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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 20, 2009 -> 11:29 AM) That's a good one, read it a few years back. I think I've pimped it here before, but if you want a historical book that reads as interesting as fiction, and is among the best I've seen at painting a picture of how the American persona was built... Blood and Thunder, by Hampton Sides. I've read it. I'ts good as well.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 20, 2009 -> 10:56 AM) Yes, a lot. I just finished reading a book called "The Crusades: Islam and Christianity in the Struggle for World Supremacy" by Geoffrey Hindley and a couple months ago read "1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry". The one about the crusades was kinda hard reading. Didn't love Hindley's writing style as I felt I spent too much time trying to decipher what I just read rather than remembering what I just read (if that makes any sense). The one about the Bayeux tapestry was very interesting. It gives some background on it and also proposes an alternate theory for it's creation. I have a lot of historical non-fictions, the majority are of medieval Europe (mostly England) or ancient Egypt. I have not read the majority, I just have a bad habit of going into Barnes and Noble and leaving with two or three books every time I'm there. As for fiction, I just finished Steve Berry's "The Third Secret" last night. It was meh. It's one of his older ones. I generally like him and love his books with Cotton Malone as the protagonist. This book was pre-Cotton Malone and it took too long for me to get into it and it just wasn't as exciting IMO as his latest works. Good writer and a very good series.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 20, 2009 -> 09:44 AM) Last few years, I've read more non-fiction than fiction. Anyone else read any substantial amount of non-fiction, particularly history-related books? -- Here's a seperate question. Name an author who you like that you'd call a guilty pleasure. Something you know is not great literature, but you just enjoy it anyway. I'll throw one out there: Tony Hillerman A great book is: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. I'ts an historal and cultural persprective on why culture and civilizations developed the way they have on different continents.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 13, 2009 -> 04:29 PM) DJ and Farmer were talking today that a common mechanism of heel injuries in baseball is stretching out/jumping forwards as you're taking your last step towards 1b and trying to beat a throw. Sounded reasonable to me. It is. That is part of the acute heel contusion, when you land awkward on it. Anytime you land awkward with a great deal of weight like that you can bruise the sfot tissue fat pad. That's similar to the poster earlier who said he hurt his hitting a base.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 13, 2009 -> 02:33 PM) Cmon. Injuries happen. I'm sure they have the best equipment and training as everybody else. Shoes are very different from pair to pair. Just because it's a professional franchise doesn't mean they don't get a bad batch. Training also varies. May be with all of the bad weather they ran indoors and aggravated the heels. That's only one possiblity. There could be many. Never equate pro sports with good training, medical care or even equipment. Those are very political decisions in oraganizations and (like most things) revolve around money. All that being said, the Sox have one of the best medical staffs in pro sports. However, that does mean things can't happen like the example I gave earlier.

QUOTE (G&T @ May 12, 2009 -> 04:40 PM) The Score, so I assume it came from Cowley, said that he already had a cortizone shot. So it's probably something like tendinitis. typically there are two causes of heel pain. One brusing of the soft tissue fat pad, as someone stated earlier which is an acute condition which should heal rapidly. The other is heel spurs or a chronic irritation of the tissue around the heel which can be a much longer issue. Usually, a cortisone injection is for a condition like this where conservative treatment has already been tried. since he has had the injection you can assume that he has had this problem for at least 7-10 days. the bigger issue may be that since Thome also had heel issue what type of training are they doing or what type of shoes are they wearing that would cause multiple players to have the same issues?

