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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 07:57 AM) Definitely worth a flier at the right price. Mariners need another OF to go with Yelich and Stanton until Marisnic is ready and depth in the bullpen. A De Aza+Petricka package may work for them. The just signed Garret Jones to man 1B, so I am not sure they are going to be willing to trade for a replacement already. Why would Petricka be worth anything to them? I'm not even convinced they'd trade Turner for Semien and Micah Johnson. Would anything they've done in the last two years suggest they would want to take on DeAza's contract? The fact that they let him go for nothing...would point to the fact that there's no way they're going to be embarassed a second time and pay through the teeth to bring him back when he's no longer a cheap option.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 07:50 AM) Ohio State had that seeding because of what they did in the regular season including RPI and top 100 wins. "Rating" would be their AP ranking prior to the tournament starting which is now already moot. Iowa lived off upsetting Ohio State in Columbus because at the time it seemed like a huge win. In fact, they lived off that win, at home against Michigan and a lot of close losses all the way until the last week of the season...when they were STILL ranked 24th despite losing two road games at Indiana and Minnesota. OSU was just living off Matta's reputation and Craft and the fact that they've been so good for so long now you just expect them to be in the Top 25...but it was obvious by some of their head-scratching losses they just didn't have the horses to go very far this year.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 07:46 AM) Seeding isnt based on what happens in the tourney, its based on the regular season. Losing in the tourney doesnt say anything about the seeds it just says that team lost to another team. And more than 90% of Dayton fans are also OSU fans. Many of my friends who went to UD dont understand why everyone is treating them like some bulls*** cinderella, they've always though more of their program than that. I don't think this is 100% accurate. Iowa went from a 7-8-9 seed all the way down to 10 and then actually 11/play-in when they lost to Northwestern, largely because of NU's 150+ RPI. Nebraska was in the play-in game in a lot of brackets but moved off due to their play against WI and the B10 tourney, despite losing an 18 point lead.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 07:44 AM) The selection committee is supposed to put Dayton in the play-in games if they feel that's where they belong. If they chose not to do so because of Dayton being the host, then they weren't following instructions. Well...it's definitely interesting to see them paired with another school from the same state in the first round. Obviously, Ohio State was overrated, but I'm not sure how fair that was. Then again, if they couldn't beat a good but not great Dayton team, they probably don't deserve to continue playing regardless. I'm just thinking if I was an Iowa/ISU fan and we had UNI/Drake...or let's say the Univ of Illinois and we had to play someone like Illinois State, UIC or Southern Illinois, it would feel like a no-win situation.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 07:33 AM) It's pretty ironic they were passed over for the play-in game because of the fact that Dayton was the host site. A ton of "expert" brackets had them in one of the two play-in games, along with BYU/SMU/Providence/Stanford/Xavier/S.Miss/LaTech/Minnesota/Nebraska...especially after they lost to St. Joseph's in the A-10 conference tourney. It's pretty clear they didn't seed Colorado/Pitt and BYU correctly.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 21, 2014 -> 07:23 AM) Is this a question or what. See, I can do it too. I mean, for fudge's sake, what evidence do you think I want? I'm a numbers guy. Maybe try and show why they are crater sized holes in the rotation. Be forewarned - you better be prepared as s***, because I consider a crater-sized hole in a rotation about the size of Jamie Navarro, and the Sox really haven't had one of those in about 15 years, even including the rotating "Mike Porzio" 5th starter days. AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. You are putting stock into Spring Training numbers. Randy Johnson almost consistently had an ERA of over 9 in Spring Training. If pitchers show velocity, control, and command, then managers and coaches do not care. Quit using Spring numbers to justify your argument because Spring numbers are f***ing meaningless. Scrooge McDuck swimming in his piles of gold, goddamn him. I prefer the dragon Smaug as the image...

I'm already out with Iowa (alma mater) and OU (dad's) losing... Harvard is a great story...with Amaker and his wife there in Cambridge, a bit of redemption, after the failures at Seton Hall and Michigan...and Quin Snyder going down as well from the Coach K tree. Don't know anything about North Dakota State. And Dayton's not the kind of team you can ever get excited about. I hope New Mexico wins this year (Neal's a pretty good guy from everything I've heard) and that Alford goes down in the first or at least 2nd game. As far as the teams playing today, I'm definitely going to be pulling for Nebraska, even though I hate them in football. NC Central, Stephen F. Austin, Mercer (they're the ones who knocked out Florida Gulf Coast this year) and Louisiana Lafayette all have exciting players and/or teams. Then there's always the traditional "cinderella" teams like VCU and Gonzaga to cheer for, although that can get boring too...like when Butler became too hip and trendy, or Florida Gulf Coast with Enfield and his wife last year (well, that was also nice publicity for Chris Sale, so it was tolerable). Am also interested to see how KU responds without Embiid if they get down 6-8-10 points somehow...and how Iowa State deals with being a prognosticator's favorite, along with MSU.

