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Doubles Machine. Why did Kapler risk an error throwing to 2B?

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 07:51 PM) Had to score one to win anyway. Seems that Clayton will go 5 IP and give up 2-3 runs. We need to get something out of Pena or Carrasco in middle relief and stay in the game somehow (hopefully).

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 07:49 PM) Cept it wasn't an error therefore no unearned run. Yes, of COURSE you can't give him an ERROR, but almost every MLB CFer makes that play and the inning's over.

Pretty terrible throw by Quentin apparently...Pods owes Clayton one run scored offensively now.

Once again, sorry, I am in Thailand and no MLB.TV because of slow wireless connection, so I couldn't "see" that AJ was running. :-( Unearned run should go to Richard if the runner at 3B scores (assuming we had an actual MLB CFer).

Brian Anderson or (Rob Mackowiak/Erstad/Swisher/Daubach/Griffey) would have had it...bad jump, bad instincts, what new?

QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 07:40 PM) that curve that Getz swung and missed for strike 2 was SICK...Wow Which does help explain (besides affordability) why the Rays felt justified in dumping Edwin Jackson...so maybe the comparison with Niemann's stuff and Jenks by Maddon isn't totally unfounded after all.

Bartlett (former Piranha instincts kicking in) with perfect positioning against Getz, who was 6 for 15 against TB as the leadoff hitter earlier in the year.

Atta boy AJ, the backhanded Ichiro "serve" into LF, also perfected by Wade Boggs, Gwynn and Luis Polonia.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 07:29 PM) Heh, i knew this would come back to bite someone in the ass.. Yes, 2 (two) emoticons in one post.

Quentin moving fairly well in the outfield for now.

WOW, Clayton Richard threw a pitch at 96 MPH, it's impossible, it's against the laws of nature!!! If not for Ben Zobrist's HR against Matt Thornton in Bartolo's start (6th inning), we would be 5-0 against the best team in the AL from last season.(Sorry if that is too much to read or you have an abbreviated attention span).

Jim Thome has two career goals, 600 homers and a World Series championship.

Niemann hasn't given up one home run to the opposition since May, jinx!

Niemann at 93-94 MPH with a wicked curveball to Pods, Maddon has actually compared his stuff to BBBJ.

I apologize for asking another poster where his Willie McGee picture came from, next time I will send him a private e-mail so as not to injury anyone's brain.

Fine, I will write a one sentence post every time, that will increase my post totals. Yay! Oh, no, it's too long, now it's three sentences.

I still can't believe Jason Bartlett has an OPS of around 225-250 points higher than Delmon Young. Where did you get that Willie McGee pic? Nashville Sounds? New Orleans Zephyrs? RHP .322 or .328 against Richard. That's a huge disparity, and the biggest reason for him to be a lefty specialist/loogy.

I think I jinxed that game for the Twins when I called it at 8-2 early last night. Can't think of many times that organization has blown six run leads (let alone 10 run leads) before last season. DET has already used Jackson and Verlander the prior series with NY, was hoping they would be due to get roughed up, but the M's offense this year is fairly anemic after you get through Ichiro.

And if he has ranged from 92-95 MPH with his fastball AS A STARTER, why wouldn't he consistently be able to throw it at 93-96 MPH coming out of the bullpen for JUST 10-15 pitches? Can someone explain why that's not possible?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 03:43 PM) Poor BA...he used to be the subject of beefcake threads. Oh how the mighty have fallen. I limit my crushes to players with at least a 700 OPS. And to Alyssa Milano, just because not many hot chicks also dig baseball.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 04:02 PM) No excuses for him anymore. The point is he's better than Wise, that's all. He's better offensively, he's better defensively, Wise is faster but it's not like Anderson is Konerko on the bases. As for this division not being won but Anderson's superior glove in the late inning, most likely that's the case, but I'm sure glad we didn't have to find out what would have happened if Anderson didn't make that diving catch in the 9th in the one game playoff last season. It was a slightly above average play that about 22-25 starting MLB centerfielders would/should also have made. Let's not overstate it.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 04:00 PM) Prediction: Torres stays up the rest of the year, and starts at least 10 games. Prediction: Kyyie and Larry Eustachy end up on either facebook.com or myspace.com with BA's and Gordon Beckham's "slayed hotties" in a hot tub holding Milwaukee's Best cans. ISU "inside" joke...sorry. If only a certain un-named basketball player was around to rob the local Burger King.

Last time I checked the survey results, White Sox fans were reportedly smarter than Cubs fans...so I trust we'll be able to get the thread back on track without massive traumatization to anyone's day-to-day existence.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 02:37 PM) Thank God he was extended for seven years. It's hard to find a coach with that s***ty of a record against Iowa State. Not really, Steve Alford certainly qualifies. Unfortunately, Lickliter might be even worse bringing in talent and/or running off athletic players who might actually be able to competently play in the Big10.