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man, i wish they would have had MJ leading off.

this situation in Balt will not be fixed, overnight, however, if the PD in the nation use this, what happen in Balt, what has happen in MO, this might be the first steps to fix something that has needed to be fixed. be aggressive Balt, do the right thing, and many will look at you with a knowledge that the msg got across. let other city PD follow suit.

i am not trying to promote any of the stuff that i have done, but look on the other mlb draft link and look at the active stats that i assembled. this month i didn't do the pitchers but mostly hitters.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 05:41 PM) For protected selections (first three rounds) teams must offer 60% of slot value in order to get compensation. i thought so, but wasn't sure how many rounds. many thanks

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 07:31 PM) I honestly don't recall the full logic of it, but as I heard it explained they have very little liability - "they" being the police officers - for what happens in that van so long as you can't prove they intentionally created that situation, which seems doubtful unless someone fesses up. It is telling, though, that the commissioner has essentially already said they know that the injuries are the fault of the officers. Legally speaking, it seems like the big question is whether it was malice or negligence. it is one and the same. when the person is in the property of the police, it is the police responsibility to ensure that person safety. when one is in the van, there is ways to secure the person. otherwise it is negligence.

that is absolute hilarious. very creative.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 05:34 PM) I don't deny that this kind of stuff happens to minorities at a higher rate, but I have white friends who have gotten the s*** beat out of them by cops for no good reason as well. Some cops are just assholes on a power trip and not necessarily racist. that is exactly the point, stuff like this happens everywhere in the country. then these little hotbeds pop up and major problems happens from it. then you have others trying to make gain, political power, or separate agendas to promote. that is why i am saying and ranting as i am, this country is ripe for another 60's kind of riots.

real life experience is way different than what someone can write or anything like that. in my life, i have gotten the crap beat out of me by the cops 4 times. 1 in dallas, 1 in okc and 2 times in chi. the dallas and okc was b/c i was apache indian. the one in okc was really bad, the feds were called in b/c of my race, 1983. i got pictures of that facial results. that was when i learned of this phrase, "prairie n*****" ... no offense to anyone. the 2 time in chi, one was in the back of a paddy wagon by 2 chi black officers, handcuff to the bar and beaten with a night stick. the other was on the north side of chi toughy and western, and that was by 2 white cops, b/c i was hispanic. both was in the late 70's. so the injustice it there. do i blame all cops, no, but it is a problem. that is why i keep saying fix the house first. [

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 05:07 PM) It's nice, but we need to see a huge couple of months. Alternating between big games and sombreros won't work. Seems like we want to get excited over anything good he does - I get it, the big club needs more power/offense. Without a significant, sustained improvement in contact skills, he's sub-Mendoza in the bigs. But maybe it's a start. i want to say something that may come out bad. i totally agree with you, this short success doesn't mean he is over the hump, but i look at it as you need to learn how to walk before you can run. baby steps of, what i hope will be a huge turn around.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 04:54 PM) The sox really don't have issues with the Cubs. At least economically. Don't forget, jerry almost bought the Cubs. they may not hate each other, but i believe that each org will not be forth coming to the other to help them financially.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 02:45 PM) Wash Post came out with a report last night referncing another suspect in the back of the van with him. The other guy says he was trying to injure himself.....FWIW... if the van / patrol car has cameras, pull the tape. just to clear this thing up, yeah he may be trying to injured himself, to the point of killing oneself. self preservation of the human factor, will only go so far..... just throwing that out there.

