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Yeah, those 4 teams, IMO, are pretty well locked into the tournament in the 4-5 seed area. The teams are Clemson, Washington, Illinois and Marquette. I made a point to try to get the most similar teams I could out of different conferences.
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Billy Petrick signs with an Independent League Team
bukie replied to Wrigley Rat's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I'm actually pretty interested to go see him pitch this year, considering the Bolts' home park is about 3 blocks from my house and tickets are 5 dollars. -
Conference tournaments start tonight for the Big South and OVC. I'll keep updating the first post with auto bids as they happen. And to start the discussion, take the following 4 teams: Team A: 22-6 record, 2-2 against the top 25, 5-4 against the top 50, no losses outside the top 100, 10-3 R/N record, 6-6 in the last 12, SOS 45 Team B: 22-7 record, 3-2 against the top 25, 7-6 against the top 50, 1 loss outside the top 100, 6-6 R/N record, 9-3 in the last 12, SOS 20 Team C: 23-7 record, 3-3 against the top 25, 8-6 against the top 50, no losses outside the top 100, 9-4 R/N record, 8-4 in the last 12, SOS 33 Team D: 23-6 record, 2-3 against the top 25, 7-4 against the top 50, 1 loss outside the top 100, 7-5 R/N record, 8-4 in the last 12, SOS 55 What order would you rank them in, without looking up the names of the schools? I think they're almost identical, but I'd probably go C-B-A-D. EDIT: A valuable piece of information I left out is that early in the year, team A won at team C. Still doesn't really sway me too much as I think overall team C's profile is better.
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I think its pretty clear from this quote that I wasnt happy with his performance hence the qualifier "as a pitcher." I dont see how that is remotely about his personality. well, then that's just dumb. over the course of 06-07 he was the best pitcher the cubs had and he was making like $300,000. it would have been better if you had said you didn't like his personality. i guess. i'm curious...what counts exactly are indicative of wilting under pressure? talk about an idiotic, cherry picked statistic. Hill has issued walks in 100% of 4-ball counts. Can't handle that kind of pressure.
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Just arguing. The next thing after Friday is going to be Monday (rank top 16 locks and top 16 potentials...the real committee does it in 4's, but we don't have that kind of dedicated time online).
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ST - 3/2 Cubs (Z!) vs D-Backs (Haren) - 2PM
bukie replied to Bote McBoteface's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
I think I miscounted relievers anyway. If they break camp with 12 pitchers, that would be the 5 starters+ Gregg, Marmol, Heilman, Vizcaino, Gaudin, Cotts/Stanton/Lefty, and 1 more. I guess Guzman could easily be that last guy, unless Shark dazzles his way through ST. The problem is, Gooz better be impressive, because we all know how fast Lou looses patience, especially when it comes to young pitchers, and if it comes down to it, I doubt he'll care that Gooz is a one time top prospect, and ship him off to wherever. That's not true. As long as the pitcher throws strikes, Lou has infinite patience to let that pitcher struggle to come up with a way to get hitters out, even if those outs are line shots to the wall. -
I think this is the 5th annual, actually... Anyway, it's that time of year again, and I thought it might work better to spread the process over 2 weeks than to try to cram everything in 3 days like we've done before. Last 3 years running we've been more accurate than the "experts", missing a single team each year. Anyone can participate in the committee, and to do so I require the following in a PM by the end of Friday (the 6th): 13 Committee members: Current "S-Curve" (36): Auto-bids (31): Under consideration (roughly in order of support):
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I suppose a new topic for this draft would be prudent. Does the draft order follow the same as the major league draft, with the snaking? If so, I guess that gives me the first selection. Also, what will the rules be for the actual 2009 amateur draftees? Wait until next year to draft them, or are they eligible come the first week of June?
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So...then how's the prospect draft going to work? Same order as major league draft, but without the trades? How many rounds? What about the 2009 draft prospects?
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I'd say the best value picks at this point are Maclin and Harvin. The only way Harvin makes sense, though, would be if you absolutely abhor everything Mizzou.
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As much as I want to see the Bears draft a lineman (offensive or defensive), if the draft goes like this one does, it's pretty much a disaster scenario for that line of thinking. At this point, I'd probably advise just going BPA and drafting Maclin. Of course, I'm not in charge anywhere. :)
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Is Josh Fields gets a starting 3B gig, I'll be able to at least field a complete team. lowered expectations
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On the one hand, MSU is playing really well and Illinois is only down 7. On the other hand, Illinois is playing well and is still down 7.
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oh no we're getting smoked by a very good kansas team at the phog what a big surprise. i wonder if illinois would score 20 at kansas. Sensitive much? I'm sure UI would score at least 35-40. But KU sure wouldn't get much more than 50-60. I fail to understand why people who are fans of other conferences don't realize that scores are low in the B10 because teams play defense, and not because players are inept at putting the ball in the basket. Scores are low in the B10 overall because every team plays at a slow, half-court pace. Scores can be especially low in the B10 because some of the teams are really good defensively. In terms of defensive efficiency, 10 of the 11 BT teams are in the top 100 nationally, 4 of which are in the top 25 (Illinois, Purdue, MSU, Minnesota). The top two defensive teams in the country are actually Memphis and Louisville.
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As far as I'm concerned, Aaron Miles can be Mr. Irrelevant.
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I was going to say that whoever got the 8 seed would get a rough first round matchup with NW in Chicago, but apparently the BTT stopped rotating this year and is staying in Indy for 5 years.
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Illinois is a fantastic defensive team that can be intensely frustrating on the offensive end due to their inability to get the ball inside consistently, settling for a ton of jump shots. At the same time, they are a poor offensive rebounding team (overall a below average rebounding team, but exceptionally poor on the offensive glass), so if their one jumpshot doesn't fall, they're often not getting to the line or getting a second chance, so every point seems like a chore.
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He's not Calvin Johnson, but at 6-3 he's taller than most WRs in the draft, he's strong and athletic and has good to very good hands. Plus he's only 21, so he's got more time and upside. I kinda question whether he's average speed or not. He's no burner, but the times I've seen him I'd say he's probably above average speed. He's 6-1. Did he get measured at the combine? ESPN has him listed at 6-3. Yeah, he was measured 6-1 at the combine. ESPN probably didn't update it yet. Crabtree is essentially an average WR physically that played in an offense designed to get him the ball as often as possible.
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He's not Calvin Johnson, but at 6-3 he's taller than most WRs in the draft, he's strong and athletic and has good to very good hands. Plus he's only 21, so he's got more time and upside. I kinda question whether he's average speed or not. He's no burner, but the times I've seen him I'd say he's probably above average speed. He's 6-1.
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So it looks like... Round 11 Pick Team Player 161 Saber Metrics - PASS 162 The Fighting Manginos - PASS 163 Valenzuela's Screwballs - PASS 164 Lynx - PASS 165 Severe Tooterstorms - PASS 166 NC Cubs 167 Tampa Bay Rays 168 Quakers 169 Harrys Budcrew 170 The Eyes of Texas 171 Northside Baseball 172 Alamo Stealth 173 Galesburg Hand Sanitizers 174 Tootielicious 175 Fuzzy Logistics 176 Raw Dawgs So, NC is up if he's still picking.
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I'll just take Casey Blake and be done.
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Sure, the Dodgers may have swept the Cubs in the playoffs last year, but this year's Cubs are improved enough to beat them with minor leaguers.
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I'm pretty much done unless someone needs a SS.
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How about you don't check the golf thread if you don't want to know about today's golf? :)
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I've got...2 of the top 100....now...yeah, still rebuilding.
