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Watched most of the game, Jimmy, and Wood certainly has good enough stuff to make it big. His fastball was lively and kept hitters off-balance all night. He powered through a solid Philadelphia lineup. As you mentioned, his only problem was that he was matched up against the best pitcher of a...

Tremendous article, a good read. Cheers, JB.

In a completely stunning move, the Chicago CasteCubs started SIX whites (counting a DH) against the Seattle Mariners today! 2B: Ryan Theriot SS!: Mike Fontenot CF!: Tyler Colvin LF: Xavier Nady 3B: Chad Tracy C: Koyie Hill In other surprising news, the Cleveland Indians now appear to...

Welcome to the board, Phil. You're most certainly not alone.

I was pretty furious when the White Sox decided not to re-sign Thome as their DH this offseason. He hit 34 homers in 2008, and 23 in 2010, despite being a bench bat for the Dodgers in the latter half of the season. The Sox decided to do a DH carousel with three inferior/old hitters: Omar...

Don't worry, VSCF. I'm with you. Cleveland Indians rookie catcher Carlos Santana was on the receiving end of one of the funniest "Welcome to the Majors" moments you'll ever see. Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn was coming home to score on a single, and Santana decided it would be a good...

I was going to make a new thread for this, but I didn't see this one. Seems like an appropriate place. Anyone who watched Strasburg's debut, or saw the highlights, could plainly see that he has some of the best raw stuff anyone has ever seen. However, using Brooks Baseball's Pitchfx tool we...

Unreal debut by Strasburg tonight. All of his pitches were plus-plus; He dialed up the fastball to 101mph, with great movement, an otherworldly hook, and a great change. He wasn't cheated on any of his 14 Ks, and pitched seven innings, to boot. Not to mention what separates him from other...

Sorry for being defensive there, lost. Never know around the boards these days after that f3dor fiasco. And yes, that guy seriously rubbed me the wrong way. Pretend intellectualism really pisses me off, especially when the people posturing are doing it just to be combative. That's the kind of...

Sort of puzzled as to the intent of this comment.

A bit of a white speed revival in 2010, as two of the top three base-stealers in the majors are white: Brett Gardner sits one back of the major-league lead with 17, while veteran Scott Podsednik is in third with 14

Pretty solid article, actually on the front page of cbssports.com. Saw it on the way to check on my fantasy baseball team. It has a Diamondbacks/sports related spin to it, but the author, Gregg Doyel, makes some good points in it. The introduction to the story:

Also come to my attention that Dallas Braden is very in touch and proud of his full-Irish heritage. He and Giants closer Brian Wilson went on a backpacking trip across Ireland in 2008. Very cool.

Kershaw's got amazing raw stuff, the kind of power fastball that's rare coming from the left side. He's still incredibly young, as he was brought to the majors at 20, as a pretty good prospect. His biggest problem has been his lack of control, as he's walked a ton of batters. This seems like the...

Oakland Athletics left hander Dallas Braden has thrown a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the 19th in major league history! It's the second no-hitter of the season, and the last perfect game since Mark Buehrle's last season, which was also against Tampa Bay. Congratulations...

That's right, Jimmy. Considering they have two white starters at the Caste positions of center field and shortstop, the Cards are a team to root for for sure. The Nationals start four whites every day, making up the two through five spots in their lineup: second baseman Adam Kennedy, then...

No Twitter account that I know of, but we are on Facebook. Just search for "Caste Football" and you should find the page.

Roy Halladay is the best pitcher in baseball. The move to the NL has only solidified him as such, and his numbers to this point have not disappointed anyone in the city of Philadelphia. Categories in which Doc currently leads the majors: Games started: (6) Complete games: (3) Shutouts: (2)...

Agreed. I heard Joe Girardi during Spring Training mention that he would like to occasionally flip the two, giving some playing time in center to Brett and left for Curtis. You're right, they both have great speed, and probably make more sense with Brett in the middle. Granderson's power...

ESPN article. "Russell won only seven of his 25 starts as the Raiders extended an NFL-worst streak to seven straight seasons with at least 11 losses. He completed just 52.1 percent of his passes in his career with 18 touchdowns, 23 interceptions, 15 lost fumbles and a passer rating of 65.2...

Gardner's on my Fantasy team and is just fueling my offense at this point. He went undrafted through 24 rounds, and I picked him up in the 25th. His numbers so far this season: .346 average 21 runs scored 12 stolen bases (caught just once) He was originally "platooning" with a washed-up...

I'm happy for him, too. Burnett has some of the best raw stuff in the majors, and looks to finally be able to spot it. He's walking a career low 2.4 batters per nine innings so far in 2010, although it appears this control has come at the cost of strikeouts. He has only 28 through 40.2 innings...

Holy crap, I didn't see him. This is beyond odd that there would be so many white receivers in a camp at one point. I'm guessing it's a record. It kind of resembles Joe Paterno's stockpiling of white defensive backs in recent years. The only two who I think have a realistic shot at making the...

Quick question: Anyone have any info on a WR out of Tennessee-Chattanooga by the name of Blue Cooper? I swear I'm not making him up, he signed with the Eagles as a UDFA The Eagles now have four white receivers in their minicamp: Riley Cooper, Chad Hall, Pat Simonds, and now this...

I'm jealous.