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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/07/19/lugo_not_likely_in_leading_role/?page=2 he got ripped in his first outing.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/07/19/lugo_not_likely_in_leading_role/?page=2 Kinda weird that they would go public with this, since it kinda lowers WMP's already pretty low value.

Donnelly got a clean bill of health and will restart his rehab.

Lester had a good outing last night, but he is still too inconsistent. He still isnt throwing enough strikes. For his sake, the Lester project 07 should have the plug pulled and start focusing on the Lester in 08 campaign.

Gabbard should unseat Tavarez in the rotation. Is it much of an upgrade? Probably not. What they lose in stuff, they gain in durability, so it could be a tradeoff. Then again, you play the hot hand. And if Gabbard has success allowing 3 baserunners every 2 innings, then god bless him and he should enjoy those times. Cause they wont last long.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/19/sports/baseball/19pins.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin PARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! :thumbsup: :dance: :clap: :harhar: :dance:

I never said anything about that. I said it is a win-win for me. The Yankees will be playing the scum of the league while the teams leading them in the WC and ALE will be squaring off 4 times.

If you have a 15 game lead on your hated rival and they upgrade and overtake you while Theo stands pat, then I dont know how he can keep his job. It would be ludicrous. If you lose the east this yr, it will be worse than '78.

Millwood should be on the sox list. He's 2 yrs into a 5 yr deal paying him 11 mil a yr, but when he is healthy, he is a horse. Couple that with his resurgence this month and he could be had for a mid level prospect and the agreement to eat his salary. Other pitchers to be available... TOR- You could pry Towers away for nothing. He's a #5 at best, but he throws strikes and has the propensity to be a better option than Tavarez. FLA- Dontrelle has gone backwards in his progression and may be available for the right price. He'd no longer warrant a Buchholz, but he may be worth an Ellsbury/Bowden combination. CWS- Javy Vazquez is having a great season, ERA in the 3.77 range, K'ing 8.5 per 9 with a 1.08WHIP. He'd probably be pretty expensive since all of this is being done in the toughest division in baseball right now, but he'd be a major splash. Contreras is likely on the cheap right now since he is struggling, but if he returns to dominance, he could be worthwhile. Buehrle would take a TON to get, and at this point I dont think he is available. John Garland might be available, we dont know. He'd be expensive too. HOU- Oswalt and Sampson would be tough to pry away. CIN- Harang wont be on the line, but you know who is pitching better? Arroyo, maybe...not. That may be it, but if the sox get creative, they do have options.

If they do, I am shipping your ass to Siberia.

Is Egypt where the bandwagoners hide while times are tough? Just bustin balls. Welcome back, I hope you didnt get malaria.

Okay. Couple points... Schilling's first start will be on July 31st, ie Theo will have ZERO time to determine if he is ready or not. And if the yankees are still trailing you in 2 weeks when the waiver wire opens, you better believe nothing that can help you will get by waivers. So you have to consider Schilling a wild card. In terms of Bonds, the Giants wont put him on the market prior to him breaking the record and with his knees and ankles barking, he might not break it within 2 weeks. Hence, unless he gets hot, the only way he moves is if he makes it through waivers, and that wont happen. Sosa has been clubbing this yr. His average is crappy, but his power and his RBI totals will garner a lot of attention in what promises to be a pretty s***** deadline. I would assume that the Rangers will get something good for him, so not a C level prospect, IMO In terms of Wheeler, he is their closer for the time being and is s***ing the bed. But at 29 and coming up on Free Agency, he should be available. The problem is, are you willing to send them something of value (as you said a B level or a Masterson level prospect) for a guy who's era is above 5 right now. I terms of bringing in Buchholz, by all means, give it a try. But I think Theo is smarter than that, since he knows that Buchholz could be an ace for yrs to come and wont sacrifice his learning curve and confidence for one season.

At 5, a bad week can have you tied. At 6, it would take an incredibly bad week to get you tied. At 4, a crappy week can get you tied. My marker all along has been 5. We are now within 5 in the WC, so that is when the excitement returns. For the division, we'll see what happens this week.

4 out?? What makes 4 games so great?

you would think that the yankees bearing down on them would give them a sense of urgency.

Yankees now back by 5 games in the L column for the WC!!

6 in the L column!

YANKEES WIN!!!!!!

The Royals now have a better record over their last 46 games than the sox do.

DMats vs Vazquez tomorrow should be a nice game.

Mussina has been better of late and I'd take him just as much as I'd take Schilling.

Sox lose.