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Marshall for Olsen.
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He's 2 years away from free agency, so he needs to step it up now if he wants to get paid. It makes sense to me that he'd dislike the Martz signing, especially since Martz highlighted his preference for blocking tight ends early and often. If Olsen wasn't such a disappointment I'd be bummed about this situation, but I'm not. Led the Bears in catches and TD's last year, but yeah...I agree. He's certainly not irreplaceable, and a blocking TE could help the run game. He was also targetted all day every day and had several crucial drops. He just hasn't come close to being a top notch tight end that can take over a game as advertised.
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Huet is fine and Niemi is a perfectly acceptable backup, he's just struggled when given everyday duty. I'd be completely in favor of upgrading over Huet, but in a salary cap sport that's next to impossible, and most of the discussion has seemingly been about replacing him with just a different name who isn't any better.
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He's 2 years away from free agency, so he needs to step it up now if he wants to get paid. It makes sense to me that he'd dislike the Martz signing, especially since Martz highlighted his preference for blocking tight ends early and often. If Olsen wasn't such a disappointment I'd be bummed about this situation, but I'm not.
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This sounds like a total "grass is always greener" situation. Everybody's goalie situation is supposedly better than the Blackhawks. Have you seen some of the goalies that have won Cups this past decade, with less than inspiring performances?
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I think it's funny that he complains about framing stats anyway you like, when the only time this team uses stats is when they frame them in absurd ways to make it look like something they like. Ever sense Wasserstrom was hired they've highlighted every acquisitions with things like "how he hit in day games last year". It's so disheartening how incredibly ignorant these people are, and they are proud of their ignorance.
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I'm envious of Pittsburgh fans for the success of the Steelers and Penguins, but I'm not at all envious of anything Pirate related.
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There's no point in comparing it to Moss. You can't just go out and get a Moss for a 2nd rounder. Olsen could rock and roll on a team like New England. I think the first 2nd rounder may be enough on its own, although a swapping of other picks later on should be possible. Olsen is also very cheap and under contract for 2 seasons, while the Bears would take some of a cap hit due to the prorated signing bonus.
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Better be the first one, plus a 5th or something.
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It might not hurt him, but it could help them to just accept what they have. Personally, I think he'll be fine as a starter. I have no idea why you could be so confident that he has no chance at being a legit starter. Basically because he's never been a quality starter. I've never heard of college relievers turning into starters. He's not young, and if his arm isn't developed enough now to be a starter, I don't see it happening later. I think it's just pie in the sky wishing that he could one day be a quality starter, not-unlike the hopes that Marmol could have been a starter. I'm not 100% convinced he won't, but I think it's a big longshot.
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It might not hurt him, but it could help them to just accept what they have.
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How about we keep Cashner at AA and let him try to become a much more valuable starting pitcher. If he stood a good chance of becoming a quality starter, I'd be in favor of that option. But I don't see it happening, and don't have a problem with letting him relieve now.
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It's not hard. Then try it. I did once, ten years ago. Send it to MLB and they might buy it. I think that's how they still do their schedule. No, I read an article about how they used to use some mom and pop shop to draw it up but now they use some techies.
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It's not hard. Then try it. I did once, ten years ago.
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It's not hard.
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Depends on what kind of draft pick they get. Toronto is pathetic, and a mess in goal. If they can trade bad contract for bad contract, stabilize goalie in the short term and gain a decent pick, it makes perfect sense. Huet is decent and not grossly overpaid.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/blackhawks/post/_/id/4662137/source-hawks-in-talks-with-leafs-about-huet Did somebody just delete their own post about this rumor?
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First spring training game to be on air (radio or TV)
jersey cubs fan replied to A New Era's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Is this a late start to spring training games? I feel like they usually begin at the end of February, or least my March 1. -
I think the fighting has nothing to do with it. This game felt streamlined and thrilling because there were barely any commercials, and I believe none in the 3rd period and OT, it was filled with the best players in the game, and it was US/Canada for gold in Canada. Very few NHL games are actually marred by fighting. At most there's one short battle that ends quickly and they go on from there.
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I thought he got a pretty nice ovation that stood out from most.
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Well yeah, some of the media has been extreme, namely Kaplan and Sullivan. But it wasn't just being rude. I don't get the point in trying to pretend it was just harmless silence. It's easy to "get;" I didn't hear of anything that seem to go beyond him refusing to talk to the media or cutting interviews short. If more happened, hey, I'm wrong. My post was based on the extent of what I knew. I have no idea why you assume everyone is versed on the details of Bradley's relationship with the sports media. I figured if something actually serious or unusual had occured we would have heard about it. Because this specific topic has come up multiple times on here, some people insist the Bradley stuff was just exaggerated nonsense when it wasn't. I'm so sick of the story myself and see much of the continuation is about people who think he was the devil and people who think he did no wrong and was railroaded. I think the most accurate description is that Milton really was a jerk, but everybody knew that in advance, so trading him because of that fact is both hypocritical and stupid, since it hurt the team. I have a problem with media members who try and base their evaluations of a player on whether or not they have a good quote, but the Milton situation wasn't just a media driven story.
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Well yeah, some of the media has been extreme, namely Kaplan and Sullivan. But it wasn't just being rude. I don't get the point in trying to pretend it was just harmless silence.
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Some old prospect burnouts
jersey cubs fan replied to Hairyducked Idiot's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Mark Grace Rafael Palmeiro Jerome Walton Dwight Smith Shawon Dunston Damon Berryhill Joe Girardi Corey Patterson Ryan Theriot Geo Soto Rick Wilkens Jody Davis Oddly enough, that list is littered with catchers. Catchers, one hit wonders and/or guys whose greatest success was in another uniform. Grace remains the only one with a good career with the Cubs. -
I'm not going to quote him exactly, but Bruce told me some of the things that Milton said to people and it happened right away and was not about simply ignoring them. He treated people like crap. The fact that it was stupid to trade him for what they got doesn't take away the fact that Milton actually was a complete jerk.
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Taking Boston out of the East is stupid, but going 15/15 with an interleague matchup at all times is the right thing to do. 3 division winners in each league, 2 wild cards in each league. The WC play a 1 game playoff for the right to face the #1 seed, which means more teams are in the race for a playoff spot, more emphasis is placed on winning your division, and there is more benefit to being that #1 seed (because you'd get to face a team that just played a 1 game playoff to face you). In any given year, an AL East rival can claim the division to themselves, or emerge as one of the two WC. It's only been about a decade that Boston has been a superpower, no need to reallign that obvious rivalry.
