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As Bruce just said in the other thread, Matsui and Fukudome go way back. Matsui is the left-handed bat that allows for versatility (lets DeRosa move around) plus being the enticement for Fukudome who is supposed to be the LH OF bat. That's at least the plan, no matter how flawed it may be.
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The one thing that really sticks out at me looking at the two polls was that the ACC was severly underrated at the start of the season. 2 teams in the top 25 to start the season, 4 at the end of the year. Especially if Oregon loses this week, the Pac 10 will have struggled to live up to expectations despite ASU's emergence because of USC, Cal, and UCLA. The Big 10's a mixed bag. Michigan is a major disappointment. Wisconsin and Penn State are disappointments. Ohio State is definitely a surprise, while Illinois is a major surprise. So probably a little worse than pre-season for the Big 10. The Big East is probably slightly disappointing, while Missouri adds a huge, huge bonus to the Big 12. The SEC is right about where they are supposed to be. Auburn over South Florida in the polls is a joke though.
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Maybe the radio report was true. Crap. I don't see how that adds much to the equation. He's just taking a radio report from last night and running with it. He even admits he has no source on it. The fact that it's been 18 hours since that radio report started and there is still no report from anyone else makes it seriously questionable.
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For one, it may simply be a question of eligibility. The Big East doesn't have another team eligible for consideration (the only way the BE would have gotten 2 teams in is if UConn had beaten WV). The ACC won't have a great option after the championship game for an at-large spot. That leaves 3 at-large spots (after you give Hawaii it's spot) for 4 conferences. The SEC and Big 12 look like they'll get their maximum of 1 at-large spot. That leaves the Pac 10 and Big 10. The Pac 10 would have gotten 2 in if Dixon hadn't gotten hurt for Oregon. Since he did, Oregon is no longer a possibility. That only leaves Arizona State, and Illinois is simply a more attractive option for most of the bowls than a 2 loss Sun Devil team, and that's assuming ASU gets past Arizona this weekend. Plus, if Washington beats Hawaii, then suddenly there pretty much are no choices. A SEC team, a Big 12 team, Illinois, and Arizona State will be the 4 at-larges/ Why wouldn't the BE not have an eligible team? They have 3 9 win teams other than WV. You have to have a team that is in the top 14 of the BCS. Currently, the second best BE team is South Florida at 21. Even if the Orange bowl wanted to select them they couldn't unless they somehow made up 7 spots.
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I think it's simply rematches that are forbidden, not sure. Since we never played this year, that doesn't come into play. Three cheers for imbalanced scheduling! I know you're already a big fan of it. :wink: The writer claims that the BCS games who select before the Fiesta are much more likely to pass over Mizzou in favor of more attractive choices. (Example: Rose takes USC and UI to maintain Pac-10/Big-10 politics. Orange takes, I dunno, Georgia and on't go to the Rose, and they definitely won't last all the way to the Firsomebody?) The writer thinks the Fiesta will pass on ASU because having the local team will hurt the economy. The writer doesn't mention the Orange or Rose Bowls anywhere in his article. While your scenario might generate the most revenue in terms of selecting the most popular teams, I am still under the belief that the best teams will be in the BCS bowls. As such, Missouri will get selected over Georgia (if for no other reason than to avoid the firestorm should Missouri not be in). The BCS bowls have never been about picking the best teams. The controversy for Missouri not being in will be a lot less than say Cal or Oregon from 2-3 years ago. If the Orange Bowl feels that Georgia will make the most money, they will select them in a second.
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For one, it may simply be a question of eligibility. The Big East doesn't have another team eligible for consideration (the only way the BE would have gotten 2 teams in is if UConn had beaten WV). The ACC won't have a great option after the championship game for an at-large spot. That leaves 3 at-large spots (after you give Hawaii it's spot) for 4 conferences. The SEC and Big 12 look like they'll get their maximum of 1 at-large spot. That leaves the Pac 10 and Big 10. The Pac 10 would have gotten 2 in if Dixon hadn't gotten hurt for Oregon. Since he did, Oregon is no longer a possibility. That only leaves Arizona State, and Illinois is simply a more attractive option for most of the bowls than a 2 loss Sun Devil team, and that's assuming ASU gets past Arizona this weekend. Plus, if Washington beats Hawaii, then suddenly there pretty much are no choices. A SEC team, a Big 12 team, Illinois, and Arizona State will be the 4 at-larges/
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The last news I saw said that he may not decide before the first of the year.
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Cardinals sign Izturis
CubColtPacer replied to otis89's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
You hate us, don't you Hoops? That's the only reason I can see for telling us this information. :cry: Our SS position is bad enough that Wilson would probably be a bad gamble but not a horrible one. At least he's had a couple years of good production for a SS. His defense is also better than Theriot's. I'm not saying I would want to trade for him, but he almost certainly would be an upgrade and possibly a significant one. -
I'd make it a nice club option (say 8-10 million) but that's as far as I would go with Prior. Two other quick things from that article. One, it says Prior hasn't started throwing off a mound yet. That's not exactly good news for his return anytime soon. Also, whenever it says the club would "love to have him back by May", it typically means it will drag into the summer. Two, the Marquis note at the bottom. Look at the way they phrase it: "rumblings that they're listening on Marquis". That implies that teams are offering something, which frankly doesn't surprise me. If you look at the wording on Morris in the next paragraph, it's completely different. That one says they are "actively shopping" Morris, which implies that nobody wants him.
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Why must the Fiesta Bowl choose Kansas should Missouri lose? Why not choose some other at-large team not from the Big 12 and let Missouri go to another BCS bowl game. The Fiesta can choose whoever they want. They apparently want Kansas is what the article is saying.
