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What were Richard's numbers this year?

Wow, Clayton Richard was the back-up QB at Michigan I know. I'm pretty sure he throws hard.

QUOTE(gettysburg32 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 09:09 PM) Yeah, I wasn't meaning to say Venable had a chance in the NBA, not many 6'2" shooting guards from Princeton do, but I was saying the few times I'd watched him on TV he was a pretty good ball player. No, I know what you mean. Just pointing out the similarity. It's not often you see a guy play in college basketball, and then get drafted in baseball.

QUOTE(gettysburg32 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 09:06 PM) Yea, that's him, he was a damn good basketball player too. Well, it's worked out pretty well for Chris Young of the Rangers, even though Young was a much bigger prospect.

QUOTE(Randar68 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 09:03 PM) Yep. I'm somewhat surprised. Kid could have been a first rounder, but for some reason wants to be a PG. There are 12-15 roster spots per NBA team. A first rounder has 4-5 years to make it in baseball plus the million in signing bonuses and college tuition paid in the future... One thing I know about baseball: If you heart and mind aren't 100% into it, your physical tools mean nothing. Funny thing is that his basketball ranking dropped a lot as well. He went from being a fringe top 50 player to being ranked in the bottom part of the top 100. Hewitt has said he's the fastest player he's ever recruited though. He'll have a ton of playing time at pg next year at GT if he actually goes to college.

Didn't Will Venable, of Princeton, play basketball in college also? He was just picked by the Padres.

QUOTE(Randar68 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 08:59 PM) That and the fact that he played like an uninterested dog all season. Yeah, I noticed that his high school numbers were extremely mediocre this season for someone who was supposed to be such a stud. Looks like Paul Hewitt will actually get Austin Jackson on campus next year

What do we know about Cunningham?

Austin Jackson has not been picked yet. I guess teams were scared off by his desire to play point guard at GT next season. Looks like that decision is going to cost him a lot of money.

QUOTE(Cerbaho-WG @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 08:30 PM) Do any of the BA people work for a major league organization? Didn't think so. The Sox know what they're doing. Come on, I'm just relaying what information I heard. Almost all of us were disappointed in the pick when we heard it anyways.

Real quick tidbit: My brother just called me, and he works for Baseball America. The people at BA started laughing after the Sox took Brooks. According to the people there, it was the biggest stretch of the draft.

Sounds like an awful pick. Also, no shock that Cubs already signed their first-round pick. They don't mess around with money now. If there's a good pitcher to be signed, they'll pay top money for them.

What do we know about Brooks?

Any predictions on who the Sox take with their next pick?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 06:50 PM) f***ing hell...great pick by the Dbacks. Neighborgall may not have the numbers, but has the arm. As I'm sure you know, he has absolutely no control. GT can't even pitch him in big games because he's more of a threat to walk in 5 runs than he is to give you 3 solid innings.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 06:27 PM) Haven't heard much on Moviel, I remember the Sox signed and drafted his brother Paul hoping to grab Greg. Hodges has flat raked, man would if of been nice if the Sox signed a couple of those guys. Its cool how Hodges broke his hammate and learned how to rake from the other side of the plate and is now a switch hitter. I remember you always loved Hodges. Are you sure Hodges is a switch hitter now? I'm a huge GT fan, and I watched all their regional games on ESPNU this week. Hodges batted righty the entire week. He is a great player though, and it will shock me if he doesn't become a MLB starter in his career.

The Cubs have deep pockets, and I'll be shocked if they don't get a deal done.

Ozzie better get someone up in the pen. You can't f*** around at Colorado, and let the tying run get to the plate.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 03:33 AM) That's exactly what people speaking for an organization say when a guy is about to be replaced. "We have total confidence in our manager" etc. In most cases, that's true. But that's not the way Hawk and the Sox work. You never heard Hawk say anything good about Manuel his last season with the Sox.

Only Ozzie could continue to piss off a majority of Sox fans during a game where we're up 9-3 in the 9th inning and Freddy Garcia looked like a stud.

For anyone wanting Greg Walker to be fired, I give you this tidbit: Hawk was saying the more he's around Walker, the more he sees how "solid" he is. Since we know Hawk is basically the voice of the Sox front office, it's safe to say Walker's not going anywhere.

Timo showing his amazing versatility by swinging at the first pitch he sees. I bet he just wanted to get back into the dugout to finish off what he started with Ozzie.

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 03:18 AM) For those not watching, what happened? I think he's referring to Dye getting thrown out by 10 feet at home by Hawpe, who has a great arm. Cora should have never sent him home with less than 2 outs.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 02:08 AM) What happened to Crede and trying to keep his swing plane level and his shoulder closed? Crede's been much better recently. Just like with Cotts, I'm not sure why people still complain about players even though they're performing well at the time. Uribe's offense is hurting us a hell of a lot more than Crede's performance right now.

What happened to Pods and his patient approach? He's walked twice in his last 18 games.