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At least he won't play every other day now.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 12:55 PM) The Snowpocalypse Tsunami? Blizzard Could Send 18-Foot Waves Into Downtown Chicago Tonight By: Nick Carbone (41 mins ago) Topics: blizzard, Chicago, Epic, lake shore drive, life threatening, nation, Snow, tsunami, us, waves Meteorologists fear a blizzard will send 18-foot waves over the shores of Lake Michigan. Tonight's massive impending snowfall is no surprise - it's been forecast for the past week. But as the storm swirls closer to Chicago, the headlines just keep getting worse. The crushing clipper is expected to sweep through the Chicago area beginning 3 p.m. Tuesday and will linger until Wednesday afternoon. It's been called a blizzard of “epic” proportions, a “potentially life-threatening” system featuring thundersnow, multiple feet of accumulation, and gale-force winds. And now, tack on the potential for waves cresting over the shores of Lake Michigan, threatening homes and roads. (More on TIME.com: See photos of snowstorms hitting the east coast – again.) The National Weather Service has issued a “Lakeshore Flood Warning”, stating that “strong winds will likely result in waves building to 14 to 18 feet,” which could cause flooding on Chicago's streets. One of the city's main downtown arteries, Lake Shore Drive, runs – you guessed it – right along the lakeshore and could face a washout of water and ice. Add that to 60 mph winds, lightning, and a predicted accumulation of 2 to 3 inches per hour, according to meteorologist Richard Castro, and it's no surprise, then, that the NWS is deeming the storm “dangerous, multifaceted and life-threatening.” Illinois Governor Pat Quinn issued a statewide disaster declaration Monday so cities and towns could prepare for the impending mess of at least a foot of snow across the Chicagoland area, with as much as 18 inches expected along the lakefront. (More on TIME.com: See video of Obama's Chicago roots.) Chicagoans are accustomed to disappointment in the weather department, with panic over dangerous storms often giving way to tame systems. It could be that fabled lake effect or just overhype – but the Chicago Tribune casts off the naysayers this time, saying the impending blizzard (yes, it's already being called a blizzard) “appears anything but gentle.” And New Yorkers, who've faced nearly 5 feet of snow this winter, can commiserate – until the same system rolls eastward for a messy Wednesday morning in the Big Apple. (via Chicago Sun-Times) Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/01/the-sn.../#ixzz1CjcbSFlt What the f***?

Anyone listen to Lupe's new single yet? Extremely political, yet powerful song.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 05:53 PM) Agreed. He was playing a good sized role at Gladbach but he was kind of buried there. Also, Chelsea just paid a s*** ton for Torres, which given his recent injury history is kind of surprising. I thought Chelsea already had enough good strikers in Anelka and Drogba.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 12:19 AM) I would normally be worried about his age considering he's a SS, but his body type typically ages well. He's the rare Cuban that looks younger than he actually is. Even if he aged like a normal player, he'd still be in his prime for 2 years of the extension.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 09:16 PM) Freddy continues to be underrated. 2010 league average (180IP): 4.14 ERA; 1.344 WHIP; 8.9 H/9; 1.0 HR/9; 3.2 BB/9; 6.8 K/9 2010 Freddy Garcia (157IP): 4.64 ERA; 1.376 WHIP; 9.8 H/9; 1.3 HR/9; 2.6 BB/9; 5.1 K/9 Freddy wasn't too far from being a league average pitcher last year, with the main knock being IP after his first full season back from surgery. And if you look at all the pitchers Freddy outperformed last year (and some of them may be surprising) while taking into account their salaries, what Freddy did for us was pretty damn valuable. He's certainly worth $2M guaranteed, so I have to believe there were better money offers out there. Freddy needs the opportunity to win a starting job and keep it though, so I'm sure that's why he went to New York. Good luck to him. Freddy's worth it as long as you pay him less than $4-5 million a year.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 08:03 PM) I know many will disagree w/ me but paulie saves a lot of errors at first base I'd throw him in the standout category if juan pierre is in there Range-wise, Konerko is below average. He does save a decent amount of errors, but I don't think that alone makes him a standout on defense. Sure, Pierre can't throw, but his range makes up for a lot of his arm-weakness.

Let's hope Alexei keeps up his defense from last year for the next 5 seasons. I must say this is a great value signing given his current talent level (which is a 3.5-4 win player).

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Jan 31, 2011 -> 07:49 PM) The Tigers' main weakness to me is their defense. Aside from Inge and Jackson, who stands out as being a plus defender? This is true. But then again, the Sox only have three standouts on defense in Rios, Alexei, and Pierre.

If you get 08 Carlos or an effective Peavy, you really don't need Beckham to do that much. Having him do well helps, but I think the key is probably Carlos.

I'd never though the possibility of a snow day in college would be...realistic. Apparently, there could be up to 2 feet of snow here in Urbana.

