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Haha Redmond..

Jones should PH hit for Kotsay, no joke

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 01:40 PM) If Don Cooper didn't get that job, he would leave the organization. That I'm sure of...he wants to be the next manager of the Sox. Have pitching coaches ever make good managers?

Pierre with an RBI!

QUOTE (KipWellsFan @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 01:17 PM) OMG the whining on these boards is incredible when we're slumping. 2005 was a fluke now? One of the most dominant playoff performances ever. I think you're missing the point in this one.

Rays, Mariners, Rangers and Yankees, we honestly could be out of this whole thing come May.

These guys are simply not even trying anymore - pathetic.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 01:00 PM) He's going to be drafted by the Nationals. This year. Oh I thought he was going next year. Bummer.

I'm fine with Rios and Peavy. Beckham, Quentin, Rios, Teahen, Peavy, Danks, Floyd, Santos, Thornton. - there is your core.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 12:52 PM) Now it's starting to get to the point where we should be think about contingency plans. What could we get for Peavy and Rios? Let's blow it up and upgrade the farm. Bryce Harper anyone?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 18, 2010 -> 12:51 PM) Ozzie, have you LOST YOUR MIND? We can't burn through our entire bullpen today. Williams and Linebrink are not 2-3 inning pitchers. Day off tomorrow, FWIW

Can we please get him out of there?

This is shaping up to be the worst game in recent years!

Actually I don't think Gavin has it today?

See I already heard people say Sox are out of it and those folks don't even post on ST.

Damn it, and sweet Kotsay juggling the ball in RF

Just get the batter out, screw Choo.

f*** me.

Gavin has been throwing some good pitches, if it was Sox hitting the inning would be over already.

Leadoff double. Uh Oh.

Haha, well not a lot of optimism here and the game didn't even start yet, can't say I blame you that lineup is pretty bad today.

The game threads seem to be in a need of some fresh air. Let's see if I can bring any luck. My man G on the mound will take care of business, and the offense owes Carmona some good ole ass beating.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 09:43 PM) how did jake look today compared to last week? was his stuff more peavy-like (92-93 fb, slider sharp....not flat)? Still not the same, but a lot better.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 06:37 PM) All joking and sarcasm aside... I know it's still early, but I'm seriously starting to worry. The twins are looking awfully good. In fact, I'm still pretty sure the team will turn it around and have a winning season, but it all might be too late too early with the way the Twins are playing.

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ Apr 17, 2010 -> 06:24 PM) no one here should be surprised. we all knew going into the season that we'd have an excellent pitching staff. analysts, prospectus, sports news, and all of us knew the offense had a bunch of question marks, and "if only" situations, and we're now seeing the results of that realistic skepticism. we have NOT ONE stud anchor player in the prime of his career on offense. Pierre, Carlos, Jones, Rios, Kotsay are projects, Vizquel is a mentor, PK is the usual question mark, and the rest are young players in development, AJ is the only guy doing what is expected of him. There will be occasional breakout days, where the talent of the vets and young guys comes through, but get prepared for many 2-3 run days..... 4 of Cleveland's 5 wins came against us, and they are simply not a good baseball team I honestly feel the critical mistake we made was declaring PK our anchor with his post WS contract. That was our time to take $15M/Yr and capitilize and we picked the wrong horse, while MN has Mauer and Morn producing year upon year, Sizemore in CLE, and Hunter in LAA AJ is having an AWFUL start to the year. So is Pierre and Alexei, and Quentin really. Remember when Quentin used to go the other way back in 08, seems like so long ago, right now its HR or nothing for him. How many double plays has he hit into in the last few games. The good surprises are Rios, Jones, and Teahen is exactly what I expected him to be so he's a wash. Paulie is the old self, low batting average, hit some dingers already. Kotsay should not be starting and Vizquel shouldn't even be on this team unless he's gong to make GG out of Alexei. My .02 cents.