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Great game, everyone! Big props to Danks!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 08:27 PM) Honestly, who lets a young pitcher like JV go 130 pitches? Seriously. I mean, I hate the Tigers and everything. But, it just pisses me off to see young starters get overworked like that, no matter who it is.

Alexei with a clutch hit right there... Wish he wouldn't have gotten caught though

He gawn! Edit: x2

QUOTE (Maxwell @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 07:27 PM) Paulie starting to look good. Yeah, he is... If only Paulie could heat up, this team would be deadly offensively.

Atta boy, Jim!!!

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 07:20 PM) I sure do like Carlos Quentin. I'm so happy I picked him up on my fantasy team after the 1st week of the season.

Big opportunity right here to give Danks a little comfort.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 02:42 PM) My two must gets would be Orlando Hudson and Casey Blake. Both are plus 800-OPS guys who are great people, as well. Slide them into 3rd and second and move Alexei to SS. Those would be great upgrades to our offense. Somehow resolve the Swish/Konerko thing and find a CF through a trade of Fields + Swisher plus anything else, and try to get a defensive minded CF with speed. But we need to add some speed and natural hitters to the lineup for balance. This homer lineup is great at home, but on the road, we can't manufacture runs. I think this is a fantastic idea, except for trading Swisher. I know he has had a down year offensively, but if he got back to his normal averages (and there's no reason to believe he won't), he would be a superb player for us. But, back to your idea of Hudson and Blake: I think both would fit in perfectly on this team. Hudson is an ideal #2 hitter and Blake would be very nice in the 6 or 7 spot. My main concern is who would lead off for us next year. Can Hudson lead off? If not, I don't think Alexi would be a good leadoff hitter. Do we want Swish leading off again? I don't think so. I guess we'd have to hope to acquire a CF'er who can lead-off.

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 09:21 AM) the media loves to talk about how the SEC is better than the NFL They are, aren't they?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 04:47 PM) OK. As a former Memphis resident, here is a 5 minute brain dump of cool stuff to see and do in Memphis... PLACES TO EAT Memphis is famous for BBQ (and The Blues), specifically pork BBQ. There are two basic varieties - dry rub and wet rub. Try both. I'm a dry rub guy, and the classic and best (in my time there) place to go for dry rub is Rendezvous. Its right in downtown, not too far from Beale Street. The entrance is off a dingy little alley, and the waits will be long. But the food is awesome. For the wet rub, try Corky's, which has a few locations in Memphis and the surrounding area. Other non-BBQ eats... Do the Blues Brunch at the Elvis. Have a burger at Huey's. And the best overall restaurant in town is McEwen's on Monroe. All these restaurants are in the downtown area. Outside downtown, Bosco's in Midtown is good eats and a micro-brew with its own, very good beers. PLACES TO DRINK Beale Street. Just go anywhere, but try for the places less crowded with tourists. Make sure to go to at least one Blues club. BB King's is the classic, but there are a number of others, on and just off of Beale. This could be under THINGS TO DO also. Its a must do, really. My fave bar is the Flying Saucer, just off Beale. A selection of about 120 different beers - you could stay there all night. Plus its got seating looking out of open air windows at Beale, so you can people watch while you imbibe. PLACES TO STAY The classic hotel in Memphis is the Peabody - the gateway to the Delta. Rooms are pricey by Memphis standards, and not big. But its got all the right FEEL. Another two recommended places to stay in the downtown area - Madison Hotel and the Talbot Heirs Guesthouse. Talbot is great for groups, because the rooms are big, have couches, and kitchens. THINGS TO SEE AND DO Graceland, of course. Pricey and a pain, but a necessary evil in Memphis. Fun tour, smaller house than you'd expect. Beale Street. Again. Walk the whole thing, dive into some dives, check the couple museums out, listen to some blues. This is Memphis. Civil Rights Museum. You want to know about some important stuff in how America was? Go here. Its an amazing experience. The museum IS the hotel where MLK was shot, and part of the tour shows the room and balcony IN STATE, as if it just happened. Really cool. Mud Island... take the tram from downtown to the island. Concert venue, museums, parks, nice place to wander around. Take the trolleys, to get around downtown. Don't bother driving in the downtown area. Autozone Park - where the Redbirds (AAA St. Louis) play. Nice little minor league park. ADVICE Don't go wandering around at night too far from the downtown area. Neighborhoods get sketchy fast. Well, as a current Memphian, I couldn't have said it better myself. Definitely go to a Redbirds game if you can (they are home this weekend). Very very affordable and one of the nicest minor league ballparks you'll find. The Civil Rights Museum is really cool too. And The Rendezvous is an absolute must as well if just for the experience, but you'll love the dry-rub too.

I'm just a big fan of regular old Gatorade. I don't like G2 much, but will drink it if it's free (well, that goes with about anything, lol). Then again, I normally just drink water. Like, probably 90% of what I drink is water.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 11:06 PM) We all shoulda known they were gonna win after Cora brought in Russell. That's Automatic Adam for ya...

QUOTE (BearSox @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 11:09 PM) Well, he is putting up better numbers than his brother Chris is... Christopher may have worse numbers this year, but that's b/c he's 2 years younger and a level higher than Christian. For the record, he did have better #'s last year in Low-A than Christian does this year in Low-A. But, that's to be expected as Christopher was a 1st round pick.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 10:53 PM) My god. Am I the only one who wants to pull my hair out or am I stupid or something? Not at all.

AAAAAHHHHH!!!! Swish coming through in the clutch!!!!

Not to nitpick, but for informational purposes... Marrero was a draft and follow, which is probably why they list him as a free agent signing. We took him in the 23rd round, I believe, after his freshman year in CC, and then signed him after he did well his sophomore year.

I love those two. Though I feel bad for that trainer 'cause he was just doing his job, I couldn't help but laugh when reading the AJ story.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) That's terrible. Hope he comes out ok. Curious however, what the f*** was he doing driving a 97 Maxima? It was the passenger's car.

John Calipari, Bill Belichick, Urban Meyer

Estimated Time: 8.0 hours 49 minutes Estimated Distance: 549.22 miles The entire drive is basically two interstates. I-55 to I-57. That's when you hit up the Dan Ryan and go on from there.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 01:20 AM) Blah blah, try going to school in Kansas. Severe thunderstorm watches warrant a whole night of good tv down the drain cause of network coverage. Haha, I figured we'd be hearing from you and others who have spent time in the heart of tornado alley.

Oh, and what a great start by Cassel tonight. Lowered his ERA to 2.95 on the season. He was kinda my sleeper prospect earlier this year and definitely a guy to keep an eye on...

QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 01:29 AM) Kuhn is tearing the cover off at Great Falls. Anybody know anything about him? Well, you're probably looking for something a little more informative than this, but... I do know he was our 15th round pick this year out of West Virginia. He's got average size (5'10'' 185) for a 2B, which is what he probably projects to, even though he played SS at WV. Good speed, not great (never had more than 8 SB in a season). Not much HR potential (20 in 906 AB's). Also has a good eye and approach at the plate - had 92 BB compared to 109 K in his career, and has said likes seeing a bunch of pitches his 1st time up to let the 3,4,5 hitters have a chance to get a better look at the pitcher. He's 21 and bats lefty. I think at best he projects to be a Chris Getz-type prospect, which is still pretty solid.