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  1. Andy
    I'm still pissed we didn't land Hampton. :wink:
  2. Andy
    Way better than what to expect from Hairston? The same Hairston that had an OBP of 353 in 2003, 378 in 2004, and 361 in the first half of 2005? MPrior was taking into account the automatic drop in skills that comes every time a player signs with the Cubs.
  3. Andy
    My all-C team: CF B. Clark 2B L. Castillo RF M. Cabrera 3B E. Chavez 1B S. Casey SS O. Cabrera LF Bu. Crosby C J. Closser Bench IF J. Cantu 1B T. Clark 3B J. Crede OF M. Cuddyer C R. Chavez OF C. Crawford Rotation C. Carpenter R. Clemens B. Colon J. Contreras G. Chacin Bullpen M. Clement C. Capuano K. Calero J. Crain Setup - F. Cordero Closer - C. Cordero On the Team Because Their Names Are Funny: Coco Crisp Stubby Clapp With this pitching staff, I think the C team could take anybody in a seven game series. Three of the last four Cy Young winners and the best closer in baseball, and that Cabrera-Chavez-Casey middle of the order is no slouch either.
  4. Andy
    I don't know if we'll give him a chance to post before we solicit the information. :wink:
  5. Andy
    It was Walt Harris of Stanford. Bobby Wallace of Temple had ND 13th, Spurrier had them 14th, Bill Doba of Wazzu had them 12th, Tom O'Brien of BC had them 11th and Barnett of CU and Rocky Long of UNM had them 10th. Not sure what any of these votes mean, but just for entertainment value. Dennis Franchione had ND 3rd for some strange reason.
  6. Andy
    Charlie Weis also voted ND #4, ahead of Ohio State, even though Ohio State only lost to two of the top three teams in the country, and ND lost at home to a team that wasn't bowl eligible. And, Ohio State beat that same team at home. Conspiracy! So it means nothing to you that an entire conference realized after the VT loss that ND was likely to slip into an automatic slot in the BCS and decided to ban together to try to stop it? If Weis and 10 of his coaching cronies had gotten together and voted ND 4th and Oregon 10th (Weis had Oregon 6th BTW), then you might have an argument. So, you're saying that these Pac-10 coaches were voting ND the same as everyone else, and decided based on the VT loss that they were all going to change their vote to try and keep them out of the BCS? Knowing that only 5 Pac-10 coaches vote out of 62 vote, and that one of those coaches voted ND at #5, higher than their current position? Fact: ND was ahead of Oregon last week. Fact: ND is behind Oregon this week. Fact: Neither ND or Oregon played last week. Maybe there was more than just Pac-10 coaches doing it? All I know is that some coaches apparently decided that bye weeks was ample reason to change their mind on whether ND or Oregon was better. Just out of curiosity, was the one coach that put ND at 5 Pete Carroll?
  7. Andy
    For the 2nd time in the last seven months a team traded LaTroy and got way too much value for him...
  8. Andy
    Arizona would have to be the dumbest people alive to trade Tracy. Tracy v. Murton, who ends up being the best redhead in MLB? :D
  9. Andy
    I don't care if DLee gets passed up. Less chance of him getting hurt.
  10. Andy
    Farns got 3/17. Flash Gordon got 3/18.
  11. Andy
    Charlie Weis also voted ND #4, ahead of Ohio State, even though Ohio State only lost to two of the top three teams in the country, and ND lost at home to a team that wasn't bowl eligible. And, Ohio State beat that same team at home. Conspiracy! So it means nothing to you that an entire conference realized after the VT loss that ND was likely to slip into an automatic slot in the BCS and decided to ban together to try to stop it? If Weis and 10 of his coaching cronies had gotten together and voted ND 4th and Oregon 10th (Weis had Oregon 6th BTW), then you might have an argument.
  12. Andy
    Wow, a completely biased source writing something pro-ND and anti-other teams? Shocking! Perhaps it could be that those teams that played Oregon think that Oregon is a very good team and worthy of a ranking around #4? Everything doesn't have to be a conspiracy to thwart the great Fighting Irish, you know. I thought the better point was that ND was in front of Oregon last week in the coaches poll, then fell behind them a week later after nothing happened. This strikes me as odd.
  13. Andy
    BBTN says the Tribe offered Hoffman 3/21 while the Padres opened up at 2/10. Oops.
  14. Andy
    Stark says the Yanks only want Damon if it goes down to 3-4 years, in which case Boston would jump back in to the fray. Also says the Yanks won't get Pierre unless they're willing to part with Wang or Cano, although New York has higher priorities than Pierre.
  15. Andy
    Stark says the Cubs quickly ended Prior/Z for Abreu talks. Pierre, Wilkerson, Lugo, Gathright (big news right?) are on the Cubs' list for leadoff men. Kurkjian says Cleveland is in the lead for Hoffman. (I guess Wickman's retiring)
  16. Andy
    Bradley is under contract but the Dodgers are sick of his issues and will ship him out for basically anything. If Beane is really offering Zito for him he's out of his mind.
  17. Andy
    He looks a little like Lou Piniella if he stuck a fork into an electrical outlet.
  18. Andy
    One of my top 5 favorites I think.
  19. Andy
    Gammons and Harold both think that you should never trade great young pitching, and there's no way the Cubs ship Prior out. Phillips is a moron.
  20. Andy
    Steve Phillips is right that we shouldn't give up Prior, but his rationale (White Sox just won with pitching) is out of whack. Phillips doesn't think Abreu for Prior is realistic for either side due to Prior's injuries.
  21. Andy
    Gammons says that the Cubs could easily land Kearns due to all their young pitchers in the minor league system. Wily Mo Pena rumored to be available, Gammons mentioned the Nats as a possible destination. Griffey is probably staying, Casey may stay.
  22. Andy
    I think people here just need an adjustment period. After all, we're not used to Hendry saying something intelligent. :wink:
  23. Andy
    Gammons is now saying that the only uniform Clemens will wear in 2006, should he play, is Houston's. Also said that he's 'only coming back if Ausmus is', which is interesting.
  24. Andy
    You'll want to consider the source (NDnation.com) but this is a great article about the ridiculousness that is the coaches' poll, mentioning that even though over half of the coaches put ND 5th, the Pac-10 coaches' trying to push Oregon into the BCS ended up making ND 6th. Article
  25. Andy
    I guarantee that if ND wins the turnover battle, they'll win the game. The only reason we lost the MSU game and nearly lost the Stanford game were turnovers. MSU: Schwapp fumble (play should have been blown dead before then but that's another topic), INT returned for TD Stanford: 2 Quinn INTs in or near Stanford territory Heck, you could even say that turnovers partially cost us the USC game. (Quinn INT, Fasano fumble)
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