John_Havok

I don't think the NHL would really want to do that. If the owner of the team he is under contract to allows him to go ( and that owner has said in the past he will not stand in the way if Ovechkin wants to go), then what recourse does the NHL really have? The players are under contract to the team, not the league. Edit. And here's an article discussing that very thing. http://www.tsn.ca/how-the-nhl-can-prevent-players-from-going-to-olympics-1.715216

Well, he can be moved back to extended spring training. The short season leagues don't start until the middle if June. And yes, I agree that getting guys to full season ball as soon as possible is best, as long as they're ready for it. It can also really break a kids confidence to put him up against competition he's not ready for.

Yes. A guy watching TV gets to call up the LPGA and say he saw an error by a player and then she gets a 4 stroke penalty. Just garbage

Cuz money and stuff

I think the last situation close to that Travis Snider, but he was in the App league at 18, not tye GCL and went to Lansing at 19.

And this is why golf has the reputation it does regarding rules and nitpicky ******** https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/02/sports/golf/lexi-thompson-penalty-ana-inspiration.html?_r=0

It's really agressive but if the evaluators think he can hack it, that's awesome

Just breaking now, the NHL confirmed they will not be sending players to the 2018 Olympics http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-will-not-participate-2018-pyeongchang-olympic-games/

Yeah, theyre all on back to back to back on TSN2 starting at 1pm eastern.

I'll say 83. Looks like I'm the pessimist so far. Pitching health/depth will be the factor

It was today actually, that's why I asked. I hit the new Callaway Epic driver, Wilson, Titliest, Cobra, Mizuno and Ping. Unfortunately the Taylor Made rep missed his flight and didnt show so missed out on that which was unfortunate. The Callaway epic was the best driver for me, but all of them performed well once the guys were able to adjust the weights and shafts to suit my swing. The new Titleist was a very close 2nd. For irons, I really liked the Wilson C200 and D200 sets but again, all of them performed well. A few free tips and Trackman swings to identify easy fixes on small things also. I'm a pretty bad golfer so it was worth it for that alone. The big thing I found out is that I need a stiff flex shafts. My current driver and woods have way more flex because they're bottom dollar clubs. Even hitting the Callaway Epic with more flex and didn't get near the results of a stiff. Side note, there was a 14 year old kid next to me hitting the same Callaway driver at the same time, and he was killing it everytime. After a few minutes a crowd was gathered to watch him 1 hop the end screen of the driving range with every hit. And the end screen is about 270 yards, not bad for 14

Seems like he's already up just over 8 to 1 without winning his bet. I'd take the money and run.

Maybe Vijay's -22 record at this tournament is in jeaopardy. He used to pillage this course

Anyone had their clubs fitted when they bought them and can tell me if it's really worth it? I'm 6'6" so it makes common sense that the same set of clubs that someone 5''10" would buy would obviously play differently between the two of us, just want to know if anyone has experience with that kind of thing

And right on cue, fangraphs takes a look at the Jays rotation because of their article on projections. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/are-forecasts-too-pessimistic-about-the-blue-jays-rotation/

Can Gose pitch? We know he can throw hard but it takes a bit more than that.

Raptors playing like garbage right now. Hornets are on the 2nd night of a back to back and the Raps should be running their asses off, instead playing a cement-foot half court game

People confuse regression with retrogression(the opposite of PROgression) all the time.

Looks like I'm too late to enter week 1, full already. Might need more spots for week 2

You pass. Welcome aboard

Mike Cameron played in the height of the steroid era though, so his raw numbers look good now when you compare to current players, but in terms of wRC+ he wasn't really underrated at all. That said, if Alford became Mike Camerons raw numbers in today's game, the Jays would be thrilled beyond belief.

I haven't found any of his scouting grades in my super quick go ogling attempt, but I don't recall anyone being excited about his power. He had 1 big power season in AA where he hit 16 HR, (very lefty friendly park in New Hampshire) and while there was always optimism that he could develop more power, I think below average was the realistic expectation. He never hit more than 5 in any other minor league season.

Gose didn't have the kind of power that Alford has though. That gives Alford more leeway to be valuable even if his swing and miss remains an issue.

I agree that based on his skill set he has a higher bust potential and if you picked him to say you predict he will bust, not that he already is one... I can see the rationale. But for anyone to say he's already a bust is very premature. He also has the floor of a plus defensive CF with burning speed, power potential and a good eye as evidenced by his increasing walk rate. Even if he can't contact as well he will still likely make the big leagues barring injury as a 4th OF/pinch runner, barring further injury issues. So at that point I guess it depends on one's definition of bust.... making the majors but nowhere near your ceiling, or just never making it at all and getting punted, like Jake Anderson

Just trying to be contrary. Theres no reason to put a bust tag on him at this point in his career at all.