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By 50%? What is 50% of nothing?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 12, 2011 -> 10:25 PM) Scott Boras up to his old tricks already with Hosmer Six days and already the Royals have to worry about losing a player to free agency... That has to be a record.

Zero color in your urine means what exactly?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 13, 2011 -> 07:55 AM) West coast games are tough to stay up for when you get up at 5:45 and live on the east coast. I've got to be up at 5:15, and I have the same problem. I'll usually watch until 10 or 10:30, then I am done.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 12, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) Who could hate the Wimperoo? I'm going to enjoy the broadcasts if I luck out and Extra Innings picks up the Sox feeds. Is Sunday a WGN broadcast? There is a story that Hawk said something really offensive to Wimpy years back, and that was why he left the booth in Chicago. I can't remember the details anymore, but it seems like it was something with the church abuse stuff, though I am not sure that is right.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 12, 2011 -> 03:51 PM) Aren't you the one that came up with the idea that he plays Pierre because of what he thinks of him? Not at all.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 12, 2011 -> 11:12 PM) Beltran in 2011: .295 .387 .590 .977. $18.5 million

The Bulls have to move the ball like they did in that game. They cannot play the stagnant, clear it out for Rose, and stand and wait for him to do something offense. The ball movement was crisp, and everyone off of the ball was always in motion and screening. The floor balance and spacing were spectacular, which allowed Rose to have a pretty "easy" night. They have to play that style to beat Miami. Plus they really have to play a physical defensive game where they just punish LeBron and Wade away from the ball, and keep them from running the offense as much as possible.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 12, 2011 -> 03:46 PM) You're seriously kidding yourself if you don't believe Ozzie plays favorites. He's not going to come out and say it. But not because of something stupid like what Juan Pierre thinks of him. That's the whole point. And the other side of that is that all people, and managers, play favorites.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 12, 2011 -> 01:34 PM) Well he has said he won't take away Pierre's greenlight on the basepaths out of respect. That has nothing to do with benching him.

I can't believe the 180 on Danks. It was a like a week ago he was a bust. Now he should be called up? Man I am going to be able to recognize people on this site by their neck collars from all of the whiplash.

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QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:54 PM) In Guillen's book so is Pierre Pierre will get hot here fora couple of days like last night and Guillne will leave him in there reality be damned. The grinderliciousness of pierre will keep him in there. Pods was just as bad as Pierre in LF. There is no reason while Lillibridge is hitting to not get him in there a couple of times a week. Where has he ever said anything like he wouldn't take him out of games because he respects him too much?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:52 PM) And an outclassed team to me isn't a team that "choked". That is a team that wasn't as good as the team they played, which I thought was pretty evident the entire series. Miami was the superior team and it really wasn't that close, imo. If they had a healthy Rondo that could have changed things, but they didn't and they had no business extending this series any longer. I also fully believe the Bulls would have kicked Boston's ass too. Probably in 6 games. They scored 14 points and missed multiple times at the rim in the 4th quarter when the game was still on the line. They completely choked. It wasn't like it was bad luck or something.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:41 PM) Ozzie won't use Vizquel in certain situations out of "respect", so yeah I think he'd give Pierre an unusually long leash for the same reason. We're talking about his favorite player here. Pierre works hard and is great in the clubhouse, which I think would make it hard for Ozzie to pull him out of the lineup. The other problem is that Ozzie wishes he could have nine Pierre's in his lineup, so convincing himself to pull one may be impossible. That has nothing to do with being worried about what he thinks of him. It is also a big stretch to equate Omar to Pierre. One of them is a Hall of Famer in waiting.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:38 PM) I watched the last 5 minutes. You guys are acting like they blew a 10 point lead. I saw Lebron hit a couple huge, tough shots to help seal the deal. They were horrible in the 4th quarter. They were completely outclassed and beaten down.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:35 PM) I believe that he likes him and the type of player he is, so he continues to play him. If he were, say, Brian Anderson or another person who that he already disliked, he would have no problem pulling him for lack of production. I believe he likes the type of player he is, and that is why he plays. We all know Ozzie wants a team fully of lead off hitters. I don't think for a second that he plays him because he is worried about what Pierre thinks of him.

QUOTE (forrestg @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:28 PM) QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ May 12, 2011 -> 10:44 AM) I dunno. They both drop way too many, but I think Soriano drops more. Soriano does have a MUCH better arm, but it also seems like he flat-out falls down once a week. Defensively, I think our midget is slightly taller, though I really wish he would just go away. How often in our blogs do we diss any player with questionable defense and yet Juan pierre gets a bye. I'm guess its because he walks a lot, steals base half the time he attempts or is it because of his RBI totals. Can't we dfa him and recall Viciedo Where do you get that Juan Pierre gets a bye? He has been public enemy number one for six weeks now.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:14 PM) Please explain why he continues to play, then. And also explain what harm would come of playing him over Pierre. Wait you really believe that Ozzie is worried about what Juan Pierre thinks of him, and that is why he is playing LF everyday?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:23 PM) No, I have not seen him play LF this not brain surgery SS2K it is f***ing baseball. He cannot be any more worse in LF than noodle arm Pierre. Forget brain surgery, evidently you don't need anything at all! Any other made up things we should be doing to improve the team?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 12, 2011 -> 12:00 PM) Good for Winnipeg. Was sad to see them leave in the first place. Would love for Hartford and Quebec City get teams again too. They will absolutely change their name to the Jets. I would bet almost anything on that. Canadian teams are a lot more sustainable with the dollar where it is now. They were having big problems with taking in money in the much cheaper Canadian dollar and paying in US dollars years back when it was about 3:2. Now that it is pretty close to parody, this isn't as big of a deal.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 12, 2011 -> 11:51 AM) Really? Everything I have heard is that Nashville is as stable as can be, especially with their recent success. They might not be able to afford to keep all of their top players like Weber, Suter, & Rinne, but that doesn't mean the franchise is in any trouble. I know they were in big trouble a couple of years back.

QUOTE (Wanne @ May 12, 2011 -> 11:51 AM) Speaking of accountability...the piece on espn's site about the Pirates climb back to respectability and Clint Hurdle's presense now...something in there really caught my eye. The Anti-Ozzie... Right. Because Ozzie stays up at night wondering if Juan Pierre likes him...

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 12, 2011 -> 11:31 AM) It is simple addition by subtraction to me. Pierre has the 2nd worst fielding percentage (.938) of any starting position player in the AL. And you still have no idea how Viciedo is in LF. You literally have never seen him play it.

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