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Colvin, too Kind of off to a rough start in AA huh. Still don't understand why they promoted him so soon without even coming close to dominating high A. He might not have been dominating, but he had the 13th best OPS in his entire league while playing an excellent CF, so I would say that was close to dominating, especially when you consider that he was closer to 7th as he was to 14th. It's probably a little aggresive, but the things he needs to work on it will probably be better to work on in AA than High A. I imagine he'll struggle in AA for the while-in fact, he'll probably just start to figure it out at the end of this season and the beginning of next season at AA, but that's just fine. It's going to be hard to work on things that you're not good at (improving plate discipline, K/BB) while facing better pitching and tougher competition. He should have stayed at high-A for a while longer. Yeah, the the theory that he needed to face better pitchers in order to have an incentive not to swing doesn't make much sense. It's not like he was toying with inferior competition in the FSL. He was barely over .300 with a horrible K/BB ratio. I could see if the guy was doing something like 380/405/595 you might think that he needs to face tougher pitchers so he can have incentive not to swing. But he was barely hitting .300 down there. Colvin appeared to be at an age and skill appropriate level in High A. He was doing well in some regards, but struggling enough in important things so that one could see he wasn't wasting his time down there. I have to wonder if the promotion had other things besides Colvin's need to see better competition. Perhaps baseball decisions makers wanted to show ownership their newest draft picks were progressing well in order to gain authorization for current signings or something.

How in the world is that close to dominating? The guy with the best numbers is dominating. The guys ranked 2nd and 3rd are dominating. The guy with the 14th best OPS is not dominating. Maybe we just have different definitions of dominating then. I'll rephrase-he was one of the best players in his league this year, especially considering the position that he plays. He was one of the better players in a 12 team league, but his numbers were far from outstanding and there was no obvious reason to promote him this early. He's ~ 520 at bats into his pro career and is sitting somewhere around .280/.315/485 with a K/BB of 103/27. He's not yet 22, yet for some reason they've decided to have him skip low A and spend just 2.5 months in high A before shipping him off to AA.

How in the world is that close to dominating? The guy with the best numbers is dominating. The guys ranked 2nd and 3rd are dominating. The guy with the 14th best OPS is not dominating.

Well geez, thanks guys.

Colvin, too Kind of off to a rough start in AA huh. Still don't understand why they promoted him so soon without even coming close to dominating high A. Obviously it's still very early in the process for both these guys, but it's still distressing to see such a big money 22 year old pitcher struggling this much in the FSL. It would be one thing if he was just putting up ho hum blah numbers that aren't impressing anybody, but he's actually looking awful in the stats category. I hope it's just a matter of getting stretched out and used to pitching every 5 days, 30 times a year.

Without a major acquisition, I'd say a slight chance, maybe 1 in 5/6. If they were to get a major upgrade at SS I'd see a much better chance.

Arrested for teenage sex? Does that mean he fumbled with his wallet to find a 6-month old condom before the girl's parents got home? Oh, sex with a teenager, that's bad. R. Kelly bad.

If Farmer is the guy on the radio, I can attest to that. I had the game on XM playing on the beach, I wasn't listening closely when it began but stopped to try and figure out what was up when he was going ballistic. The other guy (Singleton?) seemed to grasp what was happening, somewhat. But Farmer kept saying A) he hadn't seen the replay yet and B) whatever the call is, it has to be wrong. The other guy seemed to know what was happening, but was too afraid to speak up with the angry old man going ballistic. It was confusing as hell because they didn't seem interested in letting the listeners know what was happening, rather, they just wanted to bitch and moan. Even as the next inning began they were complaining, but by the end they gave up on the story as somebody must have gotten in their ear about how dumb they sounded.

Mets fans are really fretting over their OF situation. Alou, Beltran and Green have all been banged up, while most think Alou is completely done. They've had a couple kids up but none of them have done much. I could definitely see them having interest in Jones.

What's Bowen's catch count up to? I'm worried his mitt will wear down after this tough inning.

stepping out of the box will pay dividends later?

Lets go Bowen, bare down and get him out.

the total is actually 5 (tree, GR, sarcastic, soul and SSR). but hey, that at least is closer than most of your comments in the realm of accuracy. Getting sick of you trying to pick fights with me...this is the 4th time in 3 days. People disagreeing with your opinions happen, its a message board. I disagree.

Wait a second...Goony...did you just say a Cubs player...that Jim Hendry acquired...is "good"...? Someone mark this date down... I think he was being a lil facetious. Lee and Ramirez!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Trib says he has not been charged with DUI, and results of the test won't be known for 2 weeks: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-070622-bears,1,7203424.story?coll=cs-bears-headlines I must admit, it's becoming tiresome reading about Tank and his escapades with the law. If we haven't gotten there already, we're fast approaching the point where addition by subtraction comes into play. Results wont be known for 2 weeks? What the hell kind of test did they give him? DNA. He's Daniellyn's father.

The Trib says he has not been charged with DUI, and results of the test won't be known for 2 weeks: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-070622-bears,1,7203424.story?coll=cs-bears-headlines I must admit, it's becoming tiresome reading about Tank and his escapades with the law. If we haven't gotten there already, we're fast approaching the point where addition by subtraction comes into play. If he doesn't have a DUI, then I'm guessing the interaction with the police will be enough to eliminate the possibility of 2 less games on the suspension.

Noway in hell Barret could have done this totally

Bowen is good.

lordy

XM is providing the WSCR feed, some reporter announced it between innings. Chicagobears.com message board mentions it as well.

Listening to the Score via XM and in between innings they reported Tank was pulled over going 40 in a 25 and the officer suspected drinking. If so, obviously the 6 game thing is no longer possible. But it's quite possible Goodell adds to the suspension. And since Angelo already wanted to dump him once, he may do just that now.

tank johnson DUI. byebye tank

Pat Hughes hedges his bets by saying every ball has a chance.

Get these hillbilly nascar freaks off my xm dammit!

That was the worst HR call I've ever heard on the radio. XM has the CWS crew. Straight monotone voice with no inflection or pauses in between any words. 3-2pitchswungonhittoleftandthat'sahomerunhehashithis13thoftheyear. He's like a 5th grader reading out of a text book.