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Probability Zach "Josh" Stewart gives up at least one run in the bottom of the 8th? 90%, unless the Rangers are worried about missing their flight tonight. Actually, I think they stick around for one more series (SEA), so no getaway flight...so revised to 95%.

If it wasn't for Alex Rios... 0 for 7 Friday, what are we with RISP tonight? Konerko had the only hits with RISP last night. 0 for again tonight.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) Nice to get the DP. I don't see how it can. Look at the trailer. They should just show old stooges shorts at the theatre and people mite actually laugh. They might do better at this point promoting it around Sofia Vergara (just on SNL), Jane Lynch (Glee) and Jennifer Hudson fans. The producers lost all their big names like Crowe, Penn and Jim Carrey for the titular characters.

QUOTE (IowanSoxFan @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:30 PM) I had to travel a ways and I just got back. It was 0-0 in the like 4th, what happened? Also, I tried following it on my phone. Beckham, I think, was on third but didn't score (but Paul Konerko got to first)? Beckham went on contact from 3rd after Dunn had moved him over with a groundout. Good job Nathan, big confidence builder there.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:28 PM) Not good to walk people. That Three Stooges Movie is going to be one of the biggest bombs of all time. It looks HORRIBLE. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainme...-stooges/36053/

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:28 PM) Not good to walk people. That Three Stooges Movie is going to be one of the biggest bombs of all time. It looks HORRIBLE. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainme...-stooges/36053/

Well, Nathan....please just throw strikes, be confident in your stuff. Stewart sighting in the bullpen. Sigh. BP practice the next 30-45 minutes for the Rangers.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:22 PM) Texas and Tampa are clearly the two best teams in the conference. I think the Angels are overrated by the way. Conference? Have we joined the SEC or Big East now? Just joking...made me think of NFL football.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:17 PM) Cespedes has way more power, IMO Bobby Bonilla is what we should be VERY happy to get with Dayan, 20-25 homers per season, consistent run producer, that's more likely. Very solid major league hitter, occasional All-Star. You see Cespedes compared to Adam Jones and Colby Rasmus quite a bit, but he's got more raw power than any young hitter I've watched in the post-steroids era. Those were some McGwire/Canseco-esque shots.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:14 PM) Yet some love Yoenis Cespdes... I love his potential. You'll never find me saying bad about any Cuban players, they play with heart and a love for the game, and a certain flair. I equally respect the way Japanese and Korean players are so fundamentally well-prepared and team-oriented. Two very different cultural approaches, very similar international results and productivity.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 09:13 PM) I wish we could have opened at Cleveland then traveled to Texas. Hope our four and five starters do OK vs. the Tribe. Or are the Sox not going with a No. 5 for a bit? Well, the odds of us beating Masterson are very minimal, so it really wouldn't matter, because the best we could ever hope to do is 2/3. Now, we have the advantage of facing them when their confidence is a bit shaken. They almost lost the Sunday game, and the prior two losses were heartbreakers. As far as what has been announced publicly, we're not planning on skipping any Sale or Humber starts in APR.

Guess we'll get to see both Stewart and Nathan Jones tonight, there's that. Hopefully they don't get torched.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 07:56 PM) OLE' terrible Escobar's greatest skill was always supposedly his glove. In all fairness, before this offseason, I don't think he'd ever played 3B at all. We've seen this before, with the likes of Beckham, Lillibridge, Viciedo, etc. There are consequences to moving someone all over the field.

Great to save our worst game for a national television audience. Oh, well. As soon as Beckham didn't score in the 3rd inning, this game was in jeopardy.

Make that 7 for 12, Hamilton v. Floyd The dreaded inning after a blown scoring opportunity with RISP and no outs, which inevitably results in more runs scored for the opposition than even Hawk's dreaded leadoff walk stats.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 07:08 PM) Sooner we get Viciedo higher in the order against LHP, the better. I wouldn't be opposed to him hitting 3rd. Ventura has already shown the ability to be flexible with the line-up, so it wouldn't surprise me. But it's the kind of thing that Dayan will need to prove himself to Robin for at least 3 weeks or so before he pulls the trigger on that big of a shake-up. We'll just have to wait and see. At least we're playing the Rangers tight all 3 games, no blowouts (yet).

What did Beckham do this time? Ran himself into an out at home? Where was McEwing when all this was transpiring?

Konerko and Buehrle are very borderline candidates, but it's more of a compliment to the team and organization that a bunch of unsung and underappreciated players pulled together and had that type of season. It's like criticizing the Cardinals for 2006 and 2011 for their regular season play, then saying, well, they had Albert Pujols, so they actually deserved those titles. The 2005 post-season was never in doubt.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) i love how your style of posting is just to have a conversation with yourself. it's psychologically intriguing. Sometimes, when you're teaching really spoiled and lazy rich kids, it feels like that! Maybe it's from teaching psych and sociology. Mitch Albom: Do you ever get sticker shock with player contracts -- like the one you just gave Prince Fielder? Mike Illitch: It's big numbers. Initially, they're unrealistic numbers. But if you want stars, you gotta pay the price. ... And fans want to see stars. They come out to see stars. There's little doubt that JR and the Board weren't going to commit that kind of money to Cespedes. But we are in dire need of a new "true" superstar to get the fans excited again.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120405/COL0...-detroit-tigers If you don't think Illitch and the Tigers are going to do everything it takes to win it all, just refer to this article.

That money for Cespedes was a big gamble, and one we couldn't afford to make due to the presence of Dunn and Rios already on the future payrolls. And there's always the possibility the league will adjust to him and he'll be in AAA at some point this season, but he's exactly what baseball in Oakland needs to survive, a potential superstar who can go out of the yard at any place in that stadium, in any weather conditions. That said, we do have Viciedo and that doesn't mean we should throw $20-30 million at Soler just because of what Cespedes has done in 4 games. If nothing else, Beane can market him to the rest of MLB and get 2-3-4 top prospects back who will hit the ground running when they finally get their new stadium out there.

If Austin Jackson was on the White Sox, Ozzie Guillen would have benched him repeatedly last year.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 8, 2012 -> 03:55 PM) No, just the home runs. That's all the played on the caulfield version of sports center when a point has to be made. If he can hit .240 with 30+ homers, nobody's going to care. Austin Jackson strikes out just as many time as anyone in history without much power and he's still an integral part of the Tigers' line-up because of his defensive ability and speed.

They should be turning on Epstein, Cherington and most importantly, the obtuse John Henry.

Adding Pena and Luke Scott really solidified that Rays line-up. The Red Sox have Jon Lester and lots of uncertainty everywhere on that roster.