southsider2k5

So who do people think is going to win this thing? Who is going to be the next one voted off?

Ummmm .... do you know something? lets just say i have heard things...............nothing official yet but ....something to worry about just the same........ ok, here is a list of players who might be hurting sandy, paulie and jon garland which i do not think so. I would sub Koch for Sandy. His Fastball is at least 5 mph slow... that saids possible injury to me.

Not a good year for the usual suspects in the Western Confrence this year. Detroit-Gone, St Louis-Gone, Colorado-Gone. The western confrence could be wide open for Dallas and Marty Turco... then again if the first round is any indication, who knows?

I think I have said this before but I have read 3 interesting things about Loiaza. #1 He used to only have 3 pitches and routinely abandoned one of them during the games he pitched. When he came here they taught him the Mark Buehrle cutter and Don Cooper quizzes him between innings on what pitches he threw to what hitters to keep him thinking of all of his pitches #2 He had no really in between start routine that he stuck to. The first thing I saw in the Tribs write up was that he has started a 15 minute stationary bike riding after his starts. In other words he now has starting something. I am sure that Cooper has him doing other stuff also. #3 He threw too many strikes with Toronto. Hitters could just pick a zone against him, and knowing that he only had two pitches it was almost like hitting off of a tee.

I wonder how quickly the Twins bandwagon will start to empty if they stick around .500 for too much longer?

And did anyone else notice that Garland and Wright are pitching on the same days right now? This could make Garlands move out of the rotation much easier to do.

Just don't throw your cell phone at him

And that is the scariest part of Maggs hitting streak is that I don't think he is locked in yet. He has just become that good of a hitter, that even not hot, he is still better than most.

The newspaper said the gun at Camden clocked Koch at 95mph, which is still about 5 mph below where he should be. There might be some warning signs that something is wrong IMO.

I don't care what he is hitting if he is costing us potential runs with a lazy attitude. That is the kind of stuff players can control and will save us runs against in the long run.

Like I said before this was crystal clear in the KC game where Frank got hit and took two steps towards Ascencio and both the benches and bullpens cleared to back him up.

I think we all will be in some trouble at that point

Damn it EL gives up a one out HR and gets the hook from JM.

Huge run as Pauly drives in a run from 3rd with one out for a single giving the Sox a three run cushion and letting Loiaza go out for the 9th.

6 K's 7 in a row retired by EL. Another great outing so far.

Is Newsweek owned by the Tribune Company too?

SOMEONE should have got in his face for that one. There is no excuse for that kind of s***.

I like the manditory jail term for any idiot who sets foot on a field. that will cost them more than any fine ever could.

Congrats to Willie and heres to hoping that you can do something next time you get the chance with the big boys.

Congrats to Maggs!

Also the Homer Simpson vs New York City episode was classic. I loved the Betty Ford Clinic musical they went and saw. "no more drugs or alcohol, no more pot no fun at all... hey you that's my demerol!"

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/doc_o_day/lac...acicharge1.html Interesting stuff including copies of key documents

Sad thing is after hearing some of the kids interviewed after the antiwar rally's saying things like "I just wanted to skip class..." http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...q_uc/nq20030422

no comments on this stuff anyone? I had never heard anything about speed use in baseball, but I guess it shouldn't surprise me. Something to get your more aware and locked in would be perfect for hitters espesially.

off topic but... Wells has walked 16 guys in 23 IP? Ouch!