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Let's hope Gavin has that curveball tonight and we continue swinging the bats

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 10:04 PM) I think he's fine. It's called the AL. We have no problem pointing out on this board the differences between the two leagues. If you're waiting for the Peavy from 2006/2007, you're going to be very disappointed. But I think he'll be fine. It's not called the AL, not even CLOSE. Look at his STUFF with your EYES. His slider is FLAT, and his fastball is 89mph. When his stuff is mediocre, he will BE mediocre. Seriously, watch some games when he was in San Diego, or last year when he pitched for us. Look at his STUFF compared to now. It's got NOTHING to do with AL vs NL. I'm not advocating that there isn't a skill difference between the two leagues, but his terrible outing tonight has nothing to do with THAT at all.

We need a new closer.

He gawn. I don't want Jenks to be our closer anymore.

It'll be a miracle if we win this game. I can't believe how far Bobby has fallen, he's a totally different pitcher now than he was just two years ago.

Jenks looks like someone afraid of losing his job.

Jenks throws an 88mph cutter on the outer half to even the count

Jenks always allows baserunners, kind of unsettling

Shut the door Bobby, do your job.

Quentin hacking away at the first pitch, are you kidding me?

MARK f***ING TEAHEN. I'M GOING TO HAVE TOO MANY JERSEYS TO BUY AFTER TONIGHT, f***

Teahen bunting or let him swing? REAL SAYS SWING THE LUMBER.

Kotsay sighting.

QUOTE (SockMe @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) Those Jays fans are LOUD! They play inside an oversized closet, what do you expect?

Rios can't go 4-5, he is human! But I'll take it Bottom of the order coming up, fortunately we have the Teahen Tornado swirling around in the dugout.

AJ, TCQ, Ramirez. Our bane. Jesus H Christ, what an epic failure.

I WANT AN ANDRUW JERSEY

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) Is there a pitcher in Chicago more effective than Matt Thornton? according to Sports Illustrated last year, there wasn't a relief pitcher in all of baseball as effective as THOR.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 09:09 PM) Thornton rocks. Give the backend of our pen a lead (Santos / Putz / Thornton / Jenks) and I'll put money down on the Sox 10 times out of 10, you'd be a fool not to IMO.

Don't look now but we're giving teams with 1 loss a run for their f***ing money.

Santos > Putz > Thornton > Jenks If only we could get to that back-end with a LEAD, we would be GRAVY!

MARK f***ING TEAHEN. f*** YOU TORONTO.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 08:49 PM) This team got any ninth inning heroics in them? their closer is pretty good, so doubtful, especially with Pierre coming up

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 08:46 PM) Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, that's all we are doing. yeah, that's what we're doing Nix is actually a patient hitter and can hit breaking pitches. He won't hit for a high average, but his OBP will be respectable (~330) and bring some pop and probably better defense. I'm not saying Nix is a long term solution, but Alexei is about the slowest starter coming out of the gate on our roster

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 12, 2010 -> 08:43 PM) So we can bunt with Gordon Beckham, but Alexei gets the "swing away"... There was already 1 out. Show me a time where Alexei bats with 0 outs, with the way our lineup has been hitting prior to this game.