SORRY OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON THIS ALREADY BUT THAT IS INSANE I AM OLD AND GOING TO DIE SOMEDAY :C
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:24 (fourteen years ago) link
being an astros fan is shitty. drayton is like a cheap al davis.
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:29 (fourteen years ago) link
cubs draft H. Simpson
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
everyone at the reporters desk was like 'who'
cubs out stupiding houston. nl central lookin strong.
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Hayden Simpson is a hard-throwing small-college right-handed starting pitcher from Southern Arkansas. Simpson originally came to Southern Arkansas from Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Arkansas, a small southwestern Arkansas town near the borders of Oklahoma and Texas. He was a fairly unknown prospect coming out of high school due to his smaller frame, and he wasn’t carrying the type of stuff he has today. He went undrafted in the 2007 draft, heading to pitch at Southern Arkansas. After a pair of decent years, he really took a big step forward this spring, showing advanced stuff and pitchability, as well as successful numbers of a good Division 2 team. Scouts think he has the natural stuff to be a number three starter or setup man, but a few scouts can’t get past his size, which is generously listed at six feet. He’s still skinny and short, but he has enough raw stuff to influence a game. His fastball is a plus pitch, sitting 92-94, touching 96, and that’s not just in short bursts. He holds his velocity fairly well throughout games, and he’s able to reach back for something more late in a game. He also throws in an above-average curveball with some good velocity behind it, as well as a fringe-average changeup, so the biggest concern behind his size is his ability to get pro left-handed hitters out, though Simpson has shown enough in college to think he can handle them just fine. He’s expected to be picked in the fourth to seventh round range, where he should be signable for slot or average money
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:36 (fourteen years ago) link
when will america give up on the small physical size thing?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Projectable body, trusts his stuff, goes right after hitters, willingly takes the ball every fifth day, has been calling his own pitches since the age of eight.
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― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:39 (fourteen years ago) link
damn was hoping josh sale might fall to redsox
i guess cox still might though !
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:40 (fourteen years ago) link
its just possible he could have been had 2 rounds later
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:40 (fourteen years ago) link
and pitchability
Holy shit -- "pitchability"?
Plays baseball.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:41 (fourteen years ago) link
angels need someone to take over 3b in light of brandon woods awesome flameout
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:42 (fourteen years ago) link
well they left the best and closest-to-majors 3B on the board
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:43 (fourteen years ago) link
c'mon houston bring the lols
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:46 (fourteen years ago) link
alright! redsox time, zack cox is still available, lets do this
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:50 (fourteen years ago) link
oops guess not
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:53 (fourteen years ago) link
I look fwd to seeing Harper in my early 50s
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 00:59 (fourteen years ago) link
supposedly cox wants a fortune.. like pedro alvarez money.
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:20 (fourteen years ago) link
6 mil, apparently.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:26 (fourteen years ago) link
wtf cant Selig pronounce Los Angeles properly
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:31 (fourteen years ago) link
does he use the hard G???
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:38 (fourteen years ago) link
ub I think my team just flushed this pick down the toilet.. dodgers rarely go over slot
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:39 (fourteen years ago) link
i like how he says "Los Angeleez"
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:42 (fourteen years ago) link
like when old people say "Worshington"
makes me smile.
DECK MCGUIRE2K Sports renamed some of these people― Andy K, Monday, June 7, 2010 8:11 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
2K Sports renamed some of these people
― Andy K, Monday, June 7, 2010 8:11 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
lol was thinking along similar lines http://www.soulstrut.com/images/smileys/killin_it.gif
― sanskrit, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:58 (fourteen years ago) link
With their selection in the 28th round, the Texas Rangers select Tug Sabathia.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Oddibe Kendall
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 02:00 (fourteen years ago) link
beckjasonChris Mears just announced compensation pick for Red Sox. He shared saves lead on 2003 #tigers ... with 5. #mlbdraft
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 02:16 (fourteen years ago) link
CITO CULVER!
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 02:17 (fourteen years ago) link
and the J's take 4 pitchers for some reason.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 02:33 (fourteen years ago) link
this was a really pitching-heavy draft, you don't want to reach for a position player if they're not the best signable player available
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 02:54 (fourteen years ago) link
ya - i knew that going into it. but at a certain point you're going to have to reach down for the sake of diversifying things, no?
i also think it might be an AA thing. one clear thing he's done since taking over is stockpile arms like mad.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 02:57 (fourteen years ago) link
i guess they're banking on lind / snider / hill / wallace being a good enough lineup core to carry a run-prevention team
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 03:29 (fourteen years ago) link
was this live on MLB? I can't watch drafts.
