Sammy Sofa

There was that time that flying saucer flew over Shea Stadium and the ball hit Bernard Gilkey on the head and somehow nobody noticed.

Keeping Omer would be baffling. I don't know how they can possibly justify that with the season ahead of them.

yes but we need to think of something to top schilling painting his sock red A goat somehow gets on the infield. A batted ball hits the goat, turning a sure double play in the 9th inning into a 2-run infield single to win game 5 of the WS and put the Cubs up 3-2 in the series. I'VE GOT A BOOK TO WRITE.

I'm guessing he had an extremely negative viewpoint about 2014 if it's something you agree with. Nope, it was realistic and a reasonable line of logic that wasn't overly positive. The Bulls track record of roster management speaks for itself. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo7ecjmqvH1qm5hblo1_500.jpg

Truth.

Yeah, I'm not sure how this can be seen as a good move at all.

Well, yeah; we're talking about 1% money here.

Yessss.

You really think they're exaggeration that? Zambrano's clearly a passionate guy; when's he in a good mood I'm sure he's a blast to be around.

Yeah, I know. I would be willing to take him, probably gives you a better shot this season, if Rose comes back, then take my chances he stays. Worst case scenario is he leaves and you're probably not much more than a .500ish team for a year, then it's 2014 anyway. And you've got the same situation, minus the option of keeping or trading Noah. I don't think there's even a chance; if they did it it would basically be with the idea he's only here a year. If Rose was healthy I'd be all for that. The question becomes where would he go after the year. The Nets likely won't have the cap room for Howard unless they make trades (right now the 3 of Johnson, Williams, and Wallace will make 48 million or so next year by themselves). The Lakers, Heat, Knicks will all have too much money committed. As much as he may dislike Chicago, what other city would he be excited about in order to turn down the extra money? Howard can kick and scream all he wants, but unless he gets what he wants this summer he's rapidly running out of options. Depends on what his priority is; I know money usually trumps all, but he's really sticking to this crybaby garbage in terms of how few places he wants to play. Maybe he genuinely can't stand it here.

Yeah, I know. I would be willing to take him, probably gives you a better shot this season, if Rose comes back, then take my chances he stays. Worst case scenario is he leaves and you're probably not much more than a .500ish team for a year, then it's 2014 anyway. And you've got the same situation, minus the option of keeping or trading Noah. I don't think there's even a chance; if they did it it would basically be with the idea he's only here a year. If Rose was healthy I'd be all for that.

I don't care how much of a homer he is; the man gets a lifetime pass a billion times over for FJM.com and P&R and for being Mose.

I was genuinely baffled for a solid minute as to why Melky was getting the ovation he did until I remembered he played there. I was very amused by the idea of a random contingent of rabid Melky Cabrera fans in KC.

Any trade idea for Howard no idea hinges more on Howard's opinions as opposed to what Orlando actually wants. He just doesn't want to be here.

Excellent points.

Pretty much. He's got a .262 BABIP working so far and his ERA is still 4.20 (FIP 4.43). And that is to go along with a 4.7 BB/9 rate. Not been that good. Aw, that's too bad. I hadn't been keeping track of how he was doing, but I remember seeing an update around the start of June where he had been doing pretty well.

OK, meph jr..

dexter has some weird notes or something. I mean, WEIRD NOTES.

Package them together and get nice value in return. It makes 100% sense. Depends on what's available; the odds of a player being available who is worth packaging both of them together sooner rather than later that the Bulls will have long term are very, very slim.

No kidding; this idea of bottoming out is beyond ridiculous and acts like Rose is crippled and everyone else on the team is useless.

My point is that back in 2002 when they were 6th in the Central division, 2003 when they finished 8th in the Central division, 2004/2005 they were first round exits, They made it to the second round of the playoffs in 2006, but DNQ in 2007. Then it was known that they lacked an inside presence but they sign Ben Wallace who everyone knew couldn't score and was undersized on the decline. My point is that this team in fact DID need a major shakeup and rebuilding phase because this team had been toiling for years in mediocrity without much in terms of trades and quality FA additions. No, stop, backtrack; you still haven't explained how you know they're worried about losing ticket sales due to rebuilding. Their ticket sales were great all of the years you listed, so why would they suddenly go south if they decided to "rebuild?" They were selling out when they sucked. I never thought nor said that they were 'worried about ticket sales.' My thought is that they WERE being overly conservative because they don't want to rock the boat and to disrupt their business from profiting. Fans have been selling out the stadium with some medicore middle of the pack teams. Now with the arrival of Rose, perhaps the pressure will finally rise. I'm going over the history of this franchise in the last 10 years and none of it really inspires confidence that they will do what is needed to field a powerhouse title contender to rival OKC or the Heat. Well, a team like the Heat didn't exist before, so looking for examples in the past of how they should or shouldn't approach such a team is faulty. Secondly, you don't have to be a "powerhouse;" trying be a "powerhouse" all but guarantees a very short shelf-life for your team with the way the finances are currently constructed in the NBA. Hell, I don't even know what you think a "powerhouse" is. Is OKC a powerhouse? Gonna have to disagree with that. Are the Heat a powerhouse? If so, how can you possibly expect them to model that type of team construction?

Because he only just recently started producing and there's zero reason to rush him.

My point is that back in 2002 when they were 6th in the Central division, 2003 when they finished 8th in the Central division, 2004/2005 they were first round exits, They made it to the second round of the playoffs in 2006, but DNQ in 2007. Then it was known that they lacked an inside presence but they sign Ben Wallace who everyone knew couldn't score and was undersized on the decline. My point is that this team in fact DID need a major shakeup and rebuilding phase because this team had been toiling for years in mediocrity without much in terms of trades and quality FA additions. No, stop, backtrack; you still haven't explained how you know they're worried about losing ticket sales due to rebuilding. Their ticket sales were great all of the years you listed, so why would they suddenly go south if they decided to "rebuild?" They were selling out when they sucked.

Two years. I'm just assuming at least one of Gibson or Deng will be gone.

Man, I really need to be grading papers.