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Saw Henderson hit two before I left lunch to come back to work. Had a feeling the big MO was going to work it's way that way and stay there.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) Wow these refs are brutal, what the f*** was that call on Brusier That last foul of the half was pretty ticky tack too. Barely got bumped, shot wasn't affected at all, and they gave him the And 1. Not sure what more you can do defensively without getting called. You have to allow for SOME contact. I like Mississippi's big men so far, showing good ability to dribble and get close to the hoop. Wisconsin looks better though and I'd be really surprised if they lost this game, even with Marshall Henderson on the other side.

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 11:28 AM) The injury was significant as is ANY injury that requires surgery. And, yes, I am concerned about the likelihood of Danks not being able to return any time soon. That is a rational and reasonable thought given what I know, it isn't an "attitude." QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 11:12 AM) The fact that he was throwing painfree on a regular schedule for spring training tells you he will pitch this season. The variable is how long it takes the strength to return. The capsule is structurally sound after the repair and scar tissue would be a good thing to reinforce it. It is a very thin structure. Many times it takes a while for a pitcher to get a feel for the new shoulder but the fact that he has been reported to be painfree is the reason to think he will be back and probably soon. I'll just let the PT talk.

I'd be just fine with being wrong

Got the browser up and ready to go for the Duke game. Once Miss/Wiscy starts, I'm switching, because that's going to be a better game than Albany-Duke.

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 22, 2013 -> 10:23 AM) RV was obviously wrong about the relative severity of a capsule tear (which he knows about as much about as we do) and in stating that Danks would be ready for the beginning of this season, no problem. OK, RV meant well and was being positive, but at the same time you don't want to raise false expectations. The fact remains that there is no way to tell when Danks will return if at all this season. We do not even know what the details of the surgical procedure were, i.e., how large the tear or damage was, whether there is any scar tissue in the capsule from the repair, and how they capsule will mechanically impact throwing motion, location of pitches, and velocity. As to the velocity of Danks pitches, it has been reported that he touched 90 but if you saw the last game he pitched, they must have been using a speed gun that was not calibrated recently. The hitters had enough time to hitch up and take softball swings at his pitches. I hope Danks comes back strong because we need him in the rotation and not Axelrod or Santiago. Also, it will make my signed Danks stuff worth more. With your attitude, you may as well just not ever count on John Danks to pitch again. Seriously, this is not a significant injury but this is the first he's pitched since like May or June of last year, and at that point, he was hurt. He hasn't been "perfectly" healthy since 2011 as far as we know, so there is going to be an adjustment period. Robin Ventura had no reason to believe that Danks wouldn't be ready, but the Sox have been prepared for him start the year on the DL too. It's not a big deal that Ventura said he expects him to start the year on the MLB roster. Saying he didn't expect him to when he's in camp and throwing and getting his velocity up would be far more misleading because it suggests he's not close. Throwing 90 MPH tells me he's close. Speaking of which, not sure if you've ever stood in the 85 MPH batting cage, but it's not super fast. Another 5 MPH makes it a bit faster, but then we're dealing with professionals here too. And, when anybody's offspeed pitches are trash, the fastball is straight, and it's anywhere up and over the plate, it's going to be hit really hard and usually a long ways. In the MLB, 90 MPH is slow without anything to complement it. The slowest you will see someone work while throwing primarily 4 seam fastballs is 96 or so, and that's with dynamite command. Danks isn't commanding his pitches yet. Oh, and I don't envision much difference in numbers between Axelrod, Santiago, and Danks in the first half. It's going to be the second half when Danks is strong and figuring everything out when he is going to be awesome for the Sox.

I'd just like to point out that Axelrod was decent as a starter. 5.03 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 7 K/9, 2.3 K/BB, and a lot of those numbers are worse because of one really bad outing (7/8 vs TOR - 3 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3 HR). There's a lot he needs to work on - the .787 OPSa he allowed will get him closer to a 6 ERA than 5 - but he's perfectly fine as a #5 starter but he's just terrible out of the bullpen. He'll kill it against Felix.

Thanks Captain Buzzkill

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 21, 2013 -> 08:35 PM) I saw the conversation but there still seems to be some question about what exactly was done in the surgery and how that specific surgical procedure will impact throwing ability. Ventura himself was apparently misinformed or mistaken about the relative severity of this kind of injury and the prognosis, and that is somewhat surprising. Maybe others in the organization shared Ventura's belief that this particular injury was minor in comparison to other shoulder injuries and Ventura's false expectation that Danks would be ready for opening day. The gist of one of the articles I cited is that this kind of injury and surgical procedure for pitchers is somewhat rare. There aren't enough cases to be able to determine the effectiveness of the surgery or a full recovery from it with any degree of certainty. If Danks is not throwing at a progressively higher velocity over several starts, there may be no point in running him out for rehab starts in the minors. Perhaps the best course would be to shut him down for a few months and begin in some strengthening program for his shoulder before allowing him to throw from the mound. This is an overreaction and a half. They've already said there was no other injury aside from the surgery that was performed. Ventura is probably confused because he doesn't have a medical degree and he can really only relate so much. What we've been told is that it's a relatively safe and minor procedure but that he hasn't really thrown in about 9 months. The article you cited has other pitchers who had other injuries along with it. Rotator cuffs and labrums are the worst injuries, and Danks's are fine. Oh, and having not thrown in like 9 months, I'd say hitting 90 this early on is a pretty good indicator. Let him throw a bit and get a feel for his stuff again. It probably won't be long and he'll be back to where he needs to be.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 21, 2013 -> 07:14 PM) Fantastic, Blake. A fictional character. As opposed to a White Sox pitcher. Hey he's famous. OH AN HE FUNNY

SDSU outplayed Michigan in the first half, but Michigan absolutely crushed them in the second. That is going to be a dangerous team, especially if they can keep shooting. McGary was the biggest difference though. Just a force down low on both ends of the court. He's a real nice player. That could very easily be a Final Four team. Oh, and it was amazing how terrible Wolters looked. Michigan's entire goal was to keep him from doing anything, and they did a pretty damn good job of it.

WTF, Zags only up 3 at the half. I would love to see Southern win so we can finally say that a 16 seed has won.

Needed more Steph Curry.

Dating Oscar Pistorius...FTW That is awesome

so much time too...6.7 seconds from half court? Just drive and put it in. Davidson is playing with experience, but they are not playing with a lot of talent. EDIT: NAILED IT

jizz.in.my.pants. what a game, Marquette gonna get one last shot

Davidson is a well oiled machine. They look nothing like a 14 seed.

Working beautifully. This is bonerific.

Would love to be watching this Davidson/Marquette game right now.

WTF. On safely in 9 straight plate appearances.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 21, 2013 -> 02:47 PM) Now you'll all look dumb when he gets called up and dominates us Well sure, we'll all look dumb when we doubt the rapture and it finally happens too.

Glad I could help

was watching the Pitt-Wichita St game over lunch, and Pitt just looked sloppy and disinterested. Hope you guys took Wichita State.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 21, 2013 -> 01:30 PM) Hector Santiago just followed me on Twitter. Jelly? No because Alan Garner is following me on the Twitter

Will you sign my boobs?