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QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 07:39 AM) Axelrod's not going to be in the rotation longer than it'll take Phil or John to get healthy. As long as he keeps going out there and simply gives us a chance to win, that's all I'm asking for. Axelrod would be in starting rotation if he were on the Rockies' roster.

QUOTE (SI1020 @ Jun 28, 2012 -> 08:18 PM) So many times as a kid I watched or listened to Bob Elson on the radio as the Yankees beat us just like we beat them tonight. Wins against the Yankees, especially in the Bronx are always special for me. Ditto.

Compromise on Johnson. Bring him up in September. We should have no problem with the 40 man roster. If he keeps hitting at current clip, he'll deserve the call up and might help.

Ohman was lucky he only gave up three runs. I was surprised he came out for the 9th Robin means business.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 02:00 PM) Ohman!!! Hopefully, he gets a couple days off in NY.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 07:50 PM) Off topic, but if you've ever been to the Air Force Academy, it's being threatened by fire: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/5...284876381_n.jpg It's easily one of the neatest campuses I've ever seen. Tks for that picture, Heads. Big time fires out here, all over the place. Never have seen anything like it.

Lillibridge started in CF for Boston tonight. 0 for 2, taken out for pinch hitter.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 07:28 PM) As much as AJ plays, Flowers is better served in the minors, with some veteran defensive C as the back up. We have a couple of those guys in our system -- Gimenez at Charlotte, Espino at B'ham. Both around 30, have played all over the place and they hit a little bit. Never saw either one play, but they seem to be professional catchers right out of Bull Durham.

Dunn now 13 AB's from the Mendoza Line.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) Flowers is 0 for last 13 with 8 strikeouts. He's also 3-28 vs RHP on the season. Flowers has out-Dunned Dunn.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 06:35 PM) Swing the bat! What a bad hitter Flowers is Is there a chance Phegley will get ahead of Flowers next year?

I would rather have Johnson than Hudson. If Dunn goes 0 for the rest of the week, same thing.

The W-S Dash has some great offensive numbers for the season. Probably looking at 2013 B'ham team.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 08:27 PM) Some nice starting pitching all around the system today. Devenski doing quite nicely for a first start. Kevin Moran, at Bristol, has 2 appearances so far, to the tune of: 0 IP, 0 H, 7 ER, 6 BB, 0 K, 3 HBP and 4 wild pitches. He's faced 9 batters, and he's either walked or hit every one of them. Yikes. He was the 9th round pick for the Sox in 2010 out of BC, had a good 2010 in Bristol and Kanny, a lousy 2011 in Kanny, and now he's back in Bristol throwing like Wild Thing. The antithesis of an 'innings eater'.

Who would you send down? Viciedo or Escobar? Or a pitcher? Or Adam Dunn? Can't send Dunn to minors, you would have to cut him (won't happen) or put him on the DL for 15 days. Escobar is back up SS, 2B, 3B, etc. Many think Viciedo has big time future with Sox. The way Dunn is (not) hitting, not a bad idea.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 08:41 PM) Why do so many of our guys get into swing happy mode? Instead of letting the pitcher make the mistake and walk them, they bail the pitcher out by continuously swinging at balls... They are trying to impress their new teammate.

He's pitching his way back to Charlotte.

Dunn gets to hit in the 8th. Can't stand the tension.

Dunn is 16 AB's away from the Mendoza Line.

Dunn now 3 for 3. Better off with Hudson at DH.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 06:32 PM) That's an insult to Dick Stockton Who was Stockton married to??

Moyer was clearly not good enough for the Rockies, who have arguably the worst starting pitching in MLB.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 24, 2012 -> 08:27 PM) Leyson Septimo is very interesting to me. Always put up big K numbers, but had huge control issues. Joined Sox system at B-Ham last year, and but his walk rate by about 30% in the same league... now this year even lower, and lower still in his last 10 games but still striking out a fair amount. Plus hitters are showing only .135 BAA. Versus lefties its .095, a ridiculous 6.3 GO/AO, and he's only walked 2 vs striking out 16 against 42 batters. Me thinks he could be the next LOOGY experiment in Chicago. Last year Septimo was on the 40 man roster; not so this year. He's prob one of those guys who will have to be promoted at end of year or risk losing him in draft.

If KY hits anything over .225 he might be here next year as well. Kenny won't pay him $13 Large, but he won't get that anywhere else either.

Trade clears yet another space on the 40 man roster.