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I was just about to make a Qatar joke, too. I've got £10 (yeah, its not a lot) on Qatar being at a major finals before 2020. I think their investment in football will bring good things in time. where the hell did you find a sports book to make a bet as specific and yet so random as that one? book makers in england take bets on everything.

If the Yankees get value for Melky I'll be pissed. He's not good. Yet that 97 win team is able to throw him out there for 500 PA last year, get mediocre results and everybody talks about him like he's a solid player worthy of inclusion in any trade. A 67 win Cubs team wouldn't be able to find space for such a guy because they have too many veterans who deserve the playing time, but they'd probably burn through his options and start playing him more and more the worse he gets.

or the "nobody's claiming it means anything; it's just funny" thread or the "it was only marginally funny the first 200 times someone pointed it out" thread What makes you so angry about people pointing out that a Cubs pitcher is outproducing many Cubs hitters?

Patterson is where the real excitement is. Theriot and Fontenot are nice role players, which is what DeRosa is as well.

Soriano, Lilly, Marquis and Dempster are the only "top" talent signed via free agency.

Thanx for those kind words, but I just kind of took it upon myself to spot start for Jazz, who is currently among the missing. I certainly hope he will be on the spot to start tomorrow's game thread..... and many more !!! What are the stats for our spot starters this year?

Someone called in WGN or the score closely afterward. He said his friend read his lips. . The pitcher (young right?) said. . . Young - Are you alright? Lee - Yeah (and even I could clearly see that in the replay) Young - Then take your base you #*@*#*@. Lee - What!? (again you can see this in the replay) Young - began to repeat himself before the punch. Lee reacted to the fact he almost got hit in the face, and then this fatso pitcher EGGS him on after hitting him in his previously injured wrist? If MLB could know the whole story fatso would get 3 missed starts and lee would get a day. . . . . if they were fair. . Young is like 6'10-260, he's not fat. Also, I'm pretty sure that MLB does know the whole story. If there was a racist remark amongst Young' comments to Lee, he's fool and idiot - last time I checked he has several minority teammates. Who said anything about racial comments?

Damn straight. From now on we'd best get some boxing lessons for guys like Soriano and Lee. If we're going to get suspended for fighting, then we'd better get the most out of it. Had he landed anything, he probably gets more games, and may have hurt himself. I prefer the swing and miss if they are going to fight. He also telegraphed his punch by grabbing Young's jersey with his left hand. I like to think that DLee is just that smart that he can get in a fight and still be a good guy. He also hesitated to get back into the fight after Giles held back Young. Lee looked like he was waiting for his teammates to hold him back, or at least provide the necessary separation. That is the proper form for any basebrawl, the longer you jaw back and forth the sooner others will be there to stop anything from happening.

The only thing that mattered to me was the first thing.

Damn straight. From now on we'd best get some boxing lessons for guys like Soriano and Lee. If we're going to get suspended for fighting, then we'd better get the most out of it. Had he landed anything, he probably gets more games, and may have hurt himself. I prefer the swing and miss if they are going to fight.

You're gross over generalization of the passing game makes no sense to me. I don't think I ever asked for them to let him throw 5 INTs or take 7 step drops every pass. The Bears have to pass the ball. The cliche of "concentrating on a power running game" is nothing more than a cliche. The Bears don't just need Grossman to hand off and throw the occasional pass, they need him to drop back and throw deep. They need him to throw underneath. They need a well rounded offense that includes lots of runs and lots of passed.

Perry cannot.

:lol: :?: Yeah, it's a small sample size, but that could be a valid concern. Is the Friday starter typically the staff ace on a college team?

They are one of the best teams in the league against LHP, as somebody pointed out last week. They can't hit righties to save their life but are solid against the lefties.

It's either/or. The same way that Super Bowl XLI is Super Bowl 41. There is no Super Bowl 41. The Super Bowl is officially listed in roman numerals. Rule 5 is officially written in........ what are those called again? Numerical numerals? Numberals?

I didn't think you did, I was just questioning why it's officially Rule 5 why people say Rule V is wrong when it's the same damn thing. i don't know, but people get pretty snippy about it Because it's actually written in the book as Rule 5. I think somebody way back when thought they'd be all fancy and wrote Rule V because you often see things broken down that way in similar documents, and it stuck. But there's no reason for it to be written V.

I understand that LA has a "star power" image to uphold, but can they really market a disgruntled Kobe very well? They were able to market accused rapist Kobe, and Shaq hating Kobe, and Shaq pushing out Kobe, and the selfish bastard Kobe, I'm sure they can figure out how to market disgruntled Kobe.

