Balta1701

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 11:33 AM) They definitely have a shot. I'd lean towards Kentucky once again at the moment. It used to be very rare that the team with the top talent would win the title.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 02:55 PM) Yea pretty much Mark Buehrle on that one. Its all random with prospects, all sorts of people pretend like they know but nobody does. Its all a giant gamble, we should've traded Beckham when his stock was high, trading Reed was a great move, Chris Young even better. Someone said we had the #1 farm system back in 00-01, aside from PK (who we traded for) where are those guys now? Not everyone pans out, but some do, and some get traded, and both of them can help you save money. We had the #1 farm system when we had guys like Garland, Buehrle, Kip Wells, Rauch, Reed, Olivo, Borchard, Crede making up the strong part of that system. Not all of them succeeded...but we won a world series in no small part because we had that top flight system.

The game has a slot on Extra innings, so it will be on MLBTV as well. The fact that the Yankees/Halos was early was the trigger. Good, I dn't have to send my angry email yet.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 10:17 AM) The Heat don't draw well, especially for a team with 2 of the top 5 players in the league and another arguably top 15 player. I mean, that team is a championship contender year in and year out. In Miami, everyone is about party first, then make plans around that. They work their 9-5, and then plan to go out around 9 or 10. If the Heat game starts at 6, they'll go there until the party at Mansion or Liv starts. Same goes for every other sport minus football, but even attendance has weaken for the Dolphins and for the U. The people down there who actually want to go to games can't afford it. Their ticket prices are completely jacked up. In Miami, there's Rich and there's Poor. No in between. But now that they have a modern ballpark, I'd assume they've got the quality luxury boxes and high priced sections, and marketing designed for them, so that they can make due selling to the rich as long as they get some of the others in there.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 07:06 AM) I am thinking about how to tie a thesis into soxtalk. There has to be a Comp and Rhetoric thesis in here somewhere. The Thank You/introduction section of mine may have wound up including the phrase "2005 Chicago White Sox" somewhere in the family/wife section.

You will very likely not be able to watch that game.

Would you like to hear Carlos Boozer's new single? Tough. Here it is anyway.

Luke Scott calls Fenway a dump.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 05:44 PM) espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7810620/new-york-knicks-jared-jeffries-likes-chicago-bulls-matchup-playoffs Jared Jeffries wants the Bulls in the first round. He doesn't really think the Bulls can hang with them over a 7 game series The last 2 times out, the Knicks have effectively played a Rose-less Bulls team. The time before that, was the game Rose sprained his groin. He has every reason to think that. He hasn't seen the full Bulls attack since Feb,. and that was without Hamilton.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 05:02 PM) Big out here, as I don't think Santiago matches up well against Jhonny Is out 27 ever not a big out?

How much ground did Dayan cover while getting there?

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 04:09 PM) Thanks again Twins for just giving Delmon up to the Tigers. Wasnt' he a free agent at the end of last year?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 04:06 PM) Quality Jinx. At least he got through 6 this year!

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 04:03 PM) Laying out what she has, even if a little weak, but still making the argument of a crime is better than just saying "nope, there's nothing here, everyone go home." Is there anything that would stop her from "Laying out what she has" after concluding an investigation if she decided not to bring charges?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 04:03 PM) Reed and Ohman warming in the pen. Peavy had thrown 86 pitches at the start of this at bat. Based on a normal pitcher's standards he should have plenty of gas left in the tank.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:49 PM) This makes zero sense. You're saying that letting him off without any kind of judicial determination about his guilt would be better? Really? If the prosecutor came out, said she looked at the case and just doesn't have the evidence...that'd be very different in terms of public reaction from her saying that she believes a crime was committed and yet having the accused walk.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:51 PM) Pitch was outside Det crew is nuts. It's a strike on Gameday.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:51 PM) You never know, Leyland loves to abuse his pitchers. The end of the Sox's order is loaded with righties, too.

If Dunn doesn't get on, will they walk the Captain?

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:33 PM) also - BALTA. You said Jake was awful! WHAT'S GOING ON? Show yourself! And you said Scherzer couldn't cut it.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 03:32 PM) BUT WHY IS THE TANK STARTING OUT SO SLOOOOOOOWWWW???? He's now hitting .294 with a .922 OPS. Yay for sample sizes!

Well, there we go DV.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 10:43 AM) This team is better than last years team. With a healthy Rose I'd agree. If CJ is their best PG, then I'll disagree.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 10:38 AM) Well we did just beat the Heat in back to back games without him and with him being a huge negative while on the floor. And the Bulls beat the Heat 4 times in last year's regular season. This team cannot win in the playoffs on guile alone.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 13, 2012 -> 10:19 AM) There is a real good chance, that we aren't going to see a healthy Derrick Rose this year. And if this is true, then we're going to be lucky to get out of the 2nd round.