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I'll trade 20 homers from Lee for another 40 doubles. Seriously, how many doubles is that for him? 16 in 25 games? Amazing.

I agree but what is the relevance of that comment? Oh.

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King Felix! Sorry I'm late, I was having connection problems. Felix starts his ROY campaign in earnest.

Yet Ronnie Woo Woo walks the streets.

That equaled Patterson's 2004 walk total.

It's almost as if Izzy isn't that good. I'm kind of surprised he ran the count full.

I have a picture but Dusty is in it.

The Reds bullpen must be brutal if they're trotting out Rule V picks in close games. Brantley is insufferable to listen to.

Maybe Barrett is saving it for the Cardinals.

You could see the influence of the 2006 Cubs pulling on Ted Lilly. He broke free from the suckitude and actually covered first.

I am. This sucks. This happened to me all spring training. Now it's working perfectly. How is your internet connection? What program are you using for the video?

Relax. Remember that Aramis had something like 19 RBIs on June 1st. Soriano will win a couple games by himself this year. I can't wait for Aramis, D-Lee and Soriano to all get hot at the same time. Why aren't there any graphics on the Reds broadcast?

I trust someone else gave the play by play. I love how this extends the inning, scores a run and make Arroyo burn more pitches. He looked phenomenal until this inning.

Izzy is a fantasy god! Seriously though, I'll be ecstatic if he can provide a .750 OPS.

58 degrees. Chilly. You jump out of the dugout in front of 32,000 people, standing room only. They’re not even rooting for you. Not yet. You’re not wearing your warm-ups for the first inning. You want the crowd to see the new shoulder patch. You kneel with your knees spread at your side. You rub your knuckles across the pitching mound. The dust grit leaves ashy scratches against your knuckles. You take a deep breath. You want to nail a sinker early in the count instead of the low fastball. Mike keeps pointing at the ground with a single digit. You shake him off twice. He insists and you unload a 96 mph two seamer. Strike. You don’t smile. The rapid heartbeat is a signal to focus. Just unleash that ball above Mike’s two extended fingers. The curve lands 3 inches outside. Look up at the sky and promise not to swear until ball 3. Mike points down again, low and inside. Pray that you won’t end this guy’s career. Know that you won’t hit his knees. 94 low and in. The umpire pauses. You don’t even reach the resin bag before he calls strike. You never got those four years ago. Just one more pitch. Mike’s calling a two-seamer out of the zone. It certainly can’t hurt. It missed by maybe an inch. Ump gave me that last one. Breathe. Just breathe. You know what’s coming before Mike calls it. You rotate the ball and expel a sinker. It’s drops but Freel somehow gets contact. You hop right but you can’t get your glove on the ball. Cesar scoops it up and makes a routine throw to first. He’s good for something. You chuckle and daydream about hitting 8th. Adam Dunn steps into the box. Only 26 to go…

Does MLB.TV freeze up for anyone else?

Anyone know how to get MLB.TV to stop skipping?

I'm reserving my seat on the bandwagon. It also helps that the 2007 would have been the heart of the 2006 order.

Also keep in mind that Cedeno is still wicked young.

I'll support the Cubs by pointing out how attractive Gabrielle Union is.

The beauty is that Ward will be the #2 option off the bench. I didn't mind Mabry off the bench last year. I really minded him replacing a MVP candidate everyday.

Isn't that what got Leon Lee in trouble?

Everyone expects .300/35/100/15 from Lee this year. A repeat of his 2005 season would almost guarantee the Cubs a top 2 division finish.

Kudos. Well played.