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Good start for El Duque, let's get him some breathing room here with Kong, A.J and Dye coming up.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 02:27 AM) I know people love Iguchi in the 2nd hole...but I think he's being wasted there. He gives up so many strikes, and then he ends up striking out a lot cause he'll chase a bad pitch. He's also a poor hitter with a runner in motion. Iguchi seems to be much more dangerous when no one is on, and he can drive the ball. He'd be a very good 5 or 6 hitter that would allow us to not have to rely on only homers from the 4-5-6-7 spot in the lineup in order to score. He does the little things very well like sacrifices, but as you've said the number of K's he has is quite alarming, although he'll still be adjusting to major league pitching, and I'd expect that number to probably go down a little next season. Probably just shows how good of a fit Omar Vizquel would be right now, and for next season.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 02:26 AM) Marte is also only good vs righties, they are pretty much the same pitcher at this point. With the emergence of Cotts, Jenks, we have major chips to bargain with. No to mention possibly call ups of Baj, Tracey, etc we may be able to fill some of the gaps from within. Yeah, which is really out of the norm for Damaso, probably because he can't throw his slider for strikes, and doesn't get that fastball on the low outside corner call all of the time. It shows the need for a real good lefty LOOGY though. Baj, I think we'll prob see with another organization next year, I don't think he'll get the chance that he rightly deserves with the Sox, he'd already be pitching for a team like Tampa. Tracey's still a while away, and still long - term we don't know whether he's going to be a starter or a reliever. KW usually does a good job in the off-season finding a guy for the pen who doesn't break the bank and does a good job for us, whether it'd be in a trade or a FA pick-up. I'm banking on him doing the same once again.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 02:24 AM) For some reason, I never got the impression that Ozzie really liked using Marte out of the bullpen. Of course, that's all changed in the last month, where he'd rather use Marte than Cotts (I have no clue why). Yeah Marte's never performed to the same levels as he did under Jerry Manuel. I suppose, if Don Cooper's had one failure this year, it would be with Marte or Vizcaino. Don't get me wrong, Marte still has ok to good stats, he's just capable of so much more. Marte I'd say is getting used a lot more because he's closed games before, albeit not many and not very well. But Ozzie would rather go to him, then to give Cotts a go in that role, while Neal's been so godd in 6th, 7th, and 8th inning situations. Of course with the way Jenks has been pitching, they both shouldn't be needed in the 9th.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 02:22 AM) and caught stealings Trust me, I wouldn't want these guys leading off for a full season. However, they're definitely not responsible for our offensive struggles. For everyone that complains about guys like Timo and Blum (myself definitely included), they sure picked us up yesterday in what could have been a very critical tank job. Yes, the ball was foul....but catch the f'n ball PK! Yeah we need the hitters like Gooch to start getting back into their groove again. I know how good Tadahito's been this year, but I think for the long - term good for this team, a #2 hitter should be the main priority for this off-season to push Iguchi down the order to a run producing spot. And that #2 hole hitter is most likely going to have to come from the SS or 3B position.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 02:16 AM) I'm just saying, with the emergence of Cotts, Marte's going to be a big trade chip this offseason along with Contreras. The good news for Sox fans that want Tracy or Overbay is that the Brewers and Diamondbacks both could really use a lefty late inning reliever. Oh yeah, I don't disagree with it. I just think, that KW will cover all of his bases and won't trade Marte for the sake of trading him. Cotts is better against righties anyways. If KW can go out and sign say a Scott Eyre (dunno his status), then Marte becomes a very valuable trade chip to those teams you've mentioned.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 02:17 AM) You could argue they've done better in that time than Pods would have done. However, I don't want to diminish the legendary Pods....so I'll leave it at that. Yeah but they'd have no chance of doing it for a whole season, and then there's the stolen bases.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 02:11 AM) Prediction: Marte is traded this offseason. Not unless the Sox can find another lefty (and no not Kevin Walker) to replace him. Then you can ship him out in a Chad Tracy deal.

I'll say with Timo I'm glad they've used him leading off instead of putting him in the #5 hole as the DH again, as they did in the Yankee series. Timo and Pablo have done a better than advertised job in the leadoff spot in the last week or two.

Well I'm glad our Economy's in good shape.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 26, 2005 -> 08:13 AM) Gotta love how I couldn't think of that after vacationing in Maine once every summer of my entire life. So what is lobster really like from someone who's never had it before?

On the Hutch vs. Orton thing, it's a big game for Chad tonight, he really needs to perform well otherwise the "Start Orton" cries from the Bears fans are probably only going to get more vocal;

Wagner wants a 3 year $24M deal with a full no - trade clause FWIW.

So will be interesting to see whether or not the Sox are in the Billy Wagner FA sweepstakes, or if they just turn the closer's job over to Bobby, although I'm sure Dustin will say something about that.

I wanna see Felix throw a slider.

I see you guys are already coming around on Hutch......... Good.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Aug 27, 2005 -> 12:39 AM) wait until you discover it isn't your locker That really would have sent me overboard.

So adding to the list of stupid things I've done, closing my locker at work, and leaving my wallet which had the padlock key in it, in the locker. So the next 20 mins I proceeded to saw off my lock, and then the saw broke. Most frustrating half hour for a long, long time.

The smart money right now says calling up Gload. My guess it that it'll be Willie Harris though.

QUOTE(Goldmember @ Aug 26, 2005 -> 12:54 AM) fat fingers... What about 2 o's on the computer and no u's?

I'd imagine we'd definitely see him with Cotts at somepoint in today's game. And with Hermy's back troubles, he could be closing real soon.

I saw a footy player on the TV do that about 10 years ago. He was sitting there, whacking it back into place with his hand about 5 times. One of the most sickening things I've ever seen.

I liked my recommendation.

THE Matt Smith!!??? Oh no, my life is over now.

So Ray is Ray, and Haigwood is Haigwood. Nothin out of the ordinary here.........