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the second thing was monica lewinsky's panties

I don't blame him

He better be the best pitcher on the roster, he's pitching against 18 year olds.

I don't see what the Blue Jays ex-draft guy has to do with appreciating walks. That organization turned more sabr-centric when he wasn't there. You can point out little individual reasons why you think it's not true, but the big picture suggests otherwise. They are last in walks, by a wide margin, and the organization is dominated by overly aggressive hackers. There just is not enough to support the notion that he's coming along. Maybe he values walks to some extent, but the evidence shows he values them less than any other organization in the league. And that's what matters. the Blue Jays ex-draft guy is relevant because of the good discipline and walk rates of the hitters he drafted. the big picture does suggest otherwise Hendry has not valued walks in the past. that is why I suggested that Hendry is coming around, not that he valued walks all along. my point is not that Hendry absolutely, without a doubt values walks. my point is there is evidence that he's gaining a greater appreciation for walks. the fact that evidence has not shown up tangibly in the lineup to this point is really not material. further, 5/8 of the lineup that should be out there day in/day out are historically pretty good or vastly improved at taking walks. not great, but pretty good (Walker, Lee, Aram, Barrett, Murton). Who has Wilken drafted that has great plate patience? Rios? Wells? Both are allergic to walks (Wells less so).

Obviously the close calls of 2003 and 2004 make this season even more unbearable. This season has been one continuous series of haymakers to the nuts. Close calls in 2003 and 2004, an injury-plagued, wasted 2005, an offseason of getting nothing accomplished followed by poor managing, poor playing, poor planning and more and more injuries to just about every above average player left on our depleted roster. I thought 2000 was bad, but this season has been a constant tea-bagging.

Tapani

Why, you expect the Cubs to even make an offer? Why waste team talking about a player, when you KNOW in your heart the Cubs have no interests in. Meaning even if Ichiro is available, the Cubs ain't interested. Willy Pierre Juan Taverez Makes me no never mind. I expect the Cubs to acquire SOMEBODY else with Taverez to make a deal worthwhile, I would love to take Brandon Backe off their hands. why are you so sure the cubs aren't interested? He's fast, a great defender and bats leadoff - all things the cubs value. How about the fact that Ichiro has a career .377 OBP, and the fact that the Cubs simply don't understand that getting on base is the object of the game. They would view Ichiro as a baseclogging, and instantly deem him "not a good fit." I would love to have Ichiro, but with the current regime, he would be tremendously WASTED. The quote was, "unless you can run, walks just clog up the bases for the guys who can". Not that it matters cause it was a stupid quote, but everyone gets it wrong.

Yep, #10 pick. C'mon Commish! Uh, what I meant to say was...good pick Raw.

Uh, Plaxico.

pearl jam v pink floyd might be a contest

GLENDON KILL THOSE SNAKES

Pfft, play MLB2K6. In the little dialog that goes on while the game is loading, if you're playing as the Cubs, every once in awhile the announcers will mention that the Cubs struggled last year because they were last in the National League in walks.

I had Roy targeted for my third pick, I was really surprised to see him go that early, though he should be a strong wideout this year.

A lot of problems with that. First off, Pattersons "blossoming"? Corey Donald Patterson is at .278/.315/.426 on the year. The steals are nice...if you're in fantasy baseball. He's 14th out of 20 qualified CFers. Eric Patterson is 23, he strikes out too much and walks too little. I'm not too excited about his status as a prospect.

Scott, I think that literally your brain may not work correctly. Let's make a prediction. Lots of people die in the middle east due to this war stuff. That doesn't mean that I want a lot of people to die, it just means that it is likely that they will.

Your thoughts on Bush and Addai were the same as mine. Droughns is an interesting guy. He's going to get yardage and if he gets the scores, he'll be good. I looked at him at the times I made both my Dillon and McAllister picks. I'm taking a huge risk with those two, but I like to have a stable of RB's. I'll see how it works out. Droughns was the top rated guy consistently in the mocks that I saw for the RBs that were available. I was worried about his long-term prognosis and Cleveland's offense (or lack thereof). But I debated between him, Dunn, and Bush. I went with Bush because of the keeper league factor. Yeah, I'm at a weird point, really, as my keepers are probably set for the next few years. Manning, Cadillac and Jackson should be first rounders for awhile, barring injury.

I really thought a lot about Bush, seeing as how he usually goes in rounds 2 in 3 in all the mocks I've seen. I'm just worried about him getting scoring chances in the Saints offense, I think he's going to get his points off of yards and not scores. Addai is another guy that I was targeting, but the more I read about him teh more it looks like he's platooning with Rhodes, at least for awhile. I'm concerned about him not being a starter until half of the season is over. I can't decide if I like my Droughns pick, to tell you the truth. He's going to get hsi yards, but man, only 2 scores last season. If he bumps that up to 7 or 8, and gets 1200 yards again, he'll be ok as my flex guy. I saw him go as the second pick in the third round of an experts draft, so I guess it should work out. Torry Holt is a pick of mine that I am stoked about. I can't believe he wasn't protected, to tell you the truth. That same Experts draft saw Holt get picked 6th in the second round, he's a solid WR1, which is something I didn't have last year.

These guys are pretty even for me, but I voted for the Peppers because Stadium Arcadium is such a good album

I went with Green Day. I like Pearl Jam, but the Dookie/Insomniac era was too good to deny. Panic Song is still in regular rotation on my Ipod.

Poor shot selection is something they can work on all year long in practice, it's not like he's going to be getting a lot of shots in the Bulls lineup anyway. As long as he's playing tough D and rebounding (which it sounds like he does in his sleep) he'll be perfect.

IMB selects Reuben Droughns RB Cleveland

Solution to the World Cup's refereeing woes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r0_TS09lJc

also, i'm not sure which one is the apples and which one is the dog turds

this is like comparing apples and dog turds

So, yes, then.