I agree, but I was kind of hoping that Indians pitchers would continue aiming at Billay's ear hole. Stuff like that makes these young players scrappy and tough.

spoken like someone with a shady past...

Its the south side of Chicago. If not felonies, then at least a third of the fanbase must have serious misdemeanors.

Douchezenski can **** himself right in the ass with a barbwire wrapped baseball bat. All splintery and rusty.

What does everyone think about potentially trading Santana at the deadline if he's pitching well? Duffy and Paulino will be set to return at that time and it's possible we'll still have holes in 2B and RF.

It's nice to have the option, if nothing else.

Its pretty doubtful that either will be back to 100% this year. If making (and hopefully winning in) the playoffs this year is the goal, then we shouldn’t be jettisoning a good starting pitcher.

Went ahead and updated the lineups to what will more than likely happen.

I have hated them with a passion since Ed Farmer ruined Al Cowen's career by hitting him in the head and broke Frank White's jaw.

Up until that time, they were like the Cleveland Indians, they didn't matter.

Ed Farmer was pitching for the Rangers (I'm pretty sure) at that time. Both Cowens and Frank White got knocked onto the DL being hit by pitches in one game.

Farmer hit Frank White on an inside pitch and broke his hand. Then he hit Cowens and broke his jaw. In the same game.

William Ligue begs to differ...
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documen...-comiskey-park

You mean he's the same in real life? I would be the eternal pessimist outside of work if I had to be that big of a homer on the air.

79 wins

I'm hoping that we're buyers (renters) rather than sellers at the deadline for a change.

That's one option...

There will also be the option of trading a young, surplus minor-league guy (Orlando Calixte?) at the deadline as part of a package for a difference maker.

This was on Ed Farmer's Wiki Page. (and like I thought, in 1979, Farmer was pitching for the Texas Rangers. He hopped around to a bunch of teams in his career):

A notable feud started between Al Cowens and Farmer early in the 1979 season. On May 8 while playing the Kansas City Royals, a Farmer pitch thrown in the top of the 5th inning fractured Cowens' jaw and broke several teeth;[2] Cowens would miss 21 games. Farmer also hit Royal Frank White in the same game and broke his wrist[3] and caused him to miss 33 contests. The next season on June 20‚ 1980 while playing Detroit‚ the now-Tiger Cowens hit an infield grounder against Farmer at Comiskey Park. While Farmer watched his infielder make the play, Cowens ran to mound and tackled the pitcher from behind, instead of running to first base; getting in several punches before the benches cleared and the two were separated.[3] Cowens was suspended for 7 games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois‚ forcing him to skip the remainder of the series. Later Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake‚ and the 2 players brought out the lineup cards before the game on September 1. However, future appearances for Cowens in Chicago were greeted with a "Coward Cowens" banner.