Tough first round match-up for LOU but they prevailed, thanks to Smith and Hancock there at the end. Pretty sure Hancock had eight consecutive points, including two 3's, which came after Smith's tying 3. Were down 3 with under two minutes to go. Louisville will be a lot better off having been tested, rather than getting the easy blow out win. They shouldn't have much of a problem with St. Louis.

SD State holds out barely in a defensive struggle with NMSU. A huge three at the end sent it to overtime after a sloppy play on the inbounds pass gave them another opportunity. Interesting match-up there with ND State, two contrasting styles.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Mar 20, 2014 -> 10:14 PM) Turner had a 1.44 WHIP last year and a mediocre K rate. That's a top prospect? And did I read elite? Now way do I trade Johnson for him. Maybe Sanchez, but I wouldn't do it. We have surplus in the middle infield - use it wisely, like, perhaps, to trade for a nice catching prospect. You might be able to get him for Semien and Micah Johnson, but maybe not. No way Carlos Sanchez alone attracts much interest from the Marlins.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 20, 2014 -> 03:01 PM) That would make sense for them. I'm sure they will. This changes nothing from what I've said to you on this topic. Wasn't Hechevarria or whatever his name the top prospect (and a SS) that the Blue Jays gave up in that huge trade for all of their pitchers? The Marlins have already given up on him because of his bat?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 20, 2014 -> 12:24 PM) They really let them play this game. Big 10 0-1 You have to count it as 0-2 since the two first round play-in games are officially part of the tourney, lol. MSU, Michigan and Wisconsin are the only hopes left already...because Nebraska beating Baylor the way they've been playing (yes, Nebraska's on a similar roll but fell apart with an 18 point lead in the BTT) would be a shocker. And the Cornhuskers don't have the advantage of sneaking up on anyone at this point.

