Knackattack

Sutcliffe is such a good announcer lol. "I might bounce a breaking ball here..."

E-Jax has been lucky tonight, but you can't expect full results from Coop in a week; however, I'm liking the 0 walks.

Lowell could be a possibility.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 3, 2010 -> 08:05 AM) Like who? Do you have someone in mind? I thought that Sale had bad mechanics or mechanics that would eventually cause an injury? Doesn't he need to work on this before he blows something out? He does the M with his shoulders and elbows but that doesn't ensure injury.

I honestly am excited about him. He has the kind of arm to explode for us if Coop can get him right.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 09:48 PM) its not going to be threets as of right now TPain?

QUOTE (since56 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 06:53 AM) If Mark Teahan were still with the Royals would he have been a trade deadline left handed bat teams would have pursued? He was last year.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 09:31 AM) can we safely say nothing will happen by the deadline? 2 1/2 hours is an eternity on this day.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 09:30 AM) Well, they've got 90 minutes to decide their finances. 150?

Heyman reporting that the Nats asked for Matt Garza for Dunn, lmao.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:20 AM) At least hopefully...Thome didn't have the "20 years of juicing" issue to deal with. Ortiz runs them. A-Rod runs them and plays defense just fine. Tejada played a million games in a row after juicing. Bonds played defense and ran the bases all the time.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:16 AM) Yeah but he won't be allowed to use a Segway to round the bases. Come on! Right, running the bases is his only concern really. Sometime Jim f***ing Thome who was too injury prone to play 1st base could do.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 10:14 AM) A physical isn't going to tell you how susceptible his body is to muscle strains. Which are a lot less likely to occur when you're not throwing, running routes, jumping and diving and straining to make defensive plays.

Also there is this thing called a physical to see if Manny is good to play.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 09:08 AM) Like who? Jermaine Dye.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:55 AM) Frankly, I don't want a juicer on my team. That said...he's not going to play the rest of the season without at least 1 more DL trip and we shouldn't pretend otherwise. There's a legit chance he comes back out, runs the bases any day, and then misses the rest of the season because of it. How can you say that? Who are you to predict an injury on a player? I respect you as a poster but right now it seems like you're letting an anti-juicer rage get to your head.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:52 AM) It doesn't matter if one of his ligaments gives out. So he is an injury risk? We have another talented outfielder who is an injury risk that no one seems to want to get rid of. All players have risks and if Manny's is he might get a booboo swinging a bat while he posts a .925 OPS for us and it doesn't take any major prospects, I'll take it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:51 AM) Let's note 1 thing...Manny's had a total of 220 PA's this season. Mark Kotsay has 253. Mark Kotsay has played a lot more than Manny Ramirez. And Manny has a 2.2 WAR advantage over him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:49 AM) I think we've seen from guys like Bonds that the strengthening effects wear off gradually over a few seasons in some cases, but the damage/injuries can happen at any point because the muscles have taken such an incredible pounding. Well then maybe we should get him for these 2 months while they're still in effect.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:44 AM) Fixed. Anyway, you also have to hire Manny's suppliers, and I think those are still at the gym in Pasadena. Has Manny had his suppliers this season? Because when he's played, he's posted a near .400 wOBA and a .925 OPS.

ZiPS projects a .924 OPS the rest of the way for Manny.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:40 AM) Manny cannot stay healthy When he plays the field. At DH its a different story.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:38 AM) I'd rather have Viciedo than Manny for the remainder of this season. Can't agree with you there. Viciedo is nice but this is Manny f***ing Ramirez. Not saying I'd trade the Tank for him, but if its Manny Ramirez as your DH or Dayan Viciedo I think the answer is clearly Manny.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) That's a battle that the Rays have an advantage in. We just have to hope that our assets fit their needs a little better. Not necessarily in the Manny case, the Sox have the ability to take on more cash if JR really gets serious.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 08:32 AM) FSN.com has an article that this is dead, is there a source saying it's still ongoing? Ken Rosenthal says the Sox are gonna try again.