Reed out a month w/ broken foot.

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=53415:date=Jul 29 2009, 07:23 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Jul 29 2009, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->apparently i'm the only who thinks the loss of johnson is a bad thing. not keep-us-from-the-playoffs bad, but not good.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm not happy about it either.

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=53415:date=Jul 29 2009, 07:23 PM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Jul 29 2009, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->apparently i'm the only who thinks the loss of johnson is a bad thing. not keep-us-from-the-playoffs bad, but not good.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think it will hurt us slightly, but he wasn't playing much and when he has, he's sucked this season. The main area where it will hurt is his value as a defensive replacement more than anything, and Fuld can do a good job there.

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo(post=53416:date=Jul 29 2009, 06:25 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Jul 29 2009, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53415:date=Jul 29 2009, 07:23 PM:name=veryzer)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (veryzer @ Jul 29 2009, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->apparently i'm the only who thinks the loss of johnson is a bad thing. not keep-us-from-the-playoffs bad, but not good.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm not happy about it either.
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Neither am I. He came into today(and went 1 for 2 today) hitting .300 against lefties with a .832 OPS. We're not going to find anybody else to do that in replacement.

[ruby23]

<!--quoteo(post=53339:date=Jul 29 2009, 05:10 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Jul 29 2009, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Really, we're probably just best off with Fukudome and Fuld. Lou's really into his lefty-righty stuff though, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's say... So Taguchi. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually, I'd rather go with Taguchi than Fuld.

[Ace]

<!--quoteo(post=53429:date=Jul 29 2009, 08:59 PM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Jul 29 2009, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53339:date=Jul 29 2009, 05:10 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Jul 29 2009, 05:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Really, we're probably just best off with Fukudome and Fuld. Lou's really into his lefty-righty stuff though, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's say... So Taguchi. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually, I'd rather go with Taguchi than Fuld.
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Fuld is the better defender, no?

[Coach]

Fuld is my homeboy, but I'm not sure about him facing LHP.

[jstraw]

<!--quoteo(post=53400:date=Jul 29 2009, 06:22 PM:name=sleepyhead)-->QUOTE (sleepyhead @ Jul 29 2009, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Fuld has been better then Johnson this year, so that tradeoff doesn't really bother me.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Can I use the word "retarded" like Butch and Ruby?

[jstraw]

BTW, Sam's on his way up. He's not playing in Omaha tonight.

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo(post=53447:date=Jul 29 2009, 08:01 PM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 29 2009, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->BTW, Sam's on his way up. He's not playing in Omaha tonight.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is that for sure? They're facing a lefty tonight, so he might not play regardless.

[jstraw]

<!--quoteo(post=53451:date=Jul 29 2009, 09:07 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Jul 29 2009, 09:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53447:date=Jul 29 2009, 08:01 PM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 29 2009, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->BTW, Sam's on his way up. He's not playing in Omaha tonight.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is that for sure? They're facing a lefty tonight, so he might not play regardless.
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I'm not sure but my dad in Omaha called me to say so...I just assumed the announcers said that was the word. maybe not.

[Clapp]

<!--quoteo(post=53453:date=Jul 29 2009, 08:08 PM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 29 2009, 08:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53451:date=Jul 29 2009, 09:07 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Jul 29 2009, 09:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53447:date=Jul 29 2009, 08:01 PM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 29 2009, 08:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->BTW, Sam's on his way up. He's not playing in Omaha tonight.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is that for sure? They're facing a lefty tonight, so he might not play regardless.
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I'm not sure but my dad in Omaha called me to say so...I just assumed the announcers said that was the word. maybe not.
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Looks like your dad was right:
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[Clapp]

Sullivan:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Florida's Cody Ross, with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs, would be a good fit if the Marlins decide to move him. The Marlins are in the NL wild card-hunt, though they considered trading the righthanded-hitting Ross to Atlanta before the Braves acquired Pittsburgh's Nate McLouth.

Hendry has about $2 million to $3 million to spend if he needs it, team sources said. He also is looking for a left-handed reliever to complement Sean Marshall, with Washington's Joe Beimel and Pittsburgh's John Grabow atop his list.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

[sleepyhead]

<!--quoteo(post=53446:date=Jul 29 2009, 08:59 PM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 29 2009, 08:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53400:date=Jul 29 2009, 06:22 PM:name=sleepyhead)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sleepyhead @ Jul 29 2009, 06:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Fuld has been better then Johnson this year, so that tradeoff doesn't really bother me.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Can I use the word "retarded" like Butch and Ruby?
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I'm not saying that I am glad about this, but Fuld's numbers are better then Johnson's this year. I realize it's a small sample size and that Fuld doesn't really fit in a platoon, but losing Reed is not going to destroy this team.

[jstraw]

<!--quoteo(post=53543:date=Jul 30 2009, 06:45 AM:name=sleepyhead)-->QUOTE (sleepyhead @ Jul 30 2009, 06:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I realize it's a small sample size...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Small? Insignificant, I'd say...as a basis for calling him better than Reed. I'm crazy about both of them. I love watching these kind of gamers play defense. Reed's been better at the plate and will be again. Fuld is just too new to hang one's hat on. I hope he IS better. It's just to early to know.

[sleepyhead]

<!--quoteo(post=53547:date=Jul 30 2009, 06:54 AM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 30 2009, 06:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53543:date=Jul 30 2009, 06:45 AM:name=sleepyhead)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sleepyhead @ Jul 30 2009, 06:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I realize it's a small sample size...<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Small? Insignificant, I'd say...as a basis for calling him better than Reed. I'm crazy about both of them. I love watching these kind of gamers play defense. Reed's been better at the plate and will be again. Fuld is just too new to hang one's hat on. I hope he IS better. It's just to early to know.
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I didn't say he is better, I said he's been better. Reed hasn't looked very good all year and there was a thread about his decline just a couple of days ago.

I'm just saying, compared to most of the injuries we have had this year, this is pretty insignificant.