Andy

On the ND side, Darius Walker, Rhema McKnight and Derek Landri will all get picked today. Chinedum Ndukwe has an outside shot. Ball State's own Erik Keys may get picked but has an offer from the Ravens to sign with them if he doesn't.

Get off Quinn's stuff. He isn't that good. btw, you sound like ESPN. He IS that good. Explain to me in rational terms why he's not. Nothing about "big games", because that's crap (Russell crapped the bed in his team's biggest game in 06, why does nobody bring THIS up?). I originally called Cleveland as an 07 playoff team, but after allowing myself some time to think about it, I'll pull back slightly. They'll be a .500 team. The other two ND guys were both taken higher than I thought they'd be, but Abiamiri is going to be a good one, Eagles fans will like him. Ryan Harris sucks.

Things I learned today: - Apparently being the face of ND football is more than enough by itself to knock a great player down NINETEEN spots from where he could've and should've been taken. Cleveland got ass-lucky. - Carolina doesn't always do what I want them to do. I wanted them to take Quinn at 14, then after they traded down, I wanted Greg Olsen at 25. I'm not a Beason guy, but considering our office's record of draft success, I can't complain too much. And they went out and had a fantastic 2nd and 3rd round getting Jarrett, Kalil (who I wanted with the pick they snatched Jarrett with), and Charles Johnson. All they need to do now is take a token ND guy on day 2 and me loves the draft. - Miami is galactically stupid. A KICK RETURNER AT THE NINE SPOT? - The Bears getting Olsen is the 2nd-biggest steal of the draft behind Quinn at 22. For a while I was terrified - TERRIFIED - that they'd trade up, get Quinn, and become an NFC dynasty. Olsen worries me less - but only slightly less. - San Diego had a terrible first day. Craig Davis, a guy who was nowhere near the top of the boards at the time he was picked? Trading half your picks to get Eric Weddle? - SF had the best 1st day overall - Willis is going to be awesome and Joe Staley was a great pickup, plus they got a 1st rounder back in a trade with Indy.

Doesn't make sense. If the Raiders aren't getting Quinn, then he'll be there for the 3rd pick. No need for Cleveland to trade Braylon. That sounds like a ploy by the Raiders. "Give us Braylon, or we'll draft Quinn". I think Cleveland like Russell better anyway. That's what I hear as well. I would think that if the Browns were going to trade up it would be for Russell.

Yup, today's homer broke McGriff's record and Sosa now has gone yard in 44 ballparks. Does anyhave a list of parks he has homered in? Or parks he hadsn't homered in? I'd like to see how much higher he can push this. Just read today that the only current parks he has not homered in are RFK and Busch III. The Rangers play in neither of those parks this season.

I have heard the same thing. From what I hear, Calvin and Russel both wanted 15% more than Williams got last year, and Quinn would take a lot less, close to what was paid last year for Williams. From what I've been hearing, the Raiders gave Quinn an offer that would be considered a low-ball offer for a 1st overall pick but would be better than what he'd get in the 7-9 range. If true, it is a smart move on the Raiders part. except for the part about DRAFTING BRADY QUINN =D> Post of the freakin' day. Quinn is a late first rounder. Way to screw the pooch AGAIN, Oakland. Is it a bannable offense to make fun of all the Quinn-bashers when he inevitably plays well in the NFL? (Except of course he goes to Oakland, then all bets are off)

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Yup, today's homer broke McGriff's record and Sosa now has gone yard in 44 ballparks.

I don't think anyone's criticizing Lee. On the contrary, we've all been impressed by his hitting so far, but some are worried about his power.

A lot of that slg% is singles driven because he has a jesus christ like .485 babip. When that goes down, and it surely will, that slugging percentage will plummet unless he starts hitting the ball out of the park again. This is very simple guys, I don't know how you keep getting it wrong. Maybe it will, but the fact is Lee's been productive. And he's going to hit home runs again. This isn't the first April Lee's had where he hasn't been hitting homers.

Anyone? This one's the best I've found. http://www.basketballforum.com/chicago-bulls/ I used to post there a lot, but I'm not as into basketball as I am baseball.

Precisely why I didn't open this thread until now.

May I just say I'm enjoying the Bizzaro World fantasy in which a former crappy Cardinals pitcher comes to Chicago and inexplicably does well? Let's keep that ERA under 2 and get another W, Jason.

Goony is Jersey Cubs Fan. I'm shocked this hasn't been cleared up to everyone by now.

It bears repeating. Derrek Lee's OPS in 2007 = 1.034 Derrek Lee's rank in the NL in doubles = 2nd Just because you aren't putting the ball in the seats doesn't mean you're not hitting for power.

4-5 with 3 XBH's...he never has to hit a homer again if he keeps doing that.

DLee absolutely killing the ball today

FINALLY!!!! DLEE GOES YARD!!!!!

Yeah, Floyd was safe, the boys in blue are at it again

THE RIOT!!!!!!

Yay Babe DeRosa. I'm happy to be wrong.

Mortal lock, we won't score here.

How does that guy stay on top of the Pepsi-ball the entire time it's rolling that much? These are the kinds of things I think about.

I could see Lou leaving on these conditions: Cubs continue to flounder, plus new owner comes in looking to make big changes to management. Yankees miss the playoffs and Torre gets canned. At this point I could see the Cubs, Yankees and Lou agreeing to make some sort of deal. Unless that deal includes A-Rod...

What was the name of the standings we posted last year in the race for the #1 pick?