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  1. Andy
    Indeed. Let's see 16.
  2. Andy
    This is why I wanted Rich the second I heard he was available. I had no idea he was this good, though.
  3. Andy
    Nasty again.
  4. Andy
    Ok, this is already old.
  5. Andy
    Yep. Pretty much. I'm already excited for Saturday and this game's not even over yet.
  6. Andy
    Sexy work to lead it off.
  7. Andy
    Actually, and it just occurred to me, Purdue is at home and MSU is on the road because it was the reverse last year. Not that that changes anything.
  8. Andy
    Practically zero unless he suddenly fails to secure another top 10 recruiting class, although if he goes 7-5/6-6 with the schedule put before him it'd be interesting to see the reaction. ND's schedule is practically begging for 8 wins or more if the team improves as much as freshmen-to-sophomore improvement normally would suggest they will. ETA: Only morons call him the genius, this term is now used almost exclusively by Internet trolls. I'm not entirely sure I see more than 6-7 wins for sure. San Diego State, Stanford, Navy, Washington and Syracuse are relatively sure wins (Stanford and Navy might be in question, but probably not) North Carolina could be a win, but I'm not sure ND is much better than UNC right now - it's definitely not a sure thing. Otherwise, ND has one sure loss (USC) and five tough games (Michigan, @Purdue, Michigan State, Pitt and @BC). Given that, I'm not sure 8 wins is a sure thing. Less than 6-7 would be awful though. I think ND has a good chance of winning two of the five tough games - even the reprehensibly bad early-season version of the Irish managed to hang with MSU and Purdue last year, and Pitt isn't very good, plus it's at home. Obviously, I'm banking on a lot of improvement, though. Your assessment of the schedule's pretty good.
  9. Andy
    A little part of me died inside when he started talking about "talent players" v. "effort players" On Sportscenter before the game, he said "The Cardinals believe in themselves, and that's all that matters." I'm sure the Royals believe in themselves, why aren't they in a pennant race? Hell, the Reds had to be believing after Dusty got hired, where are they?
  10. Andy
    Yeah, that was pretty easy.
  11. Andy
    Practically zero unless he suddenly fails to secure another top 10 recruiting class, although if he goes 7-5/6-6 with the schedule put before him it'd be interesting to see the reaction. ND's schedule is practically begging for 8 wins or more if the team improves as much as freshmen-to-sophomore improvement normally would suggest they will. ETA: Only morons call him the genius, this term is now used almost exclusively by Internet trolls.
  12. Andy
    Not only should they be projected, it'd be disappointing if they didn't. Tampa and Carolina could potentially be good enough to topple them if things fall right, but NO is the class of the division at the moment by a decent margin.
  13. Andy
    All this offseason turmoil and very little from the big Florida schools, oddly enough
  14. Andy
    5. Mark Prior 2003, until Bob Gibson gets reincarnated, is likely to be the standard by which I measure all successful seasons by a Cubs starting pitcher. Hopefully Harden is as masterful as he was a week ago.
  15. Andy
    It was a FOX game. McGwire has been helping out a number of players such as Schumacher. He wants to get into coaching, but knows that the time is not now. So, he is going to take the personal instructor approach until/if he is welcomed back. I can't remember it was either Kirkjian or Buster Olney who I heard mention this. Thank you. I know full well that it'd be unfair of the media to bring this sort of thing up in an accusatory tone (the whole witch hunt thing), but I'm still surprised they haven't.
  16. Andy
    BTW, I guess a split would work for me too, but I'm scared to death of what kind of ridiculousness the Cards could perpetrate if they somehow snuck into the playoffs. I'll feel much easier about preferring to face Milwaukee over St. Louis if the Cubs play well at Miller Park next week, but I still lean towards wanting to keep a lucky franchise out of a crapshoot like the playoffs if I can.
  17. Andy
    There's "improving" and then there's cutting a run and a half off your career ERA and leading the majors in wins and suddenly becoming an ace after being league average or worse your entire career. I'm talking about Kyle Lohse, BTW. And even though Braden Looper hasn't been spectacular or anything, I'm still waiting for his arm to fall off from the completely ridiculous uptick in innings he's had from any other year in his career prior to 07.
  18. Andy
    I'm seriously beginning to wonder if I imagined that snippet I remember hearing an announcer (may have been McLaughlin or it may have been a Fox game) say about Skippy Schumaker working out with McGwire in the offseason back in April. Because I'm pretty sure I heard it and yet absolutely nothing has been made of it, if it is true. If a Cub spent the off-season working out with Sosa and then saw an increase in production, no matter how slight, I suspect it'd be a big deal. Does anyone else remember this being said, or am I crazy?
  19. Andy
    I much rather Soriano get a game or two in the minors before being activated. I want Soriano back at 100%, not 85%. If Fonzie's at 85 I want him back. What I don't want is the utter disaster that he was when he came back in early May from his first injury.
  20. Andy
    Well, if your team plays like crap, I'd much rather have an announcer who says so, rather than one who thinks the fans are idiots and tries to sugarcoat everything. This is why I will forever remain on the side of Chip Caray and Steve Stone during that whole 2004 mess. Agreed. Vasgersian just earned a few more points in my book. Awesome. I've never liked Vasgersian nearly as much as everyone else does, but I always feel bad for announcers stuck calling games for horrible teams. I enjoy the snark here and there.
  21. Andy
    I turned off my MLBTV after Glaus gave STL the lead. Of course SD tied it only to let Aaron Miles hit a walk-off grand slam. This is the Cardinals. These things happen to them.
  22. Andy
    You should change it for his 8 homers and .370+ OBP, not just his game today.
  23. Andy
    Looks like Dempster is done.
  24. Andy
    As if to remind us that nothing is perfect, STL now has 2 on with Pujols pinch hitting.
  25. Andy
    Now these are the Cubs I love. Sneaky power double. 6-0
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