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How much does the winner get?

That trade is laughable.

Doesn't Politte hav a $1.5 million option for next season as well?

Politte has me worried too, 1st month he looked fine continuin his good form from spring training, but lately he just doesn't look the same. I still giv him at least a month to turn it around though.

IF you are sick of work, the office may be to blame. Research shows the workplace could be a significant source of illness, with dodgy canteens, a lack of handwashing and "tight buildings" contributing. The Food Safety Information Council says more than 30 per cent of Australian men do not wash their hands after going to the toilet, compared with 8 per cent of women. Of those who wash their hands, 80 per cent of women and 93 per cent of men do not wash them properly. Food safety council statistics show that one in four cases of food poisoning can be traced to work sources, including canteens. And experts say open-plan offices and tight use of building space mean that what's produced in the building, stays in the building exposing workers to a range of nasty bugs. In the handwashing stakes Australians fare better than the British, with half of men and a quarter of women in the UK failing to wash their hands after using the toilet. Foodlink in the UK says bacteria such as e-coli can exist in washrooms for up to eight days, longer than the average stomach upset. And simply flushing the loo distributes bacteria into the air and into workers' lungs, similar to the effect of a sneeze. Curtin University public health expert Dr Vijay Jayasena said many bugs picked up in toilets did not make people sick immediately but could take weeks or longer to affect their health. An Australian survey had shown bathroom door handles were a haven for dangerous bugs, some of which could survive for months. "People who wash their hands after using the toilet still have a very high chance of contamination from the door handle," he said. "This would not be the case if everyone washed their hands." The chance of contamination in the workplace was high because of time pressures. "Everyone is in a hurry," he said. "But it is a serious issue that needs to be taken much more seriously than it is."

Bee Stings.

Found this on Suzuki, Q: Mike from NH asks: Hi, Allen. Cal State Fullerton catcher Kurt Suzuki seems to have come out of nowhere this year. Is this guy for real? Why did he sit the bench the past two years? And in what round do you think the A's, Blue Jays or Red Sox will draft him this year? Thanks - and keep up the great work! A: Allan Simpson: Suzuki has become one of the hot names in the draft this year. He's a solid defender and has really stepped it up with the bat, especially the last 3-4 weeks in Big West play. He's come a long way in all areas after being a walk-on as a freshman. He has a very good chance of being a sandwich pick, which would make him ripe for the A's who have two sandwich picks. And I've heard he's one of Billy Beane's favorite players. The Red Sox don't pick til 65, so they'll have little chance of getting him.

Boxscore Huntsville vs. Birmingham Final(14) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E Huntsville « 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 1 Birmingham 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 4 Log | Wrap | Box W:J.Novinsky(5-0) L:J.Fields(2-1) HR: HVL- O.Chavez (1) BIR- None Huntsville AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Rickie Weeks 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .261 &nbsp Brandon Gemoll lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Anthony Gwynn cf 7 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Prince Fielder 1b 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Brad Nelson lf/rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 Jason Belcher dh 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Chris Barnwell 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 Johnny Raburn rf/2b 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .267 Joel Alvarado c 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 Ozzie Chavez ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .400 Totals 52 3 9 3 0 1 3 5 9 &nbsp &nbsp Birmingham AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Ruddy Yan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Guillermo Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 &nbsp Rob Sasser 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 Nate Murphy cf 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 Carlos Maldonado dh 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 Scott Bikowski rf 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Aaron McNeal 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Normand Martel lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Chris Stewart c 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 Josh Shaffer 3b/ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .129 Totals 47 2 10 1 0 0 1 3 13 &nbsp E_A. Gwynn, G. Reyes, R. Sasser 3. LOB_Huntsville 12, Birmingham 7. 2B_A. Gwynn (7), J. Raburn (5), O. Chavez (1), S. Bikowski (1). HR_O. Chavez (1) off J. Fields. RBI_R. Weeks (12), O. Chavez 2 (2), N. Murphy (22). S_R. Yan. SB_A. Gwynn (12), J. Belcher (2), C. Barnwell (7). CS_C. Maldonado, S. Bikowski, C. Stewart. GIDP_P. Fielder, O. Chavez, C. Maldonado. DP_Huntsville 3, Birmingham 3. Huntsville IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Tim Bausher 5.2 4 2 2 2 6 0 2.89 Pete Zamora 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Reggie Rivard 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.30 Brian Adams 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.27 John Novinsky (W 5-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 3.74 &nbsp Birmingham IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Dennis Ulacia 5.0 4 2 1 2 2 0 3.60 Wyatt Allen 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.62 Brian McNichol 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.04 Matt Smith 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.11 Jeff Bajenaru 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.52 Josh Fields (L 2-1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 1.50 IBB_off B. Adams (A. McNeal), off J. Fields (C. Barnwell). T_4:27. A_6853. powered by www.sportsnetwork.com.

Hence why Grienke was called up.

Gotta keep positive there my friend.

Wow that's a long movie.

Yofu with 10 K's in his debut.

