YASNY

QUOTE (29andPoplar @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 08:43 AM) That was a freaking moon shot, I was on the deck of the Bullpen Sports Bar and practically got whiplash watching it sail out to CF. I remember seeing a few roof shots in person ... Tom Egan, Luzinski, Kittle. Dick Allen hit one into the far right CF upper deck at Comiskey, it just barely caught the seats or it might still be sailing. I saw the Bull put one on the roof too. Only one I got to see in person.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 4, 2008 -> 06:39 PM) Over 200 wins, over 150 saves, 15 post season wins. He is in. Undoubtedly. Add 3000 K's to those stats.

I think the catcher got crossed up on the signs and freaked.

If I recall, this documentary, while good, was quite NY centric.

The thing is, with HGH out there and currently untestable, anyone who hits 60+ in season will be looked at with a jaded eye. Sad, but true.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jun 4, 2008 -> 04:39 PM) Whatever happened to the rabbit that came out of the ground to give the pitcher a new ball? Did that ever exist or did I imagine that as a kid? It existed. Except it was for the HP umpire.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 5, 2008 -> 07:58 AM) Jinx shminx, this isn't Wrigleyville. FINISH THEM!!! This is same site that rode the Rally Crede to 2005 WSC.

I'm coming up to see Saturday's game. What's the weather forecast for Saturday?

The hardest hit ball I ever saw in person was a line shot by Dick Allen that hit the brick wall at the back of the bullpen in old Comiskey. If I recall, that wall was 440 feet from the plate. The pitcher reached up to try and catch the ball as it passed the mound, and was still on the rise when it hit the bricks. The ball then bounced back over the bullpen fence, back onto the field of play. My father and I were walking to our seats and happened to be standing directly behind home plate.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 4, 2008 -> 10:58 PM) You left off the most powerful HR hitter I've ever seen, Mark McGwire. That guy hit tape measure home run after tape measure home run. He was absolutely ridiculous. I'd agree but for the fact that he too was 'enhanced'. One name left off that list the hit some monster shots is Frank Howard.

QUOTE (RME JICO @ May 30, 2008 -> 07:17 AM) Nope, only 31 at home and 12 vs PIT. Man you are way off. We also currently own the best interleague record! Tied with Cinci, at least.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 30, 2008 -> 01:27 AM) Are we sure he gets back to Chicago? Time to dump Juan. I don't care how much he's making. Given the choice, I'd rather give Ozuna the boot and let Uribe take that utility slot.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 29, 2008 -> 09:10 PM) So... How was it? The usual. Sox win, cubs lose.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 29, 2008 -> 11:20 AM) Question in my office... Have the Sox and Cubs ever played each other while both teams were in first place. My inclination is no, but I don't know for sure. Yes. It happened in 1906.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 29, 2008 -> 09:37 AM) And then never live down the fact that you hit a woman. Never... hit... a woman. I've thought about this scenario before and have come up with this. A woman gets the first two shots, if she attempts a third one she has no intention of stopping. I'll stop her some way. I won't stand there and take a beating from anyone.

De' javu all over again. Well, he should be able to get the team to 'Point B'.

Just look at any previous years AS balloting based threads and you'll see the same arguments. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Wow, I missed some that I shouldn't have.

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 21, 2008 -> 08:58 PM) Just like to mention I am 7-0 when starting positive game threads. I'm like a PED - ophile Fixed

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 19, 2008 -> 10:17 PM) It wasn't a great catch, it was a TERRIBLE angle and bad midjudgement of the ball turned into a semi over the shoulder (although not really was it even a full over the shoulder) catch. I give him no credit for that, he made the catch hard himself. Also, the people who say the NL is resurgent don't watch the games. They may have a lot of the top statistical guys offensively, but that's because the pitching in that league is AWFUL. The Cubs lineup is very good, but they never seem to see good starting pitching more than once a week. Just because the AL has a lot more good pitching and the NL a lot more good hitting doesn't mean the AL is down, it just means games are being played differently. Consider this scenario. He was aware he was coming up on the hill. Instead of running toward the hill and possibly having it throw him off, he turned to a somewhat parellel route to make sure he caught the ball before he hit the hill. He's been in NL for quite a while and playing with the Cards, he should be more than familiar with the hill. He's a smart veteran ballplayer. I think that's exactly what happened on that play.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 21, 2008 -> 09:58 AM) You're missing the point of my post...the suggestion given was that maybe we ought to keep Alexei up when Richar returns since he's now hitting, and that the odd man out would be Ozuna. That's why I started looking for 3b backups...if you drop Ozuna, you don't have one. What about Uribe?

QUOTE (YASNY @ May 19, 2008 -> 10:14 AM) If run differential is an accurate indicator of a team's stregnth, the Cubs will run away with the NL Central. Check out the ESPN standings to see that stats. The Sox are best in the AL Central and tied with Boston in the AL at +30. Correction: Oakland has a +31 at the moment. I also noticed the Angels are +6 and 6 games over .500. WTF is up with that?

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ May 19, 2008 -> 09:31 AM) I rank Maddux higher than Clemens now by default. We know what Maddux has done without steroids. We know that he's won 350 games and we know all of his other numbers. We don't know what Roger Clemens would have done with the remainder of his career -- would he have continued on the pace he would eventually continue? Well, it's possible, but he almost certainly wouldn't have. He might not have even gotten to 300 wins, and I am fairly certain he wouldn't have made it to 354. The rest of his career is now tainted, and it is no longer credible. Therefore, I consider Maddux greater than Clemens by default. I can not in good conscience declare Roger Clemens a "greater" or "better" pitcher than Greg Maddux anymore than I can say that a woman made of plastic is more attractive than a natural woman. I wholeheartedly agree with you.

If run differential is an accurate indicator of a team's stregnth, the Cubs will run away with the NL Central. Check out the ESPN standings to see that stats. The Sox are best in the AL Central and tied with Boston in the AL at +30.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 19, 2008 -> 10:02 AM) I would change Dotel to an C. He's provided some big strikeouts in high leverage situations. Yesterday I can excuse as he looked tired and the defense wasn't helping him out. Looks about right other than that. There are two ways to grade of course: straight up and compared to expectations. Straight up Swisher has probably been a "C", but according to expectations (a 900 OPS corner guy) he's been bad. MB deserves a D IMO. He relies on defense and the defense has been horrible behind him. He faced 3 batters and walked 3 batters. Not much the defense can do to help him out in those circumstances.