Harry Chappas

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 03:39 PM) Somebody has waaay too much free time: https://twitter.com/sincecubsws Isn't there a rooftop with that has that posted on it in roman numerals or something. Choo is going to be the difference in that rebuild... I watched the 13th inning yesterday and there was a little kid with a Junior Lake t-shirt jersey.....I hope the kid was Steve Lake's son.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 10:51 PM) Personally, I think it's nuts to pitch Reed again tonight. No reason to risk injury. I hope the front office steps in and they pull back on the usage of certain pitchers the rest of the way.

ESPN Radio this morning was discussing the fact that LeBron is now shaving his head, why do I still even care a little about ESPN.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 09:18 AM) Reed now with saves in 5 straight games. Any idea what the record is? 53 is my guess

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 01:16 AM) I went with the Cubs cause I believe the Sox remain a mess. There's a very bizarre mental mindset on our team (yes, it started with the play of the Sox in Ozzie's final year and a half). Robin has continued that mindset - weird way of losing games; very bizarre style of play; inability to win consistently at home for some reason; lift and pull mentality remaining with no bases on balls, even though we have ONE home run hitter on the roster. Very weird team and I don't see the mindset changing enough to get us in the playoffs anytime soon. We're going to need a special manager to work with these players; don't know who that manager would be. I might try a very old baseball lifer next time. His name?? Tony LaRussa. Beg him to take over the team. The cubs are paying $60M to a player that they bench every other week.

I was at the game when garcia played center, he seemed to not track the ball off the bat really well. Kind of like Rios where he should be good out there but did not look comfortable.

The white sox starting rotation could be seven deep all winter. Danks is turning into a more efficient pitcher. This off season is going to be interesting. If they take a flyer on Floyd there are moves to make. Rienzo has a mentality you enjoy to watch, he battles.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 21, 2013 -> 05:22 PM) Hell on Wheels is back? AMC has done a terrible job marketing it. I had no idea and I enjoyed the first 2 seasons. Saturday nights started night before Breaking Bad Pretty solid start

Wth a few kids and limited time I like the dual running of good shows Breaking Bad/Hell on Wheels SOA/Boardwalk Mad Men/GOT Everything else is filler

Wouldn't a team of all 0 WAR players hypothetically go 81-81. Everyone is completely average? A WAR of 0 means you are average not that you suck. The Median for this stat, not the average is 0. Thus if every player had a WAR of 0, they would be average in every aspect of the game. Throw a player of 10 WAR on this team and now they are at 86 wins. This was the early 2000's Red Sox with Pedro Martinez.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 16, 2013 -> 04:38 PM) Imagine being a Badger fan and having to see that stare 2 games every week. At one point I was watching the only 2 teams that refused to use the shotgun. It was as if I was living in a different decade of football. Get off the bus running

I know this is going to sound meatheadish but I like seeing a coach with the big stupid laminated card, even if had nothing to do with anything it is much better than the blank stare at the scoreboard we grew accustomed to.

Maybe the Padres got the better end of the Rizzo deal. Rizzo and Starlin Castro are not looking like the building blocks they needed.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 16, 2013 -> 08:28 AM) Except for a projected .270's/.280's average (compared to .320's), Viciedo was expected to be the same kind of impact bat and questionable plate discipline/walks/OBP....that Dayan contract was ONLY $10 million and it was the biggest and most unique of its kind back at that time (post 2008). This guy doesn't have questionable plate discipline though, he has a slower bat. Plate discipline makes a huge difference in a hitter.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Aug 15, 2013 -> 11:08 AM) Agreed, the at-bat was completed, the wild pitch caused the run to score, so the count was irrelevant. He still gets the RBI though.

I see nothing wrong with trying to maximize the benefit of those games. The Nashville Department of Tourism is probably not too happy about it.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 15, 2013 -> 12:51 PM) Last time I watched a full game was Saturday, but then there isn't much else to watch from Section 113. I was one section over from you. I find myself watching more recently as the season is over and I just enjoy baseball.

I still like when the sox win.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Aug 12, 2013 -> 02:26 PM) That was an intense episode of Breaking Bad. A great way to start the final episodes. The flash forward at the beginning seems like quite a bit of time had elapsed. The neighbor's reaction to "Hello Carol" led me to believe either Walt was thought to be dead or he's being sought for his crimes. It'll be interesting to see how everything plays out. I'm also looking forward to starting Low Winter Sun. Has anyone watched it yet? The house being trashed lead me to believe something big has to go down. A house does not fall apart that quickly if they move out. The thing is, does Walt have six months to live?

Any chance Torres used the sox history to inform them abreu could be an option. If Torres represents him the sox should be in play.

Adam Dunn is no longer waiting for walks and has become a very good hitter because of it. Great atbats all day today.

QUOTE (Mr. Showtime @ Aug 9, 2013 -> 02:17 PM) Maybe they are going to reinvest money into adding more scouts? Or one of these academies I hear other teams have? I know that's not 60 million dollars but, I think they can spend the money without people seeing it outwardly. Sox have an academy in Venezuela and the Dominican already I believe.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 9, 2013 -> 01:53 PM) Except that the Astros are going to claim just about any pre-arb player on any other team's 40 man roster. I believe it cost $25,000 to claim a player thus there is no real reason for the Astros to do that as they would be giving $25,000 away.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 9, 2013 -> 01:53 PM) Sox could spend $50 mil this offseason w/o needing a starter. Not abad place to be. Except there are not the players out there to get.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Aug 9, 2013 -> 01:51 PM) So you are saying you dont want a player, for no reason at all? Rated Fastest Baserunner in the Texas Rangers system after the 2009 seasonRated Best Defensive Infielder in the Texas Rangers system after the 2009 seasonRated Best Infield Arm in the Texas Rangers system after the 2009 seasonRated Best Infield Arm in the Texas Rangers system after the 2010 seasonRated Fastest Baserunner in the Texas Rangers system after the 2010 seasonRated Fastest Baserunner in the Texas Rangers system after the 2011 seasonRated Best Infield Arm in the Texas Rangers system after the 2011 seasonRated Fastest Baserunner in the Texas Rangers system after the 2012 seasonRated Best Infield Arm in the Texas Rangers system after the 2012 season So he is fast and has a good arm. Sounds like he would be a great college quarterback.