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QUOTE (osxfreak @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 08:49 AM) Do You remember??? Brings me back to junior high when it was just pure excitement over the game.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 02:25 PM) I find it funny how people are b****ing about a player who plays a position where offense production was never an issue by traditional baseball standards. We seem to follow this same cycle since production could be far better at 3rd, 2nd and DH. It's like blaming a punter for his lack of tackles. Part of this comes from many of the posters here "grew up" in the steroid area of baseball. This means everybody should have 15-20 HRs and a slugging% of 450-500. They really don't remember the time when SS,2B and CF commonly were defense first and a 260 ave. was commonplace. Not that the standards should be lowered as players have gotten better over the years. It's just that the value of that type of player isn't recognized as much. With defensive metrics beginning to catch up with offensive metrics this may start to change some.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 10:46 PM) As the product of a Jesuit secondary education, I am edified that a Jebbie has finally made the Big Time. I agree, and I've got an undergrad and a doc from separate Jesuit institutions.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 12:18 PM) Proof? I don't know him personally. But judging from what he has said and done so far in his career, my analysis is far more plausible than what you have thrown out there, which apparently stems from your lack of patience to await his return. Too many people expected him to return by January, or after ASB, and March hits, there's a chance he's not coming back this year at all so people are just getting frustrated because they won't see him play this year. He is physically cleared to play, but no one knows his body except for him. His biggest issue right now is he's not able to put too much pressure on his left knee mentally, which leads to overcompensation of other parts of his body, i.e. hamstring. That's also why he's experiencing burning hamstring after practice. This will actually lead to a higher chance of injuring other parts of his body if this continues on. So while his knee has healed, he needs to be mentally be able to use his knee the "Derrick Rose way" before he should come back and play. People are comparing his injury to Shump Rubio and AP, but just go look at a Derrick Rose jump cut, he puts pressure on his knee far more than others do. If he's not able to do the things he's able do before, then he should not come back. I am one of the few people who actually appreciates his maturity in handling his return. He could have just made decision like any other headstrong young kid and rush back to play before he's fully ready, but now he's making sure he's taking the safe approach for the long term interest of the orgranization and the fan base. Grow some patience man. You will appreciate this when he's fully healthy again in the future. The reason his hamstrings are burning is that strengthening and learning control of them is a major focus of ACL rehab. The ACL prevents the tibia from gliding forward on the femur. The hamstring pull the tibia posterior ,thus they assist in preventing ACL injury/re-injury. He is getting a great deal of hamstring work during rehab thus they will "burn" when worked even more during practice. He is not overcompensating with them, he is supposed to do that.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 07:16 PM) Knew Africa was, didn't know that Asia. Interesting. What country/area, mostly? Here is a paragraph: In 2010 there were just under 1,196 million Catholics, compared to about 1.181 million in 2009, for a total increase of 15 million faithful at 1.3%. The territorial impact of Catholics suffered noticeable variations between 2009 and 2010: they have reduced their importance in South America (from 28.54 to 28.34 per cent) and especially in Europe (from 24.05 to 23.83 per cent). They reclaimed position in Africa (from 15.15 to 15.55 per cent) and South East Asia (from 10.41 to 10.87 per cent).

