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HAHAHAH BULLS WIN WOOOOOOOOOO

Wow. I really hope it's not welcome back pre last season Chicago Bulls.

Alright way to go Lee and Maddux! DLEE AND MADDOG FOR THREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Helton deserves it. A quick glance at stats shows that much. If Lee gets it, it'll be more for his hitting than anything, as odd as that is for a fielding award. You got the stats to prove why Helton deserves over Lee? In BP today they have an article by Clay Davenport about the GG. Here's what he has say about the NL 1B: On all of the tables below, the fielders will be rated by the familiar stat-stat-stat routine, only instead of AVG, OBP, and SLG, they will be Fielding Rate, Runs Above Replacement, and Runs Above Average (using the in-season, rather than the all-time, version). Since the awards are as much about reputation as performance, and since a reputation usually takes time to acquire, we’ll break the stats out into 2005 only, 2004 and 2005 combined, and career. Asterisks (*) will designate the 2004 winner. . . . National League Player, Team 2005 2004-05 Career *Todd Helton, Col 114-28-19 115-61-43 110-201-124 Nick Johnson, Was 109-20-11 107-28-14 105-38-16 Derrek Lee, Chi 109-24-14 109-50-29 107-138-70 Lyle Overbay, Mil 111-24-15 108-43-25 110-59-36 In the AL, I think Lee and Overbay could very easily be winners, but the competition is stiffer here thanks to Todd Helton. Helton is the defending champ, and makes a clean sweep of all three categories, even though Overbay and Lee have performed at legitimate GG levels--Helton’s just been better, and his career total is rapidly moving up the all-time lists. Voters could be swayed by Lee’s Triple Crown run in batting, and he did beat out Helton two years ago. Helton should win, but none of the four listed would be a disgrace to the award. http://baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=4581 thanks

Cubs are screwed...

Helton deserves it. A quick glance at stats shows that much. If Lee gets it, it'll be more for his hitting than anything, as odd as that is for a fielding award. You got the stats to prove why Helton deserves over Lee?

Alright, those moves would get me pretty excited. You could always become a Yankees fan No thanks. Just suffering from some White Sox championship depression/ jealousy here.

Alright, those moves would get me pretty excited.

I was having an arguement today with a Sox fan and a Cubs fan who wanted to keep Sosa for some stupid reason last year today about what the fans reaction would be if Sosa did come back to the Cubs for like 2 mil or something. I said most fans would not want him back and wouldnt be thrilled even if he apologized to have him back. The other two said if he apologized that Cub fans would forgive him. I called that statement stupid, but was just wondering what everyone else thought.

I really want Furcal, but agree that those 3 don't necessarily excite me into thinking we'd be contenders. However, I look at Furcal as having the Lofton-catalyst effect of a few years ago, allowing us to mix small ball with the long bal. Yeah, I like Furcal, but Hendry is still gonna have to do something big even if he lands Furcal to get me excited.

I really want Furcal, but agree that those 3 don't necessarily excite me into thinking we'd be contenders. However, I look at Furcal as having the Lofton-catalyst effect of a few years ago, allowing us to mix small ball with the long bal. Yeah, I like Furcal, but Hendry is still gonna have to do something big even if he lands Furcal to get me excited.

I'm 100% in agreement with you on this one.

Maybe it's just me, but neither of those three excites me to the point where I think this team can actually contend with the Cardinals and even the Astros next season. I have no idea what Hendry is going to do this offseason, but for me personally to have the same hope that I had after 2003, it's going to take a monster offseason by Hendry.

I really don't understand where Sullivan is getting his information from. Has anybody heard any prior reports that would go along with him saying Giles is headed to St. Louis? Im taking this claim with a grain of salt, but I would like to know if Sullivan is basing his claim off anything or just making stuff up. It would be nice to know where he's getting this information from.

hahahahahahha i know this is late but wascolian26 posts made my day.

Im just so depressed because I really don't have the same faith right now that the Cubs will win the World Series next year. I just dont have it. I usually go into seasons thinking this is the Cubs year. I just dont feel that way right now. Maybe itll change, and I really hope it does, because I want to feel what Sox fans get to feel right now.

It is extremely unlikely that the White Sox will repeat their regular season success next year, but not unthinkable. Most of their staff had career years and they had few injuries to overcome. Also everything came together perfectly for them this year. Im not taking this away from them, but a lot of things went right for them, and almost every break, although I do give them credit for taking advantage of everyhing. However, I cannot see them being this good next year. I pray to God that its us next year, but then again, it doesnt matter that the Cubs are alone now...

the problem is so many fans in the city have to deal with this crap. i do not mind nearly as much because im the middle of missouri with very few white sox fans. so i can understand why some cub fans are upset, cause no doubt i will get crap starting during thanksgiving break.

Don't rip it from the wall, but still set it on fire. Wow, don't know if I ever noticed you're at Mizzou. You live on campus? Yeah, im in cramer. where you live? Wolpers here. Cubbies75 is also a Cramer resident. Really now? I know several Cub fans in Cramer, I wonder if I've met him before. By the way, nice picture. That was a hell of a game on Saturday, wasnt it? You heading to Lawrence on Saturday? That was quite the game. No, I'm not making the trek this weekend, headed home to job hunt. Hopefully we don't screw it up. EDIT: Your post took, you just put it inside one of the quotes on accident. Ah i see. hopefully we can pull it out. having the tigers be good in football is something us cub fans need right now.

Don't rip it from the wall, but still set it on fire. Wow, don't know if I ever noticed you're at Mizzou. You live on campus? Yeah, im in cramer. where you live? Wolpers here. Cubbies75 is also a Cramer resident. Crap im a [expletive]. Really now? I know several cub fans in cramer, i wonder if ive met him before. by the way, nice picture. hell of a game this past saturday, wasnt it? you heading to lawrence this weekend?

Don't rip it from the wall, but still set it on fire. Wow, don't know if I ever noticed you're at Mizzou. You live on campus? Yeah, im in cramer. where you live?

eh, i kinda like her, even with the picture. ](*,)

my friend (and yes i dont know why im friends with her after this) has a picture of her and a friend wearing marlins jerseys after game 7 in 2003. ive hated the picture since i first laid eyes on it, but she seems to think its okay because its only aimed towards one obnoxious cub fan. well the good news is i can now burn that picture with her permission. i look very much forward to marchin in her room, rippin it from her wall, and burning it.

well, congrats to the white sox i guess. all year i said it was a fluke, they werent good enough, they caught too many breaks, their pitching was over performing. they proved me wrong, unfortunately. im not as upset as i thought i would be because im trying my hardest to just not even pay attention to it. oh well, free agency starts soon enough. maybe jimbo can give us all somethign to look forward to.

wow, i really am now just waiting to hear that sox fans traveled to wrigleyville. its really only a matter of when. were probably gonna hear of sox fans parading around wrigley with their flags. in fact, i fully expect those idiots to defame wrigley.