Jake

Also, the free market does what it does -- it helps the top dog and hurts the lowest on the ladder. The current system exploits young Latin Americans in particular with just a few getting huge payouts. This democratizes the process to an extent and will hopefully give more young ballplayers a shot to play in the USA. My hope is this will lead to the end of the camps run by individual teams in South America and the Caribbean where young people slave away for years hoping for a tiny bonus while forsaking their education, health, etc. With the recent death of a young man in an MLB camp, I hope MLB is looking for ways to forage for talent without employing so many cost saving measures that they can't even provide medical care to the kids they put out on the field every day in hopes of a few thousand bucks.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 8, 2013 -> 02:32 PM) Entertaining is reading Facebook comments whenever "D-Rose" posts a new status. https://www.facebook.com/derrickrose/posts/10151525025827305 What is craziest to me is the amount of people that post these really emotional messages on there, not just f*** YOU but heartfelt requests. People REALLY want him to come back and he's oblivious to it

We really need to beat Gio -- need to flex our muscles against lefties when we get them. This is a HUGE chance to make a statement early in the season. A series win in Washington would speak volumes about where we're at so far.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 8, 2013 -> 08:40 AM) Because I never used it. Now that I hasn't been giving Netflix 7$ a month for the last year, I figure I have 84$. I also didn't know it was on Netflix, because Netflix never has anything I actually want to watch. If I keep watching this, I'll pay netflix 7$ for a month and cancel it again after I've watched all of the episodes...but odds are, they don't have them all anyway. For AMC shows, they will have all episodes with the exception of the season that is currently selling on DVD for the first time. For instance, Mad Men is on Season 6 as of yesterday. Seasons 1-4 have been available for ages, and about a month ago Season 5 became available because they had spent enough time selling the DVD version and would like you to get caught up so you can watch it on TV. Most TV series on there work that way. I used to complain about the selection on Netflix, but I've gotten more and more warm to it. Lots of TV series available, House of Cards is great, I love documentaries, lots of foreign films, etc etc

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 08:06 PM) Ok, I just bought season 1 of breaking bad to give it a chance. This better be good. 1st season is good. I got sick of it midway through third season though. Also, Y U NO NETFLIX?

The Japanese rookie will take on the closer's role, via the news

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxWdll-aDaE& And Derrick doesn't feel right off of that leg

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 07:52 PM) A friend of mine responded to that picture on Facebook, "war mongler??" It should be warmonger shh you're ruining it

Very interested in hearing the fans' argument against worldwide draft.

Weather hasn't been the best yet either. I'm honestly just done thinking about attendance. If it's up, great. If it isn't, I guess we'll have to settle for a $110MM payroll

QUOTE (Real @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 04:03 PM) I thought Greg walker was gone, f***ing lift and pull in full effect IT'S HERE TO STAYYYYYY

TANK!!!!!! LIFT AND PULL MOTHAf***ASSS

Tank usually isn't too bad against sinkerball types

Screw it, Nate can pitch every day right?

HE'S GOT THAT LOOK

GAS

9-8 Royals now, just pulled Holland

Don't mess around too much here.

They have to like their lineup when walking Kendry brings up Morse. Big difference from last year when the scariest guy was Smoak

2 out double. Doesn't need to be a big deal.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) Hawk is getting pissed lol The only time he gets more pissed is when pitchers make bad defensive plays

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) WTF did we spend spring training doing? We look like we had Ozzie Guillen running field drills again. QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) Playing with fire there. What the hell did we do the entire ST? I see what we did there. Maybe I'm a part of this multi-alias administrator conspiracy too

Playing with fire there. What the hell did we do the entire ST?

s***, if Reed gets the W I'm f***ed in my fantasy league

Let's see if we can avoid the dreaded "Reed sucks in non save opps"