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QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 09:03 PM) side note: I had knee surgery this morning to repair a broken patella I got playing softball last week. The boss just sent me a gift box with a card that said, "Ease his pain..." In the box are DVD's of FIELD OF DREAMS, THE NATURAL, EIGHT MEN OUT, THE ROOKIE, LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN and the complete box set of the 2005 world series. I don't have the heart to tell him that i have that box set already, so if anyone would like it, send me a message and i'll ship it to you. Ouch, how did you fracture the patella. Diving for a ball, landing on a base,.....?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 04:46 PM) I think you missed the point - he is saying that he did read the label, and that the substance in the supplement wasn't listed, which made him test positive. I have no clue if that is true or not, but, he apparently did in fact check the ingredients. Nutritional supplements are not FDA regulated. They do not have to list what is in their product. Most do as a promotional gimmick. There is alot of stuff in the supplements that is not listed. For example, one of the main ingredients in ginseng is alcohol but you won't find it listed in the ingedients. There is a list of MLB approved supplements. The players stray from it at their own risk.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Apr 27, 2009 -> 02:26 PM) Someone in government actually taking responsibility for something...*passes out* I'm sure he was the lowest man on the list and will soon be out of work or promoted depending on whose a** he is covering.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) Depends on body type and what kind of athlete they are. Lots of athletes come in way under 8%, I think Tiger Woods is something around 5%, and Lance Armstrong is even lower. I don't think anyone would consider them unhealthy. Many runners and cyclists and the like can get into the 3-4% range. about the only time you look at body fat % being to low is with women and child birth. Women need to be around 10-12 to have a healthy gestation time. Many female gymnast need to "fatten up" prior to getting pregnant.

Nasty injury for a hitter. Shouldn't be any long term effects though.

QUOTE (Heartattack19 @ Apr 16, 2009 -> 01:27 PM) Julio Ramirez was terrible........could not hit water if he fell out a boat. He was fast though! I would like a Paco Martin Lyle Mouton or a Warren Newson Jersey; those would be extremely Rare and quite stupid at the same time I have a "Deacon" game worn black jersey from 1992. I wear it to games often. Since he was 24 people used to ask why it wasn't Crede.

I knew Dave Berg. He was at Kane county when I worked there. Really good guy. Had alot of knee problems that year. I still wouldn't get a jersey of his.

QUOTE (Jimmywins1 @ Apr 13, 2009 -> 02:56 PM) Not sure how long that'll keep him out, but the Tigers announcers just said that's what he's got. A separated shoulder will be any where from 4-8 weeks depending on the severity. 6-8 weeks is most likely.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Apr 3, 2009 -> 01:10 PM) If you're not gay then it simply doesn't concern you, so I don't see why it is such big deal. I think religion is the biggest thing, but no one has to abide by someone else's beliefs. I don't think homosexuality is right but I fully support gay marriage. Let the people be happy for Chrissakes. There's just no logical reason not to. I really don't care one way or another however it does concern everyone. The reason it does is economics. The reason many people want the legal marriage is for spouse insurance benefits and everything that goes with it. Anybody canlive with someone they love, but the legal marriage has more to do with recognition on a legal basis and the benefits thatgo with it. All of this spreads the insurance dollar thin especially health care with AIDS, which is higher in male-male couples.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 09:57 PM) In my experience, decline presses have never been prooven to do much of anything. Incline presses only work the pec-minors (top half of the pectoralis), as their major target area, which he's not talking about. Not to dispute what you say, as you got the medial/lateral portion correct, but if I understood him correctly, what he's trying to do cannot be done because his muscles do not connect in that location in the proper fashion to give the look he's looking for. If I could edit this down to text pictures, he has something like this: |_/\_| and he's looking for |_|_| -- correct me if I'm wrong here, but that's what I think he's looking to do. If I'm right, he has the |_/\_| shape simply because of how his pectorals are connected to the center of his breastplate, and there isn't anything he can do about that. The incline will target the "lower" pectoralis more than the flys. The decline will as well but not as much as the incline. The best exercise for the "lower" pecs that he is talking about is a variation of the pulley exercise you discussed. You pull the cable from above and pull it down in front of you and toward the mid-line. The only downfall is that it can be rough on the shoulders. The "lower" or sternal part of the pectoralis major originates at the lower sternum and the lower ribs. It merges with the clavicular portion near the insertion which is on the humerus. So it has a line of pull which goes up and out from the lower sternum. This is why you need an exercise which goes either up or down and out in front of the body.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 1, 2009 -> 11:16 AM) I have a question about shaping. How can I get more even, square pecs ? My pecs are pretty even, except for a gap at the bottom, near my sternum. I already use the a pec squeeze machine and dumbell flyes which are supposed to build the inner chest, right? your pectoralis major muscle is divided into two sections: a sternal component and a clavicular portion. The exercises you are doing work the clavicular portion as it goes straight side to side (medial to lateral). To get to the lower portion or the sternal posrtion you need to lift weight up out in front of you. This is usually done with incline or decline bench presses.