Nice poster by Brewer. Even better reaction by Stacey King.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/29/playstat...-ngp/#continued Look at the NGP unveiling video #2, where the guy plays Uncharted. The game uses everything in NGP's arsenal. You can use the touch screen to tell Drake where to go, use the back pad to climb things, take aim with the six-axis controls, and there's the normal game interface buttons and analog sticks. The problem I have with touch screen gaming is how tough it is to play some of the games due to the fact that there are no buttons. The NGP gives you choices and everything looks so fluid. This thing is gonna change the portable gaming.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 29, 2011 -> 01:54 PM) LOL. Sure man, I MUST? Haha why must I? What a joke of a statement. Anyways, weird assumptions aside, I think WAR is useless comparing players with different skill sets. Actually, I think it's useless in general, but I guess it's a decent summary if for some reason ranking players excites you. We all know Juan was great on the catching part of defense last year. We also all know that he will be with a different team next year for the 6th time in his career; probably for the same 2-3 years that teams generally tolerate him for until they desire a corner OF with even a smidge of extra base power. I don't hate Juan Pierre as I don't hate any player, but he is what he is. Anybody can see that. That's why teams let him go. That's why he got benched for two years of his prime. Who cares about his range Wow, seriously, you're clueless about defense. You tell me that my statement was a joke when you go on and ramble on about how range doesn't mean anything for an outfielder? Plus, Pierre got benched for one season and that was his age 31 season, the year that is usually the last year of a player's prime. When Juan was in his prime, he was a good player for Florida. I'd say he's still somewhere around an average player right now near his mid-30s. Believe whatever you want about WAR, but you don't have to go and try to insult others for using it. Maybe you should, you know, look into it before you start making fun of it. It'll make you less ignorant.

How did Howard do while Omer was in?

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Jan 29, 2011 -> 10:05 AM) Squeezing out the #2 seed would be huge. Especially since the drop-off after the Knicks is pretty big.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jan 29, 2011 -> 11:43 AM) Wasn't D.Young's July better than Pierre's entire career? I don't remember any Juan Pierre highlights except that one catch running to the line, but I remember D. Young carrying the Twins for a month or two. In this case, I say WAR/SHMORE. Delmon Young had one good month. Some Pierre defensive highlights: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12056381 http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12130089 http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=11387065 http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=11220661 http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10639239 http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10217991 All those videos are from a two month span. It seems like you must not appreciate great range, but rather poor range and then some diving catch to make it look good. Say whatever you want about Pierre's offensive game, but his defensive game certainly isn't lacking.

QUOTE (GREEDY @ Jan 29, 2011 -> 03:07 AM) Defensive metrics had Pierre much better than Young which I strongly disagree with. Young is terrible in the OF. Ask any unbiased Twins fan.

QUOTE (GREEDY @ Jan 29, 2011 -> 02:16 AM) I think Delmon needs at least one more >, but otherwise it is a fair breakdown. Pierre actually had a higher WAR last season than Young, believe it or not.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 09:52 PM) If Morneau is healthy all season, the Twins have the definite edge. He's the make-or-break as far as I'm concerned. I just hope he's enjoying the sponge baths. Similar things could be said for Peavy and the White Sox. And I KNOW he's enjoying the sponge baths. I wouldn't say so. Even with a healthy Morneau, these two teams are pretty close to each other. I'm not basing this off bias or anything...take a look at these. White Sox - 42.7 total WAR, roughly 91 wins. Twins - 43.1 total WAR, roughly 91 wins. And that's with Morneau producing 4 wins and playing in nearly 130 games. These projections were a combination of CAIRO, Bill James projections, and FanGraphs Fan Projections. I did not take ZiPS into account, although if I did, the Sox might be looking better since the ZiPS projections look more optimistic for the Sox.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 05:06 PM) Dunn helps that a lot, but this means that the Sox are still lacking. Especially when Pierre and Pierzynski are your two other left-handed regulars.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 27, 2011 -> 06:13 PM) But you have to purchase the game twice, that's my point. They're not gonna be the same thing, obviously.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 27, 2011 -> 05:47 PM) Im confused, why does he have Escobar getting over 600 ABs, or am I not reading this projection in the right context. He also has Jon Adkins pitching for us, did we really sign him? He also has McPherson getting a lot of ABs. I just tend to ignore those.

White Sox ZiPS projections are out: http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/...cago_white_sox/

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 27, 2011 -> 02:25 PM) I don't see the point of buying a PSP until they allow you to purchase the PS3 version of a game, and it comes with the UMD or whatever the PSP disc is called. I don't see the point of buying a game twice, or ever buying a game for the PSP that is also on the PS3. Or even if they charged an extra $10 to get the PSP version as well, I'd be more likely to actually get one. The point is that you don't have to haul your entire PS3 with you to play PS3 quality games.