Jose Abreu

The Saladino Effect

If only that new "one foot in the box" rule was actually enforced.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:34 PM) Petricka up to 97 adrenaline

Unrelated, but I LOVE how the Red Sox are struggling this year. Serves those annoying fans right. "DUDE WE GOT HANLEY, KUNG FU PANDA, AND AMAZING PROSPECTS! 100 WIN YEAR!" East coast teams in general overrate their washed up FA acquisitions and prospects so much.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:31 PM) Bob Nightengale@BNightengale 9:31 PM The Chicago #Whitesox plan to see how they fare vs #Redsox this series before determining Samardzija's fate. I smell a sweep.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:31 PM) Close isn't good enough, Jose It counts in horseshoes, that's good enough for me!

Petricka is really pumped out there. Nice frame by Flowers too

FWIW, my final score prediction was 10-8 Boston. Unless either team explodes for a huge inning, I'd be close.

What is he swinging at...

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:24 PM) I can see why people b**** about the length of Red Sox games. Everything takes forever. Same goes for the Yankees.

Wow, Melky got robbed.

Also, this is the busiest I've seen a game thread since Opening Day. Even busier than the Cubs series. I guess that's what happens around the deadline.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 09:22 PM) His defense has been shaky at best tonight. Odd, his defense has been so good prior to tonight. Thanks.

Just started watching, so Saladino cost us two runs?

Eaton

Cabrera

Saladino

Damn, Petricka is PUMPED

I figured you guys were overreacting about the link. I have AdBlock and whatnot, so I opened it, expecting to read about LaRoche... yeah, you guys were right.

When's the last time a DH tripled as the first hitter of a game? Never?

Orioles, Padres talking Justin Upton & undisclosed SD starting pitcher.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) 2015 HOME .834 OPS AWAY .827 Career HOME .951 AWAY .819 So he's still good away from Coors, but obviously not as good. FWIW, his home BA/OBP is .321/.394, and away it's .277/.349.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 02:33 PM) Since we're throwing bats out there. I've seen the Orioles were thinking of possibly moving Chris Davis. Would you be interested in him? He's a FA after the year. Not sure what it'd take. We get him then trying to move LaRoche (unlikely I know). I'm sure he'd love to come here. I know he doesn't play us again, but he'd have a couple more home runs if he never played us this year

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) Wonder if Tulo moving to the DH spot would help with the health thing. Intersting idea, but who knows if he could be elite offensively away from Coors.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 02:52 PM) What is this 3 year plan that Williams mentioned? That's the first time I heard it mentioned. Was Year 1 an aggressive free agent strike then? Any idea what that would mean for this off-season? It sure seems like then went for it this year, and it hasn't worked out (yet). How does resigning Samardzjia (or finding a replacement of similar quality) factor in? If anything, this would be year 3 of the plan. Year 1 (2013) we flat out sucked, year 2 we got Abreu, Eaton, etc., and year 3 we went for it.