QUOTE (Brian @ May 8, 2009 -> 07:26 PM) Everything is away. Adjust. you would with the way he hangs over the plate, away would be the one pitch he could hit.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 8, 2009 -> 06:55 PM) Nix looks like a 10 year MLB veteran compared to Lillibridge. Lillibridge is completely overmatched at the plate, and besides his speed, has no tools to really develop. I agree with you though, the Nix love will probably last another week at the most. Then, we'll hear calls again for Alexei in CF and Beckham at SS. I think the Sox see Lillibridge as a utility player and the one thing that he does bring is good to outstanding defense at multiple positions which is a good asset for a UT. He is definately not a starter at this point but with the injuries and lack of production he is forced to play more than he probably should at this point.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 8, 2009 -> 04:51 PM) Thanks man, I appreciate the advice. I just got back from a run trying out my new kicks. No shin pain, at least not in the way I had it before, just the basic knee (I havent been running in a year) type strain. I feel pretty damn good. I could tell these shoes were keeping my feet a little more steady. Shoes and proper training (not over training) are always the 2 most important factors. Those to factors help 80% of my patients.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 8, 2009 -> 06:03 PM) The raw tools. I also cannot see why people want to see more of Nix in the lineup. Are the raw tools any better than Lillibridge? At least Lillibridge had some success in the minors. Nix got cut by the Rockies. If you can't hit there you are in trouble. I'm not necessarily advocating for Lillibridge but I don't see Nix as that much better of an option.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 8, 2009 -> 01:54 PM) Shoe brands often have a specific type of foot fit, or a few specific ones. So its not necessarly that one is bad in general, its just bad for some people. I have a running shoe made by Brooks, called The Beast. Its meant for large fram runners (I'm 6'3" and currently 245, but even at my ideal 200, I ain't a small guy) with ankle stability problems (like me). They work great for me, highly stable and comfortable, and high enough to keep my ankles in, even with the orthotics. But Brooks might be horrible for someone else. For bigger runners Brooks and new balance tend to be the best because of the larger toe box and insole design.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 8, 2009 -> 01:42 PM) Dude, I need you to help me with my stride. I have run for a few years and lately I have had serious shin pain (not shin splint like pain) but almost muscular or focused just above my ankle. I think its my nike running shoes that I switched to and only recently bought a new pair of sauncony shoes to see if that was the issue. most of the time pain in this area is caused by too much heel strike. When you contact the ground it should not be with the posterior or middle part of the heel, it should be toward the front of the heel. there are many reasons for this improper striking pattern it is usally just habit or over striding. during the first part of your run go slower and try to land on the front part of the heel. Don't try to do it all at once because the change can cause others problems. Ease your way into it and the pain will dissipate. From the description you gave it sounds like you strike it quite a bit of supination. In this position your foot is rigid and doesn't absorb the forces of impact properly. If you land further forward on the heel you'll land more into pronation and this will decrease the force in the area.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2009 -> 01:41 PM) For those who are curious look at the bottom of a well-worn pair of your shoes. If it looks like one side or another has more ware than the rest, you probably have an un-even gait. Left uncorrected it can lead to ankle, knee, hip, and/or back problems. For those interested, I've attached a power point that I use to for talking to physical therapists, podiatirsts and such on training for runners. I've worked with runners for many years and have done 12 marathons. the principles are based on my own research and the references listed at the end. Training_for_Runners.ppt

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 7, 2009 -> 10:33 AM) Its one thing for Gammons to be biased in Boston, but on espn he should treat it like Manny was the guy who beat the Red Sox in the WS. I'm sure his opinion would be different. Its seems pretty far fetched a guy would START using PEDs after the league starts testing for them. If anything, Manny's statement via Boras that he has passed 15 tests only shows testing isn't where it should be yet. One thing to remember is that someone is always going to invent a new designer steroid that will be undetectable. This was the case with BALCO. You can't test for something for which you do not know the chemical breakdown. This is why the masking agents and such are also banned. Manny got caught trying to reduce the after effects of some sort of previously unknown PED. This could very well mean someone has concocted a new PED. The only reason the BALCO scandal occurred was that a track coach turned in a sample of the PED to the USOC and the labs then knew what to look for. I like what the program for which the USOC is doing a pilot study. You take a base blood sample. You analyze the subsequent blood sample and look for any abnormalities and base the penalty on changes from the norm. There will always be the desire to cheat in athletics and someone will convine a chemist/pharmacist to create the new PEd (or the other way around).

