ptatc

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 12:51 AM) I'm okay with losing out on Tanaka if it means we then sign Garza, Jimenez, Burnett, or Richard. Then trade Erik Johnson and De Aza for a catcher. I'm confident that the Sox will sign no free agent pitchers whether or not they get Tanaka. I think they believe they have a good rotation and aren't bringing an outside starter. They believe he is special and will pay for that but not a good one.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 05:10 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 1h Reported Jan. 9 that Tanaka took physical at Kerlan-Jobe in LA. All suitors got report. Signing team might want own doctors to examine him. If team signing Tanaka wants him to take physical, it must be completed by 5 p.m. ET Friday. There can be no contingencies in contract…. I would guess that most teams will accept Jobes examination. His group and Andrews in Birmingham are the top two in the nation.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 04:45 PM) inversely correlated to the number of posts on a message board That is the best definition I've heard. Maybe twitter replies is better though.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 04:09 PM) Nope, no one said that. I just graduated with a 3.5 GPA in college, but that doesn't prove I'm smart, it just says that I tried. I know. Iwas was being facetious. Its just a comment on the aspects of getting good grades doesnt mean you are intelligent. You still need to be somewhat intelligent to get good grades but effort plays a role for some. I know a number of people who were lazy but got good grades anyway and others who didnt care but and got average ones. However, there are also people who try and get poor grades so effort isnt the only variable. Good grades implies at least some intelligence.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 04:02 PM) Not if it's Conor Smith III whose family donated $500k, right? This is why some schools like Northwestern dont have minimum criteria to get into the school. Its not for the athletes its for the applicants with parents with deep pockets.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:59 PM) Giving obviously dumb students an A average seems highly unlikely. You can inflate by a half grade or so but giving D students an A seems like there would be some big time investigations. Sometimes grade inflation is a policy. There are some schools which have a requirement on how many As you must give and others that have a limit.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:55 PM) I'm still waiting for your foolproof evidence that he is in fact a dumb person. If you get good grades you are stupid if you get bad grades you are smart. Its the argurement iget from all of the applicants we deny. I went ot a better school, my professors were unfair, my family had problems, im smarter than people with better grades but i dont do well on standradized tests...... Most people people just dont want to admit that they cant compete with others on an intellectual level. Not that the grades make someone a better or worse person or makes them more effective at their occupation.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:34 PM) Im pretty sure most of the people in this thread would struggle to get a 3.7 at Stanford regardless of major. I dont know how smart or dumb he is, grades dont really mean s*** for that, but he got a Stanford degree and not many people can say that. And Im pretty sure not many of us have "Stanford" grads working for us. We actually just accepted a stanford grad into our pt program who was also a all american wrestler and was 4th in the last olympics in wrestling. I think im a little scared.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:04 PM) When getting across the point one is trying to make, a double negative does not make for a grammar error. But continue, please. Never said it was an error, I said I like the effect, especially in a communication degree comment. I'm the last person to criticize someone's writing. I'm awful. And thanks for the permission to continue.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 02:52 PM) Very true, but nobody is committing $100+ million dollars to draft picks. Many of the variables that make draft picks questions marks are also negated in these situations such as maturity, workload and professional schedule.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 02:51 PM) I actually have to agree with this post. Getting a whopping 3.7 gpa in Communications doesn't make Sherman not an idiot. I have college grads as co-workers who are f***ing morons, too. I like the effect of the double negative making the point.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 02:44 PM) Call me crazy, but grades don't mean everything. You can be socially inept and come off like a gigantic idiot, even if you are really good at retaining information from your Anthropology classes. I know plenty of people who got terrible grades, but are actually really smart. And people who aren't every smart that got great grades. It's more about effort than intelligence. So yes, in the times I have seen Sherman on TV, my impression of him is that he is a big f***ing idiot who can't control his emotions and looks clinically insane. Schools vary due to grade inflation. Sometimes grades don't mean much but most often they do especially from a school like Stanford. Also you are correct that intelligence does not mean you can apply it. Often it is about effort, lazy people can be smart with poor grades. However, good grades don't come from being stupid but could be grade inflation. My personal view about him after seeing the incident and subsequent comments from him is that he is an intelligent person with an immense ego who knows how to draw attention to himself for personal gain ala Miley Cyrus.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 02:45 PM) There's been about as many Japanese players that have completely flopped as there has been that have succeeded. Compared to the MLB draft, that's a good track record.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 02:42 PM) About $50 million in difference as I see it. And more years to a pitcher vs. a first baseman.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 01:38 PM) If it's down to the Cubs and Yankees, I hope he signs with the Cubs. Stay out of the league. Go to a bad team. I'd like the opportunity to see him pitch live, when I go to my 1 Cub game a year with enemy friends.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 01:26 PM) Interesting read about how quiet the Super Bowl crowd is every year http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/01/21/sport...1&referrer= That's because most of the crowd aren't fans from either city.

