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I had a great game with Fields in the Show last night. He went 3-4 with 5 RBI. Damn, can it be true?

SLAM!

Josh is probably looking to walk...

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 23, 2009 -> 01:38 PM) I couldnt disagree more. He's a very good backup IF'er for what he is, a great defensive player with power. Nix has a lot of value as a bench player. Great power and great defense. He just needs to make contact.

If only somebody made some damn contact and moved the runners up in the two previous ABs...

Kazmir can't find the plate and we still strikeout...

The guy can't hit... He's a defensive replacement. He's got decent power if you hit him against the right people. Part of the reason why BA did not succeed this year was because Ozzie kept on using him against left handed pitchers. He was hitting around .130 against them...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) I don't know how anyone could possibly complain about this outing from Torres in his debut. When's the last time we got a Q.S. from a guy making his ML Debut? Exactly. I wish we had him in 2003 and 2004...

I thought the Rays would have at least scored a couple by now. If we can get 5 out of Torres and still be in the game, it would be real nice.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 06:44 PM) Chris Duncan does nothing well. Every fly ball is an adventure for him and he is an awful hitter. He's got some good power. He had an OPS+ of 140 and 115 in 06 and 07. Julio Lugo does nothing well. I'd rather play Ryan at SS if I were St. Louis.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 05:47 PM) Duncan really fell off a cliff didn't he? Talk about a horrible deal for the Cardinals. Julio Lugo sucks. At least Chris Duncan still has some potential.

I honestly thought Ozzie kind of went a little too far with Clayton to begin with. Obviously, it worked out pretty well for Ozzie. I don't see how you don't let your closer into the game when you're only up by a run. Plus, Richard isn't exactly known to be a work horse. 116 pitches is a lot.

I don't want to see Bobby in the next few days. Give him some rest. He must be hurting a little bit. He was throwing 91-93 last night.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) Andy LaRoche must be pissed. At least Andy hasn't sucked as much as his brother this year. Now there won't be any more LaRoche confusion on the Pirates. I really don't know if this move to Boston will help LaRoche that much. He does get to hit in a better lineup, but it'll probably in the 7th or 8th spot. Plus, Fenway doesn't exactly favor left handed bats as much as right handed ones.

Scouting reports that I've read say he's a decent pitcher with decent stuff. Should be interesting.

Mark's only bad years in my memory was when he was atrocious in the second half of 2006 and a couple of bad starts in 2003. It really is amazing how he gets guys out while only throwing in the mid-80s. He's been doing that for a decade and the league still hasn't figured it out yet.

Holliday's now hitting .287. Too bad his OPS is still below .850. He's gotten me a ton of fantasy points this week though.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 12:55 PM) It's not the door. Someone apparently drilled a hole into her room. Least that's what the radio said. That couldn't have been from the door...

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 10:51 AM) Different camera angle shows he missed him. From 1st base dugout camera...check it out on ESPN.com. Still...too bad, you are going to get bad calls. Here's an idea: don't blow a 10-run lead. The only thing I have to say to this is: HA! Yeah he was safe from that angle. Funny thing is, the ump basically saw the play from that angle too.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 03:23 PM) i'm gonna continue to post this every time we face niemann....simply because i am still in awe of this HR http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/media/vide...58&c_id=cws That would have made the concourse easily at the Cell.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:14 PM) The last guy that happened to killed himself. For real? Damn...

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 01:10 PM) I don't know why, but I think he's going to have a great start. I remember the Rays sucked against left handed pitching last year.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) Should be interesting tonight, as bad as Harden has been at Wrigley, especially during the day, his numbers on the road have been way better than his career numbers. The Phillies are the hottest team in baseball right now and mash at home, but they do strike out a ton, and Harden strikes a lot of hitters out. Didn't Harden strike out 7 against Cleveland but also gave up 7 runs as well?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 10:17 AM) Eh, I heard this about the Cubs all last year(cough*fathom*cough ). Once the playoffs start it is anyones game. Plus, the Dodgers still have last years WS Champions to deal with in the playoffs. Yeah, but the Cubs are the Cubs. The Dodgers aren't the Cubs. The only similarities between the two is that they have blue and red in their team colors. That's about it...

He threw out a guy with the most SBs in baseball and a guy who only got caught stealing once all year. That's saying something. Look what happens if you give A.J. a chance.