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QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 09:39 AM) Only thing I need to hear when KW is talking about trades is that laugh and you know somethings up.... I think he learned to control the giggle giveaway. He used to be so easy to read because he couldnt control himself. Are we trading a player, KW "No!" , giggle, smirk, shy smile. Then you knew something was up.

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Hmm that Paul Konerko must of got the memo that I am the same Jason Grilli that was on his team in 2004.

Red Sox designated outfielder Willie Harris for assignment. A future Minnesota Twin? Harris got 45 at-bats in 47 games for the Red Sox and hit .156/.250/.200. He's already said he's not interested in returning to Triple-A Pawtucket. Jul. 18 - 4:23 pm et

Jon pitched well. Ran his sinker in on right handers. Pitched low in the zone. Commanded himself nicely. Pitched with attitude. Nice win.

Jason Grilli everyone.

Nice job Pods on getting the runner over.

Nice piece of woodwork there Brian.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 07:11 PM) Garland looks great so far. He's got his command and all of his pitches working. I hope he can keep it up. He is keeping the ball down, pitching inside and keeping his change low. This is great so far.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 07:09 PM) Lol. He must have someone at home watching. Jon looks GREAT! Either that or he is working on his audition for bull fighter.

Well we have a moron behind home plate waving an orange tee shirt.

Nice changeup by Garland.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 06:43 PM) Kenny is hopefully not that stupid. By the way, aren't we overdue for someone else starting up a "trade for Rowand!" thread? It's been like 3 days without a new one. There are still morons calling into the postgame show and to the radio shows asking for Brian to get traded because they finally read the paper and realize that Brian has a 200 average. They forget the little tidbit that he is one of our hottest hitters over the last month or so. But then again I bet some of these guys were calling into the same radio shows about Dusty Baker and someone named Bartman a few years back.

For those scoring at home, that last catch that Brian had would of fell if Mack was out in center.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 06:38 PM) Thome breaks his bat and we strand Guchi on 2nd. We've hit Robertson hard the past two innings. At least 1 run to show for all of it, but it could have been more (considering Anderson had a hang whiff em right at Inge). Our right handers have the right approach today against a tough lefty. Dont pull the ball, go up the middle or oppo. This is how I wish our team would approach a lot of lefties. It would give us a better shot when we face them.

Garland looks great so far. Everything is down, and he is throwing strikes. What a difference getting ahead of people is for Garland.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 05:01 PM) I somehow doubt that Freddy has a bizarre, infectious skin disease which has CNS side effects. But if you remember when we aqquired him, everyone was saying he will regain his velocity. He would have a game here and there were he would hit 96 maybe 97. But for the most part would be at 94 and below. He was saying stuff in the news about how if he had more work in games, he would be stronger and throw harder. He had a medical condition. Maybe Freddy has a medical condition also.

For whatever reason, this year we are seeing more made up trades by our soxtalkers due to a lack of real rumors.

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QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 04:27 PM) If he gets the velocity back, it could mean getting back to where he was last year. The same could be said for Billy Koch.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 04:33 PM) I voted none. With ERAs over 5, Garcia and Vazquez have no value on the trade market, Garland has a 1-year no-trade, and Buehrle and Contreras and McCarthy obviously aren't going anywhere. I expect KW to stick to his 3-year plan and ride it out with these starters. We may go down in flames, but that won't necessarily be the wrong choice. Frankly, if you take Garcia out of the equation, the Sox, even in a good year, will have only 1 postseason ACE -- Contreras. We saw last year and over the last 3 games that good hitting teams can expose Mark Buehrle. He doesn't have the stuff to dominate. In that way, he's a lot like the soft-tossing Atlanta starters -- Glavine, Maddux -- who could never get them over the hump in the postseason. He's a solid #2 or #3 guy, but there are a lot of guys can beat him. Jon Garland may still get better. It's possible he could develop more sink to his sinker or improve his changeup. And he still has a live arm. But do you trust him in a big game? He pitched very well for us against LAA, and battled after Houston got to him a bit, but neither of those teams had powerful patient lineups. Frankly, he may be our second best starter at the moment. Javy Vazquez has never pitched and won a big game in his life. And he appears to shrink the minute he runs into some adversity. Maybe he can be toughened and improved, but he's not trustworthy. McCarthy is completely unproven at this point. Want to stake our playoff lives on giving him a start? (The answer could be YES if these other guys don't turn it around.) As bad as Garcia is now, he's the only one who has had both the stuff and the moxie to defeat powerful hitting teams in big games in the past. So my crystal ball indicates that Kenny Williams is going to stand pat with his starters, but try to add one more arm to the pen to make sure late inning leads stay that way. Last season had he traded Contreras or McCarthy, as many people advocated, we'd be completely screwed. I don't think he's going to go down that road this year either. This is confusing. Freddy Garcias has Mark Buerhles fastball this year. So if good hitting teams can expose Mark who actually has good control, what will they do to Garcia. Without his big fastball, he doesnt have the stuff nor the moxie to do a thing. If you dont believe me, just check out what he did against a medicore New York Lineup. Remember the good old Freddy, on the road, in the day against a good team he was a lock. This year he gets rocked. This statement is the most perplexing. "We may go down in flames, but that won't necessarily be the wrong choice. " So staying put and not upgrading anything and hoping and praying will work. Last year we had a 15 game lead in and around the draft deadline. This year we are not sitting so pretty. KW wants to win now. If you think he is looking 3 years ahead, I think you forget whom your GM is. He has passed on prospects like they are pawns in a chess game. I say KW makes one big move, and 2 smaller moves. At least one of them will be for bullpen.

QUOTE(IowaSoxFan @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 04:10 PM) I would not trade him, just because he has been sooo bad lately that you could not get good value for him. His arm is dead from throwing so much in the last year. I just dont see the Sox getting of good value back trading him right now. I dont buy this excuse. Roy Oswalt also threw over 240 innings last year and pitched just as long as our starters into the world series. Guess what, he still throws the ball hard.

QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 18, 2006 -> 04:05 PM) Before we all write him off as Rodrigo Lopez or something, it may be interesting to note that Freddy had a 5.05 ERA last July. It isn't the awful 7.50 ERA he is sporting this July, but then again, he has 2 more starts to make this month. I am not happy with the guy either. But some of this is just piling on. If he was truly throwing 94 again on Sunday, that is a great sign. Remember how quickly things can change, folks. He has been throwing slow all year long. Every so often he has one start where his fastball is above 90. Before we declare him cured, lets see if he can start a game where he comes out of the gate throwing a good fastball, then in the next start does the same thing. Funny you should mention Rodrigo Lopez, who also had a mysterious velocity drop that has lead to his undoing.

You have to wonder about someones mental state, when a trade rumor comes out, and then after he gets rocked a bit, he flashes a fastball above 90 for the first time in forever. If I see 91-94 on the gun from the first inning on for more than 1 start then I will be convinced that Freddy is cured.