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it's not a race thing, the guy was undefeated. but it's not crazy that ali is #1 either, i'd say the majority of boxing fans would put him 1

they'll at least get the wc. cleveland will fade down the stretch again--especially if they honestly think borowski is their closer and dont upgrade

years before his steroid days i spent many lunch periods arguing with most of my fans that bonds was a) better than griffey and b) best player in baseball. i was a big strato fan and bonds' cards always blew griffey's cards away

good shit, now do it two more times and we'll hold up our end of the bargain

the switch was made two games too late. he went from 'ok he sucks but not killing us' to 'ok he cost us those last two games'

i know he wasn't brought in to light a fire under eli, i was talking about eli and referred to him 'good enough to light a fire' under the current starter. warner's play as a giant is indefensible, they had a winning record in spite of him

the last time we had a good enough qb to 'light a fire' under our starter he played like a bitch and took sacks instead of throwing the ball cuz he didn't want to turn the ball over and lose his job. i've erased his name from my memory but his wife looks like alice from the brady bunch

he could play for my team of gangstas anytime

so what do you think he hits with the braves the rest of the season? .385? .390?

to be honest i always liked bell. money could attest to this if he was still around. power hitters are too expensive for the pads--adrian gonzalez is the perfect hitter for that ballpark. though that's not to say i wouldn't have liked adam dunn on this team either. we have a bunchof guys with low averages and high k rates, he'd fit right in

yeah great catch but that's gone in most other parks. it's pretty annoying but i guess i prefer it over a bandbox

our leading hitter is batting around .270 and i think we lead the majors in k's--they're just happy to make contact. thoughi was cursing the ballpark after gonzalez's 2nd double last night

yeah i dont know how uch of that was peavy's sore bicep or the mets awesome lineup, probably a little bit of both. i fell asleep when it was 1-0 nothing so i really couldn't say but i should've known el duque would have a good game

and on the flip side, rick ankiel has 26 hrs and 70 rbi in 309 AAA at bats

you're off the eli bandwagon but you want culpepper? the guy'[s never proven anything without moss

who cares. i dont care if he bats ninth, i'd take him over marcus giles

you can always trade for durham. blunatic said he'd be available

don't forget the BC connection

so....they were the defending champions and sported the previous year's mvp and that current year's mvp....and they were the sixth seed. meanwhile in 2007 a team that finished 8-8 and lost 6 of it's last 8 games was the sixth seed.

a solid bullpen is going to help you a lot more down the stretch than a .250 hitter.

didn't they do it recently too? like last year? i remember hearing something about that i have way more than 10,000 wins

hitting 98 on the gun, maybe he won't be the next brien taylor afterall i love his modesty too (and his k/ip) Bush Slides To Mound With Ease No. 1 overall pick in 2004 is touching 98 mph as a pitcher By Bill Mitchell July 12, 2007 Print this article PEORIA, Ariz.--Matt Bush is back with the Padres' Rookie-level Arizona League team . . . where his professional career started three years ago. This was not exactly the Padres' plan for Bush when they selected the high school shortstop with the first overall pick in the 2004 draft. After a well-documented, tumultuous start to his professional career, Bush struggled to hit at four minor league levels, compiling career batting numbers of .221/.291/.276 in his first three seasons. A series of injuries diminished his shortstop range, leaving him with only one plus tool--a powerful right arm. The organization finally pulled the plug on Bush's career as a shortstop on May 30 with a long anticipated move to the mound. As surreal as his three-plus years with the Padres had been, it's fitting that Bush's last game as a position player came when the Padres' California League affiliate, high Class A Lake Elsinore, had "Dr. Seuss Night" at their home park. The Storm players, including Bush, donned red & white horizontally-striped socks for the night. The players had to dodge "Thing One" and "Thing Two" as they made their way from the dugout to take the field. Right after the "Dr. Seuss" game, Bush was sent by the Padres to Arizona to begin his conversion to pitching. The results in the Arizona League were encouraging. Bush yielded no runs in his first four appearances, striking out 11 batters in just 5 1/3 innings. The composure and poise that he's shown on the mound belie the fact that he hasn't pitched competitively in more than three years. "Very impressive. I was pleasantly surprised," said Dave Rajsich, Bush's AZL pitching coach. "He throws a lot better than I anticipated . . . His command is much better and his velocity is a little more than I expected. (He's) much more polished than I was expecting." Bush, whose fastball has been clocked as high as 98, also did not expect to make such a rapid adjustment to the mound. "I was kind of surprised the way my arm reacted," he said. "It felt really good. I was throwing the ball really well, right around the strike zone. I was surprised at how hard I was throwing. I didn't think I would be throwing that hard so soon." Bush knows that he can't live by his fastball alone. The righthander has been using an effective curveball and a slider in games, while working on a changeup on the sidelines. "My slider and curve ball are really good," Bush said "At times, I tend to overthrow (the curve). It's still very effective. The break on it is very good." Bush's use of the slider caught Rajsich by surprise. "The first time I saw him throw one," said Rajsich, "he threw it in the game for a called strikeout. He hadn't even thrown one of those in sidelines sessions. I asked him what it was. He told me it was a slider and that he had occasionally thrown one in high school. Every day, it's a little more of an adventure to find out just how much he does know about pitching. I'm really pleased with his poise and his command down in the zone." Bush is already learning that he can't just rear back and try to throw everything past the hitters. "What I started doing here was I found out that I threw 98 so well," Bush said. "I wanted to do it again, and I wanted to do it again. My arm hurt a little bit, so now I understand I'm going to be a guy that's going to sit in the mid 90s. Every now and then, when I feel good, I'll hump it up. But I can't be trying to hump it up all the time; it's not going to work." Perhaps trying to throw hard is why Bush's arm was a little sore; he's not going to pitch for about a week, but an MRI turned up negative. Bush has noticeably added extra bulk to his body, looking heavier than his listed weight of 170. "He's getting stronger in the core, which is what you want," Rajsich said. "The torso, the hips and the legs . . . that's all about driving (his pitch). Now he's got to elongate everything, especially the upper body, and get the muscles stretched so that the pitching works fine and easy, utilizing the core strength that he has and incorporating that into his delivery and making everything smooth." Bush isn't convinced that he couldn't have made the big leagues as a shortstop. It's doubtful that he'd find many concurring opinions around the game. But he's still motivated to show the baseball world that he'll get there and repay the Padres for the significant investment they've made in him. "They (the Padres) knew what they got when they drafted me," he said. "If shortstop didn't work out, they could move me to the mound. Either way, pitching or shortstop, I'm going to do what's best for me. I'm trying to help out my career as much as I can. Making it to the big leagues has always been my goal. If it's pitching, then that's great." Rajsich has no doubt that this change is the right move for Bush. "When you watch him, you see how much more relaxed he is on the mound," Rajsich said. "Actually, the more I see him, I know he really was a pitcher. That's what he is."

i got gallardo, braun, AND pence. have had them all since they were called up too. picked up billy butler two weeks ago. the only young guy who failed me so far is bailey

your offense could be worse.....trust me

try again buddy, the st. louis rams were the sixth seed in 2000