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QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 24, 2008 -> 01:34 PM) So, the reason he did well is only because Durham sucks. OK... what about his last 3 starts where he gave up a total of 2 earned runs? They didn't all suck. One game was an 8-inning start against 1st place Scranton? (Scranton is second in both OBP and SLG in the entire International League.) He doesn't need a blazing fastball to be a starter. With the late movement he has on his pitches, if he shows good command he could start. There are alot of starters in MLB I can think of who are similar. That has been an issue for him in the past IIRC.

Broadway simply got people's hopes up after his start at the end of last season. He wasn't a good pick at that spot, and that's been established. I think for an NL Team he could certainly be a back end starter in a rotation, but I don't think he's going to have that chance here unless something happens.

I'l re-post this here; http://www.newerascouting.com/home/408-new...il-draft-guide/

Massive risk, but we have argubly the best off the field program to keep people like him in line e.g TO and Tank Johnson. Having a CB group of Jones (if re-instated), Newman, Henry and probably a 1st round choice in Talib or Cason is going to be pretty good.

Not good news for whoever the Bears QB will be;

Great draft guide here from New Era Scouting, has the Bears taking Stewart at #14; http://www.newerascouting.com/home/408-new...il-draft-guide/

I would imagine to give up Kemp, the Dodgers would want someone to take on Pierre's contract. Depends on Torre's and Colletti's preference for veterans I guess. Would anyone be interested in Adam Lind for Konerko? Mariners would probably go after Thomas first, and would probably rather a LHH DH. Anaheim just has a lot at the 1B/OF spots. If they acquired Konerko, really no place for the likes of Willits, Rivera and Morales etc.

The Cowboys would give up their 2nd 1st rounder for either Boldin or Roy Williams for sure.

Now Uribe, that's who you pinch hit for.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 23, 2008 -> 12:56 PM) Times like this I really wish we had a lefty PH on the bench. Quentin had a .896 OPS against righties before this game. Why would you pinch hit for him?

Quentin Grand Slam puh-lease.

I guess the only issue with bringing Thornton in was lefties hit .283 off him last season, he had better stats against righties. Should we have stuck with Logan? Plenty of second guessing to occur with this I guess. But there's still time for a comeback.

C'mon just get Abreu here or else it'll be all for naught.

This is HUGE right here.

YES!!!! Magic win by 1. Oh boy that was close.

Yikes;

As Dan pointed out in the games thread; 2IP, 1BB and 3K's.

Is T-Mac ever going to win a playoff series?

With the way Conor Jackson is swinging the bat for the D-Backs, I can't see them being a potential destination for Paulie anymore. And Kotchman has a +.900 OPS so far for the Angels, so he's not regressing by any means so far. So I think it's going to be hard to do a deal there. But I hope now at least KW has seen the value in good young players, and continues to target them (whether it's for the lineup, rotation or the bullpen).

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 09:59 PM) I'll one up you. Happy Birthday Jason!!!

Wow he gets confetti.

I'm planning on making a trip to Chicago also, to finally try some deep dish pizza (which I've heard so much about on here). I'm glad I'm coming over when the weather is starting to heat up also. Can't say I'm particuarly looking forward to the snow and winter.

I'm going to go out of the norm, and say Philly. But I do hate New York (uh oh) and Boston also obviously, as most people do.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 11:27 AM) Yes. There's only one player within the "internal organization" that deserves a serious look to start over Uribe right now. Richar. Uribe might be a joke at the plate, but he's no bigger a joke than Ramirez. However long it takes Alexei to catch up to MLB pitching, that's months of bad defense... and probably a worse offensive output. Somebody already said it in the thread; the Sox success does not depend on what Juan Uribe does at the dish. If it did, there'd be plenty of other things to b**** about. Uribe is a top tier SS playing 2B. There aren't any teams that can say they have that. The starting rotation is pretty fragile with Danks, Floyd and Contreras. I wouldn't say Uribe's glove is a commodity right now. It's a necessity. Whatever they get out of him at the plate, consider it a bonus. That's why Richar's injury and visa situation was so unfortunate. When he's back though and hitting well enough in Charlotte, if Uribe is still below the Mendoza line, I think they have to make a change there. He's underrated defensively IMHO, with a RZR of .802 last season, which is currently better than the Sox's entire infield.