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Funny you mention this. Me and people from another forum are scheduling a get-together at Target Field in the July series.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 06:21 PM) Turned this up in a search: Retherford's roles help ASU By Mark Armijo The Arizona Republic May. 31, 2006 12:00 AM Is there a position on the diamond that Arizona State University junior C.J. Retherford can't play? Retherford has played third base, second base, catcher and pitcher this season. He played some outfield at South Mountain Community College and was shortstop for one season at Hamilton High. http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/t...html?&wired also, I remember when pitchers and catchers reported, CJ reported because they wanted to test him out catching.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 02:49 PM) You should probably up your difficulty a little bit. How exactly is it fun for you if you haven't given up a run since you were in AA? What? My ERA was like 2.20 for AAA. I allowed runs... ? Anyway, my ERA in 4 major leauge starts is like 5.30 right now. I have allowed like 7 HR in my last 3 games. MLB is rough.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 03:29 PM) Ramon Castro pulled from the game against Texas, looking at his ankle or foot maybe? Not sure what happened. Oh boy. I hope this does not mean Flowers coming north with the team. Lucy would be our backup?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 12:29 PM) Is one of the games on CSN ? http://chicagopressrelease.com/press-relea...adcast-schedule

Damnit, of course we don't get Beckham, Rios, or De Aza in the webcasted game. Oh well, I look forward to seeing Andruw and Quentin.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 02:00 AM) Ahhhh, I still remember seeing a random ESPN headline that BMac was traded away for some guy named John Danks and being so pissed. Turns out that Kenny Williams guy knows what he is doing.....at least some of the time Worst day of my (Sox) life. I literally cried when I heard Bmac was traded.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 09:46 PM) His last decent season was 2005. His last great one was 2003. His greatness on defense didn't last all that long. And in 2005, Hunter only played 93 games in CF, and only 98 games on the season, and still won it. Not nearly as bad as Palmeiro's 28 game effort that won him the award, but 93 games is barely half a season.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 09:24 PM) Yea Wood easily should have had a perfect game if he didn't hit Biggio too. I was stunned that wasn't an error (to at least keep the no-hitter) but called a hit. He hit a batter. Should have been a no-hitter though.

QUOTE (Real @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 08:44 PM) What's more rare? Throwing a no-hitter AND perfect game, or a 20K game? I think you mean throwing 2 no-hitters and a perfect game (since a perfect games counts as a no-hitter too).

Made my Major League Debut vs. the Indians in 2012 season on OPENING DAY. I was surprised they gave it to a rookie over Peavy, but my overall bar is almost full right now. I threw a complete game, shutout with 8 K's, 0 BB. Allowed 8 hits, but 3 of those came in the 8th and 9th inning. I killed it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 07:59 PM) There have been something like 15 perfect games and one 20 strikeout game in baseball history. You can make a pretty good case for Wood. 18 perfectos, and 4 20-K games. I go with Wood's though. I would rather throw a perfect game vs. striking out 20, but if we are comparing Buehrle's perfect game to Woods, I go with Woods. Wood only allowed 2 baserunners, and did not allow a run. Both resulted in a win. Buehrle allowed 2 less baserunners, but Wood struck out what, 12 more batters?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 06:47 PM) Alexei might win one even though he kind of sucks as a SS, based on the criteria written. I agree. I mean, Jeter will eventually lose his lifetime contract with the GG. Alexei has a pretty decent bat, makes a lot of flashy plays. He just needs to have a solid F%, and he should be in very good contention.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 06:39 PM) That was 100% deliberate. Probably 110 were fastballs again. They deliberately had him throw 112 pitches? That seems awfully excessive. I wouldn't want to see him throwing any more than 90-95 in ST, and it's not even his last spring start.

Opening Day will be a perfect ending to my Easter Break.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 05:45 PM) Torri does make nice catches though. It's not his range that's bad, it's his arm. That's why his UZR is usually mediocre. IIRC, he make bad reads on balls that are not hit deep. I remember in a playoff game, I think vs. the A's, he made a dive attempt on a ball he came in on, missed it by like 2 feet, and the batter got an inside-the-park HR.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 05:41 PM) Was he throwing his full arsenal or was he just having a bad day? I wouldn't freak out... Bartolo Colon and Jose Contreras threw shutouts before the end of spring training last year. Look what happened. I think the fact that he threw 112 pitches is the most alarming thing, not the fact he got hit around.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 05:08 PM) Jake Peavy vs Reds AAA team: 7 IP, 7 ER, 12 hits, 4 Ks, 1 BB 112 pitches...that deserves a wow. What, are you serious?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 04:32 PM) Is the unnamed player Torii? Jeter. But yes, Torri fits that as well.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 04:29 PM) Officially gave up on the GG after "Death to all things flying" didn't win one. They mean absolutely nothing to me. That is what inspired me to write this. I was talking to my friend about how overrated Ichiro's spring training catch was, and how bad he probably felt when he won a GG last year, and Gutierrez did not.

