Vanilla Ice

-Buster Olney Another interesting thing about this is that it implies that Lopez would play 2B for the Cubs not SS as some thought.

-Buster Olney =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> Hopefully if a trade were to happen, Lou would want to appease DeRosa enough to at least give him a chance

bump for playoff time

ESPN reporting that the Jays cut him. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2008/news/story?id=3307800

Can we atleast give the KID a yr before we throw the B word out there? blasphemy

I just stopped by to say Go Canes.

While I will be rooting for West Virginia (Family Ties), some of the things they said after the game really left a bad taste in my mouth. Alexander had two blocks and both times turned around and basically screamed at Nelson and Singler. Then the Throughman quote. I realize I'll get jumped on because of JJ, but it seemed to me he did his trash-talking to the fans not to the other players. I am not going to argue with the fact that players become McDonald's All Americans because they go to Duke.

Just wondering, who is going to start at UTIL? You have that listed as a roster position but not on your roster

Wrong Why don't you think so? Even DeRosa admits it. It's not a position

and Kendall I see this posted time and again here, obviously based on the events of 2007. I'd be willing to wager, however, that his numbers will be nearer to .300 than .250. Kendall's not gonna be the Jonah that many Cubs fans think for the Brewers IMO... Who cares? He'll still have an OBP at best of .350 and a SLG of .330. And he'll probably throw out 15% of attempted base stealers as well. and they should be worried about Yost

Man up and do what? Hold MacPhail's family hostage until he agrees to deal Roberts? No, man up and and walk away if MacPhail is jerking him around. You realize that we don't HAVE to get Roberts, right? You realize that the Earth will still exist if we walk away, right? What self respecting GM goes after a player for 3 months and a week before opening day still is being jerked around? Now look at what we have, a distraction and still no Roberts. For this to still be going on is pathetic. There is absolutely no reason for this to still be going on. Good GM's don't get dicked around like this. They give a final offer and walk away. Did the Red Sox humor the Twins for 3 months when they asked for Ellsbury and Lester? No, they told them they could have one or the other and walked away. Did the Yankees get jerked around for 3 months when the Twins asked for Hughes and Kennedy? No, they told the Twins to eat it and pulled the original offer off the table while they were at is. As badnews has said, that's how sane organizations handle things. Not to mention those teams were even bidding against other teams. We're not even competing with another team for Roberts services anymore, we're just getting jerked around. It reminds me of a dude getting cheated on by his girl, still wanting to be with her, and then waiting anxiously for his cell phone to ring so he can find out if she still loves him or if she wants to be with the new guy she's banging. Grow a sack and act like a man. You're right, it's stupid for me to expect a negotiation to not go 3 months and create a distraction right before the season starts. I'm completely unrealistic for expecting that. DexterMorgan: Man, all you gotta do is find a girl that looks just like her, nail her, and then dump her, man. Get her of your mind. Lloyd Dobler:I got a question. If you know so much about women, how come you're here at like the NSBB message board on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere? DexterMorgan: By choice, man. I'm at work, that's why I'm here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you posting here right now as well? Exactly. So what's your excuse? Anyways, it would be more helpful if you'd actually stay on topic as opposed to resorting to meaningless insults and weak attempts at humor. Why did I take you off ignore? Again, when people can no longer argue their case, they turn to insults. Instead of insulting me, why don't you attempt to refute the things I say? I don't see how any person who has paid attention to the way this offseason has gone down can possibly say Hendry hasn't gotten jerked around. How can you possibly say that this isn't a disctraction right now? Last I checked, distractions like this are not a good thing. Why am I criticized for stating the obvious? Are you Jim Hendry or something? I am not disagreeing with you, but I am disagreeing with the way you try to get your point across. It loses a lot of its legitimacy when you tell him to man up and use that example about the weak boyfriend

Going to watch Arkansas practice at my school tomorrow.

Man up and do what? Hold MacPhail's family hostage until he agrees to deal Roberts? No, man up and and walk away if MacPhail is jerking him around. You realize that we don't HAVE to get Roberts, right? You realize that the Earth will still exist if we walk away, right? What self respecting GM goes after a player for 3 months and a week before opening day still is being jerked around? Now look at what we have, a distraction and still no Roberts. For this to still be going on is pathetic. There is absolutely no reason for this to still be going on. Good GM's don't get dicked around like this. They give a final offer and walk away. Did the Red Sox humor the Twins for 3 months when they asked for Ellsbury and Lester? No, they told them they could have one or the other and walked away. Did the Yankees get jerked around for 3 months when the Twins asked for Hughes and Kennedy? No, they told the Twins to eat it and pulled the original offer off the table while they were at is. As badnews has said, that's how sane organizations handle things. Not to mention those teams were even bidding against other teams. We're not even competing with another team for Roberts services anymore, we're just getting jerked around. It reminds me of a dude getting cheated on by his girl, still wanting to be with her, and then waiting anxiously for his cell phone to ring so he can find out if she still loves him or if she wants to be with the new guy she's banging. Grow a sack and act like a man. You're right, it's stupid for me to expect a negotiation to not go 3 months and create a distraction right before the season starts. I'm completely unrealistic for expecting that. DexterMorgan: Man, all you gotta do is find a girl that looks just like her, nail her, and then dump her, man. Get her of your mind. Lloyd Dobler:I got a question. If you know so much about women, how come you're here at like the NSBB message board on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere? DexterMorgan: By choice, man. I'm at work, that's why I'm here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you posting here right now as well? Exactly. So what's your excuse? Anyways, it would be more helpful if you'd actually stay on topic as opposed to resorting to meaningless insults and weak attempts at humor. Why did I take you off ignore?

Will I get anything for winning my consolation prize (NSBB Group)? I realize I just jinxed it.

Well I'm screwed

I need you all rooting for Pitt and UCLA, 10,000 dollars would be sweet.

Having Clemson in the Elite 8 is going to hurt you. But at least you have your name out there right now. Looks like Kansas is going to win. Bring on the late games. Yea seriously, I have been thinking of not much else in the last couple hours. If I take Kansas over Clemson I am in an amazing spot, since not many other people will get the sweet 16 games I missed.

HOLY [expletive] TIED FOR SECOND. COULD I ACTUALLY WIN 10,000 DOLLARS?

This is hell on me. If Stanford wins, I am up to tied for second.

Everybody go to the Overall Standings on Yahoo and look at the top 50. Near the bottom is yours truly (tied for fifth)

Group A A-Rod Group B Braun Holliday Group C Hanley Ramirez Brandon Phillips Travis Hafner Group D Ryan Zimmerman Miguel Tejada Curtis Granderson Jason Bay Chase Utley WC: Wily Mo Pena EDITED before deadline

If Wisconsin wins, I am up to tied for fifth.

I am now tied for eighth in all of yahoo after correctly taking WVU.

Using the Scenario Generator, if every single game goes against me today, I'll still only be down 4 points in the NSBB group.

First game thread start ever. I have got to get ready for my turn in the regular season http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_150404.jpg vs. http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_134320.jpg