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Speaking of Freddy...it doesn't look like he'll make the Yankees. http://www.realgmbaseball.com/src_wiretap_...o_make_yankees/

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 02:46 PM) Not you, too! I'm not coming anywhere near this place in games that Humber starts. Heed my warning: it won't be a pretty site. He got DFA'd twice in like 20 minutes. When the Royals release you, that's all that needs to be said. He wasn't even that bad with the Royals. Besides, Dayton Moore isn't the best at major league talent evaluation. He has enough talent to be a serviceable fifth starter. He has a mediocre fastball and a decent change-up. Adding a cutter can't hurt either. I wouldn't be all that surprised if he puts up Freddy Garcia numbers.

So since Peavy might not be ready break camp with the team, I decided to take a better look at Humber. There's definitely room to be a bit optimistic about the guy. He was absolutely horrible with the Twins, but his work in limited time last year with the Royals wasn't that bad (4.15 ERA, 3.31 FIP, 4.35 xFIP). For one, his fastball velocity went up about 1 MPH and proved to be much more effective than it was before when it was sitting around 90-91. He also threw the fastball less and relied more on his change-up and curveball, both of which had positive pitch values. With him learning a cutter, he could be an okay option for the 5th starter. All we really need him to do is keep us in games and I think he should be capable of doing that. Marcel projects him for a 4.38 ERA and a 4.11 FIP in limited work, how certain Marcel is of those numbers is something I don't have access to.

Heyman just tweeted scouts are impressed with Humber's new cutter. Philip Humber: Esteban Loaiza 2011 edition...xD

It's a good thing Jake spoke up about this. Perhaps he shouldn't have started yesterday. He might have over-exerted himself since he hadn't thrown on the side all week.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 11:14 PM) Out There: Carlos Quentin is traded for Jose Contreras at the trade deadline. Wouldn't that be weird...

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 01:40 PM) homefront has dedicated servers??? hmm.. im okay with this.. i might just pick this up at midnight to get some practice time on t r u.. by the looks of players on justin.tv there are already guys that know the maps inside and out... I finally found out what your avatar is about today. LOL

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) Trust me, there are things I don't like about players on all of my favorite teams. I still think Derrick Rose is a Dbag for having his brother take his SATs. I wonder if he even had a decision in that. Reggie Rose seems to just do whatever he thinks is best for Derrick.

They sure took a hell of a long time thinking all of this out...

QUOTE (kev211 @ Mar 16, 2011 -> 02:17 AM) and pressing a button to field isn't dumb? I like the button setup a lot better. It's been that way in every baseball game I've ever played, so the stick fielding is something I had to get used to. I switched back to buttons yesterday. Feels much better.

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 01:12 PM) oh i just saw the homefront video on Xbox live.. looks like the best thing about the video was Jessica Chabot, we all know in video games that grafix = everything.. therefore i give this game a 2.5/10, looks like well have to wait until battlefield 3 comes out Jessica Chobot...*drools

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 16, 2011 -> 11:02 AM) There's more fluff in this garbage of an article than a Scott Merkin piece. The Sox don't need offense from their 3B? The Sox are loaded with young talent? Stefan Gartrell is a stud in the making? So sad. Will Ohman as possible closer?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2011 -> 07:12 AM) Because they suck... Just like every other non-Chicago team in the Central. They did rout the Sixers the day before.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 14, 2011 -> 10:59 PM) Is that the fat dude from Drake and Josh? I don't think he's that fat anymore.

Boston's really slumping. Stupid Milwaukee...why did you have to lose to them by 30?

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 11, 2011 -> 08:41 PM) So far, it's been a three horse race with three dead horses. Reminds me of the DH situation last year.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 08:43 AM) My goodness. This is one of the worst rap albums I've listened to in my life and I've been listening to rap since 1983. I want that 60 minutes back. What a waste of talent. If Lupe sucked, you wouldn't think of it that way. You only think this way because it was a let down and you had high expectations.

This Bulls team has won against every team in the NBA now except New York. The Hawks were one of the teams they hadn't beat. This season has exceeded all my expectations.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 08:49 PM) I thought it was funny that Thomas went from out of the rotation, to starter, to out of the rotation. It was quite evident from the Toronto game that Thomas has no business playing off the bench instead of Asik.

Boozer will probably sit out a whole week now. Oh well. It's not like he was all that important since the ASB. This means Kurt Thomas will get playing time again...lol.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 08:02 PM) Well, boozers done for awhile. f***ing bulls*** foul, should be intentional. What happened?

QUOTE (almagest @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 06:43 PM) Got Dragon Age 2 yesterday, and I ordered MLB '11 today. I skipped '10 because I couldn't hit a damn thing in '09. Hopefully I figure it out this year, although the demo wasn't very encouraging. If you had a hard time hitting in 09, you're not gonna hit anything in 11.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 04:12 PM) granted he is seemingly taking a lot of jump shots, but he was never a low post monster with power moves, he is kind of a finesse player He used to at least get some points on the inside. He used to get 40% of his points inside the paint. He's now at 25% and shooting 70% jumpers. That doesn't sound like a PF.

Bosh is getting wasted in Spolestra's system. He's become a tall jump shooter now. It's also made him more of a b****.