lostfan Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 06:59 PM) Except in the instance of very talented, toolsy players as they typically have the pure athletism to get away with certain flaws, imo. That's what I'm saying in a nutshell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 07:49 PM) I think Carlos Quentin is a cyborg sent back in time to rescue our offense and protect us. The Quentinator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hopefully Danks didn't lose focus while Verlander was out there throwing all those pitches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 07:00 PM) Hopefully Danks didn't lose focus while Verlander was out there throwing all those pitches. Danks is not one to lose focus. If he's off, he will suck for the whole game and get pulled early. He's on tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Sick double play Swish to OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Great job by Danks to get the DP ball and a nice job by Swisher/OC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 03:59 PM) That's what I'm saying in a nutshell. Good discussion. Now hopefully Walker can make the right adjustment to Fields or Anderson (both would be fantastic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 That was a nice DP there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 i swear sometimes I think joe west tries to keep a game close - he's one of my favorite umpires but that ball 3 to granderson has been a strike for verlander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 27, 2008 Author Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (tommy @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 08:02 PM) Sick double play Swish to OC Reminds me of what Frank Thomas couldn't do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 07:03 PM) Good discussion. Now hopefully Walker can make the right adjustment to Fields or Anderson (both would be fantastic). This will sound like heresy, but Quentin needs some work too. Not NEARLY as much obviously, but you can see in his average vs. lefties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 05:03 PM) Good discussion. Now hopefully Walker can make the right adjustment to Fields or Anderson (both would be fantastic). I still say the rebuilt swing from Anderson looks mighty fine, although I'm not a hitting coach. He just hasn't had the playing time to really get it working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 05:04 PM) This will sound like heresy, but Quentin needs some work too. Not NEARLY as much obviously, but you can see in his average vs. lefties. When Walker tried to mess around with his positioning in early June, everyone got furious because Q's numbers dropped a bit. Of course, Q was also dealing with a bad hand or something at that point, but it was still clearly walker's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 04:04 PM) I still say the rebuilt swing from Anderson looks mighty fine, although I'm not a hitting coach. He just hasn't had the playing time to really get it working. Its a massive improvement, but its a swing that will be relying heavily on pure athletism to fix the existing flaws in it. However, I think the main problem with BA is a poor approach which is partially due to a severe lack of consistent playing time. I really believe Anderson should be down getting a full season in the minors so he can really see if the adjustments worked. If they do, the Sox could have found themselves with a legit CFer on there hands for next season. But now I don't know if they'll ever have that cause I don't think he's ever going to be given a shot to start (unless an injury occurs). It would be stupid for the Sox to hand him the CF job since he really hasn't shown anything in a couple years to prove he's worthy of being a starter (again, he hasn't necessarily had the chance either). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 (edited) Two quick hits for the Tigers, man on the 2nd and 3rd nobody out. Edited July 27, 2008 by tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 07:04 PM) I still say the rebuilt swing from Anderson looks mighty fine, although I'm not a hitting coach. He just hasn't had the playing time to really get it working. Anderson vs. lefties: .189, .491 SLG Quentin vs. lefties: .200, .484 SLG Quentin draws walks better therefore his OPS vs. lefties is 100 points higher. The point I'm getting at here is that Anderson also hits RHP pretty well and had splits similar to Quentin's before he hit his cold streak - since then, he's only been batting against LHP and hasn't been able to rectify it. I'm not trying to draw any conclusion that Anderson will be the offensive player Quentin is for the record, I'm pointing out that they have similar holes in their plate approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 c'mon danks, nut up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 (edited) Man the defense or lack there of, is going to kill this team sometime or another.... Edited July 27, 2008 by EvilJester99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 s***, great range by Ramirez and a rushed throw which was poor but Swish could have picked it (wouldn't have been easy but possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Ugh. Are both of those unearned runs? Alexei didn't really have to go for the highlight reel throw there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Nice D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 08:14 PM) Ugh. Are both of those unearned runs? Alexei didn't really have to go for the highlight reel throw there. 1 is unearned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Twins have a 9-0 lead on Cleveland/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 QUOTE (G&T @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 05:15 PM) 1 is unearned. I think that depends on how the rest of the inning goes also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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