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QUOTE(UC76 @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:50 AM) I think Cleveland will heat up CC doesn't pitch 7 games each week.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 31, 2006 -> 11:58 AM) It's just so awesome to have a ball smoked into CF but be able to say "BA's got it". You don't have that luxury with anyone else currently in the organization let alone in all of baseball. That sort of defense is invaluable but at the same time, at some point he needs to start producing at the plate. Well that's what is so damn frustrating. To be so good on defense yet so bad on offense.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2006 -> 10:54 AM) Perhaps, but that wasn't the point. The point was destroying the kids confidence, and sending him down will do just that. I can't see how much more confidence he will lose. It's got to be at about the lowest point possible. I don't want it to get to the point where he's still up and hitting .150 or so and fans start to boo him ala Corey Patterson up north.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 31, 2006 -> 10:15 AM) Thank you. No matter what you say to a kid when you are sending him down, the point is you are still telling him you aren't good enough to be here. Perhaps he isn't right now?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 31, 2006 -> 09:47 AM) Get his confidence back up huh? Yeah, nothing like a demotion to make someone gain confidence...... I would think getting at bats everyday and having a chance to hit over .300 wouldn't be a bad idea. Playing 2 or 3 times a week and hitting .160 with everyone eyeing you isn't helping.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ May 31, 2006 -> 09:18 AM) was it really his fault? No but he had another bad offensive night. If some of our other hitters have a bad night you know they will bounce back soon if not the next day. That's not the case with Brian. I really would like to see him succeed but I think it might be best for him to do a 2 week stint in Charlotte to get his confidence up. Also, while he is still up I'd like to see him get more opportunities against lousy right-handed pitchers like Westbrook. Ozzie pretty much uses Brian against lefties now and he has struggled against them...like most of the team.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 30, 2006 -> 03:04 PM) but I think that CLE is going to catch fire in the second half similiar to what they did last season. I'm not sure why people still think this will happen. Cleveland's pitching staff is ten times worse than last year. Listening to sports talk radio here in Cleveland today, no one in this town has any hope of them making a run like last year.

BTW - It is very hot and humid out in Cleveland today. I feel like I need to shower every hour.

Thomas hits his 10th of the season. 458 career dongs.

Cleveland almost becoming irrelevant.

Jesus Christ. Pujols does it again. 3 run bomb.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ May 29, 2006 -> 05:06 PM) The field ahead of Thome. How high can you see him going? Would love for him to surpass Palmeiro's sorry ass.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 29, 2006 -> 04:38 PM) They're the #1 offense in baseball. It's not Coco they're missing. They are the 2004 White Sox. Win 9-0 nothing one day and get only 2 hits the next day. Remember those days?

50 more to go for the HOF.

Sox yet to get shutout this season.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 29, 2006 -> 03:13 PM) Back to Brian Anderson, I was noticing during today's game that he has a bad case of 'happy feet' in the batters's box. He seems to be moving all over the place. If you are moving that much, your head is moving too much. Only had 1 good at bat today IMO. Needs to step it up tomorrow against a very tough lefty.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ May 29, 2006 -> 03:11 PM) Aren't the Tigers facing Mussina tomorrow? Well s***, they're facing "Small." The Yankees rotation should be, "Small Wang Johnson." Still, the Yankees have some big bats that hopefully will carry them, even if their pitcher's Small. Mussina vs Robertson on Wednesday

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ May 29, 2006 -> 03:05 PM) Thats what I was thinking. For the most part, Javy has been pretty solid. 6-3 with a 3.86 ERA is pretty damn good.

I'll be at the game tomorrow to root on the surging Sox!

Tigers beginning to wet their pants.

Nice inning by Nelson and that's a WHite Sox winner! With the Tigers s***ting their pants again we are now 1.5 back.

Nice to see Javy's ERA drop below 4 and Neal's to drop below 3.

Guess we won't get a shutout after all.

Tigers shut out 2 games in a row.

Cliff now the bottom of the BP depth charts.