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By: Stephanie Liscio

Stephanie Liscio — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:06:39 +0000

It seems like Acta may have learned his lesson about leaving the starter in too long – Tomlin was pulled at the first sign of trouble tonight.

And I used to be so, so angry at Jim Thome. For some reason, when that original contract ran out and he signed with the Twins, the anger sort of dissipated.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:13:21 +0000

I have to agree with stu on this. Same thing has happened on several other occasions the past week. Starter stays in for 8th and gives up tying or go ahead runs or forces bullpen to come in with men on base. None of the starters has been so dominant lately that letting the other team have another shot at seeing the same stuff is better than getting a fresh arm in to hold a lead or preserve a tie in the 8th. Our bullpen does not need that much rest going into last month of season.

By: SeattleStu

SeattleStu — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:25:18 +0000

thankfully the Twins have a worse defense than we do…that was pathetic…i actually felt bad for pavano…although why we make him look like a 20 game winner everytime we play is beyond me….no way we should have won this game….and Manny again is partially at fault in my mind for leaving Masterson in too long….after he got lucky and got out at plate we should have pulled him (if not after first batter got on)….cant complain too much, as we won, and we’ve certainly had our fair share of those games go against us.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:14:46 +0000

I miss Herb Score

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:51:34 +0000

Regarding Thome home run #600, I don’t want to see it happen at Progressive Field. I still have a sour taste in my mouth when Thome left to go to Philly in 2003, despite a very generous offer from the Tribe. If I recall correctly, we offered a six year deal for the same annual salary as Philly but they offered 7 years. He ended up playing less than 3 seasons there. Everything you read about Thome now (nice guy, throwback player, etc) made his decision to leave the team he grew up with even more surprising. His decision soured my attitude toward baseball players and their greed since I thought he was different. He could have been our Jeter, Ripken (one great player with one team).

Get #600 somewhere else, Jim.

By: Chip P

Chip P — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:57:32 +0000

Not off your rocker Stu, but I can live w/ the outfield below:

In Fukodome’s last 7 games, he’s batting .312. He’s not the solution but absolutely an upgrade form Kearns/Buck.

Once Brantley’s wrist heals, he’ll be back in center and I LOVE what I see in Brantley.

With Choo, well, I guess it’s (1) is he healed and (2) will he return to being the Choo we expected him to be this year (‘cuz to be frank, I haven’t seen it).

I don’t mind Ezequiel Carrera. He’s fast and plays good defense, IMO.

Shelley Duncan – well, he’s Shelley Duncan.

I agree that power-wise, our outfield is extremely weak (unless Choo steps it up to last season form over the next month and a half); however, how many teams have the power we now have in a SS and 2B?

In any case, I’m sure we both have the same mindset – ROLL TRIBE!

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By: SeattleStu

SeattleStu — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:37:17 +0000

we have to have the saddest starting outfield in majors right now….keep in mind you usually expect to have some power bats in RF/LF….carerra (PLAY IN DAMMIT!), fukudome (waste of money when not getting hit with bases loaded) & duncan (hey i like that you’re more selective since your callup…but if it’s close with 2 strikes with an ump giving the edges SWING THE DAMN BAT)….i mean it’s hard to compete at a high level when 1/3 of your batting order is dead wood….am i off my rocker here?

By: Chip P

Chip P — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:17:52 +0000

Austin Kearns designated – this may be the best news all year.