RockRaines

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 08:38 PM) The red flags have been waving for a while now actually. I mean I've been trying to stay optimistic, but it's more of the same. Yeah, every time this team loses red flags are waving, we should NEVER lose.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 08:37 PM) division or league... division right now would be like being the tallest midget, with one team over .500 Yeah, which is why I backed it up with 4th in the league, face it you are wrong.

Man, we are just missing winning this game by inches.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 08:36 PM) what rating seems harsh? You gave one of the best offenses in baseball an average rating. Its not harsh, just stupid.

QUOTE (frankie5angels @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 08:35 PM) Well the plan was to have him as the leadoff guy before he got hurt, so evidently the Org. thinks he can do the job. I'm just thinking there needs to be a shakeup. This team needs a spark plug at the top of the order, someone who has speed. This team has zero speed. Yeah, and thank god he got hurt otherwise you would have never seen Carlos Quentin. Jerry is a 4th OF'er and belongs on a bench, sorry bout it.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 08:32 PM) been watching all year. Starting Pitching= B+ Middle Relief= B Closer= B Offense= C- Defense= C Managing= C+ Overall Baseball IQ= C In our division, second most runs scored, least runs allowed. 4th in the league in runs. I guess thats average though?

QUOTE (frankie5angels @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 08:31 PM) Hawk is that you?? nope, someone who apparently knows that your arguments are awful.

QUOTE (frankie5angels @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:30 PM) Jerry Owens would solve a problem this team has, which is we have no leadoff hitter. Swisher is not a leadoff hitter, and it is showing by how he has been struggling at the plate. he is trying to do to much. I don't care what anyone says, you need a leadoff guy with speed who can beat out infield hits, and put pressure on the other team with his threat of stealing a base. Thome looks like nothing but a part time player to me anymore. His swing is slow, and he looks to do one thing and one thing only and that's to launch. How do you know that? He could be a sweet track star that never gets on base.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:30 PM) Pitch 1: Fastball, outside corner. Attempted bunt, fouled way over to the right side. Pitch 2: Outside fastball. Long, loopy swing and a miss. Pitch 3: Hanging curveball, outside corner. Apparently he was taking all the way? It was a curveball that didnt break. He saw curve out of his hand and it hung up.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:29 PM) Was Floyd really squeezed though? Their runs came off of a great piece of hitting by Cuddyer, a bad fastball to Kubel, and then s***ty defense by Overrated Cabrera. Yes he was all game.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:28 PM) i hope i'm wrong, but this is seems like a .500 team. Because of this game? You obviously havent been watching all season. They are barely out of this and their guy had to pitch out of his mind with a huge strike zone.

QUOTE (frankie5angels @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:26 PM) Yeah since Thome is just tearing it up. And he's still better than Owens.

So Bonser pitches over his head, the ump squeezes Floyd, we get bad bounces, and barely miss tying the game by 6 in. I hate this s***.

QUOTE (Soxpranos @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 05:18 PM) And still cant bunt, he cost us that Saturday game at Wrigley last year as well when he couldn't get a bunt down with 2 on and nobody out. Really? You are judging his ability to do something on a squeeze play with a fastball that handcuffed him. The best he could of done there was foul it off.

I dont know how any pitcher can stand taking signs from Mauer, he is the WORST at actually giving the signs, he has no hand control or something, its really annoying.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 05:15 PM) i agree that BA probably has a higher ceiling. But they've both had about 3/4 a year worth of playing time at the ML level and,to me, Owens has shown more. Plus, Owens showed improvement when he got his second chance. Anderson still looks pretty much like the same guy as when he first came up. He's a bit better but still looks overmatched most of the time while Owens looked way overmatched then ,i thought, looked respectable and could continue to develop into a solid contributor. Brian looks like a different player to me. More patient, better eye, and shorter swing.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 03:40 PM) Which is the only purpose of Tylenol Are you including people who are, for example, high and fall off a balcony during Spring break? Do you have statistics on that? I'd like to know how many people did that. Outliers and extreme circumstances do not make an argument.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 04:24 PM) I'd much rather have Owens than Anderson up here right now. Anderson is a better defender but the difference isn't so great as to cancel out Owens' advantage with the bat and his ability as a base stealing threat. Plus Owens is a lefty and we need another left-handed hitter on the bench. Probably true, but BA's ceiling is much higher than Owens, and he showed flashes of it this spring. If he hits like he showed he can hit, he's much more valuable to the team.

QUOTE (pierard @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 03:23 PM) I did a couple shots of it while I was there. It's a freaking science fair for them to get it set up. There's sugar cubes and fire, way too much work. Anyway, I wasn't a big fan. Yeah, they do that cause it tastes so damn bad.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 03:13 PM) You must be ready to beat your forehead into a brick wall your forehead

Best lead-off hitters started with a high OBP. Thats the number 1 factor of a good lead off hitter. Tim Raines career .385 OBP in his peak years he was always around .400, he also hit alot of doubles and stole a TON of bases. Career SLG .425 Ricky Henderson career .401 OBP his last few down years really hurt his career numbers, but he was almost always above .400. Career SLG .419 avg 27 doubles per season Kenny Lofton career .372 OBP. his peak years in Cle he was always .360-.412 Career SLG .423 Or you could be from the same camp as Joe Morgan and mention players like Juan Pierre http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/morgan_joe/1369981.html

It probably one of the worst tasting most hyped alcohol of all time.

QUOTE (The Beast @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 03:02 PM) I think it's a stupid debate, but that's just me. Stupid how? Like how more people die from tylenol each year than marijuana?

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 28, 2008 -> 09:49 PM) Getting hammered at a sports game is for amateurs...or Cubs 'fans'. Or a decent college tailgate.

The Buckeyes add a four star top O-lineman Corey Linsley, he is one of 3 O-lineman to have a scholly held for him from Ohio. Jack Mewhort (committed)and Marcus Hall are the other two. Linsley committed to Ohio State over scholarship offers from Stanford, Illinois, Michigan, Notre Dame, Miami of Florida and over a dozen others. Linsley is the 13th commitment for the 2009 class and its said that his signing may prompt #2 Illinois prospect Chris Watt to sign as well.