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QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 08:33 AM) What's your prediction/thoughts on how having a smaller than normal UCL will affect Brady Aiken's pitching future? I've never really seen anything on something like that. However, with the rash of injuries lately it doesn't sound good. I guess it would depend on if it was width or thickness. I don't think width would make too much difference. However, thickness would probably decrease the tensile strngth of the ligament.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 10, 2014 -> 12:07 PM) Ptatc, what kind of severity is possible with Tanaka's injury? With asmalll tear you immobilize it and hope that the tear fully heals. The PRP they are using helps tostimulate the healing process . typical healing time is 6 to 8 weeks. They will check it at 4 to see how it's healing. There is the possibility it doesn't heal but when they say small tear there is usually apretty good chance.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 03:33 PM) I thought the Bulls already told him he's getting traded or amnestied? I find it hard to believe someone out there wouldn't take a trade for him. He's a big expiring contract. A team like Philly who is going to tank again wouldn't like that? There was an article explaining why it would be better for the Bulls if they keep him, if they don't trade Gibson. With Gibson and Boozer they are at the cap and can use to separate exemotions to sign other players. With only Boozer amnestied they drop below the cap too far and cannot use the exemptions.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 01:50 AM) Question for me because might as well: After getting tackled while in the air, landed hard on my back and had a massive muscle contusion in my right lower back. It healed but still gets tight when I go for runs. Anyway to loosen it? Lay on your back and pull your knees to your chest. Then straighten out your right leg and rotate your hips to the left to touch your right leg to the ground. Do the same to the right for the left leg. These will stretch the spine flexors and rotators. Also stand against against a wall and put a tennis ball between the wall and the area that is sore. Squat up and down a little to massage the area.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Jul 4, 2014 -> 10:31 PM) What's the prognosis for an injury like Neymar's fractured vertebrae? As near as I can tell from the videos and info, there was no nerve damae or displacement of the fracture. If this isthe case, it should be a 6 to 8 week recovery. The possi le complication that osteophytes form to blo k any motion or impinge the nerve s. I didn't see any info on which part of the vertebrae was fractured. This could make a difference as well.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 09:00 AM) So don't the Cubs absolutely need to move Starlin Castro and like right now? They maymove him to left and keep them all?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 08:55 AM) Well the key to the Cubs (and the Astros for that matter), is just the sheer depth of talent... They're going to be bringing them up in waves... The problem is thatthe depth is all hittng. They are trading away allof theirpitching for more hitting. I'll be impressed when they acquire quality pitching without spending 100 million.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 12:57 AM) I love all the hate in this thread haha. What an excellent trade by the Cubs. When you can get an Addison Russell for guys that won't be in the plans moving forward, it's just an excellent move. I can't believe Oakland moved him but they are probably the AL favorites now. McKinney is a nice get too. The Cubs easily have the #1 farm system in baseball. If your goal is to have the #1farm system, it's agood trade. If your goal is to have an mlb pitching staff, not so much.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 4, 2014 -> 10:12 PM) Fantastic deal for Jed and Theo. I disagree. It really risky trading away MLB pitching for hitting suspects no matter how good they may be. It's probably a good deal when you need to factor in how they will acquire any pitching. Although they will get the best pitcher in next year's draft now

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 3, 2014 -> 12:28 PM) I'm guessing this was Hawkins' first concussion. While it's true that only one can mess you up, 99.9% of the time you're fine so long as you let it recover. Morneau had 100 when he was in hockey as a teen. That number isn't exactly, but it's a number that is not in binary code. The other thing to look at is vision problems. These can change it as well.

I found the SOB. It was in a fake microsoft named file. It was sitting in the middle of a bunch of microsoft folders on the C: drive.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 11:20 AM) That seems very odd as we don't have any pop-up adds. Only ads that exist are the one at the top, slighltly below the navigation banner. Might need to clear your cache. I think one of the kids downloaded a free game and it came with the ads program. There is now another spot above the top banner ad from the same group. I just can't figure out where the program is and how to delete it.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) I'm not sure how it works in Illinois, but I don't think you're required to actually join the union necessarily. The union can still collect some amount of fees from you for services rendered on your behalf, though. When they're negotiating the IT dept. contract, they're representing everyone. If you have a grievance, they'll represent you even if you're not a member. In return, in non-RTW states, they can collect some amount of money from you because of that. It's less than full union dues and excludes political funding. This is how it works. You pay dues and are represented by the union but don't need to join. The only reason to join is to vote on union issues such as contract approval or strikes. Everyone pays the same regatdless as you are still represented and are part of the negotiating body and get the advantages or disadvantages of the negotiated contract.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 05:55 AM) Is he going to be able to play the field or will they just DH him? If so, Adam Dunn would need to be moved. If that's the case, they are sellers (which is likely the end result) and caution could end up being the best course of action for Garcia. There would be no reason that he couldn't play in the field.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 10:53 PM) Recovering from a torn labrum is not something you want to push. Pitchers are instructed to start at 80% throwing after 3-6 months of recovery. That being said, I don't see why he couldn't DH to end the year. The labrum has much less bearing (if any) on Garcia at the plate as it does on his throwing ability. I would love for him to be able to DH the last month if he were cleared by the medical staff. EDIT: When I made the post, I wasn't thinking of the affect the broken shoulder could have on his return. I know next to nothing on the return process of a broken shoulder. The surgery was on his non-throwing shoulder I thought. The fractured would have healed a long time ago and he would be farther behind if they thought it would impact the repair. The problem he will have is that the left shoulder will need to go from a fully horizontallly flexed position (across his body) to a horizontally extended position (away from his body). So he will extend the full range of the capsule and "grind" on the labrum. The repair will need to be tight enough for support and loose enough for the range. It will also depend on the extent of the damage to the long head of the biceps tendon and what they needed to do there. Overall,if it's healed and has the full range, which I'm assuming he does as they are going to let him hit, as soon as the strength returns he should be good to go. It will just depnds on when it will be strong enough to handle the violent motion of the swing.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 04:18 PM) Got a screen shot? I tried Control+P for a screen shot but it said the file was too big to attach it to a message.

