Sammy Sofa

Anyone think Singletary could be the next Bears Defensive Coordinator once Rivera leaves? T'would be nice. Unlike that link. *Shudders*

Z should get Zito money. And a herd of cattle. And a bouncing car. And a solid gold house. And my firstborn.

I'm the same way. I'm indifferent to the players wearing them, but in terms of which jerseys look best with what I wear, the grays win out by a landslide.

Much much much more appropriate than "Bears should finish what Katrina started" How is there anything wrong with saying a Mardi Gras size can of whoop-a**. Mardi Gras is a huge festival. He is saying opening up a huge can of whoop-a** on the Saints. Your comment above was worse. No no. That wasn't sarcasm. I was telling the truth. That's a comment that made me laugh and I was down with it. "Mardi Gras sized can". This thread just suddenly took a turn for the sexy...

With gale force winds and a 35 foot storm surge! LOL! ROTFL! LMAO! :lol: :lol: I think, what, 2 people made very awful and very inappropriate Katrina comments? Do we really need to drag this out? Yes, I know you're making fun of them for those comments, but still, between that and the "you people" thing making it sound like Bears fans en masse are making fun of the hurricaine, is this really necessary? what i said might have been inappropriate but meteorlogists and scientists the world over said it was going to happen sooner or later. It sucks that they were so dead on in their predictions and its sad that the people in charge and the citizen didnt take the storm seriously. None of which has anything REALLY to do with the football game we're talking about. This is hardly the time or the place to try and bring something like that up. That's just common sense.

With gale force winds and a 35 foot storm surge! LOL! ROTFL! LMAO! :lol: :lol: I think, what, 2 people made very awful and very inappropriate Katrina comments? Do we really need to drag this out? Yes, I know you're making fun of them for those comments, but still, between that and the "you people" thing making it sound like Bears fans en masse are making fun of the hurricaine, is this really necessary?

I thought it was worth repeating. Besides 29 GMs can't be wrong. I think Wilson is a good player, but let's not overrate him. There is a reason why he was still available in January. Maybe it was a personally choice, maybe it professional, nonetheless, I don't think his value is as high as some may think. I don't think you understand how people on this board rate Wilson. Ideally he'd platoon with Jones. I'm not handing him the starting 1B job, or even a starting corner OF position. I think he's a fantastic match with Jones for a platoon that could produce excellent numbers. Agreed. Northside, you seem to be going under the impression that people here wanted Wilson as an everyday starting player when that simply isn't the case. It's been clear for a long time that his value would be as a platoon player and as a bench player. He would fill both roles very well and, given the market, at a very good price. That's why people want him. Nobody here is thinking he's some kind of everday all star.

Big difference between the Skins and Tampa Game, the Bears Won, the Saints lost. The giants suck and didnt deserve to be in the playoffs and the cowboys defense really hit the skids the last month of the season, even more so than the bears if the Saints are a hot team, the Bears are even hotter reguardless of what every [expletive] outside of John Clayton says at the [expletive] sports broadcasting network Why would wins and losses matter? Lets all marvel at the Saints. They are on fire. I mean they have won 6 of their last 11 games counting the playoff win. What an amazing streak they are on. well listening to ESPN you would think the bears were 3-7 over their last 11 instead of 7-3 What they did in that game you left out is simply too unspeakable to mention in polite company. And it was played in another dimension.

Hey, even perfect mechanics have trouble with a fullspeed runner and a screaming line drive. What are the odds a pitcher would suffer two such injuries in such a short span of time? That was my first thought too, but if he had better mechanics he would have "crashed" more gracefully into Giles and not put his elbow in the way of a screaming line drive from Brad Hawpe :lol:. Actually, only last year did he start having "mechanics" problems and I think that was largely him trying to "shortcut" his rehab. This is the "healthiest" he has been in several years and may even break camp with the rest of the team. I am having good thoughts about a rotation with a healthy Prior and Zambrano at the top of it with Rich Hill following it up. If we somehow break camp this year with Z leading it off and Prior starting the 2nd game of the year followed by Lilly and Hill and those 4 make 30 starts a piece, we're going to have a very good year. Factor in the eventual integration of Kerry Wood: Super Closer on the other end with our rather decent bullpen in between and you've got a recipe for awesome awesomeness. It's an insane fantasy, but still, it's a nice one.

Heh, good catch. I really hate all the various solid color jerseys a la the Cubs' blues that other teams have. They seem so amateur and straight out of the 80's. Let them die. I'll always love the pinstripes, but I think the new-ish uniforms the Reds just unveiled look pretty good. Much better ideas than "here's a single mass of garish color on your upper body that basically looks like a t-shirt."

