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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 16, 2014 -> 08:07 AM) New ball So we are back down to 375. It seriously changes every year We lost again last night, 18-15. I went 3/4 with 2 doubles and a single. As well as a terribly embarrassing base running error that cost us a run I'm going to start calling you De Aza

QUOTE (TRU @ May 16, 2014 -> 08:16 AM) I think you only think that because of the bully gate thing last season, when they were pretty much forced to talk about the Dolphins non stop. Other than that, I almost never hear Dolphins talk from ESPN that isn't general "signed player x" or "drafted player x" which is done for all teams. As much as I hate the Dolphins, I will back this. They really don't talk about the Dolphins at all. In fact, I think the only team you can ever count on them talking about, regardless of how good or who is on the team, is the Cowboys. If/when the Patriots and Broncos suck or Tom/Peyton are off the team, I imagine they'll fade into obscurity again.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 16, 2014 -> 07:47 AM) Tigers have 7 guys on the DL. You forgot Jones for us. Injuries are very much a normal part of baseball these days. In fact Texas has 13 on their DL. My concern is Detroit is winning despite injuries. When we get guys heading to the DL, we replace them w average AA/AAA type players. A backup outfielder A reliever they signed within the last week or two Starting SS (all glove, no hit) Two mediocre middle relievers Their #3 starter Their injuries have had nowhere near the impact the injuries the Sox have suffered.

Yes, they love talking Bulls/Bears/Cubs and even Sox too. It's just that the Sox are the Chicago equivalent of the Mets and don't get talked about as often.

QUOTE (TRU @ May 15, 2014 -> 03:40 PM) Here what it says about the ball " TRUMP STOTE AK-RP-ASA A-Y cor.52 12 inch Balls for men " Also, anyone know where I can get a custom white glove? http://www.spiderzcustomgloves.com/ You should name your glove Donald Sterling

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 15, 2014 -> 03:32 PM) Our fields are 300, 3 homer limit. When I started it was 5 homer limit, which was a lot of fun. We used some crazy balls that had like 525 PSI cores. Then the next season the limit was changed and te balls changed to 385, now we are at a 475(I think. Didnt look at a ball this season yet) What do those numbers mean, are you sure you're not drunk

QUOTE (TRU @ May 15, 2014 -> 03:24 PM) The fields seem pretty big to me, but I also dont know the exact dimensions. What size field do you play on. Our fields are 300 down the lines. There is a small town tourney we play where the fields are 250, which is awesome.

He also drafted Angel Sanchez in the Rule 5 draft too.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 15, 2014 -> 01:49 PM) Where would he play? Need help in the bullpen. He probably won't make it as a starter anyways.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 15, 2014 -> 01:35 PM) This is almost certainly a hot little fluke run from Gordon, he has like 1200 PA in MLB and his body of work is not good. That said, I hope he continues to mash. We could use a fluke on the positive side for once. More than twice that. 2559 PAs.

Heard good things about this Sale kid.

QUOTE (Tmar @ May 15, 2014 -> 12:34 PM) Bills suck, dolphins suck, bears suck, cowboys best team in league. Not with Al Davis Jr owning and running the team.

His representation should have less of an immediate impact, but looking 8-10 years down the road, it could be a problem.

QUOTE (TRU @ May 15, 2014 -> 12:03 PM) How can it be hard to argue when the NFC went 34-30 vs the AFC? Shouldn't that right there be enough to tell you that they weren't as far superior as everyone seems to think? And that record includes 3 teams that were 0-12 against the NFC. The NFC had a division winner with 8 wins, all AFC division winners had 11+ wins. The NFC had 3 teams with 4 or less wins, the AFC had 4 The NFC had 6 teams with 10+ wins, the AFC had 5 The NFC had 9 teams with a .500 or worse record, the AFC had 10 While the NFC was better last season, lets not act like the AFC was the Eastern Conference in the NBA The AFC had 4 of the worst 5 teams in the league last year, and the Seahawks absolutely crushed the Broncos in the Super Bowl, while the week before Seattle and San Fran played a game down to the wire. The Cardinals went 10-6 and missed the playoffs (and could have gone 11-5 and still missed), while the Chargers went 9-7 and made it. I don't think anyone's comparing it to the Eastern Conference, but it wasn't close. The NFC was absolutely superior last year.

QUOTE (TRU @ May 15, 2014 -> 11:47 AM) And yet the NFC was only 4 games better against the AFC, being top heavy does not mean being weak. I think it's really hard to argue that the AFC was even close. I think the best 2 teams in the NFC far outclassed the teams 1-6 were way better in the NFC and the teams are the bottom in the NFC were better than the weakest teams in the AFC.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 15, 2014 -> 11:43 AM) The only way to solve this argument is a WeeLC match. with guest referee Verne Troyer

