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Before or after the attack by rabid wolverines? God, I really hate U of M. me too, but I do thank them for Rich Hill.

I saw 85 on one of his pitches. I've had my back to the TV for the most part. if that's true then I can buy the 90-93 on Prior... if it's getting Maddux at 85-89 then the Prior readings are probably bogus

for comparison, what was the gun picking up on maddux last inning?

But if he continues on this DL/Minor league path will he get paid? I would think not as well as he'd like if it was all business to him Exactly, if he keeps throwing high-80 meatballs down the middle, there won't BE a second contract. At some point teams will stop looking for that potential and just write him off as a guy who was ruined by injuries. I'm sure he's smart enough to realize that.

I don't think one has much to do with the other. Throwing a curve is a very different feeling than throwing a fastball. Guys can throw a fastball great all day and have absolutely no control over the curve. He needs to get his control back on both; hopefully right now he's getting his fastball back, and once he has more confidence in that, he can start getting his curveball back too.

Yeah I just want him to make a little progress each time out. I don't care if he's not pitching great in this game or the next one or even in May... I just hope he can stay healthy and regain his feel for pitching so that he can contribute later on this summer.

terrific, another Duke bust in the NBA. Actually, if McRoberts is willing to play defense and rebound, he might make a decent career for himself. If he tries to play a finesse game and stays on the perimeter, he'll definitely fail.

what's your definition of a slap on the wrist? Any monetary fine they give him will be a joke, given what he earns in a year. If they suspend his license for a month, for most people that's a lot more than a slap on the wrist. It sure would be an inconvenience for me, having to take a cab or mooch off friends to get to work or go out anywhere.

I don't have a problem with .08; I do have a problem if they punish a .09 and a .30 with the same severity. A .09 should be fined, have to go to one of those classes, and maybe have a short license suspension. A .30 should be punished with a long license suspension and a larger fine. Its hard to measure it period. Like I said, the numbers effect people differently. My wife has one glass of wine and is one the floor, I can drink far too much and be ok...its strange. But they have to make the law based on some number. You bring up an interesting point. If you speed, you get a fine, if you are over 20+ over the speed limit, dont' you get excessive fines? Yes, unfortunately I can vouch for that.

If I ever get pulled over by a cop using a radar gun, I'm bringing these game threads as evidence. Why's it so hard to get a radar gun that actually works?

Who's making excuses for what he did?

So you're saying he was on the juice in HS & college? Come on No kidding... NCAA drug testing is pretty strict for top-level programs. I have friends who swam for Penn State, and they'd get out of the pool after practice and have someone waiting for them in the locker room to get a pee test. And that's just a swim team.

I don't have a problem with .08; I do have a problem if they punish a .09 and a .30 with the same severity. A .09 should be fined, have to go to one of those classes, and maybe have a short license suspension. A .30 should be punished with a long license suspension and a larger fine.

steve stone

If that's for Prior, then the gun is wrong. His velocity might be down, but there's no way he's throwing 79 mph fastballs.

I don't see why the level of BAC means a thing. .093 would effect me differently then it would the person next to me, you can't just go by "how drunk he was" on that number. The number is merely the law, and he broke the law. Why is it even a debate on how drunk he was? Who cares, he broke the law and he'll pay for it. So if you're playing with a gun and it accidentally goes off and kills someone, you should be punished the same way as if you walk into someone's house and blow their head off? There would be 2 different interpretations of the law in your scenario, no? Not so much with DUI. Why not, though? We punish people differently based on whether they have an ounce of pot, or a Nate Newton-sized stash in their trunk. I'm not saying LaRussa shouldn't be punished, but being as somebody with a BAC of 0.25 is a much greater danger to others than somebody with a 0.09, why shouldn't the punishment be more severe for those who put other lives in greater risk?

I don't see why the level of BAC means a thing. .093 would effect me differently then it would the person next to me, you can't just go by "how drunk he was" on that number. The number is merely the law, and he broke the law. Why is it even a debate on how drunk he was? Who cares, he broke the law and he'll pay for it. So if you're playing with a gun and it accidentally goes off and kills someone, you should be punished the same way as if you walk into someone's house and blow their head off?

There are a lot of Italian men who drink like "little girls" then... whatever that means, since I don't know a lot of 8 year old girls who hit the sauce. It's not like he was drinking Zima Citrus or something.

I think everyone in the league has had David West and Kyle Korver on their roster at some point.

jeez... didn't see that coming at all. Hope he does well there; seems like a good guy to me.

seconded

is that the same jason hart who trolled the cubs espn message board?

terrific, can i go back and un-draft in my fantasy league?

I'd have to say that I agree with this post. I've driven drunk before. It's not something I'm proud of, and I've learned my lesson, fortunately without having hurt myself or anyone else, and without having had the police teach me the lesson. Now, when there's a doubt, I either sleep somewhere that doesn't require me to drive home, or I take a cab and go fetch my car the next day. But, I'm certain that I've driven at a level close to .093 a few times, and I'm certain that at least one time I was probably close to 0.2. The difference is huge. When you're around .09, and you're not drinking for the first time, you can drive in a straight line and obey all traffic laws. The biggest difference is a loss in reaction time - so for example, if someone were to dart out from the curb in front of your car, or someone were to run a red line in front of you, there's a slightly greater chance that your foot wouldn't reach the brakes in time. When you drive at 0.2 or higher, it's very hard or even impossible to drive in a straight line, your reaction time is very poor, and you're a much greater risk of going into another lane. That's when there's a significantly larger chance of you hurting or killing someone and being solely responsible for it (as opposed to mutually responsible, like if someone runs in front of your car or runs a red light and you can't stop in time). So I'm not saying what La Russa did was right - he should've taken a cab - but I think he's guilty more of an error in judgement than he is of being a significant risk to other lives.

A linebacker who runs sub-4.4, has a clean record and was extremely productive in college, will be drafted in the first round.