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And we'd still have John Ely...KW, I hate you so much!!!!

Can't we just bring up someone who's not an A-level prospect (thinking Gartrell or Shelby) and just give them Kotsay's at-bats to see what happens...? I'm sorry for offending KW to think there might be a DH out there who do better than a 518 OPS. Tears are streaming from my eyes, that I now recognize TMK can't do the job, as hard as he wants to please us.

Well, Kotsay perhaps is leading the AL in either GIDP's (per at-bat) or the highest percentage of GO's to 2B by a LH hitter. That's something to build upon, I guess.

C'mon Paulie....got busted on the fists, good pitch by Meche there. Let's go TMK!!!!

No, Jones had a huge RBI single to LF earlier in the season, very clutch-y. Can't remember the game, but I think there were 2 outs, too.

Ginger, that's where they're pitching him...he has to keep his head down and inside out it in that direction, it's much more encouraging than trying to pull those balls to the left side of the INF.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 3, 2010 -> 07:50 PM) This left side of the KC infield is horrendous. Keep hitting it their way if you have to. Wrong, according to Dayton Moore, Callaspo deserves playing time over Alex Gordon for the remainder of the season.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 3, 2010 -> 07:49 PM) 2-run triple by Span. Sac fly by O-Hud scoring Span. Twins lead 7-0 There's no need for negativism in this thread...the Twins just put themselves in a better position to compete with the White Sox when they got O-Dog and Thome.

Atta boy, Soriano...er Sexy Alexy.

Please, not a no-hitter. (Half serious, half not). It always leads to bad things for the Sox when Buehrle does it.

C'mon Jake, just concentrate on the batter. Don't let a walk to Getz get you out of your rhythm. 38 pitches so far, 23 strikes...consistently at 93-94-95.

Charlotte in a rain delay, Viciedo 1/1, now up to .275 with 719 OPS. Morel (homer) and Shirek star for BIRM in first game of DH (win)...Shirek's closing in on the Prospect Hot Sheet. Trayce Thompson has a base knock for the #3 cars, sitting at .286 with 8 RBI's.

It's early. Teahen is still besting his career average with a .714 OPS. He's not the problem.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 3, 2010 -> 07:33 PM) Rios gets nailed by Kendall. Wonderful. AJ is back over the Mendoza Line at .203. And we would have had a 1-0 lead had we actually stolen the base successfully, had Rios actually gotten a good jump and read on Meche...

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 3, 2010 -> 07:32 PM) Rios is to Meche as Pods is to Greinke. Is that the associative theory of ALCD greatness?

Good aggressiveness Ozzie and Rios. We're leading the majors in stolen bases. Ozzie Ball is the greatest invention since Wonder Bread or just sliced bread in general.

Michael Cuddyer didn't actually hit a grand slam off Scherzer. The Tigers are actually winning 4-0, helping us to make up ground on first with a win tonight behind Jake.

"The Safety Dance" is a classic retro song (now playing at USCF)...fun to hear that again, haha.

Thunderbolt, what is there to feel pity about? I was trying to make a joke, and yet you automatically misconstrue it, lol. Maybe KW or Ozzie (deserve pity), not that they would ask for or appreciate it...

Well, we are good at proving we can make pitchers with a 10 ERA look good. That's something to be proud of...trying to be optimistic here, can't think of much. At least Beckham didn't K?

Game plan against Gordon Beckham. Attack with high and inside fastballs, get ahead, put him away with low and away sliders....he needs to take those sliders into RCF and get back to his game, which is hitting doubles, going up the middle and just making solid, all-around contact every time up.

Gets the K on the slider to Butler at 84. Nice to see him get a strikeout with the offspeed stuff.

Peavy at 91-93-94-95 with his fastballs to DeJesus in that at-bat. Seems his velocity is back to normal.

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''I believe in this lineup we have,'' Guillen said. ''I don't need to talk with [GM Kenny Williams] about making changes. It's still early. Hopefully, May will treat us better than April. I'm very positive. I'm still positive. I still believe those guys can do it.''