Slugger_16

I hope this is true because it's funny: VIC-TOR-IA

LSU will take town the [expletive] in SEC play this year! Aww, I looked at the schedule and they only play one 3-game series this year. Maybe they'll meet in the CWS, and the [expletive] will eliminate them like they did a few years ago.

South Carolina beat #1 Clemson this afternoon, 6-2. The two teams play again tomorrow afternoon. Hoping for the 2-game sweep!

It's Canada Day!!

Yay, college baseball! My Gamecocks are currently ranked #9 according to the BA polls. I'm hoping to be able to go to a game the one time they play down here in early May vs. the Citadel. I know ESPN's planning on showing some games like last year, although not as many, but do they have any dates or particular games scheduled yet? And Raisin, your boy's 1-2 with a single. Showing that Indian pride indeed.

Yahoo has them. Here's a couple more: http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/oly_full.56870946rm010_cubs_photo.jpg http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/oly_full.56870946rm008_cubs_photo.jpg http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/oly_full.56870946rm009_cubs_photo.jpg http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/oly_full.56870946rm013_cubs_photo.jpg

A few comments about the Todd pic: 1) No high socks :( 2) He's wearing his watch! 3) He looks to be flicking off the camera. 4) Todd MUST shave his arms. No way he grows facial hair that fast, and has hair that dark, but there's no visible hair on his arms. Those things look smooth! Unless it's just the lighting in the pic...

I have nothing to add, but I'm sad you changed your avatar. You had my favorite avatar on the board. Bring back breakdancing Dr. Zaius, please.

I prefer LA Crips.

See my sig.... That pic + Jedmonds = a season of non-stop laughs

They wouldn't care because the LA TV stations would be too busy with the high speed police chase on the freeway. :P

I gave him mono, the KISSING DISEASE. Sorry guys. But it was worth it.

Wow, that seems to me to be a cricket player. Are you? In Iowa?? BTW, welcome to the board. A bat's a bat, even if it's flat. 10 feet on the west side is 10 feet on the east side. Sorry, I just love that commercial...

That's freakin' PIMP. Dude. Way to steal my sig.

WOW! Now that's a catch! A coupon Cecil Fielder didn't use himself.

I have an EPatt autograph! Plus, he addressed me by name on the ball (clearly he's in love with me). It sits in one of those plastic baseball holders. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b174/kanumber08/EPattsBallteehee.jpg

If it's the same game I'm thinking of (in Houston) we were down 2-1 and his two run homer gave us the lead and eventually the win. it was a 3-run homer, i believe. No, it was a 2-run homer. He tied it at 3 in the 7th, and then Alou hit a 2-run homer in the 8th, and they won 5-3. I love watching Z hit. It's hilarious when he gets pissed off when he strikes out, and then he looks like he's going to break his bat over his leg.

I wonder who he was talking to. :-k

No, we all want to forget it's there.

I think it's just like pitchers win-loss record. You can't judge a GM based on the team's win-loss record at the end of the year, just like you can't judge a pitcher's performance and value based on win-loss record. There are too many factors that play into it and that will ultimately affect it. Is it a GM's fault when a player has a fluke injury or if a player that had previously been productive doesn't perform well? The GM's job is to put the pieces into place, it's then up to the team to do the work. Likewise, the pitcher's job is to put his team in a position to win, and it's up to his teammates to score him runs and make plays on defense, and his bullpen to hold a lead. You say that evaluating individual moves is short-sighted and not comprehensive, but how is it less comprehensive than looking at the whole picture? When you look at each move, you can determine individually if it was a good move based on what was given up, the cost of the player, and the cost that you'll be paying both potentially in salary or prospects given up in the future. What move may have initially looked good in the beginning may not end up looking all that great in the end either. Is that always the GM's fault? I think most were happy when Latroy Hawkins was signed, but that didn't exactly end up as planned. I liked the move and I think most everyone else did too, and when he doesn't perform like he was prior to the signing, is that the GM's fault? Which do you think was the better signing, Hermanson or Hawkins? By your logic, Hermanson was because he contributed to more wins. I think Hermanson's 4.00+ ERA each year since '98 would say that signing was more of a risk than the Hawkins signing. For years before 2005 Kenny Williams was considered by many to be a joke of a GM. Why is he some genius now? It's not like during the offseason the light came on and he finally got this whole GM-ing thing. He just happened to aquire players that played out of their minds for a season.

This MUST be a drunk post.

Nope. Joe will run away with this one. Doesn't matter who else you put in the poll. I don't care one way or the other, just wondered why he wasn't listed at all. But when most of the board couldn't care less about the SEC, it's to be expected I guess.

I'm biased here, but no Spurrier love?

I would guess this poll was created based on my away message, but it wasn't humid today in LA. Don't flatter yourself. :o

That's a character from The Office. Don't know the actor's name though, or his character's, even though I watched it last night. I do know that he convinced a coworker that it was Friday when it was really Thursday though. The character is Jim. His real name is John Krasinski. I like how he gives each of my posts a thumbs up. A stamp of approval, if you will.