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QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 17, 2010 -> 12:06 AM) An unfinished version of Toy Story 3 was screened today and there has been nothing but absolutely glowing reports about it. Not that I'm surprised but it looks like Pixar's streak of making incredible films will continue. http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/arc...t-in-tears.aspx Does "Cars" really count? In my mind it's the only one that just didn't work. IMO, given the standard set by it's Pixar brethren "Cars" is actually a pretty mediocre film.

QUOTE (scenario @ Mar 17, 2010 -> 12:34 AM) Looks like it's becoming a 2-man race between Santos and Aquino. Hudson could be the 3rd man in the race, but the Sox will likely keep him stretched out as a starter in Charlotte. Ozzie basically said he's headed to Charlotte with quotes like "he needs to go out and pitch" and "we need him ready just in case something happens to a starter." (I'm paraphrasing, of course) Given that Greg Aquino is 32, has already bombed in the majors something like 4 times and is signed to a minor league deal (he can be sent to Charlotte without having to pass through waivers) and Santos is out of options, pitching great and a prized possession of the coaching staff I do believe the competition is all but won.

Mark's actually #8 overall for the decade. 1.) 332 Livan Hernandez (the ultimate workhorse) 2.) 327 Javier Vazquez (been in the league since '98 and has made at least 32 starts in each year but 1, only made 26 starts in '99 and that was due to youthful ineffectiveness, not injury, made 33 starts if you count his time spent in the minors that year) 3.) 321 Jeff Suppan (probably wouldn't expect to see his name this high on the list but he has been a workhorse even if he does suck and won't quite give you the innings you'd expect out of 30+ starts) 4.) 320 Barry Zito (only made 14 starts as a rookie in 2000 so he's got Buehrle there) 5.) 315 Jamie Moyer 6.) 308 Greg Madduz (retired after the '08 season) 7.) 305 Kevin Millwood 8.) 301 Mark Buehrle 9.) 300 Andy Pettitte 0.) 289 Tim Hudson (only pitched 7 games last year before undergoing Tommy John Surgery, one of the most underrated starters of his time, his career numbers are stunning given the lack of press he receives) 1.) 288 Jon Garland Buehrle has the 3rd most starts since '01 behind Hernandez and Zito

It can be the greatest finale in the history of television, tying the 2 time-lines together with a brilliant twist that no one saw coming and sadly that still wouldn't be nearly enough to make up for my having been bored to tears for half of each episode so far this season. These flash sideways or whatever the f*** they are have been unbearable.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2010 -> 03:36 PM) Boy Hynick flew about as far under the radar as can be done. No buzz at all, good or bad. Inflammation in his pitching shoulder kept him from making a single appearance, hard to create buzz when you're physically incapable of throwing.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Mar 16, 2010 -> 04:56 PM) Please help feed my laziness. Who are we thinking will likely be pitching for Cleveland to open the year against us. Jake Westbrook

QUOTE (Real @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 07:09 PM) That lineup almost makes this game unwatchable I see no incentive to watch this game other than it being a White Sox game and at this point in the spring that's no longer doing it for me.

Whole lot of cuts around the league today, gotta figure the Sox will follow suit if not today with in the next 48 hours.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 02:58 PM) Would DeAza have to clear waivers if he does not make the team? No, he still has an option left.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 15, 2010 -> 01:00 AM) Would the Braves have traded Hank Aaron? Would the Giants have traded Willie Mays? Would the Yankees have traded Mickey Mantle? Pujols is in rare air, IMO. The fans in St. Louis would be seriously pissed off. When Pujols hits 36, 37 is about the only time that I could see him leaving, ala Frank Thomas after 2005. Yeah, except none of those teams had to deal with free agency thanks to a little thing called the Reserve Clause. It was a lot easier for teams to retain their best players in the 50's when they held the rights to said player from the day they signed their first contract 'til the day they died.

Cabrera's been sitting in the low 90's since midway through the '08 season and progressively losing velocity ever since. His lack of heat should come as a surprise to no one as it's been well documented.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 01:26 PM) You know darn well that if Carrasco is pitching 3+ innings, that means you are in some sort of blow-out. Really, his job is to eat innings and protect the rest of the bullpen. And if he happens to keep you in the games occasionally too, that's a bonus. That role does have value. That was kind of the point. If you need 3+ innings he's not going to be able to keep you in the game since you're probably already down big and he's likely to give up a run or 2 himself and if you need 2 innings for whatever reason Pena can give you that with a much greater success rate than Carlos Torres. You're going to have maybe 1 blowout a month where your bullpen has to give you 5+ innings, I'm not going to carry and awful pitcher in Torres and risk losing Santos just for that rare occurrence so he can maybe save Pena, Santos, Williams or Linebrink from having to give you a few innings in the same game. It's a 12 man pen; they can absorb the very rare blowout.

