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QUOTE(TLAK @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 05:25 PM) He says he's just looking at trade value. Could someone splain to me how Velander has a higher trade value than Brandon McCarthy? I'd buy Verlander having a higher trade value than McCarthy. I think given the choice a lot of teams would go with the guy with the sexy stuff as opposed to the guy who could pitch. Its just like 5 years ago, depsite very comparable numbers (if not better numbers by Buehrle) most GM's would have given up more for Kerry Wood than they would have for Mark Buehrle.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:32 PM) Not one White Sox player. And there are even players that arent in the major leagues on this list. What a slap in the face to the White Sox. Not just the Sox, plenty of teams. Hell if you are going to use some statistical indicator, I'd expect a guy like JD Drew to be on that list. When he's heatlhy he puts up very good numbers.

More reason why I think a lot of statisticians are flat out DUMB. This is one of the most pathetic top 50 lists I've ever seen. A 2nd grader could come up with a better list. Putting someone like Felix Hernandez as the 7th best player in baseball...BAHAHAHA. Having a guy like Howie Kendrick over a Jake Peavy or Carlos Beltran. Hell both Uptons are in the top 25. If thats the case why do the Drays SUCK??? Plus these guys are actually implying all contracts are equal which makes there list even more RETARDED. BP is about as crappy of a place as things get. Adam Dunn, 19th best, my freaking ass. This has to be about as bad of an article I've ever seen written. Hell Billy Beane and Depodesta would fall off a chair if they read this stupid s***.

QUOTE(Jim Spencer @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 05:44 PM) So far Josh Fields is the top hitter down in Charlotte, but I believe he has 4 errors already. If Joe Crede asks for the moon and KW doesn't sign him, I wouldn't be too upset seeing Fields at 3rd next year. I just wish Ryan Sweeney would start hitting. He does have 3 hits tonight Right now i'd be very scared at Fields at 3rd. He just can't field. I wouldn't be shocked if he eventually went the route of Carlos Lee and moved to LF (or RF for that matter). However I am sure the Sox will give him plenty more time to see if he can get things settled at first. He's a good athlete, but he has a lot of trouble getting himself in an improper fielding position.

Pedro Lopez hit a game winning 2 run homer for the Knights. Haeger gave up 2 runs (0 earned) in 8 innings while striking out 8. Had a really nice game (No Decision). Lowered his ERA to .45. Josh Fields kept up the hot streak with 2 doubles. Lummy gave up his 1st two runs of the season in 5 innings. Also walked 3 but still had a solid game in a Barons win. He struck out 6 and Rusty Tucker got the win in the 10th. Mark Quinn had 3 hits. Whisler had another mediocre to poor start for Winston Salem, who has now lost 4 in a row. Whisler gave up 4 runs in 4 innings (5 hits, 3 walks). Lucy picked up another 2 hits (.323 AVG) as did Kelly (.413 AVG). Kanny lost 6-4. Noe Rodriguez picked up the loss. He k'd 9 in 5 innings, but gave up 3 runs (4 hits and 0 BB's). Orlando was back in action (missed time with a sore index finger) and picked up a hit and a stolen base. Daron Roberts had 3 hits. Salvardor Sanchez and Welker had two hits a piece. Brandon Allen's funk continues as he went 0-4 (now batting .098

Stole a base today

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 06:55 PM) It's not the motion which causes problems, it's your arm motion on the pitch/follow-thru. Wood always threw across his body, and put a tremendous amount of torque on his elbow with his slider. McCarthy's overhand curve shouldn't put as much stress on his arm. Plus he's primarly a FB, Changeup pitcher and both of those pitches are not known for putting added stress on your arm (well not like a slider and other power breaking balls). I think Bmac will be just fine, plus I dont' think he has a violent delivery.

Still sport my Mizuno. I've used two gloves for most of my baseball career. I'm in dire need of a new one though, but I hate breaking in gloves. I also have a 1st baseman's mitt, but don't use it now that I don't play anymore.

Thome knocking in a run.

Early returns looking good on my prediction of Pods hitting over .300 on the week (I'm referring to this week's avg, not season avg).

QUOTE(Wedge @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 03:47 PM) Why should it matter if you're the ace or the "5th starter"? It's a single season award, not a career award. If you have to be the ace of your team to win it, then it's no longer a seasonal award. Because people are going to give credit to the guy that faces other teams aces more so. The media is also going to give credit to the guy that goes out and stops the losing streaks when necessary. The definition of an ace and a 5th starter is different. I like Garland more than about every poster on this site (aside from Tru and Murcie) yet he wasn't getting that award over Colon (not if I was voting). Garland is better than a 5th starter though and would be an ace on many teams. I'm not counting him out because of that, but when a race is close I'm going to look at things like that (ie who has the pressure on him to succeed in big games, who does the team look at to be the stopper, did he do that job, etc).