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 13, 2013 -> 02:39 PM) I believe this is going to be a lot of firsts. Obviously first new world pope, but it is also basically the first pope outside of Europe that was not born under Roman Empire. It makes sense, South America is one of the last stands for Catholicism. Africa and Asia are growing at a greater rate.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 12, 2013 -> 01:12 PM) My apologies. How about 4 straight years he has failed to match his rookie season, with drastic decline over the past three. The f***. He had an OPS of .650 last year and people try to say "oh, well, if you ignore the first three months... and the last month... he was good!". Yeah, that's half the f***ing season, and every game counts. God, the desire to phallate Ramirez around here because of a good glove is ridiculous. The guy has been increasingly disappointing, but my apologies for saying 4 years of straight decline. Let's just look at the overall numbers. OPS by Year .792 .723 .744 .727 .651 Dude hit 140 OPS points below his rookie season. Dude has 711 OPS over the last four years. Dude's also 32 this year. Yup, guys leaving their prime tend to improve! But don't worry! He's pretty good for an AL shortstop! Oh, wait. Alexei ranked 10th out of 12 AL starting shortstops last year that qualified for the batting title, and 17th overall out of 20 that qualified for the batting title across all of baseball. f*cking statistics of f*cking shortstops ranked by OPS 2012 But keep telling me that he's the "best shortstop in the AL" or "underrated". I hope that these numbers satisfy your urge and were worth the wait. Alexei Ramirez sucks, and RBI are not a statistic to tell anyone otherwise. Imagine if there were a productive player in that slot - how many runs would have been knocked across the plate. I disagree with your assessment, somewhat. This team is going to live or die by pitching and defense. For this team his defensive his well worth his poor offense. Replacing one player in this offensive will not help as much as replacing the defense will hurt the team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 9, 2013 -> 10:10 AM) He must be a hypnotist then to get so many players to take hometown discounts to play here... Sale, Konerko three times, Danks, Peavy, Buehrle for a lot of years... They may be the only way to explain the behavior of these players to many people on this board. Many of whom are convinced JR is the reason the Sox have not won a World Series in 8 years.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 9, 2013 -> 07:50 AM) That is pretty amazing in this day and age, especially when you consider that this team has multiple guys who have done exactly this. Just remember JR is a cheap horrible owner.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 7, 2013 -> 12:57 PM) After the season. The full season retirement tour is kind of annoying. The Chipper Jones victory tour became pretty self-serving. After a career that he has had, I think it's deserving. As it would be for Mariano.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 02:28 PM) Melton on these webcasts is just an embarrassment. It's like listening to Drunk Uncle from SNL. Or Harry Caray.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 02:01 PM) Rose has no issues on the 15th and 30th of the month..................Rose needs to play If cleared! He's probably still getting worker's compensation. Although since he was cleared to play he may not be. It would be up to the case manager.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 12:34 PM) I think he could sit out the next 2 years and the first time he plays he won't feel normal.IMO, the only way to get his knee to feel "normal" again is to play. Isn't playing real games an actual part of rehab for injuries like this? Yes it is. It's the SAID (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) principle at it's best. You won't get good at it until you do it. The problem is that his knee won't feel normal for about 18 months post-op. So playing now he won't feel normal until next year. He is doing all the basketball drills and is doing game situation things but not at the intensity and endurance that a game requires. He needs to get back in the games to build everything up. That is part of it. However, as stated, it's not going to feel normal this whole season. By most accounts of the pro athletes I've worked with anyway.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 11:42 AM) I agree. I've been fine with him taking his time, but if the doctor says his knee is good to go, the best way for him to get anywhere close to his 110% requirement is to play. Odds are he had the medical clearance about a month ago. It's just coming out now. Just because it is medically sound doesn't mean he "feels" normal. Hopefully with it becoming public he gets a little more confident in the knee.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 7, 2013 -> 10:55 PM) meh, would've liked more years since we'll lose 1.5 to TJ... but... not bad. I think the shoulder is going to be more of an issue with him. I'm not a fan of giving pitchers more than three year deals in FA. However, they are usually 27 years old or older when that happens. This is an unusual case where he is 23. It's probably worth it but long deals with pitcher still scare me.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 08:50 AM) Correct. ANd the chart at the top makes it seem like the worst year for Bulls injuries was actually their last season of VDN. Thanks for the info. Being in the field these things always interest me. Many times I think the primary variable is youth and winning. Younger player get hurt less and when you are winning everyone wants to be out there and small things hurt less.

