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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2015 -> 08:34 AM) With the amount of raw power we have lurking in the system, hopefully Big Jim can help some of them out with the mental approach to the game. Thompson Hawkins Adolfo Barnum Engel Wilkins/Black Kevan Smith Davidson Nieto Mitchell

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballn...ic-big-12-title Or you can copy and paste the back end of this article about how Hoiberg runs the Cyclone program.

And Ucla

Might as well go for a hybrid of Soler Puig Cespedes ...

Guess it doesn't really matter if you get the Ws...better than having worst 2nd half coach in McCaffrey whom always sabotages his team with idiotic technicals. Lunardi has them against the UC Irvine Anteaters....3/14 game, no Hampton match-up or MSU yet.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 06:16 PM) Seems more sour than savery. Ending leaves a not so savoury taste...that said, it created a save situation to convert.

Congrats, Isu comes off the deck from 17 down to go up by 7 late and hold on to beat KU, faced similar deficit against TEXAS.

Wyoming just pushed a bubble team out...

Goodbye Blown Savery.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 04:10 PM) from a "young guys you'd like to see do well" perspective it's been a pretty promising start to spring. Not to mention Danish, Rodon and Montas getting valuable experience. Lots of positives.

Johnson, Saladino and The Hawk tearing it up. Trayce has looked great defensively, and Nieto is essentially a bonus farm piece with potential. Saw the video...that was a deep throw to get the runner at home....and Micah's doing a great job of going with pitches and serving them up to the opposite field fwiw.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 03:57 PM) Wow. You weren't kidding. That was excellent information. It really sums it up well. Before anyone posts about pitching again they should listen to that. Specifically about velocity. Mechanic can be a difficult topic unless you've really studied them. However, velocity should be easy to understand. Everyone should realize that any discussion of velocity at this time of the year is not only useless but detrimental. Pitchers should not be throwing at their max level now. This also exemplifies the problem with the current philosophy of pitching. Pitchers are now taught to go hard for six innings because it looks better in your analytics and you get more money as wins don't matter. Thus they throw harder more often instead of pacing themselves for longer outings. It's the same as hitters forgoing contact for power as that helps your OPS more. It really is a detriment to the pitcher's health. It's driven by the "new" way to look at pitching which in turn will make them more money. The pitchers are more effective for a shorter period of time but it also puts alot more stress on the arm. This is a must listen for every fan who wants to understand what is happening to pitching. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlb-los-...015-and-beyond/ It's the first of six threats to the Dodgers becoming a dynasty. Cool read, especially the possibility of their media deal going south (in Houston they simply declared bankruptcy to get out of deal with Astros and Rockets)....

What about Tommy Amaker? He's due for another shot after Harvard.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 03:09 PM) The White Sox had a Top 5 pitcher and hitter last year. They didn't make the playoffs. Correction, they didn't come close to sniffing the playoffs.

Scott Snodgress sets down Gillespie Flowers and Nieto consecutively.

Atta boy, Trayce....took out a runner with a great throw home from CF.

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/112...s-role-develops Thome stays the same good guy as his baseball role evolves....

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) It is too early, especially when you consider his situation but the reports of him coming out of instructs said that he made improvements to his game. With Micker, all you want to hear is that he is improving and that he is holding his own. This is his age 18 season after all. I think Micker might have the highest ceiling in the system and he could be one of the best prospects in all of baseball in the next couple of years. Lots of comps with Soler out there.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 02:38 PM) You'll see this from him a lot. I know you freak out about all their guys, but he's this good. Mlb advance scouting and pitchers will adjust in the second half like they did to limit Abreu's power numbers. They excel at finding and exploiting any weaknesses. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlb-los-...015-and-beyond/ As much as there is concern about the future Cubs' dynasty, even the Dodgers Evil Empire could collapse easily enough.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=23644 Ptac will enjoy this one..... http://grantland.com/features/mlb-catcher-...ollisions-rule/ And one about home plate collisions

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 13, 2015 -> 10:39 AM) Herm is the Luther Vandross of MLB. You never know if you are going to get fat Herm, average Herm or skinny Herm. Or Oprah, Jessica Simpson, Kirstie alley.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 02:23 PM) I meant to complaints from liberals when it was done to Bush. WhIle I can believe the 'horns' part can be a complete accident, given the logo, there have been many other times they have manipulated photos to appear one way or another. Darkening McCain with shadows to appear evil-like, making sure that the lights around Obama's head look like a halo, etc. Cheney Rumsfeld and wolfowitz were evil...no need for artistic enhancements.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 12:55 PM) Wisconsin is ok Ou is ok...haha

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 12:06 PM) F Bruce Pearl. He's been a jag since his Horizon League days. Yeah....I was one of Roy Marble's tutors/homework assistants when the Deon Thomas/Jimmy Collins thing blew up...predating UW-Milwaukee. Dr. Tom Davis was a great guy though, his mentor.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 14, 2015 -> 10:40 AM) You are being unrealistically pessimistic. TJ and ACL surgeries continue to have a very high rate of returning to previous level. Anyone who has these I have a very high level of confidence that they will return. I have worked with 100's of them. More ACL than TJ but almost all of them return. However you are right with Jones but for the wrong reason, his back. If it wasn't for that injury he would have returned long ago. That problem came out of nowhere and is concerning. I don't know the specifics behind it but they did surgery almost as soon as it appeared. This is rare that a fairly long rehab wasn't attempted first. This is cause for concern. Crede and Jenks, too. They tried almost everything before doing the disc fusion surgery...I can't remember exactly, but he was a shadow of his former self upon returning.