Controlled Chaos

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:10 PM) Not if you ask Greg Walker. I heard him a few weeks ago on the radio, saying that Iguchi got into some bad habits batting second. I am not kidding about this.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:06 PM) OK. Tell me who is the better option for hitting in the 2 hole: Choice A)The guy who has 1 AB all year, not a great contact hitter, not great OBP history, long loopy swing Choice B)The guy who hit 2nd for 2 YEARS with this team, posted a great OBP, used to the role and does the things that are needed hitting 2nd Its pretty simple. Not only that...I think Iguchi hitting in the two hole once in a while will actually be good for his swing.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:05 PM) I'm just asking how it's fair that we keep having to go to the colisseum, a park we notoriously suck at, almost sixty percent of the time over 6 years since 2003 it's even worse than that... 64% of our games vs. oakland have been at the colisseum I'm quite sure it will all average out.

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:04 PM) 4 games, I think. He seemed like a decent CF to me. Certainly seemed as fast as Anderson.... yes speed is all you need. That's why pods is such a great CF.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:03 PM) I hate you Radio Team....got my hopes up Singleton sang that one!!

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:01 PM) seriously...how is this f***ing fair? 2007, 6 at oakland, 3 at home 2006, 3 at oakland, 3 at home 2005, 6 at oakland, 3 at home 2004, 6 at oakland, 3 at home 2003, 3 at oakland, 6 at home 2002, 6 at oakland, 3 at home so at the conclusion of the 2007 season, we'll have played 30 games at oakland vs the A's, while hosting just 21 games against them over the last six full seasons f*** you MLB yeah that's our problem!! nice work!!

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:57 PM) I coulda sworn homer did that line in a different context. Can't believe you made that mistake rock. -2 cool points

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:57 PM) Konerko grounds to Scutaro but Konerko somehow beats the throw. That kid is fast!!

Brian saves hits = saves runs = I have no problem with him batting 270 in the 9 hole. And I actually though Brian did a good job of hitting to the right side in the spring.

It's evil Ozzie putting BA in a position to fail.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:39 PM) BTW, what do we have to do to keep Black Jack in the booth? I mean, I love Hawk and all...but McDowell knows his stuff and isn't just a monotonous voice. Plus he identifies more with my generation of Sox fans. I like Black Jack, but while watching the replay of the Pods airmail throw last night, I heard black jack say "throw was just a little high".

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) Oh come on now. That's like saying Rex's interception in the Super Bowl wasn't a terrible throw, he just overthrew Moose. Actually Moose ran a bad route...but I digress

QUOTE(Beltin @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 02:18 PM) I wish the video could show the entire play (i.e. poor jump, poor read, followed by reckless sprint toward the wall with no chance to stop and settle to make the catch). I love how some players make a play look so much more difficult and then people defend them by saying there was no chance that ball was caught. Like criticizing sure-handed infielders because they never get their uniform dirty. This is the best view I've seen. Go to Video Top Plays http://mlb.mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp#20070410

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 02:17 PM) I don't care if Mack should or should not have been batting in that situation. You don't freaking slap at pitches low and away when there are no outs, and you have a runner on 3rd. As a player, you should be able to drive a ball in the outfield. And Mack, who isn't an everyday player, should have taken advantage of getting a start, instead he blows it. He is a MLB hitter, freaking make the play, don't blow it. Don't make freaking excuses for him by saying he shouldn't have been batting. He is getting paid a couple million for mainly his bat and versitility, earn some of that money. And what would Anderson had done instead of Pods? Make a perfect laser throw to throw out Bradley? I doubt it. And after looking at the replays of the final hit, it looks like the ball hit of the wall, then hit pods in the head, because the ball seems to come down at a different angle. So, do you expect Anderson to be able to jump 5 feet to make that catch? And I don't understand all this Pods hate right now, how has he done anything wrong? Mediocre D, which was not expected at first from 'Prancer' and he has been this teams best hitter. For one thing it wouldn't have taken a perfect "laser" throw and secondly if Pods doesn't jump at all he makes the catch standing at the wall.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 01:59 PM) This keeps getting better. Id love to know who asked the question and why they didnt' follow up with "If BA's most valuable asset to the team is not going to be used shouldn't he be set down?

