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  1. Al the Thinking Man
    Bill, or someone else, we put my son's picture on our Geocities page, and linked to it. Still nothing but an X in a box. I'm not sure it's even worth the time anymore, but, why?
  2. Al the Thinking Man
    My belief is quite simple on this matter: College pitchers are less likely to get hurt from 18-21...because those years are already past. If they got hurt, they've recovered and pitched well, or you woukldn't be drafting them. Simply put, in the first 5 rounds, with the signing bonuses so high, I just can't see taking a kid whose entire future depends on his elbow, shoulder, and ligaments staying healthy. I pass, and allow my gutsier competitors take that risk. I hope Rogers and Gallardo beat the odds, but as I've said before, Drew and Buckner seemed like better dollar for dollar risks.
  3. Al the Thinking Man
    I think all 3 of the guys in "mini-slumps" at H-ville will improve in the 2nd half...you'd sure think so. Gwynn and Weeks are just a year out of college, where for the most part, no one can throw a breaking ball for a strike. Prince is 20. All are learning and adjusting. That's why they call it the minors.
  4. Al the Thinking Man
    FYI, Little Ben will pitch no earlier than Sunday, Saturday would be on 3 days rest.
  5. Al the Thinking Man
    Moved to oiff-topic, because it is off topic.
  6. Al the Thinking Man
    I'll just nod my head and pretend I understand you, Bill. I get the My Family not allowing the link, but that's it. I'll see what my wife can do.
  7. Al the Thinking Man
    My pic is my son's 2 year b-day photo. It just don't work, as I did exactly what Bill said.
  8. Al the Thinking Man
    and the other High Desert bench players probably aren't thrilled That's a shame. I think we have now seen the least of our concerns.http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  9. Al the Thinking Man
    Mine shows up at My Control Center, but not under the posts.
  10. Al the Thinking Man
    Reggie, definition of organizational soldier.
  11. Al the Thinking Man
    I found it to be a very good sign that Rogers wore his shirt and tie even during the game last night. An associate at the store was involved in a court case, and the 19 year-old being sentenced showed up in a NASCAR shirt and dirty jeans. This kid may never come close to the big leagues, but at least he has the intelligence to do so if his arm doesn't break down.
  12. Al the Thinking Man
    13K makes my 2 mil prediction look evern more gutsy! Obviously, not many folks looked at the schedule and saw this series as a good chance to see a game. If I lived within a half hour of MP, half price Terrace tiks would have me there every week. For $6, that's a great seat.
  13. Al the Thinking Man
    Insert editing here.
  14. Al the Thinking Man
    No doubt. He's a perfect guy to trade in a Bill Taylor type deal...get younger and not "throw in the towel" at the same time.
  15. Al the Thinking Man
    Nothing wrong with chasing kids that throw hard. Barnwell likely suspended for his ejection the other day.
  16. Al the Thinking Man
    $100K + college money is really only $100K, as he may not go to school.
  17. Al the Thinking Man
    It's a shame when these people put a HS game ahead of a bright future. I assume the back problem is very minor, but talk about not using your head.
  18. Al the Thinking Man
    Batman, I don't think Ben H is enough of a step up from our 5th starter to justify the call-up, and subsequent arby clock starting/other inherent negatives. In fact, Wise has pitched so darn well, I might well consider him before Ben H. Those of us who saw Ben's only start recall a 87-88 mph fastball, an inconsistent curve, and no 3rd pitch. I think he's got plenty to keep him busy at Indy. If our #5 guy was pitching like Navarro was a few years ago, I'd be all for it. But, Wes has given us quality starts a good % of the time in about 20 starts for us since being acquired 11 months ago, despite being far from "good".
  19. Al the Thinking Man
    This game's over. Ouch. And Jenkins gets almsot every Monday off. He's the one true "star" the club has, though Overbay has had a "star" first third of the season. If healthy, Lyle and Geoff should play 155 games. That's one game off a month, and it should be versus a tough LHP.
  20. Al the Thinking Man
    I prefer HS players, just not pitchers in the 1st 5 rounds. I would change the first two picks, but other than, I really like the draft. They took guys from Canada and HS talent that most teams looked down on, for no apparent reason.
  21. Al the Thinking Man
    I'm sorry, JLH has a face? Huh, I'll have to take a look sometime.
  22. Al the Thinking Man
    So unattractive, that JLH. I can remember not winning 4 games on two trips to the West Coast...and often.
  23. Al the Thinking Man
    I assume Hart is playng 1B for a few days because he's there best option there. As for Prince's work habits, I assume he'll pick them up soon, as both he and Weeks are probably shocked they aren't hitting .300 in their sleep.
  24. Al the Thinking Man
    No way I start Corey's clock with the numbers he has. He translates to about a 750-775 OPS right now, far below average for a RF. Bringing him up to the bigs, while having other options that are doing fine, would be silly at best.
  25. Al the Thinking Man
    I see the Angels finding a lot of holes, as we appear to be leaving quite a gap on the left side of the IF. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
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