VanceJergins

Defense is overrated. so are pitching and offense Now Beer...that's not overrated. Beer is disgusting. Chocolate milk is an underrated drink if there ever was one. This man speaks the truth. Also underrated: Orange soda. here-here. 2 of the 3 things I have to drink in my fridge.

Defense is overrated. so are pitching and offense Now Beer...that's not overrated. Beer is disgusting. Chocolate milk is an underrated drink if there ever was one.

Jones took 3 pitches....not bad.

It's amazing that he didn't try that in St. Louis. The simplest solutions are often the best.

followed immediately by a single. . Cy Young never gave up singles? nope. My bad.

If he can just get double plays every pitch, I think he'll be alright.

followed immediately by a single. . Cy Young never gave up singles?

Marquis is in the zone now, Cy Young here we come.

Did Ron say that Jones is going to be batting 2nd?

Its that way for me too....After I went and impulsively bought the gameday audio 30 minutes ago. At least the other link is working

Do they have the gameday stat-line thing for spring training?

I'll go ahead and round out April with the 4/30 game @ PIT.

Dude, have you seen the Rocky movies, especially IV? Training in the elements is the way to go.

Thats a pretty ridiculous comment.

That was Meredith, who is kind of like the female Creed.

Very tough. Most of them have very strong arguments and I thought about voting for about half of them. Michael, Jim, Toby, Stanly, Kevin, Creed, and Dwight would all be the best characters on most shows but on the Office its hard to choose. I voted for Kevin as kind of a gut reaction.

The one thing that I can take comfort in is this....the Bears are MORE LIKELY to make to Super Bowl 42, then the Colts. If they don't improve that defense, they won't beat Pats/Chiefs/Ravens again. The Colts are as good as they ever going to be, on the other hand, I don't believe we've seen the best of the Bears, they will improve next season. They'll have a much tougher schedule, as a result, they may not win 13 games but, it will be a better team. The Colts have been a superbowl caliber team for 4-5 years now, why are they suddenly going to not be as good next year?

Matt Giordano Giordano is a badass. I'm not sure what his flaws are that kept him from starting over Bethea, but the dude can run and hit very well.

I think the Bears fanbase contributed a wee bit too... The Bears have a lot of fans but I'd say Manning was definitely the biggest draw.

The Bears were definitely the best team in the NFC but I think it was obvious that the Colts were the better team. For all the what-if the Bears have - what if Hester wouldnt have returned that kickoff, what if they the Colts hadnt allowed that long run by Jones, what if Vinatieri wouldnt have missed that FG, what if the Colts had done better finishing off their drives with TD's, what if the Colts didnt have 3 turnovers. The Colts definitely have what-ifs too. I'd say the Colts would win 2/3 match ups. -And what if Brown and Harris were healthy....Well what if Doss, Simon, Reagor, and Stokley were healthy? -I understand those kind of remarks because they're the same kind of things I say when I'm ticked about a game, but the truth is that the Colts are the better team. But the comments about Manning are kind of ridiculous: "I bet he's a horrible person because he's rich and he's good at football". Me and everyone I know (that would know anything) have only heard great things about him as a person. Just because now that he's won a superbowl he's going to go down as the greatest quarterback ever, doesn't mean you have to make personal attacks. Besides, Tom Brady is the only person who's a bad person because he's good at football. I wish the Colts could have beaten a team I dont like. The Bears are probably going to be good for a few years and if they arent playing the Colts I root for them, so good luck. And if you're looking for a quarterback, the Bears could probably get Sorgi if they're willing to give up Urlacher. And GO CUBS!!!

I cant wait til all the comparisons are the '06 Bears. That wont happen. Even if the Bears win they still cant compare to '85. Rex Grossman will still not be very good and the defense is good but not as good as '85.

I'm a Colts fan, but replacing Bears with Colts there, I still say not even close. The Cubs are the only team that I'm in love with. With my other teams its that "I love you but I'm not IN love with you" thing. The past few years I've been really frustrated with the Colts losing in the playoffs, but when the Cubs lost in '03 I was actually heartbroken.

:pukel: :pukel: :pukel: :pukel: :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: Gee...this sounds familiar. Good thing i've always penciled this staff together w/o counting on him...man this is frustrating. I hope Carroll is wrong again. And I'm wondering...how can the be "going well" but Prior not be "throwing with confidence?" I think maybe a chill pill is in order. He's been injured the past couple years, of course his confidence isnt going to be sky-high at first. Its still January, he has another 2 months and nobody has said anything about him not being completely healthy. This isnt anything to panic about.

I've lived near Indy my whole life and am a pretty big Colts fan (not nearly the love I have for the Cubs, though). But my intense love for the Cubs has caused me to really like all things Chicago (except the Blackhawks because I dont give a crap about hockey, and I hate the whitesox because thats the true Chicago thing to do). Chicago is probably my favorite U.S city and the Bears are my 2nd favorite football team because of that. So the love does carry over, just not all the way.

I'm just wondering what we're going to do with: Miller (if healthy) Marshall Guzman Marmol Mateo Ryu Novoa Also, with Rapada, I think basically anyone in our bullpen is expendable, especially if Wood is healthy. Rapada could replace one of Ohman, Cotts, Eyre, and one of the young guys that started last year could replace one of the righties (though I'd much prefer to keep Wuertz and Howry). If we dont make any trades, there's going to be a killer pitching logjam in Iowa, especially with Gallagher coming up. We have plenty of (not necessarily great) parts to use in a trade.