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Raisin, could you Elijah Dukes in your updates as well? Thanks.

That's way overpriced depending on what is provided, but 800K for a studio is crazy. I can't see anything beyond a gaggle of strippers at one's disposal that could 800K for one room and a bath worth it. http://homes.realtor.com/search/listingdetail.aspx?ctid=1225&ml=3&mnp=37&bd=3&bth=2&typ=2&ofbm=8100&sid=0551bc0542f349c8ac61734dfbe39563&lid=1089777263&lsn=5&srcnt=1106#Detail

Vandy vs. UK will be a good game.

I do it, I've always liked Gallagher and Murton, but this Cubs team is trying to win this year and Peralta likely contributes more to that than Murton in RF and Gallagher fighting for a rotation spot. Let's say the Cubs went after Shawn Green or Luke Scott in RF, you throw Peralta and Soto into that mix and the offense likely takes that next step and allows Pie to step into CF without creating too much of an offensive black-hole at the btm of the order. I do have some concerns that Peralta will soon put himself in a position where he has to play 3B. The beauty of internet speculations.

It's just an internet rumor that I doubt has much validity, but if he was, TB would be his best suitor.

I figured those 6 years were just about up.

I've always loved Chirinos defensively at any of the IF positions, he has decent pop for a MI and a good enough, his bat speed and holes in his swing just never were fixed.

One of those things where you're going to have to trust the scouting dept. as well as Hendry and Randy Bush on this one as far as Fukudome, if they show interest. Given the holes at other spots, I'd be disappointed as well as if they spent most of the avail. on other positions on anyone not nicknamed A-Rod.

I think it will be between him and Green as possible candidates to fill a L/R platoon in RF.

What's wrong with Clement? With his injury filled years in Boston, he won't be getting any significant deal where it jeopardizes future spending. The risk to get him is likely very low given everything he has been through.

??? He's in your backyard. :)

JUPITER,Fla. —There are often defining moments in national-level high school tournaments or showcase events when a young player elevates his game to a point that he becomes the talk of the event. One of those defining moments may have happened here Friday at the World Wood Bat Association Fall Championship. Righthander Gerrit Cole worked only one inning for the Atlanta Braves Scout Team in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Florida ’s Winning Inning but his performance was so dominating that he may have shot to the top of the pack in the high school Draft Class of 2008. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Cole was clocked at 96-97 mph and his fastball had exceptional life with run and sink to both sides of the plate. His curveball, which had slider action, was a filthy 82 mph and he also flashed a plus changeup at 81. Moreover, he had excellent command of all his pitches and delivered them with smooth, easy mechanics from a three-quarters angle. “Rick Porcello was 97 here last year—and that’s the moment he went to No. 1 in the country,” said Perfect Game national director Jerry Ford. “Cole was better tonight. This is the best high school arm I can remember seeing. I’ve seen guys throw harder but their ball is usually straight. Cole showed the kind of life that you normally see from a little lefthander throwing 84.” Cole, a senior at Orange Lutheran High in Santa Ana, Calif., and a UCLA recruit, was the fourth of six pitchers used by the Braves Scout Team. They combined to strike out 14 while allowing three hits, even as the team struggled to get past a pesky Winning Inning squad. Four of the six were clocked at 90 mph or better, but none approached Cole, who recorded the best velocity of the 80-team tournament to date. He retired all three hitters he faced, one via a strikeout. The Braves, a team assembled specifically for the tournament with players from 14 different states, overcame a 1-0 deficit by scoring twice in the sixth inning on a wild pitch and a run-scoring single by Corey Black, a junior from Mission Bay High in San Diego . Cole, who worked in only 27 innings as a high school junior and just 12 as a sophomore, had given only brief glimpses of his vast potential prior to Friday—notably at Perfect Game’s Sunshine West Showcase in San Diego in June, when he topped out at 95. That led to an invitation to PG’s National Showcase later in the month in Cincinnati , where he lacked command of his stuff but again flashed a mid-90s fastball. He was also extended an invitation to USA Baseball’s junior national trials in Cary, N.C., but Cole pitched poorly at that event and was not selected to the team that represented the U.S. in Mexico in August at the Americas ’ qualifier for the 2008 World junior championship. However, all was not lost as Cole was selected to play in the Aflac All-American Game in San Diego in August and he was the dominant pitcher at the event, touching 95 in his one-inning cameo. It all came together for him again Friday night—a performance that was reminiscent of Porcello’s a year ago and led to the New Jersey righthander ascending to the top of the high school charts entering 2007. Cole’s dominant showing could raise him to the same status entering 2008

Uh... Isn't power still a tool? He doesn't have a great arm either.

From BA:

Me too.

Not that it matters much in grand scheme of things but... Both the Post and Daily News have it around 27-28 mil per year. http://www.nypost.com/seven/10282007/sports/yankees/no_big_deal.htm

You're not factoring in pro-rated salaries of Zambrano, Marquis, Soriano, etc. Any salary that gets freed up as far as expiring contracts is absorbed by pay increases.

Kentucky is about to be behind Miss. St. 24-7. Hard to believe that two weeks ago, they were about to beat LSU.

I'm excited about UK basketball again, Gillespie should inject some life into the program and has done well with recruiting so far, he signed Patterson and Legion at the last minute and has 2 good recruits for '08. I'm looking forward to some uptempo basketball again.

After further thought, I think it could be done and I think it would be worth exploring if Marshall is one of the piecesused to improved SS, but he would have to given Maddux type pitch counts (80-90) and monitored closely. I highly doubt the Cubs would consider it though.

http://www.armchairgm.com/index.php?title=%22No_One_Has_a_Right_To_Crush_Anyone%27s_Dreams%22

No squeeze needed there. :)

Lugo can help redeem himself with a good bunt.

He was waving Lofton in from the moment that ball was called fair. Lofton never picked him up. The stop sign was on from Skinner.

I can't believe Skinner held him there.