This board is like a reality show. I read it to make my wife's family look normal.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 10:46 AM) Wasnt Glavine the hockey player? Yes, we was drafted for the NHL.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Mar 31, 2009 -> 07:44 AM) I was truly trying to hold back, but you made me. The heaviest cy young winner in history... by a decent margain too.. Only the second fastest in major league baseball history to record 100 saves (187 games) to kaz sasaki (160 games). Lamar Hoyt was pretty big when he won the Cy Young for the Sox.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 30, 2009 -> 12:05 PM) Maybe I'm ignorant on this subject, but, how would a blood test tell you if you have anxiety disorder? Isn't that a mental illness? there are some that are chemical or hormonal. Not my area of expertise but i've seen it in patients.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 29, 2009 -> 08:36 AM) I guess he won't be doing RAGBRAI this year. We are!! It's been 25 years since I've done it. I'm sure they've missed me.

87-75 2nd in the division

QUOTE (SAVVY18 @ Mar 20, 2009 -> 04:52 PM) On that last play, Marquez did something to his lower body and they are taking him out. you follow hockey far too much.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 04:21 PM) It is an anemic line-up. Ekstrom is garbage/horrible. The only hitters who looked good b4 that were Konerko and Fields against Chris Young. OK just checking

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 04:09 PM) That Baines trade was at the end of his career...or towards the end. The Baines for Sosa/Fletcher/Alvarez move was in 1988 or 1989 I think. Josh Fields continues to come through with another hit...station-to-station baseball at its best/worst. Nobody has advanced once in this inning more than one base on any of the plays. For an outfielder (on Anderson) to be hitting .192 "that's not so good." Anderson K's for the FIRST White Sox strikeout of the ballgame. Anderson is really killing his chances. Lillibridge making a case to play in CF as part of a platoon instead of Anderson. It was 1989 and don't forget about the fantastic switch-hitting Wayne Tolleson being involved as well.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 13, 2009 -> 02:59 PM) Wise, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 Nix, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .714 Pierzynski, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Konerko, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Fields, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Anderson, B, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Lillibridge, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Owens, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Floyd, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wow, talk about your anemic offensive line-ups...this is one of the most anemic possible that Ozzie must have drawn out of a a hat. No Quentin, no Alexei, no Dye, Thome still out with the iffy back, no Viciedo, no Beckham. And pitchers batting. Do you want to change any of this?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 26, 2009 -> 02:18 PM) Cowley: Dayan Viciedo's first major-league at-bat? Ripped a hard single to left. Greg Walker has ruined him already. He pulls everything!!!! Why can't he learn to hit to the opposite field.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Feb 21, 2009 -> 09:18 AM) Then why play the games? If statistical analysis is so foolproof, it would seem that it is unnecessary to actually play the games. Unless there are factors that cannot be predicted by the stats. Hmmm Why do teams employ Scouts to go see a player? All they should need are the stats. Don't you know you don't need to watch games. All you have to do is look at the stats after the game and it will tell you all you need to know. After all there is no emotion, confidence or feelings involved in baseball. I listened to Dan Bernstein and that's all I need to know.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 09:38 AM) is Ptak around to talk about how ridiculous this could be? I believe you're referring to me. I'm just basing my opinion from experience that he is coming back far sooner than I thought he would. This doesn't mean that it is reckless or unwarranted. I know and trust the medical staff from the team. I know they wouldn't have him doing what he was if it wasn't ready. I'm just surprised that he is this ready due to the factors I've stated before. 1. Age and size 2. the amount of force that achilles will absorb from landing on a graded pitching mound. 3. the stress from a major league routine. Again, don't get me wrong people who don't have these factors can be back anywhere from 3-6 months. I've just seen that in older professional athletes, they are usually much more conservative with the rehab. If the madiacal staff thinks he's ready, I have no doubt that he is.

QUOTE (GREEDY @ Feb 19, 2009 -> 03:55 PM) Not sure what steroids have to do with my speculation that Thome would have taken a few weeks off in '08 if it hadn't been for his option... but I'll bite Just because Jim is a tad on the round side, doesn't mean he didn't use PEDs. I don't like how certain big guys get a pass just because they aren't ripped. Nice guys take shortcuts too. I don't believe Jeter, I think EVERYONE used substances that are now illegal. And I think they are using stuff now that will be illegal in the future. I really don't want to turn this into a juice discussion but I have read articles by two different sports writers that have hall votes stating that they won't vote for McGwire specifically because he has admitted to using Andro.... which amazingly was available over the counter at f***ING WALMART during the years he stated he used it. Despite the constant talk about PEDs in the media I can't believe how ignorant most when it comes to the subject, from message board posters to people with hall of fame votes. Also, not sure what the shift has to do with my prediction, but again, you got me NO PLAYER that faces the shift and refuses to at least attempt at changing his approach to take advantage are not "pure class" in my book, at least from a baseball standpoint. I'll admit it appears I am wrong on this one, as none of the lefty sluggers that managers shift against appear to try and combat it. While I was a D1 athlete (I didn't play a real sport, I was trying to be the best at exercising) I wasn't a baseball player, so I would buy a decent argument that proves that "messing with your swing" is a big mistake; but I see guys try and go "the other way" all the time, or an announcer will say "there is a big gap in RF"... wouldn't that involve changing an approach? Does a bunt attempt mess with your swing? Hope that made sense... couldn't really convey it well. Players play to their strengths. with his swing if he tried to "go the other way he would just hit lazy fly balls to the outfield." I guess players like Ted Williams have no class as well.