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QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 12:21 PM) Like Hawk said, with the shift on, its alot harder. Harder to steal 3rd with the shift on? That doesn't make sense to me, how can someone cover 3rd?

So...Pods was absolutely dynamite at stealing 3rd last year, even after he got hurt. Go ahead & go for that one Pods. Get the Sac Fly as an option.

Uribe's average is now up above .200.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 12:16 PM) man the Royals are bad. I thought they would be better. Is Zac Grienke still out? Actually he just reported to Royals' extended spring training, so he's probably on his way back.

That one blew Singleton's mind!

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:38 AM) Yes. I was reading the Cubs site and it said Murton and Cedeno used their eligilbity last year, b/c they had too much time on MLB roster b/t May 15 and Sept. 1. I don't think Jenks used his eligibility. We called him up in August, right? Based on a quick Google search, and the fact that it fits with my memories, Jenks came up on July 5, 2005. He threw some innings while a couple guys were on the DL, and he eventually took Shingo's spot when Shingo fell apart in his last shot right after the AS break, so he stayed up even when Marte & El Duque were boht healthy.

The dreaded leadoff walk, breaking the consecutive retired streak. Time for a DP, if Vazquez can actually throw those.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:58 AM) I have no problem with the 78% he put up last year before his injury, that doesn't really bother me even if it would in other players. Once I guy starts dropping under the 75% marker then you have some serious problems. His 46% in the final 2 months of the season was hurting the team more than it was helping it. I know he was hurt but if he doesnt feel that he can steal bases successfully then he shouldn't be doing it. On that part we can agree. At least thus far, Scotty is still at 75%, even though the sample size is a wee bit small. And those steals have already turned into runs, just yesterday in fact.

12 in a row set down by Vazquez. 52 pitches through 4 innings, 36 strikes.

QUOTE(bmags @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:54 AM) is the wind blowing in? That looked real good off of the bat Farmer said it's blowing in pretty well. Gameday says there's a 16 mph wind in from LF.

QUOTE(bmags @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:48 AM) So in other words...that high OBP we were praising last year should also subtract the amt. he immediately gets him self out on the base paths... So the question is...is adding extra RISP worth subtracting some OBP (combined with the annoying the pitcher factor). As long as Pods is up at 75% or so, I can live with it, because those hits by Thome, Iguchi, and Konerko will turn into more RBI's than just sitting back & waiting for a dinger.

QUOTE(Damen @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:46 AM) With our offense right now, there's no need taking the 50-60% risk of producing an out for the sake of one run. I'll give Pods another month of basestealing to show he can steal at the rate he did before his injury, but if he can't, I'd rather he demonstrate restraint on the basepaths. If Scotty can keep up the 3/4 pace, I'll be happy with that.

Elarton threw 27 pitches in the first inning. And 9 of them were strikes.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:24 AM) That's why it's really not worth it unless you're Carlos Beltran or Bobby Abreu and stealing 85-95% of your bases successfully. The usual number I hear about it helping is success 75% of the time

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:23 AM) we could never beat santana last yr. even if mccarthy pitched just as good or if we threw a one hitter. We also ran out those crazy all-righty lineups against him. And now, we have a pretty damn good lefty who at least can force Ozzie to use a more sane lineup.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:18 AM) someone mentioned that santana is pitching against us :headshake :puke Santana v. Buehrle Friday. Now that's what a pitching matchup looks like.

Pods thrown out. Damn.

The dreaded leadoff walk. Pods, get your ass on 2nd.

QUOTE(SpringfieldFan @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) From MLB.com: History of the ROY Award To me that is saying if any of the criteria is met, the player is eligible. Is this in error? SFF I believe it's saying if you meet any of those 3 criteria, the player is ineligible as a rookie.

123 go K.C. 14 pitches, 10 strikes for JV in the first.

QUOTE(SpringfieldFan @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 10:56 AM) I looked it up on baseball-reference.com and it says a pitcher qualifies if he has less then 50 inning pitched in his MLB career. Bobby had 39 last year. There's also a service time requirement. If you spend too long on a Major League roster, you no longer count for the ROY award, regardless of how much you're used. That's the one Jenks caught. I think Paplebon doesn't count for that same reason, but I'm not sure.

So, a few other noteworthy bits... The Duke Lacross coach was warned last year that he needed to get his kids under control. That community service 1 of these 2 kids was given was for beating up a man and using anti-homosexual slurs against him. So...to go along with that...I'd just like to note how some of the people saying this is just an out of control prosecutor are willing to happily believe the government's case against every inmate at Gitmo despite the fact that none of them have had trials either. And once again, i'll repeat, since it was brought up again; all of the DNA evidence isn't back yet. We only know about the statement of the defense attorney. We know more has been sent out for testing, and we don't know those results yet. The report that the stripper was drunk wasn't the best-sourced story I've ever seen, and it may very well have been a leak from the defense team or someone defending the lacross players & trying to muddy the waters of the jury pool. Or even if she was, there may well be other evidence we don't yet know about. It is going to be months before this reaches trial and the D.A. has to show all his cards. You may very well be right that there will be almost no evidence against these kids in the end, but until you actually know what is there, how in the world can you blame this on the D.A.? Or does someone here actually work for that D.A.'s office and have access to all the evidence?

I hate donuts.

The question was, and still is, DJ...

He is going to wind up being a Yankee. Maybe not this season (they don't exactly have a solid farm system), but he knows the kind of money they'll be throwing around this offseason. He'll be a Yankee in 07.