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  1. bukie
    Trivia time (and not even Big Ten)! With last night's Colorado home upset victory, Big 12 teams are now an astounding 114-1 at home this year. Which team has the home loss?
  2. bukie
    The biggest problem I see with that proposal is that the Hawks aren't especially deep with defensemen, so it would limit their already thin back line. Wouldn't they also stand to save more if they could move, say, Campbell, anyway? I could see them trying to move Campbell and then one of Sharp/Versteeg/Byfuglien.
  3. bukie
    Patrick Kane is an easy target for beating up a cabbie in the offseason. As far as the "stars" on the Blackhawks, their worthy Olympians are Kane (USA), Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook (Canada), and Marian Hossa (Slovakia). Tomas Kopecky made the Slovak team, but I assume that's mostly because they couldn't find any other Slovaks. Columbus, on the other hand, has really struggled this year, especially of late. They do, however, have seven Olympians, the most prominent of which are probably Rick Nash (Canada), Fedor Tyutin (Russia) and Fredrik Modin and Samuel Paahlsson (Sweden).
  4. bukie
    There's an odd separation of teams in the Big Ten in the Pomeroy Ratings today. 5 teams in the top 20 (Wisconsin, Purdue, Minnesota, Ohio State, Michigan State), only a single team between 20 and 75 (Illinois at 48), and then 3 teams between 75 and 97 (Northwestern, Michigan, PSU), and Indiana and Iowa on their own respective islands in the rankings.
  5. bukie
    Also, all Illinois fans can officially say that Illinois was alone in first place in the Big Ten. For a day.
  6. bukie
    Even if this is as good as it gets, at least this Illinois team accomplished something last year's team didn't.
  7. bukie
    Why in the hell was Jordan letting that ball go out of bounds?
  8. bukie
    You make it sound the Hawks should be afraid. I'm sorry I can't get afraid of the Ducks, I simply can't. There is not a team in the West that the Hawks can't beat. And you could argue the Hawks could beat every team in the NHL. So you're statement, NUN, really should fall on deaf eyes. I don't disrepsect the Ducks, I, and I am pretty sure the Hawks players themselves will agree with what I am saying, just don't fear them. Well I was just trying to point out that the Hawks shouldnt be that down about losing to Anaheim. And also wanted to point out that Anaheim has PROVEN to be a real good playoff team in the last few years. But hey, if you want to believe the Hawks have already proven something, be my guest. Nice logic. Hawks went farther in the playoffs than the Ducks last year, but it's the Ducks that proved something, not the Hawks. He did say last few years, implying that he's including their Cup winning season from 3 years back, and possibly their trip to the conference finals from 4 years back. That totals 7 playoff series victories in 4 years, while the Hawks have but 2 in 15 years.
  9. bukie
    You know, without order, you might as well call all those puzzles "Name all the teams in the Big Ten" ;)
  10. bukie
    I still think Cal is by far the best team in the conference, but yeah, yeesh. I don't know about that. Oh, nobody is final four material, for sure, but I thought going into the conference that Cal would win. Although, for comic value, it'd be best if USC won the conference and the tournament while being banned from postseason play.
  11. bukie
    Sure, I'll take dibs on the Bears...ok, I'm done.
  12. bukie
    I still think Cal is by far the best team in the conference, but yeah, yeesh.
  13. bukie
    To me, the NFC games are largely toss-ups, while anything but Colts-Chargers would be a huge upset in the AFC. Which means it'll probably be Saints-Vikings-Ravens-Jets. I'm going to go with Cardinals-Vikings-Colts-Chargers, though.
  14. bukie
    Illini should be able to get to 4-0 in the Big Ten this week before the hammer drops starting over the weekend. PSU at home, hopefully with a better result than 38-33 with no free throw attempts. For those not paying attention, that makes Illinois' opening BT schedule: NW at home, Iowa at home, at Indiana, PSU at home. After a trip to Purdue and a visit from MSU, it's: at NW, at PSU, home vs. Indiana, at Iowa. So, there's potential for an 8-2 start in conference. After that, they may not win another game.
