TruffleShuffle
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I think that's the key word right there. no kidding. I doubt it will happen, but if I were president or CEO of USA soccer, I would replace Ryan after the Norway game. The decision to start Scurry was just inexplicable. Kind of like Grady Little sticking with Pedro for too long, to me this is just a fatal error that can't be excused. Ryan has lost the trust of the goalie of the future, and I suspect several other members of the team, so he should be gone. The development of elite players (especially in the midfield) hasn't been as good, and that's not Ryan's fault, but the U.S. team should not have been so thoroughly outclassed by Brazil.
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Yeah I dont get the move either, but i dont think it would have changed much. 2 of the goals Solo might have stopped but I dont think that she could have stopped the own goal. I can understand why she called out the coach and she was justified. But I dont think that she should have been putting down Scurry which she seemed to do. It was not Scurry's fault that Ryan put her in and she is your teammate so you should support her. i don't think it would've changed anything either, but the U.S. played very poorly. It didn't seem like they were as focused, and maybe the change in goal had something to do with that. You don't go with a backup who hasn't played unless you have to, especially when the starter has been playing pretty well. That'd be like taking Sean Marshall out of the rotation and inserting Steve Trachsel (oh wait...)
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this poll = worst idea ever
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stop effing this up you morons
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twins baby
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Jason Bay available?
TruffleShuffle replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
wow i didn't realize he had such a bad year... seriously: 135, 148, 136 OPS+ from 2004-06... then 92 this year?!?!? I think there has to be an injury that he's been hiding. -
Your second favorite National League team
TruffleShuffle replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
i grew up near philadelphia, so it's the phillies for me. They have some very good homegrown position players, and it's fun to root for a team that can do that sort of thing. -
okay seriously can anyone explain why hope solo was benched for brianna scurry today? Hope Solo is a better player now, and she had played well (and pitched 300 shutout minutes in a row) coming into the game. Then you switch and go to someone who hasn't played, because she used to be good and has a good track record against Brazil? Don't get me wrong, the U.S. got outplayed and was probably losing that game no matter what, but the decision to go with Scurry was incredibly stupid, IMO. And I don't blame Solo for saying that the Ryan made the wrong decision, because he did. Plus Hope Solo is kinda hot.
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Piniella Dumb Decisions Thread
TruffleShuffle replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
nice job letting jock face the lefty rather than pinch hitting with kendall. yeah, i know kendall sucks, but jones is absolutely putrid against lefties, and with pinto throwing that big sweeping slider, jock might as well have been up there with a toothpick in his hands. -
I dunno what they offered, but he was viewed as late first/sandwich/early second material. They should've offered him a million to get it done. I really wanted them to sign him (even if he is an average pitcher, his offense will make him above-average in terms of his overall contributions). Stupid Cobs.
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NL playoffs matchups are nowhere close to being set.
TruffleShuffle replied to CubsBears29's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
has there ever been a time in the wild card era that we've gotten to the last 3 days of the season and no teams had yet to clinch a playoff spot? I'd be really surprised if this has happened before. -
yeah i'm already pissed about 2008 and it's not even here. Clark is at least more mobile than Morelli (then again, the same could be said about a filing cabinet), but unlike Michael Robinson he's not a great athlete. It won't be quite as bad as Matt Senneca, who was one of the worst QBs I've ever seen. But Clark will be mediocre and we'll only get 2 years of Pat Devlin, a guy who could actually beat teams with a good defense.
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lawl cubs get swept by the marlins and the brewers make 4 errors in 4 innings... they don't call it the Comedy Central for nothing
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it's mind boggling how many hard hit balls were caught by the marlins in this series... the field is the size of an aircraft carrier and we can't find a place to land a hit
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well done freakin dumpster
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cue the dumpster pictures
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nice job, way to swing at the first pitch there moron
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well at least these games don't mean that much, so the horrendous umpiring isn't a big deal
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with kendall already in the game, why not PH with him and put Pie in center??? Lou is a bad manager. That is the answer. he's not terrible but he's been very bad in this series. It's a team choke from top to bottom.
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breaking news - jock jones can't hit lefties.
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nice ab jock you a-hole
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oh good jones hits lefties really well
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time for the inevitable monroe strikeout
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more fine managing there lou... now noodlearm mcgroundout is gonna be in the game
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wait what happened