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The NBA still feels bad for Cleveland.

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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 20, 2014 -> 02:58 PM) He also blew out his elbow. Touche

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ May 19, 2014 -> 04:38 PM) Not really sure, there was James Taillon that through 99 in HS, but his secondary offerings, SL and CU were considered plus at the time he was drafted. Maybe Mike Foltynewicz and Jeremy Jeffress are good comps in terms of repertoire, but he has the physique of Matt Hobgood. Not really a long track record of HS RHP's going near the top of the draft over the last 15 years. Tallion is currently one of the top SP prospects in baseball...I'm failing to see why this would be bad now.

With Alexei, Viciedo, Abreu, and Nieto here, I don't see why the Sox wouldn't be major players for him.

I honestly think acquiring Melo will bring Thibs, Noah, the FO, and Camp Rose together.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 19, 2014 -> 01:43 PM) Could you imagine if, instead of it being about that, Trestman talked normally to everyone else but whispered to quarterbacks? "HEY NICE ROUTE BRANDON. NICE CHIP FORTE! really nice placement on that ball Jay [wink]" And awesome, Marshall is my favorite player in the league, so this makes me happy.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ May 19, 2014 -> 02:37 PM) Except there are many starting pitchers with his profile that end up as bullpen guys. He has a big fastball but not much else at this time, if nothing else develops - which is a real possibility given the track record of high school pitchers - you are looking at a bullpen guy at best. How many starting pitchers profile with a good curveball and the fastest fastball of the draft era?

QUOTE (Brian @ May 19, 2014 -> 02:26 PM) I know little about NBA contracts, but could something even be done where main pieces could be Love to GS, David Lee to Bulls, boozer expiring/picks to Minn? Than Bulls go get Melo? It's actually feasible for this to happen, albeit in the land of make believe. Bulls Out: Boozer, Taj, 16th pick, 19th pick, Sacramento pick, Mirotic, unguaranteed deals, Snell, future picks for... Bulls In: Melo, Love, Shumpert Knicks In: Boozer, 2016 Bulls pick, Snell, Sacramento pick Knicks Out: Melo, Shumpert Wolves In: Taj, Mirotic, 16th Pick, 19th pick. Wolves Out: Love Bulls Roster: PG: Rose / Hinrich (Vet min) SG: Butler/Shumpert SF: Melo PF: Love C : Noah/Smith Fill in the bench with the 2nd rounder and vet minimum ring chasers. I'd like Jabari Brown in the second to backup Butler, Shump to backup Melo. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 19, 2014 -> 03:18 PM) Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons 17m Hearing that, if the Grizz totally clean house, the Memphis owner will look to trade for Tom Thibodeau + give him an SVG/Pistons-type deal. Bill Simmons ‏@BillSimmons 13m PS: Bulls need assets for a run at Kevin Love, an extra 1st round pick would help. They'd hire Fred Hoiberg if Thibs got traded. Stay tuned. NO.

Melo, because it means keep Taj/Mirotic and I think Melo/Taj/Mirotic > Love/Dunleavy Also, it's worth remembering the Bulls slaughtered the Heat in 2011 in Game 1....lets see the Pacers do it again...hopefully.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 18, 2014 -> 10:04 PM) 3 it's not aserious problem for a non speed guy. It will bother him but it can be managed as long as there is nothing structural involved. By the way they were treating it, I doubt there is anything else going on. ptatc to the rescue once again.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 18, 2014 -> 09:24 PM) Surgery is rare for this problem. It is commonly treated with rest and othotics. It is a very tricky problem with a man his size. The posterior tib is connected to the navicular bone. This bone is important because it is the keystone bone for the medial arch. The poterior tib helps to hold upthe arch. Sowhen he puts his foot down and the arch lowers the tendonopathy will hurt. So eachtime he steps the tendon will hurt. For treatment it is rest to decrease the inflammation then orthtics to support the arch to decreasethestresson thetendon. The only surgery they could do is a tarsal tunnel release. Just like carpal tunnel in the wrist tendons around the ankle can swell and cause compression. So they cut through the retinaculum on the inside of theankle to relieve this pressure. I've seen it in runners but it's fairly rare. What would you say the "time to jump off the cliff" level is, on a scale of 1-10 so far based off what we know?

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 18, 2014 -> 07:04 PM) I am surprised at the amount of people who are saying they think it's a good thing for Danish to get smacked around. I don't know about you, but I'd rather see him dominate at every level, forever. I think of all the places to struggle, A+ ball is a suitable place for it, but I was certainly hoping for success today over failure. This. Like, ok, he struggled and it's expected, not happy about it. QUOTE (daggins @ May 18, 2014 -> 08:41 PM) On the plus side he got 4x more ground outs than flyouts with a 5/1 K/BB ratio. Woo!

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 18, 2014 -> 06:54 PM) In my RTTS, I am in the year 2017 or 2018, and Abreu is on the Red Sox, hitting cleanup. Damn.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 18, 2014 -> 02:13 PM) Hahn has an incredibly tough job of fixing this rotation the next few years. It's Sale, Quintana and then a ton of mediocrity. It's possible the rebuild takes a year longer than they thought due to all the flops in the pitching staff this year. Yet some people want us to draft a hitter.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 18, 2014 -> 12:41 PM) Words cannot express how disappointing this is to me http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/18/news/compa...ectv/index.html

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 18, 2014 -> 11:48 AM) I hate that one of my first thoughts was how this hurts his chance of hitting 50 bombs. One of mine was that it hurt his chance of hitting 60...

QUOTE (Jake @ May 18, 2014 -> 11:19 AM) I'm guessing this means Dayan to DH More likely Sierra or De Aza to the bench. Man, I'm going to the game on Saturday. Damnit.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 18, 2014 -> 03:17 AM) Exactly. In this day and age, how big of a crapshoot is it taking a high school pitcher? If we don't take a college pitcher or position player, the people rooting for losses the second half of last season may look rather silly. I'm not a draftnick so I have no opinion except to say I'd prefer a clone of Salvador Perez if a stud catcher is out there. Ah yes, because high school hitters are also a lock. And what the f*** is it with you and calling people [word]nicks? Statnick, draftnick. I shall call you Gregnick.

Damn.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 16, 2014 -> 12:25 PM) Pocket change for Disney True, but they may just opt for Sony to stop making the films. Also, finally started The Show. A bunch of ratings on the Sox are out of whack, but otherwise it's fun as hell. After I adapted to the new controls (last The Show I owned was 2010), I crushed my friend (Cardinals) with the Sox. Abreu with 2 HRs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 17, 2014 -> 04:07 PM) Every single f***ing year the tides just part for Miami. I don't know why we haven't started calling Pat Riley "Moses"

Wow, good play by Sierra.