July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 01:46 PM) Watching the Indians the past couple of weeks makes me wish we didn't DFA Nix. He might have been a nice supplemental piece to a trade towards the deadline. I like Nix, but he has no trade value.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:04 PM) The Indians are finally doing us some favors. Bout time. Choo's going to be back very soon, which is good because of all their games vs Twins/Tigers.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:00 PM) He's going to be an absolute star. Leading all catchers in baseball in every offensive stat since June 1st. He's full of raw talent. They threw him into the 3 hole in their lineup as soon as they called him up and he didn't skip a beat. The Indians have a nice core of young players, if they put it together before they all demand contracts, they'll be a force to be reckoned with in the AL Central.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:07 PM) He's full of raw talent. They threw him into the 3 hole in their lineup as soon as they called him up and he didn't skip a beat. The Indians have a nice core of young players, if they put it together before they all demand contracts, they'll be a force to be reckoned with in the AL Central. Sucks for them that Sizemore has completely fizzled out. LaPorta seems to be figuring it out, as he's hitting a lot of rockets these days.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) Choo's going to be back very soon, which is good because of all their games vs Twins/Tigers. I thought he was going to be back in September?
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) I like Nix, but he has no trade value. There's still organizations who would value him and give him a shot to play more often than the Sox did. I'm not saying he'd be a prime piece to a trade, but he'd be a nice additional piece to a package.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 08:11 PM) I thought he was going to be back in September? Nope, super quick healer I guess. Could be back next week.
July 17, 201015 yr Detroit's road record is in the bottom 5 of the league and they'll be playing quite a few road games over the next 2 weeks. I could see them falling to 3rd by the end of the month.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:08 PM) Sucks for them that Sizemore has completely fizzled out. LaPorta seems to be figuring it out, as he's hitting a lot of rockets these days. LaPorta is a good piece. Sizemore is made of glass and Hafner isn't the force he used to be. If those two guys were still performing like everyone thought they would, things would look a lot different for that organization.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:18 PM) 2 more @ CLE 3 vs TEX 3 vs TOR 4 @ TB 3 @ BOS by Aug 1 Wow, they really couldn't afford to lose these past two games with that kind of schedule coming up.
July 17, 201015 yr I think the Twins and Tigers are both in the same position...if they don't get a starting pitcher, I don't like their chances. That's why having Dan Hudson is so important to the Sox. I think he's going to be more than adequate, while the other four do their thing.
July 17, 201015 yr For me, the Twins are a way bigger threat than the Tigers are. The Tigers starting rotation is so sketchy after Verlander, and their schedule is a lot harder than that of the Twins.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:07 PM) He's full of raw talent. They threw him into the 3 hole in their lineup as soon as they called him up and he didn't skip a beat. The Indians have a nice core of young players, if they put it together before they all demand contracts, they'll be a force to be reckoned with in the AL Central. Let's be thankful that it appears Sizemore and Cabrera (the latter to a lesser extent) will never be the same. I would want no part of a Sizemore/Cabrera/Choo/Santana/Laporta offensive core for the foreseeable future. Edited July 17, 201015 yr by Jordan4life
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 03:34 PM) Let's be thankful that it appears Sizemore and Cabrera (the latter to a lesser extent) will never be the same. I would want no part of a Sizemore/Cabrera/Choo/Santana/Laporta offensive core for the foreseeable future. I think Cabrera will come back to form, but their starting pitching is too weak to be worried about them as a whole, even if those guys come back to life.
July 17, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 02:00 PM) He's going to be an absolute star. Leading all catchers in baseball in every offensive stat since June 1st. I still can't believe they got him for Casey Blake. What a steal.
July 18, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2010 -> 11:17 PM) Tigers lose both! We better beat the Twins today, though. I don't like the idea of starting off the second half by losing a series to (what I'd say is) our main opponent for the division. And if they lose today, it will remind me way too much of the way they started off the season: a great win followed by pretty discouraging losses. The pitching and defense need to get back to how they were, or at least similar to it. Edited July 18, 201015 yr by Milkman delivers
July 18, 201015 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 18, 2010 -> 12:24 PM) How did Jhonny hit a 3 run inside-the-park homer? Hit a long flyball to center, Raburn (CF) tried to leap and catch it against the wall, missed, ball bounced off the wall back into center-field as Raburn busted open the bullpen door and fell down.
July 18, 201015 yr And then Raburn makes one hell of an over-the-shoulder catch to take away extra bases and redeem himself. Web gem for sure.
July 20, 201015 yr f*** it. Miguel Cabrera is my 2010 AL MVP. You take him outta that lineup and it gets ugly for the Tigers. And Cabrera ties the game with his second bomb of the night. Edited July 20, 201015 yr by Jordan4life
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