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  1. mul21
    Hell yeah. When you're 1-2, who cares about style points? I know, it's just the kind of win that doesn't make me feel very good about things moving forward. Maybe it's the one that helps them figure it out like they did last year.
  2. mul21
    the announcers didn't say a word about it, either. and the calls, or lack thereof, continue to go against us. I was amused by Brennaman saying "Otah, trying to hold him off..."
  3. mul21
    Why do they keep insisting it was Peppers on the FG block when Tillman clearly got a hand on it first?
  4. mul21
    Steve Smith is fast. Tillman is not. He'd get torched just as bad. He's good at covering big guys.
  5. mul21
    Why shouldnt it play a factor? Its not as if Epstein is more qualified than Beane, and he's way less realistic in the first place. Because nobody gives a [expletive] about a story line, they want a [expletive] world series you dolt. So Epstein is more likely to deliver one because....??? Let me give the magic guess...because he's already done it and uh..."knows how to win" or something in the vicinity. FYI: Story is the only reason Epstein would take the job....broke the biggest curses in the sport is something of a story, even if I think it sucks. What other incentive does he have? Totally off topic at this point, but just had a chance to get back to it. I'm pretty sure I didn't say I wanted one guy over another. My only point is that the fans of this team shouldn't give a damn about a story line in any way, shape or form. I want the guy who will make the Cubs a perennial contender and give them a regular chance at winning a World Series. I don't know who that guy is, but if they can get Epstein or Beane (or one of a few others mentioned ad nauseum), I think that's a step in the right direction.
  6. mul21
    We are? My opinion. Beane is already being ruled out He is? He would? Based on? His opinion, as he clearly stated in the first 2 words of his post.
  7. mul21
    This is an ideal scenario in my eyes. castro's value is at SS. so, not until he's old should we move him to third. If he hits for power at the rate he did in the 2nd half of the year, I'm not sure this is true considering the considerable depth the Cubs have in the minors up the middle.
  8. mul21
    Is Perron still broken? That could be a big factor in whether or not they get to the post season.
  9. mul21
    Why shouldnt it play a factor? Its not as if Epstein is more qualified than Beane, and he's way less realistic in the first place. Because nobody gives a [expletive] about a story line, they want a [expletive] world series you dolt.
  10. mul21
    How many losses is too many (obviously you don't want any)? I have a hard time imagining over managing costing a team too many wins either. I would imagine that a bad manager probably messes up 2-3 situations a game (I made this up off the top of my head, no idea if it's even correct or not) and even when they mess up it doesn't always hurt him. I can't imagine those would cost a team games that often. Too me, I just want a manager who is playing the best players as much as possible (factoring in rest and what not) and managing a pitching staff the best he can. And then not having him screw up with player relations to the point that a good player demands a trade and won't play and what not. Even then though, the best players thing is controlled more by GM than on field manager. He's talking about a manager doing stupid crap like LaRussa did last Thursday when he brought in Motte after he had thrown 25+ pitches the night before and had been used like 3 of the last 4 nights and 12 times in 20 games when the Cards had a 4 run lead and you didn't need your closer at that point. That's a loss on the manager. Or Quade leaving Wells in for the 8th inning this weekend. Things that you almost know from the get go are a bad idea and the manager does them anyway.
  11. mul21

