Jose Abreu

He's a much better 2016 DH option than LaRoche

Remember when Y. Ventura quick-pitched Eaton and it led to that brawl? And Samardzija was in the middle of it all, and most of us loved him for it? How times have changed...

That was back when the Royals couldn't avoid bench-clearing brawls.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 10:07 PM) The Pirates really took the high road on this one. Lawrie slid hard into Escobar early in the season and that started a bean-ball war of epic proportions. You're right on that. It's even still going on now, and it started in mid-April.

Sorry for the bump, but I think it's worth noting he ended up hitting .341 with 7 homers and 20 runs batted in in 36 games for AAA Charlotte.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 05:52 AM) My favorite textbooks to be assigned were the ones that had key stuff already highlighted by previous users. Yeah, Jagielo didn't do that for me.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Sep 18, 2015 -> 12:21 AM) They'll be lucky to make the playoffs. They'll probably be 2-4 heading into a winnable final 3 games. That program has been way down the past couple years. Yeah, you're right I was joking. Our coach (who happens to be my history teacher) is running such an outdated offense and is too stubborn to change it.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 09:38 PM) Didn't Swisher when he played for the Yankees do something like this to the Japanese SS the Twins had? Tsuyoshi Nishioka, I believe, yes.

Is it just rookies? I can't tell who they all are.

Huge blow for the Pirates. Helps the Cubs honestly

Downers Grove North football is taking it back to '04 and bringing home a state championship this year. Book it.

Today at school, I had to go get a consumer ed textbook to complete an assignment. I opened it up to find this. For those who don't know, Eric Jagielo (yes, he went to my school) is the #8 prospect in the Yankees' organization and is the #7 3B prospect in baseball. Thought this was worth sharing.

easily a dirty slide

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Sep 17, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) And you have never seen any of those players play a minute of hockey. I've seen Dano a few times (full games) and I've seen Panarin highlights. I admit that I haven't seen Tikhonov but I maintain my prediction on him.

I'm sorry, but I'm not expecting too much this season from Dano, Panarin, or Tikhonov. I think Panarin will break out next year, Dano will be an average player in his prime, and Tikhonov won't amount to much.

I expect an attendance of about 12k.

What's with all the love for Dano? Is he really 1st-line cabliber/a 50 point player?

How did I not find out about this until now? Good signing.

Why does it switch halfway through the season?

1. Avisail* 2. No, you can't just make someone a third baseman. Especially someone with his athleticism.

Update- now at 29/92 with 17 games left. He's been on a tear.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 16, 2015 -> 05:42 PM) Nothing like a diehard Cubs fan announcing the Sox game. For real. I wish we had a different fill-in announcer.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 16, 2015 -> 04:26 PM) I remember when this season began and we were all like "And Cabrera FINALLY solves our #2 hole problems!" To be fair, if he had been hitting #2 all season, he'd probably still have his .274/10/68. That's not too bad for a #2 hitter. Big improvement from last year, for sure.

Thompson to play CF tomorrow as well

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 16, 2015 -> 02:46 PM) They could also be making a horrible misstep. I don't think the Hawks brass would do that. They are very concerned with their image.