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How can you possibly stay that overweight on a vegetarian diet? I mean, what the hell is he eating?

Works for me.

Gotta be really careful here.

The only problem with that philosophy is that it goes against the physics of hitting. If a batter is fooled he'll start is bat early. If it's inside he hits it hard, foul or fair, because he gets the fat of the bat on the ball. If it's outside he hits it weak of the end of the bat or misses the ball. It's a matter of physics. That and ball bearings. It's all ball bearing nowdays. A matter of phyiscs yes, but none of that comes into play if the hitter is suprised and leaves the bat on his shoulder. Look at all the called strikes Lilly was getting on that pitch. This should go without saying, but if the hitter leaves his bat on his shoulder it doesn't matter where the ball is thrown so long as it's called a strike. On top of it, if a hitter is so likely to be caught off guard by such a pitch and swing too early, even if he hits it hard, isn't he very likely to crush that ball foul?

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Eh, I sort of worded that poorly. I didn't mean to say he played there only one game. I was just referring to that one game, if that makes sense. Wasn't sure if he had played more than just that game there.

Those numbers vs. Sabathia are definitely encouraging.

Last year, Fontenot started at SS one game, and Lou was so fed up with it after one inning that he put DeRosa there for the rest of the game.

Thanks ump WTF

What the hell....that was a strike. ](*,)

I hate when people say adverse when they mean averse.

Ha, apparently after the Grossman/Davis play, Brown shouted out, "Y'all better put this on your radio stations. He pushed off!"

A year ago, a thread titled like this one with the most recent information added would've seemed like a miracle (aside from the fact that the team should've been sold already according to what we knew at the time).

I like seeing them show-up and reading the stories, but the minute-by-minute updates of practice, and fan reaction to practice, is a bit much. It would be impossible not to follow it at all until September though. i'll take nightly updates or newspaper snippets. That said, I don't even watch pre-season NFL games. They are the most boring thing in sports I like watching the very beginning of the first one, just cause it's the first football I've seen in months and months. Also like watching the 3rd because the starters play a good amount. Otherwise, I agree.

This is awesome.

I'm not too worried about it. Just think it's funny.

Angelo on MJH just said that Williams is fine. Just a "minor episode" today.

LOL and according to a friend who has been at TC, Orton has fumbled a snap both yesterday and today. WTF is with this team and the QB-C exchange? Griese had some issues with it last year, too. People started to blame Olin for it, but even he's not around right now...

Forgive me on the "just not true" part. That's my bad. I was still thinking about the crazy 9 player package which was suggested as a starting point. It wasn't really necessarily related to what you were saying (although I do think the Cubs COULD put up together a package to make such a deal, but I don't think they should). All I'm saying is these crazy huge packages often brought up by fans hardly ever are within the realm of reality and that these players often don't fetch anywhere near what people expect. Look at how many people (fans and "analysts" alike) were perplexed at what was given up for Harden, injury concerns and all. And on top of it, we got Gaudin, too.

1:58 p.m. You can imagine the reaction after Rex Grossman just fumbled a snap from center. 1:35 p.m. The biggest buzz of the day was created a minute ago when Rex Grossman hit Rashied Davis with a nice deep ball. "Make it sing, Rex," a fan yelled. lol

That's just not true. I don't understand why people always think teams are going to get these ridiculous packages when they deal stars at the deadline when they usually don't. They'd probably get a package of one or two A level prospects and a throw-in B or C prospect or two. It's absolutely true. I don't understand why people always think any player they want is practical to trade for if there's a rumor they're being shopped at all. To put it simply: teams with better prospects than us want him too. Toronto would rather have 2 great prospects than 5 so-so ones. Who are our "A level prospects?" Yeah. And our best trade prospect is someone who technically can't be traded -- but now the primary piece is going to be a PTBNL? And he'll just sit for 2-3 weeks, right? The truth is, we have no chance of Halladay unless we're giving them everyone and then at that point, they'd rather have the quality from others that is DEFINITELY available if they trade Roy... I never said anything about the Cubs. FWIW, I would think that Shark, Pie, Hill (assuming another start or two showing he really has found the plate), and Vitters as a PTBNL would probably work, not that I'd do it. There isn't nearly enough of a need for starting pitching, even one as good as Roy, on this team to warrant giving up the only assets we would have left. Vitters and Samardzija are starting to look like legitimate top prospects (not that I want to get too far ahead of myself on Jeff's AAA numbers).

That's just not true. I don't understand why people always think teams are going to get these ridiculous packages when they deal stars at the deadline when they usually don't. They'd probably get a package of one or two A level prospects and a throw-in B or C prospect or two.

Wellington Castillo would HAVE to be in this deal imo. giving a prospect package of- Vitters, Ceda, Castillo, M. Smith/Rundle/Colvin, combined with a MLB ready package of- Marquis, Pie, Hill, Cedeno, Marshall would maybe get the convo. started.... So, you're saying a 9 player offer would be a starting point......................

4 out of 4 would be even better :grin: Holy lurker...

Especially if Kenney and other Cubs people are "sucking up" to him in hopes that he'd keep them around. They must think he has a legitimate enough chance.