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Gavin needs to get on one of his patented 4-6 week hot streaks where he dominates and his curveball is a thing of beauty. If we actually want to get back into this thing, we can't do it with Gavin pitching like a fifth starter in our rotation from 2001-2004. He has looked more like Jason Grilli than Gavin Floyd of recent vintage. Maybe the warming weather (up until this homestand) will help, as it has with SOME of our hitters like Alexei.

If you tried to trade Jake Peavy away two weeks ago when he was averaging an 89-90-91 MPH fastball, with his injury history and bad mechanics....???? Now, things have changed. (Of course, you can argue that Peavy is pointless to spend that type of money on if we don't have EITHER Danks or Buehrle to pair with in the rotation...UNLESS Daniel Hudson really is a legit #2-3 type of starter). But I'd like to see your list of all the AL teams who would have taken Jake Peavy b4 his last two starts. The Yankees? Red Sox? Angels? Rangers? Mariners? And what they would have given up in return? Brandon Wood? Reggie Willits? Alex Rios...same thing? What teams in MLB can afford that contract right now, even if he is putting up an 850-900 OPS? There are probably 3-5 we could name...but we wouldn't be getting a huge payout from him.

QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ May 8, 2010 -> 09:29 PM) Mauer pinch hit with the bases load tonight. he struck out Drew Butera then hits a 2 runs single. The Twins have been horrible with the bases loaded this year. only 8 hits now in about 50 at bats, and getting closer to 60 plate appearances (if you included walks and such) So basically you guys suck and are nothing like the magical RISP machine from 2008? Joking...Baker had a strong performance to pick up Liriano. You just knew the Twins wouldn't lose 3 in a row at home to BALT, and get swept in a DH to boot. How was the weather up there? Probably about the same as in Chicago. It's never cold when you're winning.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ May 8, 2010 -> 07:49 PM) Gotta say the jays make a pitcher work they are like poors man Boston/NY 98% of casual baseball fans have no clue that Aaron Hill and Adam Lind combined for 71 dingers last year. Put them in Boston, Chicago, LA or Phillly, they'd be famous.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 8, 2010 -> 08:08 PM) Jones, Konerko, and Rios continue to hit the ball harder than anyone else. Teahen better not be playing tomorrow, and Quentin/Beckham still aren't close to even being mediocre right now. Peavy's slider was awesome though, and has me very optimistic about him going forward. And Ramirez...although he's getting closer. He almost hit a bomb to LF and followed it with a soft single, and he was inches from being safe at first on his ill-conceived dive into 1B play when Gonzalez (your AL starting SS in the All-Star game if it were held today) nailed him (OR NOT). If he had run through the bag, he'd have had a 3/4 or 3/5 day. Maybe Beckham's cheap infield hit with lead to something good...the patience with the walks is SOMETHING to be encouraged by, fingers crossed.

But Casey Blake had a much more "reasonable" contract at the time he was dealt than PK. And 3B is seen as a harder position to replace than 1B. That makes a huge difference, how much payroll a team is willing to take on, and how much it values salary dollars (it's what caused us to give up Chris B. Young in the Vazquez deal, partially, the money we got to subsidize Javier's deal). Let's not forget Linebrink as one of the four untrade-ables, to go along with Jenks/Pierre/Teahen. On the "plus" side, Rios and Peavy have now moved to the point where they could be easily jettisoned from the payroll, but we couldn't get much if anything back at all...

He's only 21 years old and putting up those numbers in High A. I think we have to AT LEAST think of him as capable of being a #6-12 type of prospect (eventually) in our system. Because God knows there are a ton of holes in the games of both Shelby III and Danks. Between Colligan, Greene and Short, hopefully one of them really blossoms, and Mitchell can come back 100%.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ May 8, 2010 -> 06:45 PM) thats why theyre 7.5 back Technically just 7 GB. Juan, where was that bunt last night???

Hudson finally got touched up for a couple of runs.... C'mon offense, wake up!!! It's like we score 2-3 early and think we can rest on our laurels. Except any team with a .223 BA doesn't have many laurels on which to rest upon.

Obviously John Buck needs to be the starting catcher for the White Sox in 2011. Viciedo now starting to put things together: 1 for 1, 2 R's, 1 BB, 825 OPS.

Didn't realize we now had the dubious rank of lowest BA in the majors at .223.

Short RF 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .376 Escobar SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Gilmore 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339 Loman 1B 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .287 Lewis DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .373 Sierra C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Cheatham LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Garcia, An 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Greene CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .344 Brandon Short now with a 26 game hitting streak (1B/2B)....only 5 more to go to tie the All-Time CAR League record.

Perfect place for Alexei to run. Only 1 SB on the year for GoGo Sox. He's out, Pierre still leads off. Maybe Ozzie ordered him not to run so that Beckham could hit first next inning? Daniel Hudson, 4 IP, 3 H, O R, 4 K's....Peavy and Hudson are twins this season statistically.

Mark Teahen is actually my least favorite player on the team, behind Pierre and Williams.

And hey, things could be worse. At least we don't have John Ely and Charlie Haeger as 2/5th's of our starting rotation.

Peavy especially in the last two games is getting late breaking movement with his FB.....those inside pitches to LHB's come back ala Colon at the last moment across the corner of the plate.

Still a great approach by Alex to RF with that curveball on the outside. Didn't try to pull it or roll over his wrists...good vibes from his approach all season. This is going to be the key inning to get through for Peavy in this game, IMO. He's had some early leads and coughed them up.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 8, 2010 -> 05:49 PM) Yeah, no way AJ shouldn't have been at 3rd on a 3-2 pitch with 2 outs Cox should have been down the line. Then it would have been much easier to notice Lewis' bobble and keep AJ moving towards home. Lewis doesn't have much of an arm, just a notch or two above Pierre/Damon/Pods. YAY! Dayan Viciedo actually just took a walk. Miracles do exist.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ May 8, 2010 -> 05:48 PM) Everybody can play him shallow. Unless its a speedster people are going to have a tough time scoring from 2nd on a JP hit. Better than none tho thats for sure At least he now has 2 hits with RISP this season.

Jeff Cox costs us a run. But AJ wasn't looking up at his 3B coach either. What else can we mess up this year? Plus AJ didn't go 1st to 3rd on the bloop hit, but still doesn't matter. Beckham with his easiest RBI of the season.

32 K's in 36 IP, 21 BB's for Jake 26 pitches through 2, now at 5.97 ERA, looking more and more respectable by the inning

Paulie continues to carry this franchise on his back...along with Jones and Rios. Only 3rd homer allowed in 21 IP by Cecil, only gave up 1 ER last time out against the Murderers' Row Indians. Daniel Hudson eerily tracking Peavy's season, scoreless first inning with one hit surrendered, 6.29 ERA.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 8, 2010 -> 06:18 PM) Very nice AB by Beckham, he took some pretty good pitches. The MO has been to attack him after 2 strikes to the outside, down and away.....with offspeed stuff. Gordon has to get that inside-out swing to RCF and up the middle going with those pitches. Paulie, Paulie, Paulie (Molitor).....Yoooooo, Adrian!!!!!

Beckham with more walks in a week than Alexei in a season.

I'm to the point I'd rather see Jayson Nix leading off and playing LF. Seriously.