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 15, 2014 -> 10:06 AM) Abreu is a really big dude. Even standing next to Viciedo he looks huge, and Dayan isn't small guy. https://twitter.com/NietoJr17/status/466861...5328256/photo/1 On the flip side, Nieto is really small.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 15, 2014 -> 10:25 AM) The results from Osuna and Cardona don't inspire much confidence in Paddy's ability haha. I have no statistical basis for this, but it seems like the high-bonus hitters generally are more likely to be solid major leagues than the high-bonus pitchers. Osuna has a K/9 of 10.8 and K/BB of 4.64. Cardona has struggled with command, but he appears to be showing good stuff too with a K/9 greater than 9 every year while sitting at 10 for his career.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 15, 2014 -> 10:00 AM) SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 17m BREAKING: Aaron Hernandez indicted for an additional double homicide in Boston in 2012, per @ABC & multiple reports. What a stud.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 15, 2014 -> 09:36 AM) I should have specified defensively, but how many games have you watched him play this season? Since Iglesias is injured and might never hit over a 675 OPS, you can't argue him either. Crawford is perhaps the most underrated shortstop in all of baseball. His run-producing numbers will never compare to the likes of division rival and fellow Bay Area native Troy Tulowitzki, but he’s a viable big league shortstop who seldom gets the type of attention he deserves, especially on defense. Crawford is arguably the best fielding shortstop in MLB, demonstrating outstanding range and frequently snagging should-be base hits on the infield dirt before pivoting to throw darts toward first base for outs. The 27-year-old shortstop owns a .834 OPS in 29 games of action this season. That figure is 160 points above his final mark in the 2013 season (.674). Crawford’s production at the plate during the second half of 2013 was negatively affected by a hand injury which prevented him from feeling comfortable at the plate. He never made excuses for his struggles, though. At the moment, Crawford owns the fourth-highest OPS among all MLB shortstops. He ranks second in the NL behind just Tulowitzki in that category. After blasting two home runs to aid the Giants in a road sweep of the Atlanta Braves, Crawford now owns a 0.7 WAR to rank among the top 10 shortstops in baseball. Despite being subject to criticism, Crawford is emerging as a high-quality big league shortstop. He will never develop into a prolific power hitter, but his steady development is worth applauding. The Giants would be hard-pressed to replace a player like Crawford who not only helps generate runs at the plate, but also shaves points off the ERA of the pitching staff with his glove. He’s one of the most undervalued players in the game, but will eventually earn the type of recognition he deserves if able to continue wreaking havoc on left-handed pitchers while also recording web gems. http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/05/05/s...ated-shortstop/ http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/batting/_/pos.../OPS/order/true Unless you're going to argue Starlin Castro is better/younger, Peralta/A.Ramirez/Tulowitzki are the only SS's ahead of him OPS-wise. Bogaerts still has a lot to prove offensively at this point. And Crawford's playing half of his games in a pitcher's park, too. He's one of the main reasons they're in first place right now. TL;DR, but I've seen Crawford play enough to know that he's a decent to good starting shortstop but nothing special.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 14, 2014 -> 09:35 PM) It's getting confusing now. After Tulo, the Giants' Crawford might be the best young SS in the game today. Then you've got Carl in LA. Brandon Crawford is white (so no relation to Carl or JP), 27, and not that good. And Xander Bogaerts is a way, way better SS prospect and young player in the majors. You make some off the wall posts, but this might be the most off the wall post you've ever made.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 15, 2014 -> 02:50 AM) For the record, I've never said anything about Hawkins being assigned too aggressively. I try not to get too high or low on anyone until they make AA. That's when the real talent is present and even across the board. The A-ball levels are too much of a crapshoot. No, I never said you did, just thought it was an interesting take.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 15, 2014 -> 12:25 AM) Well right now he's the odd man out due to a number of factors. Hopefully Gordon plays himself off the team in the form of a legit prospect and Semian is the full time 2B the rest of the way. But until then I think you gotta start Conor and Gordon most days. Bottom line, Semien is getting 4-6 days a week in the majors or he should be in the minors. His future COULD be as a utility player, but Gordon Beckham's could too and frankly his future as a utility player is far likelier at this point.

QUOTE (TRU @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:28 PM) Well, there's no chance they win more games then Miami so that's not really fair to you. Ill go with 7 or more wins, you win. 6 or less, I win. Sounds good to me, parameters to be set later. Also, the above, following this post: QUOTE (TRU @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:19 PM) Theres nothing worse than seeing a fan of a lousy team try and say they "have the talent to win now". Buffalo has averaged 6 wins a season for the last 9 years, that's like me coming in here and saying Miami is on the cusp of being Super Bowl contenders. The Bills gave up what is going to be prolly a top 15 pick next year, and that's if they get 7-8 wins. Could be worse if they, you know, do what they always do and go 5-11 or 6-10. So, not even counting the 6 games they have against their own division who was no worse than 8-8 last year they have to play @ Chicago, @ Houston, @ Detroit, @ Denver while getting KC, Green Bay, and San Diego at home. Bills aren't winning more than 7 games next season is hilarious. They had a fluky year in Sporano's first season where they got literally every break imaginable, and then got trounced in the postseason. They've had 1 other winning season since Dave Wannestedt was the coach (meaning 2 winning seasons). That's pretty much right on par with the Bills.

QUOTE (TRU @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:19 PM) Theres nothing worse than seeing a fan of a lousy team try and say they "have the talent to win now". Buffalo has averaged 6 wins a season for the last 9 years, that's like me coming in here and saying Miami is on the cusp of being Super Bowl contenders. The Bills gave up what is going to be prolly a top 15 pick next year, and that's if they get 7-8 wins. Could be worse if they, you know, do what they always do and go 5-11 or 6-10. So, not even counting the 6 games they have against their own division who was no worse than 8-8 last year they have to play @ Chicago, @ Houston, @ Detroit, @ Denver while getting KC, Green Bay, and San Diego at home. Bills aren't winning more than 7 games next season You're not winning more than 7 games next year, so there. Also, if you're interested, I have no problem with a sig bet on the Bills winning 7+ games and/or winning more games than Miami.