    NFL Week 4

    mul21 replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in Other Sports

    EARLY GAMES (1pm ET) Detroit (3-0) @ Dallas (2-1) Tennessee (2-1) @ Cleveland (2-1) Buffalo (3-0) @ Cincinnati (1-2) San Francisco (2-1) @ Philadelphia (1-2) Minnesota (0-3) @ Kansas City (0-3) Washington (2-1) @ St. Louis (0-3) New Orleans (2-1) @ Jacksonville (1-2) Carolina (1-2) @ Chicago (1-2) Pittsburgh (2-1) @ Houston (2-1) LATE GAMES Atlanta (1-2) @ Seattle (1-2) New York Giants (2-1) @ Arizona (1-2) Denver (1-2) @ Green Bay (3-0) Miami (0-3) @ San Diego (2-1) New England (2-1) @ Oakland (2-1) SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (8:20pm ET) New York Jets (2-1) @ Baltimore (2-1) MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Oct. 3rd) Indianapolis (0-3) @ Tampa Bay (2-1) Winners in bold. 49ers and Philly should be interesting as well as the Pats and Raiders.
  12. mul21
    Ha! The first comment is gold!
  13. mul21
    It's gotta be an obvious bad call if the Packer bung tongueing Fox crew are questioning it. That was just horrendous. And thanks NFL for having stupid rules so I only get to see the last 2 minutes of the game.
  14. mul21
    It's more of a reading comprehension issue. He didn't understand the whole won the first game lost the 2nd one last year part.
  15. mul21
    That was my exact thought. This makes winning a division a lot more advantageous since the WC teams will have to burn their best pitcher available just to get to the 5 game series. I like it a lot.
  16. mul21
    I went last night and it was glorious to heat the air just completely come out of the stadium when that ball cracked off Soriano's bat. And if anybody is down this way, I got $80 seats in about the 20th row on the 3rd base side last night for $30 each. I don't think there are any fans left down here that are interested in seeing LaRussa back next year. And hilarious to hear their idiot fans blaming Molina for getting thrown out on that contact play in the 2nd. Morans.
  17. mul21
    It's not so much that the booze isn't as fun, it's that whole having responsibilities to deal with the next day and the fact that the recovery takes longer. There's very little chance I could go out and get tanked 2 mights in a row these days and that was the norm (if not 3 or 4) 10-12 years ago.
  18. mul21
    A shot at Iowa basketball? That's kind of weak. First school that came to mind that hasn't won a regular season championship in a while, but won two conference tourneys. And hung a banner for them. Technically, aren't they conference champs since they get awarded the auto bid to the NCAA tourney?
  19. mul21
    I was in the weight room at UW-LaCrosse with a buddy who is a Brewers fan. I'm pretty sure I got some strange looks because of my profanity laced reaction.
  20. mul21
    That was awesome. The meltdown going on down here is delicious. So many FB posts bitching about it.
  21. mul21
    Man, if he could be a legit 25 HR guy and Junior Lake or one of the other up the middle guys figures it out, that would be huge for being able to fill in some other holes after next year. Although if ARam gets signed, it won't matter much after next year.
  22. mul21
    Probably more of a backup plan than leverage. Yeah, somehow they had room for both of them on the team this year. Well, considering Berkman's getting a $4 million raise and Pujols is looking at anywhere between a $6-14 million raise, that really doesn't have much to do with them affording them next year.
  23. mul21
    It was supposed to say this: But I'm guessing it was posted from a phone that auto capitalized after the period.
  24. mul21
    The point isn't whether it will or won't result in an injury. The point is that these games mean nothing and it's an unnecessary risk to take because, in your own words, you don't know what the tipping point is going to be for a guy's arm to fall off. Is it likely that either one of them could have an issue as a result of a couple 120+ outings in September? Probably not, but why take the risk when there's literally zero to be gained from it. And just because somebody else did something in the past that didn't result in a bad outcome doesn't mean it wasn't the wrong decision. Whether Verlander was adversely affected by his long outings at the end of last year is immaterial. And using Prior as an example (or Wood, or Livan Hernandez or any of the other guy's arm destroyed by Dusty due to overuse) is perfectly relevant if you go look at the pitch counts coming down the stretch in 2003 and the injuries he's had since then.
  25. mul21
    By the way KKG, your reading comprehension needs help. He was only citing starts and PCs over 120 in the month of September, so his numbers were accurate. I don't think a single 120 pitch game is a big deal, but after seeing what happened to Prior, it's pretty obvious that continued high pitch counts certainly do have a detrimental effect.
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