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Its really short this year because of the olympics Are they really starting earlier this year becuase of the olympics? I thought early October was pretty standard for the first NHL games. Last year the Rangers opened in London on Saturday, October 4 and their first stateside game was Friday October 10. This year the Hawks start Friday Oct 2 and have their first stateside game Thursday October 8. The Hawks offseason was short because they went deep in the playoffs for the first time in a long time. But the NHL offseason is pretty normal, the difference is they are squeezing in more games pre and post Olympics to make up for that 2 week break.
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Zambrano as Trade Bait?
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Any sane person knows that. There's a reason why nobody wanted to face Philly in the first round. -
I had them at 10 wins before and still do now.
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Mannelly was trying to catch them with 12 men on the field, and he called the audible, with a hand signal before the snap, and Wolfe then knew it was coming.
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Yeah, if he can do that then there is little reason to be concerned, but I'd be very concerned about whether or not he can do that. I don't think he will for three straight years. I'm not predicting he'll be as bad as he's been this year, .241/.303/.423 with an 85 OPS+ but an 900 OPS is going to be a disappointment (especially since his is a OBP starved OPS) and I could easily see him in the high 700 for 2 of the next 5 years (and maybe 3).
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Zambrano as Trade Bait?
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I'm not saying they had a bunch of lucky things happen. In fact, if anything it's the lack of bad luck. They didn't have anything really go all that wrong, but most teams have to withstand some bad things. LA lost Manny freaking Ramirez for 50 games this year, have gotten very little out of most of their infield, and they are still going to win 90. Philly is getting nothing from a 30yo former MVP, have dealt with a setback from their best pitcher and their closer has been worse than Kevin Gregg but they will still win 90. And despite the record, Philly was clearly better than the Cubs last year. They beat them in the season series (like they do every year) and dominated them more than the record showed (4-3 but outscored by 9 and the Cubs won one game with the luck of a foul ball HR called fair). -
Zambrano as Trade Bait?
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
While he's clearly not bad, I don't think he's as good as some people might think. He's only OPS+ing 107, and it would probably be a bit lower if Lou didn't protect him against lefties as much as he has. He's a nice player, not hurting the team at all. But his career as a Cub in total has to be described as a disappointment so far as he hasn't completely erased the negatives. Making $23.5m over the next two years I think there's still legitimate reasons to question if he'll live up to it. -
Zambrano as Trade Bait?
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Soto's out of nowhere talent in 2007 didn't guarantee a fantastic rookie season. And Lee's season was pretty much par for the course for most of his career. It was almost exactly what he did in his first year as a Cub at 28. The Cubs won 97 games last year. They weren't a 97 win team. Led the league in runs scored without a single elite bat. They led the league in walks taken despite being a team that previously never really walked much, and they've since moved right back to the middle of the pack there. There most disappointing offensive player still had a more than acceptable .360 OBP. They probably should have been more like a 90-92 win team. This year they maybe should have been a 88-90 win team and they are on pace to win 84. 2008 was special but it's not something anybody can reasonably expect to happen again unless they significantly upgrade the talent. -
I would not move Briggs to the middle. You are downgrading at 2 positions then and taking one of your best players out of his comfort zone. It's a different job and I don't think one that he's all that well suited for. I'd rather just find a new MLB and keep Briggs where he is.
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The draft. They shouldn't have to draft a QB or RB early anytime soon. They will need to rededicate themselves to drafting a ton of defensive help the next couple years. But they'll also need to look at WR's. And they're down a first round pick again this year. You don't need 1st round receivers, and if they stuck with Orton they'd probably be using next year's pick on a QB anyway. They can spend a couple mid round picks each year on WR and OL, but they should emphasize defense with most of the rest.
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I think we'll be lucky to get 2 more good seasons out of Soriano at this point. 3-4 would be a surprise to me. It all depends on how much you think his knee has affected his performance. He's already improved his approach with a walk rate this year similar to the career best he put up in Washington. Assuming no knee relapses, I'm expecting '07-'08 levels for a few years. I have no idea why you would. He'll be 34 this offseason has recurring leg problems a horrible approach at the plate and he's a terribly inconsistent player. In his age 34, 35 and 36 seasons I hope we can get 2 years close to those 07/08 years but with some missed time. As for his age 37 and 38 seasons, all bets are off. You're most likely getting sub-100 OPS+ by then.
