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QUOTE(GOD @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 09:36 AM) I have been saying all along that that trade made absolutely no sense. We gave up a good prospect and an arm we could've used in the bullpen, Duque. Plus why the hell would we trade for a fifth starter when we had McCarthey who pitched great at the end of last year, and was ready to be a major league starter. INstead we hav Vazquez and his career 5+ ERA Fransisco Liriano says Hi.

Wang is sporting a 1.80 ERA since the All Star break. I'm just going to not say anything at all, as with that old rule. Come on Freddy...please pitch like a champion.

By the way, this is why it's not a good idea to try to push Brandon to 200 innings this year.

This was actually part of the point I was making in my other thread. Podsednik and Iguchi have real troubles, in particular, with left-handers, which allows other teams to really shut down the starting part of our order if htey throw out a Loogy. Combine that with a couple guys going into a slump, and things can look pretty bad. The bottom of our order though? As far as bottoms-of-the-order go, I'll live with it. Anderson is on his way up, and the offense 34567 was good enough to carry the team while he learned, and occasionally caught the ball. Most teams in the AL don't have MVP candidates hitting 9th, even the Yankees. Uribe has, of course, been disappointing once again, but it's not as bad as it could be with him.

I'm not nearly as angry/disgusted with this team as I was with last year's team on the day Garland gave up that 3 run home run to Garret Anderson. They lost a few more games before the Rally Crede game, but I think turning that one off and saying that Garland's Cy chances were totally gone on 1 pitch was about the low point for me.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 10:56 AM) Couldn't afford one of those at this time, but it is at the back of our minds for the future. Seriously...if you can set yourself up in shape to be buying a car in the 2009-2010 era, that will be an ideal time. You may have to get on a waitlist, but the MPG is strongly rumored to be approaching 100 on the next generation of them from Honda & Toyota.

Well, the good news? The Simpsons are on out here. Night folks. At least both Detroit and Minnesota can't win.

Great work Ozzie. Great work. 3 free runs. Boo like Crazy fans. Please. They earned it.

Sigh...

Where the Hell is this strike zone?

Dodged the bullet.

QUOTE(G&T @ Aug 7, 2006 -> 05:55 PM) Those don't look like strikes. Am I wrong? The first pitch/Curve ball sure looked like it caught the plate to me.

Think BMac can get Figgins with them loaded?

Come on Mark...Show some Marbles. Where the F*** was that pitch?

Sit down Mark. Hit the showers. Please.

BULLPEN

Bullpen ought to face Quinlan.

No walks Mark...

That's 2 steps deeper than the last gigantic fly ball Rivera hit. Buehrle doesn't pitch to Rivera again, I don't care if he retires the next 8 on 9 pitches. The next one's due to just clear the wall.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 7, 2006 -> 05:48 PM) is buehrle still on a limit? time for the pen? 81 pitches to start this inning.

Joe Crede 2. Angels 0. Come on Absolut, knot this thing up.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 7, 2006 -> 05:26 PM) True. I also get bummed when I see how many other teams get a spark from within their own organization. Our own 5-tool #1 pick in the meantime... And other teams get bummed when they see the spark of our world series rings. And our starting #1 pick just took a few months to get going. And is still playing the best defense in CF in baseball.

Great...now this home run will be a 2 run shot.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 7, 2006 -> 05:20 PM) But at least we let the best possible back-up go to our WC rival for virtually nothing. I really can't believe you actually want him.

Man, we're in trouble.