  15. bukie
    In actual African cup action, host Angola held a 4-0 lead on Mali in the 79th minute, only to let up 4 goals in 11 minutes to draw. Also, WC entrant and fellow Group C squad Algeria got waxed 3-0 by Malawi.
  16. bukie
    He's actually been pretty good for the last month or so, but he was absolutely awful in the 3rd period last night. 4 of the 8 shots went in, and 3 of them should have been easy stops.
  17. bukie
    Hawks only have 12 shots on goal in 2 periods.
  18. bukie
    From the "I'm not saying, I'm just saying..." department: Illinois is one of only two teams undefeated in the Big Ten right now. (and I'm just saying it while I still can)
  19. bukie
    Hawks caught San Jose for second highest scoring team in the league. Still #1 defensively in goals per game against. They likely won't catch Washington.
  20. bukie
    Looking at the next two years' candidates... 2011: Bagwell, Palmeiro, Kevin Brown, John Franco, John Olerud, Larry Walker, Juan Gonzalez - Bagwell probably the best bet, but I don't anticipate a lot of support for any of the others. 2012: Bernie Williams, Javy Lopez, ... - Yeah, there may not be anybody getting in this year. The third best candidate may just be Jeromy Burnitz. So, Blyleven and Alomar are definitely getting in over the next couple years.
  21. bukie
    Everett is the easiest no-brainer of the whole group. Far and away the best defensive SS of the decade, overall and on a per-year basis. However, the question of "best defensive infielder of the decade" using a comparison of highest UZR from each of the four infield positions is a little silly, because SS are usually the best defenders in the infield (that's why they're at SS), so comparing Everett to, say, Pujols is a little silly. Utley comes out great in UZR ratings, as well as Rolen. Pujols is closest, and Mientkiewicz was actually the best defensive 1B based on a per-year basis, but Pujols played first base more.
  22. bukie
    Why not? Because it destroys the moronic argument that DH's are only part-time players? yeah ok....that's exactly why. Pitchers have one baseball skill they do well. They pitch. It's one of the three phases of baseball, and largely the most important, but it's still just one thing. Starting pitchers, now they do it all the time, and are counted on for the majority of the season. Relief pitchers, though? They're more of a part-time player than a DH in the game, even back in the 90s. Edgar Martinez was a more important piece of his team than players like Bruce Sutter and Lee Smith were in their times. Martinez was one of the 5-10 best hitters in the game during his time, and should be hall material based on that ability. Would you agree that it's easier to be a world class hitter when you don't have to focus on defense at all? As easy as it is to be a world class reliever when you don't have to focus on hitting at all.
  23. bukie
    Why not? Because it destroys the moronic argument that DH's are only part-time players? yeah ok....that's exactly why. Pitchers have one baseball skill they do well. They pitch. It's one of the three phases of baseball, and largely the most important, but it's still just one thing. Starting pitchers, now they do it all the time, and are counted on for the majority of the season. Relief pitchers, though? They're more of a part-time player than a DH in the game, even back in the 90s. Edgar Martinez was a more important piece of his team than players like Bruce Sutter and Lee Smith were in their times. Martinez was one of the 5-10 best hitters in the game during his time, and should be hall material based on that ability.
  24. bukie
    Dawson also has the dubious distinction of the OF with the lowest career OBP in the hall, taking the title away from Lou Brock. Brock's career OBP was .343, while Dawson's was .323. Tim Raines was a much better player than Dawson. And I say this knowing Dawson was my second-favorite Cub growing up. He didn't deserve to win the MVP in 1987 (the gaudy RBI totals did it for him, he had a .328 OBP and a .896 OPS), but two more deserving Cardinals (one of which, believe it or not, was Ozzie Smith in by far his best offensive season) split votes to get Dawson to win it.
  25. bukie
    Why not? Because it destroys the moronic argument that DH's are only part-time players?
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