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Looks like a hammy, Bob thinks it could be a cramp. I'm thinking cramp as well. I'm pretty sure the trainer just told him not to run to 1B.

this isn't good Did he pull a calf or hammy?

Guzman 75 thru 5 Vargas 59 thru 5 It says a lot.

Blanco dropped the ball one time, and was just a fraction of a second late on that one.

59 thru 5

That strike 3 to Franco was every bit a strike, regardless of this guys zone.

seems pretty consistent.

another Cubs baserunning mistake ends up without harm

I hate when Soriano decides to swing before the pitch is even thrown.

ask and you shall receive

I think it has to do with the Palace being occupied on Sunday. IIRC, there's a WNBA game scheduled. Gee, what should take priority?? EDIT - Concert Sunday, WNBA Saturday Yeah, that's not a big surprise. While the playoffs would take priority if scheduling all 3 of those together, the arena already scheduled the other two, and to cancel them or move them would be a big headache for them-so the arena isn't going to want to do that without a big fight. what doesn't make sense is the NBA not scheduling their entire playoff schedule into every arena ahead of time That wouldn't work. To beat events like this, the NBA would have had to block out time on every arena months ago. They wouldn't have known who had HCA or who would even be in the playoffs-so they would have to block out just about every day from an arena for a 1 1/2 month period (even if they know the dates the playoffs start, they have no idea if the team will host game 1/2 or games 3/4, and then the second round simply starts when the first round ends, so that is variable as well). The arenas would never allow that much of the year to be blocked out for only the NBA-they make too much money from too many other things. right I understand the logistics, but the NBA HAS to have some sort of pull with these arenas. What other sport has their playoff schedule dictated by whether or not the Fergie World Tour is in town? Do you think the NBA minds pushing a game to a weeknight?

They can, from time to time, they just have a bad approach at the plate that causes them to look completely impotent.

So it's going to be one of those getaway day games, huh.

Are you in Shea, or watching on TV? I'm in midtown and it's partly cloudy with no rain in sight.

Where's the, "I'm currently sleeping with my boss" or "I'm in the middle of a lawsuit and cannot comment" options?

JC got started on the three martini lunch a little early today.

Did Lou just realize it was a LHP or did DeRosa take that long to convince him he's healthy? He had to already know it was a lefty...Jones was out and Pagan was in. I was kidding.

Did Lou just realize it was a LHP or did DeRosa take that long to convince him he's healthy?

Until they pinch hit.

Can't answer that, but I've never seen him play and he's never been asked to play a position other than catcher and pitcher. He'd have to flop at catcher before he was moved, though. Not really sure how to answer this. Obviously college numbers are better than pro numbers, but he's had the best OPS every year on what is normally a very good Ga Tech team. The ACC is one of the top baseball conferences in the country. He was first-team ACC and ACC rookie of the year his frosh year, and first/second-team All-American his soph year (depending on which publication you read - though inexplicably he was second-team ACC to a Miami catcher with an OPS that was 200 points lower) and this year he's likely to be first-team All American. Last year he was 2nd in OBP and 7th in SLG in the ACC. This year he's 5th in OBP and 4th in SLG. For conference games, he has the best OBP and second best SLG. That's about the best I can do in terms of putting his numbers in the context of his competition. I know I certainly wouldn't be upset if they take him. I go back and forth on draft philosophy. I think it's a huge mistake to always go for the high risk high reward pick early. I think you have to strongly consider both options. If a college hitter truly is a great hitter with a very good shot of being a very good major league hitter, that's hardly a cop-out type of pick. Even if he fails to turn into a hall of fame super star, a perennial all star caliber player still has tremendous value and is more than worthy of an early pick and big financial commitment.

Generally 1 hour, unless Bruce comes on early.

I definitely sympathize with your argument. But one thing to consider is he really does have to have a position in the NL. Is there a real good fallback position that he is expected to play at a good level? Also, while those are great numbers on the surface, what do they look like in the context of his competition?

Psh, nah. Ask any superficial Yankee fan and they will say A-Rod sucks because he hasn't homered in a week. I'm actually surprised we haven't heard anything out of New York about ARod yet. He has 1 home run and 5 RBI's in 3 1/2 weeks. In May he's got a line of .236/.354/.327/.681. The talk has started. Speculation has the boo birds coming out in full force if he doesn't pick it back up against the Mets this weekend. The Boston series Monday-Wednesday could see the resumption of hostilities.

That's funny. How about the guy who played for the Bulls part-time last year and then got traded to Phoenix? What about Vince Carter tanking in Toronto? It happens all the time.

no she's some high school girl from california Wow, how creepy can some people get. For the record, I wouldn't do this trade. We don't need to dump Jones for a prospect and have Pie man CF for the rest of the year. If we want to win this year, Jones needs to be in CF over Pie. I don't get how Jones over Pie is the difference between wanting to win or not this year. Jones is no guarantee to do anything.