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 05:43 PM) Ball to the gap caught by JD. Good job Bmac! Wonder if there is somebody different in the 8th. Nah, Ozzie sticks with Bmac longer than most. I don't blame him either. If Bmac looks good why not stick with him. We want to keep his stamina up and the only way to do that is to have him have a lot of 2 and 3 inning appearances.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 05:39 PM) I wonder if Ozzie is going to have a quick hook with Garland this season. I doubt it. I think this was more Ozzie being careful not to turn this into a bad game. Jon has had some problems early this year and its best to take him out on a positive note. Jon definately improved tonight and stayed away from the big inning. Wasn't really hit hard (according to you guys) and is in line for a win. Now lets keep this lead.

Way to go Uribe. Now we got to hope Jon can keep this lead and that our bats can muster up some more insurance runs.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 04:57 PM) Just going by the commentary on here from last inning(3rd) as I can't watch teh game. Your cable company lame like mine. All thats on is the NHL channels. Thank goodness this is the last day the NHL will interview with my MLB package.

Tie game

Come on Crede, take advantage of this error.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 03:02 PM) Now I wouldn't say that Jas. And I'm surprised Felix that you had Buerhle on that list. Why not Garland? He had a career year. Not saying Buehrle is undeserving as well, but I'm just stating don't count out what Garland did. As a matter of fact, I remember a poster here who compared Garland and Santanas' stats to Colons and that Colon really shouldn't had gotten it. Garland's Line W-18 L-10 ERA-3.50 G-32 GS-32 CG-3 SHO-3 IP-221.0 H-212 R-93 ER-86 HR-26 BB-47 SO-115 Colon's Line W-21 L-8 ERA-3.48 G-33 GS-33 CG-2 SHO-0 IP-222.2 H-215 R-93 ER-86 HR-26 BB-43 SO-157 Santana's Line W-16 L-7 ERA-2.87 G-33 GS-33 CG-3 SHO-2 IP-231.2 H-180 R-77 ER-74 HR-22 BB-45 SO-238 And to mind you, Garland did miss a start, who knows how he would had done but I can bet you his line would had been better than Colons if we would started another game plus the year he had last season. You can make a case for Garland or Santana, but all that aside, Santana DID get robbed IMO, and this is evident. I can buy the Santana argument, but Garland's line was close to Colon's, only one difference, Colon was the ace of the Angels and that carries some weight to voters. In terms of Santana, the reality of it is, while people can call wins fluke or whatever they want, they do matter in the Cy Young race and 5 wins is a rather large difference.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 02:15 PM) I believe a kid named Jason Gage called a Cy Young this year for Jose Contreras this spring. Wait, do I have that name right?

QUOTE(Felix @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 10:35 AM) Far from being true. Look at last year with Colon. There were at least 3 other pitchers who should have won it instead of him (Rivera, Buehrle, Santana). Colon flat out deserved it.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 18, 2006 -> 08:45 AM) Well, as of right now, Broadway and Fields have both been freakin dynamite so far. Broadway=> 2-0, 2.00, 18 IP, 13 H, 3 BB, 18 K Fields=>.319/.353/.489 2 HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB in 27 AB. Still, 3 BB, 16 K. Looks like their walk and strikeout numbers might be close this year. Plus you have Lummy pitching great at Bham and Liotta should be just fine. We also have had the early emergence of Orlando (for Kanny) who is very quick and pretty talented. This is his first year in the states with the organization (in fact he was just signed during this off-season, IIRC).

He missed the past two games with a sore index finger, but he is back.

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Apr 17, 2006 -> 06:46 PM) From the small amount of footage I've seen of Broadway pitching, I thought he had a 4 seamer that sits in the low 90s, and a sharp breaking 2 seamer that sits in the high 80s, and obviously the spike curve. I didn't see any mention of his 2 seamer in the article. He'll ocassionally throw a 2 seamer, but its a pitch that he's been tinkering with and isn't part of his typical arsenal at this point. The vasty majority of the time he goes with his 4 seamer, but when Mike Doyle (one of our writers at FS) interviewed him just after he was drafted one of the things that came up was how he planned on working on developing another FB so he could better move the ball both in and out.

Glad to see our bench in. I'd have Widge in for AJ too, but what do I know. I'd even have no problem putting Mack in RF for Dye. Basically put get all the reserves in (sans Uribe and BA since they need more AB's).

That didn't look like a strike to me. I won't blame BA for not swinging at that.