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  1. bukie
    Bonifacio out on the basepaths more often than some teams this season.
  2. bukie
    I hate when that happens. To their credit, most of the people I've seen write about this series admit that this years wild is a better and more dangerous team, but the Hawks are just better and have home ice. Wild were 21st in the NHL in puck possession during the season, and yet were 1st in puck possession during the first round. Reason? The Avs were dead last in the NHL in puck possession during the season.
  3. bukie
    8th inning line-out on Tuesday. 8 straight PAs reaching base.
  4. bukie
    Don't think I've seen a single pick of Minnesota. Even their SB Nation fan site picks the Hawks.
  5. bukie
    It's spelled "Valbuena"
  6. bukie
    2014 ACC-B1G challenge matchups announced: Mon, Dec 1 - Nebraska at Florida State - Rutgers at Clemson Tue, Dec 2 No. 21 - Syracuse at No. 24 Michigan - Ohio State at No. 8 Louisville - Pittsburgh at Indiana - NC State at Purdue - Illinois at Miami (Fla.) - Minnesota at Wake Forest Wed, Dec 3 - No. 2 Duke at No. 4 Wisconsin - No. 18 Michigan State at Notre Dame - No. 25 Iowa at No. 6 North Carolina - No. 7 Virginia at Maryland - Georgia Tech at Northwestern - Virginia Tech at Penn State
  7. bukie
    They can if they get a pick back.
  8. bukie
    Floyd Mayweather doesn't like to take a hit.
  9. bukie
    Random thought...if the Lakers offered their 1st rounder this year for Thibs, would you be happy with that deal? Would the Bulls?
  10. bukie
    Also drafting based on current major league need is the worst draft strategy ever.
  11. bukie
    Because Hoffman is taking two weeks off due to arm soreness. The gulf between 4 and 5 is big enough that one of the 4 announcing retirement next week would drop them even with 5.
  12. bukie
    I think if the Kings score first they beat the Sha arks. I'd like to see the Wild beat the Avs. There ought to be at least 1 upset in round 1. I don't really care about Flyers/ Rangers. Flyers / Pens is usually fun. Weren't the Blackhawks technically an upset? Assuming you are basing this solely on seeds instead of expectations. The BHawks were betting favorites, were they not? I think the Blues were actually slight betting favorites, but the Blackhawks were the second most favored team in the West to win the Cup (after the Blues)
  13. bukie
    Rodon Aiken Kolek Hoffman -----why have more than 4?
  14. bukie
    Isn't that sort of the definition of NBA hell? Being better than a large amount of teams but nowhere near the elite? I'm pretty sure the definition of NBA hell is a second round series between the Hawks and Wizards.
  15. bukie

    Castro

    bukie replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    At 28 he'll be on the decline. Shortstops peak early. Mostly because the best hitting shortstops get moved off shortstop by then.
  16. bukie

    Castro

    bukie replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Castro and Rizzo leading the team in LD% so far this year, which is encouraging, except for the whole "the rest of the team can't hit line drives often".
  17. bukie
    Bulls were up 5 with 4 seconds left, Wizards inbounded the ball and Snell fouled Wall shooting 70 feet from the basket. Wall then made all 3 instead of missing one intentionally to give them a chance, the Bulls inbounded the ball to Taj, who got fouled and made 1 of 2, so the Wizards got the rebound with 2 seconds left down 3, only to lose the ball out of bounds.
  18. bukie
    Nine players that hurt their teams by taking way too many shots (Insider): http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10817078/9-players-hurting-their-teams-college-basketball
  19. bukie
    Wait, Qatar might not be able to come through? Unprecedented.
  20. bukie
    No, nowhere.
  21. bukie
    The "Hope Rodon has just enough perceived problems to slide to 4" strategy is working so well, even Cub fans are backing off him.
  22. bukie
    Controlling the strike zone as a hitter is the most important skill you can really have. And it's not all about walks, either. It's about swinging at the good pitches you can hit, and not swinging at the bad pitches you can't. Some hitters have better plate coverage than others, and some hitters can make good contact outside the strike zone, but most crucial is not making the pitcher's job any easier than it has to be considering even the best hitters reach base about 40% of the time.
  23. bukie
    Besides Shark, who else is the longest tenured Cub? With a rotating carousel of 4th OF's/utility players, Rizzo looks to be the de facto leader - but he's got 1 full year in. Um, Castro was called up in 2010. But Castro can't possibly be a team leader...
  24. bukie
    Is this a bigger shock than McDermott leaving Iowa State for Creighton? Mizzou is a better job than ISU and Creighton is a better job than Tulsa Tulsa is joining the AAC this season... ...which means the AAC will consist of Cincy, UConn, Memphis, SMU, Temple, South Florida, UCF, Houston, Tulsa, Tulane and East Carolina. Brutal, but still arguably as strong as the SEC.
  25. bukie
    ‏@robneyer 8m Billy Hamilton just took the worst swing in @MLB history. Makes me wonder if this thing is going to work.
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