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I think not getting Dye will really come back to bite us. For now - Go Baltimore.

I think it is fare to say that in last 2-3 months - the offence has sucked. Period

Our offence is unwatchable !!

3-0 Baltimore. Wish I could watch that game on mlb.TV - blocked out for my zipcode.

Baltimore up 1-0 - if that makes you guys feel any better.

And some news of Keson Gabbard fron Roto - he might go on DL Kason Gabbard left Sunday night's game because of a stiff left forearm. Gabbard was making his third start since coming over from the Red Sox. If he lands on the DL because of this, the Rangers could give Mike Wood a couple of starts.

More Gagne news from Boston Herald - he seems pretty unhappy about the last series. http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=1016906

And quality start does not take account of the opponent also - if they are good or they really suck.

'Quality starts' could be a matter of opinion : July 29th vs Baltimore W 10-6 Wang 6 IP 9H 3ER July 31st vs Chicago W 16-3 Mussina 6IP 6H 3ER Aug 1st vs Chicago W 8-1 Pettitte 7IP 6H 1ER Aug 2nd vs Chicago L 13-9 Clemens 1.2 IP 9 H 3ER Aug 3rd vs KC W 7-1 Wang 7IP 7H 1ER Aug 4th vs KC W 16-8 Hughes 4.2IP 7H 6ER Aug 5th vs KC W 8-5 Mussina 6IP 9H 2ER Aug 6th vs Toronto W 5-4 Pettitte 5.3IP 6H 3ER Aug 7th vs Toronto W 9-2 Clemens 6IP 2H 1ER AUG 8TH vs Toronto L 15-4 Wang 2.2IP 9H 8ER. Most important part is they are 8-2 as the offence scored 107 runs ( 10.7 runs/game). The only ace like outing in my opinion was by Clemens vs Toronto on 7th. The rest (July 31st, Aug 1st and Aug 3rd) was decent at best considering the opponent they faced and the number of hits they gave up. All I am saying is the starting pitching has been anything but great of late - but they are winning with their offence anyway - do you disagree? Obviously if the offence can maintain these kind of momentum against far better teams - Yankees will have no problem making the play-off irrespective of pitching.

I think of late those quality starts for the Yankee pitchers have been few and far between - but the bats have picked them up nicely. I still find it hard to swallow that Clemens did not get a loss in his outing against the white sox after giving up 8 runs in the second innings.

His first start was not great - and this time he pitched against the Padres who have aweful offense. I will wait and see how he does in long term.

I don't know anymore - all the fierce aces( Wang, Clemens, Hughes) are sucking bigtime in some starts. I know the bats are dynamite for the Yankees - but do they have a sure shot starting pitcher any more? What if that 1 start is a Game 5/ Game 7 in the playoff?

Hopefully we get to see Igawa pitch again - who actually may not be worse than Clemens at this point.

Looks like now Pena wants to stay in RSN. http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=1016375

I agree that Sox do not make the deal if the division race is tied - and I also think Cashman trades a prospect for Gagne..

For this year I am assuming that Sox will make the play-offs and in October - we need the lights-out reliever more than the fifth starter. For future seasons - I will take Lester over Gabbard. So - I do think they made the right move. Off course this analysis will fall through if they do not make the play-offs because the fifth starter was aweful ( rememer 2006?). Interesting discussion in my opinion.

Does this mean that the Sox can send him to minors now that he has cleared weavers?

OCab was sleeping with Theo's sister!!!

The only person I think Theo should have signed is OCab and there are some questions regarding Arroyo trade. Varitek was resigned who is not that great as a player any more but has other qualities of developing young pitchers. Ortiz has been resigned - thats a no brainer. Millar/Mueller/Bellhorn/Roberts/Kapler/Faulk did not have much left. He was right in letting Pedro, Damon, Lowe go. Even not resigning Nixon does not look too bad if you look at his stats lately. The guy from 2004 I do not want to see in this team is Mirabelli.

From Newsday - will not allow me to post link.Joba's dad has concerns about him being a reliever. Who could blame him - he is replacing Proctor in Torre's pen. Father has concerns about Joba's move to pen Harlan Chamberlain worries about the effect on his 21-year-old son's arm Jim Baumbach 5:30 PM EDT, August 1, 2007 Article Tools E-mail Print Single page view Reprints Reader feedback text size: With top Yankee pitching prospect Joba Chamberlain in the process of converting to be a reliever so he can join the major-league bullpen, you would expect nothing but excitement at the Chamberlain house in Lincoln, Neb. And make no mistake Harlan Chamberlain, Joba's father, is happy for his son. But he was rather quick to admit in a telephone interview earlier this afternoon that he has some health reservations about his 21-year-old son pitching out of the bullpen at this stage of his blossoming career. "Yeah, it's exciting, but, I guess, my concerns at this time are more for the safety of his arm and what this does to his arm," Harlan said. "So I kind of feel like the jury's out for me right now. His personal welfare from a parent's perspective overshadows the baseball perspective."