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  1. mul21
    I'd be shocked by that because he's so bad at 3rd defensively. In fact, I'd go so far as to say no way that happens.
  2. mul21

    NFL Week 13

    mul21 replied to ctcf's topic in Other Sports

    That's awesome. Makes me despise Schwartz a bit less.
  3. mul21
    Brutal. Glad I didn't see any of this one. There have been a few ugly wins so far this season that they probably wouldn't have won in previous seasons. I'm worried Gonzaga's size is going to be a nightmare for this team on Saturday. I don't think that was nearly as ugly as most of the Texas-GTown game last night. Watched most of the first half of that one while on a treadmill and it was bad. I didn't think UI was that bad, just one of those nights they're going to have where the 3s didn't fall.
  4. mul21
    Great article on Majerus. It's from 2008, but has some really interesting stuff in it. It's a shame for him and the kids on the SLU team that they're not getting him as a coach. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/01/17/majerus/index.html
  5. mul21
    I don't know how anybody can pretend that is true. Yeah, this is just patently untrue. All you have to do is look at the 6 spots the final win last year cost them and the difference in the type of player that could have been picked at 13 vs. 19.
  6. mul21
    Oh, come on, I'm not WSR! I just looked it up and the numbers weren't as good as I remembered, but it was Carlos Penalver I was thinking of. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=5222ed2a
  7. mul21
    I'm totally blanking on the other guy who was in the DSL at the same time as Candelario and hit really well but not quite as much as Candelario. Who was that? And where does he fit now?
  8. mul21
    Nobody, which is why my first thought of having him step down was that it would be really dumb. But I don't think Pinkel has done a good job building off of 2007 and if he's going to be one of the 20 highest paid coaches it's reasonable to expect better than the Holiday, Texas, Insight and Independence Bowls. Well, considering before he got there you went to one of those bowls every 5 years, I'd say he's doing something right. Also, the brutality of the schedule this year combined with the injuries gets him a pass in my book. 5 losses to teams in the top 10 of the BCS. Bama, Fla, A&M, Georgia, and South Carolina.
  9. mul21
    IMO, this is the single biggest factor in the improvement we've seen early on. I think they were all in their own heads a little too much and they're not only playing faster, but more instinctively because they don't have time to over think things. I'm really liking what I've seen so far. I have a feeling they'll lose a couple bad ones along the way but I also think they'll win a couple games they're not supposed to by 10-15 points because of really hot shooting.
  10. mul21
    I really don't think that should be an issue. The whole "Cubs Way" manual that is being/has been created should have everybody preaching exactly the same thing top to bottom. I think having more guys just allows more individual attention for each player and time to work on things. Plus, another set of eyes to spot potential problems with mechanics can't be a bad thing.
  11. mul21
    I often wonder how the people who are ready to cast Josh Vitters and Brett Jackson into the fiery depths of hell after having struggling through their first big league stints felt when we acquired Rizzo. Brett Jackson's struggles and Rizzo's 2011 struggles show some key differences. True, I also feel a lot differently about Vitters than I do Jackson. I really think Vitters will eventually figure it out and be a decent hitter at a minimum. Jackson on the other hand, at this point, I just hope he can make enough contact to not be awful.
  12. mul21
    I was thinking the exact same thing about Keck, although the control issues make him a bit more of a wild card.
  13. mul21
    Wisconsin will probably end up at 4-4 in the conference and 7-5 overall, yet has already won its division thanks to Penn State and Ohio State being ineligible. I know the feeling. Not than any team in the B1G is very good this year, but if Wisconsin goes to the Rose Bowl again it could get ugly against a pissed off Oregon team. Oregon won't be going to the Rose Bowl unless Stanford loses to UCLA this weekend.
  14. mul21
    no, not really Very well explained. Thanks. :roll:
  15. mul21
    The schools may choose the punishments, but the NCAA decides who they get handed out to in a completely haphazard, nonsensical manner.
  16. mul21
    Is it me or does that seem like a massive overpay? Or has he been better than I think the last couple years?
  17. mul21
    The problem with that is then you end up with some nobody faking a head injury to get the other team's superstar defender out of the game.
  18. mul21
    Shooting arm? How would that affect you going forward? I would assume that could really mess your shot up. Yep, shooting arm. Not sure about recovery. I don't think labrum injuries are real common in basketball? Labrum tear won't affect the shot. That surgery only really affects external rotation, which is the biggest factor in how hard you can throw. If he rehabs it right, he'll be completely fine. Mine was torn about 90% and the only thing I couldn't do (without extreme pain anyway) was throw a baseball pass with the basketball. If he wasn't a senior, he could probably play with it if need be. If getting ready for next year is important to him, he needs to sit. It's a much shorter rehab now because they can scope it instead of having to open the shoulder up to fix it too. He could maybe still play and be ready for next year with surgery in March.
  19. mul21
    I'm so tempted to go read it, but at the same time I know that if I do I'm just going to end up annoyed and losing that much more faith in humanity. I made it through 2 pages before I couldn't take the stupid anymore. There are actually a couple guys on there who are rational, but most of them are kind of like that YouTube kid who was raging against Edmonds when he signed with the Cubs.
  20. mul21
    So we need to send Castillo to Camp Molina is what you're saying?
  21. mul21
    I am now dumber after reading some of that. Good lord, the amount of just blind stupidity and complete disregard for anything resembling facts is amazing.
  22. mul21
    Yep. Between the crappy play calling, sub-standard receiving corp (until this year), and awful O-line play thus far in his Bears career, all combined with the 1-5 record last year after he got hurt, yeah, I'd say he's done really damn well.
  23. mul21
    And Baez. Even if he sticks at SS in the minors, it's not like he'll be pushing Castro off if it comes to that. That said, Villanueva projects to have an Ok bat and a very good glove. If he reaches that, that's a valuable player nowadays at 3B. So, a Bill Mueller type of guy?
  24. mul21
    Total dick move, but I was amused: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-turnstile/lance-armstrong-just-happens-pose-next-tour-france-190124213.html;_ylt=AvpucxghwyP.taH5F7Bp_Fer9HQA;_ylu=X3oDMTIzaGF2MnZwBG1pdANIQ01PTCBvbiBhcnRpY2xlIHJpZ2h0IHJhaWwEcGtnA2lkLTI4MjgzNTkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA2hjbQR2ZXIDMTA-;_ylg=X3oDMTMwMTY0YTUwBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDZDA4MDBkNzgtYjFiYy0zMjY5LWJhMzktOWQxZmU4YmI3MmJkBHBzdGNhdANlbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50BHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQ--;_ylv=3
  25. mul21
    Not to mention an 80 yard bomb that got called back because of an illegal formation penalty.
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