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he'll say go Pro. they interviewed him before the Rose Bowl and he more or less said that he encourages his kids to go pro if their draft stock is high. yeah and this is the perfect time for him to go. it's a weak qb class and he probably projects to be the #2 qb selected, behind stafford. next year he'd be picked behind mccoy, bradford, and possibly a couple other guys. Really? I would think he'd be a better pro than both of those guys. i guess you might think that, but consensus around the league does not agree with you. I (although I have no voice in the league what-so-ever) would tend to agree with jersey here. Mccoy over Sanchez? no way. i guess i would pick mccoy over sanchez, but i've never had the boner for the rocket arm that nfl teams have. bradford is ahead of sanchez everywhere i've seen mock drafts, though. I hold a grudge against all gimmicky spread offense type QB's though. The Big 12 QBs all had the benefit of playing horrible defenses.
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I agree with you about the fear of a Ramirez injury. Nothings perfect in this world, though. Get stronger in one area, get weaker in another. /shrug Also, another poster in this thread is right, and this isn't directed at anybody, but some people on this board just complain to complain. How can one honestly think Miles was only acquired due to his ability to hit left handed? It's just ridiculous. http://blatherwatch.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/07/12/old_man_yells_at_cloud8.jpg Who is saying he was only acquired due to his ability to hit left handed? -
Oh joy. What a terrible waste of a roster spot that would be. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-15-cubs-bits-chicagojan15,0,6211292.story
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Lock up your teenage daughters Chicagoland.
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he'll say go Pro. they interviewed him before the Rose Bowl and he more or less said that he encourages his kids to go pro if their draft stock is high. yeah and this is the perfect time for him to go. it's a weak qb class and he probably projects to be the #2 qb selected, behind stafford. next year he'd be picked behind mccoy, bradford, and possibly a couple other guys. Really? I would think he'd be a better pro than both of those guys.
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Hey Jim, maybe the reason people are mixed on the Marquis trade is because you dealt him for a crap reliever who costs a hell of a lot of money.
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moot And if you think honoring your word is uptight, then, well, whatever. And it's moot because it would be absurd if it happens. Sorry, but you're wrong. It is not a generally accepted practice to back out on a contract to coach a football team a day later. If he did it, it would be a douchey move, just like when Belichik bolted on the Jets minutes before his introduction to the press and New England had to give up draft picks. I once committed to working at a firm, and passed up several other better job offers during my last year in school. I moved my family out of state and "kept my word" only to find out that after I had moved the firm was dissolving. Although things worked out great for me and I see your point, each person has to make their own decision and I don't see how MinnesotaCubs move was douchy. I'm sure if the firm that just hired him was contacted by someone "better" who would make them more money they would not hesitate to withdraw their job offer. Random firms dissolving are not the same as an NFL franchise. If you work in an industry where offers are withrawn after you accept, that's a product of a poorly run industry, and not at all related to an NFL coach accepting a coaching position and then looking for a new job the next day, which apparantly didn't happen here, in part because that is not an accepted practice for a "guy just doing what's best for him and his family."
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moot And if you think honoring your word is uptight, then, well, whatever. And it's moot because it would be absurd if it happens. Sorry, but you're wrong. It is not a generally accepted practice to back out on a contract to coach a football team a day later. If he did it, it would be a douchey move, just like when Belichik bolted on the Jets minutes before his introduction to the press and New England had to give up draft picks.
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I don't. Coaches just don't accept jobs and then go out interviewing for another one immediately, without criticism. It's not a generally accepted way to do business. They have contracts, they can get out of those contracts if they get offered a higher position elsewhere, but they do not quit the day after signing (and the day after praising Lovie and the organization).
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But how does that prove the person is his cousin? It's not hard to get a name and an address, and then tell people how far you live from that address.
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That's nonsense. It's one thing to leave for greener pastures in the middle of a contract, but to interview again immediately after taking a job shows a complete lack of credibility. not at all, in fact I've been in that situatin before where I accepted a posistion and later THAT DAY was offered an interview with a firm i liked more. I eventually ended up withthe firm I preferred, and eneded up appologizing to the former firm, but i had no way to predict that situation. it happens Just because you did something similar doesn't make it any less of a douche move.
