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Brewers select Brent Brewer for sake of making fans laugh.

Indians select 51 year old comedian Steven Wright with the 57th pick.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 01:05 PM) Wow, Yanks get Chamberlain (great draft for them thus far; expensive one too). Too bad they are always strapped financially.

I don't know about anyone else but I'm glad I can finally get some sleep. I have been so worried about people burning flags and gays marrying each other. It's about time this administration tackles the issues that affect us all so deeply.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 12:24 PM) What pick are we at? 29

Pretty fascinating stuff.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 09:48 AM) And their pitching over the past 5 years does not compare to that of the '06 White Sox. So far the '06 pitching looks good on paper only.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 09:25 AM) You take Uribe out of the equation and you put in a allstar top 5 offensive guy like Tejada and our offense doesnt just get better, it becomes sick. It would be better than anything we have ever had. The Yankees have had a murderers row lineup for the last 5 years or so and it can't get them over the hump.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 09:18 AM) Like I said above, my sister is blessed - though she is only 27. Give her my number.

QUOTE(Sox1422 @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 09:16 AM) I'm sorry, but that is kind of a ridiculous statement. He mentions in the next sentence that we would also have 5 good starters (something we didn't have in '04). Are you telling me you wouldn't want one of the best offenses in baseball? Especially when you are backing it up with a great rotation? Our pitching isn't very good right now, starters or bullpen. Going after more offense does nothing for me.

QUOTE(MSHAWKS @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 09:00 AM) Without good genetics, getting decent abs is pretty tough. I'm 5'11'' 190lbs. and my waist is a 32, but I work at it almost obsessively. It doesn't come naturally. I follow a low fat, high protein, moderate carb diet, with almost no processed sugar. I eat 6 small to mid-sized meals a day. As far as my ab workout is concerned, I go to the gym (5 minutes from my house) every morning before work simply to do abs. It takes me 15 mintues and I do 6 exercises, 2-3 sets of 10-15 reps each exercise. I do 4 lower ab exercises (hanging leg raises, knee raises), 1 oblique exercise (torso twist machine), and 1 upper abs exercise (crunches). I'll then go back to the gym when I'm done working and coaching in order to do my actual weight-lifting routine, which usually takes about 45 minutes. I do absolutely no cardio, but I'm very disciplined in what I eat (I'll pick at bad foods, but I won't eat a lot of it) and I only drink 1 night a week. Anyway, this is what I do and it works for me. ^^^ And there's the problem. I've always discounted cardio but I've learned my lesson.

Listen to the advice. Cardio is the way to go. I've had flab on my sides for some time but ever since I've been biking all over the place I've finally lost a few pounds and my stomach looks 100 times better.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 08:44 AM) that would be pretty amazing. With Tejeda added to the lineup it would put us up there at the top with one of the best offenses Awesome!! We can have 2004 all over again!!

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 09:25 PM) You people called me racist for pointing out the differences between how the whites and blacks reacted to this crisis but they simply cannot be ignored. Yes I call you racist because you go out of your way to dig around looking for a story about a dead beat black person and project that person's behavior onto an entire race. Where are these differences you claim to point out? You only focus on a handful of bad blacks.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 09:47 PM) Well AJ does have 20 runs this year so it's not like he's hitting "meaningless singles and double" like you say, he's getting on base and scoring at a pretty good clip even if he has been pretty horrid w/ RISP. Also, he's a catcher which is the one position more than any that when they're playing incredibly well on defense (also calling games) that anything you get from them on offense is a bonus. It's like choosing between Piazza/V-Mart or Brad Ausmus/Mike Matheny. It just seems like this is his least 'clutch' year I've seen at the plate. Regardless of his average he always seemed to be a guy to count on in a clutch situation and that is not the case this year.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jun 6, 2006 -> 07:56 AM) I'm 1-0 this season. Can you dig it, sucka? Maybe we can bust out on a lefty. Hopefully Ozzie doesn't use his patented 9 man righty lineup. I think our best players need to be out there tonight.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 09:05 PM) I don't hate a lot of players in baseball but out of the very few that I do find my self disgusted with, Carlos Zambrano tops the list. If it were any other Cubs pitcher I probably wouldn't give a damn but this guy is such an ultra tool that I can not root for him for anything. I feel the same way. That's why that 1 loss to the Cubs really hurt. That tool got the win.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 01:19 PM) Larry Bowa for whatever retarded reason takes exception to this and begins screaming at Patterson from the top step of the Yankess dugout telling to "play the game the right way". Was Bowa yelling that at A-Rod when he stole 2nd base when they were up 8-2 today? QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 08:39 PM) I just thought I'd let everyone know that Zambrano has a NO-HITTER thru 5 innings tonight. Again, Zambrano has not allowed a hit thru the first 5 innings. Looking at the box score I see that Barrett hit a HR. So I guess he'll serve his suspension the last 10 games of the season. WTF.

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 07:37 PM) Uribe leads the Sox with 49 AB with runners in scoring position. He is hitting a lovely .204 with risp. AJ at .186. EDIT: Now that I think of it, AJ is getting a huge pass by everyone here because his overall average is good. But when you get down to it his numbers are worse than Uribe's when it matters most. I guess if you hit a bunch of meaningless singles and doubles with the bases empty you get a free pass. I love AJ but he makes just as many 1st pitch outs as Uribe and he has hit worse with RISP.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 05:09 PM) You are such a f***ing buzz-kill if you don't like it, ignore it. It's a simple as that. Didn't mean to get your panties in a bunch.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 05:02 PM) Viz is actually one of the easiest. 1 good year, 1 bad year, 1 good year, 1 bad year. Which is why Cliff should have been used instead of Luis in that deal. Unfortunately I can't prove it but that's exactly what I told some friends when that deal went down.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 04:59 PM) Superstition has always been a part of baseball. Get over it. We are not even on the team.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 04:55 PM) we are 1-1 with the original crede Banner. Thats not bad considering we have lost 5 of 6. I would stick with the original crede baner for a week. or it may be time to dig out thye old rally crede banner and avatars (depending how we do vs detroit) While we're at it I'll look up a witch doctor in the phonebook. *shakes head*

QUOTE(valponick @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 06:14 PM) While I think these previews are nice and a good addition to this site, the people who write them need to be more objective. Perhaps we can get Hawk Harrelson to write up the next one. Can you imagine how that would look?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 5, 2006 -> 04:24 PM) Eggg-zactly. Since when is trotting out a lineup of all righties the way to face tough LHP? Its the worst idea. Heres some nice data for ya. Ozzie, the righty lefty thing is Dusty Baker's obsession, which is why he sucks Brian Anderson Career stats Vs LHP 67 AB .119 avg .221 OBP .194 SLG .415 OPS 1HR 2RBI Vs RHP 83 AB .205 avg .272 OBP .398 SLG .669 OPS 5 HR 13 RBI What part of this means he should only face LHP? Also, why does he do it half-assed? He'll have BMAC face a lefty and get torched, even though Thornton is warmed up. Did the same thing when Politte gave up a base runner and Chavez was up next. Apparently the edge our hitters have with his r/l matchups aren't going to translate as an edge to the opponent's hitters.