Prosecutors drop charges in Duke case By AARON BEARD, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago RALEIGH, N.C. - Prosecutors dropped all charges Wednesday against the three Duke lacrosse players accused of sexually assaulting a stripper at a party, saying the athletes were innocent victims of a "tragic rush to accuse" by an overreaching district attorney. "There were many points in the case where caution would have served justice better than bravado," North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a damning assessment of Durham County District Mike Nifong's handling of the sensational case. Cooper, who took over the case in January after Nifong was charged with ethics violations that could get him disbarred, said his own investigation "led us to the conclusion that no attack occurred." "I think a lot of people owe a lot of apologies to a lot of people," Cooper said. "I think those people ought to consider doing that." Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans were indicted last spring on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense after the woman told police she was assaulted in the bathroom at an off-campus house during a team party where she had been hired to perform. The allegations at first outraged the city, a faded tobacco capital with a long history of tension between its large working-class black population and Duke, an elite private school where most of the students, including the three lacrosse players, are white. The woman is black and attended nearby North Carolina Central University. But that anger largely shifted to Nifong as his evidence against the three fell apart and questions surfaced about the accuser. The attorney general said Wednesday that the eyewitness identification procedures were unreliable, no DNA supported the woman's story, no other witness corroborated it, and the woman contradicted herself. "Based on the significant inconsistencies between the evidence and the various accounts given by the accusing witness, we believe these three individuals are innocent of these charges," Cooper said. He said the charges resulted from a "tragic rush to accuse and a failure to verify serious allegations." However, Cooper said no charges will be brought against the accuser, saying she "may actually believe" the many different versions of the stories she has told. "We believe it is in the best interest of justice not to bring charges," he said. Cooper called for the passage of a state law that would allow the North Carolina Supreme Court to remove a prosecutor "who needs to step away from a case where justice demands." "This case shows the enormous consequences of overreaching by a prosecutor," he said. Nifong, who was meeting with his attorney Wednesday in Winston-Salem, has been charged by the state bar with ethics violations connected to his handling of the case and could face disbarment. "Since he recused himself in January and turned the case over to the attorney general's office, he has had no involvement in the investigation," said David Freedman, Nifong's lawyer, speaking before the announcement. "At the time he turned the case over — and now — he has had complete confidence in the attorney general's office to make the appropriate decision." The 28-year-old woman initially said she was gang-raped and beaten by three white men at the March 13, 2006, party thrown by Duke's highly ranked lacrosse team. The three players insisted the accusations were "fantastic lies." Another dancer who had been with the woman also questioned if she had been raped, called the allegations "a crock" and said the woman seemed drunk when she tried to drive her home that night. Seligmann also produced ATM receipts, cell phone records and other evidence suggesting he was somewhere else at the time. In the end, it appeared the case was based only on the testimony of the accuser, whom defense attorneys said had told wildly different versions of the alleged assault. Nifong's recusal in January put the players' fate in the hands of the North Carolina attorney general, who promised "a fresh and thorough review of the facts." The North Carolina State Bar charged Nifong with making misleading and inflammatory comments about the athletes under suspicion. It later added more serious offenses of withholding evidence from defense attorneys and lying to the court and bar investigators. He stands trial on those charges in June. Nifong had accused the team of refusing to cooperate, calling them "a bunch of hooligans," and promised DNA evidence would finger the guilty. His case started to erode when no DNA evidence tied any player to the accuser. Defense attorneys also attacked a key photo lineup that used only pictures of lacrosse players, and they noted the accuser had claimed a decade earlier that she had been gang-raped but it never led to an arrest. A series of tests Nifong ordered from a private lab found genetic material from several men on the accuser's underwear and body, but none from any member of the Duke lacrosse team, they said. Duke temporarily suspended Seligmann, 21, of Essex Fells, N.J., and Finnerty, 20, of Garden City, N.Y., in the wake of their arrest. Both were invited to return to campus but neither accepted. Evans, 24, of Bethesda, Md., graduated the day before he was indicted. John Danowski, the former coach at Hofstra who took over the Duke program last summer, has also said that both are welcome to continue playing lacrosse with the Blue Devils. On Wednesday, he moved the team's afternoon practice back so his players could attend a planned defense news conference with their former teammates.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 12:48 PM) Ozzie needs Joe Nossek. Now there was a bench strategist and ultimate sign stealer. I'd love to have him back....or anyone that can tell Ozzie what to do and have Ozzie listen.

QUOTE(Beltin @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 12:32 PM) He looooves the big league honeys. In all seriousness. Send Brian down and bring up a pitcher. I don't really fault Pods for not being able to make the throw or the catch. His physical attributes are what they are. He knows it. We know it and Ozzie knows it. It's no surprise. Nobody is shocked when he doesn't throw someone out at home or if he misjudges a ball. I fault Ozzie for putting him in that position. Pods ain't gonna say coach take me out. Just like last year, Mackowiak wasn't gonna say coach I'm not a center fielder. Players do what's asked of them to the best of their ability. It's up to the manager to find the best way to use that ability.

It helps him get laid. It's not easy if you're a AAA player, but when your in the bigs....chicks just be throwin themselves at you. Be sure to wear your batting glove Brian!!

Switch the frogs to the opposite side within two minutes. It is easily accomplished if you take a moment to THINK before you proceed. This is a 2nd grade computer test in China. Took me a few tries to get it, but I finally did. Good luck. http://stwww.weizmann.ac.il/G-CS/BENARI/files/frogs.swf

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 02:16 PM) WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO! I'm done, DONE DONE DONE, done done done, with my MBA! I figured I'd share with my filibuster friends. Congrats Kap!! They pretty much just hand those things out nowadays don't they??

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 9, 2007 -> 09:20 AM) I still cannot get her scene from Sin City out of my head. Her body was 100 percent perfect. +1.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 10:24 AM) They mentioned during the broadcast that this is no longer the case and why Jenks didn't get the save opportunity. hmm it still lists that in MLB's rules. Bobby didn't get the save cause he didn't meet any of the criteria? I didn't see the whole game, but from what I read nobody ever got on base in the 9th so the tying run was never on deck.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 09:41 AM) I think you have to start the inning now to be considered a save..i.m sure someone will post the new rule. For a save the pitcher has to fulfill at least one of the following three conditions: He comes into the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one full inning. He comes into the game with the potential tying run either on base, at bat, or on deck. He pitches for at least three innings after entering the game with a lead.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 08:07 AM) From what I have heard (ahem) you actually need multiple ripping programs. Just one won't cut it, as certain ones can break certain discs better than others. Sony is the main beast to beat...from what I have been told. Cloner was served a Cease and Desist by the FBI, so he pulled his program down. Now, since that happened the people I know of who use it were not able to use it for a good amount of time. They have not tried any new discs for a bit though. But last I heard, Decrytor was done. I know of people that just stopped ripping and started downloading.