In the past week, i have been getting ads from suprasaving ads that show up in the middle of the threads and off to the bottom left. They are videos that play and slow down everything. They happen everytime I click on anything on this website only. Any ideas on how to stop them?

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 03:19 PM) Smoltz and Perkins off the top of my head. Dave Righetti

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 08:09 AM) "Marquette" is an old Native American term for "Notre Dame wait listed" Well at least they had enough balls to keep some native american reference!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 10:08 PM) But what I am saying is they still had roles. They had an idea before each game when they were coming in. It may have changed an inning with the injuries, but they still had roles. The problem is the pitchers in the bullpen aren't very good. Some waiver claims, some non tenders. Definitely. As I said before. The defined roles, comfort zone idea cannot make a bad pitcher good. however, it can take an average or good pitcher and make him lose confidence and be worse. It has a lot to do with the mental make up of eilte athletes. If you want to talk about other sports track athletes are even worse on an elite level.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 09:55 PM) They still had reasonably defined roles when Beli was the closer. They just couldn't handle them. I really don't know why it would freak a major league pitcher out coming in during tje 8th inning vs. the 7th, but if it does, that isn't a guy you want on your roster moving forward. The game will dictate when these guys come in anyway. It's not so much the 7th vs. the 8th. Those are the "set up roles." It's more who is the first guys up, which could be the 5-7, who is the set up guys, who are the specialists and who is the closer. I don't necessarily disagree with the concept. I'm just saying that is the way it works in MLB bullpens. I've been around 2 different ones on a daily basis and that is the way it is and how it's explained. When I worked in the minors this is how they are instructed to prepare to come into the game. It's all about making sure they are properly prepared and can last for the full season, both physically and mentally.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 01:01 PM) Im assuming he means Notre Dame I know, I should have put it in green. Being a Marquette grad I enjoy heckling Golden Dumbers.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 08:12 PM) I haven't heard the players say it either, but it comes up around here constantly NOT as a byproduct (as you described), but as some sort of solution. Such as caulfield's post that spawned my original tantrum: The solution to our bullpen issues is to have better players, not to find a mystical order in which to line our current players up. The goal is always to have better pitchers. However, the better pitchers will also pitch better with confidence and comfort in the roles. Whether people want to believe it or not, these are people and they will perform better in comfortable situations. Even if it's in their own mind, it's what they think. Baseball players are people of routines and habit, usually superstitions as well. There is an order where people feel more comfortable and roles where players feel more comfortable. It applies to hitters as well. Why do some hitters hit better in a different spot in the order? All they have to do is hit the ball wherever they are? People will perform better at anything in life when the are comfortable and confident. That's not to say it can't work differently but that's usually when you get the most out of them. It can't make a bad player good, but it can make an average to good player worse.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 07:14 PM) Right, because they're getting people out. When they fail though, "well I need a defined role" isn't an excuse. That's my point. You can't have a defined role when you can't be relied upon. No, it's that. There is always failure in the pen. It's when it happens over time and nobody is effective is the only time that it comes into play. I've never heard an individual player use it as an excuse when he pitched poorly. you only see it when the entire pen is ineffective and no one has that role. It's not an excuse for failure individually as frequently you have players moved in an out. It's just that when you have effective bullpens they need to have confidence in their role. When everyone is pitching poorly there is no confidence anywhere. Do you have confidence and go pitch well or do you have to pitch well before you have confidence. There is a little of both to make an effective pitcher and an effective staff.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 28, 2014 -> 06:26 PM) Boom You will only see this when the bullpen is ineffective. An effective bullpen will have the defined roles. With the way they are pitching now it doesn't matter what you do.