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Only because Jim Hendry puts all his cards on the table well in advance. And when did he lay his cards out about Prior? Those executives thought he would be non-tendered because they thought that it was simply too much money for him, not because they expected the Cubs to make some sort of mistake.
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If they're looking to trade him, everybody will know that anyway. Remember in the middle of the season the majority of ML executives already thought that Prior would be non-tendered. Any reports coming out the last few days have done nothing to lower Prior's value.
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It's in his ESPN stats. Here are the numbers: 2004: 3.97 2005: 3.69 2006 (with Mets): 3.96 2006 (with Col): 4.04 2007: 4.02 Those numbers are surprising to me. That's well above average in P/PA, and yet he has an average to below average walk rate.
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Just think about how big DeAndre looked tonight, and then add in the fact that he's lost 55 pounds since July. Seriously. As for Crawford, it's good to get this out of the way early. He's a freshman who apparently made some kind of a mistake, and 3 games is a pretty big punishment for a rules violation. Hopefully this makes him think twice before ever doing it again.
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Santana to Yankees?
CubColtPacer replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
The only reason the Twins are willing to offer that type of deal is: 1) He is the best pitcher in the game 2) Because he is the best pitcher, they have to show the fans that they care about keeping him. 3) The Twins know he won't accept such a low deal. There is absolutely no way that they can devote such a large percentage of their payroll to Zambrano. That would stop the deal even if they consider Z at his highest possible value. -
Mulder is much closer to pitching again vs. Prior. I'm not so sure of that. From varying reports, Prior could be pitching in the early half of next year (certainly not opening day, though), while Mulder, according to that link, isn't expected to pitch until AT LEAST midseason 2008. At worst it looks like their current timetables are similar, with Prior's being slightly ahead. That Mulder link was from January of last year talking about how he wouldn't pitch until midseason 2007, not midseason 2008.
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Just to throw this link in talking about possibly trading Prior: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3129805 Of course you would have rather traded Prior at a higher value. At the same time, trading him might be the best move even now. The bigger the contract he wants the more the risk, and trading him would at least get some value back for him and is a much more preferable option to simply non-tendering him.
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League Settings: 1 point per 10 yards receiving 6 per TD 1/2 point per reception Somebody offered me Wes Welker and Chris Cooley for Hines Ward and Dallas Clark. What do people think? It should be known that I'm in great playoff position right now, so the most important thing to have good playoff numbers in week 15 and week 16.
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I'm not saying we shouldn't keep Prior, but it has nothing to do with being pot committed. All that money the Cubs spent in the past is sunk cost now. The Cubs can't get that money back, and so they can't think about all the money that they've invested in him. The decision has to be made solely on the money the Cubs would have to invest on him going forward and the production that he would give you going forward. That being said, his possible benefit probably outweighs his possible cost, but it depends on what type of contract he's demanding.
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I don't understand why the Cubs would rather lock him into a deal that guarantees him 2 years and 12-14 million (and if he pitches well than it's 2 years and 20 million) when they can have him pitch this year for 2.2 million and then sign him to a deal for a lot of money if he pans out at the end of the year. That's way too much money guaranteed when the alternative is having the first year being only 2 1/2 million guaranteed. The Cubs are going to want much, much lower base salaries than 6-7 million per year if Prior is to come back. Also, for Prior to be good value with your contract, he has to come back and be the old Mark Prior at least 75 percent of the time. I think Prior has a reasonable chance to come back and be very good, but certainly nowhere near 75 percent.
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Remember also with a 1 year deal the amount of money means less than if it were a multi-year deal. Not overpaying on multi-year deals is very important because it's so hard to project needs and payroll a year or two down the line, and you never know when you might need an extra 5-10 million lying around to make a big move on a productive player. If the deal doesn't work out also then you have an unproductive player on your roster that you don't want to cut because you will have dead money on your payroll for multiple years. With a 1 year deal, there's very little forecasting. They know what needs they're trying to fill this offseason, and they presumably kept enough money back to fill those needs (it doesn't matter if that money could have gone to a legit SS if they weren't going to try to find one anyway). When you're looking at 1 year deals then, the usage of the roster spot and the production is more important than the money spent. There probably won't be many if any better relievers than Kerry Wood that sign for 1 year, and so this is a good deal. If there was any evidence that unspent payroll this year would roll over into increased funds for next year's budget (as with a family's personal budget) then money for a 1 year deal would also become important. However, there is no real sign that this goes on in major league front offices.
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0-16 is more likely. NE has a couple decently tough games left. Also, the cold weather sites they're playing at should keep the overall score closer, which means one bounce of the ball could give them a loss. Third, who knows how hard they will play at the Giants even if they are 15-0. I'd put New England's chances of going 16-0 at around 20 percent. Miami has about 3 games left they could possibly win, and I think their chances of going 0-16 is probably around 30 percent.
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Teams do not have to win their conference to play for the national championship. See Oklahoma several years ago. It was OK? I thought it was Nebraska but you're probably right. If Georgia played LSU I'd have less of an issue with it but they didn't. It was both Nebraska (in 2001) and Oklahoma (in 2003). Nebraska didn't even play in the conference title game, and Oklahoma lost their title game.
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The Big 10 would love that, but Notre Dame isn't joining a football conference anytime soon. It just isn't feasible for them, and I doubt the Big 10 will ever accept them in the same deal that the Big East is currently giving ND.
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Now that's a good deal. Good job Hendry, and thanks Wood for not insisting on multiple years.