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Hmmm... https://www.pinstripealley.com/2016/12/20/1...arting-rotation

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 09:01 PM) Frazier is not a quality piece. He's a rental coming off 1.5 s*** years. Kahnle has be a "piece" for 3 months. People are crazy This x 100.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 01:21 AM) As long as he's not violent or dangerous to others, I couldn't care less how big of a douche the guy is if he can play. The supposed king of all douche's was a huge part of 05. This. As long as AJ was our douche, it was all-good. I hated him before '05 and became a huge fan afterwards.

Interesting take on Eaton heading into last season: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1578817...miss-two-months

Well, we're alone in 2nd now in the Jacob Gatewood/Carlos Rodon derby.

More ADA speculation: http://www.sportsworldreport.com/articles/...alternative.htm

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 29, 2012 -> 04:48 PM) Nice approach Alexei. Alexei never has a plan up there. So tired of it.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 27, 2012 -> 10:11 PM) Hard for me to perceive that as a dumb play, it's not always easy to see what the baserunner is doing at first base when you're trying to watch the pitcher I'm not so sure that was a hit and run. Dumb for Alexei is swinging first pitch a majority of his ABs with minimal success.

QUOTE (Real @ Sep 27, 2012 -> 10:08 PM) Alexei HAS TO GO. I've had enough of his brainless misplays, dude is retarded. This. He has no plan or brains when he gets to the plate. We have some really dumb players.

Just wow.

Bases loaded, no outs...we only score one run. We are so good at that it's insane. Shame to see Pauly like this.

That's some messed up perspective! We start the day 1/2 game up and finish with our 5th straight loss...and pick up a 1/2 game!!! LMAO. Heads are exploding right now in Tiger nation.

DON'T STOP NOW, BOYSSSS!!

Alexei has no concept how to change his approach with RsISP. Just uppercuts and trying to pull it. Sooooo tired of it.

Our RISP % in a pennant race is flat out embarrassing. What's worse is wasting ABs and RBI opportunities with base running blunders and brain farts. I'm sure I'm overreacting after a bad loss, but I don't think I can watch Alexei and his blind uppercuts anymore. Oh well, tomorrow's another day.

Time to sit Tanks azz. Although clueless on the base paths, at least D-Wise will give you more quality ABs. Viciedo is just killing us. That hot May of his seems like eons ago.

Bases loaded and no outs in a pennant race and 2 IF pop-ups. I'm getting sick and tired of seeing Viciedo and Alexei swing out of their shoes. Grrrr.

Sad that we're in a pennant race and we have Orlando Hudson hitting in a big situation. A failure in someone's part...whether it's Keenly or Robin.

/\ What he said.

How the f**K is Olmedo a major league player? Unreal. Just plain unreal. My 13 year old son would have swung better at those last 2 pitches. Oh wait...he wouldn't have swung as they were in the dirt and balls! Grrrr.

Whose fans are pulling more hair out? We're getting our a$$es handed to us by the Twinkees while the Tigers have lost two 1 run games in a row to the hapless Tribe. Yikes.

He was a beast in '08 and '09: YEAR TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OWAR 2008 SEA 159 644 80 191 41 1 17 89 27 67 6 3 .297 .322 .443 .765 2.9 2009 SEA 153 613 69 167 42 0 25 96 24 69 3 3 .272 .303 .463 .766 2.1

Hopefully Hawkins is getter than the last 1st round pick from Carroll H.S. 1993 Brooks Kieschnick, RHP/OF Carroll/Texas 1 (10) Chicago Cubs ESPN Texas POY Bio: THE WINNER: Courtney Hawkins THE BASICS School: Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas) Grade: Senior Position: OF/RHP Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 220 pounds THE PILLARS Athletic achievement: Hawkins led the Tigers (30-4) to the Class 5A regional final against J.B. Alexander (Laredo, Texas), scheduled for Saturday. He owned a .412 batting average with 11 home runs, 38 RBI and 17 stolen bases through 34 games. A 2011 First Team All-State selection, Hawkins also owned a 4-2 record with a 0.92 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 30.1 innings on the mound. Academic excellence: Hawkins has maintained an 88 average in the classroom. Exemplary character: He has volunteered locally on behalf of Beyondthefences.org, a faith-based Christian collaborative to instill core values using baseball as a platform, and on behalf of multiple community service initiatives in association with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. THE PRAISE “Courtney Hawkins is the best high school player I have seen in my 12 years of coaching,” said Preston Rogers, head coach at Stevens (San Antonio, Texas). “His physical ability and raw power and speed are just unbelievable. Carroll has eliminated us from the playoff three of the last four years and this kid has been a major factor in every game.” THE FUTURE: Hawkins has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on an athletic scholarship at the University of Texas this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in next month’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Draft notes on Stewart: Draft notes on Stewart: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/ev....jsp?mc=stewart Focus Area Comments Fastball: Stewart showed plus, plus velocity, throwing his fastball in the 95-97 mph range. Fastball movement: It had plus life as well. Slider: He showed a slider that was average-to-plus and threw it with good deception. Control: He had plus command, particularly of his fastball. Poise: He has a closer mentality, very aggressive and going right after hitters. Physical Description: Stewart isn't all that big, but he's strong-bodied and his stuff plays big as does his bulldog mentality. Medical Update: Healthy. Strengths: Two plus power pitches and command of both of them. He has the right demeanor to be a closer. Weaknesses: Having played at three colleges in three years, there's no real track record. Summary: College closers have become all the rage lately, with some getting drafted early every year. Stewart could be in that group in 2008. The Texas Tech reliever relies on a plus fastball and slider and commands both power offerings well. He's got the kind of makeup you want in a short reliever, a guy who is very aggressive and goes right after hitters. The stuff plus the mentality could push Stewart into early-round consideration.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 07:42 PM) we can go for the rarely seen 7 man rotation It's Ozzie...ya never know. LOL