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  1. fiver
    When one knows they may be tested at the WBC, and they still fail the test, then that is likely associated with use that is at least somewhat habitual. Someone who doesn't really smoke (or smoke anymore) may smoke every once in a blue moon to celebrate something perhaps, but they probably wouldn't do it close to the time period in which they may be tested. If it were a one time occurence as he suggests, even being a tad portly, it likely would have been out of his system in about 7 days. If he's getting loaded (via marijuana, alcohol, whatever) everyday, then it would have a negative impact on his physical ability and reactionary time. I don't know how often he smokes or smoked, so I'm not going to assume he has negatively impacted his ability to play baseball. However, I do call BS on the "isolated incident" assertion.
  2. fiver
    If the bullpen doesn't blow it, I think we may salvage the last game of the series....we need it.
  3. fiver
    I wasn't able to catch Harden's last start. I'm sure he was unable to place pitches where he wanted them, but can anyone comment on the velocity and movement of pitches?
  4. fiver
    I don't. 2008 Soto, definitely. 2009 Soto, not so much. I wouldn't have traded 2008 Soto for Martinez straight up. Soto hasn't been horrible the past 30 days. I'll take .260/.375/.480 from him the rest of the season and be fairly happy.
  5. fiver
    wind blowing in from left?.....or across the field from left to right field?
  6. fiver
    If the #1 ranked RB prospect (Seastrunk) says he is leaning towards committing with a team, it doesn't make sense to you that the #2 prospect (Lattimore) at that same position may become less interested in comitting with that team? you don't make mention of Seastrunk. When I look at this objectively, I'd honestly rather have Lattimore as Seastrunk seems like a nut job from what I've read about him so far.
  7. fiver
    '05-'07 weren't exactly the 'glory years' for Alabama football, so they won't be vacating anything of significance. Players receiving duplicate books to sell to other students is the same as receiving money, so there is no excuse. However, it still seems to be a fairly large punishment for the infraction in my opinion.
  8. fiver
    Embarrassing? Why? ...because a secondary rule was broken and recruits' names were announced in a pregame like fashion? Marketing is a major component of business, and this particular marketing tool seems to have produced some results. I disagree with your first sentence and agree with the second. Chizik is having to directly compete against one of the best recruiters this decade anyway in Nick Saban, and I don't have any problems with the tactics he has used thus far. His teams at Iowa State didn't produce, but I'm not sure how one can determine that his stay at Auburn will be a failure based upon his brief stay at Iowa State. I wasn't super excited about the hire, but I'll wait until at least 2010 to pass judgement on his efforts at AU.
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    Auburn's 'Big Cat Weekend' was controversial and most would consider it successful. Here is a snippet from ESPN insider. Chizik is basically exploiting the fact that secondary violations really don't amount to any significantly harmful punishment. Until the NCAA changes the rules so that X number of secondary violations leads to some type of sanctions against the university, then I personally don't have a problem with him using some ingenuity to compete with Saban's recruiting ability. I certainly won't mind if Seastrunk commits to Auburn in January. more on 'Big Cat Weekend' ... http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2009/05/lache_seastrunk_says_he_wants.html
  10. fiver
    As captivating as this team is....that is tough to imagine, right?
  11. fiver
    so when does iu become relevant again? I imagine some time after the Crean era?
  12. fiver
    when should a lineup for tonight be available?
  13. fiver
    You know, I get pissed at Zambrano's antics at times, but I still admire the guy. He gets to remain a kid instead of growing up, and he has the ability to provide for many generations of his family to come.
  14. fiver
    I have low expectations for Auburn this year. If they just make an improvement from last year, I'd be satisfied. For the second consecutive year, there is no starting quarterback named going into the summer. For the second consecutive year, they will be running the spread, albeit this will be a different version. I'd assume that Chizik will gets three seasons to get the program back on track. He'd possibly only have two, but he was handed the program too late into the recruiting season.
  15. fiver
    ...didn't get to watch the game last night, but it was obvious that there were going to be some homeruns considering the strength and direction of the wind. It sounds like both of Theriot's HRs would have been fly outs on a normal day. I wouldn't get overly optimistic about Theriot's recent power surge. Let's just be grateful that those two wind aided shots last night helped us get a W.
  16. fiver
    Neither Young, nor Lilly are known for inducing a lot of ground balls, so this could get interesting.
  17. fiver
    too early for a lineup? i'm curious as to whether bradley or aram will be starting tonight. The total is at 9.5, and I would imagine the game will be under even with Petit pitching if we send out a lineup similar to last night's.
  18. fiver
    situational hitting...i liked seeing guys hit the ball to the right side with a guy on second....and i liked seeing the sacrifice fly when it was needed.
  19. fiver
    I'm not giddy like I was when I was a kid, but this team should make the playoffs, and that's more than I could have said beginning the season for most Cubs teams during my lifetime.
  20. fiver
    bukie passes from kool-aid overdose.
  21. fiver
    still 3-0 Cubs Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Dempster 3.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.64
  22. fiver
    Soriano led off with a HR, Hoff hit an RBI triple...Cubs up 3-0 after 1 and a half.. Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Dempster 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.80 http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_03_18_sfnmlb_chnmlb_1
  23. fiver
    Personally, I'd like them to move camp to the Clearwater, FL area where my company has a satellite office...
  24. fiver
    Seriously, how is Bud Selig's job not in jeopardy? How is it that the commissioner that reigns over the 'steroid era' (and gets paid handsomely to do so) gets a free pass without much media scrutiny?
  25. fiver
    Evidently, Selig is deciding whether or not to punish A-rod for using PEDs. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491644,00.html ....when does Bud Selig get punished for having all of this transpire under his watch? Why and how does Selig still have this gig?
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