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 8, 2009 -> 10:35 AM) Sox lose-10 page rants on how the team isnt constructed properly, how coaches cant coach and how everything needs to change. Sox win, *crickets* If you can't say anything negative, don't say anything at all.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 4, 2009 -> 08:30 PM) We had this discussion before. It will be a disaster if Walker tries to make Flowers, Beckham, Allen and Viciedo patented "lift and pull" hitters. They've all consistently shown their best power to the opposite field this season. I think everyone goes overboard on Walker for the offense year after year. Your earlier point about Liilibridge is that he doesn't pull the ball. Jim Thome hits many homers the to the opposite field. Maybe it's just the fact that to win at comiskey you need to hit homeruns, so KW has put together a homerun hitting team. Since most hitters hit more homeruns if they pull the ball, this is what the hitters do. They see the way the ball flies out of this park and start to hit that way. Very few coaches at the professional level will totally change the way a player plays. They will tweak it and adjust it, but not totally change it. If the hitter has a good hitting style to hit the opposite way they will. Iguchi was a good example, I don't recall Walker wrecking him. When a team is missing a third of their starters (Fields, Anderson and Dye) one of whom is the clenup hitter, the team will struggle to score runs. JMHO

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ May 4, 2009 -> 06:34 PM) Will Perdue is teaching him a slider, wow. He has a good downward plane for the slider.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 09:03 PM) side note: I had knee surgery this morning to repair a broken patella I got playing softball last week. The boss just sent me a gift box with a card that said, "Ease his pain..." In the box are DVD's of FIELD OF DREAMS, THE NATURAL, EIGHT MEN OUT, THE ROOKIE, LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN and the complete box set of the 2005 world series. I don't have the heart to tell him that i have that box set already, so if anyone would like it, send me a message and i'll ship it to you. Ouch, how did you fracture the patella. Diving for a ball, landing on a base,.....?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 04:46 PM) I think you missed the point - he is saying that he did read the label, and that the substance in the supplement wasn't listed, which made him test positive. I have no clue if that is true or not, but, he apparently did in fact check the ingredients. Nutritional supplements are not FDA regulated. They do not have to list what is in their product. Most do as a promotional gimmick. There is alot of stuff in the supplements that is not listed. For example, one of the main ingredients in ginseng is alcohol but you won't find it listed in the ingedients. There is a list of MLB approved supplements. The players stray from it at their own risk.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 27, 2009 -> 02:26 PM) Someone in government actually taking responsibility for something...*passes out* I'm sure he was the lowest man on the list and will soon be out of work or promoted depending on whose a** he is covering.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) Depends on body type and what kind of athlete they are. Lots of athletes come in way under 8%, I think Tiger Woods is something around 5%, and Lance Armstrong is even lower. I don't think anyone would consider them unhealthy. Many runners and cyclists and the like can get into the 3-4% range. about the only time you look at body fat % being to low is with women and child birth. Women need to be around 10-12 to have a healthy gestation time. Many female gymnast need to "fatten up" prior to getting pregnant.

Nasty injury for a hitter. Shouldn't be any long term effects though.

QUOTE (Heartattack19 @ Apr 16, 2009 -> 01:27 PM) Julio Ramirez was terrible........could not hit water if he fell out a boat. He was fast though! I would like a Paco Martin Lyle Mouton or a Warren Newson Jersey; those would be extremely Rare and quite stupid at the same time I have a "Deacon" game worn black jersey from 1992. I wear it to games often. Since he was 24 people used to ask why it wasn't Crede.

I knew Dave Berg. He was at Kane county when I worked there. Really good guy. Had alot of knee problems that year. I still wouldn't get a jersey of his.

QUOTE (Jimmywins1 @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 02:56 PM) Not sure how long that'll keep him out, but the Tigers announcers just said that's what he's got. A separated shoulder will be any where from 4-8 weeks depending on the severity. 6-8 weeks is most likely.