OleMissCub

Indeed, 375 total yards today WITHOUT Colston and Horn. That's a great great offense. Plus, they are becoming more deadly every week because Bush is finally figuring out how to play in the NFL; he's figuring out that you can't run side to side, but have to run down the field. Instead of relying so much on his speed, he's now utilizing his juking and avoidance ability for positive yardage. Their rush defense which had been their principle defensive concern looked great today, holding the Niners and Gore to only 57 yards. GEAUX Saints!

Manning looks better today than he has been.

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/1121/marcolonelra2.jpg Colonel Reb, woooot!

REGGGIEE!!!!!!!! Saints offense is bad to the bone...even WITHOUT Horn and Colston.

REGGIE! REGGIE!

blast!!

His last two seasons he was .275, 13hr, 67rbi and then .268, 8hr, 52 rbi. That's pretty mediocre for someone paid 7.5 mil. If we are going after a free agent left handed outfield bat for 4th outfielder, I think we should look at David Delucci. His last salary only paid him 950k a year. Last year he hit .292, 13hr, 39 rbi in only 260 ab's.

Trot Nixon is also discussed in the article. one day Bruce explicitly says Nixon has not been mentioned in Cub circles, a couple days later he is lobbying for him in his article. what's your motivation here Bruce? do you think your articles may influence Hendry or are you just trying to float fodder for discussion?? Why on earth would we want Nixon? He hasn't done anything that someone like Matt Murton hasn't done, and Murton is 1/20th cost and 7 years younger. Some decent kid from the system could do the same thing Trot could do.

Florida should play ohio st. Michigan, as good as they are, already lost to Ohio St. If they were to play Ohio St. again and beat them, well then, they'd be even and need to play a 3rd game to tell who was really the best. College Football isn't best 2 out of 3. Michigan had their chance and lost. I wanna see Big 10 vs. SEC.

It's STILL REAL TO ME DAMNIT!!!!

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on what the ultimate sin of the sport is. I find cheating to become a better player more unethical than betting on the team that one manages. The difference is just about everybody cheats in one way shape or form, while betting is quite different. Betting that your team will win doesn't seem to me to be all that horrible. Now, of course, if you bet that you will lose and throw the game or something like that, then that's certainly a bannable offense. It's quite naive to think betting for your team is harmless. If you had money on your team to win one game, the effort you make to win that game might be something that costs your team in the long haul. Likewise, any losses could put you at risk of being susceptible to the influence of the type of people who are taking these bets. It's very smart for legitimate sports leagues to ban gambling on their own sports, the results of such dealings could be devastating. I certainly understand the rationale behind why leagues ban gambling, such as those you've laid out. But personally, I just think it's sad that a man who bet on his own team to win is banned forever. Rules are rules I suppose.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on what the ultimate sin of the sport is. I find cheating to become a better player more unethical than betting on the team that one manages. The difference is just about everybody cheats in one way shape or form, while betting is quite different. Betting that your team will win doesn't seem to me to be all that horrible. Now, of course, if you bet that you will lose and throw the game or something like that, then that's certainly a bannable offense.

Anyone think Barry Larkin has a shot? .295 lifetime, 2300 hits, 380 SB, NL MVP, 3 Gold Gloves, 12-time allstar. Not sure, but he's certainly more qualified than alot of the scrubs we see put on those lists.

How on god's green earth are they on the ballot but Will Clark isn't?? He was 4 times the player both of those guys were.

At first glance, I thought this poll was going to be about which is the best cold leftover pizza. To that I say, Papa Johns!!

They had carjackings back then? I can't imagine that holding up as "true self-defense" with any reasonable jury. Doesn't going back to your car to grab a gun and chasing after the guys negate any thought of self defense? He was driving to the game and he pulled over because he saw a few guys on the side of the road waving for help. But ya, a 1913 carjacking would be interesting to see. As far as his self-defense claim goes, you are justified in meeting force with similar force. If someone uses deadly force on you, then you can use it on them. They knifed him, so he beat one of them to death. That's fair. In most states now you have a duty to retreat, except in your home. Meaning that if you fend off your attacker and can get away successfully, then you have a duty to do so. Some states have a duty to retreat even in your home, and some states have NO duty to retreat, no matter where you are attacked. It is more than likely that almost a hundred years ago, most states were still working under the common law, which has no duty to retreat. So Ty would have been acting appropriately within his self-defense claim by chasing one of them down. Furthermore, even if there was a duty to retreat, it's unlikely that he would have been convicted back then. The thugs apparently first went after Ty's wife, which is what really set him off. Given the tendency toward vigilantism being "ok" back then, especially as it pertains to the protection of one's wife and children, i can't imagine a jury convicting him.

As you might recall from our previous discussions, one of my thesis' in college concerned Ty Cobb. He was arrested numerous times for his altercations. In one example he beat up a black elevator man who "gave him lip" and was subsequently arrested and had to pay the man off. He was also arrested for knocking a black construction worker into the concrete he was working in because he looked at Cobb funny. He was never convicted of anything however, due to his payoffs. He also gambled a good bit, mainly on himself. He'd make bets with bookies that he was going to "hit 2 doubles, steal third and steal home both times". Stuff like that. He also murdered a guy, though it was in true self-defense. He and his wife were carjacked by three thugs on their way to the ballpark when Ty was in his early 20's. Ty got out and started to fight all 3 of them at the same time, beating them, until they ran off after having stabbed him several times in the back. As they ran off, he went back to his car, grabbed his pistol and chased one of them down. The pistol didn't fire so he pistol whipped the guy's face off, killing him. I've seen on microfilm the Detroit papers from the next day talking about how Cobb played with the back of his uniform soaked in what looked like blood. He had a single and a triple in that game if i recall from the boxscore. He was a real douche. So, if he's in, then Rose should be.

"When I played the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a swift kick in the crotch" - Tyrus Raymond Cobb

It most certainly is not. It most certainly is. They are randomly voted upon by unreliable writers, the same guys who arbitrarily decide what stats are worthy for determining who should make it. Good point I guess. The same unreliable writers who arbitarily decide to keep people like Andre Dawson out of the hall of fame, yet put Kirby Puckett in.

It most certainly is not.

To care enough about Pete Rose to fret over his hall status is borderline ridiculous. I don't really care. But I like debating HOF-worthiness. Pete Rose is not somebody worth debating in that respect, unless you want to debate whether his gambling should keep him out. Seconded. Rose not only was a good hitter but also won several gold gloves, as well an an MVP award. I agree, to debate his Hall-worthiness is quite foolish.

Good for him!

He's basically Mark Grace sans Gold Gloves. He did have THE prettiest swing though I think I've seen in the MLB. Griffey is a close second. And Mark Grace is better than a lot of people on the ballot. Absolutely...I still have hopes that one day Gracie will get in via the Veterans Committee

He's basically Mark Grace sans Gold Gloves. He did have THE prettiest swing though I think I've seen in the MLB. Griffey is a close second.

tony gwynn was pretty one dimensional. and homeruns > batting average. so mcgwire's one dimension was more valuable Gwynn had over 300 stolen bases and had 5 gold gloves. That's 3 tools that Mac didn't have: Speed, Batting Average, and Defense