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  1. Transmogrified Tiger
    At present, probably not. I could see them making it work in the interim, even if they didn't press all the time. Grimes is a decently mobile big man, Brown, Lyons and Dandridge are all either quick, athletic, or can defend/rebound bigger than their size. The guardplay may or may not be good enough(worked against KU :P), but if Singletary and Lawrence stay as commits and/or if Miles comes our way we'd certainly have the depth at that spot. EDIT: Actually, after describing the situation, I think I changed my mind. I think the frontline is very well suited for it, and if the guards have the tools(much tougher for me to gauge) then it could work right off the bat. Hawkeye, I left for spring break today and have been in a car all day so I haven't heard anything. I will say that Anderson being brought in and Alden being fired would be a very good outcome for the situation.
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    For one thing, a game is won on grass not paper. Secondly, neither Walker or Wilson are exceptional and earning walks. Yes, the game is played on the field. Don't really understand what relevance that has. Granted walker isn't exceptional at walking, but again that goes back to the reputation he has along with his defense, whether he deserves it or not. Wilson, however, is above average at drawing walks for his career, and was especially exceptional last year. He deserves that reputation.
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    Van Ben > Prior
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    Hey now..I've been in that position, and it sucks knowing your career is over. Even if you're a Cobra Kai-er, Dukie. Isn't that Melchionni? Looks like a double digit jersey.
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    Wilson and Walker's strengths are not readily visible when you watch games. They take walks, work the count, and hit for some extra bases. They don't have great speed or bodybuilder physiques, they just hit and walk and sometimes(more often in Wilson's case), strike out. To the common fan(and maybe some front office people, I don't know), those qualities aren't seen as being as valuable as they are, and certainly not as "sexy" as being a 30-30 guy or something. Add in the fact that neither are stellar defensively(Wilson especially), and it adds up to them being valued for less than what they are. Regarding Walker's defense and the 2003 season. Any reputation he got was far from undeserved after '03. He was AWFUL defensively in '03, an 84 Rate is just obscenely bad. However, another thing the common fan(and maybe some front office people, I don't know) doesn't recognize or acknowledge is that defense is not a static ability. Common perception of Pat Burrell is that he had a great start to his career(offensively speaking), then had a down year, but was able to bounce back. The same way with Walker. He had a down defensive year in '03, but bounced back to previous levels(which is a below average defender). However, due to public perception as fielding being a static ability, and the fact that Walker's norms were far from gold glove caliber, he has a bit of an unfair stigma as a very poor defender.
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    I'm not sure, but it may be that Bonds doesn't have to prove that he didn't take steroids, but just that the authors don't know if he did, and are passing their lessthanfacts off as facts. Again, not positive if that's right.
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    I don't think you can call a travel when the guy slides like that, especially at that point in the game. I don't remember a reach in on Raivio, but that whole thing was madness. The reach was more obvious than the slide...his entire arm came across Raivio's mid-section. Refs may not call a travel on a play like that, but you can bet when/if that happens to my team this season the officials will hear about it, 5 seconds to go or not. I hate the mentality of "letting them play" and "refs shouldn't decide games" when thats not the way it is for 39 minutes and 45 seconds. A foul is a foul, a travel is a travel, 5 seconds into the game or with 5 seconds left. That's just my humble opinion, and I know I'm in the minority here. Thing is though, I don't think you see that called at any time in any game.
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    I don't think you can call a travel when the guy slides like that, especially at that point in the game. I don't remember a reach in on Raivio, but that whole thing was madness.
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    Wow, I'm tied with Vance for the lead in the Yahoo pool, and lead the facebook pool. Thank you Texas and UCLA.
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    Someone go resuscitate Raisin.
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    Holy crap.
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    How can you not give him in the shot when he's in the air shooting? It's the definition of the call.
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    Yep.
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    THE BULLPENS AND SCOREBOARD ARE IN DIFFERENT SPOTS
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    I like the thought of Restovich being our right handed corner outfield bat off the bench. He has far more potential than Grissom, I think, LOL. He;s not a prospect, but he looks like he could be coming into his power. Clearly, Grissom hasn't earned a spot on the Cubs roster as of now. So, I've been thinking about Pagan and Restovich and who would be better? I like Pagan. I like that he is still only 24 and has speed as well as some power. It is interesting to note that of the three, Grissom, Restovich and Pagan, Pagan is the only one currently on the 40-man roster. The only problem is that as a player type, he is very similar to Hairston and would basically be duplicating him on the roster. The Cubs lack power off the bench and thus have a greater need for someone like Restovich. But, at this point, its anybody but Grissom for me. Pagan is having a nice spring, but the guy has over 2200 Minor League PA's and has a SLG of .373 and an awful .095 IsoP. I wouldn't count on many XBH's from him. My preference is Restovich, because he has minor league performance in addition to the tools that got him(and Pagan) drafted so high, and he isn't redundant with another player on the roster like you said.
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    That was great to watch. Redick is gone from the tournament, him and McRoberts couldn't stop complaining, and LSU just beat them. On another note, LSU's coach looks like Smeagol before he goes into the caves.
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    Refs aren't calling much in the early going. They're letting Bradley bump Washington when he drives, and Summerville has gotten clobbered a couple times down low.
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    Bradley looks tense too.
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    Kerry will be starting before Prior. You heard it here first. (oh and be prepared for the Giles argument re: Jones) I don't think Giles is a much better player than Jones and he's four years older as well meaning he's much more prone for a big dropoff and injuries. I'm not saying I think Jones is a better player, I just don't know why so many people on this board worship Giles like a god. Giles is very good at not making outs. Almost better than anyone. He also hits for a good deal of power, masked somewhat in recent years by Petco's spacious dimensions. On the other hand, Jones has a quite low OBP for an outfielder, and he hasn't put up decent offensive numbers in several years.
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    Texbook example right there of Redick pandering for the call. He has the baseline wide open and he tries to fall backwards to draw contact before the layup. Too bad the guy backed off and he missed the uncontested shot. Also, someone needs to tell Davis that he's a ginormous person and should stop trying to dribble penetrate and shoot from the perimeter.
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    Not sure, team's been on the road and I've been busy before break, so I haven't kept up as well. My inside guy said they stopped telling him what was wrong with Max. However, he did interview him for Inside Mizzou, so Scherzer is still alive.
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    someone big. Aldridge, Davis, that type. As in Paul Davis? With a lottery pick?
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    So they're actually giving thought to keeping both Wellemeyer and Ryu instead of Wuertz? That's heinously dumb.
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    What does Wuertz have to do with Ryu making the team? Surely they aren't considering leaving Wuertz off the 25 man, right?
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    Very funny, but why did you say NSFW? Ballpark_Frank uses a little language, but that's all I could see.
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