoto is stupid. I'd rather deal with a stupid GM than a decent one.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 05:45 PM) I don't think Kenny wants to trade Santos for some reason. Holmberg/Rodriguez/Santeliz/Nunez/Bellamy/Torres That's 4 BP arms and 2 starters, right? Last time I checked, Arizona wanted quantity over quality, so let's do it!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 05:40 PM) You surely see something I don't. Unless they're moving to the central or west, they've got no chance in that monster of a division. AA has made a couple of really good deals and they have a nice group of players in Hill, Lind, Escobar, Lewis, and Bautista. I understand that they're in the East, but given that this current team is a .500 team with Hill and Lind doing absolutely nothing, they have the potential to be a 88-90 win team with some smart moves as early as next season.

He has two more years of arbitration remaining. I'm assuming he'll make $5-6 million next year and $7-9 in 2012. Marcum has some very questionable mechanics, which is why he need TJS to begin with. So he'll probably deal with arm issues down the line as well. Maybe this is why the Blue Jays are willing to deal him. They're rebuilding, but Marcum would be a good part of their future. Trading him away, even if he gets you a Ben Revere or a Wilson Ramos, isn't the best idea because I see this Jays team competing as early as next season. Maybe they're worried about his health.

This really scares me. http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Twins_c...al_with_Toronto Ken Rosenthal tweeted that Toronto is calling up a AA pitcher to pitch on Wedesnday and that's Marcum's day to start. Not only is Marcum a really good pitcher, he also owns us with his changeup, one of the best in baseball. We have a lot of games left with the Twins...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 05:15 PM) He said "we" a lot. I almost just want to sign T-Mac because of his excitement. He really seems like he knows he'd have to earn that starting spot by playing well enough to get it. And because he's T-Mac. There's always some kind of glowing excitement over plays who used to be really good.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 04:45 PM) Beckham is 4 for his last 19 for a .211 BA. He looked really bad yesterday.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 26, 2010 -> 04:57 PM) I wouldn't be against this scenario. Santos + Torres/Rodriguez/Holmberg can easily get you Jackson.