Jake

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:15 PM) He has some pretty drastic splits, as he struggles vs LHP. Even getting him to be a platoon player would be a nice addition to the big league club. Check out his AA splits this year. Had been hitting lefties better than righties

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:46 PM) Search live tweets for Rios and it is so entertaining. over a tweet a second about him. Philly fans convinced they got him too. Jesus, why would Philly add that kind of salary?

Sometimes you don't plan to pull a guy until he mouths off to you in the dugout

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 09:35 PM) balta made a great point about Rios not heading back to the dugout after the DP He went to RF, yes?

I think Nate Jones is about to go hug some teammates

Slick Rick may not be happy about the benching. Makes it painfully obvious that his attitude is a problem.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 08:46 PM) I bet it's due to being pissed about him not running it out. Agree

Wilkins getting very hot

Trade value = declining

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 06:07 PM) I'm no longer riding that train. Why's that?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 04:31 PM) Good post on the Rios/Ramirez situation. I wouldn't mind Robin getting the boot in response to this joke of a season, but I am OK with him staying on during the rebuild. He's a nice guy and I am not violently against him. You don't seem like a violent person.

Trade Winds forum: pissing in the wind until bucket or a national sportswriter shares information

The likely result of a much lower K rate by Dunn would be that the Ks would be replaced by ground balls and his success rate on grounders is horrible.

Sample sizes are fun

The Hollister shirt picture was taken August 2011. He was 16, 7 month pre-shooting.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 01:32 PM) I think all teams do some sort of long toss regimen. It's one of the best ways to increase velocity. We see teams try it now and then, but I agree that nobody will ever stick with it. I think we're closer to a 6 man rotation than we are a 4 man. About half of teams use long toss to a significant extent. There are significant divisions in certain circles about the utility and even safety of long toss. I went to a clinic that treats Cardinals players and they told me I would be doing no long-tossing with them. Other places I consulted saw long tossing as the centerpiece of strengthening.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 01:57 PM) We all know how well he did under pressure last summer...

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 01:57 PM) No pressure or anything, but we really need him to be good for two starts. He just has to look healthy. Normal velocity, don't get absolutely shelled. They know what healthy Jake Peavy is like. He wins you games.

Now this all makes sense...

I watched Ben Wallace makes 13 threes in a row before a Bulls game several years ago...I no longer believe anything I see unless it happens in a game situation.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 12:54 PM) Obama: "Trayvon Martin could've been me 35 years ago." Countdown to exploding heads in 3... 2... Obama was a rapper?

Yeah I'm still going with Miggy. Not Tulo, as he's a higher injury risk than pitchers are

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 11:06 AM) And apparently they(and you) seem happy with the status quo. I want the Bulls to win it all, not "be good enough to compete and maybe pull it out if certain other players get injured and our players dont get injured" It isnt sensationalist to want the Bulls to be better. If I were to say anything was sensationalist, i would say it was your opinion of Nate Robinson I'm just not convinced that one playoff series in 2011 was enough to evaluate the potential of this team, which is better than it was in 2011.

Yes, that is The Game. That email made my day thinking of all the angry white folks that wouldn't recognize The Game and assume all black people look similar enough that the young Trayvon could turn into The Game.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jul 19, 2013 -> 10:46 AM) NSIS Anyways, Carlos is Spanish for Charles. LOL that was my first thought too when someone said Charles was Carlos's brother. I suppose I'll name my kids John, Juan, Jean...