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  1. 1908
    Sound advise, and phrased much more pleasantly this time. This we don't know yet. Prospects fail very frequently, but there's a lot to be excited about when it comes to Pie.
  2. 1908
    Huh? Aramis displayed significant power at a very young age. A .220 IsoP at 18 in class A, a .239 IsoP at 19 in high class A, and a .236 IsoP at 23 in MLB.
  3. 1908
    He's gonna be the next Corey Patterson! I mean Sergio Mitre! I mean Hee Sop Choi! I don't doubt there's 'potential' in Pie, but people need to stop building him up to the baseball god he's become in this forum. Talk about playing player favorites, this guy hasn't shown he can cut it in the big leagues yet. I'm not saying trade him for Farnsworth, but I would by no means label him "untouchable" or "the second coming of Christ". Thanks for the lecture.
  4. 1908
    I don't mean to speak for JC, but I think that libel is extremely difficult to prove, since the standard is so high. There's enough suspiscion out there to probably serve as a successful defense for Jose. That's my thinking as well. So not suing shouldn't mean the players in question are guilty as ChiCubsFan suggested.
  5. 1908
    Ouch. Don't say that... :pukel: All the injuries? All the power? I certainly hope not, but he fits the category.Raffy has played in less than 154 games only twice since he allegedly started taking steroids. I'm not sure if injury history is the best guideline.
  6. 1908
    Can public figures sue for slander? Not quite sure, that's a slipper slope. We need an attorney, "JC!!!!" Yes, they can. But, the standard is higher. The public figure or official must prove actual malice, that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not. Do you think players named in the book have a case against Jose? (Assuming they didn't take steiroids as alleged.)
  7. 1908
    Can public figures sue for slander?
  8. 1908
    How do players named in Jose's book prove their innocence? Take the test. ... it has been reported that some forms of steroids can be detected up 18 months on the long side, and 3 months on the short side. But the events in Jose's book happened years ago. Even if you test clean now, how do you prove you didn't take steroids back in 1998?
  9. 1908
    How do players named in Jose's book prove their innocence?
  10. 1908
    No need for personal attacks.
  11. 1908
    Oh, for crying out loud, everybody just relax. I'll unlock this thread in a day or so.
  12. 1908
    Ridiculous, isn't it? Thread locked. A reminder to everyone that personal attacked directed toward other members of this community are unacceptable on this board.
  13. 1908
    If you were watching the All-Star game, that's be Koshien Stadium, home of the Tigers. Yep, that's Iwamura. He also uses a bright-red bat, typically.
  14. 1908
    Keep your eye on Iwamura, the Swallows third baseman. He wears number 1. Oh, and Swallows fans put up umbrellas when an opposing pitcher is pulled from the game because it's time for him to hit the showers.
  15. 1908
    Insider or not, it's still copywrited content.
  16. 1908
    I was just suggesting that statistics are a valuable tool to evaluate prospects in addition to scouting -- like Sing's on-base percentage, for instance.
  17. 1908
    Agreed. Just like seeing a player play doesn't tell you the entire story about his ability to perform either. You're free to dismiss Diffusion's opinion because he hasn't seen Sing play, he's free to express it, and everyone's free to draw their own conclusions.
  18. 1908
    That's great.
  19. 1908
    That's exactly the point. A much higher percentage of players who debut at 19 turn into stars than players who debut at 21. Not that there's anything wrong with debuting at 21. 19 is just much better.
  20. 1908
    Before coming to the Cubs, Ramirez had one great year, one terrible year, and was having a decent half-year. Kearns, like Ramirez, came up very young (straight from AA), and more than held his own. There's no question that he's an All-Star caliber talent when healthy and he's only 25 (the same age as Ramirez when he was traded). Any time I can get my hands on a young player like that who's coming from a bad situation, I'd be thrilled. Aramis made his MLB debut at 19; Kearns made his at 21. That's a significant difference when evaluating potential stars.
  21. 1908
    I think we acted too slowly, actually. I'm not going to tell you why we know he was a troll. You're free to believe we made a mistake. I can't believe it - I don't know all the facts. Thus the 'perhaps'.... Whatever.
  22. 1908
    I think we acted too slowly, actually. I'm not going to tell you why we know he was a troll. You're free to believe we made a mistake.
  23. 1908
    We found evidence outside his posting history that confirmed our original suspicions that he was a troll. It seems pretty obvious to me in hindsight. How many mystery sources turn out to be true? And then his second update gave people exactly what they wanted to hear.
  24. 1908
    What was totally bogus? The first post of this thread. It was posted by a troll. Perhaps he pulled those names from some other message board, but his intent was to yank everybody's chain.
  25. 1908
    What was totally bogus?
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