radarluv1

cant wait for mcbride to graduate. 4 fouls on randle- what a waste of talent

abe, the sausage king of chicago can do whatever he wishes.

actually a lot of people are interested in hearing about his progress.

has anybody actually paid for and received EI from their cable co? if so thats a lot of refunds.

71 in Memphis, 31 in Stl. that just sounds like alot for a reliever. Torres lead the NL with 93 IP. i wonder if use/overuse was a factor?

100 IP of relief last year??

steeek! inning over 8-6 cubbies

pie getting some work, makes a catch in deep left center, runner on 3rd tags and scores.

itzuris has been getting some hits, too. i wont be upset if he finds a way to go .275/.340 by selling his soul or whatever.

I was really hoping either he or Cliff Floyd would do for us what Grissom did last year. and what was that??? scare us that he might make the team?

2-2 to walker blanco threw out sledge stealing 2nd.

I'm not so sure about that. He surely was tested when he came into spring training, have been out of the game for a year. Sure, he could be on HGH or something, but so could every other player in the game. To me, it would seem to deflect some of the attention if he plays well and doesn't fail a test. yeah i think a good season with drug tests would be some sort of vindication. still would be some uncertainty about 98 though. might help with the HOF committee some day too.

iirc he played there yesterday, and might've had a throwing error?? but its tough to say how he looked, the broadcasters spent most of the talking about everything else other than the actual game.

You should be teaching if you have a room full of students!!!!!! At least look at NSBB on your planning period, like I am doing right now :) I am. They working on reading comprehension sections, and when they finish we go over it. So, I'm teaching for 10-15 mins, and then they work for 10-15 mins. i'm guessing during the season they're going to get more like 25-30? :D it seems that hendry has aged rapidly over the last 3 years.

ok, now that we've almost killed the prior thread... when is he scheduled to pitch next?

rotoworld: Jered Weaver (biceps) returned to workouts Wednesday after sitting out with flu-like symptoms and is scheduled to throw off a mound Friday for the first time this spring. There's still a chance that Weaver can be ready for Opening Day, but it sounds like the Angels are expecting him to miss at least one turn in the rotation to begin the year. http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=380 the guy on XM's fantasy focus is scared of weaver and injuries, FWIW. this report sounds more optimistic.

He pitched 3 shutout innings... d'oh. theres still hope for breakdown after the innings stack up.

my dad forced my mom to go to the cards ST, they're at the game today. i'll have to ask him about Loopers start today. i'm hoping the looper starting experiment fails miserably for the cards.

If you prorate 8 runs in 6 innings, you get 972 runs on the year. I'll take that in the NL. umm, that cant be right. ETA: 12 x 162 = how many runs cubs are on pace for = 1944 Radarluv1 hoped for an offense half as good. :oops: well then you were right on the money!!!

If you prorate 8 runs in 6 innings, you get 972 runs on the year. I'll take that in the NL. umm, that cant be right. ETA: 12 x 162 = how many runs cubs are on pace for = 1944

wasnt a ringing endorsement, but free pub anyway.

interviews with lou, wood, grace. if anyone can listen in and post if anything interesting comes up.

Huh? Vazquez went 11-12 last year with the same offense Garland had. Wins aren't everything but this guy is a 9 year veteran with a career 100-105 record. I think some conclusions can be drawn from that information. Don't get me wrong, wins can be misleading. I noticed, during the ST game with the Sox, that Garland had a .294 BAA last year. He wasn't fooling anyone yet he managed to pick up wins. Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhh Just because you are on the same team doesn't mean you get the same run support. Logic would dictate that you do, but that is hardly ever the case. Because of the streaky nature of hitting and how random it is, many times there is a run support differential between pitchers. you could've looked up the actual numbers to prove your point. i could've too, but i''m real lazy

I'm not worried about what these guys think I'm worried about what Mark Prior thinks and feels. I think that Prior is following the regiment that House has him on and it's going to be a gradual processs. My question is if as many have said that Prior has never had a pitching injury why is he taking so long to come back and what exactly is wrong with him? Well at this point he has to have a mental block as well. I really wonder if this isn't similar to the Knoblach, Ankiel, Sax thing. Could be, I was thinking that he has the superstar effect. I've seen kids dominate for awhile and when they finally hit the top level they meet failure for the first time and how they react to that shows a lot to me. I never liked what I saw from Prior when he was struggling and I'm not sure he has the mental makeup to be able to fight when he isn't on top of his game. He's still young and I hope he can prove me wrong but he has a ways to go before he can be the pitcher he was in 2003 or 2004. The 2003 Prior is gone. That's why it hurts so much we didn't win it all that year. I still think he can get back to being a good pitcher, his window is shrinking though. What is that stat or thing that posters bring out when a pitcher is overused? What was Prior at in 2003...I just thought of it, abuse rating. That or Dusty's stupidity. Game 2 we are up what 9-0 and we let him throw 130 pitches. Thanks Dusty, thanks a bunch. thanks for reminding me of this. the rest of my day is ruined. with a little luck and a lot of beer, i may be able to recoup later in the week. oh and great use of veres in a key spot. wasnt that his last major league appearance? theres a reason for that.

yes, you may be biased