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Mabry just hit a bomb. Let's put the Jones vs. Patterson debate to rest.

Jones sucks, but let's not overreact. If we didn't have Jones on the team Hendry could have given more money to players who deserve bigger contracts, like Neifi and Rusch... I'm fine with that, but Jones is Roberto Clemente compared to Patterson. What is this comparison based on? Well, Jones was about average at the plate last season and Corey was probably the worst OF in the major leagues, so I figure the gap between Clemente and Jones is about the same as the gap between Jones and Patterson, based on numbers.

Jones sucks, but let's not overreact. If we didn't have Jones on the team Hendry could have given more money to players who deserve bigger contracts, like Neifi and Rusch... I'm fine spending that money elsewhere, but Jones is Roberto Clemente compared to Patterson.

Jones sucks, but let's not overreact.

Did Barrett have his eyes closed or something? WTF

just great pitching

What happened with Wuertz?

Griffey HR.

Nice AB by Bynum, added 6 pitches to Arroyo's count.

I like the fact that it's Wuertz instead of Williams.

First on off the bottom of the wall in right and the second on the front of the warning track in left.

Could have easily been a lot worse. Get somebody throwing.

And Aurillia hits a BOMB to center.

It was, and he was like 4 for 55 before it. He was way ahead in the count on Arroyo as well...I'm stuck at work and don't have access to ESPN...MLBTV not available today...where was the pitch to Arroyo? It was middle, a little inside, he just pulled it and roped it out about 8 rows back in the stands.

As bad as he has looked this inning, he could turn it around into a decent outing 6 IP 3 R, that's how Rusch is.

It was, and he was like 4 for 55 before it.

That was a no doubter.

The way they talked about those back to back winning seasons, you'd think a winning season would be enough.

Good play by Lee.

Actually, to be honest, the way talks about and says things only reaffirms my belief that he took steroids.

I big time rescind a comment I made saying the Cavs were not that good. The way they're playing, I would not want to face them in the playoffs. Did you see the highlights from their win over Miami? I was not surprised at all to see Lebron and the Cavs blow out the Sixers.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Karros didn't come in the Hundley deal did he? I'm pretty sure Ismael Valdez came in the Hundley deal. No, it was Karros and Grudz for Hundley.

Yeah, I watched the show. The best part was when he broke down in tears and was whining like a baby.

Do you need more evidence against Barry Bonds? Honestly. Look, I know that many other players, including NSBB favorite Sammy Sosa, have seen huge changes in their bodies, but nobody has as much surrounding him as Barry Bonds does. Do I think Sammy took steroids? Yes. Am I fairly sure he did? No. Am I fairly sure Bonds took steroids? Yes. That's the difference. And yes, true baseball purists DO care that somebody who hit "365 home runs" took steroids. Brady Anderson, a man with only 210 home runs, was the first example of a guy that wasn't anywhere near a home run hitter that suddenly became a home run hitter when he hit 50 in 1996. Obviously in 1996 nobody was talking about steroids but, even as an 11 year old kid, I distinctly remember saying that it was weird that somebody whose previous high was just 21 home runs. I care that steroids are removed from the game and thousands of other people do also. This is a big deal and it is something that needs to be addressed. I could give a rat's ass about Tim Raines and his coke because coke doesn't help you hit a ball farther so don't try to use that argument. As long as I'm ranting, something else that ticks me off is that some people(re: Torii Hunter) claim that the only reason baseball is making such a big deal out of this is because Barry Bonds is black. I'm sorry but does Torii remember what happened to Mark McGwire when he pleaded the fifth in front of Congress all day last year? McGwire got skewered in the media for not saying anything and many people considered McGwire to have admitted his guilt. How about the 47835 replays of Rafael Palmeiro's finger pointing escapades after he tested positive last year? The steroids problem is an issue that baseball needed to address because they waited too long to do it. Yes I'll admit that I loved the Summer of 98 when McGwire and Sammy were going homer for homer. But nobody knew how widespread steroids were. I just think it's pathetic that baseball needed Congress to step in and basically force them to implement a strong steroid policy. The whole steroid problem is why I hate Donald Fehr. He realized that there was a problem and refused to give in one bit. I don't think the situation would be as bad as it is had baseball put in the testing policy it currently has a couple years ago on its own. But the public views this as baseball only doing what it has to do to keep Congress of it's back. Honestly I don't think baseball has done enough yet and I would like to see it do more. What that entails, I don't know. But more must be done and soon. I also think Bonds used steroids and probably still uses HGH. I don't like Bonds at all, but you have to treat him fairly. If he doesn't fail a test, he should be left alone. Baseball's steroid policy is a joke. There should be blood testing and there should be like 8-10 random tests a year. If Bonds or anyone else has been/still can get around the current policy, I have no problem with them doing so because it's MLBs fault. EDIT: I would say coke increases reflexes and focus.

Well, I've got them moving up the 8th, possibily even 7th seed. Philly and Indiana are playing terrible and the Bulls are hot. That game yesterday was flat out terrible for the Pacers. 19-2 run to tie it in the 4th....doesn't get any worse than that.