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  1. DHonks
    simple solution...directv. the only problem you'll have is in the most serious storms. To get help, you just reset the receiver, or call tech support. With cable, you're lucky to get help 5 days after calling to report a problem. The only advantage to cable is the 1 time per year when satellite service goes out.
  2. DHonks
    I'm shocked to hear you had 4 generations alive. In my family, I'm 26 (single and no kids unfortunately), and my parents are 65/66. My last grandparent died 10 years ago. But seriously, can't you take both sides of the family?
  3. DHonks
    simply put, the major challenge with online courses is the reading. You have no lecture to absorb the teacher's knowledge and ask questions. Instead it's all learned through reading, or any lecture notes. I earned my teaching credential through the Maricopa (Phoenix) County Community Colleges online school, called Rio Salado College. For me it was highly recommended by teachers as being cheaper, closer, and the same as the Post-Bac program at ASU. It definitely saved me a lot of traveling time.
  4. DHonks
    wow, that's horrible. I feel for his family, his team, and those in the stands that witnessed it.
  5. DHonks
    actually, the bigger question for me is if the team would vote him a share of the playoff bonus money
  6. DHonks
    I spoke with the BA photographer in the AFL (Bill Mitchell, I think is his name). He used to keep in contact with Neugy's family, and also kept in contact with an M's farmhand that knew Neugy. apparently Neugy kind of disappeared. The M's farmhand hadn't heard from him in a long time. So really it sounds like he gave up on the dream. The idea I used to have is that the Crew should wait till guys like Neugy, Gold, or Ryan Anderson are about 27, then invite them in for a tryout camp. I'm no trainer, but with all that goes on in the shoulder, it'd make sense to me that the guys should just go about daily life for a while to in effect re-calibrate the shoulder, as it works with the arm and torso in daily life. Given a couple years of normal life, the shoulder might better be prepared to give baseball a comeback. AFL trainers told me that the flaw with the idea is twofold...1) the longer they go without pitching, the more flexibility (and therefore velocity) they'll lose. 2) once the shoulder is fully recovered medically, there's no reason for it to break down again except poor mechanics or bad luck.
  7. DHonks
    this record doesn't matter much anyway, in 10 years Within 5 years, Griffey may have broken the record, with ARod, Pujols, and Vlads closing in, too.
  8. DHonks
    man, I just realized Garrison is 20 years old. I guess for some reason I was thinking 21 or 22. But he'll open next year in AA at age 21. Brad or anyone...do we have any reports on his stuff (besides the fundamentals of pillaging that they teach at the Hun School)?
  9. DHonks
    actually Joe, Byrnes is outstanding defensively. Has a great arm and good range. The only thing that can be problematic is that he gets a bit dive-happy, so sometimes singles become doubles.
  10. DHonks
    I don't remember hearing Corey Hart have a country song for walkups before...way to go. Of course, I'd say roughly 3/4 of all minor leaguers I knew were country fans
  11. DHonks
    1992casey, I hear ya. I generally agree with Al on baseball, except on errors and apparently Manny Parra
  12. DHonks
    How long do options last? they stay with you. Remember in about 2003, Steve Trachsel requested being optioned to AAA to work on some things. There's a point where a player has a right to refuse being optioned, so he needed to give his permission.
  13. DHonks
    I think Al must be the official scorer at today's game, since his philosophy is "when in doubt, give the hit." Unfortunately his philosophy overlooks that each hit potentially leads to earned runs, and each hit also affects a pitcher's whip. I hate punishing pitchers for fielder's mistakes.
  14. DHonks
    The FSN gun said 97 for Vargas' last strikeout pitch. Pretty sure that can't be right. When we acquired him, I remembered seeing him throwing 95 last year, so it wouldn't surprise me. man, Fielder drops a ball, now Hart freezes because of the soft fly
  15. DHonks
    My prediction is looking good so far (except the baserunning mistake of course) unfortunately that was good baserunning. Just happens to have been one of the best shortstops of the last decade or so. What's going on here...Vargas getting hitters out rather quickly?
  16. DHonks
    I got my teaching certification online. However, it was as part of a post-bac program, so I already had by BA with two majors. Online courses are alright, but if you are a procrastinator, things will likely get worse. The homework isn't all that difficult, but can be tedious, especially when having to read 30-40 pages of Educational Psychology.
  17. DHonks
    TCSM...Loretta is a good bat, especially in AVG and OBP. He's a solid #2 hitter, that would allow Hardy to drop to hitting 6th or so
  18. DHonks
    Major League Baseball didn't. (They do now). at the time, it was considered a steroid, just not something that could be tested for, or suspended for.
  19. DHonks
    first of all, wouldn't it be Barroids? It took me a while to figure out what Barriods Signs was. Secondly, I agree about Tbow, since he's tested positive for a steroid. Finally, I hate signs at sporting events. 9 out of 10 signs are rather pointless and stupid. 1 out of 10 is well done and funny.
  20. DHonks
    great to see Roque Mercedes pitching well. Comparing his number in Helena this year to last year show some improvement, especially in strikeouts. Hopefully next year as a 21 year old, the SAL goes better. If it does, he could find a mid-season promotion in line.
  21. DHonks
    wow, I always thought Norm McDonald wasn't very funny. I always figured his humor was a poor attempt to be like David Spade...dry and sarcastic. Plus, a classmate I hated in high school sounded just like Norm.
  22. DHonks
    RHP Steve Bray will get a spot start in Game Two of tonight's doubleheader. With rehabbing Elmer Dessens going Sunday, the Sounds staff will be taxed, although Nashville is off Monday. I would think it's Dickey for a CG no matter what then. He might just also relieve in game 2. Either that, or Barnwell or Rottino could get in as pitcher
  23. DHonks
    And this may actually be the first acknowledgment from DM and NY that Gwynn really is a 5th OF and not future starter. If he's a future starter, you'd send him back down to play regularly I love it when people try reading too much into things. It's rather simple...they feel that RIGHT NOW, Tony Gwynn, jr has more value to the team than Gabe Gross. As I said, I fully expect Gwynn to be sent down on Tuesday, Wed, or Thurs when Hall is activated. Then sometime after Saturday (when the pen is back to full strength after the DH), they'll send out a pitcher (likely Parra) to make room for a position player (Gwynn, Gross, or Rottino is likeliest)
  24. DHonks
    Or do we carry 3 utility infielders? Huh? Graffy and Loretta would be OF/IF, so it'd be okay since Gwynn and Gross both won't be around
  25. DHonks
    Pogo, they need Parra to start next Saturday in the doubleheader. They couldn't have sent him down and recalled him that quickly. And Gross has been rather awful in his limited time. Hopefully he goes down and gets some nice AB's. My money says that when Hall gets activated, Gwynn goes down, and Graffy is considered an IF/OF
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