that's it.. pull him. dont let jon walk away with a ND or Loss here.

 

He gave him the chance to learn from his mistake on Glaus, and let him compete against him. It won't always work out but Glaus has a few holes that can be exploited ... 6-4-3 and out.

That should be it for Garland. Except for 1 pitch, he was very good yet again, and should get the win with a little help from the bullpen.

His only subpar start (of late) was the last outing in which he was battling a viral infection. He truly is our "ace".

MacDougal should be starting the 7th inning.

We need to look at more than 8 pitches in an inning here and get to the over worked pen. 3 K's looking is at least 9......

Jim on fire.

Thome looks like he's back in the saddle.

Thome has reached base 12 of the 16 times he has faced Halladay.

A little rest did Thome some good.

His only subpar start (of late) was the last outing in which he was battling a viral infection. He truly is our "ace".

I know he's had some good starts of late, but he's had more bad outings than good ones this season. That doesn't make for much of an ace. He's still Judy in my book, with an ERA appropriate for a #5 starter.

MacDougal-Thornton-Jenks

Thome looks like a professional hitter today. A double down the 3rd base line, a deep double, and now a clean single plus a walk.

I know he's had some good starts of late, but he's had more bad outings than good ones this season. That doesn't make for much of an ace. He's still Judy in my book, with an ERA appropriate for a #5 starter.

 

 

He's the closest thing we have right now. At the very least he's been a stopper.

I know he's had some good starts of late, but he's had more bad outings than good ones this season. That doesn't make for much of an ace. He's still Judy in my book, with an ERA appropriate for a #5 starter.

Ya, afterall, take away the first two months of the season and no starter on our staff is even close to him. Than here was last year where he was our best and most consistent pitcher. Without Jon we'd be about 4 more games back. He's been the only going doing anything in this rotation since the break.

 

Afterall since like July 6th...Javier Vazquez and Count have 2 wins. They are the only starters to have wins IIRC, aside from Jon who is 6-0 and we'll see if he can go to 7-0.

I know he's had some good starts of late, but he's had more bad outings than good ones this season. That doesn't make for much of an ace. He's still Judy in my book, with an ERA appropriate for a #5 starter.

I've given him a hard time this year, and you're right, the ERA is bloated, but if he gets the win tonight, he would be 12-3. You really can't complain about that.

Paulie and Thome have both reached base all 4 Ab's. Both are looking nice and fresh.

MacDougal should be starting the 7th inning.

I can't see it happening. This is Ozzie Guillen we're talking about.

Clap clap, Paul. clap clap.

Both Thome and PK have very short swings tonight. Some insurance runs here would be huge.

This is where we could really put this game away. Come on JD

JD has had a lot of opportunities, let's see if he can come through here.

From what I've seen, Halladay has been off tonight. Wow.

Sure is nice having Jim and Paul back.

Lay one down here we need a three run lead.

 

Check that, Doc out.....now fishing end it!!!!!

From what I've seen, Halladay has been off tonight. Wow.

 

When he's faced PK or Thome, he's been pitching a bit scared it seemed like.

must get at least one run this inning