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The draft. They shouldn't have to draft a QB or RB early anytime soon. They will need to rededicate themselves to drafting a ton of defensive help the next couple years.
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Zambrano as Trade Bait?
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I don't know why people don't think that 2008 wasn't a fluke season where everything went right for the Cubs. This is a good team that's built to be mediocre unless everything goes according to plan. It's not a great team. Also, to backtobanks the Yankees have twice the payroll of the Cubs and are built to weather injuries, as we've seen. Quit being ridiculous. Everything going right for the Cubs being Edmonds, Fontenot and Dempster? Soto's rookie year, Theriot's career year. Wood's out of nowhere resurgence. DeRosa's career year. And no competition. Not a great player on the team but still put together a great offense. Things all fell into place last year. Usually they don't. -
I think we'll be lucky to get 2 more good seasons out of Soriano at this point. 3-4 would be a surprise to me.
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I don't think he's in way over his head, but he needs help with specific gameday decisions. He probably needs a much better OC. Hes a good/great guy to have running a defense, but when it comes to the finer points of running a team during a game, he really has no clue. Timeout usage, challenges etc... he has no idea. A better OC would help, but it still wouldnt hide his flaws as a gameday coach. Its too bad Shannahan wouldnt come in to be the OC. I agree that he is lacking in those gameday necessities. I've been criticizing him on that stuff for years. But what I'm saying is I wouldn't go so far as saying he's in way over his head as a head coach. He's perfectly fine Monday-Saturday, it's the gameday issues specifically where he struggles. I think having Marinelli around will actually help with this on the defensive side, but they need somebody other than Turner on offense who can have Lovie's ear and influence his decisions which are so often poor.
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I don't think he's in way over his head, but he needs help with specific gameday decisions. He probably needs a much better OC.
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Ben Sheets
jersey cubs fan replied to CubinNY's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
My thinking is that Sheets will be gone by then. Also, the Cubs should make room for Sheets if he's healthy and not too expensive. Sheets is arguably a better pitcher than anything the Cubs currently have. In addition, Sheets gives the Cubs depth when one of the pitchers (including Sheets) goes on the DL. Sheets is insurance if Harden walks. Z Sheets Lilly Harden (if he walks, Wells or whomever) Dempster They'd probably have to either let Harden walk or trade Bradley/Fukudome/Lilly/Dempster to "make room" for Sheets. -
They really do stink at it, but I think there are a few teams that have similar problems. I think it's Andy Reid who supposedly has a horrible record on challenges. It goes along with Smith's M.O. of just being a bad Sunday decision maker.
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But what about by a man dressed as a woman?
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They opened camp this past weekend and play a game this coming Saturday. Opening day is just 18 days away, when they face off against Florida in Helsinki at 11am central time. The roster is pretty much set with only the backup goalie a real competition. Hossa is out until November but supposedly progressing well.
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Blackhawks just opened camp this weekend and their first preseason game is on Saturday.
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Call me crazy but Urlacher isn't the best or most important defensive player, and losing him isn't as bad as losing a couple other guys on this team. Cutler, Forte, Harris and Briggs could all be bigger losses. They are deep at LB. It's a blow, but it shouldn't prevent them from being a team that can win its division if the rest of the defense stays solid and the offense improves.
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Damn, I was worrying about that when he was just standing on the sideline all game.
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2009 Regular Season - Week 1 - Bears vs Pack - 9/13 7pm NBC
jersey cubs fan replied to Banedon's topic in Other Sports
He was horrible once again. Turner has had all sorts of time and all sorts of QBs to work with as a pro OC and he's shown nothing to this point. If he somehow screws the pooch with Cutler around it would have to be the end of his time here, right? GB lost a DB or two on that late drive when they had to settle for a FG and it was ridiculous how Turner refused to exploit that fact. He went all pass happy crazy throughout most of the game then completely shut down into ultra-conservative typical Bears offense when they got anywhere close to the end zone. -
Last I saw Pittsburgh was favored by 2.5 but it might be off the board right now with multiple injuries. Urlacher is going to have some sort of wrist surgery, and I wouldn't be surprised if he was out until after the bye week (three more games). Polamalu being out is a big help for the passing game, but Cutler can throw picks to anybody.