Interesting how the article states that DeAza getting less at bats than Eaton or Viciedo in 2014 is a mistake.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 07:08 AM) Faster than a doctor or ER? Not around these parts. got a couple by me that we were out in 30 minutes, on 3 separate occasions.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 09:19 PM) Buehrle lead the league in WHP two years before Cooper was even the Sox pitching coach. You can't use him for an example with anything. Mark Buehrle is one in a million. Wasn't he the minor league roving instructor or something like that though? I'm sure he worked with him at that time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 08:59 PM) Didn't need them today, even was able to practice my talk while standing and walking around for an hour. Just pissed at the timing. Excellent! The urgent care clinics are helpful if you don't have the time to go to a doc or emergency room.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 07:06 PM) My opinion hasn't changed at all. If he signed with us, it would be pretty awesome... A scary contract, but awesome. I just can't find a scenario other than "because" that makes the Sox the winners. I agree. There really isn't much here for him compared to the others. We aren't the best team, we will be breaking in at least 3 new starters next year, the defense was awful last year and the weather here sucks. I really can't think of many reasons the current Sox team has an advantage over the others. If this occurred in two years when Eaton, Abeu, Davidson have proven themselves it may have been a different story. Don't get me wrong I would love to have another young quality starter but I think the sox are at a disadvantage.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 08:01 PM) Walking is not. X-rays are a good thing if it hurts that much, especially if it hurts at the tip of the fibula. Palpate that area just in case.(a perfect use for x-rays even though it's common put here out of context)

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 04:45 PM) Probably better days to sprain your ankle than the day before you get on a plane for a job interview. Sigh. Quite possibly one of the worst.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 03:35 PM) Michigan City will probably get some lake effect snow. Now, is the time to take down the Christmas lights before more cold and snow sets in.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 10:06 AM) I come back to guys like McGwire, Palmeiro. These guys juiced quite heavily at young ages in the early 1990's or late 1980's and you couldn't tell. Palmeiro didn't really explode at all because his drug of choice was Winstrol, and McGwire didn't really start to inflate until the 1990's. His numbers when he was 31 don't look all that outrageous compared to his rookie year. Rafael Palmeiro pointed at Congress and denied juicing and a lot of people believed him because his body type didn't look like Bonds until he was caught for abusing a steroid that was supposed to do exactly that - help you build up but only to a certain extent. I still disagree. People who saw them on a regular basis knew something was going on. The type of PED and the training they did obviusly makes a difference. How a body builder trains versus a sprinter is part of the difference.However as we are discovering with some of the recent reports people knew they just didn't say anything. This is common in the sports culture. I can't tell you how many times I saw boosters walk into a training room in college and handed an envelope full of cash. You just don't talk about it. I agree with your point that average person who doesn't see them often doesn't have a good idea unless they are experienced with seeing people on and off the PEDs. Most body builders could probably pick mpost of them out.