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I figured I would jump into the "Nomar is going to West Tenn" rumor..

I must be in a foul mood or something. 1908, I agree with you on numbers. Unfortunately, the comparison between Sing and Dunn is unfair simply because Sing isn't doing this in the big leagues. All I can do is tell you what he has done the last two years. Bo has a much better idea of what he did in 2004, but looking at the fact that he won the MVP award and could have slaughtered the home run record had it not been for the multiple hurricanes that happened in that region, it's safe to assume that he was a stud in that league. I can tell you first hand that he has been very good in Double-A ball in 2005. He has drawn walks and hit for a good average while still maintaining the power numbers. Sing is a much better prospect now more than ever. He has major league power and could very well play RF or 1B in the big leagues. Diffusion, I love the fact that you listen to the games and if I had a chance to get you on a plane to Jackson, TN to see the Jaxx play in person, I would do it in a heartbeat. I know as well as anyone else that it's tough to see a person play when you are 2,000 miles away. If I sounded like an arrogant SOB, I apoligize because thats not the way I am. I guess I went overboard because I see too many fans offering an opinion on someone they don't know from Adam. Anyone who has the stomach to tune into and listen to one of my broadcasts has to be a huge baseball fan. I'm sure that it's torture for you folks to hear me butcher names and be a general screwup.. lol

Ryan O'Malley is not the starting pitcher for the Diamond Jaxx tonight. His spot was skipped because of the off-day. Pinto pitches tonight on his normal four days rest. Ricky Nolasco wiill pitch on Wednesday and Carlos Marmol will pitch on Thursday. Jae-kuk Ryu will pitch against the Mudcats on Friday. BTW, the Jaxx players will be wearing camo uniforms as we salute the Tennessee Army National Guard on Friday night. After the game, the uniform tops will be auctioned off with all the proceeds going to the families whose loved ones have been deployed. How much do you think a Nomar autographed Diamond Jaxx camo uniform would go for?? Just curious...

Nobody should be concerned with Sing's strikeouts. He makes up for it with his ability to get walks. He has a very good on-base percentage because of his very good knowledge of the strike zone. 1908, you made an interesting statement when you said, "Seeing a player doesn't give you the entire story about his ability to perform." I thought about that and came to the conclusion that it certainly applies to the fans, but not to the broadcasters and here is why. While the average fan gets to see Sing play on a 70 game basis at Pringles Park, I get a chance to see him play 140 games. While the average fan can't see Sing take BP at Pringles Park, I get to see him take BP and fielding everyday and I also have the coaches at my disposal to ask questions about his abilites, something the average fan doesn't have. In short, I'll take my chances on my opinion about Brandon Sing being a prospect over someone who has never once seen him play the game. Having said that, I will apoligize to Diffusion and anyone else that I might have offended when I was on my soapbox. Diffusion has every right to say what he (or she) thinks. I would hope, however, that when a person says something about a players prospect status, they would at the very least have seen the person play before forming an opinion.

Let me get this straight Diffusion.. you are going to have a conversation about Brandon Sing, how much of a prospect he is or isn't.. and you haven't seen him play a game?? I am sooooo sick and tired of hearing fans talk about how good this prospect is or how bad that prospect is when in fact these same fans haven't seen this person play one game. How the heck do you know how good or bad of a player Sing is if you haven't seen him play? Numbers don't give you the entire story about a players ability to perform. If you saw Sing play in 2003 and looked at him two years later, you would know that his performance has been dramatically better. He put up ridiculous numbers in High-A ball in 2004 and could very well break the Diamond Jaxx all-time record for most homers in a season in 2005. Is Sing a prospect at this point? Absolutely he is. Oh and one other thing, 24 is not "ancient" in Double-A ball. It's a year above the average age (23 is the average age). Something else every fan needs to know about Double-A ball. The Southern League is very much a PITCHERS LEAGUE. To take it a step further, Pringles Park is a PITCHERS HAVEN.. In the seven years of baseball at West Tenn only TWO players have ever hit .300 for an entire season (Richard Lewis and Micah Hoffpauir in 2004). Sing is within reach of the .300 average as well as the all-time Jaxx record for homers. Bottom line is this. Please don't talk about a player unless you have seen that person play. Otherwise, you have no clue what you are talking about.

Hey.. we aren't off yet. We still have one game left from the booming metropolis of Zebulon. RHP Carlos Marmol going for us. Lefty Nic Ungs for Carolina. Game time is 7:15 EDT.

Bobby Dickerson left for Detroit to take part in the futures game. You kids may want to tune iin to hear who is the interm skipper for the Jaxx...

Brandon at 3B?? thats a scary thought.. lol

Nobody's going to let me live that one down huh?? Dang I was just excited that this team got to the post-season for the first time in three years.. I would have been excited about the triple play, but not going overboard like I did on the title clinching play..

whoever did the radio broadcast of the triple play described it extremely well. I was very impressed..

Peter had a bad source. Pie isn't ready to play in the show. He strikes out at an even more alrming rate than Cory does. Truth be told, he isn't going to be as good a lead-off hitter as people think. Pie is going to be a middle of the order type guy unless he makes more consistent contact. Giving away 1/5 of your AB's with strikeouts is unacceptable if your a lead-off hitter.

guys (and girls) please see what I said.. i said Greenberg would get more playing time in the SHORT TERM.. the reason in theory is Greenberg would play against righties in CF while Murton would see left handed pitching in LF. Noting that Dontrelle Willis is pitching tonight and the fact that he is a lefty, Greenberg probably won't be in the lineup, but Murton could very well be in there.. at any rate, I love the move because it is going to jolt the parent club back to their winning ways.

Hey kids.. I enjoyed the Q&A with the website so much.. that I would like to do it again. Would like to shoot for July 7th (weather permitting). If you guys want to set up a different subject and have the questions pour in from there, that would be cool with me. BTW, Aunt Florence had better not open her window right now because she would get soaked. It's raining pretty good here in the Smokies. Hopefully, we play ball tonight.

Okay kids, the latest Felix Pie update. He has a bone bruise on the inside of his ankle. He should be out for about two more weeks which means he probably won't be available for either the Futures or the Southern League All-Star game.

Hopefully he is the last person to get sick on this team. If everybody drinks plenty of water, there won't be any more problems. Guys need to drink plenty of water because it is REALLY HOT down here.. mid 90's with a heat index above 100. Truffle, would that be a picture of the world famous Jessica Alba?? I loved here in the short-lived sci-fi series she was in a couple years ago..

Early word is that Marmol got sick during the course of the game.

Huntsville will be starting LHP Manny Parra (5-5 3.41) against the Diamond Jaxx. First place in the Northern Division is on the line at Pringles Park tonight and into the weekend. BTW, George Jones (country music legend) will be at Pringles Park on Friday night. Hopefully, I can get him to get on the air with me for a half an inning.

Felix sprained his ankle sliding into third base about a week and a half ago. He is still on the DL and will remain on the DL until he is able to run on it without any pain. The Cubs aren't going to mess around with this injury. He is going to be brought back very slowly so the injury doesn't get reaggrevated.

How ironic is it that the forum starts with everybody talking about "giving love" for me and goes into talking about Big Macs, another love of mine. I feel my arteries clogging everytime I eat one of those burgers.