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 07:41 AM) To your point, yesterday I heard Farmeo refer to Morel's "surgically repaired back." I thought "what?" I never heard that he had any surgery. That being the case, I entirely agree with your point. Morel's back is like a time bomb. It is only a matter of time before the problem resurfaces. And that is unfortunate for Brent and his ML career. The Sox can't allow that to become their problem though. From what we have seen thus far at least Conor Gilaspie can fit in as a platoon LH bat player at 3rd base with Kepp. If he hits North of .250, plays respectable D, his playing time will go up. If not, he may slide into the Minors. Meanwhile, this keeps up pressure on Beckham. He could see reduced playing time if Conor(or Morel) and Kepp are hitting and he isn't. As far as Alexei, get real with the trolling. He is become and outstanding defensive ss and has proven he can hit in the past. He needs to cut down on the home run swing and make some adjustments, but he has a decent eye and is an excellent athlete. And remember trolls, this isn't an Epstein fire sale. The Sox know Detroit has much better talent but they are not on board with tanking the team for 5 years while remodeling the stadium and banking minor league prospects. That's your boy's plan. I wouldn't go that far. If he works with the medical staff and keeps up with the exercises there is no reason to think that he can't continue playing regularly. Of course there is never a guarantee but with his age and the fact that they got to it early is a big help.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 08:36 AM) Here's numbers for the 3 previous seasons. Nothing seems particularly drastically odd about the Bulls, even with guys like Hamilton piling up the injury days. That was written at the end of last season. So that means that it included 2 years of Thibs coaching, correct?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 8, 2013 -> 08:07 AM) Do you count Rose or not? I would count all injuries just like they did for the MLB study. I don't following the NBA close enough to get a gauge on it. There just seems to be a lot of injuries with the Bulls. I haven't done anything with the NBA since the early 90's and most of my friends have left the league.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Mar 6, 2013 -> 10:10 PM) Getting sick of watching the shell of this team. f*** injuries I would like to see how the Bulls compare to the rest of the league in injury days like we saw for the Sox. They may come a time where people start to question the " win each game at all cost" philosophy of Thibs. Basketball is a high energy game and there may be a point of pushing to hard and have the team tire out or become too injured.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 10:21 PM) I always thought it was the hamate bone. I remember Jose Canseco did that, as well. When did they report their initial misdiagnosis? peeepl.com/people/elia-hamate/ - 翻译此页您已公开地对此项 +1。 撤消I thought it was ugly, ... The Elias Sports Blog: Remember Carlos Quentin. Part of it could be the hamate bone surgery he had last year which saps a lot of power. Carlos Quentin broke his hamate bone last year in the middle of an MVP season Not sure when or where that was posted but as far as I know it was the scaphoid which needed surgery which was why the screw needed to be inserted. With the hamate it's just removed.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 5, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) In general, we're a lot more worried about kid's safety/transportation issues, which is always a positive. Buses don't exactly cruise through the snow. It's also a lot easier to make a call and cancel it based on forecast and allow families to plan. If the kids are going to be home, you may need to stay home from work, find a babysitter, etc. It's a lot easier to do that night before or really early in the morning instead of playing chicken with them figuring out whether to cancel or not. It's also not too easy to have them get into school, have them call it an early dismissal day, and you either need to pick them up from school, or again, make arrangements for someone to be home for them after their long bus ride home. It's snowing right now, apparently places will get 4-8 inches and the worst part will be in the afternoon for the ride home. I don't really understand how canceling is such a "wussification" issue. Alot of it is the child care issue. The are lot more dual income families now then "back then." The stay at home parent is not the norm anymore so there needs to be more planning otherwise they will all complain to the school about not being able to get childcare in time. That being said cancelling school before the snow even starts is ridiculous. We found out at 6pm last night and snow did not start falling here until 8am. There still isn't much on the roads and the school day is about 1/2 over.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 06:43 PM) Except it really did seem to affect Carlos Quentin. He was never the same hitter with us as in that 2008 season before the hand injury. He fractured the scaphoid which is a bone on the other side of the wrist. That is a much bigger deal as it is one of the keystones for the wrist motion.

See the comments in his AAP. Not a big deal.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Mar 4, 2013 -> 04:40 PM) Why not do this in the offseason? Because the loose bone fragment from when the hook breaks could tear or cut the ulnar nerve. He would then lose the use of his 4th and 5th digits on his hand. The fragment needs to be removed ASAP to prevent this.