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Hansen has a big bender of a curveball. Attacking with the fastball (lots of foul balls) and tries to put 'em away with the curve.

Nice long at-bat leads to a HR for Brandon Dulin. 2-0 Kannapolis.

If anyone has milb.tv you can watch Hansen pitch: http://www.milb.com/milb/multimedia/milbtv...teID=scoreboard

All teams starting at 7 Eastern http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20170515

QUOTE (daggins @ May 2, 2017 -> 04:39 PM) If you read the article, he says he was wrong then and isn't changing his mind now. He likes the trades. Yeah, overall I thought this was a sane take. This team is fool's gold like last year and the author knows it.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 27, 2017 -> 03:46 PM) It's crazy how 4k sports hasn't gone mainstream yet. 4K TVs are very affordable now.4k cameras + processing equipment + additional storage still likely make it not financially worth it. Hoping to see that change soon.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Apr 27, 2017 -> 01:12 PM) Has anyone here watched any games in 4k? I know Directv has a handful of games shown in 4k during the season. I was just curious how it compared to HD. I don't have a 4k set yet, holding out until there is enough content. I haven't yet, but I've watched a lot of 4k content on Youtube, Amazon, Netflix and 4k Bluray and I'm a full convert. I can't wait to see sports in 4k.

Estimated 451 foot homer for Avi on the broadcast

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 26, 2017 -> 02:18 PM) Cain and Gordon look nowhere near peak. Cain is hitting fine, but they all just seem so ... atrophied. I assume they'll start playing better eventually, as there is some good talent on this team, but boy do they look BAD right now.

Is it just me or are the Royals suddenly bad at outfield defense/positioning? I remember them getting to everything and having good shifts. In this series it seems like everything we hit is in the gap, and quite a few of them are low liners that just roll all day.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 01:00 PM) I absolutely want a top end hitting prospects in a deal. Not top 150, as good as possible of a hitter. I get that the top 10 is pretty much off limits in this trade market, but that is what I am shooting for, and building a deal from there. I am not super big on rankings, but I want the best hitter at a premium position I can get. I think this is why we haven't seen a Quintana trade yet. No one is parting with their top hitting prospects.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 24, 2017 -> 10:30 AM) Interesting to read his thoughts on Basabe. I think people that feel the Sox didn't do well enough in the Sale trade need to take a step back and show patience. While Basabe may only have a current FV of 45, developments in his game can easily push that to a 55 or 60. If he can translate that athleticism to discernible baseball skills, he could be a great player down the road. Also interesting that they seemingly haven't closed the door on Diaz starting, even if he's going to start as a reliever. I think people are concerned about our continual failure to help these 45 FV prospects unlock their potential, but honestly if we can't start doing that this organization will be a failure no matter what. We need to acquire these kinds of players at the back ends of our trades + draft them and build them up to have any chance at being good, otherwise we'll end up in the same place we were last year - a few all-star level players with giant holes everywhere else.

Steve Stone saying dead arm probably, which is to be expected at this point in spring training

Giolito struggling

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Mar 13, 2017 -> 06:52 PM) Hi guys, I have a homework assignment (for Japanese class) to 'interview' people based on simple questions and report back. This is a language course, so I am not interested in answers that are too deep. I appreciate any input into the answers and discussion here as I will use it for my essay! Thank you. 1. Have you ever been to Japan? Do you want to go? 2. What's your favourite Japanese food? In regards to this favourite Japanese food, how do you like it (meaning: What type of sushi do you like? Or how do you like your Ramen?) Examples: Sushi, Ramen, Udon, Tempura, Tonkatsu 3. Do you enjoy anime/manga? If so which ones? If not, what do you think of anime/manga? 4. Is there any strange opinions you have on Japanese culture and would like to share? 5. Do you play any popular Japanese games? Or Have you? If so, which ones? examples: Kingdom hearts, Final Fantasy, etc 1. Yes and plan to visit again in the next 5 years 2. Yakitori, Yakisoba 3. Not really. Did when I was younger, though 4. Nothing strange; it's an interesting blend of western & eastern cultures, though. 5. Yes. Too many to mention - playing through Yakuza 0 right now.

QUOTE (SmashROT @ Mar 7, 2017 -> 04:10 PM) Watched Japan vs. Cuba this morning. Almost like a soccer match in that dome! They had an entire horn section. Fun stuff!I saw a Tokyo Giants game in the Tokyo dome in 2012 and its like that during their regular season too. They have custom chants for each player.

Burdi is nasty - fastball looks good and he's got a nice slider.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Mar 5, 2017 -> 02:19 PM) What happened? Mark Copyright strikes shut down the channel. Looks like most of these games are gone now, too. Shame.

Skaggs with control problems and Kevan Smith with a 2 run single. 3-0 Sox after 1.

Giolito starting, Matt Thornton doing the color.

QUOTE (miracleon35th @ Mar 3, 2017 -> 04:05 PM) I guess I was expecting the immediate impact of a hitter like Benintendi for Chris Sale. I am not concluding that Moncada was over hyped but I am starting to wonder if he will turn out to be as good of a player as his rating as a number the number one prospect in baseball. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox...ying_to_be_more If he was ready to contribute at a high level in the pros right away (like Benintendi, Swanson or Bregman) they wouldn't have traded him. Red Sox have a void on offense without Big Papi and I'm guessing if Moncada showed he was ready last year, he'd be playing third right now and we'd be having the same discussion about Devers or Robles.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 27, 2017 -> 01:00 PM) Surprisingly no tv or streaming for this. LameSox vs. Cubs, Moncada and Giolito starting - no TV. Doesn't make sense.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 01:18 PM) Sports on Earth ‏@SportsonEarth 5h5 hours ago Do velocity drops for pitchers matter in #SpringTraining? More than you think. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/5fuz9 Man, this just looks wrong

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 10:03 AM) http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/02/jose...ors-astros.html I don't blame them for balking on including Musgrove. They need all the pitching they can get and parting with someone they figure to be in their rotation this year is unlikely. If this is true, not sure why the Sox are insisting on Musgrove.

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 02:37 PM) George Ofman @georgeofman 1m Hearing the farm rich Texas Rangers are in the mix for Quintana. Oh boy. Well there's something new! Time to go dig into Texas's farm system for 50 pages!