QUOTE (beck72 @ Mar 14, 2010 -> 06:57 AM) Santos may be able to give the sox an inning at a time. But the sox need a guy who can throw 2-3 innings a pop, keep them in the game, filling the role similar to what Carrasco did last year [though not for 4-5 innings when Colon and Jose blew up]. The Sox likely won't need a true long man, but a guy who can go multiple innings. Santos isn't reliable yet and needs work still to get to that point. IMO, nothing short of perfection in 15+ innings should keep him from going through the waiver process. The sox aren't in the business of letting their bullpen guys get on the job training at the major league level, which is what Santos would require. One spring isn't going to cut it. If the sox are intent on keeping Hudson in AAA as a SP, then Torres likely is the last man. He's shown he can get outs at the major league level. Right now, I'd say Torres and even Greg Aquino are ahead of Santos. Aquino has looked sharp from what I've seen, throwing strikes with some good stuff. The sox look like they're trying to stretch him out. Carrasco gave the Sox 3+ innings 9 times last year, 8 of those turned out to be losses.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 13, 2010 -> 04:55 PM) Damn straight. Crede was better in every faucet of the game. Except, you know; batting average, walks and speed.

Carl Crawford BJ Upton Joe Mauer Matt Cain Jonathan Papelbon

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 10:18 PM) nice. That's why you don't open your mouth when you know nothing of the situation.

QUOTE (Mr. Showtime @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 09:15 PM) I hope to not see Carlos Torres very much this season. I know he had no chance on the ball but Jones looked like he was walking for the ball on the broken bat blooper. He was either walking or running in molasses, he sure was playing deep considering what you're used to seeing out of him. He used to play the shortest CF you'd ever see, I guess he realizes his legs ain't what they used to be.

It's situations such as those where Juan Pierre is going to drive you f***ing mad.

Holy crap that's a whole lotta bad. Meanwhile the assholes in Tempe get Jake Peavy.

Geoff Jenkins at third is one of the worst I've ever seen and Ruben Mateo at first to a much lesser extent.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 05:47 PM) Thanks. Not bad at all. His 0.698 WHIP in 2007 is the 5th best ever for a closer

Two dead giveaways in the Title: "Cleveland's" and "50 games". If you had gone with "BREAKING: Lebron Suspended for Steroid Use" you would have fooled a lot more people. LeBron is a big enough name where the city in which he plays is completely unnecessary and the inclusion of which raises a big red flag, you got greedy there. And as has already been mentioned: he's not going to get 50 games on a first offense, that's exclusive to baseball and is a dead giveaway. You failed, sir. You should be ashamed.

$4.5M? Try $10.5M. And no, no they will not. Santos is the only young arm who's out of options and there is 1 spot left in the pen (since a 2nd lefty is a lock for the other spot) so that's not an issue. This is why they signed Putz, he takes over the 8th inning righty role with Pena behind him and Linebrink working low leverage innings until he proves he has his s*** together. With Thornton, Putz and Pena in the fold and an open roster spot for your 1 promising young arm who's out of options there's no reason to panic and cut Linebrink, assuming he's not injured he should be able to give you a decent month or 2 in the first half and there's always the chance he has a flookish successful season given his talent and past production. But no, you don't eat $10.5M for no good reason.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 07:23 PM) Trey Griffey is a couple of years younger than Frank's son but he doesn't seem to be interested in baseball. That'd be awesome if he played but that's also a s***-ton of pressure, I mean, your dad and granddad are both HOFs? Ken Griffey was a good player and all but he was no where near hall of fame caliber.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 9, 2010 -> 11:44 PM) I'll come up with something more comprehensive tomorrow but for now I throw out 2 things one of which could be considered breaking the ever so important sample size rule: Multi-inning saves since 2004: Nathan: 11 Rivera: 45 Nathan has struggled mightily in the playoffs as a closer to the tune of a 4.70 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and .830 OPS against in 7.2 IP. I know, s*** sample size but the fact remains. Meanwhile Rivera has put up a 0.70 ERA, 0.84 WHIP and .432 OPS against in the playoffs since '04. I have another: 6 of Rivera's 18 blown saves since 2004 (yeah, that's all) were multi-inning save opportunities. Only 12 times since 2004 has Mariano Rivera blown a save that started in the 9th inning. That's 2 f***ing blown saves a year. Craziness. As for Nathan: only 2 of his 25 blown saves were multi-inning affairs. So that's 23 9th inning saves blown. So Rivera has attempted 51 multi-inning saves since 2004 and successfully closed out 88% of them. Nathan has attempted only 13 multi-inning saves since 2004 and successfully closed out 85% of them. Personally, I think this puts an end to the debate. (not that anyone is still cares)