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Go Orioles this week!

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:34 AM) Is Brandon McCarthy still a reliever on this team? Why isn't he warming up yet? Is he secretly be stretched out or what? Waiting for a Cy Young joke.

Remember when we said that the best way to improve our pitching at the deadline was to improve our offense?

The sad news is that Contreras is close to having his ERA going over 4.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:29 AM) All year actually. He hit .337 in September and had a great postseason. I don't even recognize him now. He struggled in the first few months after the ASB, but that was due in large part to his injury.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) We could have actually gotten rid of some of the dead weight on our roster and given McCarthy a shot. I still have hope that Garcia to the Mets will happen in the next 10 days.

J4Life....I dare you to start a whole new thread tonight!

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:25 AM) ....and who was the answer? None of three guys in your sig were traded. f*** you Konerko. Why doesn't Dye get a shot in the #4 spot yet? I agree with you...why don't we try to change things around?

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:23 AM) We look so f***ing sluggish and lazy on offense Thankfully our opponents have made some bad errors in the last few weeks that basically handed us 3 wins. If not for that, we'd be in a lot of trouble. Our offense is really struggling.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:21 AM) KW had the right idea standing pat. Terrific job letting these guys work themselves out of a "slump." I think it's funny how the Tigers desperately tried to upgrade in LF, even though Monroe is putting up respectable numbers. Meanwhile, we have an albatross of a LF/leadoff situation, and it's getting worse every week. KW still has 10 days to upgrade.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) Can somebody again tell me why Coop and Jose felt the need to mess around with new arm angles when he was already dominating? If it ain't broke, then fix it.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) What is that supposed to mean? Long story...in no way what it intended to insult anyone in this current thread though.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:18 AM) I just keep telling myself..."just a few more months of pods." And you're a very optimistic, laid-back poster.

The good news is we still have the WC lead for at least another day, no matter what happens tonight! At this point in the season, that brings a smile to my face.

BTW....where are the good posters in this thread?

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:14 AM) He doesn't even use it then. Not lately. I honestly think it's debatable if Pods even has great speed now. He's lost two steps, in my opinion.

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:12 AM) Dead-on right. I've seen Juan Pierre cause quite a few mistakes this year just because he busts his ass, and has a reputation for doing so. I've been so impressed with Pierre the last 3 months or so.

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 22, 2006 -> 12:11 AM) At this time he has no value. Yep, and the sooner KW and Ozzie makes a change, the sooner our offense could add a spark. I don't care if he's an igniter or not, 25-114 since the break with no power and only a handful of steals isn't MLB caliber.

For those not watching, could Pods have beat the play at first if he had more speed?

QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Aug 21, 2006 -> 11:54 PM) Does anyone have any figures as to how many times we scored in first inning this year versus last year? That might as well be titled "The Scott Podsednik Impact Stat"

It seems like forever since we last consistently hit the ball hard for more than an inning or two in one game. I had no clue PK only had one homer this month...and that was against Mariano. Ozzie might want to start giving them a day off once a week by inserting Gload into the lineup.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 21, 2006 -> 11:48 PM) There was one game a while back when Buerhle got clobbered early, then pitched 4 or 5 innings with about 40 pitches. You know Buerhle is in trouble when he has a real high pitch count, and I would say the same thing for Garland, and with his new style, Garcia. If you're not a guy who is going to get a lot of strikeouts, you can't show everyone 6 pitches. What's strange with all the high pitch counts is that our starters don't K a lot of guys, and they also don't walk a lot of guys.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Aug 21, 2006 -> 11:47 PM) 25-113 Those are Organic Chemistry test result numbers for me.

Pods is now 4-46 vs the Tigers this season.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 21, 2006 -> 11:38 PM) What happened? Check out the threads on the site.