SkokieSox

I thought you were thew updater? Lol

This guy is awesome.

Alright, it sucked he struggled there, but he bounced back at least keeping it tied. Let's finish this now.

Gload is surely securing his spot on the roster.

I believe they said he would only observe the Colorado game.

Oh hell ya!

That a way Ruddy, never give up, no matter what the ump says, lol.

Gload being aggressiva and having it payoff, nice.

Koch 1-2-3 in the 7th today against the D-Backs. 2 strikeouts, nice.

They were saying all last year that nothing was wrong with his arm, and they couldn't figure out why he lost velocity. They changed his approach and nothing, but they said he was healthy.

He should be able to perform well, but it's going to come down to how well he locates his pitches. If his fastball is down again, it's not the end of the world, as long as he can locate his other repertoire of pitches, including mainly his sinker and curve.

Lol, is it a crime to reiterate. Besides you said hopefully, which isn't a prediction either way. I said I don't think anything more will come of it, and that's more of a prediction.

Apparently he missed that day they talked about it. Regardless though, this is really not a big deal. They talked to him, and that is that. No more should come of it. If this is the biggest problem we deal with in ST, we should be in good shape.

Harris shouldn't have said anything, but he should have been told. They wanted Buerhle to do this special and he designated it to Willie. He's basically a rookie, and if there is an unwritten rule, people should have made it clear. He obviously didn't know.

All the married players are not caught up. They told their wives that they're the Sox and no girls have any interest in spending time outside their hotel rooms on road trips. Nice job Willie.

Canceled due to rain. :headshake

Billy Wagner threw slightly higher than the 86-88 range with his fastball.

TJ= catching the ball vs. AT = not catching the ball. In this offense, TJ has a much higher ceiling than Thomas. Besides, TJ isn't the same since his days in Arizona, he is much more mature as a runner and person. Angelo is a pretty decent judge of talent, and he is high on TJ. This is the second time he has acquired him.

Regardless of how we fair against them, the rest of the league should pound on them pretty good. Of course, I want the Sox to as well, but that staff shouldn't match up well with the rest of the AL, and that is key when considering the division.

They'll rock, paper, scissor each day to see who plays.

Ya. The change is working effectively thus far, and he says he feels more comfortable with it than ever before. Coop helped him with a new grip for the change, and so far, so good.

KW

Hell ya! One thing less to worry about. I like it.

Rose would have been banned regardless. Besides, baseball changed Maris's record because of a technicality, and would be able to do so again if they deemed necessary. Again, the MLB is not the court of law. They have to act within a certain set of guidelines, but it is not the same by any means.

The MLB is not the court of law. You do not need proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Even though the evidence against Rose was indeed substantial, he was never tried. He was simply eliminated from baseball in all capacities. I don't believe they will take back the records or anything, but this issue isn't going to die. Now there may not be evidence of him injecting himself with steroids, but there is evidence that he was sent it, provided by witnesses. Now he can deny it, and in the court of law, he would be able to get away with it. However, baseball works differently, and as such, steroids will be observed with much more scrutiny. Whatever has happened is most likely in the past and will probably not be affected in any official capacity. With all that said though, Bonds is a juice head. You see that guy's traps. You can't transform your traps in that manner naturally. It's certainly debatable, I just would never be convinced that he hasn't used steroids, and multiple cycles at that, over the years.