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  1. bukie
    Glad to see some numbers back up my concerns. This is also why the Cubs should never trade Castro unless the return involves either an entire team's system or an already superior major leaguer.
  2. bukie
    I completely missed this when it happened, but apparently Yaroslava Shvedova played a Golden Set in the first set against 10 seed Sara Errani in the third round. Only the second Golden Set in recorded pro tennis history, and something that seems impossible. I'm not sure if I can liken it to something in a more familiar sport, but it's kind of like a pitcher throwing a perfect game without missing the strikezone.
  3. bukie
    The other unnamed piece in the deal is that for the salary numbers to match up, several players need to be signed to insane deals to be traded. Lopez would have to be signed to a max deal prior to the trade.
  4. bukie
    I have no idea why any team other than the Nets would do that deal.
  5. bukie
    Surprisingly enough, only Giolito and Hensley are HS kids with the leverage of a college commitment. The new CBA has really sped up the process of high picks signing (probably the only nice thing you can say about the new CBA). I'm not sure how much of that is the slot system and how much of that is the signing deadline.
  6. bukie
    There are as of now 6 first rounders still unsigned: 4. Kevin Gausman, RHP, Orioles 8. Mark Appel, RHP, Pirates 9. Andrew Heaney, LHP, Marlins 16. Lucas Giolito, RHP, Nationals 25. Richie Shaffer, IF, Rays 30. Ty Hensley, RHP, Yankees
  7. bukie
    So that makes Almora (6th pick) thus far the fourth highest bonus player in the draft after Buxton (2nd, $6M), Correa (1st, $4.8M), and Zunino (3rd, $4M). Zimmer (5th) and Fried (7th) each signed for $3M, and Gausman (4th) and Appel (8th) are as yet unsigned.
  8. bukie
    For me, 1984 was like 2003 would have been had the Cubs been up 3-0, except instead of Prior and Wood coming back to close the series, they had one pitcher in Sutcliffe that was better than both.
  9. bukie
    Drop Montero Add Trout Drop Teixeira Add Bautista Drop Stanton Add Hamilton
  10. bukie

    Week 14

    bukie replied to bukie's topic in Fantasy Sports

    Jeff, you've got 6 GS and have two pitchers in the lineup scheduled to pitch today.
  11. bukie
    Federer just outright stole the second set there from nothing.
  12. bukie
    Murray just used his last challenge of the match...eight games into the match.
  13. bukie
    Considering that Castro doesn't actually really get a break for the All Star game, it's a good move.
  14. bukie
    So it's too soon to refer to the 2013 season as the Rizzorection?
  15. bukie
    I'm hoping for Federer-Murray just so that it'll be a good story either way. It has been a long time since someone other than Djoker/Nadal/Federer won a GS event. Since Roddick won the US Open in 2003, only three of the subsequent 34 majors have been won by someone other than Federer, Nadal or Djokovic.
  16. bukie
    That was quick.
  17. bukie
    When was the last time the Cubs actually faced the opponent's closer?
  18. bukie
    If anything, more GIDP is indicative of getting more people on base. You got numbers to back that up ? Four of the top five teams in OBP over the past 5 years (Yankees, Red Sox, Cards, Tigers) are also among the top 8 in GIDP. The only outlier is the Rockies, for which I blame Colorado.
  19. bukie
    If anything, more GIDP is indicative of getting more people on base.
  20. bukie

    Week 14

    bukie posted a topic in Fantasy Sports

    Lots of matchups with playoff implications, but those are boring. One matchup, in particular, pits two teams in the thralls of working towards the #1 overall pick. Theocracy vs. Calvinball. Both are currently sporting 7 game losing streaks, so at least one of those is going to end. It looks like it's all just going to come down to who wants it less. On a side note, #1 overall fantasy catcher and all-star Carlos Ruiz is available, if any team wants to upgrade their C production to make a run at winning it all this year.
  21. bukie
    So? The biggest annoyance about White Sox fans is their supposed fixation on the Cubs results and caring more about them than the White Sox results. Them beating the Rangers really doesn't affect the Cubs in the slightest.
  22. bukie
    Well, it's not as if stacking the lineup against lefties has really paid off for the team this year.
  23. bukie
    The Twins have 12 hits and a walk through 4 innings and have plated just 3 runs.
  24. bukie
    that's the joke
  25. bukie
    The Cubs have won 7 of 9 and have been outscored 35-34 during that stretch.
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