Thome out until Thurs.; Richard to pen

[thedudeabides]

Back soreness for Jim.

Per Gonzalez twitter.

[Harry Potter]

I wondered if something was up since I expected to see Big Jim in tonites line-up with lefties going last night and tomorrow.

Rest up Jimmy - we need your bat down the stretch

[Dibbs]

Luckily we have Wise and Kotsay to fill in.

[ode to veeck]

I'd really like to see Richard conttinue to be given the ball. His last two starts were as good as anyone's all year, other than Mark's perfecto last week.

[PhillipsBubba]

Luckily we have Wise and Kotsay to fill in.

Yeah...lucky us....:scratch:

[kevingrt]

Luckily we have Wise and Kotsay to fill in.

That almost requires teal. For a second I thought you were serious.