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Reality set in? Its been 5 games, Im sorry but thats an abysmal sample. To put in perspective: It would be 2.5 games of a basketball or hockey season. It would be half a game of a football season. You just cant jump to conclusions this quickly, especially in baseball.

Because I think over 162 games the stats are going to even out. I doubt that at the end of the season the Sox are the lowest scoring offense in the AL.

There is no reason to hit the panic button, the pitching has been outstanding. This is the 5th game, or the equivalent of 3% of the season. If the Sox were winning games 10-1, I wouldnt be saying that this was the best offense, just like now Im not saying they are the worst offense.

Of the positives this year, Rios looks to be our most competent hitter. Outside of 1 at bat today, hes been really putting solid contact on the ball the past few games.

Kw is probably thinking that this was the worst case scenario for the offense. Even if you thought it was going to be bad, no one would have thought Teahan, Kotsay would have no hits before today. That Beckham would struggle, and the whole offense would shut down. If they were even below average theyd be doing much better.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Apr 10, 2010 -> 02:26 PM) But you're going to get a base hit if lucky 3 out of 10 times. The successful bunt can happen (with Pierre) probably 9 out of 10 times. Gotta go with the odds to get the runner in scoring position. Right but the people after still need to get a hit, meaning that you have 9/10 for the bunt, then 3/10 for the hit. My way you would have had 3/10 for the hit, then having Beckham/CQ only needing a sac fly to tie the game.

I understand the philosophy, but a single by Pierre would put Teahan potentially at 3rd where a sac fly scores him. I guess the Sox just havent been coming through so im not a huge fan of giving away outs.

Im just not a fan of using all these sacrifice bunts when no one is hitting. We are just giving up outs that we dont really have to spare.

So far the Sox have been in every game, if a break goes there way in any of them they win. And Linebrink gets the job done.

Thats just stupid by the Twins. Span could have straight stole on Garcia/AJ with no problem.

Bunt, sac fly?

Its not a f*** up on the bases when a guy is stealing/hit & run and the batter lines out. Some times when you play aggressive, you get burned.

Not sure what Cox was doing when Rios was running, probably what he usually does, not much. It also could have been a hit and run.

Hudson made the same play as Rios last night. Both of them didnt see the ball, it happens. Rios wasnt even half way, he just was running to 3rd. Last night we thought maybe Hudson thought their were 2 outs (not 1), Rios on the other hand just didnt seem to see the ball at all.

Happy birthday b****

The only midterm I ever missed the professor let everyone off the hook because it was the day after Wisconsin made the Final 4. My roomate missed a few midterms, to mixed results. The worst result was when he sent a message to the professor claiming that he had a vision of the Columbia (spaceship) explosion and that he couldnt leave the apartment because he was suffering mental side effects. Obviously the earlier you sent the message the better.

As I would say, Hughes could be Wisconsin's best player, he also could be their worst player. He was the only player who was allowed to play outside of Bo's system (this year, previously years he would have been yanked). His style of play won Wisconsin some games, but also put Wisconsin in a bad position an equal amount of games. With Taylor taking over, they will have a pg who is much more careful with the ball and who wont jack up a 3 early in the shot. He is far better at getting Leur the ball in good position and is superior at facilitating the offense. Bohannon is a loss, obviously they will be looking to Jarmusz to provide the same abilities. Solid player but not spectacular. He is supposed to be a better pure shooter than Bohannon but never really has done much offensively. Only time will tell. They also have Rob Wilson who is a far superior offensive player to Jarmusz, but has been a defensive liability at some points. Ryan used him later in the season and he is a taller guard who fits well into the swing offense (he is taller so better at posting), he is also a pretty solid shooter. Ryan Evans should progress as a redshirt soph, and he provides solid defense with limited offense. Nankivil is a mystery, some games he looks phenomenal other games he looks meh. The rumor is that the starting line up will have Leur at the 3, with perhaps Berggren starting at the 5. They dont have spectacular recruits but they have some pretty solid ones, with Duje Dukan being the wild card. Hes a 6'8 sf from Deerfield who's father was a foreign pro. He was not really on the AAU circuit so he may have been under recruited. He led Deerfield to a pretty good season and supposedly hes a lights out shooter. He may redshirt, its hard to tell with Wisconsin. They also have Evan Anderson and Gasser coming in. As long as Leur progresses and doesnt get injured, I really dont see why they would be worse. In the few games where Hughes had foul trouble, they generally would go on pretty big runs with him on the bench and Taylor as the pg. In fact by the end of the season Hughes was really a shooting guard (out of position and small), Bohannon was the SF (out of position and small) so they could drastically improve their defense.

