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At least the Marlins have lost 6 in a row or something like that. Don't have to hear how Ozzie's a miracle worker raising malcontents like Hanley Ramirez and Zambrano from the dead (actually, they've been okay, they're losing games for other reasons like Heath Bell). 20,414. Although I guess it was only 39 degrees at game time and felt even cooler at the park. Red Sox now only one game below .500 and close to passing us on the way up the standings.

There goes an 88.5 MPH fastball right out over the heart of the plate. With Axelrod's velocity, he's got to be pinpoint with his control and get ahead in counts. It's Darnell McDonald's day, that is for sure.

Turning point of this game was AJ's early double not going out of the park... And giving up 4 runs with two outs in the 6th. Rios, Viciedo, Morel and Beckham. Surely a crooked number will be put up. Can we maybe at least challenge the Boston bullpen once in this series?

Can't even say we STILL are in first place because the Indians rallied from 2 down late to beat the struggling Angels. Tiggers just lost to the Yankees on a wild pitch.

LOL at the Royals and Twins slugging it out for last place. Shouldn't laugh TOO hard though, because one or both of those teams might pass us at some point this season. I guess the future for the Twins is still probably bleaker than for us, but not by much. And they still have their almost brand-new stadium, too.

Tigers take the lead back again from the Yankees, 5-4. Verlander getting touched up a bit in this game, though. And Ryan Tannehill's wife is super-hot, just an aside. And Miguel Cabrera already has 1000 RBI's in his career, not yet age 29. I think there are something like 20 or 21 active player at that mark or above.

It must be because of the combined brain trust of Theo, Hoyer and Ricketts.

Here we go again. Danks might be our 6th starter at this rate...the most expensive in the game, except for maybe Barry Zito.

Morel just passed Beckham, 179 to 170. Yet another single to RF.

Danks is throwing the change-up a little bit less than 1% more than last season. The big thing that sticks out is his FB velocity is down a full 1.9 MPH from last year. Is it the April excuse, or something more serious?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 06:35 PM) It's kind of amazing how Floyd, Danks and Ramirez seemed to have peaked in 2008. And Quentin, too!!!

Can we please start the "KW should be fired for giving Danks that big contract thread!" lol? Every day, we can change to a new player. Yesterday, Viciedo. Today, we can try Alexei Ramirez or Danks if we get tired of picking on Beckham or Morel.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...biraax_monaax_1 Mitchell with yet another walk, currently at .347. Jose Martinez two-run RBI single. Charlotte's game at Syracuse was postponed.

Just a few feet away from 5 homers and 18 RBI's. That hurts not to get those 2 extra runs there. Note to JD: Do not give the lead back to the Red Sox right away, thanks!

Encouraging to see Dunn get so many walks this early season. Konerko with a chance to break it open early here. Didn't realize Skowron was a punter on the Purdue football team, played at Webber or Weber High School. Does that school still exist? Nasty slider to put him away after going after Paulie with all fastballs.

DeAza is an XB machine. Got to score this run. Horrible at-bat for Ramirez, no advance to 3rd. Still having troubles in the 2 hole.

Didn't realize that Skowron made the All-Star team 8 times, once with the Sox in 1965. They made a big announcement before the Yankees/Tigers game. What did they do at USCF? Joking about how Skowron was teasing Farmer all these years asking for a free Mickey Mantle autographed ball...."You can afford it, Farmer!" Didn't Skowron get hundreds or thousands of Mantle autographed balls when he played for the Yankees? Probably how he funded half of his retirement years.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120428/SPOR...ree-agent-value http://www.freep.com/article/20120428/COL0...y=mod|nextstory Eldred's bat breaks in half...Ibanez dives for it, misses and it goes all the way to the wall for a triple. 36 RBI's in 20 games this year. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they couldn't drive in the runner from 3rd with no outs. Looks like Kelly, Eldred, Peralta and Ryan Raburn will be the Tiggers' version of our bad offense at the bottom of the order. Verlander walking 17 guys in 24 IP, surprising. By the way, Eldred has 240 career minor league home runs.

Tigers are bringing up 31 year old Brad Eldred to be an occasional DH. 13 HR's in 20 games. 9 doubles and a triple. Adam Dunn comp, lol. .204 major league hitter. (Did he play for the Knights or Barons?) He of the Dave Kingman power, high K rate and Bull Durham comparisons (Crash Davis/Phil Nevin/Chris Shelton, etc.) Below will continue to start...Fister making progress but still a ways from getting a rehab start.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 27, 2012 -> 03:51 PM) Sox need to start winning at home before home turns into the pit it's been the past couple seasons. Even mediocre teams finish 10 over .500 at home. Start winning at home please, White Sox. Like the Royals?

It's the White Sox problem with prospects, WIN NOW! 708 OPS in AAA at age 19. Only one homer and a handful of RBI's. For comparison, Brandon Inge put up a 907 OPS in AAA last year at Toledo. The Nats are in first place....so, here comes this accompanying move to instill even more hype and enthusiasm with the fanbase.

The "Screwball" documentary about RA Dickey and Wakefield's been getting good reviews so far. While trying to find THAT movie online, came across another "SCREWBALL: THE TED WHITFIELD STORY" about the greatest wiffle ball player. Now that one, I HAVE to watch. Childhood memories. If we used tennis or even racquet balls in the neighborhood playing baseball growing up instead of wiffleballs, we would have broken about 100 windows.

That's a full ten homegrown players on the White Sox roster now. Nearing the 13 which is the high mark for any team in the majors currently. KW for Executive of the Year. Just kidding.

Same. He's one of those baseball lifers like Minnie Minoso you loved to meet, hang out with, listen to their stories. He'll be missed by everyone in the Sox and Yankee families. One of the last truly great "characters" of the game. Reminded me of another one when I worked in the minor leagues, Rocky Bridges, who was coaching for the Pirates then. He had so many stories about the past, you could just sit there and listen to him all day. Bill Melton, not so much. Him and Santo were of a different era than Skowron and Minoso and Billy Pierce.

DELETE Stupid internet here in China while I'm using proxy/VPN to get on FB always double-clicks. There's been so many issues with it since the BO XILAI/murder mystery/corruption case broke into the public eye, and the blind human rights attorney that Christian Bale unsuccessfully tried to visit while here in China also escaped from his guards sometime yesterday to Beijing as well. FWIW, the Jason Shank at FB is from Nebraska, lives in Schaumburg, is a big Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and went to Robert Morris.