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Get him back!!! As soon as we trade Thome for Rowand we can undo all of that dastardly trade!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 01:49 PM) What exactly are you referring to? I'd say the one suggesting that Soriano was dead because he wasn't hitting a week into the season.

Christ people, its a freaking week into the season.

QUOTE(barnes @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 12:25 PM) I wondered this myself. I guess Swisher must be more comfortable batting lefty...? so Ozzie left in Thornton for the better odds with him batting from the right. But yeah, it even looked like Bobby was wondering why he wasn't coming in. Any other info on this? Swisher's 06 splits: As LHB: .241 .360 .489 .849 As RHB: .291 .406 .504 .910 So, Swisher is clearly more comfortable against lefties than he is against righties.

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Schedule for 4/11/07 Seattle at Boston 7:05 PM Hernandez vs Matsuzaka

A 2 minute Daily Show clip that I think many people in Indiana, or who know about Indiana, will enjoy.

The NFLPA has actually been negotiating a new policy with the Commish to deal with these sorts of cases. Here are the details. Released today.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 10:53 AM) I like the Oakland atmosphere. It's colorful. We've been tryign to clean that stuff up for years out here in CA. The air is actually quite a bit safer than it was back in the 70's and 80's.

QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 10:18 AM) Jose won't let it effect his game. Supposedly, not having his family in this country was one of the reasons that people thought he might have struggled when he first came to the Yankees.

"Do it for Terri."

"This is not a negotiation". I'm not sure how to react to this honestly. On the one hand...it's more of a step than Mr. Bush has been willing to take in the last 6 years. On the other hand, it's loaded with the same "support me 100% or you hate America" type nonsense that you get otherwise. Fairly crafty by the White House...since they've been so obstinate, even the smallest move in the opposite direction gets them positive press. How about the Dems just offer a Jan 21, 2009 deadline up and see what he says?

Tampa Bay's ship will come in when, quite simply, they become smarter about how they deal with their players. There is not a single one of those guys who they will hold onto after they hit Free Agency it appears. And they are simply not going to win right now with the makeup of this team...even probably within a year or two...because of their pitching. They have an enormous amount of on-field talent, but their rotation and bullpen are simply sparse. We saw last year in Cleveland what happens to a team with a good rotation, awesome offense, and no bullpen. Tampa needs pitching, and if they're asking for 3 pitchers or Phillip Hughes and another pitcher in return for someone like Baldelli, they're never going to fill those holes. I don't think they can win simply by drafting people...too many wild cards. Eventually you have to trade people and stockpile if you're going to make a run at their salary level, and they haven't been smart about doing that (classic example = Aubrey Huff)

Kick some tail, Mr. Garland.

No. Next question.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 10, 2007 -> 09:02 AM) I'm not so sure they need Logan yet. Who knows, maybe Ozzie will bring up Gio and put him in that long "Buehrle 2000" role instead of Logan. I have difficulty thinking of many worse ideas than the concept of bringing up a future, hopefully top-of-the-line starting pitcher for this team and sticking them as the 12th man in the bullpen. Yes, the Bullpen was used a lot in the first week. What are the odds of that happening again? I'd say pretty low. Even with the starters being shelled last year, our bullpen still threw the fewest innings in baseball. It's possible there might be a few more innings available this year what with people aging in the rotation and the occasional bout of bad luck. But if that's the case...why should we use a starter for that role? Gio, Haeger, etc., they all are going to be a lot better served working as starters and throwing 6-7 inning games all year. If we want another reliever, bring up Logan or Bukvich. One more reliever would give us 12 pitchers, which would be a loaded bullpen in terms of how many people are in it. Even for periods of fairly heavy use, that'd be plenty to get by.

If he was trade bait he would be playing everyday at Charlotte right now. In fact, he probably should be playing every day at Charlotte right now anyway until Erstad hits his slump or gets hurt.

From the "Headlines that are either really smart or will be changed as soon as someone realizes what they actually wrote" file: Severely-Obese fastest growing overweight group.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 9, 2007 -> 04:49 PM) I'd just like to thank the Red Sox for this thoughtful, early season gift. From the other side of this issue, I'd just like to say...

There is no series this season where I will be happy with 1/3. Period. It is guaranteed to happen obviously, but when it does happen...you should be unhappy about it. You should go into Yankee Stadium when the Yankees have won 15 in a row wanting to take 2/3 or better. You should go into Minnesota with both Santana and Liriano scheduled to pitch wanting to take 2/3. You do not win championships going 1/3 and being happy about it. You win championships by winning 2/3 and being pissed off that you didn't sweep someone.

Jason Schmidt hurt his hamstring while fielding a ball in today's Dodgers game. He departed in the 5th inning. Matt Kemp also was hurt today after banging into a wall.

Just when you think an NBA player can't do anything more to make you dislike them...they decide to drive drunk. You know, I think it's only a matter of time before we see someone in one of the major sports in this country actually kill someone while driving drunk. Go Charlotte.

Mike Hampton tore a tendon in his arm. He's out another 6-9 months. That man is one of the most unhealthy players I've ever seen.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 9, 2007 -> 12:50 PM) Who the heck is this Durbin kid with Detroit? Breezing through the Orioles lineup so far. Millar comes through with a solo shot. Hopefully the senior Senator from Illinois gets rattled. Wow. I spoke too soon. This kid is getting schooled. I have no idea how in the world they thought that starting that Durbin guy was a good idea. Pitched in 3 big league games in the last 2 seasons. 29 years old. Career WHIP 1.62, 6.14 ERA, 17-30 career record, started 29 games for the Royals in 01 but since then has floated around between the minor leagues, the Indians, the D-Backs, and now Detroit. Seriously, I have no freaking clue how you start him instead of Miner.