1) Have you won this award before? Committee members love to take the easy route and just give the award to a player who already won it before. It is a safe pick for them because they think it justifies their pick if that person has already won it previously. 2) Do you have a nice fielding percentage? F% is the easiest fielding stat for a casual fan to understand. The committee feels if they award it to someone who has a great F%, then most fans can agree with it because it's the only stat they look at for fielding. The more knowledgeable fans who use things like UZR150, RngR, or even Range Factor and Zone Rating know the obvious faults in using F%. 3) Do you put up good offensive numbers? Most of you are probably saying, "What the hell do offensive stats have to do with a gold glove". My answer to this is "Exactly". If you are a good offensive player, then there is a much higher chance that you are a somewhat popular player, and less likely to be questioned if he wins the gold glove. If you are a pitcher winning the award, then you are probably a good pitcher as well. The committee does not want to give a gold glove to a guy who hits .220 with 3 home runs and a .280 OBP. But if you think about it, if this player is just an offensive liability, then he is more than likely plays pretty good defense or else he would not be in the league. 4) Do you make flashy plays? Home runs are sexy, and so are flashy plays. Without naming anyone specific, there is a certain player who makes Webgems a lot because of his flashy plays. Most people remember a player's defense for the special plays they make in the field. Because this certain player makes a lot of these cool looking plays, people get the false sense that he is a great defensive player. This, however, is not true at all. All the defensive metrics prove that he is historically below average on defense, with an occasional good season sprinkled in here and there, yet he continues to win gold gloves. This then gives people the reassurance that "Wow, he really MUST be a great defensive player if he makes all the those great plays and then wins a gold glove". This just fuels the problem, and loops back into the previous 3 points I talked about. There you have it. The secret formula for handing out gold gloves. These 4 ideas are also ranked of importance on this list. #1 is the most heavily weighted factor in their decision, while #4 is the last thing considered. All 4 are important to their decision, but some less so than others. Times when a Gold Glove Award IS deserved: Now, this is not 100% in all cases, but more often than not, when a player wins the gold glove for the first or second time, he is generally deserving of this award. Winning the award for the first time means that factor #1 is completely void, thus making the chances that the award is deserved much, much higher. However, after a player wins 2 or 3 times, the award generally becomes automatic again, given that that player does not have a really bad year, or a different player has an exceptional year and falls into categories #2, #3, and #4. Refer back to this note next fall when the gold gloves are handed out again, and you will not be surprised.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 11:04 PM) You would be correct. Though some players have said they would prefer shorter ST times. Gavin Floyd was ready to go 2 weeks ago. I agree that ST should be shorter as well. Cut about a week off and start the season the last week of March.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 10:43 PM) Buehrle, Jenks and Peavy said the same thing about not caring they got shelled. What matters to them is that they feel good (health wise, mechanics, location, etc..) even after a 6 ER effort. That's why I was telling people not to get freaked out on Mark Teahen yet, who I was more or less looking at his defense at 3B more-so than his at-bats (not to mention the ridiculous bad luck he's been getting so far) I doubt Buehrle, Jenks, and Peavy all said they don't care about Spring Training. That's different then saying they don't pay attention to the results or the boxscore. But I bet you anything they care about spring training because it gives them the chance to get their work in vs. live hitting, work on certain pitches, get their arms in shape, ect. So maybe jphat misquoted him and meant to say that Freddy doesn't care about the game results (which is normal), but if not, then Freddy sounds like Brett Favre and his "I am too good for spring training/mini camp" attitude.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 10:22 PM) You can get your work in, and prepare for the regular season, without giving a damn about what happens in the game. Now not everyone is the same, but this is how the majority of people handle ST. Ok. I will just repeat myself then.... I can't imagine Sweaty Freddy is partaking in the same idea of "working on pitches" like Peavy, Buehrle, Danks, and Floyd are/might be doing. I would think he should actually be trying to hold down that #5 spot for as long as he can before Hudson snatches it away. And if that's the case, his spring numbers aren't encouraging. And the idea of "He does not give a damn about spring training" is s***ty behavior. Maybe he does not care about the boxscore (but again, he should because he has Hudson breathing down his neck), but that is different from "not giving a damn about spring training".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 08:55 PM) 166 games? Yes. Games 163, 164, and 165 ends in a tie per Selig.