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they just found out the new "cubs way" includes waterboarding.
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forgot to divide by two.
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Cubs Way now involves an analytic player evaluation system
TruffleShuffle replied to bukie's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
i wonder what place fleita has in this organization, because his opinions of technology and modern scouting don't seem to jive with the new "cubs way" -
2012 College Football Offseason Thread
TruffleShuffle replied to snoodmonger's topic in Other Sports
any of the big ten schools still looking for a DC should hire tom bradley. -
2012 College Football Offseason Thread
TruffleShuffle replied to snoodmonger's topic in Other Sports
you don't remember his stellar 6-45 head coaching tenure at duke? -
The Mets are $625 milliion in debt
TruffleShuffle replied to erik316wttn's topic in General Baseball Talk
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i don't really understand how you can divorce all these things from "the business of baseball." things like unbalanced schedules and clips not being posted on youtube are pretty insignificant compared to the fact that baseball continues to be played. but really, selig's commitment isn't to the fans, it's to the owners, and he's made them extremely wealthy. 2/3 of the teams in mlb have gotten a new stadium during the past 20 years, and revenues have increased by almost 600% during that time. the quality of play on the field remains very high, the owners are profiting wildly, the players are profiting wildly, and the fans enjoy the experience, and the game is quite accessible for people watching from their mother's basements (aside from youtube, obviously). baseball prospectus had an article about this recently (subscriber only). one of the quotes from the article: selig is a guy who loves the game, and he very much deserves to be elected to the hall of fame before he passes away. hopefully the voters get on that sometime soon.
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There was no way the sixers ever played 5 games in 6 days last season. They probably averaged 3 or 4 games per week.
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is everyone playing a hellish schedule because of the lockout? the sixers played their 3rd night in a row and 5th game in 6 nights.
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BA & BP's Cubs Top Prospect Lists
TruffleShuffle replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
martinez was handled stupidly and already has a fucked up knee. prospect lists are obviously imperfect, but they're generally pretty good at predicting future success. to write them off as nearly worthless is quite foolish. -
I don't see how they'd get past Miami or Chicago, they could be a tier below those two though. yeah like i said, even that would be big progress since they've been stuck in nba purgatory for years now. they also just got a pair of second round picks and a trade exception of almost $3m for marreese speights, who collins hated (because he was kind of lazy and lousy on defense even when he was trying). i know second round picks aren't great but once in a while you can get a nice player. seems like a good return for a guy who wasn't playing.
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he's probably taking the provost job at penn st hahahaha
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I'm not sure if that is inside info or just someone making an obvious assumption.
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yeah too bad he'll reach 100 pitches by the fourth inning most games.
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Yeah, at this point, the Atlantic is probably theirs to lose. It would be a little funny if Boston and New York slipped to the 7 and 8 seeds and caught Chicago and Miami in the first round. i can't really figure out why they seem a lot better because the roster isn't hugely different - i guess holiday, thaddeus young, spencer hawes and some of the other guys in the early to mid 20s must be improving and collins' red-ass act is getting them to play elite defense. also, elton brand hasn't gotten hurt yet. this is kind of a crazy stat - the sixers have won 5 games by more than 20 points. they're the first team to do that in their first 9 games since the 1969-70 knicks.
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sixers are 7-2 after blowing out the kings and have the #1 scoring differential in the league... i may need to start paying attention to the nba again.
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i assume it's at least 2 years... that chapman signing isn't looking too hot considering that he barely pitched in the majors in 2010, wasn't that good last year and now looks like a middle reliever (with marshall the setup man) for 2012 and probably 2013.
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ah, so you do care at least a little bit about what he says.
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the all star game rule is pretty damn stupid but it's no less arbitrary than alternating HFA between leagues, and it probably does increase interest in the game from fans whose teams have a good shot at making the WS. most WS don't go seven games anyway, so i have a hard time getting that worked up about it.
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i have always said that coaching was the big problem with the raiders.
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hendry seemed to be a big fan. i'm sure some members of his family like him. hand specialists love the business he gives them. after that, not sure.
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i'm pretty sure he can't comment on that - wouldn't it be tampering? (other than saying "yeah they're good players" or whatever)
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hopefully he doesn't give away all the secrets to the cubs' success
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i really hope blake dewitt goes away
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it's not really that big a deal. all they have to say is that they're willing to listen to offers on everybody, but unless they get a deal they really like, they're not dealing away good players.