Harper has "wanted to be a #1 pick since I was 7 years old." WTF
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 03:36 (fourteen years ago) link
"... for the Washington Nationals."
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 05:09 (fourteen years ago) link
"ya - i knew that going into it. but at a certain point you're going to have to reach down for the sake of diversifying things, no?"
Still twenty-four some-odd rounds to go though.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 11:59 (fourteen years ago) link
Supposedly a bunch of cubs fans went nuts last night and tore up their first round picks wikipedia page..
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 17:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Nats take AJ Cole. Would be really nice if they decide to finally spend that money they had been promising their fans ever since they arrived in DC.
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 17:20 (fourteen years ago) link
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But no one gives a shit in the outside world about the Cubs, which is why there's no Joycean screencaps to go along with, amirite?
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
revision history logs.hhtml
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A Few Words About Civility At BCBAlyellontoppscard_tiny by Al Yellon on Jun 7, 2010 7:33 PM PDT in Meta BCB Comment 0 commentsI was disgusted and appalled by the behavior of a few in the comments in the Draft Day thread after the Cubs made the unexpected pick of Hayden Simpson.You can disagree with the pick; disagree with Tim Wilken’s reasons for picking him; argue about whether the Cubs are being cheap or not.But when you giggle and guffaw like 12-year-olds over someone defacing Simpson’s Wikipedia page (which I assume has been fixed and I will not repost here), insulting him and his family, that’s where I draw the line.Real human beings with real feelings are involved. As Josh77 said, families of Cubs minor leaguers, and I presume possible draft picks, read this site. I will not let readers of this site turn it into a festival of rudeness; my 14-year-old son has more maturity than some of you showed in that thread.Some of you seem to have the attitude, “It’s only the internet, it doesn’t matter.” This place is a place where human beings communicate with each other. It does matter. I don’t ever want to see behavior like this on this site again.I’m not opening comments on this post. I’d like all of you who participated to think about what you did, sleep on it, and then come back tomorrow ready to discuss things with civility and respect for others, whether they’re other BCB members or people you have never met who are now part of the Cubs family.
Alyellontoppscard_tiny by Al Yellon on Jun 7, 2010 7:33 PM PDT in Meta BCB Comment 0 comments
I was disgusted and appalled by the behavior of a few in the comments in the Draft Day thread after the Cubs made the unexpected pick of Hayden Simpson.
You can disagree with the pick; disagree with Tim Wilken’s reasons for picking him; argue about whether the Cubs are being cheap or not.
But when you giggle and guffaw like 12-year-olds over someone defacing Simpson’s Wikipedia page (which I assume has been fixed and I will not repost here), insulting him and his family, that’s where I draw the line.
Real human beings with real feelings are involved. As Josh77 said, families of Cubs minor leaguers, and I presume possible draft picks, read this site. I will not let readers of this site turn it into a festival of rudeness; my 14-year-old son has more maturity than some of you showed in that thread.
Some of you seem to have the attitude, “It’s only the internet, it doesn’t matter.” This place is a place where human beings communicate with each other. It does matter. I don’t ever want to see behavior like this on this site again.
I’m not opening comments on this post. I’d like all of you who participated to think about what you did, sleep on it, and then come back tomorrow ready to discuss things with civility and respect for others, whether they’re other BCB members or people you have never met who are now part of the Cubs family.
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 18:05 (fourteen years ago) link
lol
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 18:16 (fourteen years ago) link
poor kid. the knuckle draggers could fuck up the Cubs page?
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 18:37 (fourteen years ago) link
yasmani grandal just smoked a 2 rbi double off of barret loux
― gonjasufi smacker (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 8 June 2010 18:45 (fourteen years ago) link
The Detroit Tigers have drafted Pittsburgh native Patrick Leyland.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
and out of 3 picks in the 2nd round - the J's take two more pitchers! lol. at least these guys are lefties this time.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 19:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Apparently the Dodgers are trying to draft the entire LSU baseball team
― mayor jingleberries, Tuesday, 8 June 2010 20:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Never change, Scott Boras
Bryce Harper wrote on his Facebook page Friday that he's, "Probably going back to [the College of Southern Nevada] to win a National Championship!"
― mayor jingleberries, Friday, 30 July 2010 19:26 (thirteen years ago) link
― oreo speed wiggum (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 30 July 2010 19:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i guess i just mean, 10 years, 42 WAR for harper. he already proved himself
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 21:45 (two years ago) link
Good column:
https://open.substack.com/pub/joeposnanski/p/the-yankees-bryce-harper-and-what?r=1jtu0&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
(xposts) A year later--and assuming Harper continues playing this well--the Lynn comparison is moot.
― clemenza, Sunday, 23 October 2022 15:49 (one year ago) link