yeah it was great seeing that EJ and Davidson having a huge day.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 01:30 PM) I don't see anything that terrible in his delivery. It definitely has some effort to it, but it doesn't seem overwhelming. But again, with pitchers, it seems everything is a crap shoot with injuries and success. Rumors have mentioned the White Sox (and Red Sox) interested in Fulmer, and we are known as arguably the best organization when it comes to pitcher's injuries. So if the White Sox do not view him delivery as a problem, I am on board. the sox does have holes they need to address and it is obvious they will know how best to continue to rebuild the system. as a amateur scout and wanne be GM , i will like to think if the pitching is not the route to go in the 1 round, when the option is to get a positional player to help the team in 2 yrs. there are a couple of players i am really interested in and i am going to wait as it closer to draft day. the sox needs more comp picks.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 02:23 PM) Cleaning shop and creating a better long term force and firing some crooked cops are two completely different things. If you keep firing some guys and keep dipping into the same gene pool the problem will continue. If you want to clean house and build a better long term department you have to fire the bad cops and replace them with something better. Anything less and you are just treading water. Same problems, new faces. this so called gene pool as you said, is border line racial insult. there is no gene pool. there is a pool of new applicants who wants a job. somewhere along the line, something triggered something that made these cops think that it was kool to do this crap. identify it, and get rid of it.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 08:51 AM) I ask every year or so, so I figure now is as good of time as any. Do I still have the highest warn rating of any poster not banned? I know that "warn"rating" was a technical term at a point in time, I am just curious if that still applies, and where my ranking on said list would be. It would be greatly appreciated to find out considering the lack of time I have spent on here in many years now. Much obliged. hey qwerty how is it going.....

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 05:20 AM) I'd trade him to the Cardinals for some scouts, execs or people from the instructional leagues. They seem to do a lot of things right in baseball. i will trade him to stl for the #39 comp pick and a hitting coach for the minor league. btw, i am serious about the comp pick. do like LA is doing to acquire comp picks.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 02:22 AM) Happ would be the most often mentioned college bat in this spot. i agree, i do not know why Happ hasn't gotten more love from those who makes the mock draft. they still have him at the mid teens with the hs'ers making a run. another is the lsu ss and DJ Stewart. the one i like about Stewart is, he knows how to take walks, esp when the pitchers are afraid to pitch to him and he has improve on his avg overall by 30 points.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 03:43 AM) Looks at his stats, you can infer that Adams has some issues commanding his pitches. Dating back to last year, he has now allowed 72 hits in 55 innings in pro ball, that is a high number for a guy who throws in the mid 90's, even if he pitches to contact. A 70/7 K/BB ratio says he's throwing strikes, but he needs to throw more quality strikes. you make a very convincing point. i am a huge fan, but i will pull down my blinders to really think this one out. a compelling point on the strikes to walks. QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 03:58 AM) Hope he's not hurt, as that's definitely a quick hook i really hope you are right.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 04:06 PM) I firmly believe this is the Quenville difference. it is the most excellent and accurate answer. get a coach who is like an OCD kind of a coach and draft 2 excellent players, and get 2 excellent fa's and 3 top dman. there is your recipe for success. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 01:55 PM) Just look at the Penguins. They were supposed to be built on the same model as the Blackhawks, get a couple top stars then plug and play the rest of the roster. 6 years later, they haven't won a game in the conference championship round. For all the credit Rocky & crew receive (and they have done plenty of good things), it is funny that the majority of top players were acquired during the old regime. yeah Rocky has done ok, but you nailed it. it was the old regime that got those players. so far, Rocky's players hasn't done much.

i was bored so i just saw a asian movie. i like it, the ending was a little confusing at first.... great camera work. the movie name in the US is Sacrifice. actress Bingbing Fan is just plain Gorgeous. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1726738/

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 04:16 AM) http://thedailyrecord.com/2015/04/28/rioti...-investigation/ God help Baltimore if they refuse to bring charges against the 6 officers...just can't imagine it happening with the environment as charged as it is right now. Mosby (State's Attorney) has only been on the job for roughly 100 days. man, it can be worse than what went on in MO. however, what are the rules of pressing charges against them. do they get protection first from the union or after. second, do they have to have some kind of board on inquiry first?? so who ever are the lawyers here, need to answer these questions if they want too.

interesting reading for the top 5 in several different looks. http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2015/4/28/848...-top-five-picks

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 12:31 AM) A superintendent is akin to a CEO. Most of the cops don't make near what a superintendent makes...so the comparison just isn't there. pls reread the article. and get off the point of salary. the point and counter point is, the house is screwed up with a couple bad cops, for the most part, 98% are cleaned and do their job. they go unrecognized and unappreciated. yeah those PO deserved a raise, something like after 10 yrs of services. but the other point is clean the mess that those idiots that gives the law enforcement people, they got a bad name by association. it is plain and simple. with that, i am thru. until something new comes out. peace

4-29 44 games and none of which i follow.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 12:00 AM) I don't think there is, I'm looking through the CBA i really thought they has a fyi kind of number. it is me with another illness..... it is called foot in mouth diseased.