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5 straight hits. 3-0. Thome maneuvers around a tag to score. Koronka has thrown 10 pitches, 5 of which went for hits.

QUOTE(Wedge @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) "The White Sox have never faced Konerko" idiot Technically, isn't that true?

4 straight hits. 2 in the infield, 2 off the left field wall.

Gameday has Thome's and Podsednik's hits almost right next to each other.

Muhahahahahahahahahahahaha.

By the way, police have confirmed he wasn't wearing a helmet. Interestingly, it appears that in 2003, Pennsylvania amended its state laws to make wearing helmets for cyclists optional.

I can't figure out what is supposed to be so addicting about these things.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 03:09 PM) And #%&@*! Mexicans picking all our lettuce and not leaving any for us to pick. I could really go for a salad right now.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 03:06 PM) I was starting to wonder whether he ever testified or not. Something else troubling me is that the %@#*&! Intelligence Committee is NOT asking to intterview Tice. I can see Chairman Pat Roberts doing everything he can to stonewall against Tice testifying before Intelligence. But that can't be sitting well with Vice Chairman John Rockefeller, seeing as he was one of the first Congresspersons to voice their concerns when the questionable NSA programs first came to light, even calling for a congressional investigation into them. I don't know if it's just me, but I've had the impression for quite a while that Rockefeller hasn't exactly been that strong of a minority leader on what has turned out to be one of the most important committees for oversight of this White House. I think the type example is the WMD report that, 7 months after Reid shut down the Senate, still isn't done somehow.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 03:10 PM) Why hasn't this thread been closed yet? To see how many pages it hits.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 02:44 PM) i'm assuming iguchi's out because it's a lefty? With Pablo hitting .400 off lefties and Tad hitting .200 off them, seems like a good move to me.

I do not like the principle of giving up that much talent for a few months rental. The Brewers won't be just giving him away, they may even hope to resign him.

QUOTE(JoeBatterz @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 02:19 PM) What is the average age for each each team along with major league experience? Linky Here. 1. Florida 2. Texas .... 19. St. Louis 20. Chicago Sox. 21. Cleveland Average age on Cleveland is 29.6. CHW is 29.4. Oh, and we'd be even younger without Jeff Nelson.

Time to wipe the floor with another Ex-Cub.

So Here's your update on the Russel Tice testimony. The testimony was done, but was done behind closed doors, and no one seems to know if there'll be anything actually done based on it. Other committees seem to want to interview the guy and are asking the NSA for permission, but the NSA is stonewalling and not answering the questions.

QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 12:36 PM) maybe you dont remember the meltdowns he had against the Sox when he was with the Twins I sure do Silly Twins fan, he wouldn't be able to melt down against the White Sox if he was pitching for the White Sox!

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 12:51 PM) Appearantly Jason was also suspended 50 games today by MLB. When players get a steroid suspension are they still paid? Because that would cut a chunk out of his cash right htere.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 12:18 PM) sorry dude, but the educational system in this country isn't working. But it is reassuring knowing a childish hothead such as yourself is an educator. Oh, I don't know anything about learning mathematics (that is what starting your whole rant)? I certainly do, and I know teaching fluff classes instead of sciences is not the way to go about it. Don't give me some bs saying the US focuses on writing, math and legit science enough... if that was the case we wouldn't be so far behind other countries in these areas. Yea, i think public schools teach too much stupid s*** and need to focus on other areas. I guess in your case the saying "those that can't do, teach" is appropriate. As long as we don't tell kids the earth is older than 6000 years or that the climate of the planet can be altered by organisms on the planet.

QUOTE(zach61 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 12:06 PM) And I'll ask you then too. What area do you want the Sox hitters to improve at? Is their average too low? Not enough hits? Not enough runs? I noticed that when Westbrook didn't locate his sinker in a good spot, the Sox hit it hard somewhere. Getting hits against good pitching.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 11:51 AM) Whoa whoa whoa. I hope you are kidding. AJP has the best 3, 4, 5 in front of him in the MLB. Of course he wont have many RBI opps. Thats just ignorant to say that he is unproductive. He is getting on base after many a bse clearing hit. AJ has come to the plate 48 times with RISP. He is hitting .208 in those at bats thus far. Anderson has seen 38 at bats with RISP. He's hitting .105 in those situations.

QUOTE(zach61 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 11:19 AM) And like Cooper did for Marte? As far as the Sox hitting, what would you like to see the team as a whole improve upon? Not just one or two players, but the whole team. Game planning against specific pitchers. There are a lot of teams that come out against a pitcher, know exactly what that pitcher is going to try to do, and focus the whole game on stopping that. That's how good teams beat good pitchers...if that pitcher makes any mistakes, the hitters are ready for it. Right now, our team strikes me as a bit of a crapshoot, it doesn't seem like our guys come in with good game plans against a lot of pitchers, which is how you wind up with guys like Westbrook being able to shut us down. A good game plan against him would be to try to foul off some of the inside pitches, and drive his sinking stuff outside the other way over hte infield. Instead, we have this habit of trying to pull the outside stuff when we face sinkerballers, and it usually turns into those ground balls the pitcher wants.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 11:12 AM) For sure? MSNBC says this.. "It was not known whether Roethlisberger was wearing a helmet when he crashed." ESPN

http://sungazette.net/articles/2006/06/11/...ews/nws936e.txt :banghead

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 12, 2006 -> 05:44 AM) Fists. There's no reason to care that much. The best counter message? Don't even bother showing up. Ignore them.

Basically, what you have in Questec is an automated system that broadcasts every pitch to a guy up in a booth at the stadium. That guy watches the pitches on the screen, and records whether he thinks the pitch is a strike or a ball. That guy's numbers are compared with the actual balls & strike calls, and a %age of correct calls is calculated. Those numbers are then used to grade umpire performance and to choose umpires for the playoffs. Here's a BP interview with a Questec operator.