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  1. BigbadB
    Yep, you missed all the fun. Maybe next time you'll be in here at the crack of dawn rather than wait until your 5th cup of coffee, eh? :D
  2. BigbadB
    I'd be quite happy with Pope. The Bears need to add another dimension to the offense. Clark was a huge non factor all year. I think the biggest reason he caught that touchdown pass against Carolina was because he was such a non factor all year, Carolina paid him no attention. A good hands TE for those 3rd and longs can sustain more drives rather than turn them into punts. 5 or 6 throws to the TE will also open those receivers up a little more. Now, if the good hands, good blocking TE is available via free agency or via trade, then I could see going after something other than a TE in the draft. Or if the top 2 or 3 TE's are off the board (unlikely) by the time the Bears draft.
  3. BigbadB
    No, I wouldn't have made a trade that involved Prior or Zambrano. My point (again) is that there were plenty of players available this offseason that would have improved this team. I really don't see the need to sit there and break down every potential deal to prove whether they could have been made or not. I can respect your opinion that you believe the Cubs did everything they possibly could to improve the team and that you believe they are better than last year. I just happen to disagree. And I don't want my other point to get lost in all of this. THE OFFSEASON IS NOT OVER! If Hendry finds a way to steal Huff away from Tampa prior to Spring Training (or someone comparable), I won't call the offseason a total loss. In fact, I'd upgrade their offseason from a "D" to a "B-". If they keep and start Walker, I'll raise it again to a "B".
  4. BigbadB
    Orlando Hudson - I'd rather have Walker Brad Wilkerson - You're right about him X Nady - Where would he play? Bradley - Right on. Javier Vazquez - We couldn't have given up what the Sox did to get him. Edgar Renteria - Would've taken Pie and then some. Adam Eaton - Good point Josh Beckett - Not enough to trade for him if it took Hanley. Luis Castillo - Maayyyybe. For the cost I'd still rather see Walker. The Fonz - No thanks. Mark Loretta - Walker. Those names were just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more. I also mentioned that there were many others that were mentioned in trade rumors (Abreu, Tejada, Manny, Floyd, Lugo, Huff, etc....) The point is that there were plenty of moves that could have been made this offseason to improve the team. My only concession is that the offseason is not over yet, so an improvement could still be forthcoming. I would be shocked if Hendry didn't add another outfield bat.
  5. BigbadB
    I might also argue that if the market was so barren this offseason, it might have been a good idea to retain the services of Nomar on a 1 year, make good, incentive laced deal, something Nomar was kind of hoping to be able to do as well. I would have much rather seen Nomar in RF this year than Jones.
  6. BigbadB
    I can think of several. While the free agent market was pretty dry this year, there were several teams willing to trade to make their teams better. Players of interest that got traded: Orlando Hudson, Brad Wilkerson, X Nady, Milton Bradley, Javier Vazquez, Edgar Renteria, Adam Eaton, Luis Castillo, Josh Beckett, Alfonso Soriano, Mark Loretta, etc... These are all guys the Cubs should have shown interest in, and fit team needs. I could list a whole bunch more guys who got traded that don't fit the teams needs. I can list a whole bunch more guys who have been rumored to be available in trade. The Cubs weren't so handcuffed that they couldn't make some moves to improve the team. The point is that this offseason the Cubs had tons of resources to improve this team (cash and trade chips) and the moves made fell short of significant improvement.
  7. BigbadB
    That's not accurate. They were 9th in '05, 7th in '04, 11th in '03, and 12th in '02. (I don't recall when Hendry started) This is the post I was talking about. I have no idea if it's accurate or not. Maybe there is some confusion with TOP 5 in general. Top 5 in MLB, top 5 in the NL? The Cubs have increased payroll by 30m over the last 5 years while removing themselves from their biggest contract (Sosa), and they are coming off a losing season to show for it. Not good whether they were top 5 or not.
  8. BigbadB
    That's about how I would sound if asked to write summary on the Cubs offseason. I think it's still a bit premature to write a summary since the offseason isn't over, but the grade up to this point is pretty accurate.
  9. BigbadB
    Hendry had the cash and the resources to improve the offense and the pitching, not just one or the other.
  10. BigbadB
    he's looking for an explanation that isn't shrouded cliche. i'm sure he'll acknowledge a decent answer to his question if that answer is offered. Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I didn't realize how cryptic this guy was. Not to mention how pointless it would actually be to post anything useful. Transmogrified Tiger is formerly CPatterson20. He gives his opinion more often than most. What's with the personal attack?
  11. BigbadB
    He Gawn!
  12. BigbadB
    Only 14 games next year? If we play the Bucs, where and when? You don't have them listed.
  13. BigbadB
    THE HORN!!!!!!!!
  14. BigbadB

