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  1. mul21
    Wait, what? They went all those innings with 0 runs and then that happened? Baseball is [expletive] crazy. I was paying attention to this game because I couldn't get a damn win out of Iwakuma. Yep, Seattle scored 1 with the bases loaded and then hit a GS to tie it.
  2. mul21
    And why the [expletive] is Darwin Barney batting leadoff??? So he can get on base for Cody Ransom homers?
  3. mul21
    It's a small consolation that the Sox just blew a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the 14th inning to Seattle. The silence on the broadcast is deafening.
  4. mul21
    Is it necessarily player development, or is it that their scouting might just be better at finding guys who actually develop into things? I think the guy who put this system together being gone to Houston will be an issue for them in the coming years. Cardinals management took a chance on Luhnow when they got rid of Jocketty because the two couldn't play nice. The guy who owns the Cards is a smart dude and probably saw something in Luhnow he really liked. There is a very good developmental system in place, but I have a feeling Luhnow has an eye for talent unlike many others out there. This Cards farm system didn't really start taking off until he was given pretty much full control of the draft and IFA signings.
  5. mul21
    He's a plus defender. Yes, power is probably the biggest concern with him. I did a little digging on BA and found this: Ranked Chicago Cubs #12 prospect after the 2012 season Blocked by Adrian Beltre and Mike Olt in Texas, Villanueva's chances for future playing time improved dramatically when the Rangers dealt him and strike-throwing righthander Kyle Hendricks to the Cubs for Ryan Dempster. He still has to worry about Jeimer Candelario and perhaps Javier Baez (if he moves to third base), but Villanueva suddenly has a lot more upward mobility. On the 20-80 scouting scale, one Cubs official described him as having 80 makeup, 70 defense and questionable power. Villanueva's short stroke is conducive to line drives more than longballs, and he tends to inside-out quality fastballs and serve them to the opposite field. He has the potential for average power, but he'll have to get stronger and turn on more pitches to get there. He can hit for solid average and provide some doubles. He has fringy speed but has the instincts to steal bases if the defense doesn't pay attention to him. Defense is where Villanueva really shines. He has the first-step quickness, hands, arm strength and savvy to make tough plays look routine. Chicago added him to its 40-man roster and will send him to Double-A in 2013. He could get a big league audition sometime the following year. He sounds like right handed Bill Mueller to me.
  6. mul21
    Year to year, relief pitchers are never the same. They have an annoying habit of suddenly not being able to get anyone out. If the season is already going poorly, what difference will Having or not having Russell make? It might make a difference the next 2 years when we still have him if he's not traded.
  7. mul21
    What he's saying is that it's a stimulant and does, for whatever paradoxical reason, help many people with ADHD calm down and concentrate and it does not help people without ADHD. I know. What I was trying to say is that for those who don't have ADD it can improve focus and concentration. That's why a lot of baseball players abuse it. Anyways, Law seems to think it will improve the chances of him being taken #1 b/c the Astros will have an easier time low balling him. Not sure I'm buying it, but it's interesting. Except you're wrong. It simply acts as a stimulant for people without ADD. If you have ADD, it can have the opposite effect, which is to relax you enough so you can sit still and pay attention. In no way, shape or form does it help a person without ADD concentrate. You're wrong. Baseball players take it because they can't take greenies anymore.
  8. mul21
    No, I remember back when Glavine was in his prime some of the switch hitters would actually bat lefty against him to get a better look at his change up since it was so devastating.
  9. mul21
    But they've only played one game 7. 2-1 at "forcing game 7's" and 0-1 at winning them. Wait, how have they forced 2 game 7's but have an 0-1 record in them? Or am I missing something? Tonight's game hasn't been played yet.
  10. mul21
    According to Tim Legler, the Heat got calls all game except for the Lebron foul and the Wade travel, so we're not the only ones seeing it.
  11. mul21
    Is there any way to see how many of those are fielding vs. throwing? The throwing errors would seem to be something much more easily corrected with some work on mechanics/footwork and based on what I saw out of him last year, actually catching the ball shouldn't be an issue.
  12. mul21
    Delicious!
  13. mul21
    I caught the end of their game the other night and saw him smoke a double up against the wall. I wasn't impressed by his athleticism as he ran the bases. He looks almost awkward running, kind of herky jerky, but that may be because he's very tall and lean. I'm sure he has some filling out to do, but he's built much more like Werth than Glaus right now.
  14. mul21
    I was amused yesterday watching the game by the fact that it wasn't anything the Cubs did right that won them the game, it was all failings of the Sox. Morons.
  15. mul21
    Make that two walks. His up to the minute line: 69 PAs, 274/348/452 10.1% BB, 13.0% K I know it's not normalized over that few PA, but how's the BABIP?
  16. mul21
    Because you're a Bulls fan. I hadn't been watching long at that point. The game turned into a rugby match the last 8 minutes or so. You nearly had to draw blood to get called for a foul.
  17. mul21
    Why is LeBron allowed to tomahawk chop people and not get called for fouls, then be a complete douche on a tie up and not get Td up? He's getting way more BS calls than Jordan ever did. Not that Jordan didn't get a ton of calls, but they weren't nearly as pathetically obvious and wrong like the ones LeBron gets now.
  18. mul21
    Bowden has a good inning, send him out there for a second to get lit up. Rondon has a good inning, send him out there for a second to get lit up. Rinse, repeat. Seriously, the most critical part of a managers job and Sveum is possibly the worst I've ever seen at it. I'm so tired of watching this crap predictably happen night after night in close games. It's so irritating. I really try not to be knee jerk about stuff like this and I realize he has crap to work with, but sending these young guys out for a second inning after a successful outing is just stupid. He's not building any confidence, especially when the second inning of work is against the meat of the order. /rant over
  19. mul21
    Wow, 1 actual strike, 2 borderline ones, and 3 pitches you shouldn't swing at. All home runs. Ridiculous. Should have given up the entire farm for him. Or not, since there were no prospects down there.
  20. mul21
    To my untrained eye, they've just looked slower this series than all the other games I've watched. It may be that Detroit has better skaters than other teams I've watched them play, but they just don't seem to have that burst out of their own zone that I've seen be a huge advantage all year.
  21. mul21
    Unless they start tanking I'd be surprised if they look for someone. They're saying 6-8 weeks, so he'll be back by the deadline I would think.
  22. mul21
    I'm okay with that unless it's a shoulder problem. If it is, I want no part of that whatsoever.
  23. mul21
    Here: http://www.baseballamerica.com/international/how-trading-international-pool-space-works/
  24. mul21
    Looks like some sort of bandage/cast over his right elbow. Not good. Also, Trey Martin's injury sucks hard, fortunately they can fix it with a scope now instead of having to cut him open. Shouldn't be an issue for him going forward since it's not his throwing shoulder.
  25. mul21
    Man, I didn't realize that the run differential was down to only -7. That's got to be pretty hard to do and be 6 games under .500 this early in the season.
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