Boxscore Charlotte vs. Pawtucket Final(10) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Charlotte « 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 10 17 1 Pawtucket 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 9 15 0 Log | Wrap | Box W:J.Santiago(2-1) L:T.Hamulack(4-3) S:M.Wylie (1) HR: CHR- J.Reed 2 (2), B.Nelson (5), M.Bell (9) PAW- K.Shoppach (6), J.Alvarez (1) Charlotte AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Jeremy Reed cf 6 3 3 1 0 2 2 0 0 .292 Rich Paz 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .327 &nbsp Andres Torres pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 &nbsp Ryan Hankins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Bryant Nelson 2b 6 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 .314 Mike Bell 1b 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .255 Joe Borchard rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Bobby Smith dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Jamie Burke c 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Mario Valenzuela lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Kelly Dransfeldt ss 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 Totals 45 10 17 2 0 4 10 2 3 &nbsp &nbsp Pawtucket AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Henri Stanley cf 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 Trace Coquillette 2b/1b 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .298 Adam Hyzdu rf 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 .279 Andy Dominique c 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .338 &nbsp Jeremy Owens pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 &nbsp Joe Kilburg 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Earl Snyder 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276 Raul Casanova 1b/c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 Justin Sherrod lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .302 Kelly Shoppach dh 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 .234 Jimmy Alvarez ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 2 .236 Totals 43 9 15 4 1 2 9 4 15 &nbsp E_J. Reed. LOB_Charlotte 10, Pawtucket 10. 2B_J. Reed (8), M. Valenzuela (2), A. Hyzdu 2 (11), A. Dominique (13), E. Snyder (10). 3B_T. Coquillette (1). HR_J. Reed 2 (1) off J. Stephens, (2) off M. Malaska, B. Nelson (5) off J. Stephens, M. Bell (9) off M. Malaska, K. Shoppach (6) off T. Yofu, J. Alvarez (1) off . RBI_J. Reed 2 (13), R. Paz (5), B. Nelson 5 (26), M. Bell 2 (30), A. Hyzdu (24), A. Dominique (38), K. Shoppach 3 (26), J. Alvarez 4 (6). SF_A. Hyzdu. SB_K. Dransfeldt (4). CS_A. Hyzdu. GIDP_B. Nelson. DP_Charlotte 1, Pawtucket 1. Charlotte IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Tetsu Yofu 6.0 8 5 5 1 10 1 7.50 Vic Darensbourg 1.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 3.50 Jose Santiago (W 2-1) 1.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 1.44 Mitch Wylie (S 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.32 &nbsp Pawtucket IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA John Stephens 5.1 6 6 5 2 3 2 4.18 Mark Malaska 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 2 6.00 Matt Duff 2.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 4.38 Tim Hamulack (L 4-3) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.93 PB_A. Dominique. IBB_off J. Santiago (J. Sherrod). HBP_by J. Santiago (A. Dominique), by J. Stephens (R. Paz, , M. Bell). WP_J. Stephens. T_3:25. A_9351. powered by www.sportsnetwork.com.

Forget about AJ, what about Marquis Grissom. I knew he's very old, but his bat is still pretty good and i'm pretty sure he's hittin ova .300, if we could get him cheap, it could be worth a shot, dependin on what happens with A-Row and Timo.

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I voted Portland, long term I think they'll stick around there. U could move the Expos into the AL West, and the Pirates into the NL East, and u would hav 5 teams for each division. Portland and Seattle could start up a nice lil rivalry.

Anderson with another great game and a homer, a call up must be in the works soon.

From the Denver Post, Nothing brewing White Sox general manager Kenny Williams wants to change the dynamic of his team's lineup, adding a left-handed power hitter. He dangled high-priced outfielder Carlos Lee in spring training, and baseball officials said outfielder Aaron Rowand is available. Williams executed a similar move last season, adding Carl Everett and Robbie Alomar. Based on his contract and statistics, Rockies outfielder Jeromy Burnitz would make sense. The Rockies, however, aren't interested in moving their center fielder, who is quietly having an all-star season in Preston Wilson's absence.

From Rotoworld, thought it was quite interestin, no Schmidt though. Giants' GM Brian Sabean appears close to throwing in the towel on the 2004 season. ''I'm not much for patience,'' Sabean said Thursday. ''Last year we won 100 games. This year, we've won 17. I might have to eat some of our roster. Let some guys go with (big) contracts. Reshape things. Give some kids a chance.'' Don't expect any big moves before June, but some players to look for in San Francisco include outfielder Todd Linden, shortstop Cody Ransom, and pitchers Merkin Valdez, David Aardsma, and Matt Cain. J.T. Snow, Marquis Grissom, Edgardo Alfonzo, Brett Tomko, A.J. Pierzynski, Neifi Perez, Michael Tucker, Kirk Rueter, Ray Durham and other disappointing players could be dealt or released depending on how much Sabean shakes things up.

Is that Ronaldo's wife?

Coors field factor, u could get Rickey Henderson playin left field and he'd hit ova .300.

No it isn't.

Double Glazed or Sprinkles?

I just got my car serviced and oil changed for bout $130. I had sum oil leaking on the driveway but nothin too bad.

Bud Black betta hav some motivational magic up his sleeve for Fartolo, he looked extremely disinterested tonite. It'll be interestin to see what they with Colon if he continues to struggle.