Well, at least Wisconsin is playing well, for one game. Sheesh. This game had "trap" written all over it, when the underrecruited/disrespected local kids get a chance to knock off the more famous state school. Guess it's fitting that Craft would miss that last shot with how his final season has gone. Fouling a three point shot? Not smart, OSU.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 20, 2014 -> 09:25 AM) Iowa was just awful in crunch time for most of their close games all year. Not sure what that says about the players and coaches. Shoulda had a better run. at Iowa State Villanova in preseason Bahamas tourney (OT) At Wisconsin/at home vs. Wisconsin At home vs. Ohio State At home vs. Illinois At home vs. MSU vs. Northwestern in B10 Tourney The only times they were really blown out of the water were at Michigan and MSU...but then the only "good" teams they beat were Ohio State, Michigan, Xavier (if they're good) and Nebraska.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 19, 2014 -> 10:24 PM) I shouldn't be surprised. Iowa couldn't hold onto leads all season. Their lack of toughness and overall defensive issues failed them in the end. This is about as dissapointed as I've been in a season since the year Alford actually delivered a strong season and they lost to freaking Northwestern State or whomever the hell it was. Hope everything is well with Fran's son and that the Hawks learn from this. Even w/Marble leaving they should be a solid squad next year. Yep, it was Northwestern State in a game they led the entire time until the last second, reminiscent of tonight but without the heartbreaking dagger. Losing 14-1 in OT, there's not much you can say, when you gag on 8 consecutive shots. So their last tourney win was all the way back 13-14 years ago against Creighton. This year's team was a lot like the 2001-2002 version with Recker and Reggie Evans with huge expectations that just crashed in Big 10 play after being anointed a Top 10 team at the beginning of January. The positives of the last two games...at least they're getting some solid contributions from Jok, Uthoff and Woody. Pretty amazing to lose a game you didn't have a single turnover in the 2nd half and OT. Then again, when you somehow manage to lose 7 of your last 8 games, A LOT of things are going wrong, mostly chemistry and relying on Marble too much (or Marble being too selfish, depending on your perspective). That said, we lost because of the way that we just couldn't hit key shots down the stretch...carryover from last year, closing out games. Hopefully this Dickerson kid can bring Atwood with him, although I can't see Atwood turning down LOU. They're also in (along with about 15-20 teams) the 5th year PF transfer from Temple (Lee?) whose family lives in the Quad Cities. Olaseni is going to have to replace Basable next year....they'll (along with Woody) probably be a two headed monster, with Aaron White alternating between the 4 and 3. Like every Iowa game, they led for something like 39:12 and manage to lose it in the end. Marble had a chance with a three pointer to extend the lead to 6....and they led 57-52, but they just can't quite get over the hump.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20..._kc&c_id=kc Royals have a future ace in their rotation it seems...let's hope not. With Chen as their #5, they're still one starter short, with the exception of when he faces us.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 07:10 AM) Lillian, if Sizemore does this all year, or s***, even into July, then feel free to feed us all the crow you want. Bringing up why the Sox were wrong in not signing Sizemore on March 17th is more than premature. And the Red Sox didn't acquire him to spin him off, which would have been our primary consideration...another version of Felipe Paulino. He's looked better than anyone expected, and maybe there's some type of magical spell that donning a Red Sox jersey casts on players, but it's not like we would have been better off dumping Viciedo or DeAza and then bringing in Sizemore to play CF instead of trading for Eaton. Or even Eaton, Sizemore and Garcia as your outfield, while a lot more exciting/interesting/entertaining...we would have gotten almost nothing in return for Viciedo/DeAza. It's just almost impossible to imagine how the White Sox would be better off with Sizemore in 2016 or 2017, compared to having Eaton/Viciedo. It's easy to understand they're (the Red Sox) a veteran ballclub and they're hoping to catch lightning in a bottle and they're feeling less and less confident about Jackie Bradley. How he would have fit into our plans, it's less than clear.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 12:14 AM) I didn't win s***. My dad is the one who invested in PHOT, and he's made $6000 in the past 6 weeks or so on it. I'd still love to see someone who could consistently do this on a yearly basis...getting at least a 10% rate of return before taxes/inflation/commissions are taken into consideration...and maintain this track record for a minimum of say, five years. We always here about the winners and big percentage gains, but that's only part of the picture.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 05:29 PM) Who is that ? PH for Viciedo and cranks one out. Very odd not to have heard of him. OK found him http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1652201...s-josh-richmond This time of year (NCAA Tourney), I thought it must be Mitch Richmond. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/pro...P=Josh-Richmond His minor league and collegiate history.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 09:19 AM) Something going on there that outsiders must not know. I am just a huge proponent of getting as many sanctioned practices as possible. It really hurt our football team years ago when we couldnt. A few years ago the NIT run by OSU really helped team cohesion and development. We thought it was going to be the springboard for Iowa to take that next step...the run to the 2013 NIT title game. Not quite. In fact, one of the theories being bandied about is post-season play, European tour, Marble and Aaron White playing on an all-star team...actually led to the team wearing down at the end of Big 10 play. Don't buy that excuse, though. It's also ironic that Baylor won it (NIT) all and looked like they were out of the NCAA's about 6 weeks ago and now they're one of the most dangerous #6 seeds in the tourney. Almost the opposite... They're going to give Nebraska fits with their athleticism.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 08:41 PM) In 350 AB's last season, as a rookie, he hit .303. With his defensive ability, if he hits .250, he is a prize. His minor league career OPS is 626. That's what we would realistically expect out of Carlos Sanchez or Leury Garcia at the major league level. From all existing career evidence, last year was a huge anomaly offensively to outperform his track record by 50+ OPS points.

Does anyone watch Agents of SHIELD? My list right now is Scandal, House of Cards, Shameless, Person of Interest, Elementary, both NCIS shows, CSI, The Blacklist...tried to start watching Hannibal but can't really get into that one. Maybe I can't picture anyone else but Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, especially a former James Bond villain from Casino Royale.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 09:07 AM) Sanchez has a big upside, doesn't he? Huge overpay, but like I'm sayin', desperate. Anything's possible. If McCann's not even a Top 10 consensus player in an organization as thin as DET at the minor league level, you definitely go for the Yankees. It's also a bit of a complicated situation pushing Avila out there, with his dad in the front office. That said, he's another 3-4 "so-so" months from facing serious competition one way or the other with the "win now" mentality there. It's what forced out the likes of Inge, Santiago, Infante, Boesch, etc. Lack of patience with average or below average results.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 17, 2014 -> 04:35 PM) http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/video/v31569081/...140317_20231604 "Not more incredible than Grady Sizemore!" Lilian

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-oln...o-perfect-match On why Stephen Drew/Tigers aren't a surefire match. For one thing, both players (Iglesias/Drew) have the same agent, Boras.