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My problem with the judging of gymnastics is that all things are apparently not equal. The highest score we saw on the uneven bars was 16.90 by Liuken. I don't recall the exact score that Shawn Johnson got on the balance beam, but I think it was something like 15.90. Her performance on the balance beam was, to me, far and away the best performance by ANYONE in any of the events. It had the most difficulty, and she executed her routine perfectly. And so her score is not even in the same ballpark with the uneven bars. In fact, Johnson got a better score herself on the uneven bars. The judges screwed the USA for both Luiken and Johnson on the beam, and if you fix those scores, Sacramone's two biffs meant the difference between a gold and a silver.
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I know exactly who you are referring to. He's why I'm not in that league anymore. I was never bashful in calling that dude an idiot.
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Better yet, Peavy will be the first 20 game loser with an ERA under 2.75. -
It was hopeless, anyway. ;) Isn't that what those swimming boys from France said to the boys in Red, White and Blue before they got their ass handed to them on a silver platter? ETA: Combing the internet, searching, searching, searching...... Oh yes. Here it is. I found it..... Week 6: Northside Baseball 202.5000 at Fuzzy Logistics 306.5000 :thumbsup:
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Bummer. My big match up with NSBB is next week, and I won't be around for it. I leave on vacation this Friday and will miss the rest of this week and all of next week. Hopefully all my boys stay healthy, because I'll be presetting my line ups since I'm not taking any computers with me.
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Personally, I'd take just about any improvement over Daryle Ward at this point. Here are a few amazing facts: Carlos Zambrano's SLG is more than 200 points higher than Wards. Carlos Zambrano has more XBH's and more HR's in less at bats than Ward. Carlos Zambrano has more RBI than Daryle Ward. Carlos Zambrano has scored almost twice as many runs as Daryle Ward. Eric Patterson scored more runs in his brief stint with the Cubs than Ward. Any combination of two of Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis or Ryan Dempster has more hits than Daryle Ward. Dempster, Lilly and Marquis have the same number of RBI as Daryle Ward. Dempster and Marquis have crossed home plate as often or more often than Ward. Rich Harden is only 3 runs scored from tying Daryle Ward. At a certain point, one just has to let go of the past.
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Can we really complain about the Cardinals "luck"?
BigbadB replied to 17 Seconds's topic in General Baseball Talk
I think the seasons from Dempster and Edmonds are way more improbable than the seasons guys like Ludwick and Lohse are having. I'd say they are about equally improbable. Why Dempster? He was an All-Star with the Marlins before. There's still some time left, he could fade a bit and we could see an increase in his WHIP. I don't know is he on pace for the same amount of Walks and K's as his AS year? I don't see what's so shocking with him though, other than his really nice WHIP. I mean, we're comparing our guys to the Cards comparable guys, what's more shocking, Lohse, Wellemeyer and Looper....or Dempster? Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP +--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+ 2000 23 FLA NL 14 10 33 33 2 1 0 0 226.3 210 102 92 30 97 209 5 4 974 7 0 3.66 4.41 120 1.356 AS 2008 31 CHC NL 13 5 25 25 1 0 0 0 157.3 121 58 51 11 62 139 6 5 647 0 0 2.92 4.50 154 1.163 9 out of 10 NSBBers didn't even want Dempster to sniff the rotation this year before Spring Training started. No one could predict Dempster to be this good. Not even his own mother. -
Wouldn't Randy Winn be taking Ward's roster spot if the trade went down? :wink:
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Is Cuban married and if so how strong is that marriage? :starwars: Yep, he's married. Although I recall an early interview with Cuban when he was interested in possibly purchasing the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he joked that if he bought that team, he was probably looking at a divorce.
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I was pretty high on Bobby Douglass and Vince Evans. After that, meh. And that was a really long time ago. This team needs to get a legit signal caller, pronto. I've worn myself out wishing and hoping this team had a QB that was good for more than a game or two.
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Unless Moores slashes ticket prices by 50% along with his slashing of payroll by 50%, this will not be a popular move among Padres fans.
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I was at a sports bar in San Diego, and the game that FOX was showing was the Cubs/Cardinals game. Hmm.
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Wow. Way to insert your foot in your mouth, Moose. I was excited when the Bears signed Moose. I really thought he would be an ideal possession receiver with this weak passing attack the Bears employed during his tenure here. He didn't provide a boost at all. Truth be told, he pretty much sucked. And now he wants to run his mouth now that he's gone? Who does he think he is? Randall Moss? T.O.? Ocho Cinco? Dude, most fantasy leaguers don't even know who you are at this point in your career, Moose. Shut up already!
