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  1. Jon
    Bears win the toss and will receive.
  2. Jon
    Way to pull out the '85 intro the week that the defense is the most banged up, ESPN.
  3. Jon
    Thanks for the warning. If I had known that it would be hosted by ESPN1000, I would've given another warning.
  4. Jon
    13 degrees and a wind chill of 0 right now. Just 30 more minutes! Remeber, WCIU will have a 30 minute pregame show.
  5. Jon
    Won't help the tackling problems they had last week, though. Not sure how serious it is, but they did say Joe is going to give them some needed speed at LB. And yeah, Brown is out. Angelo said that they should have two of their safeties back next week, if not all three.
  6. Jon
    Hillenmeyer and Metcalf are also out, according to WBBM. Leon Joe will play.
  7. Jon
    Yeah, Brown will not play.
  8. Jon
    What a show Duhon is putting on! He's 6 of 7 from the arc and the Bulls were 9 of 10 in third quarter alone to blow the game open. 90-63.
  9. Jon
    Bulls up 30-21 after a quarter on the Superstation. Sweetney would've had a great first if he could hit a free throw, but Songaila is already in double digits off the bench.
  10. Jon
    Couple of broadcasting notes: -For those without cable, the game will be simulcast on WCIU. WCIU will also have a Bears pregame show starting at 7:00. -In case you didn't know, the Bears/Packers game is a national telecast on Fox. It's the only afternoon game that Sunday.
  11. Jon
    But both Harris and Johnson are out. If Brown doesn't go, they're down to their 4th and 5th safties. Hillenmeyer and Metcalf are also game-time decisions.
  12. Jon
    But they might break 70 before Detroit cracks triple digits.
  13. Jon
    I just don't see why anyone uses a single word to refer to all of them anymore. They're all brand names that are basically made by two companies. Why not just ask for what you want? If you say coke (as a general term) or pop or soda, all you're going to get is a list of what that place has and then you have to give them the brand name anyways. I doubt many places serve generic or lesser known brands anymore. End the debate forever and just specify.
  14. Jon
    I don't really remember the Z for closer situation that well, but certainly putting Z in the bullpen was a better idea than even thinking about using Hill in relief. At least Juan Cruz was used as a starter and not Glendon Rusch.
  15. Jon
    Not a bad option at all if he's available. Maybe AZ will be hung over from the Chris Young acquisition that they won't demand too much. Vance- I'm not that familiar with the scout.com sites, but it looks like he writes a bunch of baseball articles, so probably.
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    In case you're wondering what gifts players are getting from bowl games, Rivals.com has a nice list.
  18. Jon
    My memory may be deceiving me, but I'm almost positive a new wall for the outside of the bleachers was included in the plans released at the convention. The search function is down, but burnt may still have his pics of the diagram. That's something that may not have been highlighted in most articles, but that information has been out there. And there will be new bathrooms and concessions:
  19. Jon
    NIU plays UIC on Saturday at the Pavilion...Jon, how good is UIC? They've had some impressive wins against Georgia Tech on the road and against Ole Miss at home but they also lost to an NAIA school. They can't be that good, can they? Like DePaul, it's hard to tell with their wins and losses. They're not a great shooting team or a very large team (they have about four guys who look 12 years old), but I believe they consistently get a lot of second chance points. If NIU is a good fundamental team under the basket and can box out, the Huskies should be able to control them. Can't tell you anything about their defense, really. Everyone knows that all you need to do against Northwestern is play an adequate zone and you'll stop us, which is exactly what they did.
  20. Jon
    A pretty predictable game. If UIC was going to win, they needed to continue to collect a large number of offensive rebounds and second/third chance points. Since Northwestern doesn't box out or rebound, that wasn't too hard. And when we can't hit the outside shot, there's very little chance of a win. When Vedran has a bad game, there's no chance of a win. At least they didn't start 0-15 from 3-point range like they did against DePaul, although I'm sure they have at least one more of those in store for the Big Ten season. And starting 0-10 and finishing 4-23 isn't much better than 0-15 and 2-19 or whatever it was.
  21. Jon
    The other thing is how would you evaluate a GM like Cashman, whose team consistently goes to the playoffs with a high payroll but can't win a championship? The win totals are there. And how would you evaluate a GM of a team that is slashing their budget? Or a team like the Devil Rays? Are all those GMs bad? I haven't followed Florida that closely, but it's been my impression that they've made some very good moves this offseason given their circumstances. But that's not going to show up in their record. Is there any other way to judge them besides their moves?
  22. Jon
    GMs put teams together, but how does that equal a win or loss? Here are some factors out of a GM's control, some that I've stated earlier: -Individual motivation and performance, including career years -Luck, including timely hitting and pitching (I don't really believe in "clutch") -Fluke and unforeseeable injuries -Managerial decisions, which is quite different from hiring a manager -Coaching effectiveness and strategy, again, different from hiring them -How good and competitive opponents are Things like that also have big impacts in whether games are won or lost. That's not too far off from the things a pitcher can't control. Basically, GM moves do not equal wins or losses. They play an important part in the season's results, but by no means is it up to them to win games. And because of that, wins and losses, which are a collection of efforts from the GM, the manager, the coaches, the players, the minor leagues, luck, etc., should not be used to tell whether or not a GM is doing a good job.
  23. Jon
    How isn't it? Pitchers are paid to win ballgames (I'd imagine most people within baseball would tell you that) as much as GMs are paid to win ballgames. I'd argue that pitchers are paid to pitch well (and can be measured in various ways not using records) and GMs are paid to negotiate, make trades, figure out who to keep, who to hire, etc. They can't be evaluated like pitchers can, but does that mean you rely on wins and losses? I'm not seeing how you can use other means of evaluating a pitcher while going with records to judge a GM. The wins and losses for each are the same and they're both based on team performance. They both have a say in what happens but don't have complete control. And why can't long-term evaluations of moves be made? I specified that earlier as part of any evaluation of a move. If anything, going by wins and losses is not comprehensive.
  24. Jon
    A systematic quantitative way of judging and ranking GMs? Probably not. And I'm not really concerned about having one. As I said, I think if you can follow the moves, you can form a judgement for yourself and look at a GM independently of other GMs. But I also don't see how a win-loss record is any more accurate. And I never claimed they don't have influence. I said they don't control results. Big difference. I'm not going to say it's the same, but it's almost like judging a starting pitcher based on wins and losses. Sure they have a big influence in the game, but enough to use records to evaluate them? Why use records if you can evaluate each move?
  25. Jon
    Nice to see that the Bulls bounced back with a 9-point win on the road over the Raptors. Anyone watch?
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