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QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 10:12 PM) the only thing that is making Kevin Slowey a Cy Young 'contender' is that he has 10 wins (8-0, 4.07 at home/ 2-3, 5.01 on the road) I can't wait until you guys are out of that dome.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2009 -> 09:40 AM) Joe Crede syndrome. More like Aaron Rowand syndrome. Rowand has had two good offensive seasons in his career and yet we all love him. Gotta love the white guys who try hard and play good defense.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 11:30 PM) I was chattin' with some Cubs fans at a bar just a few hours ago. I was wearing a Sox hat. So it wasn't hard to put two and two together. They asked me "How the hell did your GM swindle not one but two all-star caliber pitchers for crap?" They were obviously talking about Danks and Floyd. It was kinda strange. We tend to take our own team's players, managers and GM's for granted. But when you hear fans of other teams talk about your GM in that way, it's a good feeling. I hope KW is around until he simply wants to quit. He's earned that and then some. He got Floyd for crap because Philly kind of gave up on Gavin. And I guess KW overwhelmed Texas in the Danks deal. Plus, I think the majority of the Sox fanbase disliked that deal as well at the time. I don't know if this applies to Danks, but I'm pretty sure Coop had a lot to do with Floyd being what he is today. And let's not forget that Buehrle might have swayed Danks in several ways in terms of working faster and using the cutter.

What happened to BA's .436 slugging% from last season? Last I checked, his slugging was lower than his OBP.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 06:16 PM) The spin got him on mlb tonight and sportscenter. What do you think he was thinking? This is why ESPN and defense don't mix well in baseball.

Looks like somebody went down the roster of every team and picked out guys who might be on steroids. Most likely fake.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 07:17 PM) At this point with the cubs, you gotta look past the contracts. You f***ing suck, go sit down. The only problem is they have no one to replace them with. Well I'd much rather have Fox than Soriano and Hoffpauir instead of Bradley. It's definitely doable. Out of everybody, you would think Lou has the balls to make changes. If I made the lineup, it would look something like this... 1. Johnson CF 2. Theriot SS 3. Lee 1B 4. Hoffpauir RF 5. Fox LF 6. Soto C 7. Fontenot 3B 8. Blanco 2B 9. Pitcher

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 03:07 PM) I know that Brandon Jennings avoided college, but I didnt know he was a complete moron http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Basel...randon_jennings Joe Budden was never cool... And Jennings sure loves to talk s***. Loved the part about Skiles.

Maybe fans go to the Tigers games because they're in first place. And thank you Ozzie for finally saying it.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 06:58 PM) Who do Milton Bradley and Alfonso Soriano have pictures of? No way should Soriano be batting leadoff still and no way should Bradley be in the lineup everyday in the 3 hole. I think the fact that they're being paid a combined total of $28 million this year might have something to do with it. If Soriano is hitting .230 in the leadoff spot, he'll hit .180 in another spot. And Milton Bradley's mind is so screwed up that if you move him, he might hit .180 instead of .230 as well.

Lou was an analyst during the 05 ALCS. He would be better at that job than managing the Cubs.

At least it was close... Did anybody really expect us to beat Brazil?

Danks has a 0.86 ERA against the Cubs in his career. CUBS SLAYER.

The Sox' defensive efficiency rating is 13th in baseball though...

We would be above .500 if our defense wasn't so bad.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 02:18 PM) You explain the success of Sammy Sosa (1998-2003) and Barry Bonds (2001-2004) and why their walk totals are so high. One theory is that steroids do not improve your eye but rather that the power from your bat does. Their walk totals were high because pitches pitched around them due to their power that could have been gained from use of steroids. Just because they walked a lot doesn't exactly mean they had a good eye. And Sosa was never known to be a great hitter in terms of discipline. Barry was a great hitter before he went on anything. He was a hall of famer before he decided to screw himself over. Sosa isn't the same.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) Cardinals may not be done. Yahoo Sports! If the Cardinals can trade Ludwick now, they should do it. He has been pretty bad since coming off DL. And I had Chris Perez and Matt Perez mixed up in my previous post. Ludwick is under control for another two seasons. He'll get his stroke back. He was hitting pretty well before he went on the DL. You don't lose all your baseball skills just because you go on the DL for two weeks. I don't think Holliday would be more than a one year rental for St. Louis so they would be giving up a lot in the deal. If the Cards are playing for this year, alright do it. Ludwick is by no means untouchable, but I just think the Cards need to go after somebody who might be more than a one year rental given their cheap ownership as of late.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 28, 2009 -> 12:11 PM) if I were a Cubs fan I would be mad that DeRosa was traded to the Indians in the first place and replaced with the bums that they got(Bradley and Miles). There is no doubt in my mind that DeRosa would be the starting 2B right now and they probably never would have missed a beat when Aramis went down. But blasting him for not reacquiring DeRosa is pretty dumb. His hands are tied now, there is nothing he can do if the money doesnt match up Yeah and Jim Hendry is one of those guys who needs money to make some relevant deals.

This is going to be f'ing hilarious. This about as equal as Aaron Rowand being traded to the Twins for us. Because I think it's very easy to compare DeRosa to Rowand since they're both white, grindy, and the fans of their respective teams still love them even though they're on different teams. If Rowand came back in a Giants uniform, Sox fans would give him a standing O too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 06:59 PM) Why? With 2 outs, you have to give yourself a chance to throw out Fields at home. Anyways, still have a huge smile on my face. I love that man. If Bradley had any kind of range or even tried to go after that ball, he might have had a chance at it. It curved back towards him and only landed about 10-15 feet behind him.

Pods almost had a cycle. Crazy. I played this exact game on MLB 09 The Show yesterday and the results are scary. I won the game 8-7. Marshall lost the game. Jenks won the game. Only difference is that JD walked-off the Cubs.

I luv Bacon. He's such a good opposite field hitter.

If he's lackadaisical at SS, he'll probably screw up more in the OF. Move him back to 2B.

The left side of the infield has cost us at least 3 runs in this game. Boy oh boy. And that part of the field is supposed to be our bright future too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2009 -> 05:58 PM) Except for Alfonso is still a productive offensive player, despite being an idiot. Not this year.