southsider2k5 Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 3, 2010 -> 08:17 PM) I actually want Bradley to succeed this year. It would only make Cubs fans even more bitter. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Just purchased my Extra Innings package on DirecTV....woot woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 5, 2010 -> 03:02 PM) Just purchased my Extra Innings package on DirecTV....woot woot! Which gets the smaller picture-in-picture screen? Sox baseball or P90X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 5, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) Which gets the smaller picture-in-picture screen? Sox baseball or P90X? Hah, I have two flatscreens in my place, so they can each get their own screen. The real question is, which gets the sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 4, 2010 -> 12:35 AM) Justin Upton contract extension is official now... http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4962429 6 years, 51.25 million.. only 22 years old.. and already a monster. Absolute bargain of a contract considering how ridiculously talented he is. 22 years old? Good god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hah, did you guys see Nick Johnson already hurt himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 6, 2010 -> 01:38 PM) Hah, did you guys see Nick Johnson already hurt himself? A stiff back in March isn't a very good omen for the upcoming season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 6, 2010 -> 02:53 PM) A stiff back in March isn't a very good omen for the upcoming season. I don't wish ill will on anyone, but this dude is just a walking disaster. Does he actually work out to try and avoid such frequent injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 6, 2010 -> 02:09 PM) I don't wish ill will on anyone, but this dude is just a walking disaster. Does he actually work out to try and avoid such frequent injury? Look at his body. He does not have what you would call a "baseball body." In fact, he is very disproportionate from head to toe, but the man can get on base when healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 7, 2010 -> 01:05 AM) Look at his body. He does not have what you would call a "baseball body." In fact, he is very disproportionate from head to toe, but the man can get on base when healthy. Right, so one would think he would do everything in his power to STAY HEALTHY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 The Rays are talking to Hank Blalock on a minor league deal. http://otrsportsonline.com/2010/03/07/rays...s-with-blalock/ Wow, the Sox could equal that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 7, 2010 -> 04:32 PM) The Rays are talking to Hank Blalock on a minor league deal. Wow, the Sox could equal that. It's not money. They seriously don't want the extra person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 The Rays don't even need Blalock. The only thing he'd be able to do for them is DH and fill in at 1B or 3B once a week. I'd rather have Burrell as a full-time DH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 7, 2010 -> 04:50 PM) The Rays don't even need Blalock. The only thing he'd be able to do for them is DH and fill in at 1B or 3B once a week. I'd rather have Burrell as a full-time DH. I think the Rays would have also. But the guy who played only 412 AB's last year and gave them a .682 OPS out of the DH spot wasn't exactly the pat Burrell anyone would have picked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 7, 2010 -> 03:54 PM) I think the Rays would have also. But the guy who played only 412 AB's last year and gave them a .682 OPS out of the DH spot wasn't exactly the pat Burrell anyone would have picked. He should rebound. He was hurt last year wasn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 7, 2010 -> 04:57 PM) He should rebound. He was hurt last year wasn't he? Yeah, but there's no reason to assume he'll be 100% healthy again this year, he is 34, so it's at least sensible to offer Blalock a minor league deal and sensible for him to accept it sine he'd probably get some playing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 3 umpire supervisors fired over blown 2009 playoff calls. Major League Baseball, angry over the abundance of blown umpiring calls in the 2009 postseason, has fired three of its seven ump supervisors. Marty Springstead, Rich Garcia and Jim McKean, each involved in umpiring for 40 or more years, were fired on Jan. 12. They received the news by telephone. "I was totally shocked," said Springstead, who began his umpiring career in 1960. "Fifty years, and I get a four-minute phone call to say good-bye? They didn't give us a lot of reasons." Randy Marsh and Charlie Reliford, two umpires who retired after last season, have been hired as replacements. Ed Montague, who retired after 34 years, also is in negotiations about a supervisor's job. "I'm sad about it, I'm going to miss it," said Garcia, who umpired in 12 postseasons during his 25-year big-league career. "It's certainly not what I wanted to happen. I can walk away proud of the work I've done." MLB did not cite a specific reason for the firings. Rob Manfred, MLB executive vice president, said, "The change in supervisors is part of our ongoing effort to make our organization as strong as possible." Yet, Springstead said it was directly related to the errant calls in last year's postseason. Crew chief Tim McClelland, along with veteran umpires Phil Cuzzi and C.B. Bucknor, each blew key calls during the American League division and championship series. They retained their jobs. Umpire supervisors serve as liaisons between the umpires and MLB, recommending umpires for postseason, but not making final selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Interesting. So the MLB is essentially saying these supervisors recommended the wrong umpires for the postseason, and it cost them their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 7, 2010 -> 09:24 PM) Interesting. So the MLB is essentially saying these supervisors recommended the wrong umpires for the postseason, and it cost them their jobs. Whoever recommended Bucknor should have been fired before the series even started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Wow. Has that happened before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBatterz Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 It says MLB makes the final calls on the playoff umps. Who specifically and do they still have their job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 7, 2010 -> 09:24 PM) Interesting. So the MLB is essentially saying these supervisors recommended the wrong umpires for the postseason, and it cost them their jobs. good to see something actually happened. I don't expect umpires to be perfect, but the job that was done in the postseason was a complete joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I managed to buttonhole Michael Lewis, and got this bit of news: the rebooted Moneyball movie, scripted by Aaron Sorkin, is scheduled to start shooting in June. According to Lewis, Brad Pitt's still going to play Billy Beane. But Demetri Martin's out as Paul DePodesta. Instead -- ready for this? -- the ex-football player and Harvard graduate will be portrayed by ... Jonah Hill. Neyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Hahaha Jonah Hill in a serious movie. This can't be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 8, 2010 -> 11:24 AM) Hahaha Jonah Hill in a serious movie. This can't be good. As good Dmetri Martin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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