max power

Walks young. Terrible.

QUOTE (Frankensteiner @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 07:21 PM) Well, do you think this starting 5 can get us to the playoffs? I think Danks/Floyd/Contreras are all good #4 and #5 starters but I don't know that you can get away with having all 3 of them in the same rotation. To the playoffs- yes. Anywhere in them- no.

Wednesday night, cold, s***ty team last year. All factors.

Nice play there by john.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 08:11 AM) "They" want to be recognized? We celebrate Lincoln's Birthday, and I see some strong parallels. In a cloud of ignorance there was someone who stood up and made a difference. I think there should be more of an awareness of the people like Branch Ricky and Leo Durocher who made it possible, but it is not in any way a crutch to honor the man who stood up and took all the hatred and abuse the narrow minded bigots to toss out and kept playing. Perhaps if there were no more abusers, your point would seem more valid, but the more I read your post, the more I realize there is still a long way to go. When you celebrate lincoln you celebrate him because he was a good president, not because he was a good white president. Its not the same.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 07:54 AM) For a second I thought this was my Grandma posting. I guess it was the reference to "the colored guys" that mislead me. But I do disagree with this position. Nobody is celebrating past ignorance by recognizing Robinson's contribution and what he had to endure prfessionally and privately as the first black player on the majors. Quite the opposite, we are celebrating a ray of hope cutting through a cloud of national ignorance. I'm not taking away from Jackie Robinson's purely athletic career accomplishments by noting the fact that what he endured and what he helped bring about is far and away the more difficult, lasting and important accomplishment. Cooperstown is chock-full of amazing ballplayers, but only one did what Jackie Robinson did. That's what they called them, not my words. You didn't really disagree with my position in your post. My post was about how it divides people.

QUOTE (the People's Champ @ Apr 8, 2008 -> 12:11 PM) No way to get an RBI there?? Sure there is, it's called a two run homerun. Of course there is a way. I was being sarcastic. I've seen jermaine at least twice this year get shafted out of would be RBIs because paulie is so slow.

I think its stupid and based on the past, which shouldn't be celebrated for being ignorant. Instead some races, sexual preferences, and other minorities use crap like this as a crutch. They want to be recognized as different and forever will be until they get a notion to change. I'd prefer them to just recognize JR as one of baseball's greats not the first one of the colored guys to cross over. That's my two cents.

Do the sox make money off the beer or does the stadium owner, whoever that is?

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 8, 2008 -> 09:49 AM) And why I don't overreact to one season. Same principle. I think what it answers is how healthy is Joe and how many people got on base ahead of him. You can't have 10 rbi if you always are hitting with no one on base. Or if you are Jermaine Dye and paulie is on second. No way to get RBIs there either. Just move him over with a base hit.

QUOTE(lostfan @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 12:17 PM) Oh I know, I think you misunderstand me. I'm saying that with his first look at MLB pitching he is already as good as Uribe offensively, and he still has nowhere to go but up. Oh. Yeah I certainly did.

QUOTE(lostfan @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 12:09 PM) Richar's OPS from his first couple months at the MLB level is really close to Uribe's. In fact I think it's a couple points higher. Who cares at this point? Uribe has shown us what he will be as a major leaguer. Richar hasn't had that chance yet. Richar's upside is that he is faster and a better hitter. 2nd base isn't about defense but richar can play.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 11:27 AM) Sorry , But at this point, I am on the Uribe bandwagon. It is a pure joy to watch Uribe and Cabrera out there. You'll turn on him when he has an OPS of nearly .700 in june. I know I will. Right now we are scoring runs without him. 2nd base isn't that difficult to play comparatively, and richar isn't much of a difference. He can turn it too. We saw that last year.

You got your wish, come on carlo.

That's what the sig says

My crappy ex girlfriend went to your s***ty school.

QUOTE(lostfan @ Apr 6, 2008 -> 08:56 PM) At least they spent a good 2-3 minutes talking about how underrated Mark Buehrle was. There gonna jinx us.

Finally.

Master of the HBP.

Yesterday would have been a good day to start him.

Today would be a good day to set him up to fail.

Have to add that to the list of "atheism," and "weight" and a few other words where 'i' before 'e' but not before 'c' doesn't apply.

Ozzie "The Bus Driver" Guillen

The only tweak I think about making is Richar for uribe and that isn't for a while unfortunately.

Swisher is a positive guy. We needed that.