Ive already talked to Zoom in depth, but might as well put up my very early assessment of the Big 10. I think as of now, you have to consider Purdue/MSU as the favorites. This could all change depending on injuries/declaring for the NBA, but they are returning most of their starters, on teams that we already at the top of the conference. My next 2 would be OSU/Wisconsin. OSU gains Sullinger, but loses Turner. I think they have the talent to win the conference, but they also have some question marks which could lead them to being in the 3/4 range. Wisconsin (imo) will be better than this year. They lose Hughes/Bohannon, but hopefully Leur progresses and Taylor becomes the best guard that Ryan has had since Devin Harris. They will need another player to step up between Nankivil, Rob Wilson, etc, but I think that they will have enough (and win 90%+ of their games at home) to make sure that they stay in the top 4. The next 3 would be, NU/Illinois/Minnesota. This is where you may see 1 team on the outside come tournament time. NU has never made the tournament but will probably have one of their best teams ever. Minnesota was up and down this year, so who knows how consistent they will be. If they improve they could jump into the top 4. Illinois is by far the biggest question mark of the 5 teams listed. They had some good halfs, some good games, but never could consistently put it together. They will be relying on a lot of young players, so who knows how that will turn out. The final 4 are UM/PSU/IU/Iowa. IU is the only team of the group that has the ability to show significant improvement. The other 3 are probably going to be bad unless something drastic happens.

Just got the call that Im going to the game. Hopefully they are able to get it in (twss), will be my first time seeing Peavy.

Well thats lame. I dont read spoiler sites, so I had no idea.

Im not looking at any faq's or guides, so not sure how far I really am into the game. 52 hours seems short, so you must have really streamlined and not done much leveling or side-quests. The last few Final Fantasy games Ive put in 80+ before beating the game, and even then there were generally harder enemies out there to still fight. (IE Emerald/Ruby in 7, and other high level bosses/ dungeons in the other games) Im really enjoying it and as of now feel the storyline is one of the better ones.

Athome, You seem to be right. That he did indeed flash to the past. I just looked back at the episode information and there is a lot of hidden stuff in there (meaning Id have to rewatch it to really come to a correct conclusion.) It appears that there were similar scenes involving Widmore and Hawking. Im not 100% sure if the flashback to the past was the actual past, or if it was an alternative past. Without rewatching the episode it wont be easy. (The reason I say it may be an alternative past, is that the way the website is written, http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Desmond_Hu..._travel_to_1996. "Ms. Hawking, the jewelry store clerk, revealed that Desmond was not supposed to buy the ring, that he was supposed to have second thoughts and abandon Penny. She further claimed to know that Desmond's future would involve going to the Island and pushing the button in the Swan." From the way its written, it would seem that Desmond being told that information was the first time he had heard it. As he had already been on the island, this would mean that the 1996 he had gone to was not exactly the same. Furthermore the entire soccer scene and him being "wrong about the day", would correlate with the alternate time line that flight 815 was on a different date etc. Obviously at the time the episode aired there was no way to know any of this information.

So finally have had some time to play FFXIII. The game play starts off slow, but the graphics and storyline are pretty good. About 5-6 hours in the game play really starts to pick up. Its unlike other FF games in that you are only in control of 1 player, but you have the ability to change the roles of all characters instantly. I personally am enjoying it.

Not really a spoiler, but its my theory and well it predicts the future.

I was hoping that the alternate time line would have a payoff, and it did.