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  1. imb
    I'm basically all in on Castro. I remember what it was like to be totally enamored with Prior, and though I flew too close to the sun on wings of pastrami in that case, I'm willing to do it again.
  2. imb
    hello i had the best doctors 9 credit cards could buy
  3. imb
    He hit 0.098 in May. What was his injury? He only has 3 xbh since May 1.
  4. imb
    Preview of my face tonight when the Thunder select Kyle Singler
  5. imb
    Starlin Castro is currently 5th in the majors in SS OPS. Second in average, 5th in OBP, 5th in SLG. Even more encouraging to me, let's say we eventually have to move him to 2nd base ... he'd still be fifth. HE'S ONLY 21. I'm calling it now, 3,000 hits.
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    I remember public perception of Hanley being down before the trade, like people were saying "the tools are there but not the production." But I just went and looked at his line and he was putting up solid numbers and he was really young at every level.
  7. imb
    I dont think anyone pays for NFL network. And even if they do, it's worth it. That channel is great.
  8. imb
    lol at pierre's arm
  9. imb
    the karl malone/freddy mercury one killed me
  10. imb
    I just realized that I haven't seen video of his swing since right after he was drafted. edit: just realized this is not true, I saw him in spring training.
  11. imb
    castro getting me all hot and bothered
  12. imb
    "Jimbo McHendry" made me laugh pretty hard
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    Exactly. Bartman's not the reason they lost the series, but his sudden moment of fame was the first part of a bizarre series of events and inaction and reactions that makes for a good story. Yes, the documentary exists because of what happened to Bartman. It's an interesting story because it's something that just doesn't happen. You keep dancing around the blame issue, first seemingly saying people here were blaming him and now automatically assuming that the documentary is blaming him. You're also inexplicably declaring that this is somehow only interesting if what happened was actually his fault, which doesn't make any sense. Whether you like it or not the story exists because of the timing of what happened and the larger context it happened in. It doesn't hinge on whether or not anything was actually his fault. I'm not dancing around the blame issue at all. Quite the opposite, in fact. I've made it as explicit as possible: without blame, there is no story. Period. It's great you find the story interesting. I think it's maddening. Steve Bartman had nothing to do with the Cubs' collapse. http://i.imgur.com/KPv3N.gif
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    The fact that the most sad-sack franchise in sports was on the doorstep of the world series, but saw its chances collapse in the same 30-minute period as a fan absentmindedly interjecting him at the worst possible time into their pathetic history is more than enough to qualify for a documentary. EDIT: It's more like Alou going over to make a routine catch and then collapsing and dying on the field.
  15. imb
    I'm picturing trout becoming what we all thought sizemore would. Harper could be Jose Bautista.
  16. imb
    He's the subject of the next one, tony campana vs. jacoby ellsbury in a wheelchair
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    Who's going to be better? It's hard for me not to take Trout, but I'm a sucker for speed and the fact that he can play CF. What do you prefer, Trout's all-around game or Harper's power? http://i.imgur.com/gUSCR.jpg
  18. imb
    welp
  19. imb
    I still have so much leftover hatred of CC from his Brewers days (for some reason).
  20. imb
    At least he got derrek lee'd before he signed with us
  21. imb
    A nice pair of Bum-like dress shorts wouldn't be too bad. EDIT: With a pair of wingtips and no socks, of course.
  22. imb
    I am definitely rooting for Jack McKeon if that suit thing is true. I think if he does that, that one NBA coach of his choosing should have to wear a basketball uniform next year.
  23. imb
    I havent been on twitter much this weekend, but that has to be a joke, right? And I'm not even that big of a fan of Love. I know they want to move out of two, but damn.
  24. imb
    What OPS would Vitters have to maintain as a major league player to make him a success? Feel free to answer by position if that makes it easier. Depends on if this new deadball era stuff continues, I guess. Something like a .750 OPS is probably like fifth-highest for qualifying LFs and 3Bs this year. To play it safe, if he's a third baseman or LF, he's probably going to need to be at .800, minimum. .290/.330/.470 doesn't sound too outlandish, but it also doesn't really get my heart racing. If he's a first baseman, he's going to have to top that, and since he's likely never going to walk much, he either needs to show a lot more power or hit about .330, neither of which seems likely. It's like, do you consider Tyler Colvin a success? It's a real question, because you could say "hey, most first rounders never make the majors!" or "most first rounders never hit 20 home runs." So, yeah, he's a success. But at the same time, I'd like to shoot a little higher than that.
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    I remember reading that it was because he was from NJ and scouts were worried about the competition level, I think. Wasn't there some NJ-area flameout a year or two before? maybe billy rowell? orioles drafted him early in 2006 and he has been awful. off the top of my head, he's the only really high south jersey draft pick in the last 6 years besides trout. Yep, it was Rowell. I remember seeing video of him taking BP and his power looked ungodly.
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