    Stephen Drew

    BigbadB replied to Tim's topic in Fantasy Sports

    I'm doing the SD WBC also, but I'll be in Vegas from March 21-26.
  15. BigbadB
    I'd attempt to trade Jones for a veteran sure handed Tight End. With Petersen and Benson, I think the running back situation will be just fine with this new found passing game. Let them battle it out for the starting job and find a veteran 3rd down back to add to the mix. The receiver corps looks pretty good to me right now also if Bradley comes back fully healthy. If a good veteran can't be picked up, take the best available TE with the first pick. I doubt Pope is still available at our pick, but if he is, it's a no brainer. We could definitely use a defensive back or two in this draft, but I'd probably focus the 2nd pick on an offensive lineman. Would the Bears consider trading up in the draft to make sure they could get Pope? Give Grossman a few more sure handed receivers (TE and 3rd down back) and build up the offensive line and the defense will be quite pleased they won't have to do it all themselves next year.
  16. BigbadB
    Not sure about Florida, but I recall the Mets having a really horrible defensive outfield back in like 2002. You could probably study that. Maybe compare that team to the Mets team of 2005 that had both Cameron and Beltran in the outfield. Of course, pitching has a lot to do with the hit factor as well, so I don't know how you really perform a study that would have any accuracy. A weak infield defense probably factors in as well.
  17. BigbadB
    63 pages! :shock: I'm certainly not going to read through all of them, so I'll just give my summary. Overall, good game by the Bears. They really dropped the ball in regards to respecting Steve Smith's game, but other than Smith running all over them, they played pretty solid. Stop Smith and the Bears win this game. I was very disappointed with the 2nd Smith touchdown. Why was Thompson single covering him? It's that kind of poor judgment that cost the Bears this game. The only other part of this game I'm upset with is Maynard's inability to punt the ball. I felt he did an awesome job all season, then just completely botched the field position in this game. I thought Grossman did a pretty good job overall. I was disappointed that he decided to show his inexperience on 4th and 2 to basically end the game. He looked totally panicked on that play. It was a fun season and I look forward to next year. I hope our first pick in the draft will be a tight end. Or at least pick one up in free agency that can get open more than Clark does. Berrian looked like a stud receiver yesterday! He made several great catches.
  18. BigbadB
    Yes, let's all please calm down in here.
  19. BigbadB
    Why would you want to shut them up? If the truth is ugly, so be it. Better to let the facts be known than have a permanent cloud of suspicion hanging over the sport. I didn't necessarily say I wanted them to be shut up. I asked how MLB would do it considering the damage that could be done if these stories end up being the front page headlines in the heart of baseball season.
  20. BigbadB
    By listing the OBP's for all the years Dusty was the manager of the Giants, I do have to ask what happened? Take a look at the 2000 San Francisco Giants. Take out Russ Davis and his 180 at bats, and there wasn't one single other player on that team that had an OBP below .333 (excluding people with less than 15 at bats and pitchers). 5 of the 8 starters were .357+. 3 of them were over .400. Only Bill Mueller was below .340. That Giants team walked almost 300 more times than the Cubs did last year. What happened???????????????????????????????????? That Giants team scored 925 runs in 2000. Why can't we have a team that scores that often? Walks sure don't look like they were clogging bases back then.
  21. BigbadB
    I don't think we've even scraped the surface of ballplayers making comments like this. Once the 1999 guys who took or were offered have all retired, comments like this one could create a real mess of MLB for their lame stance on performance enhancing drugs. How will MLB shut these players up? Could they add a clause to the terms of their pension that they never speak of other players and how it relates to steroids? This could get real ugly.
  22. BigbadB
    We might need Fred for this answer, but I would say yes, there is more contact made at Coors. Using Preston Wilson as an example since he was a guy who played somewhere else before Colorado, and somewhere since Colorado, he has: his highest AVG as a Rocky, highest HR, highest Doubles, etc... He actually had 80 XBH's one year, which will typically make teams really want you on the team if you played anywhere other than Colorado. His second highest total is 69 in 5 more at bats. He had 605 at bats in 2000 with 187 K's. His full year in Colorado, he had 600 at bats and 139 K's. He topped that total last year with 148 in only 520 at bats. I'm sure you can probably find more players to compare, but he was the first one I thought of. I think Sammy could actually stretch his career in Colorado, but the weather may not to his liking all that much.
  23. BigbadB
    :shock: Are you serious? I don't have copies of direct quotes, but Dusty is full of "over the line" material, starting with.... Walks clog the bases...... Dark skinned players can handle playing in the sun much better day in and day out.... This thread could get real long if someone wanted to put Dustyisms in here from the past 3 years. He says stuff that's over the line practically every day.
  24. BigbadB
    He may end up in a platoon no matter where he ends up, including Tampa. Tampa has Crawford, Baldelli and Gomes in the outfield, and Travis Lee and Burroughs in the infield corners. That does leave DH, but when Tampa trades Lugo to Boston for Marte, Burroughs will probably platoon at DH with Gomes. Other names that are still possibilities for the outfield also are Gathright, Delmon Young, and BJ Upton. Huff is probably as good as gone from Tampa prior to the season. And I actually like what Tampa is doing with the team. If they can get Marte and a stud pitching prospect from Boston for Lugo and Gathright, and then get another starter for Huff, they'll have a pretty good team this year.
  25. BigbadB
    Hah! You beat me to it. I guess I was wrong about him getting his appointment in. I'm not sure if it falls under the category of "classy" if you put a guy in the awkward position of worrying about someone else's physical problems instead of your own. :-k
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