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Charlotte v. Norfolk postponed B-Ham v Huntsville game 1 W-S is off Kannapolis v Greensborough Bristol v Elizabethton

Mitchell out for the second day in a row. He hurt???

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 07:32 PM) Same thing goes for Remenowsky, who just threw 2 IP, struck out 5, for his 22nd save for Kanny. He's 23. Still can't believe he never saw High A this year. maybe he'll skip high a next year. either that or the organization isn't too high on his long term potential.

i love it that he's a real fan, not just pretending to be sports fan to connect with the "common" man.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) Tim Beckham - the other Beckham 3 for 4, 2B,3B I still think that they took the wrong Beckham. Take a look at his numbers, I know that he's 3 years younger than Bacon but his OPS has been pretty low considering he's been playing at low levels, not much power production or speed numbers either.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 19, 2009 -> 08:00 PM) Has to get use to more patient hitters. Learning to keep pitch count down is something that a lot of pitchers have to learn to do in AAA before they make the jump to the bigs.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 02:22 PM) I love when you "hit it hard" way in the air and it doesnt make the track. Rios f***ing sucks. The coliseum is a pretty big park, windy too.

Solid fundamental baseball. Works for me!

They just pitched around Beckham to pitch to JD. I think the kid has arrived.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 11:49 AM) Probably not hahaha Is your avatar a pic of when Brian Anderson put a cubs player in the hospital? I remember hearing something about it but couldn't really get any details as I live on the west coast and don't really get any sox coverage here.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 02:51 AM) What do you mean? Giving out like $60-80M for 3 prospects is exactly how you build a team! Wasn't Neftali Feliz an under-the-radar signing for the Braves? How much would he get right now if he were able to negotiate a contract like Chapman will be able to? Giving that much money to 3 big name prospects is stupid when you could just do the scouting and sign a s***load of extremely talented players for the same amount. Strasburg is an exception because the Nats had #1 overall and it will send a bad message to their fans if they fail to sign their first rounders for two straight years, so they should try to get this done. But Strasburg is a PERFECT example of why MLB is all f***ed up. Teams should be able to trade draft picks and slots NEED to be raised across the board and then stuck to so this s*** doesn't happen. The MLB draft is a f***ing joke and has been for quite some time. The best players should go highest and they should be forced to sign at no more than slot. And all the loopholes that allow players to re-enter the draft looking for more money after playing for an independent league team or go overseas are also bulls***. The FA compensation system is bulls*** too, especially how it affects the draft. The whole thing needs to be overhauled because teams should be able to draft a player knowing he'll sign if the team offers the appropriate max slot bonus. I'll end the rant now. But the whole thing just pisses me off when teams like the Sox don't regularly go over slot because they respect the commissioner's office, but then the f***ing Royals and Pirates and Red Sox and Rangers and Yankees and Tigers etc. go way the f*** over on a bunch of players and nobody gets fined or otherwise penalized. If you're going to hold a kangaroo court at least f***ing enforce SOME of your rules. The amount of insane overslot signings is getting absolutely ridiculous, and it SHOULD piss off the Players Association at least as much if not more than it pisses off the owners, because unproven prospects are getting money that productive veterans are not getting in free agency. So anyway, Morgado better sign or I'm going to cast a voodoo curse on him that will make his left arm fall off and two more rights grow straight out his ass. Santeria works wonders. I think that the MLB (and NFL for that matter) should adopt the NBA's amateur draft framework. You have to declare yourself eligible for the draft and if you do so then the team that picks you has your rights essentially forever. They also have to sign a relatively short term contract that falls within a particular slotting range. So if you think that you're hot s*** and won't sign for anything less than top dollar then you don't sign at all and can go play in japan or something. The way it is the agents/players have the teams over the barrel and it's just a bunch of BS. Just the same problem with the NFL right now, unproven players should not be getting these HUGE amounts of money and taking cash out of the pockets of proven veterans. If you're really the s*** then you'll cash in on your second contract and there won't be any problems. But Strasburg wanting 50 mil b4 he's thrown a professional pitch is crap. I'll put a voodoo curse on anyone who holds out for more money.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 12:48 PM) Danks sitting again. Hopefully he just needs a couple days off, and get his mind right...or his wrist. He hasn't been the same since his wrist injury, I wouldn't be opposed to sitting him for the rest of the season to let it heal then play him in the AFL

QUOTE (gatnom @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 08:56 PM) This draft is starting to look not so good... QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 09:13 PM) Big time We will recoup that pick next year if we don't sign Morgado so it's not really that big of a deal if we don't sign him although it would be nice.

QUOTE (Tel Aviv @ Aug 15, 2009 -> 06:14 PM) Idiots. Sign Straussburg. Then sign Michael Phelps-looking freak of a HS catcher next year. Then make a run at that lefty Cuban who just defected. Thusly the moribund franchise is saved/rejuvenated. I don't think that it's quite so easy to turn a team around.

QUOTE (scenario @ Aug 13, 2009 -> 08:55 PM) If he is to become a right-handed Granderson/Sizemore, then he's going to have to start hitting from the other side of the plate. Thats what I was just thinking.

Christian Marerro is 4-4 with 2 singles, 1 2B and 1 HR today. OPS of .880 in 171 PA so far in Birmingham. He might be a legitimate prospect.

I'd like to know more about Marerro. He's been playing very well so far for Birmingham. I'd like to know if he has enough bat to stick at 1B or a corner OF as an everyday starter. What does his defense look like, good jumps, arm strength etc.. thanks

Upchurch getting lit up.

Here's an article from the same place that talks about how Rios contract is pretty good. This is an older- pre-waiver claim article. When we got him I took a look at his career numbers and his BABIP is pretty low right now while everything else is just about the same so we could reasonable expect a strong couple of months from him.

Haven't heard anything about Thome complaining and I'd be surprised if he did so publicly. Dye said a couple of things and I think that KW gave the appropriate response. He's basically saying don't forget who you work for. You work for me so you need to worry about making me happy, not the other way around.

yeah pretty brutal listening to blowers, I'm super stoked that I get to watch the sox three days in a row though.

carter, huge power and obp

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Aug 8, 2009 -> 06:30 PM) Lately? He's sucked basically his whole career. He does have a gold glove in his collection

Trayce Thompson had a good night too, 1-3 with a 2B and a SB

Golden sombrero for Shoemaker. Ouch.