Balta1701

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 27, 2013 -> 10:28 AM) And trading Hudson and Santos was the correct decision as well. Perhaps there were better packages to choose. I disagree on the trading Hudson part. The Sox were in need of a young, cost controlled RHP for the next couple years and gave it up for an expensive guy who wasn't under team control. Still up and down the list a terrible concept and idea in every way. The Santos deal I tried to like, but my response was "Man I wish we'd gotten something else from low-A ball to go along with Molina". I didn't feel like we got enough back for him, but we had parts coming up that could replace Santos. Trading Hudson left a Hudson shaped hole.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2013 -> 10:21 AM) That was all Tony LaRussa, just as much as Swisher being dumped was all Ozzie Guillen. Egos. Now, I'll give the Cardinals credit for finding the exact perfect pieces to fit into their bullpen... And again...Tony LaRussa's ego wound up being perfectly 100% correct. Rasmus has been awful with Torotno.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 27, 2013 -> 10:09 AM) You blast the White Sox for trading "cost controlled" guys for veterans, then a couple of posts later praise the Cardinals for doing the same thing. What cost-controlled guy did the Cardinals give up there? Rasmus? They gave up a cost-controlled guy the league loved but who they hated and they turned out right on both points. Their scouts deserve a ton of applause for that one.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 27, 2013 -> 09:08 AM) I have been looking for opportunities to include graphic novels into my 8th grade classes. The problem is being able to differentiate the lesson for high, and low, achieving students. A story plot like this, with cross discipline possibilities, could be just the ticket. And by the time they're in college, this storyline might well be a major motion picture.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ May 27, 2013 -> 09:48 AM) I have questions about the rebooted "Star Trek" universe: Did you not watch the 2009 reboot? The alternate timeline was formed in the 2009 movie due to Spock and Nero coming back in time. The timeline split on the day of Kirk's birth when the USS Kelvin was destroyed. From that moment on, history was rewritten. That would be at least 10 years before Pike took command of the enterprise in the classic timeline. In the alternate timeline there was a severe redesign of ships following the attack on the Kelvin, leading to a much larger Enterprise which probably also took extra time to construct. Effectively they are playing it out as 2 parallel timelines, with Spock prime being the only person who has crossed over and survived. Spock Prime lived most of his lifetime in the original timeline, was thrown back in time in Star Trek (2009), and will finish his days in the alternate timeline.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 27, 2013 -> 10:05 AM) Oh, the same team that traded for Edwin Jackson? PICK A SIDE BTW, no one is giving you a starring catcher worth anything right now for Daniel Hudson. Yeah, that team traded scraps they didn't want and wound up with pieces that were useful. Pretty remarkable.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2013 -> 10:05 AM) Well, to be more accurate...the false positive is likely to be tearing through the next 27 games and using that as the rationale for gutting more of our prospects for the iffy chances of competing with a flawed team. Let me ask you this Balta. You're one of the minor league aficionados. If you could have a veteran catcher and another reliever (let's say the equivalent of a Joaquin Benoit) for Erik Johnson, Trayce Thompson and Daniel Webb, would you make that deal? If it increased our odds for appearing in the playoffs from 25% to 75%, would you consider it worth making? A single guy increasing the Sox playoff chances by 50%? Good lord, when did tetrahydrogestrinone start catching? If there was such an incredible player, yes, I'd dump the franchise for him.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 27, 2013 -> 09:05 AM) BTW, do most people consider "Team" to be the 25-man or 40-man rosters? I'vew always considered it the 40 for discussions like this. It seems like, and I really wouldn't mind of someone disprooved or prooved this point, but I can't think of an instant where a mid season trade really made that much of a difference. The 2011 Cardinals is my example there. They cleared out Rasmus/crap, had everyone here whining about how the Sox coulda had Rasmus, and rode their new bullpen to a world series title.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 27, 2013 -> 09:53 AM) Whose plan is that? Anyone who would describe the Sox going on a run against weaker competition as a "False Positive".

QUOTE (Jake @ May 26, 2013 -> 08:12 PM) What would we have to give Atlanta to get Evan Gattis? The problem with that concept is that McCann is a free agent after this year and has already been banged up. Holding them both creates a problem this year but solves a big hole for them next year.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2013 -> 09:33 PM) LOL...DJ said he has a "bad feeling" about tmrw. So your prediction is clear and sunny skies...for the record? No rain delays, guaranteed? OMG a rain delay might happen? Panic! Riot in the streets! Loot the grocery stores!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2013 -> 09:02 PM) More bad weather predicted for tmrw. 40% chance of showers throughout the afternoon. Wow, you're kidding, a 40% chance of showers? My god, we need to build a domed stadium in 24 hours!

Juan caught stealing again? Man I'm used to that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 25, 2013 -> 05:47 PM) https://twitter.com/BMcCarthy32/status/3384...1668608/photo/1 How could he not come up with "4'33″"

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2013 -> 06:28 PM) The problem was never the Royals' offense. The Royals are 12th in the AL in Runs scored this year, they were 12th in the AL in runs scored last year, and they've averaged finishing right around 12th in the AL in runs scored for the last 10 seasons (with only 1 finish in the top 10). No matter how many names you want to list, offense has been a problem for them for a decade.

"Why are there so many minorities at my water park!?!?!?"

Anyone got a stream of this?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 25, 2013 -> 03:19 PM) back to back starts for Gimenez. Interesting. No problem with that whatsoever. Even as a guy who wants to see Flowers get this season, give him some time off right now.

Several thousand people ran the final mile today that they didn't get to run.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 25, 2013 -> 11:32 AM) I agree with what Hawk said, Hernandez is terrible. The problem is Hawks recent issues with umps and blowin up on the air. And having to talk to Bud and Jerry. I think this might cost Hawk If they're going to fine hawk for that one I'll chip in. That game would have ended in the 10th inning if there was any sort of replay. And it wasn't even the worst call at first base of the night.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 25, 2013 -> 12:26 AM) So does Hawk get blowback for this outburst towards an ump? That outburst wasn't nearly as bad as the call.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 24, 2013 -> 11:04 PM) I'm going Keppinger walk off This post needed highlighted.

Manny Machado is the first player to have 3 consecutive 3-hit games on the road since...Ty Cobb.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 24, 2013 -> 05:21 PM) *looks at top of page game widget* yes Thanks (Have the widget turned off).

Aw hell, I read this thread title and thought "oh no, not again"...expecting that he got scratched again. D'Oh.