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Luke Hochevar absolutely torched by the Rays, clearly the best team in baseball right now 9 runs, 11 hits, almost all of them line drives...

Josh Kroeger 2 for 4 with 3 RBI's. Charlotte now leading 7-5, Torres very shaky in this start. Does anyone think that Kotsay could be replaced adequately by Josh? You just worry about his defense...he doesn't have any place on the diamond where he's not a liability, and he doesn't have quite enough power for DH. Sort of reminds me a little bit of Ross G-Load.

Trayce Thompson not in the line-up for KAN tonight. Torres pitching for CHA, up 3-2 in the early stages. Tyler Flowers 2/2 with RS and now 17 RBI's, 973 OPS. Gartrell (800 OPS) and Hudson (1.000, but that won't last and he's still behind Lillibridge in the pecking order) are the only other starters hitting decently. At Winston-Salem, that team continues to look better and better. Brandon Short already has a hit and is sporting an 882 OPS. Gilmore, Escobar are legit #10-15 prospects in the system, with both having the ability to move into the Top 10 with continued impressive play. Justin Greene and Garcia have good numbers, but are they too old to be considered real prospects? Time will tell, but I like me some Short, he's my favorite, as I have too many concerns about Escobar being Esteban Beltre or Mike Caruso Lite at the dish. Viciedo just went deep for his 4th homer on the young season, .253 BA, 713 OPS. But only 6 RBI's. Last year he was a ribbie machine (especially the first half of the season) and the power didn't come until the 2nd half.

Kyle Gibson threw a one hitter....looking like he will join Liriano in the next 3-4 months to form the most fearsome 1/2 punch at the top of rotation in the ALCD since Santana/Liriano in 2006.

Would have been 3 homers in a game if not for the wind turning against his ball and holding it up. Now we really need to use Santos in the 9th. Paul Konerko, 25th multi-homer game for Paulie in his career.

The gun at the Ballpark is 2-3 MPH slow. Thornton and Gavin are fine.

17 K's in 10 2/3 IP. WOW.

If Kotsay wasn't proof enough, Wilson Betemit leading the AZ circuit in homers should have convinced everyone.

Don't say "firey" guy around a manager, haha. They don't need to be reminded how short their shelf lives are. FIERY.

Give Rios a hit. That will make up for some of the tough luck in 2009 for Alex. Rios, the fastest 6'5" player in baseball...and presenting your new leadoff hitter entering Yankee Stadium tomorrow.

Teahen falling back to Earth. Not going to be compensated for with his D. 819 OPS now.

Konerko continuing to be the most dangerous Sox hitter. In June/July/August, his first ball to the OF is way out to dead center.

Teahen backing up on the ball....just can't recognize bounces and decide how to play the ball down there. Great inning for Floyd. Turn the 8th over to Thornton, right? Then you have two righties in Arias and Michael Young, followed by the big boppers. I don't think Santos is ready to face Hamilton or Guerrero in these situations yet. Then again, maybe he's not even thinking out there...oblivious. Like Jenks when he came up in 2005.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 03:06 PM) Thank you Lord of Texas I'll even thank either Bush, GW or GHW...for that wild pitch. I'll take it.

Well, that's too funny, our best way to score is waiting for the other team to make a mistake...not actually hitting the ball on ground to 2B and SS, the normal specialties for Juanie when nobody is in scoring position. 1/20 now....where the heck can you hide Pierre in the line-up? And now Quentin's ouchy. Double ouch.

Guerrero now 2 for 17 against FLOYD. Beckham with horrible footwork and alignment around the bag, should have been a DP there.

Hamilton now 4/5 against FLOYD. Who is still almost succeeding in lowering his ERA to under 7 in this inning. Unless Hamilton scores.

I truly believe, in my heart of hearts, that even Kotsay and Vizquel could have tagged that pitch.

Lovely to watch a pitch just tantalizingly float by when that might be the best chance we ever have to get back into this game. Sheesh.

C'mon Teahen, you owe us 2 runs in the +/- category thanks to your Snopek/Norton-esque D.

Feldman at 6.03 ERA career in APR. Consistently at 86-89 MPH...the same speed some posters here supposedly throw. DJ's line: "maybe it has something to do with (your confidence in) the team you're pitching against...?"

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2010 -> 02:30 PM) Probably because he would like to start? He will be a starter when we trade Konerko.

Well, at least if Juan's going to bunt or ground out weakly, there wasn't a runner in scoring position to further aggravate us. Only Juan can be aggravated with himself....I've given up caring about him and Kotsay.

Why couldn't we have Adam LaRoche instead of Mark Kotsay? I guess he wasn't in the budget either. Great job, Juanie...way to make it easy for the pitcher.

I also was able to watch Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants Rowland, about a soxtalk poster here who occasionally starts new threads.