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Yes, there is. It's pretty lame to in some cases picking the color issue to in this case looking for more African-Americans specifically. These guys won't let racism die because they are always crying foul over stupid things.

Not sure how Ryan isn't higher and in no way does Roger Clemens deserve to be ahead of him in anything related to pitching.

Winning is fun.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ May 9, 2007 -> 08:21 PM) Yeah, right. Dude landed right on his hip. That's a dumb comment. He waited long enough for the crowd to think he was hurt and then got up. I really think he milked that one a bit, but I appreciated being called dumb.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ May 9, 2007 -> 08:17 PM) Is anyone watching FSN North. They had a trivia question that asked, "Who are the 2 members of the White Sox that have had 3 homers against the Twins in 1 game." Did anyone catch that answer, I'm just curious to know. Baines and Tom McGraw. f*** Torii. He faked an injury to make his catch look better, what a b****.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 9, 2007 -> 08:13 PM) I love it when I'm wrong. You gotta have faith.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 9, 2007 -> 07:47 PM) Prediction: We will only score 4 runs tonight. Doubtful.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 9, 2007 -> 07:39 PM) I guess Tyner was shading him down the line, same as Erstad in the first. Josh Rabe is in left tonight.

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 9, 2007 -> 07:34 PM) Well, it looks like a line double to the gap in the box score, lol. No it doesn't, it was a single. He advanced to 2nd on the throw.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ May 9, 2007 -> 07:26 PM) Who is in LF for the Twins? That was a Scott Podsednik-like throw right there. Josh Rabe. I'm waiting for the magical Twins pixie dust to result in him defying all logic and hitting like .280.

How did Sweeney's bat break? It hit the end of his bat.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 9, 2007 -> 01:14 PM) It would be really nice to be able to trade picks in the MLB draft someday, IMO. I disagree. It's a crapshoot as is, but when you are trading the picks ahead of time and don't have a clear picture of who would even be available at the pick, it's just not worth it. If traded during the previous July deadline, a 1st round pick would have the value of a mid-level prospect. Especially considering the teams trading a draft pick in July would more than likely be buyers and their draft picks would not be top 15 where you are getting the more sure things of the draft. Also, who is going to want to wait for a traded pick to turn into something? Even the quickest guys to make the majors (other than the guys like Lincecum, Huston Street, Chad Cordero, or Khalil Greene. There's maybe 2 of those per draft and not outside the top 15) take a few years so teams would be waiting 4+ years for a player, and that's if he was a highly developed player in the draft, and actually does develop. Most teams wouldn't want to wait 4+ years for someone they have little idea who it is (or really even position). The only way I could see it working would be if teams were limited to pick for pick(s) trades on the day of the draft. Even then, most teams wouldn't want to give up 2 for 1, but I could see it happening. In order for trading picks to work the draft would have to become more of a sure thing or development time would have to be significantly less. If players were required to go to college and the 3 year minimum was maintained I could see it possibly making sense, but that's still assuming a lot. In a fantasy world if teams were able to draft players out of, say, low A ball then I could also see it working. As a sidenote, I would be a big fan of making players go to college. It would make longevity records harder to break because less freaks of nature would be able to debut at 20 or 21, but if the college game became stronger it would almost be like drafting out of the minors. The argument can be made that the top conferences in D1 ball are comparable to A ball of some sort, but another problem is the players need to adjust to not having aluminum bats. If they make college players use wood bats it could cut almost a year of development off of college players. For any sort of college requirement to take place MLB would have to work with the NCAA anyway. Back to the original point, yes, it would be cool as a fan to give teams the ability to trade draft picks, but I don't think it would be better for the game.

QUOTE(BearSox @ May 9, 2007 -> 08:45 AM) And Gomes seems to be finally showing some of that great potential I've heard so much about. Kind of. He's only hitting .255 in his 2nd year at low A after starting last year at high A and he's 22, a bit on the old side for the league. That said, he has a very good walk rate (14 in 98 at-bats) giving him a pretty solid .348 obp. He's doing better, but he's still not much of a prospect IMO.

Just because they are giving the teams 5 minutes doesn't mean they will take that long. Still though, I would imagine that it would take longer without the conference call.

I just hope they don't extend the first round. I love how it's about a minute per pick. Also, they are going to be hanging around for several rounds if they are going 4 hours. I'm looking forward to it though, that's for sure. Then again, I look forward to the draft anyway.

It took a minor miracle to come back in that game. Good times, and yay for success. That's a good series win.

The issue the last time around in AAA was his strikeout rate. He has 6 Ks in 20 at-bats so far. That's not good for power hitters, little a guy with average power. Barons lost 10-3 Getz 2-5 Whisler rocked Kanny gave up 4 in the 9th to lose 6-5. Shelby 2-4 Carter 3-5, 2B, 3B Long 5.1 IP, 2 R

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ May 6, 2007 -> 05:18 PM) Sweeney's first three hit game. Maybe first two hit game? He only has 2 hits.

For those listening to Hawk and DJ...did Hawk say Baltimore chop for that one?

Vasquez pitched 3 hitless innings for Charlotte today. His promotion means Broadway probably is going (or already is) on the DL. Norfolk 3, Charlotte 2 Birmingham's 1-0 loss was one heck of a pitchers' duel. Egbert 6 IP, 1 R, 3 K, 0 BB, 6 hits, 0 flyouts. Day 3 IP, 5 K, 1 hit. In fact Day didn't allow a flyout either, ha! Barons lost 1-0, managing only 3 hits. Cunningham was 1-4, with a double, a walk, 2 runs, a stolen base, and a strikeout. Tyler Reves was 2-4 with a double and a HR. Hogs won 8-4 behind good bullpen. Francisco Hernandez went 3-4, upping his average to .348. Brandon Allen added a solo shot, but it wasn't enough as my boy De Los Santos got the loss. Asheville 6, Kanny 4

QUOTE(BearSox @ May 5, 2007 -> 06:44 PM) I think Sweeney is really going to breakout in the next few games. He looked pretty good today. He hit that rocker to deep CF which was unfortunately an out, but he got that nice double down the line. I didn't like his situational hitting in the 2nd however with a runner on 3rd. Luckily Erstad picked him up. Can we make a sig bet or something that Sweeney will hit less than .240 over the next week? Nice to get the win. Go Sox, I lost faith in you and couldn't believe you won today. Now get a streak going. I have faith in this team with Thome in the lineup, but without him I think we are going to lose every game.

Funny how people are defending Erstad, but when Podsednik had his f*** up he was hitting well too and didn't get defended. This board is collectively crazy.

QUOTE(Whitewashed in @ May 5, 2007 -> 07:04 PM) Any updates? Well he missed his start today, Corwin Malone started.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ May 5, 2007 -> 01:30 PM) Can someone GIF that so I can have a new avatar? Yeah, seriously. If someone is going to have Pods' blunder in Oakland, Erstad's f*** up needs equal treatment because I'm really sick of capn posting and having to look at that awful moment from this year. At least with Erstad I knew the Sox were losing that game so I wasn't as angry, I was able to laugh.

Is this game for real?