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I like the idea, but I like Theriot starting at SS better.

I base it on the fact Reggie Bush was more of a rookie then than he is now. As was Colston. Brees has to be a lot more comfortable late in the season than he was at the beginning of the season. This is his first year with a new organization. I'm still picking the Bears to win. But, this Saints team does scare me a lot.

The Saints are the team I worry about most. Brees is a very good quarterback. The Saints have a lot of different offensive weapons. The Bears defense doesn't put enough pressure on the quarterback, which is going to give the Saints a lot of opportunities to put points on the board. One thing that gets overlooked a bit, is the fact that the Saints are a much better team at this point in the season than they were at the beginning of the season. The Bears are not as good as they were at the beginning of the season. Home field and some Bear weather is what I'll be pulling for this weekend. I think that might give us the advantage we need to pull off this game. We need to force a few turnovers at critical times. If it comes down to the kicking game, I like the Bears chances even more. Last weeks game nearly gave me cardiac arrest. I'd really like a comfortable lead and pure dominance this week, but I'm not expecting it. Bears 24 Saints 21

Maybe they will be announcing refunds to the season ticket holders for the 2004-2006 seasons. :D

I'd like to hear Sandberg say what he thought of the Dusty era. I'm sure he wouldn't have too many nice things to say. Ken Unfortunately, you'll never hear any such thing. I don't know if it's because there is a written or unwritten rule that you don't badmouth others in your field or if people prefer not to swim upstream (make waves) within the baseball ranks. Dusty was pathetic. Much worse than Don Baylor. If Dusty wasn't tossing out ridiculous quotes (white boys can't play day baseball, etc....), he was tossing out ridiculous line ups.

And if Cesar Izturis is the #2 hitter?

I'd have to say resignations wouldn't be a total disappointment.

Ha. Maybe my buddies brothers gave up on Lidell and moved on to someone their own size in Giles. :D

The Stadium Club level is where the premier seats are at Jack Murphy.

The Braves are pretty high on Scott Thorman, so Wilson sits against righties, but becomes a major threat off the bench. Against Oliver Perez, Tom Glavine, Dontrelle Willis and the many other lefties in the NL, Wilson should see plenty of at bats.

Nice try, but not a chance on Jones for Kottaras/Pedroia. Nixon is arguably as valuable or more valuable than Jones. Pedroia is penciled in at 2b and Kottaras is Varitek's future replacement. The Padres are looking for a LF, but they have nothing to offer in return. Jones is from San Diego and I know San Diego likes bringing back their own. So, I've looked a lot at the Padres, but I just don't see anything that works. Rumor is the Padres may make a deal with Milwaukee for one of their outfielders, most likely Jenkins.

I'd do a reliever for Omar Infante. Maybe we could give them Novoa back.

Local San Diego HS shortstop Matt Bush was quite a reach for the Padres as well. I hear that he's been converted to a pitcher now.

You're right. I had no idea New Orleans was devastated by a hurricane until the Saints starting winning football games. Again, why the cynicism? This country has a long history of people reacting strongly to the initial news event, but then letting the story disappear. The damage caused by Katrina is something that cannot be fixed by a flood of water bottles and canned goods to the area. It is an ongoing struggle. Causes that constantly have attention brought upon them are the ones that receive the most effort, both in man hours and financial assistance, and that is often the difference between solving a problem and letting one fester. Yes, we all know Katrina happened. But everytime a story is written about what people are still enduring, and what still needs to be done, somebody somewhere is probably reminded, and inspired to do some good. Not to mention the fact the people of New Orleans actually have something to be somewhat cheerful about. I can't imagine the feeling of waking up everyday in what looks like a war ravaged city, and knowing that it will probably look that way again tomorrow. If the Saints season brightens even just a few people's days and weeks, it's more than they had before football season. Go Bears! If the Bears lose, I'll be cheering on the Saints to Super Bowl victory. I hate the Pats and Colts.

Not only does Veal nap prior to games, but it looks like he naps during caravan's also. He must be well rested. :D

2004 Nomar Garciaparra >>>>Ramon Martinez>> Alex Gonzalez Alex Gonzalez played SS less than Ramon and Nomar

Hello Captain Obvious! :D Nothing wrong with posting it here.

I think the Pirates won big time in this deal.

Yay! I was hoping for this trade. Enter Scott Thorman! (sorry, fantasy baseball excitement)

Yeah, that's the guy. I guess he's from San Diego, but I don't follow that sport, yet.....

A friend of mine was at the game. His seats were right behind Paul Lidell (sp?), one of the top Ultimate Fighters. My friend left the game because he couldn't stop his brothers (very drunk) wouldn't stop messing with Paul and his girlfriend/wife? He was very embarrassed and didn't want to be any part of what might have happened later. I don't think anything did happen, but I'm not sure.

I noticed on Rotoworld that the Tigers are making Omar Infante a back up this year. I'd much rather have him than Izturis.

Ha! Put Bonds #2 in the line up behind Youkilis and his .381 OBP and just watch Manny and Ortiz go to town.

Win or lose, Mark Prior will make less money than Cesar Izturis or Jason Marquis or Scott Eyre.

I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you here. We don't know how Prior's arm got ruined. Could be from pitcher abuse, could be from poor conditioning on his part. I think the abuse had a lot to do with it, personally. But, if there is even a remote chance the Cub organization had anything to do with his injury problems, I would demand a raise. The insignificant raise he "might" receive in arbitration is nothing in comparison to what he might have made if he was never injured in the first place. How much in earnings does he stand to lose over the course of his career from pitcher abuse early in his career if his pitching arm is never the same? And if by chance he comes back healthy in 2007, whatever he is making is probably going to be significantly less than what he is worth. This is a non-issue, IMO.