I love the blue jerseys. As far as I'm concerned its 1. Blues 2. Pinstripes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1314350974260. Those hideous gray road uni's. Werd. If they could put the gray ones through a bit of a redesign I might like them more. However it's not all that likely. I just think gray is a terrible, terrible uniform color. There's something about the grey and the red on the hats they wear then that seems off. I love the grey jerseys on their own for me to wear, but I'm pretty indifferent to them on a whole as a uniform. All I know is I don't loathe them with a sexy passion like I do those damn blues.

He's a bold man.

Owned. OH jeez an awkward position the quarterback is in after a sack and the tight end is on his knees. Believe me, there are some we can post with Favre and Urlacher. Who's in the Conference Championship again? Relax. Seriously, learn how to take a joke. Dude I hate the packers like I hate spinach and terrorism and the view and I THINK THAT IS Hilarious. Agreed. And it can get even better: http://rexpoo.ytmnsfw.com/

What!? Those jerseys ARE the Cubs. To me, the pinstripes have always been "the alternatives" (and fugly ones at that). . You're completely, utterly and totally wrong three different times in that statement, and on as many levels as is humanly possibly, plus a few made up just for kicks.

Man, I'll take grey ones any day of the week over the blues. The blues look so cheap and amateur. It makes them look like the Blue Jays in the 80's.

Hey, even perfect mechanics have trouble with a fullspeed runner and a screaming line drive. What are the odds a pitcher would suffer two such injuries in such a short span of time?

So great.

I wish they'd lose those awful, weekend softball team-looking blue jerseys over any other uniform change. Those things are almost as bad as the pajamas from the early 80's. I know Z loves them, but he looks so much more awesomer in pinstripes.

I hope this public shaming keeps Perez from ever playing another game for a major league team for the rest of his life. Neifi, wherver you are, I'm sure you're a great guy...you're simply one of the worst baseball players I have ever seen and ever will see. Please stop killing the sport that I love so much. Enjoy having made more money than I can even dream of and live a long and happy life. Just do it away from baseball. FAR away. Thanks. Kisses.

5 of 7 CNNsi writers pick New Orleans. i just love it when most people pick against us... All 4 guys on HBO's Inside the NFL picked the Saints. Costas technically picked the Bears, but he said he did that just because he "has" to pick against one of the others, I forget which one, though.

I say to hell with all that and just settle for beating the everlovin' crap out of them on the field.

Of course there isn't. I can't tell if you're sarcastic or not. If so, the Tribune gave the team the money to spend. It's not like they had zero say as to how it was spent, or at least knowledge of how it was going to be spent and how the contracts would be set up. I really don't see how the Cubs are suddenly on a tight budget given how they've been spending and how much money they've saved on re-signing guys like Wood, Aramis, Miller and Ohman. I don't see how anyone can know if the Cubs are at their limit. They don't report their true financial state, and their budget -- as we found out in dramatic fashion this year -- is highly arbitrary. Exactly. The Cubs randomly decide to spend and they have as much money as they want/need. What are people seeing that indicates that they're running light in the pockets?

I don't think so. I've never seen anyone want him for anything but a platoon with Jacque/anyone else stinking it up against lefties and a decent bat against lefties on the bench.

Actually the reports on Wood, Miller and Prior are positive! Man, I hope and pray Prior is healthy! http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070117&content_id=1780798&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc Not to be a rotten egg, but it is, after all, cubs.com... Translation: there will be no CF acquisition. Wow, the Cubs pumped the payroll way up and backloaded all their big deals, yet are still forced to lean heavily on a very sketchy rookie due to a money crunch. Wait til the really big paychecks come due in 2009. Could get real ugly unless the farm surprises everybody and produces a major contribution to the big team in the next 2 years. Where are you getting the bolded part of your post from what was quoted? Do you doubt for one second that Hendry wouldn't be seeking an established veteran everyday CF if there was money available to take on another big salary? The Cubs are 1000% in win-now mode and there's not a chance in hell Hendry is happy about relying on Pie after his dismal showing in winter ball. Hendry's spin that he's not seeking a veteran starting CF because he believes it's important to develop your own players is total BS. If the Trib gave him more money for it he'd be on the phone 10 seconds later making offers for a CF. Who is there out there for them to sign along those lines? Once you got past Drew the list was incredibly short of people that could potentially outperform Jacque or Pie. There's zero reason to believe that there's suddenly a "money crunch" just because they didn't throw piles of cash at someone for CF. Of course there isn't. I can't tell if you're sarcastic or not. If so, the Tribune gave the team the money to spend. It's not like they had zero say as to how it was spent, or at least knowledge of how it was going to be spent and how the contracts would be set up. I really don't see how the Cubs are suddenly on a tight budget given how they've been spending and how much money they've saved on re-signing guys like Wood, Aramis, Miller and Ohman.

The names are for foos who don't follow the team. :x I just like the personal touch. On the better players, I think it seems more intimidating.