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Yeah, Colorado looks like an intramural team this year.
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I veto this because the Dolphins would lose every OT game. Let's go with an XFL-style race for the ball instead. For a more serious proposal I like the bidding for field position idea the best, but the coaches would absolutely hate it.
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Delmon Young
ISUCubsFan replied to Cubs Fan Dan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Theriot isn't great obviously, but I don't think the Cubs need to waste resources to get him out of the lineup. A league average SS for what Theriot will be making next year isn't a bad thing, and for all the crap he gets about his defense, he's 8th among qualified SS in UZR/150. To upgrade, just find the best middle infielder available and put Theriot at the other position. I'd agree he needs to bat 7th or 8th though. As for Delmon Young, no thanks. -
Well that was a letdown.
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Clearly Iowa got caught looking ahead to next week. Really though, as awesome as it would be for Iowa to lose to UNI (still a long way to go) it might force them to actually show up in Ames next week.
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hey he said they owed boise st an ass-whuppin...probably just wanted to follow through on his word. He also said his goal was to get 2000 yards this season. 2005 to go...
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ISU with their usual not-so-convincing win in the opener. 34-17 final, but it was closer than that. At least the special teams unit is awesome. Oregon with 14 yards at half is pretty awesome as well.
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I'd take: Alabama - Should be close and low scoring. I don't think Evans will be a huge loss for VT, but Bama is a little better. Boise State - Oregon is getting a little too much preseason love for a team with weaknesses on both lines. Boise also has less than spectacular lines, but the game is in Boise, and they don't lose there very often. Illinois - Missouri loses Maclin, Coffman, Daniel, a lot of pretty good defenders, and both coordinators. Illinois still has a suspect D, but they won't need many stops. Oklahoma State - I'm not that confident about this one. The deciding factor was that the game was in Stillwater. Now I'm gonna head over to Jack Trice and see if ISU is capable of winning more than 2 games this year. North Dakota State is a decent I-AA/FCS team, but there's no excuse for a BCS team to lose to them. Since Iowa State's D is probably still awful it could be something like 38-24 ISU, but that's better than losing to UNI.
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i'm liking that trend. at this rate he'll be slightly below average next season I probably should of pointed out that was in 23 games last year. I just wanted to point out how bad he really is in right. It should also be noted that FanGraphs has the difference between Dunn and Bradley at 0.3 wins for the year. It's pretty impressive to give away that many runs in the field.
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So that's what they meant by "Cowboy Up". Really though, who thought it was a good idea to have an anonymous test but to keep the names on a secret list somewhere? Is it that hard to label the sample "Player No. ###" and be done with it?
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It's not free. At some point, you have to give him major-league innings to find out anything useful. Those aren't free. Yes, that's why I was against getting Edmonds, it took potentially valuable PA's away from Pie. I don't feel the same about taking innings away from the back end of the bullpen. If he's pitching when Marshall and Guzman should be, there's a problem. If he's taking time from the likes of Stevens and Patton, like he should if he ever makes it to Chicago, the potential for damage is limited greatly.
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Hey now, UNI is I-AA (technically FCS), not DII. Besides, Iowa lost to ISU the week after that game anyway. With that said, I don't see Iowa as overrated this year (20th was the highest preseason ranking I could find). Their O-Line is probably top 10 nationally, and their LB's and DB's should be excellent as well. UNI is a good team, but I don't think they have a >2% chance of winning @ Iowa.
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I know there's a good chance he'll suck, but the cost to get him is basically zero and he isn't going to take a roster spot from anyone useful. As unimpressive as the Cubs pen has been this year it's worth a free shot.
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Nationals to fire Acta; replaced by Riggleman
ISUCubsFan replied to manbearcub's topic in General Baseball Talk
I think some of you are greatly overestimating the chances of the Nats winning a title in the near future. They might have a very good team for a few years if they get Strasburg and Harper, have them reach their potential, keep Zimmerman, and get a few more pieces. That's a lot of things that need to happen, especially for a team with their current payroll. Even if most or all of that happens they're still not very likely to win a title in that window. The Cubs will have most of their payroll freed up after 2012, so unless the Nats close the spending gap (doubtful) or hire a great GM I'll take the Cubs in this bet. -
I think you overestimate Wells' chances by 8%. He actually wouldn't be a bad pick, but you're right, he's not getting in through player voting and I doubt he gets selected as the Cubs only representative over Lilly.
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Ever since my pitchers were injured (Silva) or released (Eaton), I've been losing points. The crappiness of Emmanuel Burriss hasn't been enough to overcome Ichiro and Morales. Down around 500th place.
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I don't know what's worse, getting shut out by the Pirates, or blowing a 9 run lead to the O's. Good job Boston.
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Bulls - 6 Jordan FTW Dolphins - 0 Closest: AFCCG in 1992 (I was 4, don't remember much) Cubs - 0 Closest: you know... ISU Basketball - 0 Closest: Elite Eight in 2000 ISU Football - 0 Closest: umm... ranked 9th at one point in 2002? They haven't even won their conference or division in 95 years.
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Penn State, Iowa t4. Iowa is actually a couple spots higher than Illinois in his power rankings though, they just have a tougher schedule (4 tough road games). Who is Iowa t4 with? Iowa is going to be in the Top 3 in the Big 10 this year - they're too stacked coming into this year to not be. Michigan State, who's much lower in his power rankings. I think they're top 3 in the Big 10 in talent (if they can lay off the public intox arrests), but @PSU, @Wisconsin, @MSU, and @OSU is a brutal conference road schedule.
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I'm not sure he should be swinging for the fences now, but he's definitely turned into an average to above average SS. That's much better than I though he could be a year and a half ago. He'll never be a perennial all-star (prove me wrong again please), but I don't think his OBP is a fluke, and he'll have value if he can keep that up (and stop trying to steal).
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Penn State, Iowa t4. Iowa is actually a couple spots higher than Illinois in his power rankings though, they just have a tougher schedule (4 tough road games).
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Picked up Phil Steele's preview this weekend. It's incredible how much writing and statistical information you can fit in a two page team preview when you single space, use 8 point, narrow font, and write in shorthand. He never wastes an opportunity to tell you that his picks are the most accurate over the last 10 years (kind of annoying), so it will be interesting to see how some of his surprise picks turn out (Illinois t2 w/ tOSU in the Big 10 and Notre Dame in the top 10 stand out). Overall I'm very impressed.
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Glad to see him out of the division. I like Pittsburgh selling high on him, but trading Atlanta for pitching prospects usually doesn't end well for the other team.
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Lous a freaking idiot Part 2 2009 season
ISUCubsFan replied to Keener98's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
WHY. I guess I saw it coming, but I'm still not happy about it. Telling Marshall he's been demoted to the pen on the day of his start seems like a not so smart idea as well. -
It's nice but nothing mind-blowing. I was there yesterday and agree with this. There's nothing I can specifically say I didn't like, but nothing that wowed me either. I found it somewhat ironic that I didn't see a single vendor selling Busch beer there.