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Man, my defense sucked yesterday.
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Holy crap, the US actually made up a 6 goal differential to Italy?
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Seems odd that they would do something like this rather than just reseed everybody starting with Federer at No. 1. IMO, the big winner here ends up being Andy Roddick, who just got del Potro instead of Nadal in his quarter, and will now be able to avoid all of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic until the finals.
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Two weeks back, I asked if I could switch out a guy who wasn't playing for a FA that was and Juan said it was OK. So I picked up Michael Bourn and dropped Chris Duncan. After I did that, though, popular opinion was that it was against the spirit of a weekly roster and shouldn't be allowed, so I benched Bourn the rest of the week (which ended up being one day) and just used him the next week.
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Time for a 3-way deal
bukie replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
There are three things I see wrong with this potential deal: 1) If the Royals are in fact ready to wave the white flag, it would make absolutely no sense to trade away a player still under organizational control for a couple years in return for older, more expensive options. 2) The Nats may need pitching, but they don't need stopgap bullpen retreads, or to add salary for the sake of salary matching deals. If they're not getting actual prospects, there's no reason to make a deal. 3) The Cubs would essentially be getting the best 2 players in a 10 player deal, and giving up no players that belong on a major league team while at the same time aren't prospects. That just isn't ever going to happen. So, besides the Royals waving a white flag to get older and more expensive, the Nats picking up other teams' retreads and trash to take their shot to win this year, and the Cubs getting 2 players for nothing of value, this deal makes sense. -
So, the Indians are coming into town, and odds are that Kerry Wood will pitch against the Cubs, quite possibly in a save situation. If that happens, how will you react?
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Saudis have to be kicking themselves for that one. All they needed was a home victory against them. Of course, Saudi Arabia is likely to win the playoff anyway against New Zealand.
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Yeah, maybe a bit much, but it managed to shore up two of my weakest areas (other than 1B), and I really like Cruz.
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This isn't an I-told-you-so thread, this is a thread where something is brought up in hindsight to stick it to everyone who hoped for the best for a Cub hitter this year. Of course, he's still been the Cubs most valuable hitter this year, even with a significant 2-week slump.
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6/16 white sox (Danks) @ Cobs (Z) 7:05 WGN - PPD Rain
bukie replied to CubmanPi's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
So do I. I can't stand these games against the White Sox. I wish they'd do away with Interleague play. I wish they'd do it similar to the NFL, one division per year, set schedule. None of these stupid "rivalry" series. I also kind of wish both leagues were balanced with 15 teams each, with an interleague series going on at all times. -
And your reasoning behind that is? No one would have beat the Lakers in the Finals with the way they were playing. Not Garnett's Boston team. Not Lebron. Not anyone. Please. Simply put, two tossup games go the other way, and this series is 3-2 Orlando heading back to LA. I imagine as time passes, this playoffs will be looked on as a "dominant" Laker run through the playoffs.
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Well sure, but weren't you excited when the Staleys put together a pro football team in Chicago that you could follow at the ripe young age you were back then? :)
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You need to shore up that defense. :)
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I have a side bet going on this week with a coworker as to which number will be higher: the number of goals the USMNT scores in pool play, or the number of goals Spain allows in pool play. I have the US, because I think Spain may just shut out their pool.
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Yeah, that's really weird. Even if we concede that the US is probably not as good as their ranking, they're still likely a better squad than South Africa, New Zealand and Iraq.
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Cribbed from other parks. And yet, still unique and signature to Wrigley. The experience of sitting out in the sun, drinking beer and watching the sporting event with other fans in non-assigned seating? That's duplicated all over the world in almost every sport. It's difficult to describe if you haven't done it, but the experience in the bleachers at Wrigley has absolutely not been duplicated all over the world in almost every sport. It's truly a unique experience. Almost every park does this. Almost every park has flags denoting the current standings and whether the most recent game was a win? I must have missed that elsewhere. Wrigley also cribbed this. Technically, yes, it started as more of a Harry Caray thing. What it's evolved into, though, is something unique (well, it was). And my point was that there are more discernible unique positives than you initially let on.
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Over the past three weeks or so, the offense has been just abysmal. So much, in fact, that the Cubs canned the hitting coach yesterday, despite the fact that he practically turned the offense from the worst in the NL to the best in 2 years. So, how can the Cubs fix it? Is patience the right prescription? Will Soriano, Soto, Bradley, Fontenot and Lee be better than they've shown? Will Ramirez be able to come back strong enough to carry the offense over the last two months? Will Theriot and Fukudome be able to keep up the production they've shown in the early part of the year? Is the bench a huge part of the problem?
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Feel free to list something awesome about Wrigley Field not covered under those three. (I'll throw in day baseball as well, although that's not technically part of the field). I like going to Wrigley, but with apologies to Dusty, it is what it is. I'd probably add: - Ivy covered walls - The Bleachers experience (is it the only park where you can only get to the bleachers if you specifically have a ticket for them?) - The rooftop views (despite the recent commercialization of such, still a unique feature) - The scoreboard - The flags (divisional, retired numbers, pennants) - Other than the obstructed view seats, every seat allows a great view of the field. - Near complete lack of distractions from the game (although the annoying "races" from the new center screen are annoying). - The seventh inning stretch (cribbed by almost every other park these days) - The Chicago dogs (not the regular ballpark dogs, get the actual Chicago dogs) Sure, it's not perfect, and it's probably getting close to needing either a huge renovation or complete replacement, but it has many unique features that you either don't see anywhere else or have been copied just about everywhere else because it worked so well.
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http://myespn.go.com/blogs/nflnation/0-8-79/Ultimate-Building-Blocks--NFC-North.html Apparently Jay Cutler lacks maturity and leadership, on account of what I can only assume is an inability to play defense.
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If ever there were a good year to win in Azteca...
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The rest of you guys draft minor leaguers. I'll draft a baseball player. I'm pretty thin on upper management, and some of these kids look like they have the tools to succeed! Like this Brett Jackson guy.
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If it's not fair that I draft first 3 times in a row, we could do it according to the current record/point total at the end of this week.
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6/09 Cubs (Lillly) @ Astros (Moehler) 7:05 CDT CSN
bukie replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Looking back, I think it'd be pretty easy to fashion an all-'stache lineup for the Astros. Derek Bell comes to mind as another legendary 'stache. -
Dumping Chris Duncan mid week for Michael Bourn in an effort to use someone that actually plays. Fair or not? Juan said yes so I made the move, but if there's enough opposition I'll just bench Bourn the rest of the week.
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My brain is melting.
