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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 07:06 PM) Replace Tigers with Cardinals. Cardinals are included and have been one of the most successful franchises in baseball the past 10 years. That said, given how much the draft is a crap shoot, I don't really think that the chance of one extra pick really equates to all that much in the grand scheme of tilting the balance. Don't you have to take into account that this pick can be traded though? I think that could be a pretty big add to any trades that you might not previously had been able to make.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 04:36 PM) Yep. Like people were saying yesterday, this looks like it could be a win-win. Either Bulls get Love, or Cavs lose Wiggins. But then the Cavs would be getting Love.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 04:22 PM) Derrick Rose certainly doesn't feel so. Yeah but Garcia isn't an overrated p****

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 02:49 PM) Yeah, or Robert Griffin III I understand that we want to see him back, and it'd be really cool to see him back before the end of the year given the severity of his injury, but there's no need to rush back. Is there really a rush though if your cleared to play?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 23, 2014 -> 02:55 PM) Hasn't this been debunked once you factor in tax savings + endorsements gained from winning rings? So? They all still took less money than what they could have gotten. It doesn't matter if the endorsements made up for that.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 08:15 PM) Chinese New Year's/Spring Festival is in late February next year, so that's good luck for the baby to be born around that time. OTOH, it's pretty cold here in late Feb/early March. My son was born on February 24th, the projected new baby is for February 26th.. I hope they aren't on the same day, would suck for them

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) You have now idea what you're talking about. I played college baseball, granted at a very low level, and with 4 games a week plus practicing every day you sure as s*** get fatigued. Your hammy gets tight, your shoulder is pinched, that huge strawberry on your thigh keep getting banged up every time you slide, your fingers are all bruised... Trust me, at the end of the season your body is tired and ready for a break. I'm not saying it's like the NBA or NFL, but after 5+ months of 162 games, playing every day, that's fatiguing. Look at Adam Eaton's quotes, this is a guy in the pinnacle of fitness, a highly tuned athlete, granted a shorter one, and he said he's "legs felt like s***" at the end of April. Playing every day is fatiguing. And also, your body doesn't recovery as fast at 27-32 as when you're 16-25. That's just reality. My body, after workouts and activity (I'm 31) takes almost twice as long to recover as when I was 25 or 18. Well, once again, thats my personal opinion. You are free to disagree, my stance wont change.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 02:38 PM) 162 game season? 140 game season? No, and I am not going to try and compare myself to Jose Abreu. This is just my personal opinion.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 02:02 PM) I don't think it's confirmed, but it's heavily rumored. I think Bungie's comment was something like they don't want to make you grind for dozens of hours to get to the good stuff. It also sounds like it's a "soft cap" in that you can keep adding skills and grabbing more powerful loot. Sort of the old line "the game doesn't really start until you hit the level cap." Once again, that's not confirmed, just what I've read on some boards. The grind is the best part though

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 01:47 PM) Which is easy to say safely seated at your computer. Yes, Im sure there are plenty of people who never played sports and arm chair GM safely from their computer. I would not be one of those people. Im well aware of how demanding baseball is, and its not very much. QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 01:51 PM) Have you played baseball during the summer? Yes, have you ever played baseball and football at the same time during the summer in Texas? Probably not.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 01:43 PM) Still, it's 6 months long with very few off days. Mentally it is grueling. If he isn't used to it, and how can he be, it is going to be tough for him at first IMO. I disagree, but I suppose well see how he finishes

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 01:13 PM) It isn't hard for me to imagine Abreu falling off in August and September, especially in the power department. Remember the season in Cuba is 90 games long. I could see him fatiguing for sure. Baseball is the least physically demanding sport there is, there's no reason for a first baseman to ever be fatigued.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:52 PM) It wouldn't surprise me. I think he finishes with around 40, maybe 42,43, but I expect his average to continue to rise, maybe even getting up to 310 by the end of the year. I will totally trade some slugging for a higher OBP. I think Jose finishes 300/355/590. A helluva year and a wRC+ of around 160 from that line and around 5 fWAR. Not bad, not bad at all, a true star player. Id be shocked if he didn't hit at least 15-20 more HRs

People really think Abreu is only going to hit 9 or 10 more HRs the rest of the way

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 09:00 AM) Is that one also going to pass out with food in his/her hand? Haha, I think its a strong possibility it runs in the family

Congrats man, my wife is also currently pregnant at a little over 8 weeks as well.. well have to have a race to see who comes out first

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 08:07 PM) I kind of like that the loot isn't as plentiful. Yeah, Borderlands was loot-heavy, but I felt like I spent way too much time comparing guns and managing my inventory when I really only used a handful of guns. I'm fine with only a couple items per mission, depending on length of course. I also hope the damage scaling isn't as steep when you level, by the end of the game like 90% of the stuff you find isn't really useful. I think they're talking about a level cap of 20, which could prevent that. With the weapon upgrading, I also shouldn't have to replace my s*** every 20 minutes. I loved Borderlands 2, but those things definitely annoyed me at times. Level cap of 20 for Destiny? I sure hope not as I got to level 8 very quickly

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 03:50 PM) It also feels a bit like Halo. I didn't find anything to wow me really. There's nothing wrong with it, but there's also nothing that makes me want to spend $60 on it. Its hard to be wowed when you only get to do the same repetitive sampling of the game in a tiny area the whole time. Overall though, its a day 1 get for me. I love me some RPG games and I will no doubt sink a lot of time into this one.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) It feels like Borderlands. It feels more like Halo than Borderlands. The loot drops and finds arent nearly as much as they are in borderlands. It has a lot of the same ideas though. Tough to tell since I maxed out the BETA in one sitting and cant progress or find anything better anymore.

Bottom line, Houston didn't like examination of the player they couldn't examine until after he was drafted. Needs to run more like the NFL Combine.

QUOTE (Tmar @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 08:33 PM) Can't wait until next year, no more patronizing an average player, phew Yeah enough of this Jeter bulls***

Yup, pretty much good baseball players regardless of position or handedness

Did anyone ever set up an online league for the show, I am finding it very hard to get into one

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 12:13 PM) 100% agree, for safety of all workers, all feds, but especially WWE should make the X sacred so there's never ANY doubt. Well if it was an angle, I'll state what I mentioned earlier, the last 2-3 minutes was horrible, both by writers and those in-ring. Im sure there is a way to communicate an issue other than just throwing up the X sign, especially since most of the IWC is wise to this signal now anyways..

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 11, 2014 -> 02:45 PM) I believe its the Lebron sign and trade that gave Cleveland this pick. It would be interesting to see the protections on that pick, oh boy