Cocos Disciples

i got 2 of 3, lose middle game.

oh my bad short...dont we have pedroia and lowrie?

what position is he

with texas over the weekend,youve got a good chance.

k

ayo can i participate now cause i got 150

I was thinking of two trade options. How 'bout trading a couple low prospects for Joel Piniero, or trading a low prospect for a lefty specialist, say Cormier or Fultz from Philly.

yeah i like the holtz move.

i honestly dont care.

Greetings!

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2436205 Discuss

wow three guys on the right side on the dirt

lets blow it open, boys

foulke can pitch in the 9th...seanez pitched yesterday

good job julian

gidp markakis, run in

seanez joins foulke

foulke warming, loaded no outs

delcarmen will come in in the 7th-8th.

According to Peter Gammons' Blog, Craig Hansen could be a 5th starter for the Sox if Wells' injury lasts long and DiNardo doesn't perform, which he has today so far. Clip from the Blog: Sean McAdam reported this morning in the Providence Journal that the Red Sox have discussed using Craig Hansen as a starter if David Wells doesn't come back from his knee problems because Jon Lester isn't ready and they cannot find a suitable fifth starter on the market. The story is right. It's been discussed, as he stated. But that set off the day's talk-radio theory that the Red Sox all along planned to make Hansen a starter once Jonathan Papelbon moved into the role of the closer because they were using Hansen in Double-A in three-inning stints instead of a closer role. Which, of course is silly. "We want Craig to develop all his pitches," said Theo Epstein when Hansen went to Portland. "He knows how to close.I'm not worried about that. But in the major leagues, you can't get by throwing one pitch, as he found out last September against the Orioles. We want him learning to use his pitches, develop his sinker, his slider and his changeup, so that when he gets to the major leagues he can pitch." "I think it's vitally important for a major league reliever to have developed as a starter," says Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti, who went from being a no-hit starter to one of the best left-handed relievers who ever pitched. "You look at these kids who come out of college as relievers and get rushed up … they usually end up struggling. We had that with Dave Aardsma, and when we traded him to the Cubs we had sent him out to start." "Hitters today are better trained to hit a fastball than any time in baseball history," says Rangers manager Buck Showalter. "They grow up hitting tennis balls shot out at them at 100 miles an hour. They hit off pitchers from 45 feet. Twenty years ago, if a reliever came in throwing 95, he could blow people away. Today, most of the hitters can hit any fastball. I think the trend is going to be closers who pound the strike zone and change speeds. And if they're hard throwers, they'd better have two or three good pitches. Papelbon is a good example. He throws up to 98, but he's got a good slider, a great split and he has an obvious feel for pitching. I know he was a closer at my alma mater [Mississippi State], so whoever converted him [Al Nipper] deserves a ton of credit." But Papelbon is still viewed as a future 230-inning starter. The Red Sox privately say that they still view Hansen as a potential second half setup man for 2006, but they haven't ruled out using him as a starter on a short-term basis even though they wonder if his delivery will hold up throwing 100 pitches. Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman and Virginia were shut out by Hansen and St. John's in the regionals at Oregon State last June. "He had three very good pitches," Zimmerman said. "But I can see where his stuff would be much better if he were coming in for an inning or two and he could just blow." Papelbon, Bobby Jenks and Baltimore's Chris Ray have come out of the woodwork since last Labor Day to be premium closers. Jenks was a starter in the Angels organization. Ray was a closer at William & Mary. But when Ray signed, Mike Flanagan insisted that he start for his first two minor league seasons, and when he learned to pitch, he shot through the system. Brad Lidge was a starter his first four pro seasons, and kept breaking down. Then-Astros GM Gerry Hunsicker insisted Billy Wagner start in the Houston organization -- so Wagner started 71 games, then got to the Astros' bullpen. Derek Turnbow started four of his first five professional seasons. Jason Isringhausen, Tom Gordon, Eric Gagne, Bob Wickman, Joe Nathan… Hey, Ryan Dempster is second in the NL in saves since the 2005, and he didn't move from starter to closer until last year. And that's before we get to Righetti, Rich Gossage, Dennis Eckersley, Lee Smith … Then look at Ryan Wagner, who got to the big leagues weeks after being drafted. Chad Cordero and Huston Street did go from college closer to major league closers, but each had starting experience before signing. "Development is a complicated business, one that takes time," says Epstein. "That applies to relievers as well as any position."

if i was a yankees fan, i would be.

ahh

11 homers sucks, doesnt it

how many pitches does len have

i have a gut feeling the sox will win this one, i agree a high scoring game, i say 8-6.