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Anybody see the NL reserves? Three letters: lol No Joey Votto or Andrew McCutchen, but we do have Omar Infante, Evan Meek, and Michael Bourn... Yes, you saw it right, Omar freakin' Infante, who has a .320 wOBA and isn't even a regular starter on his own team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 10:14 PM) I don't know if anyone else heard the radio version of tonight, but apparently TCQ has a sore elbow, which is why he didn't start tonight. Probably from getting hit last night.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 09:46 PM) Have you ever watched a game we lost and not blamed the manager? That is all. You wanted CQ to pinch hit in the seventh inning as I recall didn't you? yeah we should pinch hit for everybody. Our lineup sucks. Is it that hard to fathom?? We lose. Ozzie sucks. On to the next game where maybe we win and Ozzie that day only sucks a little. Well, he's part of the reason why it sucks.

And why did Carlos shave? His new facial hair makes him look like he's 40.

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Linebrink in? Ugh.

I like Erick Threets a lot more than Randy Williams.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 08:46 PM) Mr. Bucher is clealry not a student of law with a comment like that. And yeah Rowand, I think most realized the decision probably wouldn't come until Sunday at the earliest, more likely Monday or Tuesday. But it's just impossible to wait and see like that with something this important. This guy said that the Mormons made the Jazz play better at home. I don't think he's a student of anything.

Frankly, #400 is not a huge milestone.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 08:39 PM) Alrighty then. For all you people who don't want Kotsay in our lineup, Andruw is the alternative on most nights. I'd say Viciedo would be.

Dirk back to Dallas, as expected.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 08:38 PM) RicBucher: For my tweeps pointing to Wade's domestic issue w/ex + sons in Chi: that's what lawyers are for. Moving to Chi assures him nothing. This dude is hopeless.

Damn all of you with the LeBron watch avatars. I can't tell who's Steve now and who isn't without taking a second look.

Well, so much for only one run allowed.

7 hits, no runs. Awesome.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 07:13 PM) We got our paths crossed here, and its mainly my fault for laziness and bad wording. I came up with that list as RF's who have good range and good arms. Not as a list of corner outfielders who can play CF. I think the confusion happened when you said players with that skill set usually play CF, but I was just refering to RF's who have that skillset. Nick Markakis seems to be a really good RF from what I've seen, with solid range. However, I doubt he would play a very good CF. For RF, his range is more than play-able. So, he has that skillset. However, his skillset does not play in CF. I know I am rambling on, but you get what I'm saying? Yeah, when you said what they possessed, I thought you meant arm and range, because that's what was brought up.

Rays win. 1.5 back.

Come on Soriano, close this out.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 05:49 PM) Wait, he meant those guys can play CF? I thought we were talking RF? I know BearSox ain't that delusional. He listed those guys as RFers with the ability to play CF.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 05:11 PM) Just from the top of the head, don't hold me to these names as I am going off of memory and throwing out possibilities. -Ichiro Suzuki (already mentioned) -Nick Markakis (already mentioned) -Hunter Pence (already mentioned) -J.D. Drew (at least in his younger, healthier days he was a stud) -Ryan Sweeney (plays a great corner OF and a solid CF) -Shin-Soo Choo (great arm, solid range) -Justin Upton (Freak) -Andre Ethier (Great arm, unsure about his range though. Probably better than Dye and Quentin though, but thats not saying much) -Jayson Werth (Pretty sure he has good range, not sure about his arm though) -Jay Bruce (Good range I think and solid arm) -Rick Ainkiel (when healthy, great athlete) -Carlos Gonzalez (not sure about arm, but I believe he has great range) -Jeff Francouer (great arm, probably lacking in range) -Brad Hawpe (not certain on this one, but IIRC, he has a great arm and pretty good range) -Tyler Colvin (seems to be a very solid corner outfielder) -Jason Heyward (stud) And there are some CF's who could fit into this equation as well. If we got our hands on a STUD CF, we could move our very own very good CF in Alex Rios back to RF where he was likely one of the best in the league. Nate McLouth is mediocre in CF, but would likely be at least above average in RF. You have to be kidding me with the bolded ones. If you think Hawpe can play CF, then Jermaine Dye can play CF too, how would you like that? Again arm doesn't mean s*** when you can't get to a baseball that isn't hit in a 5 foot vicinity of where you are standing. Jeff Francouer has no range, Andre Ethier has no range, and Brad Hawpe is the worst outfielder in baseball when it comes to range. Ankiel also isn't the greatest CFer around. He has a great arm, but like I said, if no catch then the arm doesn't matter most of the time. Intimidation plays a part in base running, but catching the ball is far more important. Outside of Ichiro, Sweeney, and maybe Justin Upton, none of the guys you listed would be good center fielders, they don't possess the range. They'd be at least mediocre, but nothing more.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 03:31 PM) I like uruguay to beat the netherlands. I still think Spain will take the whole thing. With no Suarez? Unless they get lucky, I don't see it.

Well, it's probably going to be an all-European final.

Randy Wells...? WTF?

Wow, the Bulls really do know LeBron well. Cartoons and inside jokes are one thing, but the challenge of becoming a legend is on a whole other level.

Well, I'm kinda pissed cause I wanted to see Argentina and Spain in the semis.