Who said focus primarily on passing? The OLine isn't particularly good at power running. They haven't been pounding teams with the ball, and probably won't be able to this year. They will need to both run and pass. They will need to throw on first down occasionally and send it deep often. They will need to probably throw for 20+ TDs and run for 15+. The Bears were bottom half of the league in yards per rush last year, if they try and go further away from a passing game and concentrate more on rushing that will just go down. I think we got into some trouble last year trying to force the passing game. In those games (Arizona comes to mind), it was too many INTs that didn't need to happen, and wouldn't have happened with better gameplanning. Yes, I believe that would have involved more running. When you look at the draft, the Bears didn't pick up a single WR. Instead they drafted a pass catching TE, and a good pass catching back out of the backfield. That doesn't scream pass-happy to me. It suggests the Bears will work in a more medium-range passing game, and could equal more of what Rex really excels at: the medium-range seam route. When you said we need to throw lots of TDs, but then set the bar at 20, that's not all that many--the top passing offenses had around 30 last year. You are the one who is insisting on calling it pass happy. The Bears threw a lot last year and they need to throw a lot this year in order to win. Calling for them to focus more on power running is just cliche nonsense that isn't going to lead to more wins.

Who said focus primarily on passing? The OLine isn't particularly good at power running. They haven't been pounding teams with the ball, and probably won't be able to this year. They will need to both run and pass. They will need to throw on first down occasionally and send it deep often. They will need to probably throw for 20+ TDs and run for 15+. The Bears were bottom half of the league in yards per rush last year, if they try and go further away from a passing game and concentrate more on rushing that will just go down.

Sorry, but this is all a bunch of nonsense. The Bears are nowhere close to a power running team or a team that can dominate by running first and throwing the occasional pass. The running game is "okay" at best. It won't lead the league or come close. They will need to throw lots of TDs in order to win big. Oh my goodness no. I couldn't disagree with you more. You think they'll lead the league in rushing and win without throwing TD's? It's not 1985.

Sorry, but this is all a bunch of nonsense. The Bears are nowhere close to a power running team or a team that can dominate by running first and throwing the occasional pass. The running game is "okay" at best. It won't lead the league or come close. They will need to throw lots of TDs in order to win big.

The thing is, if you are going to use that stat, shouldn't Rex rate high there? Everybody talks about what a winner he is, how much confidence they have in him and all this other stuff. You would think going to the super bowl despite being such a terrible QB would add something to his intangible quotient. Rexy is too busy partying to prepare for the games. Who was it that talked about Rex being more interested in going to the playboy mansion than working on being a better QB? I can't believe they used that to describe him with the ultimate playboy bunny chasing, "I want to stay in socal and chase coed tail", which celebrity should I get spotted with next in Matt Leinert getting a free pass. And of course King's disgusting man crush on Tony Romo continues, ranking him 11th.

Most likely not intentional? Are you kidding me? Soriano does a dance up the first base line on Friday. Peavy announces to the world in the paper that he'd drill someone else on the team if it happened to him. Young just happens to go up and in with the Cubs best player. Peavy must know it's going to happen, because he's practically in a sprinters stance in the dugout. Young announces rather rudely to Lee that he should take his base, rather than show a display of remorse and concern for Lee's welfare. On the 5th pitch in a 1-2 count, brilliant theory.

The thing is, if you are going to use that stat, shouldn't Rex rate high there? Everybody talks about what a winner he is, how much confidence they have in him and all this other stuff. You would think going to the super bowl despite being such a terrible QB would add something to his intangible quotient.

This is from Peter King. The SI-Rex Grossman Hatred Parade Continues. I dont care that Grossman is a bear. I want him to piss all over the league, next year. I want him to go bananas. I never personally rooted for another player in any sport like I do for him now. We got to the Super Bowl by proving all these so-called 'experts' wrong. I couldn't care less if they hate on Grossman. I hope Rex sticks to the gameplan, uses his running game, limits the turnovers, and puts up more QB ratings that are in line with a controlled QB in charge of a primarily power-running attack. To hell with these 100+ QB rating obsessive bozos. Win the football games, let them whine like little girls. Most of all, be in touch with the team's identity. For the Bears, that's power running, an occasional well-placed pass, and rock-solid D. The team's identity? An occasional well-placed pass? The Bears need Grossman to be very good. They don't need him to just handoff and limit the turnovers, they need him to put points on the board.