SpongeWorthy
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Haha stupid dirty irish trash
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Rees is hot garbage
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BK mad
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Well that couldnt have started much better
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ND/SC
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I think the game will get a big number ratings wise.
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Can't believe the SC/ND line is in the 8-9 point range
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cya Rick Who's on the wish list for UCLA fans Raisin? I'm sure they'll hire someone really underwhelming and not even make a real effort at a good coach.
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2011 Playoffs Thread
SpongeWorthy replied to SpongeWorthy's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
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2011 Playoffs Thread
SpongeWorthy replied to SpongeWorthy's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Nice range at first there by Young -
UCLA vs. Arizona Pac-12 tickle fight tonight
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Hoyer was really good about batting down idiot sports talk radio hosts and callers. They would not stop bitching about Petco being such a pitcher's park.
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And it didn't take him all that long to do that. When did he get hired? Fall 2009? But it wasn't because of drafting. He did get two really good packages in the Gonzalez and Mike Adams trades, though.
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Typing up a manifesto for erik
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Is it weird that C.C. is your friend's dad
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Theo needs to be screened for Tay-Sachs
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*sigh* Moorad and Ricketts are buddies. Moorad loves Byrnes. Therefore, Moorad will not stand in the way of Hoyer coming to the Cubs, thereby allowing him to promote Byrnes to GM. Your annoyance by my very existence is amusing to me. This forum must amuse the hell out of you then. pages late but LOL
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I'm hearing that the reason Moorad would let Hoyer walk in the first place is because he loves Byrnes. I think we get one but not both and probably Hoyer.
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Does that not sound like something Epstein would desire given what we know about him and his past? Yeah, definitely. I'm sure Hoyer has worked just as hard but he hasn't banked the good will like Theo has. The glory will go to Theo just as much whether his title is President of Baseball ops or GM at this point.
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Yes. Taking the most backward organization in the majors and turning it into the most advanced is a part-time job. If he's outsourcing all the day to day baseball duties to the GM it sure gets a lot closer to it. Guys like Epstein get to these positions because they're super smart and work 18 hour days, if he goes to 12 hour days because someone like Hoyer is taking on all the traditional duties of a GM it'll feel like a part time job in comparison. In any case, I don't think it's just a titular distinction. Epstein will be in the trenches doing the nitty gritty to some degree I imagine.
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I don't think Theo can productively fill his day only plotting strategy about how to negotiate with the Pujolses of the world and figuring out how to trade for the aces that come along every so often.
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http://gifsoup.com/view2/1069706/you-see-what-happens-larry-o.gif
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I never said there wasn't a threshold where it would be worth it. If Palmer plays amazing and the Raiders win the Super Bowl, then the trade looks great. But that's the same thing as saying if Soriano comes close to replicating his 2006 season on average over the entirety of his contract, that the $136M will be worth it. Yes it's possible. But that doesn't mean it's very likely. We could get into a long, tiresome discussion about why that Soriano analogy isn't the same thing but let's not. I was thinking more along the lines of if Palmer gives you 75% of what Rich Gannon did then you're probably at least breaking even on the trade.
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It's possible for a quarterback to play well enough to justify giving up that much. Now Palmer probably won't but it's not like there isn't a certain threshold that exists where it would've been worth it.
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Well, you're ignoring Landry Jones this year and Tyler Bray and Aaron Murray next year. Whether or not Palmer was elite a few years ago matters not now. The Raiders aren't getting Palmer from his heyday and even if they captured lightning in a bottle with him, they significantly overpaid. Landry Jones isn't going to do dick in the NFL