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shawon dunston had around a .265 EqA during his prime, which isn't bad for a shortstop. but man his plate discipline was lousy (shocking i know)

imagine if we drafted a guy and he ended up becoming a good hitter for the big club? that'd be awesome.

why are the dodgers so intent on trading him?

unfortunately our gm is not exactly picasso... more like a fingerpainting kindergartener

i thought it was a japanese ballpark

haha this pretty much shows our confidence in hendry, instead of saying "hey this gives us a lot of money to spend on a real impact player" everyone just assumes that he'll blow it on mediocre talent and saddle the organization with more lousy long-term contracts

and florida and oklahoma (as noted above) sorry, missed you posting that. hopefully the kid doesn't go back on his verbal (signing day isn't until February, right?) yeah early february... that's when we find out that terrelle pryor is going to ohio state

and florida and oklahoma (as noted above)

i'm sure he's awesome lead his high school to the NJ state title and a 32-2 record. Averaged 4 blocks per game and had 10 blocks in the championship game. that said, he's hardly Mr. Basketball for NJ or anything well according to rivals.com, penn state stole him away from some big offers by the patriot and ivy league in recruiting news that actually matters, penn state got a commit from a texas safety/cornerback who was also offered by oklahoma, USC, florida and ohio state. they only have him as 3 stars but given the teams that were recruiting him, he might be pretty good.

that's fantastic news! now that i know the cubs have more guys (that's plural!) that will be in the top 10 in the NL in whip, k/9, h/9, k's, k/bb, i feel much better about the team's future. yeah the cubs always have more very good players coming up from the minor leagues, until those guys actually get to chicago and it turns out they suck.

it's only stupid if money is a finite resource, which it's not for the yankees

i'm sure he's awesome

Tulo WARP3: 10.8 Braun WARP3: 4.8 that was easy.

hey how long until premium people don't have to keep seeing ads?

we turned the ball over 23 times tonight and still won by 13 points... holy cross basketball baby, catch the fever

right, but then why not prohibit players from drinking alcohol? After all, most people who drink alcohol in their 20s will get drunk, some will get behind the wheel and drive, or get in a fight, or fall and get hurt. Or just get fat. If you're worried about your "investment" going south, there are probably 100 more important things than pot that you should look at.

If he gets kicked out of baseball and loses millions of dollars in the future because of it, I would say it is a "problem". way to completely miss the point. Given that it's in his contract, he should not have been getting high. But marijuana is not a performance-enhancing drug, nor is it a significantly-addictive drug, so I don't think MLB/MiLB should be testing for it.

i'm not sure why you think it's rough to watch... defense wasn't as sophisticated back then, and teams sent in three forecheckers (my God, imagine that), but the games were just more exciting IMO. If the dip in scoring wasn't accompanied by a dip in scoring chances, I wouldn't be so concerned. But I have seen some incredibly boring games with a solid 7 or 8 minutes between legitimate scoring chances.

yeah he knocked lindros out in the 2000 eastern conference finals. Stevens' always seemed to be a player whose hits were technically legal, but you couldn't help but feel like he was trying to injure. I'm in an interesting discussion on a hockey board about the decline in scoring this year (goals are down about 0.5 per game, and in nearly half the games you watch, at least one team will score one goal or fewer). I'm not sure what the solution is. I enjoy a 2-1 game that features scoring chances and great goaltending, but there are a friggin lot of 2-1 games that have a total of 35 shots, many from the perimeter. I saw a 1986 game on the NHL network and the play was so much more open and exciting than today's game. Every team plays some sort of defensive system nowadays; if they don't, they'll get killed. The nets also looked much bigger back then because the goalies weren't wearing 100 lbs of equipment. Back then a guy could score an unscreened goal from more than 20 feet away without the immediate reaction of "oh jeez that was a softie." I'm not sure if the league needs to put in place penalties for playing a zone/trap, or to expand the size of the nets to account for the larger gear (don't kid yourself - the NHLPA will never go for smaller goalie equipment, due to the fear of injuries), but I think there needs to be a change.

Are you a Blues fan or do you just hate Scott Stevens as a player? i'm a flyers fan, and yes i hate scott stevens as a player

Bill Clement pimps Mike Richards for the best all-around forward in the league. Richie isn't the best forward in the league but he really doesn't seem to have a weakness.

congrats to all the new hockey hall of famers, except for scott stevens, who can burn in hell. ron francis has always been one of my favorite non-flyers... real classy guy, good leader. He has done some work with Special Olympics and been a big supporter of his brother, who I believe has Down's. He also did a lot for underprivileged youth in Pittsburgh and Carolina. One of the really good people anywhere, not just in hockey.

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rich kotite 4 michigan coach plz

hey let's see if soto can pitch or sell beer