once you get past the same position, same ethnic descent thing i really dont see a whole lot of similarities. i didn't realize baldelli has the power to hit 46 homers in a season or the ability to hit .382 for a whole year. maybe im missing something?

Did I say Baldelli has the power to hit 46 homers and ability to hit .382???

 

NO! I said that they play similar games. Their swings are similar, and they play(ed?) a similar CF. Like I said, Baldelli doesn't have the talent of Dimaggio, but their games are similar!

Did I say Baldelli has the power to hit 46 homers and ability to hit .382???

 

NO! I said that they play similar games. Their swings are similar, and they play(ed?) a similar CF. Like I said, Baldelli doesn't have the talent of Dimaggio, but their games are similar!

no, i realize you did say that he is a lesser version of joe D but i still disagree that they are comparable tools wise. joe D had much more power and was a much better contact hitter than baldelli (joe struck out 39 times as a rookie in 637 AB, while baldelli struck out 128 times in 637 AB as a rookie) so i wouldnt even say their swings are similar at all.

 

i guess that ends that discussion

Any comparison between the two has little to do with their tools. They are obviously on quite different planes. It's more the heritage, looks, physicallity, position, number, etc.

Ok OK, please dont go down the path of comparing Rocco to one of the best ever, please. just cut that convo off and start again.

I want him becuase he is Italian. We need a good paisan on the team!!

That deal is done if it is only one of Broadway or Gio and a lower pitching prospect. Baldelli, Erstad, and Dye this year, and Baldelli, Fields, and Anderson next year? I like it.

 

Gio >> Broadway in terms of prospect rating

 

and no, Tampa won't accept anything less. They're not looking to give him away here, and it's not XBox. They have the leverage, and that's likely about the type of package they are looking for.

 

In other words, Baldelli will not be a member of the White Sox (unless KW has lost his friggin mind and overpaid like a sonofab****).

What happened with Sean Tracey?

 

as far as I could tell, this was never answered.

 

I don't know the extent of the details, but from what I could find from Google, it seems as though Tracey hit him with a pitch in AA, there was an exchanging of words, but nothing else during the inning. After the inning, Tracey went to apologize to him, and Dukes pushed him to the ground.

 

I can kind of see why Tracey would be afraid of hitting someone

Elijah Dukes will never be a member of the White Sox organization.

 

Dukes is the scariest mother f***er in baseball. Seriously, his teammates are afraid of him. (Fathom needs to chime in here.) Tampa will get rid of him the first time they get a reasonable offer.

 

They'd much rather deal with an injury prone outfielder than one that physically threatens his teammates on a regular basis.

 

I'm too scared of Dukes to start saying everything he's been involved in.

Elijah Dukes will never be a member of the White Sox organization.

I wish he was, the guy is going to be a freakin stud.

I wish he was, the guy is going to be a freakin stud.

I would just make sure to keep a spare casket lying around, because either he or Ozzie would probably not make it through that year.

I'm too scared of Dukes to start saying everything he's been involved in.

 

I hope you're being hyperbolic.

 

as far as I could tell, this was never answered.

 

I don't know the extent of the details, but from what I could find from Google, it seems as though Tracey hit him with a pitch in AA, there was an exchanging of words, but nothing else during the inning. After the inning, Tracey went to apologize to him, and Dukes pushed him to the ground.

 

I can kind of see why Tracey would be afraid of hitting someone

 

Wow.

I hope you're being hyperbolic.

 

I think I am. The only person who has less of a chance of being on the Sox in the future is Matt Kemp.

So what else has he done?

I'm having trouble finding stuff.

 

His father is a murderer.

He's been busted with drugs and playing loud music.

Shoved Tracey to the ground.

 

What else am I missing fathom?

So what else has he done?

I'm having trouble finding stuff.

 

His father is a murderer.

He's been busted with drugs and playing loud music.

Shoved Tracey to the ground.

 

What else am I missing fathom?

Threatening the life of teammates, choking and punching his sister in 2005. etc

What else am I missing fathom?

He's not a clubhouse cancer, he's a clubhouse serial killer.

He's not a clubhouse cancer, he's a clubhouse serial killer.

Clubhouse Ebola, perhaps?

Ok OK, please dont go down the path of comparing Rocco to one of the best ever, please. just cut that convo off and start again.

thank you