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Age should be the second thing you look at after performance (sometimes it's the first thing) 27 year olds in A-ball aren't prospects. As a general rule, I like to use the guide of 1 year per level with A- -- 20 A+ -- 21 AA -- 22 AAA -- 23 A player performing well at each level at that age would be on every teams top 10 list, and make most top 100 lists. They're the type of player that could be considered a top prospect. One that would likely be an average major league regular. A player performing well while younger than those ages at each stop is definitely a top prospect, one who should contribute right away and has the possibilty of All-star seasons in his future. players a year or so older than that at each level are more than likely destined to be role players. Players 2 or more years older than that at each level are reaching non-prospect status. It's a longshot that they'll ever sniff a 40-man roster. These aren't hard and fast rules, but they're good guides to keep in mind when looking at minor leaguers. Old=bad. young vs. league = good.

explain the dispute. I don't understand. Cable has decided to stop carrying local affiliates?

BMac to be on ESPN 1000 at "around 8:40"... I think they'll be talking more about the LSU/ND game at which he was in attendance, since they pretty much scheduled the interview about a week before he was traded. I won't be able to listen. Anyone willing to recap?

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 04:10 PM) Mimi, that chick from the magic bullet infomercial Good one. I don't even know who she is, which means she is the first name who truly belongs on this list.

I classify a sleeper as somebody who doesn't appear on most Top 10-15 lists. With that in mind, I'd list Clayton Richard and John Shelby. Richard is a big groundballing lefty that has an abnormally high hit rate, but the ability to keep the ball in the park. Shelby is a toolsy 2B out of UofK who hasn't played above Rookie ball.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 11:12 PM) harsh. There are a number of people here that weren't alive when ND last won a bowl game.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 11:06 PM) Also I think after these constant blowouts that we should maybe start thinking that ND doesnt really belong in these bowl games, and obviously has been overrated in terms of college football. fixed.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 08:41 PM) Correction, he got lucky and it was incomplete. Correction. The ball never hit the ground. ND lucks out.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 07:42 PM) Since when did they start selling beer at college football games? I have seen many people with bud light plastic bottles. You can take it back at any time. I'd love to be wrong. I believe you don't see beer at college games held on campus, but you do for games held in pro arenas. Super Dome et al aren't on college campuses and thus sell beer.

I'm a ND hater, but I think they're going to surprise people tonight. /just wanted to make that comment before the game.

QUOTE(knightni @ Dec 30, 2006 -> 11:57 AM) Up to 27. Geez. This is hard. They need a cheat page. a little "hacking" got me the answers... http://www.capitalradiogroup.com/content/c...uiz/datastor.js

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 05:37 PM) And remember, that's after each player being tested was given a warning about the upcoming test, including the timing. As I remember, all tests, though "random," were conduncted during the first half of spring training.

http://www.capitalradiogroup.com/content/c...rock_albumquiz/ I haven't even started yet. I recognize about 1/3 of them immediately. So maybe this won't be difficult for you music buffs. How many can you get?

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Dec 28, 2006 -> 09:19 AM) more than the names i'm interested in the percentage of players who tested positive, because this could provide some indication of how widespread the problem was at the time. 96 names / 1200 players on 40-man rosters = 8%

You could manipulate the numbers by splitting Garland and Buehrle. Garland's first 16 starts with Buehrle's last 16 is a 5th starter with an ERA of 6.31 Buehrle's first 16 starts with Garlands last 17 is an ACE with an ERA of 3.33. Those starts didn't overlap. The hard switch took place on July 1. We had an ACE in our rotation all year long, but we also had a below replacement level 5th starter.

Sox related, I got a White Sox santa hat and a t-shirt. I also got a Bears division champs longsleeve, which I immediately threw back at my mom, even though it was a gift from my sister... There's a story here... You see, back in late '05, before the Sox playoffs, but after the Sox had clinched, my mom bought me a Sox AL Central Division champs T-shirt. At the time, I was happy the Sox had won the division, but I wasn't satisfied with just a division championship. So when she handed the shirt to me, I touched it for only seconds before tossing it back to her as if it were contaminated with the black plague. I told her that I appreciated the shirt, but I wouldn't wear it until the Sox won the World Series. The reasoning being that if I wore the shirt before the playoffs/World Series, that I was already accepting of the Sox impending post-season failure. In other words, the Bears are gonna win the Super Bowl!

QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Dec 21, 2006 -> 12:57 PM) So IF a move is made like this, who would be the odd man out of the 40 man? It's really not of concern. There's dead weight on the 40-man. Sean Tracey, Dewon Day, Paulino Reynoso, Pedro Lopez, Andy Gonzalez, Casey Rogowski. None are likely to ever make an impact on the big league roster. If the Sox want to upgrade, they'll have no problem letting one of these go...

If we can get rid of this pitcher... GS W L IP H R ER HR BB K ERA 32 10 12 194 256 139 136 43 45 105 6.31 we'll be fine... The pitcher in question is Jark Buehrland. Obtained by combining Jon Garland's line from opening day until July 1 with Buehrle's line from July through the end of the season. Move that to an league average pitcher 4.6 ERA, and you've got yourself a division championship last season.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Dec 20, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) yeah why would you want a guy who's hit .273 with a .323 obp and a .997 fielding percentage over the past 4 years when you can have a guy who's hit .225 with a .290 obp and .994 fielding percentage instead??? I know there's a , but I'm still unsure how to react. (You don't post enough in PHT for me to know any better) I'll just point out -- something I'm sure you already know -- Fielding percentage is pretty freakin' useless, and Erstad's last 360 AB's amount to a .243/.287/.332 line.

Need I ask what about his .272/.324/.373 the last 6 years is intriguing?

I'm bummed about the Winston-Salem State game.

7 bears to the Pro Bowl Let's see if I can get this right Alex Brown Briggs Urlacher Gould Hester I-N-Bindainjo Kreutz Harris