Marky Mark

True. The person below me either makes more than 80k a year or currently works at a fast food restaurant.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 1, 2008 -> 03:54 PM) True. The person below me thinks they are way cooler than they actually are. False. I'm way cooler than I think I am. The person below me has bench pressed 350LBS, squated 500 LBS, or ran a 5 minute mile in their life.

False, The person below me often wears the same pair of jeans for a week straight, sometimes gets nervous that others will notice, but doesn't care enough to actually change their pants on a consistent basis.

The attribute points are subjective to the whether a player is in minors A, AA, AAA, or MLB. The guy said you shouldn't put too much stock into his little ratings. He did it just for fun.

False. The person below me used to hate Joe Randa.

False. I am home. The person below me consumes a protein shake/supplement on a daily basis.

false. The person below me has made a poop today.

QUOTE (Shadows @ Nov 29, 2008 -> 12:57 AM) Pfft, if he was a pitcher maybe ide agree with you.. but speed is speed no matter what league you are in An infield single in the NL is gonna be an infield single in the AL.. the bases are still 90 feet, hes not gonna get slower coming over here Staying in a hitters park like ours playing with much better people around him, there's no doubt in my mind he would have a good season with us.. and like I already said, whether it be leading off or batting 9th You are right about the fact that he'd be in a hitter's park (although it's more of a hitter's park in the sense of homers not base hits). Yes, you see more of a difference in pitchers coming from NL to AL, but I still declare that there is a bit of a difference in hitters to. Because he'd have to go up against more difficult AL pitching.

I like Willy, but there's only one problem. He's a national league player. His numbers would be a worse in the AL. NL to AL = AA to AAA

False but it actually almost was true the other day. The person below me has seen the Pizazz video on Youtube.

Although I married a brunette, blondes have always seemed more attractive to me.

False. Two with the power of three. The person below me has farted in the last 5 minutes.

To anyone that has or has had a website subscription to Baseball America. Did you feel like it was worth the money? Or is a lot of the information/insights already easy to recognize outside of BA?. I know a lot of people including Bureau did not appreciate them, but just wondering what those who have paid for their services think. Let me know.

2 years, 18 million.

QUOTE (TCQ @ Nov 10, 2008 -> 10:03 AM) There is a zero percent chance fukodome will ever be on the white sox and why would you want him? Agreed, I don't want the Cubs' sloppy seconds.

We'd have to cover part of Javy's salary for that to happen.

Good to know he's starting to understand what it means do dislike the Cubs. Hopefully he develops into a full fledged Cub hater some day.

McLouth wins the award the same day Bill James announces he is sabermetrically the worst fielder in his position.

Guys, gotta quit assuming there's only a small handful of players who have and do use. From Bureau: "Yes, a lot of guys use performance enhancing drugs - it occurs a lot in the minor leagues, and is more prevalent in latin-american players. The reason MOST players will NOT be found is because the MAJORITY of players who use are latin and they don't buy their stuff in the USA. They buy it back home - and there is little to no record of it in their country. Many players in all organizations use - the White Sox are no exception. Many times though, baseball tries to cover up these things just to 'protect' their name & teams will even pay MLB to keep things quiet. Its not the best system & won't be until A) there is a new commissioner and B ) and separate entity does the drug testing for MLB. Just as in anything else - there are many people who do not like players using inside baseball & there are some who don't care as long as the numbers are there and it makes them look like they're doing a good job." "I can't make a "true or false" statement regarding teams paying off MLB, but when so many people tell the same 'type' of story, then there must be at least some truth to it. It is in the teams best interest to give up an amount of cash to keep positive tests down because [the] amount of money/credibility/problems caused by positive tests are not nearly worth simply paying MLB to keep things quiet. As far as a percentage, steroids are down a lot, HGH is up a lot. The thing you have to remember, is that many times thru the year players come and go from MLB rosters. A true figure of combining both steroids and/or HGH in MLB would be about 35%, but about 70% of a "very good" players use them. In the minor leagues, its about 40% overall with 50-70% of the 'very good' players using. The real problem is the HGH. Because even IF a test comes out, it won't be that effective. Because the ONLY way to know IF a player has taken HGH is to test him BEFORE he has ever taken it and then test him AFTER he has taken it. For example: Player A): -Takes HGH -Tested for HGH -Takes HGH again -Re-Tested for HGH - The player will show up clean because HGH tests can only detect the amount of HGH in the person's body. In this case, he may test to have some high levels but the player can just say "I must produce that naturally" Player : -Never takes HGH -Tested for HGH -Takes HGH -Re-tested for HGH - This player will show up positive because his second test will show a great difference in his natural HGH count. So, in essence, even IF a test is created - it won't be foolproof and the users will keep on using and using." Speculating who uses what is pointless, because it was and is so prevelant. If Bureau's right and roughly 35% of MLB players use it, that makes up 8-9 guys on a 25 man roster. That's too much to be constantly pointing fingers.

Hey I don't feel like reading 102 pages of this. I just received a Wii as a belated wedding gift. If I had a preference I would have wanted a 360, but a gift is a gift and I'm still grateful for it. I'm sure there are some fun games for this system, I just have no idea what they are. Wii sports (the game that came with the console) was definitely not fun. In the past I've enjoyed these games: Halo CE for Xbox (not H2 or H3) MVP Baseball 05 for Xbox Goldeneye for N64 MarioKart for N64 Starcraft Broodwar for PC Suggestions for decent Wii games?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 06:39 PM) I'm completely behind Sandy Alomar/Charles Johnson at catcher and Greg Norton/Perry/Snopek for 3B. If unavailable, Widger, Fordyce or Mark Johnson. I'll take Norton any day of the week. I always felt he was legendary at third.

Doubtful he'll return, Juan's agent is looking for about ten million double quarter pounders [with extra cheese] over the course of three years. Not worth it.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Oct 19, 2008 -> 10:26 PM) I'd nut if we could swing Peavy, but I'm guessing he'd cost a bit much, both in $ and talent. Just sayin'. Ahhhh we gotta stay away from Peavy talk on this board. He's a good player but will be no where close to what the asking price will be. If you consider he plays in the easiest park in the easiest division in the easiest league in baseball, it becomes clear that his ERA is better than he is. Also for those who don't like Javy's clutch stats, than don't look at Peavy's playoff stats.... No to Peavy.

The Rookie

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 21, 2008 -> 11:09 AM) You really think the most likely outcome of the 8 possible for this series is a Rays sweep? Not really, it will probably be more like the Rays in 6. I just said in 4 because I enjoy degrading the national league.