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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 03:11 PM) Yeah, this sis what ScottyDo/chitownsportsfan were exploring. His new approach has "earned" him a .357 BABIP -- he has roughly 11 more hits than we'd expect based on what typically happens from his batted ball profile. That's a far cry from .600, though. So if he continues to perform exactly how he has been performing, we would expect his BABIP to regress toward .357, landing probably around .400 or so given that 5/6 of the season remain. Realistically, he probably won't maintain a 32% LD rate, however, and many of those LDs will turn into FBs, and his xBABIP will drop from .357, and then so his actual BABIP will drop farther. But all this could happen and he could still have a really good season. I think a large part of his "luck" has been a better approach combined with knowing what the pitchers are getting him out with. These are major league hitters. If you tell them that a certain pitch in a certain part of the zone is coming, they will hit it. For Flowers the scouting report on him has been getting him out with junk going away from him. Now that he seems to realize this is what pitchers are doing, plus having a plan to attack it, his numbers look crazy. Those numbers will change once pitchers change their plan of attack, and Flowers has to adjust.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 03:09 PM) Because someone will pay it. He just has to find the right sucker and he will have convinced the player and their parents of this. The last part, absolutely. With the new draft rules, they really can't "just pay it" anymore, unless you are talking about once in a generation talent, the price is too high to into the penalty phases of the MLB draft.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:57 PM) True. But right now I'm interested in wild speculation way too early in the season. Would they move a Dunn who's hitting well while they're sitting in 1st place at the all-star break? If they get a good return for him, I think they do.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:50 PM) http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/108...donald-sterling A lot of good info in there.

Jim Callis ‏@jimcallisMLB 40m Beede less consistent recently, not impossible he could fall out of top 10 w/quality arms available. @JSapp11: How is Beede? ... @MLBDraft

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:40 PM) What happens if they get hot and are actually in 1st place around the deadline? You cross that bridge when you come to it, but I would say it depends on if fans have started showing up again or not.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:22 PM) There's precedent for this, at least in the MLB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_Schott#Controversies MLB has an anti-trust exemption which pretty much lets them do whatever they want to do. The NBA doesn't. There has to be a pretty clear violation of their agreement, along with a clear explanation of what can happen if said agreement is violated.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:20 PM) I guarantee you that McDonalds could not pull a franchise because one owner said something racist in a private conversation. Those types of places are different animals compared to a professional sports league. You may be right, I dunno. It's interesting that Silver said they were going to work with Sterling to sell the team, not that they were going to force him to relinquish it. It depends on what the franchise agreement he signed stipulates. If it were something that got out and did damage to the image of the parent company, I would bet money that there is a morality clause that this would fall under. Pretty much any agreement worth a spit contains generic catch-all language about saying/doing things that damage the company image.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:13 PM) Yeah but if there's some kind of by-law that is governing this move, none of that stuff is relevant. The question would be solely his ownership/management of the Clippers and how he treats his players/staff. He doesn't own the business. He owns a franchise of the larger business that is the NBA. As such, he signed a franchise agreement when he bought the team that stipulates what he can and can't do. Odds are pretty good that he is in very clear violation of that franchise agreement, otherwise the NBA wouldn't have been able to drum the guy in just a few days time. Legally it is no different than a guy who owns a McDonalds or BP gas station being forced to sell them because his actions violated their franchise agreement. It is a legally binding document.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:04 PM) so you are saying the storm of the century is going to hit Is that Donnie Veal or the game thread?

Again appropriate. http://xkcd.com/1357/

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) Given how rich Sterling is, fining him $5 million is probably the same as fining me $5. It is the equal of someone making the median income in America being fined just over $100.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 01:06 PM) I am in no way defending him or what he said, but does anyone else have a major issue with him being fined for comments made in private that someone illegally recorded without one party being aware? To me, the legality of such a thing seems a bit tenuous He is a franchise owner subject to a franchise agreement with the NBA. If they have rules against stuff like this, Sterling is the idiot for violating them.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 12:20 PM) At the very least, with the improved defense and pitcher handling (which was already decent on the latter), and improved hitting approach... even if he regresses significantly, he's proven he's probably a solid backup C. Just a question of his future salaries in arbitration for the vale equation. His throwing technique and his blocking pitches in the dirt technique are WAY better this year. I don't know how much the shoulder had to do with either of those, but he looks like a different guy behind the plate.

Some interesting numbers for Sox pitching to this point in the season. Overall ERA 28th- 4.91 Starters ERA 28th- 5.01 Relievers ERA 26th- 4.74 Walks 30th- 125 (next is TOR with 108) K's 28th - 171 Hits allowed 28th - 249 Forced GIDP 2nd - 28 WP 29th - 19 GB outs 4th - 279 HR against 6th- 19

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 11:50 AM) "The Star Wars team is thrilled to announce the cast of #StarWarsVII" http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-episode...-announced.html And the entire internet just broke. https://twitter.com/farfarawayradio/status/...6768768/photo/1

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 11:55 AM) Seems like a homeowners association has more power than the NBA with it's owners. The MLB's anti-trust exemption is very important here.

Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 4m At Wiz shootaround. Gortat says Bulls could fold if Wiz have a hot start. Then says Bulls prob have more pride that that.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/jonath...p;vkey=news_mlb

Even Maddon talks about the changes in Flowers. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,3548284.story

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 11:32 AM) Honest question: How up-to-date is Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum? I know USC still plays there, but has it been modernized at all? And, for the minor "oddball sports", do those facilities still exist? Sports like Canoeing and Cycling have pretty specific facilities. Many of the other sports can put in college basketball areans and other minor sports facilities. No idea. Last I knew they weren't using all of it because of prior quake damage, but I have no idea if that is still true or not.

Birmingham Barons ‏@BhamBarons 2m ROSTER MOVE: RH Ryan Kussmaul promoted from @WSDashBaseball. In a corresponding move, RH David Cales was placed on the DL (retro to 4/26).

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 11:22 AM) I have the understanding that waivers are the prior year's standings until May. I may be wrong, but I haven't had coffee so I am too lazy to look it up. The article is from 2009, but it would appear you are correct. http://www.purplerow.com/2009/2/19/762532/...tions-part-thre

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) LA seems the most logical. I wonder if NY/NJ could do it, and they have more up-to-date facilities (Barclays Center, MetLife Stadium) Or, maybe even the bay area: San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Clara (Levi's Satdium) The oddball sports are the hard one to find venues for. LA probably would be the best, because they might still have some of the venues for 1984 still around.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 11:16 AM) Required to be naked at games, required to sit handcuffed to a chair at the main entrance, require Clippers to host "Maple Syrup Night" when the Grizzlies are in town, require Grizzlies to have a trio of real live bears as mascots. I'd make him sit next to "Tumbleweed" from last nights Sox game.