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Ugh I don't think associating one's self with Mike Vick and fledgling football leagues is going to help you buy a MLB team. Oh, that league sure will be going places if they are pinning all their hopes on a washed up QB who likes to pay to have dogs kill each other. :roll:
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Orlando Hudson Dislocates Wrist
BigbadB replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in General Baseball Talk
I like how you provide stats for Chris Young and Carlos Quentin, but only provide "legitimately fine pitcher at a decent price" for Javier Vasquez. Go ahead and post this legitimately fine pitcher's stats for the season. An argument can be made that one would rather have Jason Marquis. I sometimes enjoy your arguments, Badnews. But, you can't sit there and blast Chris Young and a whole bunch of other people, yet praise the legitimately fine Javier Vasquez in the very same thread and get away with it. -
Orlando Hudson Dislocates Wrist
BigbadB replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in General Baseball Talk
Makes up for the fact that they were quite lucky last season. This is no different than last year. Hudson pretty much missed the end of last season and the playoffs, too. -
Keep a close eye on this situation. John Moores is currently in an ugly divorce battle and he'll likely be looking to unload big contracts anyway, so Brian Giles may not have a choice but to leave San Diego. Personally, I don't think San Diego can afford to dump big contracts since they moved downtown. Season ticket sales and yearly attendance is currently taking a pretty big hit and those numbers have fallen every year for the past 3 years. I predicted this is exactly what would happen. The newness of the stadium is wearing off and the Padres can't just fill seats with just anyone stepping onto the field. If the Padres cut Giles loose and don't make a big splash (have the Padres ever made a big splash?) this offseason, Moores will take a much bigger hit to the wallet on ticket sales than Giles' option year. People are just not going to hassle with driving downtown to see a crappy Padres team. They are in the same boat as the Cubs. The team is expected to field a competitive team now. Their days of averaging 30,000 fans a game for a mediocre to bad team are over.
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Meanwhile, Fuzzy is about to get Vernon Wells and Milton Bradley back. :stickman: Now if I can just get Javier Vasquez to get the stick out of his ass. Well, I had a dominating win over Quakers this week so at least I'm looking better for the playoffs. Hopefully by then, Lee is back (I've heard reports he's done for the season too). :| My team has been dominant over these past 3 weeks without 2/3 of my outfield. I will have a tough decision to make when Wells comes off the DL. I'm afraid one of the kids will have to be cut. I really like Carlos Gonzalez and Alexei Ramirez, and Ellsbury is finally turning the corner on a horrendous slump. Mr. "I like to give up at least 2 home runs a game" Cueto is also being considered for DFA. But, looking at my keeper list for '09, I can't keep all of those guys and Ian Stewart anyway. Just would have been nice to keep them all and trade one of them at season's end for something of value. How exactly does this waiver thingy work?
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Meanwhile, Fuzzy is about to get Vernon Wells and Milton Bradley back. :stickman: Now if I can just get Javier Vasquez to get the stick out of his ass.
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I'm not even going to bother to check. I'm quite certain the Angels will be on here. But, I won't be home anyway, so it doesn't matter.
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Personally, I don't see this trade working out. Giles has Boston on his list of teams he can't be traded to, IIRC. And while Boston is willing to pick up the remainder of his contract, San Diego will still want some talented prospects for Giles, and I'm not sure Boston will be willing to pick up the entire contract AND give up talented prospects as well. The reason I don't see it working out is because Boston already has a pretty dense outfield, which cuts into Giles' playing time. Bay in left, Drew in right and Ellsbury and Crisp in CF. I'm not sure how keen Giles would be to DH, either, and Boston already has Ortiz at DH. It is interesting that Giles hasn't made it public that he's blocking the trade at this point, so maybe he would like a chance at a World Series ring. But, you still have to get Padres management to sign off on lesser talent for basically their second best player.
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Yeah, I don't think this works until everyone is using NSBB and I still don't think it will work correctly after that. I'd prefer we stick to the trade deadline rule.
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I don't miss the WGN games. WGN still isn't an HD program with my cable company. More and more games are broadcasting in HD on my MLB EI package. Looking forward to the day all the games are broadcast in HD.
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The Rangers are really getting hosed from that aspect.
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It's a head to head league. Head to head match up for a tie breaker makes perfect sense.
