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QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 31, 2009 -> 03:52 PM) Those outfield fans better be prepared for some incoming bombs. It'll just be hilarious if, by the time Peavy is ready to pitch, we're 6+ out of first place and would have just been better with Richard; and then after the season worry about Peavy. 2004 all over again with Contreras and Garcia coming on board. Let's hope 2010 is a repeat of 2005. Realistically, KW must know we're a long shot at the division this year, but that Peavy getting any August starts could be a huge lift. More than likely, we're just setting ourselves up for the offseason. Reminds me a bit of the Vazquez deal, where we gave up Young instead of Anderson because of the money coming back our way...or the Thome deal for Rowand. Now I don't expect $22 million like the Phillies sent, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was $7.5-12.5 million dollars at least, at least $3 million per year to get that contract out from under the Moores and their divorce.

Well, look at the moves the Red Sox made on the "cheap" compared to the Yankees....Penny, Smoltz, Kotsay, Saito, Baldelli. None of those moves worked out in spectacular fashion either. At least KW has been able to add some payroll during the season with the additions of veterans Castro and Kotsay. Now the interesting thing is whether KW has the stones to make a counter-move to the Tigers' acquisition of Washburn. Dombrowski obviously feels the window of opportunity closing with this team and is desperate to hold on and get to the playoffs in 2009. Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't Jackson become a FA after this season....? They can offer him arbitration, but coming off this season, he'll get a ton of money from another organization, like Adrian Beltre did after his one wonderful statistical season, or GMJ.

Two outside sliders, two quick pull-hook outs after Beckham's great AB. Just what we needed this inning. Chances to win this game: 10-15%

Thanks, JD. Could you at least move the runner over to 2nd. Now one of our slowest runners on the team will need two base hits (or three) and/or a homer to drive him in. Thanks for nothing.

Just a really wonderful AB from a professional hitter...maybe already our best "pure" hitter.

If we get wiped out by Jesse Crain, you know there's something wrong with the Sox. He has been absolutely terrible this season. Great stuff, but head not all there. Even sent him to AAA for awhile.

Hey, we predicted a move by Ozzie. Now watch Cuddyer hit a 2 run double into a gap... WOW....41/92 pitches by Jose tonight have been outside the strike zone, but we're still hanging in there somehow, for now.

Here comes the inevitable Twins "charge/rally/comeback" with this part of their order.

Tough inning coming up for Jose with the top of the order...

I think I'd rather see AJ in LF than D. Wise at this point. Seems Pods...Ramirez....Dye, all slumping at the same time, and Konerko's cooled off quite a bit, too.

Castro must have learned that pull hook on the outside pitch from somewhere, lol...maybe BA?

It happened, he finally ran into a fastball. 2-2. Still not having much confidence with the way our pen has been the last 2-3 weeks. At least we're still in the game, the first inning looked like it could be a knockout punch to the solar plexus. How did he hurt his foot again? Limping? On swing or running?

You can't ask much more from Contreras. Their running game and the Dome is a bad match-up for him...if we can't beat their middle relievers in spot starts (even without Thome), we don't deserve to go anywhere this year, ANYWAY. It seems, though, that no matter how badly we try to knock ourselves out of the race, the Twins or Tigers will keep letting the other two teams back into. Bullpens will be tested tonight...which is the way it should be. The White Sox will need to cover at least 3 innings with their pen in "high stress" situations.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 08:14 PM) I can't wait to see Kotsay get way too many at bats. This year's Erstad, Daubach or Mackowiak, undoubtedly. Armando Rios, anyone?

Would you rather have Wise playing that Kotsay? Thome's out for how long? AJ DHing with Konerko at 1st? That might be better, AJ's around a 700 OPS against lefties this year and loves to play against the Twinkies, of course.

Wow, someone actually made Duensing work....the guy's getting a spot start and we're letting him stretch all the way into the 6th or 7th inning. Exactly what the Twins needed. We start someone out of the bullpen, we consider ourselves lucky to get 4 or 5 innings. DET and Verlander hammering Texas 6-1 early. I'll just count that as a Tigers victory and hope to jinx them like a couple of the Twins' losses last week, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Kotsay's 607 OPS this year with BOS is right up there with Wise and Quentin.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 08:05 PM) nope it's just frusterating watching them you can't help but complain because they've showed a definite lack of enthusiasm, effort and there is no spark what so ever with this team That's how all teams look when they're losing...didn't we LOOK/SEEM the same in September of 2005? Of course, that club was OBVIOUSLY much better, but last year's team was maddeningly inconsistent too. They just barely survive the 2nd half of the season to hold on....and the Twins 50% choked it away, too. PS: WHAT HAPPENED TO LIRIANO?

We play well against the Yankees, at least this decade. I expect us to take 2/3...not a shocker for the schitzo nature of this year's team. Maybe this is the series that Quentin runs into a couple of fastballs for homers.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 07:59 PM) Jayson Nix would be insane to have if he could raise his OBP slightly. .766 OPS and Gold Glove caliber defense. Better than anyone else in our division...especially what the Twins have produced at that position, it has been like our CF (minus Pods). Although if would trade me Polanco for Nix, I'd take that deal for the remainder of the season in a heartbeat.

The White Sox have actually been sighted in MINN after 3 games. Way to go Nix, at least someone's not lying down for the inevitable defeat.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 07:07 PM) He's just swinging up there with really no plan. He's killing this team right now. I love him, but he's got to start producing. 5/31, now a .429 OPS in his return. Making Corky, Owens, Lillibridge, Wise and Anderson look like members of the '29-31 Yankees.

Tigers surrendered their 3-0 lead already....4-3 and man on second with the Rangers still batting. Dye slumping a bit, and Alexei Ramirez all the way down to a .722 OPS now. By the way, why is Wise playing with Thome on the bench against a RHP? I understand they want to get some AB's for Quentin without playing him on the turf...is there anything wrong with Big Jim?

How many consecutive batters did Jenks get out without giving up a hit when he had his streak?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 28, 2009 -> 01:54 PM) We do know that Colon pretty much as to start that last game of the Twins series because otherwise Richard would be going on 2 days of rest. Or Jose. But Contreras, holding runners on base, Twins/Piranhas/Metrodome, not a good combination. Agree with Ozzie. And Jose always seems to get fired up facing the organization that gave up on him so quickly, only to witness him becoming the best pitcher in all of baseball for a 4 month time span.

Shouldn't he be in Minnesota with the team Wednesday?