Gregory Pratt

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 03:38 PM) It should be fun having a legit position prospect in the system for once. (though Fields is playing quite well) Watch us not draft him. Or barely miss out.

Yahtzee! I concur! x 3

Tomorrow!

Pedro Alvarez, here we come!

Good luck, Poreda.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 03:07 PM) Relax...just an issue I've had with Thome since he's been here. That's what I thought but I had to make sure. I take the same issue with Thome.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 03:04 PM) Thome in a big situation against a lefty? Shocker! Is that an Ozzie crack or a Thome crack? Ozzie has no better option that Thome.

Good job Javier.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 01:57 PM) Today's Javy is the one we resigned. Today's Javy is the one that never shows up more than twice in a row.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 12:10 PM) I think the Mariners could be a player for Contreras. Wouldn't it be nice to rip off Bavasi?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 10:58 AM) That's what they said the day we were there for the softball game. Bastards. Not that I'm bitter or anything. This is Cubs-Sox. There's a LOT of guaranteed money in this. They'd be idiots to call it. I do recall thinking, after the Softball game when I heard the game was cancelled, Poor Kap komes into town and the game is kancelled? I'd be ever-so-pissed! and now I guess that's confirmed. Sorry for your luck with the Sox. At least you got a triple to keep up with!

Why do SF1 and SA suddenly appear Everytime, I am near // No, I've never bowled. Been bowling with friends. I just don't have much interest in bowling.

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QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 10:06 AM) What's the chances of a rain out? Slim to nil. A delay, perhaps.

I want to know velocity on Lin.

Depends on how much it's acting up. But what I'm saying about how players don't like to complain about pain for a bunch of reasons applies.

Accepted. Wrong. Wrong. Guillen knew about the last two, as far as I can tell -- hard to not know about Crede's bad back and Iguchi's sore hand -- and they played not because he didn't know but because they thought they could play through and he gave them playing time. Sorry.

Most players don't go crying to their managers about little injuries. It's a pride thing, and a necessity thing, and a playing time thing. Who wants to be the one to tell the manager that they've got a toe wart and a fever? s***. I don't recall any other incident where Ozzie has a player not telling him about pain except, perhaps, Freddy, but I'm sure everyone knew and that goes back to the whole Pride thing.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 07:52 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/sto...mp;sportCat=mlb Solid article about the Sox from espn.com. Nice to see more amazing communication between a player and Ozzie (Buehrle). 1. Ozzie pulled Buehrle because of pitch count. 2. Buehrle's not a...Burnett. He makes his starts. "Flu-like symptoms." What, is he supposed to cry to Ozzie and Ozzie's supposed to kiss his forehead? Whether or not Buehrle wasn't feeling well isn't a big deal, and the fact that he hadn't told Ozzie doesn't mean s***. It probably wasn't too serious.

Oh, I hope so. Ozzie's in no danger of being fired, but it's good to hear we might extend him. Hope we do. Soon.

KW really screwed up.

I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well with the way I'm feeling my whole world turns misty blue And even Hitler had a girlfriend She thinks she's the passionate one And it hurts me so much I haven't got time for the pain, I haven't got room for the pain, I haven't the need for the pain I head out on the highway! I love it, and I need it, I bleed it, yeah its a wild hurricane He deals the cards as a meditation And those he plays never suspect He doesnt play for the money he wins He doesnt play for the respect He deals the cards to find the answer The ace that's hiding up your sleeve will cause the world to grieve, the love you had is gone, I know, you know, they know, we all know. Your black cards can make you money so you hide them when you're able. I've got a bad case of loving you Sometimes love don't feel like it should My balls feel like a pair of maracas - My balls feel like a pair of maracas. Oh God I probably got the Gonho-cocca-khackus! I said Doctor (Doctor), Mister MD (Doctor), can you tell me what's ailing me? As I was lyin' in a hospital bed a rock n roll nurse went into my head. I scream! You scream! We all scream! I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day! Now wai-a-ait a minute! I feel aaaaaaallllllright! (Yeah-Yeah, Yeah-Yeah!) It's adrenaline! You don't even feel the pain! Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes. They call me on and on across the universe. Well we all shine on. like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. The sun, the moon and stars, in love we are - 4ever, always. It was just another night with a sunset and a moonrise not so far behind to give us just enough light to lay down underneath the stars listen to all the translations of the stories across the sky we drew our own constellations. She thinks she missed the train to Mars, she's out back counting stars. Where are you little star? (Where are you?) Whoah oh, oh, oh-uh-oh. Ratta ta ta too-ooh-ooh. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? I'm tired of layin' back, hangin' around, I'm gonna catch that train, then I'll be city bound. I should be on that train and gone. I should be ridin' on that train to San Antone, what am I doin hangin round? I'm just wasting my time. You spend my money but honey you sure needn't waste my time. Time time time, see what's become of me. I'm singing in the rain! I only wanted 2 one time see u laughing. I only wanted 2 see u laughing in the purple rain. Like walking in the rain and the snow when there's nowhere to go and you're feeling like a part of you is dying It's more than a feeling

I don't want KW gone, but he's made a wide array of bad moves in the last few years. Since we won the Series! And it all goes back to the Chris Young deal. It's a very different future for this organization if Young is still here.

I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well with the way I'm feeling my whole world turns misty blue And even Hitler had a girlfriend She thinks she's the passionate one And it hurts me so much I haven't got time for the pain, I haven't got room for the pain, I haven't the need for the pain I head out on the highway! I love it, and I need it, I bleed it, yeah its a wild hurricane He deals the cards as a meditation And those he plays never suspect He doesnt play for the money he wins He doesnt play for the respect He deals the cards to find the answer The ace that's hiding up your sleeve will cause the world to grieve, the love you had is gone, I know, you know, they know, we all know. Your black cards can make you money so you hide them when you're able. I've got a bad case of loving you Sometimes love don't feel like it should My balls feel like a pair of maracas - My balls feel like a pair of maracas. Oh God I probably got the Gonho-cocca-khackus! I said Doctor (Doctor), Mister MD (Doctor), can you tell me what's ailing me? As I was lyin' in a hospital bed a rock n roll nurse went into my head. I scream! You scream! We all scream! I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day! Now wai-a-ait a minute! I feel aaaaaaallllllright! (Yeah-Yeah, Yeah-Yeah!) It's adrenaline! You don't even feel the pain! Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes. They call me on and on across the universe. Well we all shine on. like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. The sun, the moon and stars, in love we are - 4ever, always. It was just another night with a sunset and a moonrise not so far behind to give us just enough light to lay down underneath the stars listen to all the translations of the stories across the sky we drew our own constellations. She thinks she missed the train to Mars, she's out back counting stars. Where are you little star? (Where are you?) Whoah oh, oh, oh-uh-oh. Ratta ta ta too-ooh-ooh. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? I'm tired of layin' back, hangin' around, I'm gonna catch that train, then I'll be city bound. I should be on that train and gone. I should be ridin' on that train to San Antone, what am I doin hangin round? I'm just wasting my time. You spend my money but honey you sure needn't waste my time. Time time time, see what's become of me. I'm singing in the rain!

Ah! Double post!