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QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 03:50 PM) Well, if Nabokov was bad, then I don't know what adjective describes Kiprusoff and Backstrom in the 1st period. Just like both games, the goalie was pulled way too late. Kipper should have been pulled when he let in the third goal on what 5 shots.. They left him in before pulling him down 4-0.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 03:07 PM) You dirty dog, you... I'm just glad she still had "definition" on her body, before she knew. She is a nice person though, so I do keep in contact occasionally asking how she and her baby are. If I knew before-hand I probably don't even hang with her.

So it looks like (though we still have 2 periods to play) it's gonna a Blackhawk (Kane) against at LEAST 2 Blackhawks for the gold. (Hossa/Kopecky or Keith/Seabrook/Toews) Gonna be fun to watch.

KANER!! AGAIN!! 5-0 USA! Mercy.... 6-0 USA. Still the first period.

PATRICK KANE!!!! 4-0 USA!!!

Kipper is having a horrid game for Finland. Erik Johnson. Really great kid scores a goal. 3-0 USA.

Parise must be eating what Rafalski is eating lately. 2-0 USA.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 10:28 AM) Looks like Jared Mitchell will be playing in Birmingham this year. Article "OF Jared Mitchell: This talented leadoff hitter will work alongside Pierre as a non-roster invite during Spring Training, in preparation for Mitchell to assume this top-of-the-order role in a couple of years. The 21-year-old top pick for the White Sox in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft will start 2010 for Double-A Birmingham, and could be the fastest player in the White Sox system." I am stunned if this turns out to be true. He is definitely moving the Beckham route, though Beckham was more fundamentally sound which is why I'm puzzled with this. Mitchell still has some holes he needs to work out. He will be exposed against lefties pretty badly (though he still has excellent discipline), and if he takes over center, which he is still raw in as well, is Danks a LF? RF? promoted? Perhaps the B-Ham hitting coach is a better teacher for Mitchell than the W-S hitting coach is for Jared. I gotta say this though... I hope Jared never turns out to be like like Juan Pierre. If he can get a bunt game... fine, but he doesn't need to do that all the time. Anything else from Pierre... I'd rather have Jared watch tape of Crawford/Sizemore/Span.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 10:26 AM) I had the shortest relationship of my life with a girl who had a kid. It lasted less than two weeks. All she ever talked about was her f***ing kid, and I just wanted to tell her that I didn't give a s***. Haha mine was like that, but alittle different. It only lasted 2 weeks as well, but she was pregnant.. And of course it was a two week relationship (didn't have sex with her.. yet.. ), so obviously it wasn't mine. I had to dip-set with the quickness with that.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 11:17 AM) Ugh, Aldridge would be so nice. QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) seriously, aldridge would be so great. We wouldn't have Derrick Rose if we had LaMarcus. He alone probably gives us a couple more wins from that 08 season. (unless Skiles and Boylan dick around with him as well, then in case I'm wrong) I'm quite satisfied personally.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 02:04 AM) I don't think we'll see ever see a Mitchell/Danks/Quentin/Rios OF, but stranger things have happened with White Sox prospects. Maybe the strangest of all would be Sox position prospects starting to make a consistent impact, starting with Beckham. We would have to be extremely lucky if two of those guys pan out, yet alone one. That's why I don't waste my time on those "future projected lineups" in 2011 and beyond on the futuresox board. Lord knows how many threads I've seen since I've been here where I've seen Sweeney (noone knows if spects will get dealt too FYI) BA, etc.. outfield, Malone/Rauch the ace, etc.. etc.. It's a great scenario, but more than likely for all we know our next big time.. say... future young 3B stud for example, could be in another organization, or in this years (or next years) draft IF that.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 06:49 PM) 400 lb guys are not long for the league. You'll be lucky to find many over 350. You better stop while your "behind" Jeremy.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 12:24 AM) I don't see any chance of him repeating at Kanny. He hit .300 there with a .417 OBP and .850 OPS in his 34 games there. I think he is basically passed that league. I think W-S is the obvious choice, but I think there is an outside chance he starts in AA. I guess it also might depend on Jordan Danks placing too. If Danks is in AAA, I bet Mitchell goes to AA, and obvious if Danks goes back to AA, then Mitchell will be in A+ at W-S. It depends how the sox feel he's progressing. Just because you rake a small smaple size in 34 games, doesn't mean your getting promoted. Look at Brandon Allen for example. Dude put up a .275/.358/.615/.972 line in AA in 43 games. Sox obviously felt he needed more time so he spent about a third to half the year in AA before getting promoted. Hell Dexter Carter was unconscious in low A (actually had better numbers at the time than Hudson) but he stayed in low A to further develop his pitches whereas Hudson got the promotion since he was further along in development. Like I said, it depends how he farm directors feel a prospect is ready to make the jump. Hell some guys might only put up average lines in a league (low BABIP/unlucky but excellent discipline, whatever it is), but get promoted and rake. If he gets the call to W-S, then that means the sox feel Mitchell is ready. If he stays at low A, the sox feel he needs to work on/tweek some things. (notably his swing/adjustment to CF, hitting left handers, etc..)

QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 11:28 PM) I have no insider knowledge on this, but I'd be pretty surprised if he started in AA. That seems too fast. There's no way he starts off in AA.. no chance. At best, he might start at W-S and even that is a question mark.

I will see my friends for the first time since new years. I'm hearing a s*** ton of beer and counting. Gonna be downtown making my Pilsen visit tomorrow. If I stumble upon their computer I'll try and go here.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 04:26 PM) Every player is thrown out there during the off-season. It's just that the level of seriousness varies all sorts of different degrees. No doubt, and in all honesty, it wasn't serious. But my point is that there were "discussions" now how serious they were, I have no idea.

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 04:23 PM) Another out of context article by JC about Ozzie. Ozzie said that he would retire after the W.S. win too, so I take anything he says about retiring with a big 2 cents. He tells it like it is, but not even Mr. Guillen can predict the future.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 04:08 PM) You dismiss statistics in favor of your eyes. Every time. Eyes tend to tell a great deal of lies. It's a two way street, you just can't be married to things you think you saw. When it comes down to it, you don't get the whole picture just from visuals, nor can you from stats. It's a very, very in depth combination. Anytime anything other than generic statistics are brought up you insist on letting us know that there are flaws, i get it, you have more than stressed it enough. Advanced statistics are intended to help us get a better understanding of the game, not the opposite. Sabremetrics is one never ending pursuit to benefit the game of baseball. There is lots of forward progress, backwards progress, and forward progress again in the sabremetric community, just like any other field. Very little is definitive in this game. You are a traditional baseball fan, through and through. There is nothing wrong with that, as long as you don't keep coming off as what you say is gold, and everything others think is rubbish. I could be wrong and you have no intention to come off that way, but that is how i interrupt it. For what it's worth, i think you are a damn fine poster who adds another much needed dimension to soxtalk. I have noticed when i agree with you (your posts in general, does not mean i replied), i agree wholeheartedly, and when i don't, it's like we are on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. It's nice to have a level head around here, considering that the ratio is probably somewhere in the 20-1 range. The pessimism just for the sake of being pessimistic is extremely old. You know it's sad when this board is dead during a seven game win streak and absolutely hopping on a five game losing streak. People just love to female dog and moan. Agreed 10000000% with all of this.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 04:02 PM) Where did you here this? Well thats why I put "supposedly" but from what I gather, The Reds were throwing Votto out there just to see what kings ransom they can land. Walt, of course, denied it strongly early on this offseason, but there were rumors (not to mention an inside source of mine, so take it with a grain of salt) that said he did indeed throw him out there. I believe next year he's arb eligible so his salary will jump. I would think they would move him to LF once Alonso is ready, but I'm not sure if the Reds would sub the offense for the defense in Votto since he's bad in LF. (not to mention it baffled me why they threw him out there in the first place, unless they were looking for a stud OF) I dunno what is up with the city and management though. Cinny predident said the financial stuff was "blown out of proportion" but the same thing was said about Detroit too. Never thought Granderson was gonna get dealt, but here we are. Then again.. Cinny signed Chapman for what 50 million, so who knows.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 03:53 PM) Because the Red's have Yondor Alonso, right? I wouldn't put much faith on a prospect, but he's a good one, but that is not the reason. (well.. only reason) Hell Votto was quietly shopped this offseason by the Reds supposedly fielding offers. I love AGon, but that's one of the few reasons why I wasn't so bend out of shape by him like others were here. The Reds (city, management itself etc..) will be a mess next season.

I'll be looking forward when the Reds place Joey Votto on the block next year. But other than that, I'm not too interested in the offseason as we got business to take care of this season.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 01:32 PM) I can never not be biased, as I grew up during the Jordan era, so that time will always stand out to me. But we've got some special, special players in the league today. Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Melo, Durant, Paul, Howard, Paul, Nash, Bosh, ect. Paul is so special you had to say his name twice huh? Hell when Nash/Kidd get too old, we got some new studs ready to step in comming up in the next couple years in the draft. (some still in high school) Gonna be a fun ride to watch.

Happy B-Day Mark. :cheers

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 02:48 AM) Who would seem more dangerous to you with a twitter account? Calipari or Ozzie? Well he was just an example, but ya.. I view Ozzie as great comedy relief though.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 02:29 AM) You don't see the distinction between player and coach though? I guess I'll tell John Calipari he better watch his ass then.