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I think you are kidding yourself if you think that's true. Unless you mean the powers that be in the NFL don't have a problem with all their players juicing. That's true.

Define play.

naptime?

I've always wondered why so many baseball people seem to think this. A college grad is at most 23, most college draftees have to be about 21 or 22. That's still well shy of the 26 year old peak year. And they've had zero professional instruction to that point. College coaches are more about winning now than developing guys. Take a 22 year old and put him in a solid pro system for a couple years and you could have a much more developed hitter. Or is this completely illogical? I just assumed the anti-college thing was based more on the idea that the best of the best are spotted early and drafted out of HS anyway.

boy that shows we miss Lee in that 3rd spot. Shows me we miss competency at 1 and 2.

Fifa is going to shut down this game, they've already reached their alloted goal total.

I'd much much much rather have Wilson and let the Cards have Nevin. That was kind of a joke. It better be more than "kind of" a joke.

Casey has been back for a bit now. And besides that, the Pirates were out of it long ago. They never needed Wilson.

Seriously, has Hendry made any decent moves being in the seller position in previous years? I can't recall that there have been any good ones. I seem to recall him moving Flash to Houston a few years ago for a couple of Houston A ball pitchers, but I don't believe any of them panned out for us. I suppose there may have been other moves too, but I'm not that confident he'll be able to get the right prospect back in deal right now. If he wants a somewhat proven veteran, he seems to know how to get him. But all he's going to do is trade for a tall hard thrower who walks nearly as many as he strikes out. Maybe he'll get a small lefty with a nice minor league record but very weak peripherals.

what a turn of events. Germany seemed to be dominated.

If he was a Cub, he would be their only representative.

I definitely could not do that with a futbol. 1-0 Luftwaffe

that didn't miss

near miss

:( - You saw me Were you dressed as a cat, banging a drum with 3 others while wearing a leotard and jumping up and down, or simply spinning around and around with a blank stare on your face?

Euro freaks on the prowl.

I don't think they need to get his attention. I don't think it's a head issue. He's just not a good ballplayer. There's not much he can do about it.

But the point is he shouldn't have been picked 13th. He should have been picked about 140th. Maybe there's a nice list of guys picked around the 13th pick that turned out good, but that doesn't mean you can just throw any name at the 13th spot and say he's got the same chance as all the rest. Based on what, one prospect list that was how many days old? Colvin was rumored to go to the White Sox later in the first round and was widely reported to be a late riser up the ranks in the days before the draft. Shouldn't that evidence be considered before you label this guy as the 140th best prospect? What about what other scouts and industry professionals who's opinion differ with that of BA? Shouldn't what they have to say also be considered? Is BA the only source worth noting? Shouldn't we also consider the source, Wilken, and his track record as a scout? Doesn't the fact that Wilken drafted Alex Rios who also was nowhere to be seen on BA's pre-draft rankings count for something? It seems like you find a few convenient pieces of evidence that support your very quickly made up opinion and you stop considering the rest of the evidence. Or am I wrong, and you did consider all the evidence but have some reasons why it is meaningless and shouldn't impact your original opinion? Again, I don't know how many times I have to say this, I'm not being sarcastic, I'm truly asking. The 140th thing is probably not very accurate. But the point is you can't just say he's worthy of 13th pick status (and immune to criticism) because he was picked 13th by the Cubs. The history of past 13th picks doesn't mean a darn thing when it comes to this 13th pick. Everybody thought it was an overdraft. Colvin himself was shocked to go that early. What you need to think about is the likelihood of a guy ranked from anywhere between 29-70+ (with 140 likely out of the range) succeeding at the major league level. Because that is the type of player the Cubs drafed. Yes there is still a chance. But his odds don't increase just because he was selected 13th.

I don't know the name, but a reliever has to be included in the group. Williamson has to be considered a likely trading chip. While Eyre or Howry could bring back something solid if a bidding war ensues.

Yep, basically. If Brazil wins their group and the US finishes second in theirs, they will play. Of course, if the US wins their group and Brazil finishes second in theirs, they'll still play each other. So most realistic hope for the US is to get to a game vs Brazil and not get embarrassed?

Quick question, is the only way for the US to advance and avoid a knock out game vs Brazil to win their group, or have Brazil somehow not win theirs?

Exactly. The owners might drag feet on approval or heavily scrutinize the finances, but Cuban would get approved. I suspect Cuban would get tagged as a potential Steinbrenner of the NL, and given the oft-argued economic disparity in the league that alone would be sufficient reason to blackball Cuban. The Cubs could only afford four no-votes; the NL Central alone would be able to block the purchase. Pitt, Cincy and Milw are small-market teams - they would be heavily incented to block. Owners don't necessarily want to make it impossible to sell their teams. Blocking other owners from selling because it might improve that team isn't necessarily good business.

You aren't getting Soriano short-term. He's going to be looking for something like a 5 year $60m deal. Isn't he 30 years old now? Yes, but I was talking about what he's going to want, not what should be offered. Somebody will pay big for him despite the unimpressive OPS+ numbers. He peaked at 26 (fka 24). Maybe he can maintain his current pace at beat his past peak this season. That would be ideal for negotiating purposes. But not so much for his next team.

You aren't getting Soriano short-term. He's going to be looking for something like a 5 year $60m deal.