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Keon Barnum hasn't played since 8/13. Is he injured again?

That was a Soxfan with a Youk jersey. He should get tix for life.

1) Courtney Hawkins 2) Trayce Thompson 3) Keon Barnum 4) Keenyn Walker 5) Carlos Sanchez 6) Jared Mitchell 7) Erik Johnson 8) Simon Castro 9) Nestor Molina 10) Chris Beck I can see flip flopping Mitchell and Johnson, but Jared's power numbers are his saving grace. He won't be a prototypical home run hitter but he'll hit a few. The K's will always be there. I still have faith in Nestor Molina. Marco Paddy must have seen something in the kid to have KW want to trade for him. I'll give him a chance.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 03:46 PM) Just out of curiosity how many new albums do you guys buy during the year? (And you know what I mean by "buy") I'm at 19 right now. But I have some more nerdy music friends who get 50+ sometimes... Just purchased Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus. Magic stuff. The only other CDs I've purchased in the last year are Foo Fighters' Wasting Light, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals' self titled album. Both are very very good CDs, especially GP&TN. Grace's voice - WOW. Janis Joplin-esque.

Saw the movie Friday. Best. Movie. Ever. Okay, I've stuck my neck out, but that's how I feel about TDKR. It was THAT much more excellent. Magnum Opus. I previously felt Alien was the best I've ever saw, then The Searchers, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Godfather, etc. Bane was on a different terrifying plane than the Joker. To compare the two villans, and the Actors who portrayed them, is indeed comparing apples to oranges. The story in TDKR was a great conclusion to the trilogy.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 04:15 PM) It's obvious but it's true. When was the last time Kenny has bought high on a guy through trade or free agency? Jim Thome?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 11:47 AM) They are already discriminating against Atheists, Muslims, and Jews by being open 6 days a week but not Sunday. The ACLU should file a huge lawsuit to try to force them to be open on Sunday. In fact, the ACLU should file a lawsuit against every single business that isn't open on Christmas and force them all to be open. If that happens, you can expect ChickFilA to never remain open. They probably would rather stick to their ideals or not remain open. Aaaaaaaannd after reading the 2nd page of this thread, I've been had. Very stupid of me.

Only thing is on Myers, when was the last time he started a game? Physically can he handle the rigors of the AL as a full time starter? And would he hamper the bullpen if Coop/Ventura do switch him as a starter? IMHO he's fine where he is in the pen.

He's doing well in Great Falls...he may be ready for a promotion. Can't have too many good relievers. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=607516 Pros: 12 games, 20 IP, 3 Saves, 3 BBs, 18Ks. 2.21 ERA. Cons: 23 hits allowed though. Opponents are hitting .284 against Joe.

I found this story after updating my AAP on Jeff Soptic. If this was already discussed, apologies. Found something rather interesting on Keenyn Walker's injury. From the Charlotte Observer's Sister Site:

From the Charlotte Observer's Sister Site:

Well......the good news is that he's just 23.....WELP. In July, he went backwards, again. 1-2 8.53 ERA 12.2 IP 13 Hits allowed 14 Runs. 12 Earned. 14 BBs 15 Ks. His 2010 year seems so long ago.

I have to post this regarding Jared. From Seedlings to Stars: Hmmmm..........good company indeed.

I think I should update this guy. He has been promoted to WS. Combined A Stats: .279/.338/.439/.777 He's only played 5 games for the Dash, so it's not enough to make assumptions of his promotion just yet. He does have 9 HRs this year which is good, 7 of them were at Kanny. From Seedlings to Stars - Another view of Kevan.

Update - Stats on EJ Combined Single A Stats to date: 11 Game Starts 3 Wins, 4 Losses 2.67 ERA 57.1 Innings Pitched 51 hits allowed 24 Runs Allowed, 17 Earned Runs Allowed 21 Walks 48 Strikeouts .232 Batting Average allowed by opponents 3 HRs allowed Not bad so far for his first taste of the minors. His last start - 6IP, 6 Runs allowed, all earned. Interesting recap and quote from the Manager.

More accolades about Courtney. 5A is the highest level of play in the state of Texas, based on enrollment of students. Currently batting .280/.320/.413/.733 at Bristol. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?s...&pid=621445

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 1, 2012 -> 09:46 PM) Outside of Quintana, I think this is overstated. IMHO, the sum of all the callups are greater than each of the parts. Given all of the circumstances that the rookies and first-full-year players have contributed, without them the Sox may just be under .500.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 27, 2012 -> 05:33 PM) WOW. this...can't wait.

I believe in Beckham.

Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons are on my List to visit. Sadly, the only National Park that I've been to is Carlsbad Caverns. Pretty awesome site. I must increase this list. I've been to many state parks (Sandia Peak in New Mexico, plus some Texas State Parks). Garner SP is my favorite in TX.

Jared Mitchell. Wow. 3-phase player? K, Hit, ???? Ok, two phase. Also his pic on milb.com makes him look a little bit like R-Truth. Daniel Black in W-S. I understand he's 25 and in High A, but his BA has been increasing every month. He hasn't hit for too many HRs this year. Understand too that Wilkins is blocking his path in AA. I know that I'm reaching here. Same with my Shoemaker mancrush. For fears of getting slammed I will not mention Cyle Hankerd and his 18 HRs in 167 ABs in A ball as a 27 year old. Going the other way...Carlos Sanchez has hit a dry spell, it will be interesting to see how he responds the rest of the way.

QUOTE (59th street @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 09:36 PM) Quintana has been unbelievable. Truly a shame to have this happen a second time in @ a month. ...but; this is baseball and strange/bad things happen over the course of a long season. This one really hurts but it does NOT end the season. The biggest culprit in my opinion has been our lack of offense. SOX have beaten Verlander 10 times. There is a lot of baseball left to play and we have been a very gritty team. Now is not the time to overact to the emotions of a very difficult and unpleasant loss. GO GO WHITE SOX! And the Sox are still in first place. It's a miracle season (so far) with what's been going on right. Let's see how the boys do in Detroit.

Keenyn Walker was promoted today to Winston-Salem.

Bernier may be young and inexpensive, but the Kings know that those in demand for a Goaltender can ask for a hefty price. Fortunately, the Hawks may be able to swing a deal with prospects/draft picks. The Kings may ask for the Hawks' top prospects at any position (Saad, McNeill, Olsen) plus multiple draft picks.