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Well Doh, We send our young men to places they never heard of three weeks earlier to possibly get there heads blown off for concepts that many people cannot grasp and they have a drinking problem!? Support Our Troops - No Vanity Wars

Anyone up for an on-line Bible Study? Suggested reading?

Vince, Keep walking, were sending help. Write down what you took . . .

Well he (Graffy) played in more games (90) then I thought. Hit about what I thought .260 Only 23 RBI I'm thinking Uribe will cover this just fine. Not enough of a difference to worry about.

Ahh the elephant, the only member of color in the GOP Wow, those GOP guys can party, I found another one

With it being an election year, be ready for a September trip someplace small and out of the way. Isn't the weather getting nice in Korea? What are you bringing back?

I'll take Bust

Top Gun Gotta love Bush

Excellent, the man has moves

Nuke, we agree on something

Couple of interesting points: I still think Mark is our #1 even if E-Lo start Opening Day, which I think he has earned. Graffy contributed? Enough to make a difference on the season? When? I think Kong has a better chance of putting up improved numbers than Jose. I'm guessing Jose holds is own. Still it's to win the Central. It almost feels like a pat on the head and a participation ribbon.

Exactly. It makes perfect sense. And it really is no disrespect to Frank. It is remarkable how well he has stayed conditioned. But Maggs is a younger, faster man. And hopefully Kong rebounds enough to keep the pitchers honest with Frank up to bat.

RIP, It's almost like artistic talent really comes with a heavy downside.

Oh no! The Yankees shot at an undefeated season is in jeopardy. Who's George going to buy?

Why tinker with the lineup that produced a solid second place finish? YEAH WERE #2 We would all be happy if Frank puts up the same numbers and we finsh 2nd again.

I can't believe you want an impeach the liar t-shirt.

You both have some pretty cool screen names

Damn damn damn, I'm getting excited. I'm starting to get a Southside Hit Men feel to this season (with a better ending) I am getting goose bumps thinking about rocking the cell in September at full volume putting away the Royals. Something about Ozzie and Baines getting together I really like. Could be old guy nostalgia

Can anyone comment on the role of muscle mass and velocity? For example, if a pitcher was able to work out longer and harder, could it improve his velocity? Or is it a natural gift that can't really be improved?

It is tough to compare stats because we do not know how well they would do if for example, Frank didn't have Maggs hitting behind him. Average: Maggs .317, Lee .291, Frank .267 OBP: Frank .390, Maggs .380, Lee .331 Walks: Frank 100, Maggs 57, Lee 37 Strike outs: Maggs 73, Lee 91, Frank 115 Steals: Lee 18, Maggs 9, Frank 0 If Frank was in the #5 spot, he would probably draw as many walks because of his excellent eye. If they did try and pitch around him because Kong would be next, they still would have to throw strikes. I'm not certain about putting Lee in that spot. I would prefer Maggs. A little more speed, less strike outs, about the same OBP, fewer walks (bad) and better average.

No disresect to Frank but Maggs would look damn good in the #3 spot. Could Ozzie keep Franky happy after a switch? I doubt it.

At what point does Ozzie look seriously at Frank in the #3 spot? If Frank isn't hitting around .300 and Maggs is, I would be strongly in favor of a switch. For most of last year I thought that would be a good switch, even though Frank would complain about getting no respect. I like to see a little more spped and average in the #3 spot.

And something for Nuke Remember, with more Bush we get more Dick Bush - Cheney

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