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Wow, Zito with a 87MPH belt high fastball. Pretty much begging for it to be hit out.

I think Miller could be just fine as the #5 guy, keeping the ball down in the zone and hitting the corners pretty well so far today.

He hit 93...Wooo... :? Thats a start...still a looooooooong way to go.

SD radio guys is calling Prior's curveballs "spinners", saying they don't have much bite to them... Is that accurate?

That is so odd.... I'm not iomplying anything, but that simply is not normal. Just adding to the sarcasm :wink: LOL, what's not normal? Bad joke.... Sorry...nevermind

That is so odd.... I'm not iomplying anything, but that simply is not normal. Just adding to the sarcasm :wink:

I think people are just becoming desensitized to DUI offenses. Inevitably the argument always comes up, "Well, he didn't do anything nobody else has ever done." Not EVERYONE has. I'm rather sensitive to this recently though. The school I teach at had a student killed recently, a junior, after being hit by a drunk driver. The real sad part is that the person that hit him also went to the same school, they were a senior.

It's not that risky of a market. And the more guys that come over the more teams are able to learn about who can make it here. They spend a ton on American amateurs who are an even bigger risk. Except that these amateurs are 18-20 years old. There is an investment in the youth plus the talent. With a lot of the Japanese imports they are often either in their primes, or a little bit past it. Where would you rather spend the money?

Hendry was hardly raked over the coals. The majority of fans and media paid no attention to the Kaz situation. And I don't see how that situation has anything to do with potential future moves. They did increase scouting efforts in Asia. They don't have a great history there, but I dont' see how anybody could say they'd never be a serious player over there. There was quite a bit of frustration shown over here when it was clear the Cubs weren't interested, I wasn't talking about the media. I just think it is a very risky market. People will look at this guy's numbers and want him, they're great numbers. But you never know if they will handle the transition.

Remember how Hendry was raked over the coals for not showing interest in Kaz Matsui? I don't see the Cubs ever being a serious player in these Japanese negotiations, just based off of recent history.

Made it interesting at least... Oh well

IU can't throw it in the ocean right now. I watched Eric Gordon socre 39 points in a semi-state game this afternoon, too bad he can't play yet. I know UCLA is excellent defensively, but this is crazy.

Wow...read this about Illinois... http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10064832 Preach on brother

I appreciate what Sosa did for the Cubs, but I don't really consider myself a "fan" of his. At the same time I don't ridicule, or think less of, those that do still hold him in high regard. I lost a lot of respect for him after the bat incident. The whole, "I picked up the wrong bat, the bat I use in BP to show off for the fans" excuse was comical. I do know that he was not very well-liked, or even respected by a lot of his teammates. That comes form a former teammate who has no reason to make it up. I don't doubt that he has done good things in his life. He was decent to me the one time I met him. His public image is mostly an act though, although he is not the lone offender in that reagard in our world today.

Who the hell selected Randle as a Preseaon Wooden Award finalist?

Or, maybe they were just livid about an obvious foul that wasn't called just prior to that. C'mon... He's had the same type of reaction on every foul tonight. Its not just tonight either. Randle is terrible

Shaun Pruitt never thinks he commits a foul. One of the biggest babies in college basketball.

If Sosa is your God, then I question your religion :D

I think it is more than likely that is what you will see. I need to see more than some Spring Training success to make me think he can have a decent year, after missing a whole season.

I don't dislike Sosa, but like a few others I don't have much respect for him any more. It started with the corked bat, and then the fiasco that was the end of 2004.

Check his bat!!!!

Surprised nobody has whined about Patterson being sent down so early. Better for him I believe, will now be able to get regular playing time.

Are you going on gut feel? Or off minor league track record? Personally, DeRosa strikes me as being equally likely of being exposed. I'm with Tim, I think both are similarly vulnerable to the "exposure" factor. And I don't care about the contracts. If anything, that DeRosa has more experience playing everywhere (including RF for possible Jacque platoon) makes him a better utility candidate, if in fact they were interchangeable at 2B. I'm not sure how to grade them defensively. Part of me thinks Theriot could be better, but I'm not confident. I think Theriot has a chance to be significantly better in terms of OBP. DeRosa K's a lot, which doesn't favor his batting average. I think Derosa has a chance to be significantly better in terms of OPS and slugging. He hit teens HR's last year and lots of doubles, IsoP. Theriot has always been a strictly singles guy, other than his tiny sample with the Cubs. To some degree, I think DeRosa might be exposed by regular playing time as much or more than Theriot. DeRosa has had strong lefty-righty splits. So I'm guessing that his past playing time has been stacked to his strength, versus LHP. If he's facing RHP day after day, that could really hurt. Theriot also has R/L splits, I think, but I don't think as extreme. And since he has negligible power either way, less likely to be as severe. I think OBP is the only offensive category that Theriot could have an edge in. DeRosa's .SLG and .OPS should outweigh the OBP advantage though. I could be wrong though... 8-)

I hope not. Theriot strikes me as a guy that could be exposed as an everyday player. I think the ebst fit for him is his current role. DeRosa would be a very expensive utility man. Are you going on gut feel? Or off minor league track record? Personally, DeRosa strikes me as being equally likely of being exposed. More minor league track record than gut-feel. I like Theriot and think he can play an important role on this team. But his minor league numbers don't really jump at you either. I'm trying not to base too much of this on his major league performance last year. It was great, but still a very small sample size. I have concerns about DeRosa as well, but I think DeRosa 2006, or something close to it, is better than what Theriot could do as a full timer.

I hope not. Theriot strikes me as a guy that could be exposed as an everyday player. I think the ebst fit for him is his current role. DeRosa would be a very expensive utility man. I'm not saying that your wrong about him being an expensive utility man, but I really have a problem with this way of thinking. If the better player doesn't play, it hurts the team. I don't know if its the case this time, but playing a player because he makes more is not smart. I understand, but at the same time I still feel DeRosa is probably the better player. If it turns out he is not, then RT should be playing.