Cabrera has shown me nothing so far this year. Not one thing. His defense has been mediocre and his offense is terrible.

Agreed. But hes immensily better than Uribe, if for no other reason than the fact that he walks more than once in a blue moon.

did anyone think we were really an elite AL team? I sure didnt....we are losing but man guys...we werent gonna go the whole year without struggling...especially against the yankees...It would be nice to see the offense pick it up yeah, but we are at best a slightly above .500 team....and thats how we have played so far this season....it would have been nice if hte pen held the game yesterday, and woulda been nice to beat a struggling mussina tonight, but im not gonna get my panties in a bunch because we lost 2 in a row to the yankees...we have beaten the teams we should beat, and outside the opening series against hte tribe this will be the first series loss...stinks, but lets win tomorrow and go get the orioles

 

I agree that we aren't an elite team. But the Yankees have been struggling, so I really thought we could take 2 of 3. There is no excuse for the offensive showing tonight against Mussina.

To make matters worse Rich Hill is holding the Rockies to 3 hits at Coors.

I just disagree with that. I don't want to speak for everyone, but I'm not bashing Uribe because there might be a replacement on the roster already. I'm bashing him because he f***ing blows, and has blown for YEARS.

I agree with you on this. He's personally the worst hitter I have ever seen play in the majors. The guy is trash. We'd get more value out of making a bonfire with the $4.5 million, and roasting hot dogs over it (that is, if we can keep the 'dogs away from Uribe).

Agreed. But hes immensily better than Uribe, if for no other reason than the fact that he walks more than once in a blue moon.

I'm not sure he was worth a solid Starting Pitcher though.

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I'm not sure he was worth a Starting Pitcher though.

 

Just be thankful we didn't give him a 4 yr, 48 mil extension.

I'm not sure he was worth a Starting Pitcher though.

5.04, 1.68 WHIP... he wouldn't be helping us.

I'm not sure he was worth a Starting Pitcher though.

When you throw in the likely extra draft pick, the fact that it saved about $4 million off the bat, and the fact that it opened up a rotation slot for Danks, then I still say it looks better.

Konerko has been brutal. I would deal him and sign Crede longterm.

1, 2, 3 goes our 2, 3, 4.

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Just be thankful we didn't give him a 4 yr, 48 mil extension.

OC or Garland?

Gotta love Kong and Thome trying to pull a pitch on the outside part of the plate.

To make matters worse Rich Hill is holding the Rockies to 3 hits at Coors.

the cubs are certainly a pretty good team...especialyl with the upgrades they made with soto, fukudome and the depth they have in their rotation (even if it is average depth)....but the NL is still a joke...even though i believe they have the 3 best SP in baseball the average quality of player in the NL is just way under that of hte AL

When you throw in the likely extra draft pick, the fact that it saved about $4 million off the bat, and the fact that it opened up a rotation slot for Danks, then I still say it looks better.

All I am saying is at the time of the trade, I think KW could have gotten a little more than an over the hill shortstop, from what I have seem from him at least.

I just disagree with that. I don't want to speak for everyone, but I'm not bashing Uribe because there might be a replacement on the roster already. I'm bashing him because he f***ing blows, and has blown for YEARS.

The thing that pisses me off is Uribe is the 9th place hitter. He gets slammed for not getting Chamberlain last night, when the 7th place hitter was just blown away. If he went 3 for 4, there would be countless posts b****ing about the out he made. Also, his possible replacements people talk about like they are HOFers. Ramirez is just Uribe if Juan gets his jaw wired shut for a couple of months, and Richar hit .230 with a .289 OBP last year. I don't see where those numbers scream he's worthy of playing everyday on a contender.

did anyone think we were really an elite AL team? I sure didnt....we are losing but man guys...we werent gonna go the whole year without struggling...especially against the yankees...It would be nice to see the offense pick it up yeah, but we are at best a slightly above .500 team....and thats how we have played so far this season....it would have been nice if hte pen held the game yesterday, and woulda been nice to beat a struggling mussina tonight, but im not gonna get my panties in a bunch because we lost 2 in a row to the yankees...we have beaten the teams we should beat, and outside the opening series against hte tribe this will be the first series loss...stinks, but lets win tomorrow and go get the orioles

 

That's fine and all... but it doesn't take an elite team to beat 39 year old Mike Mussina. And the Yankees are not an elite team themselves, at least the way they've been playing so far (almost got swept by Baltimore).

 

And I disagree with us beeing a slightly above .500 team. If Danks/Floyd/Contreras had been pitching in-line with their pre-season expectations, I would agree with that. But they've been pretty awesome and it's the parts that SHOULD have been our backbone that have been struggling. It's absolutely inexcusable for this offense to hit like it has the last week and a half.

Sigh. I still have hope. 9 more outs to work with. Hopefully the sox can string some hits together.

I'm actually rooting for Massett to get lit up here. The sooner he is off the team and Broadway is up the better.

What happened to the offensive approach of the first couple of weeks? They look terrible out there.

They are abusing us. Sooner or later, you have to hit for average and put pressure on another team. On Base % is awesome, but so is a high batting average, or at least one above .250.

The thing that pisses me off is Uribe is the 9th place hitter. He gets slammed for not getting Chamberlain last night, when the 7th place hitter was just blown away. If he went 3 for 4, there would be countless posts b****ing about the out he made. Also, his possible replacements people talk about like they are HOFers. Ramirez is just Uribe if Juan gets his jaw wired shut for a couple of months, and Richar hit .230 with a .289 OBP last year. I don't see where those numbers scream he's worthy of playing everyday on a contender.

 

Richar is a better option than Uribe. I agree that he got a little too much blame last night, but that's what happens when you are below the mendoza line. He also got a hanging curveball.

I'm actually rooting for Massett to get lit up here. The sooner he is off the team and Broadway is up the better.

Be careful what you wish for.

I'm actually rooting for Massett to get lit up here. The sooner he is off the team and Broadway is up the better.

 

What makes you think he would be the one brought up? Since Masset is out of options, I am sure he will have to pretty much go Cliff Politte on us, before he is gone.

 

I have to admit though,it is much better this year listeing to Stoney on the radio.

I love the intentional walk to the fierce .135 hitter!