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  1. http://deadspin.com/confused-hawk-harrelson-gives-his-best-home-run-call-1188134218 What is it? You can put it on the, nooooo, safe? You can put it on the board or what?
  2. Theo and Jed may be short, but neither one is stocky, let alone bald.
  3. I would be hesitant for two reasons. Tampa/Atlanta are division opponents and you are taking the over with both, despite the presence of a still dangerous New Orleans in their division and a potentially interesting Carolina. You are also putting a lot of faith in Detroit, who has won 9 games once in the last 350 years. I think you have to count on one of the Bears and Vikings to take a nosedive to make that bet, but you are also betting on GB taking a step back.
  4. You don't need revenue gains to justify a backloaded contract.
  5. You think all Asian players are Japanese? This guy is a Choo.
  6. http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2013/08/22/season-likely-over-for-cubs-prospect/article?nclick_check=1
  7. Not since Sandberg at least.
  8. He's played twice in the last month.
  9. Poor kid is still going to have to earn his first real big money pitching in Denver. They should trade him next year.
  10. Well they should have made a trade before the non-waiver deadline then, or you know, ponied up and traded for Justin Upton. The fans never had that choice.
  11. http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/802412855.gif?1377190923
  12. http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net/photos/large/802412855.gif?1377190923
  13. Wouldn't it make sense to front load the deal given the projected payroll for the next couple of years is relatively low? Why would that make sense? They don't have much space the next couple years, but do have theoretical space in 3-5 years.
  14. Keith Law already flipped a switch in favor of the Cubs when Theo came on board. Guys like him already know Theo and Jed's success and record. The Cubs universally have a top 5 system. Yes, the cubs have a universally regarded top 5 system, crapping the bed at the big league level and having high draft picks will lead to that. I understand that Jed and Theo are respected. However, their is a large mass out their that believes the Cubs, no matter who is running them, will routinely find a way to screw things up. I think the pundits, whether consciously or not, reflect that bias on some level. While parts of the general public may hold that opinion I doubt any of these guys analyzing prospects and systems as a whole are biased by that nonsense. The fact is there is a perfectly reasonable justification for not getting as worked up about Baez as most of us are.
  15. :-k Probably in response to davell who mentioned signing DeJesus this winter.
  16. Why lol? He didn't have an amazing pro career, but he still had a career, and that is a name any high school would be proud of producing.
  17. If it's a player, it needs to be Rice. He is so much better than the next best WR. No other player is that much better than the 2nd best player at their position. And yet, he's just a receiver.
  18. No, he did not launch himself and yes, this is fairly typical of what guys got away with for a long time. But it's also well within the bounds of what the NFL has cracked down on in recent years. And I think it's still pretty easy for a 250lb LB to make a huge hit on a WR over the middle without leading with the crown of the helmet like Bostic did. Will they ever do it? Yes, it is going to happen and it will usually not be "dirty". But they can change the approach to contact and still make an impact. Part of the problem is, going by what the highlight reals have shown for years, guys used to think this was proper form tackling. It is not. The head should not be in position and high school/college coaches should teach guys to not have their head in that position.
  19. http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/9587983/jon-bostic-chicago-bears-fined-21000-hit-mike-willie-san-diego-chargers 5% of his salary, basically for tackling a guy in the process of catching a ball. I'm not really sure how you can play MLB and not do what Bostic did there. Wrapped up, put his helmet on the ball. Yes, his helmet got into the WR's head, but that can't be avoided on every tackle. Every WR running a slant or screen is defenseless? Makes you wonder how long football will be around. For comparison's sake, Bostic's was much more of a lead with the helmet type tackle than the Briggs blowup (last year?) hit. Lance actually had a proper form tackle, leading with the shoulder, but taking looks at the replay, it seems clear that Bostic is facing straight down, and the top of his helmet is what hits first.
  20. That's what I thought. If you're going to put a fb player's head on a mountain it has to be a QB and not a very good RB that played for like 6 years. Besides, QBs are pretty. I was thinking one of Unitas, Bradshaw, Marino, Montana, Elway, Favre (shudder) or even Manning (Peyton, not Eli). Those would be the only QBs that could be considered the best in the game for more than a couple years. It's probably b/c he won seemingly every SB in my youth, but I keep going back to Montana, even though I hated him growing up. It would have to be Montana. He defined the QB position, and winning Super Bowls, for the modern era. Marino doesn't stand a chance, Favre would go below Brady probably. You can't have Manning because his forehead would cause a rock slide that would destroy the entire mountain and kill all the tourists.
  21. A lack of a flag is fairly meaningless in the "will he get fined" discussion. The play doesn't seem to warrant a fine, but there clearly is precedence for doing this.
  22. While that sort of comfortable ride into the sunset is what could/should happen, it almost never does with these guys. They are largely uneducated young guys who want to live the high life. And even their investments often go to poop.
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