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  1. rawaction
    1. Number of Cubs wins, 2008 89 +50 2. Number of Cubs wins, Cardinals season series (15 games) 9 +150 3. Number of runs scored, 2008 780 +75 4. Number of runs allowed, 2008 710 +150 5. Final Placement in the NL Central Division 1st +200 625/1300 Player Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Aramis Ramirez Home Runs 32 +20 2. Number of Soriano Stolen Bases 22 +40 3. Kosuke Fukudome's OBP .385 +0 4. Derrek Lee's RBIs 92 +40 5. Ted Lilly's Wins 15 +30 6. Carlos Zambrano's ERA 3.40 +0 7. Rich Hill's Ks 178 +0 8. Ryan Dempster's Innings Pitched 164 +10 160/400 Bonus Questions I 1. Rich Hill's Innings Pitched +30 2. Jon Lieber's relief appearances +30 3. Reed Johnson's at-bats +30 4. Fukudome +0 5. Lilly +30 6. Ramirez +0 120/180 Bonus Questions II (30 points each) 1. Most HRs: Soriano +30 2. Highest OBP (min. 400 ABs): Derrek Lee +0 3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs): Carlos Zambrano +0 4. Most saves: Kerry Wood +30 60/120 The Annual Tiebreaker: 6/22/08 TOTAL: 965
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    By the numbers they've been pretty good lately. They've ranked 10th, 31st and 54th in defensive efficiency the last 3 years. The two years before that they were 138 and 160 though. Just from watching them they seem to pressure and gamble a lot but will break down. Yeah, I posted before I looked up the defensive stats. Not as bad as I thought. Another good thing about this hire is that Terrell Holloway had Marquette on his list of teams after he got out of his LOI to IU. If Holloway does come back to IU, and everyone else comes back and is allowed to play, this team looks a lot like the recent Marquette teams.
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    I think you are downplaying the very significant difference between Harris and Brown. And that is where the biggest difference is. The Bears could use a DT to slot in next to Brown. They still need an elite safety. I think you are downplaying the significant difference between the DT position's importance and the FS/SS position's importance. A good group of DTs, makes the DEs better, and make the LBs better, namely Urlacher the team's best player. That in-turn makes the pass rush better, which makes the pass defense better. The pass defense already has 2 solid CBs in Tillman and Vasher who take some of the pressure off of the safeties, when they are healthy. The Bears haven't had an elite safety in the last 3 years, yet 2 of the 3 years they have been a good-to-great team. Last year, they had the worst DT play they've had in years and didn't perform.
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    I don't think Beane will be looking to move Harden. I think he could be a guy that the A's keep around. He's not starting 64 games in the next 2 years with his customary ERA in the low 3s. So, I think the A's either restructure before next year or pick up the option and negotiate a team friendly 2-3 year deal during the 09 season.
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    Yep, that always gets lost in the story. He had no chance of catching that. It was Moises Alou people.
  6. rawaction
    Indifferent on the hire. It's questionable as to whether Crean can recruit/develop big men. He doesn't coach defense well, if at all. Sadly, he would be well-suited for a team with Crawford, Ellis, Bassett, Ebanks, and Holloway on the roster, but who knows if any of them will be there for him.
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    Safety wasn't much of an issue late in the season. The Bears have much bigger issues than safety, namely OL, RB, WR, DT. I don't see DT as nearly a big a problem as S. At least the Bears have 1 pro bowl caliber DT who is a reasonable bet to play 16 games. All the other guys they cycled in there are basically of the same caliber as all the safeties the Bears used. And Dvoracek is probably capable of being better than any Bears safety. OT, OG, WR, QB and probably RB are needed ahead of S. But safety is definitely a need. I didn't say S wasn't a need. Safety and DT are in the same boat for me. One probowl caliber player at both. Sure Harris is more likely to play 16 games than Brown, but that's not saying much...neither is likely to play 16 when all is said and done. After Harris and Brown, you have a similar situation with DT and S having a young player w/ upside who hasn't shown anything in live game action (Dvoracek and Payne). And a solid but not spectacular veteran (Adams and McGowan). Toeiana and Idonje both showed flashes, but no DT outside of Harris has the talent that D Manning has at safety. Throw in the fact that DT is a much more important position to the Bears success than either safety position, and I rank it as a bigger need.
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    Safety wasn't much of an issue late in the season. The Bears have much bigger issues than safety, namely OL, RB, WR, DT.
  9. rawaction
    Kroeger in CF McGehee at C EPatt at 2B Murton in LF Fox at 3B. Hoffpauir at 1B.
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    Adam Archuleta, special teams ace!
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    Apparently, they are just kicked off the Dan Dakich coached IU basketball team. Which means, they could be off the team for about 3 more days or at most a couple weeks.
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    Guillen and Cabrera combine for an ugly error to start the Tigers/Royals game. Guillen looked like he has no clue how to take a throw at 1B.
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    I've been thinking this way for a while now. If they go BPA, it's very likely that will be a RB. It's clearly a need. Sadly, I could see the Bears waiting til the 3rd to get an OT, depending on what DT or WR is there in the 2nd.
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    This is 2004 all over again. Zambrano and Hill will be injured all season long. Derrek Lee will beaned in the head and be a shadow of his former self the rest of the season, before leaving early the final day of the season. Soriano and Scott Eyre will get into verbal spats with Len and Bob causing them to get fired. The Cubs finally trade for Brian Roberts at the last minute on July 31 and still collapse at the end of the season, falling short of the playoffs.
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    Anybody watching (watched)? I thought it was great. Lots of people on hand, including Hank Aaron. I love the nostalgia of the old highlights. Wish I was around in the 60s to see that great talent play. Wrigley was beautiful and pure (no ads, no lights). As much as it would mean to me for the Cubs to win a World Series (and I would bawl like a baby), I can't imagine what it would mean to guys like Ernie, Santo, Billy, and Fergie.
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    Wonder if Bennett's lack of interest has anything to do with the way his sister was treated as IU women's coach? I don't remember the story (as I just remembered Cathi was a women's coach) but she was controversially fired.
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    Is the waiver thing because the season hasn't really started yet? I noticed it too, but I assumed it would change once the season started.
  18. rawaction
    We need a superlock so that mods can't post in here anymore, either. You're right. Mods shouldn't be able to post in here either.
  19. rawaction
    That was so fixed. 24 straight Nats retired, before that Zimmerman walk-off.
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    Nice way to blow it for the Nats.
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    I wouldn't be surprised if Lee started to slightly regress. Obviously, 05 isn't happening again. But you also gotta worry that his patience, while still good, was a little less last year. The power came on in the 2nd half, but he still finished well below his last couple years w/ Florida and first couple with the Cubs. If he has a .109 BB/PA and .196 ISOP again, he could find himself closer to his career .870 OPS vs. his .913 of last year. Again, still decent, but that would take him from arguably the team's best hitter to 3rd best. I'd guess somewhere in between last year and his career averages, about .290/.380/.510.
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    If he's good when he pitches, how is he overrated? Is he supposed to be good when he's not pitching too?
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    Be interesting to see if IU went with their 3rd straight minority hire. I don't think Purnell is that good of a coach though.
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    I'd prefer Miller to Bennett, but yeah, they are my 1 and 1a. Nobody else is even close.
  25. rawaction
    What's more strange? No IU basketball championship since 1987 or no Notre Dame football championship since 1988. Neither team has really been that close in the last 12 years.
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