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  1. mul21
    Lou needs to go on a tirade and get suspended for about a week to get his dumbness away from the team for a while. His ridiculous overmanaging and mismanaging is just pissing me off.
  2. mul21
    Wait Len & Bob say it isn't a HR? I don't know anymore, I'm lost. If the ball hits the top of the fence, isn't that a HR? :scratch: Only if it bounces over the fence and out of the field of play Or if there's one of those neat yellow lines on top of the wall.
  3. mul21
    Are you seriously arguing that Parker, Ginobili, and Cassell were more important to championships than Duncan and The Dream? That's a joke. That's like saying Jordan didn't win til he got Bill Cartwright. Also, what has Kobe won without Shaq? What do you forsee Wade winning without Shaq? Shaq got to the finals with Penny Hardaway, Nick Anderson, and Dennis Scott...all guys that were on their way out of the league soon as Shaq left Orlando. I didn't say that. I'm simply saying that a very good to even great big man will not be able to carry a team to a champioship without great guard play. A great guard can, however, carry a team to a championship with just adequate/above average big man play. See: Jordan's Bulls, Isaiah Thomas's Pistons, very nearly Drexler's Blazers (though not a great example).
  4. mul21
    I will repeat: If Paxson doesn't take Rose, he should be dragged out into the street and shot (figuratively, of course). You do not have the capacity to win big without a near superstar playing at one of the guard positions. They can control the game and a big man, no matter how good, can't do that. Shaq didn't win until he had Kobe and Wade. Duncan doesn't win without Parker and Ginobili and Sean Elliott before them. Olajuwon doesn't win without Cassell. You won't be great without great guard play. If Rose isn't the pick, the Bulls will kill their chances for success for the next 5-10 years.
  5. mul21
    I fail to understand why anyone swings at his splitter. It's a strike about 1 of every 5 times he throws it.
  6. mul21
    Unless we end up with one of the elite guys possibly being available, I see no reason to go get a guy just to get a guy. The only upgrades to what we have in house at this point would be Harden if he's healthy and Burnett, unless there's somebody else available I haven't heard about. There's no sense in adding a 4-5 guy when we have about 4 internal options to fill those spots that are as good or better than anything out there.
  7. mul21
    This should help getting a coach a lot. Talk about a dream guy for Dantoni to coach. He has to be kicking himself right now.
  8. mul21
    The Bulls also need an offensive presence underneath. Noah's good, but I have trouble seeing him be a 20/10 guy. I think Beasley can provide that. It's easier to piece together big man play than it is to get a great floor general.
  9. mul21
    No reason to part ways with either of them if Rose comes in. He'll send Hinrich packing. You don't ever pass up a potential franchise PG. Just ask Atlanta how Chris Paul and Deron Williams would look on their roster.
  10. mul21
    If they don't pick Rose, Paxson should immediately be fired and then tarred and feathered.
  11. mul21
    Only problem wih this is that all the unexpected production they're getting offensively is from the glut of AAAA outfielders they're throwing out there on a daily basis. And Lohse, Wellemeyer, and Looper can't possibly continue to be as effective as they've been. Mulder and Clement are both done (probably for good) and Carp will come back, but who knows how his control will be after TJS.
  12. mul21
    That is far and away the most insane I have ever seen Wrigley in person. I thought the walls were coming down when Barrett hit the grand slam that night. Absolutely nuts in the bleachers.
  13. mul21
    LOL G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Quentin 25 25 104 84 21 25 4 1 7 21 14 0 15 6 0 0 3 2 2 1 .298 .433 .619 1.052 (March/April) Soriano 17 15 73 68 15 27 6 0 8 21 3 1 12 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .397 .411 .838 1.249 (May) It's more like Carlos Quentin's month of April, meet Alfonso Soriano's last week. His last 7 days (so this doesn't even include his 8th game ago in which he went 4 for 5): G GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS 7 7 32 31 10 16 2 0 7 14 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .516 .500 1.258 1.758 Color me dumb, but how is his OBP lower than his avg.?
  14. mul21
    You must go to an establishment called "The Brass Rail". You'll thank me later.
  15. mul21
    Soto in AAA last year: .353/.424/.652 Ludwick in AAA two years ago (his last full minor league season): .266/.342/.506 In Ludwick's defense, I think it's been several years since he's been healthy and he's had quite a few injuries over the years that have prevented him from playing much. On the other hand, he's hitting a home run about every 10 PAs this year. Ridiculous.
  16. mul21
    Pujols just grounded out and now the Rays are walking the mighty Ryan Ludwick intentionally to get to Glaus. Ugh.
  17. mul21
    I believe 103 pitches. Sweet. Unfortunate they got rid of our favorite Rule 5 guy.
  18. mul21
    PC on Dumatrait?
  19. mul21
    I'm in favor of a day or 2 off for him this next week. He'll figure it out, he's just dragging ass right now.
  20. mul21
    I don't know if it's possible to be more on fire than Sori is right now. Good lord.
  21. mul21
    They've now finished beating on Garza for the day. Inning finally over.
  22. mul21
    What similarities are there besides earned runs? Four innings, one run before falling apart in the fifth and leaving with the bases loaded. End result, 4 innings vs. 4.1 innings, 4 ER vs. 4 ER, 1 UER. Seems pretty similar to me. Well, except Gallagher hadn't started in about 2 weeks, found out he was starting 2 hours before game time, was making his 1st ML start, and he obviously ran out of gas. None of those should be issues for Z and that was why Gallagher was given a pass in his 1st start.
  23. mul21
    I find the comparison to Marquis interesting in that Demp is a completely different kind of pitcher. Marquis is so reliant on that sinker to get ground balls and doesn't miss many bats whereas Demp's pitches are more reliant on movement to miss bats and get weak contact. I realize the numbers/history are comparable, but the fact that they are very different in style gives me hope Demp can maintain some of his current success. I don't expect him to maintain an ERA in the 2's, but something mid to high 3's seems pretty reasonable.
  24. mul21
    I nearly spit Diet Coke all over my computer when Pat said that. Hilarious in light of the story that's out right now.
  25. mul21
    Yea, let's solve problems that don't exist. I understand your explanation, which is perfectly reasonable. However, it doesn't excuse the Cubs management braintrust (using that term very loosely at this point) from trying to fix something that's not broken. I mean, really, does there need to be additions made to an offense that's leading the league in scoring? And, yes, if Edmonds can gain back his form of old, pushing Fuku into the 2 spot and Theriot to the 8, assuming they maintain close to their current production, makes the offense ridiculous.
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