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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    Someone really should have asked Veal how he likes his "THE DON" nickname. He's got to like it more than "D-Train" which he has said he hates.
  2. CaliforniaRaisin
    Correct, he's no longer rookie eligible (BA's definition of a prospect). Hill, Guzman, Marmol, Marshall and Theriot all graduated last year.
  3. CaliforniaRaisin
    Did you check out the Down on the Farm segment?
  4. CaliforniaRaisin
    Psh, we don't need Klinsmann.
  5. CaliforniaRaisin
    Jeez, they hand those things out like candy these days. Meh. It's not like we have much to lose if we can't trade him. If he's good, we won't want to trade him. If he struggles, we're just paying him a couple mil/year. I've seen the Cubs waste much more money than that. It's sort of like Prior now, actually. He's not making much, and with the uncertainty, he's not worth all that much, yet some people want to get rid of him at all costs, for whatever reason. Makes no sense to me. Exactly. It seems like he wants certainty that he'll close to Valpo as one of the conditions for dropping football. If he's not good, his trade value won't be that high and another minor leaguer/young pitcher can be subbed for him. If he turns into a top prospect, he can help out and the Cub would want to keep hold of him (if they need to trade a big-name prospect for a veteran, there should be other prospects out there).
  6. CaliforniaRaisin
    IIRC, according to some reports that was the off-season where he made some adjustments and got his velo up to where he could touch 99. (I'll look it up to make sure) Correct.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    UCLA (17-1) beats Arizona 73-69...fourth Bruin victory in a row against the Wildcats. Arizona has now lost 3 in a row and 4 of its last 5 since Marcus Williams said this about UCLA: "We're the standard. I don't think they are the standard." And it doesn't matter if it's Farmar, Collison or Westbrook guarding Mustafa Shakur...he just can't do crap against UCLA. :)
  8. CaliforniaRaisin
    Why do people like Harvey? They don't like the rest of the system.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    I would disagree on this. I agree on putting him behind Gallagher, who has shown that he has a major league fastball (speed/movement/command factored), has a shot at some good breaking pitch(es), and has already had success in AA. But I think a $10 guarantee and Wilken saying that he ranked Sam as the #1 guy tells you something about how the Cub scouts rank Sam for talent. Very high. They may be wrong, of course. But since we're basically projecting Sam, Huseby, and Pawelek on scouting opinions rather than on demonstrated results (Huseby has hardly any, and Pawelek showed neither exceptional velocity or command this past summer), I don't see why the default wouldn't be to go with the guy Wilken seems to strongly prefer. I think the Cubs have invested quite a bit of scouting time on Sam. It's at least possible that their high opinion of his potential is reasonably informed. I think there is a difference between having your own opinion and regurgitating the cub's opinion. But he (and others) are basing their opinions on both Cubs' actions and opinions. That's different.
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    Haha, Fox Prime Ticket pans the crowd after a Josh Shipp dunk and who do they show? URKEL! (Jaleel White is a UCLA alum.)
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    I knew that'd get a reaction. :)
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    UCLA up 35-29 on Arizona at the half, thanks in part to Darren Collison going coast-to-coast in the final 5 seconds to score a la Tyus Edney vs. Mizzou. :)
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yeah, you're not the only one worried about it. But Z could easily command more than Zito money on an open market, so that'd be nice.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    Again, UCLA looks hopeless against a zone defense. Shocking that passing around the perimter for 30 seconds and trying to throw up a 3 doesn't work against the zone.
  15. CaliforniaRaisin
    Wonder if BA even had that info, legit or not...
  16. CaliforniaRaisin
    They called Landry for a charge. He had made contact then let the ball go. Yet they decided to count the bucket anyways. Umm, please tell me you're kidding. Wow.
  17. CaliforniaRaisin
    Is that Grant Johnson? SS Dylan Johnston
  18. CaliforniaRaisin
    Definitely missing Luc - Alfred isn't the same inside on offense and can't go out on the perimeter on defense like Luc can. Afflalo is off to a hot start with a jumper. Nice to see Arron start hot for once. ETA: Sorry for breaking up the Big 10 posts.
  19. CaliforniaRaisin
    Poor control, struggled early in the season, was demoted to the pen and had some lost velocity (came back into the rotation with fixed his mechanics and his velocity back and did much better, which is why I think BA is underrating him).
  20. CaliforniaRaisin
    He was the Cubs big signing out of Latin America this past year. He's supposed to be something approximating a first round talent, so hopefully the Cubs are becoming players down there again. What's his first name? What position? Where's he supposed to start this year? Inquiring minds need to know. Larry Suarez, rhp I think he'll be on the Mesa squad, though he could play in the DSL this year. I believe he'll play as a 17 year old in 2007. Gracias. http://www.northsidebaseball.com/PremiumForum/viewtopic.php?t=33354
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    Saw it coming with their write-up on him in the NWL Top Prospects.
  22. CaliforniaRaisin
    http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2007-01/27466168.jpg
  23. CaliforniaRaisin
    Shoulda told you I already found it last night.
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    16. Cherry 17. Soto 18. Petrick 19. Johnston 20. Lansford 21. Baez 22. Robinson 23. Holliman 24. Fox 25. Suarez 26. Roquet 27. Fuld 28. Taylor 29. Atkins 30. Fontenot
  25. CaliforniaRaisin
    Forget Bill O'Reilly, it was all about the "We the MEdiator" segment between Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachan (for the second time in two weeks!).
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