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This word, I do not believe it means what you think it means.
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That's nonsense. It's one thing to leave for greener pastures in the middle of a contract, but to interview again immediately after taking a job shows a complete lack of credibility.
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Well that's odd. Why would you accept a position just to interview for another? Security.
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I'm less concerned with the 2nd half swoons than I am with his age. He's already 31 and very few middle infielders maintain their game into their mid-30's. Guys that do are generally corner players and pitchers. It's possible he won't decline for a while, but considering they'd almost be forced to sign him to an extension if they traded for him, a contract that would pay him into his mid-to-late 30's, he's just not that attractive of a target. Had they trade for him last year, and gotten two seasons out of him, great. But it's not like he's some superstar, he's got a career OPS+ barely over 100. And with a game that relies heavily on his legs, I'm not that optimistic about him maintaining the recent levels for much longer.
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so he proved that he has a cousin How does that even prove he has a cousin? And how is getting a name and address and providing a distance from another location trouble? i have no idea. i just thought it was really funny how that stuff mixmastamiguel posted was supposed to make the guy's story more credible. forget the fact that giving addresses provides nothing. Amateurs. You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
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so he proved that he has a cousin How does that even prove he has a cousin? And how is getting a name and address and providing a distance from another location trouble?
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Prior back with the Padres
jersey cubs fan replied to mdwilla's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
He has to pitch in the majors to make a $1m. -
HOF BBWAA Ballot (Henderson & Jim Rice)
jersey cubs fan replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Steve Phillips says Tim Raines doesn't pass his gut check. -
HOF BBWAA Ballot (Henderson & Jim Rice)
jersey cubs fan replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
It seems like you've accurately described the disconnect. If a very good but not amazing pitcher had some fantastic postseason appearances, it's enough to sway fence sitters to vote for him, while an inconsistent decent hitter's postseason success isn't enough to sway people who probably weren't even on the fence. I think voters are probably not very sympathetic to hitters with inconsistent performances like Carter and probably aren't as impressed with a couple homeruns as they are with a great game pitched by a starter. Also, pitcher's win totals are always more interesting to people than their w/l record, so a guy who wins 20 is going to be respected, regardless if he lost 13, likewise, a 17-game winner is going to be called a 17-game winner even if he went 17-16. And Carter may also be subconsciously hurt by the HR backlash of the post-steroid era. -
HOF BBWAA Ballot (Henderson & Jim Rice)
jersey cubs fan replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The lack of anything to say about spring training is more intriguing than HOF debates. You're posting a lot in a thread about the HOF for a guy who doesn't care about the HOF debate. A lot? If you think that's me posting a lot in a thread, well, you'd be wrong. I really haven't posted anything about whether or not a guy belongs in the hall, I've commented on the way people frame the debates. -
HOF BBWAA Ballot (Henderson & Jim Rice)
jersey cubs fan replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The lack of anything to say about spring training is more intriguing than HOF debates. -
HOF BBWAA Ballot (Henderson & Jim Rice)
jersey cubs fan replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Hell of a good question. what else is there to talk about in january? if you have to talk baseball, the hot stove, pitchers and catchers, spring training are all far more interesting than HOF talk. -
That's a good point. As for Lovie's time requirements, I don't think it changes much. He's now got an asst head coach who was a former head coach and has plenty of NFL experience. I think the DC position is going to be effectively split between Marinelli, Babich and Smith, with the level of input in that order. Aside from time with the media/public appearances, the time Lovie spends at Halas Hall was probably entirely defensive in nature anyway.
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But what's the motivation for being politically safe? If it was a political move, they'd fire Babich. I think he's acknowledging something needs to be done, but my problem is that he's not acknowledging the more important issue, that perhaps there are some flaws in his strategy. He's always said there's nothing wrong with the system, it's a matter of the players playing the system the right way.
