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Everything posted by kitekrazy
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QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 08:48 PM) That play was a little tougher than we're making it seem. If he stays at third and the ball hits the ground (especially with no dive), he can't score. He basically had to decide in mid-air if it was more likely to be caught or not caught. He thought it wouldn't be caught, because of course it shouldn't have been. Good call. We have the benefit of watching from multiple camera views.
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QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 01:21 PM) This is so stupid. Why sell low? I think this season of recovery for John will be great moving forward. When his fastball moves up a couple ticks next year he'll be a sub 4 ERA lefty pitching around 200 IP barring any new setbacks. Fun fact: For starting pitchers throwing more than 60 innings, John Danks is second in BB/9 only to Adam Wainright. That is better than the ultra hyped strike machine Bartolo Colon. Better than Jordan Zimmermann who has had his coming out party this season. Danks will make you eat your words next year. With the fastball gaining velocity, the curveball becoming a useful pitch for him and having had to pitch without his best stuff all of this year, John's stock is on the ups. I hope you're right.
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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 10:58 AM) They should give the guy the salary Braun is forfeiting. His contract should be voided.
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QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 11:52 AM) Well, he's definitely not a CF, and his baserunning has left something to be desired, to say the least, but those things can be corrected. The important thing is that he can actually hit and steal bases, and he is relatively affordable. Those things are not necessarily commonplace. I don't know how. This seems to be a weakness on the farm. The minor leaguers seem to have a habit of getting picked off once they come up.
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I'm a fan. I hope he's going to have a quiet productive career. I'd keep him.
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There's a difference watching a team half ass it and a team trying to play quality baseball. The latter is much easier on the eyes.
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Kenny and Hahn are too different personalities. Kenny liked to deal and was more outspoken. Han is quiet and patient. We are not use to it.
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Should sox ride sale less on throw away seasons?
kitekrazy replied to ron883's topic in Pale Hose Talk
QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 05:10 PM) Why's that? An uneducated instinct. -
Should sox ride sale less on throw away seasons?
kitekrazy replied to ron883's topic in Pale Hose Talk
QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 11:29 AM) Justin Verlander has thrown 110 pitches in 14 of 20 games this year and has only 1 game with fewer than 91 pitches; last year, he threw 114 pitches or more in 20 of his 33 starts, and failed to throw 100 pitches only once. If you'd really like, I could probably continue to do this with Felix, Sabathia, Wainwright, Holland, whoever. And then I can do it with Strasburg too, who the Nationals handle with kid gloves, who's already had Tommy John, who still has injury concerns, who will never develop the arm strength necessary to be anything more than a 7 inning weapon at most. Great post! I'm not a fan of restricting competition of athletes. -
Should sox ride sale less on throw away seasons?
kitekrazy replied to ron883's topic in Pale Hose Talk
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:32 AM) I don't get why they're pushing his pitch count either...but in Cooper I trust. I'm no longer riding that train. -
Maybe Hahn is one of those guys who are quiet. Nothing wrong with that.
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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 17, 2013 -> 08:48 AM) No one wants to see pitchers facing Chris Sale in the all star game. I know he can destroy them, I want to see him making all-stars look bad. I can't see a pitcher wanting to face Chris Sale.
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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 18, 2013 -> 12:58 PM) MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors 6m Pirates Release Jose Contreras http://bit.ly/13ByzKP #mlb Coop'll fix him.
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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 18, 2013 -> 12:29 AM) Completely agree. I didn't hate the 1st Jackson deal because they traded Hudson. I hated it because I thought they could have gotten so much more for Daniel Hudson and David Holmberg. Makes you wonder though with Hudson. Will he pitch again? I thought the Jackson trade was to have a veteran presence for a possible post season.
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QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 18, 2013 -> 03:07 PM) Sale was ranked 16th by FanGraphs on their trade value list. For the record, that is higher than Yasiel Puig, Felix Hernandez, Yu Darvish, and a few top 5 prospects. Despite Hahn's silence, Sale's contract is a good one. Kudos to Hahn.
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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 18, 2013 -> 03:14 PM) Greg, he isn't a superstar nor is he a lineup wrecker. He is a player very good at some things, very bad at others, and it all adds up to 10% above league average offensively, with no defensive value. He is a roughly average DH. That is his value. Overpaid or underpaid, he is not anything extreme. I wonder how well he would do if he was sandwiched between Fielder and Cabrera? Sometimes other guys in a lineup around you can make a difference.
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QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 18, 2013 -> 02:25 PM) Any stat that says Adam Dunn is a good hitter has to be questioned. If he's a good hitter, why aren't teams lining up to acquire him? I'd be shocked if he doesn't just retire after the current contract expires or play for pennies. I want people on the record on this topic. Does anybody else think Adam Dunn is a "good hitter?" I say NO. That would depend on how you define a good hitter. He had a nice career in the NL. I think it's tougher for some guys to switch from the NL to AL. Pujols isn't putting up those MVP numbers like he did in the NL. Next year he will be in $20M+ salary. What kind of numbers should justify that amount? I for one think it's a greater risk throwing huge money at a NL player to play in the AL.
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How did this thread get railroaded into an Ozzie vs. Ventura thread or even mentioning of Ozzie. "He gawn". Get over it. If Dusty Baker were managing the team with these results-I can't imagine people wanting him for next year.
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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 18, 2013 -> 07:13 AM) It's impossible to know exactly what would have happened in 2010 had the Sox signed Thome instead of the Twins, but it's safe to say that he was the deciding factor between the Sox and Twins that season. This statement is somewhat contradicting.
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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 17, 2013 -> 11:58 AM) I think if we were talking about the last year of his deal, maybe. But with a whole other year at $15 million? I can't see it. Again, what would Dunn get if he were a free agent right now? $5 million? $10 million? It sure wouldn't be a long term deal. There is no shortage of stupid owners in baseball.
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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 17, 2013 -> 12:34 PM) Given Berkman's injuries and drop in production, I think Texas is a logical destination for Dunn, especially when you consider playoff scenarios. Detroit's RH dominant staff...you need all of the LH power bats you can get in the lineup. Maybe an NL team.
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QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Jul 17, 2013 -> 11:07 AM) That's the way I heard it, it was basically the two sons fighting for Dad's (JR's) loyalty. KW won. It seemed like they were both jockeying for favor once we won the WS, each convinced that they were more responsible for it than the other. God I don't miss that soap opera. I think Ozzie was the only one doing that.
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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 17, 2013 -> 12:14 PM) The franchise is still paying for Ozzie winning the Thome/Kotsay battle. Some would argue that the Thome/Rowand trade set them back even more. I liked Ozzie's philosophy on that but they had the wrong people for it. The DH has always been a money pit for the Sox.
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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 17, 2013 -> 09:49 AM) All the marketing BS would bother me more if Rivera wasn't such a good guy and actually seems to be geuiniely moved and appreciative of everything. He's also a real Yankee. Came up through their system.
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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 16, 2013 -> 10:26 PM) This is the dumbest stuff I've ever heard. Makes zero logical sense. I mean, I'm sure he would potentially be a good closer, but really, this is going pretty far outside the box and is about as unlikely a rumor as I've heard all year (and now watch the deal get announced in a couple days). I wonder what an NL ERA of 5+ translates in the AL.