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QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:50 AM) Waiting for the U.S Marshals to be posted at recruiting centers to protect the soldiers doing their jobs. Not sure if you're being sarcastic or not but that's pretty impractical. I also read that this douchebag is being charged with first-degree murder and 15 counts of engaging in a terrorist attack.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:50 AM) I didn't mean what you read, I mean that there shouldn't be any outrage about it at all - other then the fawning about every fart he has. FYI, the story was on all the headline tickers Sunday night/Monday morning, which is just stupid. Yeah I agree on the bolded part, that's pretty annoying. But then again, the day Anna Nicole Smith died, North Korea was conducting more tests, and guess which part got a full day's worth of attention, and which one quietly scrolled by the ticker (ironically, that was also the day Obama announced his candidacy, which also scrolled on the same ticker).

It'd have to be so he retires. There's no place for him on the roster.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) So professional golfers just sit on their ass between tournaments? ?

lol wut

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:44 AM) The "outrage" isn't about him going "on a date". It's the fawning coverage... AWWWWW... OBAMA GOES OUT ON A DATE! DROOOOLZZZZZ! It's stupid and didn't need reported on at all. No, actually. But, kap, I'm impressed. I didn't know you had direct access to data that my eyes pick up and could read and recall the same things I read. I don't recall seeing any unusual amount of coverage actually. When Bush would fly home to Crawford it'd get reported. When Obama travels, it gets reported. Pretty normal. He's the president.

BTW, in regards to my earlier post, there's exceptions to everything - Joe Morgan for example never did s*** in the playoffs, like at all. Postseason batting average of .182 (222 PAs), .671 OPS that's way below his career OPS (.800, and for some reason I feel funny when I talk about Morgan's OPS because he's such an idiot on TV when it comes to stats even though OPS ironically helps his career look better).

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:19 AM) I dont think he is racist.I think he just makes outlandish bulls*** statements and enjoys doing it. Ala "this Whitesox pen is the greatest assembled pen ever". Gah that made me cringe... then it went to s*** like 2 weeks later. Awesome.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:06 AM) I heard no RNC outrage when Bush used AF1 to fly down to crawford for vacations and family time. Maybe he should have flown commerical and payed his own way. Ok, to piggy back on this. i recently saw a show on Discovery Channel that when behind the scenes of AF1. AF1 is a flying war room. In reality, when the president goes ANYWHERE, he either needs to be within a quick drive of DC, or moments away from AF1. So, if Obama goes to NYC for a data, AF1 should be close behind. No outrage from the DNC either, nor should there have been (not counting fringe people who flamed Bush for doing everything, they should just be factored out of the equation). Being the president is basically a 24/7 job. Even when they look like they're off-duty, they're really not. I'd like to see some of these people work 16, 18, 20 hours in a day for a few days and then have people criticize them when they take a break for a few hours.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:04 AM) He has had three errors all year and you guys are exaggerating his range to his right. At second base going to his right would be exploited just as much if not more. Atleast at short he snags a ton of what would be base hits up the middle. His boneheaded plays don't tend to count as errors. Not really sure how I'm exaggerating his range to his right, I didn't say it was terrible, I just said it was "meh." It just seems like he's moving in slow motion on those. Maybe I just had gotten used to watching Uribe get everything.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) How about playing 72 holes of golf vs playing a few games as a DH? Golf is a physical skill sport based on muscle memory, consistency, aim, endurance, and huge freaking balls. Shooting a basketball in a hoop is much easier for more people than playing a round of par at a golf course, regardless of how much you sweat. DHs still do all the same training and spend a lot of time doing BP. It's not like they sit on their ass and all they do is have 4-5 ABs a game.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:00 AM) Agreed. He's been adequate at short, hasn't shown great range to his right and been only ordinary on pop-ups. He isn't someone you should reject switching back to 2B because of his defense at short, that's for sure. Yeah, as long as he's carrying his weight with the bat, I'm fine with his D. It was shaky at first but for the most part I'm fine with it.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 09:55 AM) If you're ever at a game, watch Fields take a couple of cuts in the on deck circle. Its very short. He, like a lot of players, can't bring it to the plate for some reason. He's dropping his shoulder which also will lengthen and slow down your swing. Its not something that is uncommon. You can't be thinking about mechanics while hitting or you will not hit. He isn't to the point where that short swing becomes "his" swing. He may never get there. Anderson was having that same problem.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 10:19 AM) ^^^^^^ These continual postings about moving Lexi off the SS position are madness!! The guy's playing terrific D at the premium defensive position and we don't have anyone else who can play it as well. Not Beckham, and probably not Nix (if Nix was this phenom shortstop who just can't hit much, he'd be playing there instead of 2B, because plenty of team's will still go the light hitting/great D route at SS.) Lexi's starting to hit and is thriving in the 2hole. He's our SS of the present and the near future, at least. You don't move him to CF or anywhere else because of a perceived "logjam". These things will work themselves out. I don't know about terrific, the guy is plenty athletic and makes some really nice plays, but still pretty inconsistent and prone to boneheaded plays. Plus his range to his right is pretty meh IMO, he disappoints me when I see him make a token effort to get to a ball that it seems like he should've gotten to.

QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 09:36 AM) We don't want another middle infielder right now. Or need.

You have players like Derek Jeter who are labeled "clutch" by everyone, but look at Jeter's stats. If he hits in the .290s, that's a "down" year for him. Then look at his postseason stats and you see that they're virtually identical to his career stats. Is he really "clutch" or is it just because he's one of the best pure hitters in the game? If you're a great player, generally speaking, you will be great in "clutch" situations too. When there appears to be a disparity, you can attribute that to data fluctuations due to small sample sizes. On the other hand you have average players who get the reputations as being "clutch" (Crede for example) but realistically, that's your positive memories lying to you. Nearly all the time, if you look up their stats, they're not as impressive as you think they are.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 08:46 AM) BINGO BINGO BINGO. And if this is something easy for us fans watching on TV to see...well then. Where is the discussion on this from Stoney, or Farmer. Where is the discussion on this from Scott Merkin, Cowley, or any other reporters. Why does this seem to be something only we on this board are noticing, its freaking obvious. Fields needs to learn and practice, not strikeout over 200 times this year and be given an automatic shot again next year. The guy needs a lot of help its obvious. The swing clutch, the inability to hit anything 90+ MPH or belt high, the man simply does not belong as a starting players for any MLB team. Homers, Hits, anything that he does aside is all a band-aid on the problem. Poor mechanics and Poor approach will kill his career, dont let a week or two fool you, this guy has a lot of work to do (not at the ML level), before he should even be considered an everyday player. You must not have been watching the game last night. edit: already been said by other posters

Latest manufactured outrage: President Obama taking his wife on a date to NYC and whether or not taxpayers should be paying for it. News flash: the President has an expense account, and pretty much every president in history has done something like this.

It's bulls*** that the murder of the recruiter isn't getting more coverage. It got some mentions yesterday but it's really something I thought would have more traction. (place mr. genius's response here)

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 12:00 AM) http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2009...ed_N.htm?csp=34 another terrorist attack Yes, although that's pretty s***ty terrorism. I'm gonna be dealing with this all day at work tomorrow.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 11:17 PM) I would have called for Fields to be traded for Crede, but Joe has asore knee right now

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 10:59 PM) Nix can be a SS, Beckham is learning 3B in AAA, and Fields has LF experience. Yes, maybe, and no.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 10:51 PM) He was great vs. lefties last year, mainly in the power department. He is a solid 4th OF though because of his D. He slugged .563 against them but I'm really thinking that was an aberration that his HRs all came against lefties. I don't remember exactly but I don't think there was any evidence in his minor league numbers that he was much better vs. lefties.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 10:49 PM) Liney seemed to handle Giambi. QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 10:49 PM) Liney seemed to handle Giambi. QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 10:49 PM) Liney seemed to handle Giambi. You can say that again.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 10:46 PM) Hopefully he comes back healthy and our lineup is that much better. Then you have a solid platoon of Pods vs. RHPs and Anderson vs. LHPs. And Wise can go bye-bye. I honestly think if CQ and Beckham are in the lineup over Anderson/Wise and Fields, that improves us 2-3 wins over the long haul. And the way this division is going to end up, a 2-3 wins is huge. Anderson exclusively vs. LHP is a terrible idea... this year, .160 vs. LHP, but .318 vs. RHP. Sure, only 25 ABs vs. LHP, but last year when he started getting benched vs. RHP is when his batting average took a nosedive.