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  1. ConstableRabbit
    It's not for fashion -- he does it so he can't see the crowd out of the corner of his eye
  2. ConstableRabbit
    12:1 from what I've read. 9:2 to win the NL pennant
  3. ConstableRabbit
    until what?
  4. ConstableRabbit
    He wouldn't be stellar, but couldn't DeRosa just play SS if Theriot got hurt or if Lou finally realizes that he sucks? It's not like he's never played there before...
  5. ConstableRabbit
    I would say the caught cheater, but the question is how much more likely? I would say the added likelihood of the corker being the roider compared to a non-corker is so small it's insignificant. Good. :D
  6. ConstableRabbit
    I would say the caught cheater, but the question is how much more likely? That's kind of like saying that if there are two identical students, one who steals milk from his hs cafeteria once and one who doesn't, the first is more likely to shoplift later in life. Sure, it's true, but its complete speculation and certainly not proof by any means if both are accused of shoplifting. Circumstantial evidence.
  7. ConstableRabbit
    I think any reasonable person would say yes. Or any person who convicts on circumstantial evidence alone. There's no proof, and just like anyone else who may have been on steroids, its not worth it for me to speculate. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt.
  8. ConstableRabbit
    Furthermore, he didn't even hustle around the bases following any of his 545 HR with the club.
  9. ConstableRabbit
    His father is Iranian and I suspect our current foreign policy in the Middle East makes him feel uncomfortable. Joking? I mean, his dad went to FSU and obviously spent a lot of time in America. I don't think he's afraid to come to the US or that strained US-Iranian relations would make him not want to play on the world's largest stage. I wasn't joking. I haven't read any quotes from him that express a concern, but I read something a couple of years ago that suggested it. I don't remember the specifics other than what I posted, and I didn't read the Rotoworld blurb. Did they suggest other reasons why he doesn't want to play in the US? That's a big granted but there certainly could be something more to Yu's resistance. Hmm, interesting. I suppose that we can't rule anything out... it seems like we don't have a lot of material on the guy. Maybe he just loves being a star in Japan and is afraid that he won't be as successful here. Businessmen in poor countries don't want to come to the US for the same reason -- why risk it? Either that or he loves the high quality sushi and kobe beef... I'm hungry.
  10. ConstableRabbit
    His father is Iranian and I suspect our current foreign policy in the Middle East makes him feel uncomfortable. Joking? I mean, his dad went to FSU and obviously spent a lot of time in America. I don't think he's afraid to come to the US or that strained US-Iranian relations would make him not want to play on the world's largest stage. Andre Agassi and TJ Houshmandzadeh never seemed to have a problem with playing in the US despite its foreign policy. Granted both were born in the US, but I think there's something more to Yu's resistance.
  11. ConstableRabbit
    lol @ Tom Goodwin
  12. ConstableRabbit
    Hahaha that's awesome. You can really hear the crowd on the Mil. guy's broadcast.
  13. ConstableRabbit
    My thoughts exactly.
  14. ConstableRabbit
    I did it. I'm pretty excited. It was a gift for my 21st birthday.
  15. ConstableRabbit
    Just to comment, an interesting alternative is the Australian system, where individuals are taxed for not voting. I find that a bit strange -- as much as I personally disagree with the practice, not voting is well within one's rights. Now I'm not advocating this, but I wonder how much voter turnout would increase if citizens were given a tax deduction for voting, or if at the end of an election a lottery amount was given out to an individual who voted. There was even an article that came out at the end of last year that discussed the value NYU students put on their individual vote. Most agreed that they would forfeit their vote for an iPhone. I'd rather not get into an argument debating the merits of the electoral college, but I wonder if that statistic change for young adults in a more "battleground" state such as Ohio or Florida.
  16. ConstableRabbit
    [insert pacman joke here]
  17. ConstableRabbit
    I think this is dead-on. He's not a lefty, he's not a top of the order hitter, and he has a low batting average. Hendry won't be interested, even though he should be. Yes but in Hendry's mind shortstops are suppose to be poor to mediocre hitters with "moxy" "spunk" "grit" ect... I dont think we've had a good shortstop since Dunston. We talk every year about the glaring hole at SS when Hendry simple doesnt see it. He's happy with fielding crap at that possition for some reason. It's funny to think that Shawon was an all star for us...twice. I never thought of him as really that good, at least with us. He was always this huge potential guy, but it was never fully realized. I think it's been since Banks that we had a truly great SS. Fyi, Dunston's all-star seasons 1988 .249 .271 .357 1990 .262 .283 .426 Ew.
  18. ConstableRabbit
    I have a family friend who is a neighbor of Hendry's. This all sounds like what I've heard. She tells me he's a vodka-loving skirt-chaser, but at the end of the day a really nice guy.
  19. ConstableRabbit
    Really? Wishing injury? To be fair, getting Ronny in over Theriot would project to improve the team by a few wins over the course of a season. Theriot seems like a real nice guy and all, but the least he could do is take one disabling injury for the team. :lol: :lol:
  20. ConstableRabbit
    All I can say is... Phew! \:D/
  21. ConstableRabbit
    Derrek Lee batting 6th? Soriano 3rd? Ew.
  22. ConstableRabbit
    http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/images/nl_1948_chicago.gif
  23. ConstableRabbit
    I think I speak for us all when I say... is she hot?
  24. ConstableRabbit
    What an embarrassment. I hope he's not looking at it now.
  25. ConstableRabbit
    The additional ability Bedard will bring compared to Hill is not worth the additional injury risk. I wouldn't do it.
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