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QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ May 7, 2009 -> 10:24 AM) Yeah, Jordan never got phantom calls.Yes, he did. Did you watch the video, though? He was consistently double and triple-teamed, and pretty much manhandled.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ May 6, 2009 -> 07:23 AM) your unicorn is waiting to take you back to Fantasyland.Yay!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 5, 2009 -> 02:39 PM) The kid has an arm, but much like Poreda, he needs his innings to develop his secondary pitches. It was stupid to bring him up to be a middle reliever. All it is doing is stunting his growth.Don't the Cubs view him as a closer? I'm guessing they're fine with him developing at the major league level. Or they just have a bad bullpen.

I'm in. 3B, 2B, LF, RF are probably the best places for me to play. Possibly RP, if needed.

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QUOTE (Tmar @ May 5, 2009 -> 11:16 AM) Yeah well I can write letters backwards. Watch this: d bOh. My. God.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 3, 2009 -> 01:26 PM) I feel like I heard they were breaking up more than a year ago.Maybe? I don't remember hearing that, but I wouldn't be surprised.

QUOTE (shipps @ May 2, 2009 -> 05:17 PM) Oh s*** I didnt know they were breaking up. I seen them when they opened up for Minus the Bear and they were awesome. Where are they playing at?Yeah, one of their band members died right around the time they finished recording their first album, in 2004. They released another in 2006, and have been silent since, so I'm not surprised. The show is at the Empty Bottle on Friday, May 15 (whoops, wrong about the next week part) at the Empty Bottle. Tickets only $8.

Saw Flight of the Conchords Thursday night. Pretty good show... once you've heard the songs a million times and they cease to be funny, they remain really catchy. Eugene Mirman was also there. Favorite comedian by far. Going to see Chin Up Chin Up (local indie/art rock band) play their last show next week. Had to see them live before they broke up.

The video of her playing is mesmerizing.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 1, 2009 -> 02:47 PM) He's even 3 for 7 in his big league career vs left handed pitching. 2/3 vs Brian Tallet (who shut us down) 0/0 vs Craig Breslow (HBP) 0/1 vs Ron Mahay 0/1 vs Dan Meyer (K) 0/1 vs Bill Murphy 1/1 vs Josh Newman (RBI - first career hit last SEPT) 0/0 vs Jaimie Walker (RBI SF) How do you develop as a young left handed hitter against left handed pitching if you get no ABs against big league lefty pitchers? You don't. If we were facing C.C. or Johan or something, I could see giving Getz a rest. But not ALL left-handers. Even if Getz doesn't hit lefties well, he can't possibly be worse than Lillibridge.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 1, 2009 -> 02:30 PM) Ozzie said last Friday that he really didn't want to have Getz face lefty pitchers. So the simple answer to your question is: very rarelyI wonder what his rationale is on that. You have to think Ozzie has access to Getz's minor league stats and scouting reports. Maybe he thinks it's so much harder to hit LHP in the majors vs. the minors that it's not worth undermining Getz's confidence? I can't believe he's doing it solely based on lefty vs. righty matchups.

Corrected: QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 29, 2009 -> 05:00 PM) Maybe Herm can quickly rub one out of Brian.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 29, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) Maybe it was a "why did you stand there for 10 seconds before trying to make a move" look. Dumb play by Gordon.Gordon took terrible shots all through the 4th quarter and OT. He was bailed out on that awful three attempt by Tony Allen's foul.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 11:04 PM) VDN's been using his small, 4 guard lineup with either Noah or Miller down the stretch the last 2 games and only putting in TT when he really needs a rebound. To be fair, TT has been to my eyes more effective in the first half than in the 2nd half of these games, but that's one of those things I've been b*tching at VDN about all season.It's hard to be effective when you're not in the game. We also need as much defensive help as possible, and though Thomas isn't great defensively, he has height and athleticism. It'd be nice to see some of those Pierce fade-away 15-footers shoved back in his face.

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 03:37 PM) If you're not from the area, I highly recommend stopping by Ricobene's on 26th st. Their pizza is good but the breaded steak (w/mozz. and peppers) is something that will get me plenty of thank you's in my PM box. Do it, you won't regret it. here's a link to the joint in case you need the address. http://www.ricobenesfamoussteaks.com/ Get the king size and you won't need to eat for 2 days.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 24, 2009 -> 10:24 AM) Speaking of ignorance, the results of that year's draft completely disagree with your statement. Rowand coming out of Cal State Fullerton was deemed to have approximately equal draft value to a phenomenally-talented-but-still-raw-and-untested Mark Prior. Prior even being picked in the first round straight out of high school speaks volumes about his ability, and it was very obvious to anybody who knows anything about baseball that Prior had MUCH more upside over the long-term. But it's clear that ML organizations often value experience and ML-readiness over raw ability on draft day.You can't say teams shied away from drafting Prior solely because he was raw. Plenty of high-school players are top draft picks, and a number of other reasons could also have contributed, such as Prior had already committing to USC by draft day, knowing he could raise his draft stock beyond a supplemental pick with a good college career, and/or wanting top 5-10 money (or more).

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 23, 2009 -> 06:41 PM) Wow, these are some absolutely awful straw man arguments. The fact that the Sox spent a first-round pick on Rowand suggests that he was at least a solid prospect. Not a can't-miss bad-ass, but certainly somebody who they projected to contribute in the bigs. If you're not saying Rowand was a good draft pick because high-school Prior was taken right around the same spot in the draft, then what exactly are you saying? I have absolutely no idea what point you could possibly be trying to make otherwise.

Adam Eaton is still pitching? Wow. I didn't think a guy who couldn't put an ERA of less than 4 up while pitching in Petco would stick around.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 23, 2009 -> 12:19 PM) Im just really encouraged by BA at this point, which I think is getting lost in the back and forth debate of vets who will produce. If BA can continue to walk, hit the pitches he can hit and turn the lineup over, we may have something here.This is the best approach I've seen from him... well, ever. Even when he was killing the ball he'd look bad at the plate. He's taking bad pitches, and swinging at the hittable ones, for the most part. He's probably still going to strike out a fair amount because of the holes in his swing, but if he keeps this up there's no reason not to play him every day. He's hitting everything hard right now. I'm not sure if he can keep it up, and I think he needs to be more patient sometimes, but he's still better than anything we've had since 2005.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 07:39 PM) No, I mean Prior. He was drafted out of high school at #43 overall by the Yankees in '98. They couldn't agree to terms and Prior went to USC.So Rowand is better than a high school pitcher who didn't even sign with the team that drafted him that year, and was later a #2 overall pick at the same experience level as Rowand? I honestly don't see how that makes Rowand a good prospect. I agree that we shouldn't move Beckham up any time soon, though.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 22, 2009 -> 08:36 PM) I would not be a primary machine. I have a 17" Dell and a Desktop.In that case, I have a 10" Asus EeePC that I love. Highly recommended.

I wouldn't use a netbook as a primary machine. If you're concerned about size, there are plenty of lightweight 12 and 13-inch laptops out there.

Rolling forkballs get hit hard. At least he's getting them over the plate, though.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 08:26 PM) It's the 3rd frickin' inning.It's never too early to overreact!