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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 04:15 PM) The guy wasn't even that great in AA last season also. This is not even saying he was seriously overdrafted comming out of Clemson. (I remember saying the guy wasn't even a 1st round talent, yet alone a top 15 pick. He would had been a steal in the later rounds possibly 2nd-4th) The guy has serious flaws in his game (I mentioned his plate discipline being one), and putting him on the bench, possibly to get "something" out of him, is not good for his development. I agree. After reading my quote, I realized I forgot the important word "can't" in my sentence. Hope that you didn't think I was advocating them brining him up to the MLB level already.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 03:54 PM) Pitching comes too easy to me, even on the hardest difficulty levels. That's why I'm doing batting. I started all over again as I didn't know, simming a season is career suicide since you won't meet any of your goals and you'll end up a utility player or cut. Since the Sox don't need a 3B, I ended up signing with the Reds as a 3B/2B-SS. Very fun and lots of putouts, but challenging defensively. I started out hitting .119, but have upped my average in three games to .174. For hitting, anyone know the tips and what to increase first that will allow me to improve fast? It's funny because they also had me play some catcher too. I think it's BS that they don't give you points for calling the pitches and getting strikeouts. First two hitters ended up with backward K's, the last one ended up K'ing on a ball in the dirt. Yeah, playing catcher is not worth it at all. Anyway, as for tips hitting. I always guess fastball LOW. That way if it's not a fastball, it's likely an offspeed pitch (Not to mention they throw fastball more than any other pitch). I guess low because I find pitches low the hardest to judge for a ball and strike. If it is up in the zone, I find it much easier to lay off balls and also, if its not low, I cheat up to increase my bat coverage. Another suggestion that helps a LOT is changing your "guess pitch" to Classic 1/4. This is very ideal. Basically, if you guess the correct location of the pitch, it shows exactly where the pitch is going. Since I guess low all the time, it helps me lay off those low balls. Without this Classic 1/4, I would strike out 10 times a game, but instead I only K like 3-4 times (against average pitchers) because I can judge pitches in/out/high a lot easier. Very beneficial!

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 01:03 PM) Nady cant even throw the ball so he is a pinch hitter for the first few months of the season and sounds like he will be filling in each position and will play at least 3-4 games a week. 3-4 non-linear days of baseball at 3 different positions is better than 6-7 games straight a week of playing 1 position? And not to mention that they don't think Colvin is a very good OF, and said he probably can't play CF. So that leaves LF and RF, unless they want to have a weak CF out there. I can't find any way in which you have your 24-year-old top prospect completely skip AAA just for a bench role.

Great story! (i mean the gifts, not your house burning down) I love this franchise.

Why would the Cubs promote their 24-year-old top prospect OF Tyler Colvin to the major league team, when he has yet to even play in AAA, and will just sit on the bench behind Soriano, Bryd, Fukudome, and Nady?

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 10:58 AM) I mean, considering their history of price cuts in 2nd gen and the possibility of some seriously boner upgrades, I have never bought at the launch. Especially with this one though, since i have $7. Exactly. If you MUST buy Apple, then certainly don't ever buy the first gen. They like to purposely water down the 1st version of what they make just so they can release a 2nd gen and say "Look at all the things we have added!", even though those things could have been implemented from day 1. I will laugh in 6 months when we see commercials for the Ipad 2nd gen "Now with Flash player and Bluetooth!", then another 6 mo. and "Now with USB and Multi-tasking", then eventually it will be comparable to a laptop/netbook.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 02:18 AM) I'll be mighty happy if he performs. People are wrong all the time and I hope I'm wrong. I was watching the NCAA expert panel before the Kansas State-Butler game. All picked Kansas State. Butler won going away at the end. Nobody had the Final Four right or even close to being right. So I will gladly be wrong about Teahen, Rios, Omar, Pierre. Except for this guy.... http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/entry?entryID=5321138 And about 90 others just on ESPN.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 01:15 AM) Well, for anyone who is going in the future, The Local is where the players meander into after the games. In the first road series of 05', my friends and I had a beer with AJ (who got carded), Joe Crede and Aaron Rowand. Then unfortunately, my stupid friends insisted we hit the strip club, only to read in the paper the following Monday morning that the Hawkeroo and Kenny has stumbled in there at some point later in the evening as well. Is that a bar? Or are people under 21 allowed in to?

QUOTE (mreye @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 10:21 PM) The aquarium at MoA was pretty cool. That's all we did up there, and went to an Irish Pub / restaurant. What is the aquarium? Or rather, what is so exciting about it?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 06:22 PM) Does she know about the restraining orders?

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.