Derwood

I can't believe a lot of the talk radio morons were criticizing the trade for Salmons... but this guy has given an incredible lift to how boring the Bulls used to be. and his beard is way cooler than Gooden's

Team Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Cubs wins, 2009 - 91 +350 for correct number +300 for being within 1 win +275 for being within 2 wins +250 for being within 3 wins +200 for being within 5 wins +050 for being within 10 wins 2. Number of Cubs wins, Cardinals season series (16 games) - 9 +150 for correct number +100 for being within 1 win +75 for being within 2 wins +50 for being within 3 wins +25 for being within 5 wins +10 for being within 10 wins 3. Number of runs scored, 2009 - 833 +300 for being within 5 runs +250 for being within 10 runs +200 for being within 20 runs +175 for being within 30 runs +150 for being within 40 runs +125 for being within 50 runs +100 for being within 60 runs +075 for being within 75 runs +025 for being within 100 runs 4. Number of runs allowed, 2009 - 691 +300 for being within 5 runs +250 for being within 10 runs +200 for being within 20 runs +175 for being within 30 runs +150 for being within 40 runs +125 for being within 50 runs +100 for being within 60 runs +075 for being within 75 runs +025 for being within 100 runs 5. Final Placement in the NL Central Division - 1st +200 for correct place +100 for one place off +50 for two places off Total Possible Team Stat Points: 1300 Player Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Aramis Ramirez Home Runs - 31 +50 for correct number +40 for being within 1 HR +35 for being within 2 HRs +30 for being within 3 HRs +25 for being within 4 HRs +20 for being within 5 HRs +10 for being within 10 HRs 2. Number of Soriano Stolen Bases - 17 +50 for correct number +40 for being within 5 SBs +30 for being within 10 SBs +20 for being within 15 SBs +10 for being within 20 SBs 3. Ryan Theriot's Batting Average - .289 +50 for being within .005 +40 for being within .010 +30 for being within .015 +20 for being within .020 +10 for being within .025 4. Milton Bradley's RBIs - 78 +50 for being within 1 run +40 for being within 5 runs +30 for being within 10 runs +20 for being within 15 runs +10 for being within 25 runs 5. Ryan Dempster's Wins - 14 +50 for correct number +40 for being within 1 win +30 for being within 2 wins +20 for being within 3 wins +10 for being within 4 wins +05 for being within 5 wins 6. Sean Marshall's ERA - 4.16 +50 for being within .10 +40 for being within .20 +30 for being within .30 +20 for being within .40 +10 for being within .50 7. Carlos Zambrano's Ks - 173 +50 for being within 20 +40 for being within 25 +30 for being within 50 +20 for being within 75 +10 for being within 100 8. Rich Harden's Innings Pitched - 162 +50 for being within 10 +40 for being within 20 +30 for being within 30 +20 for being within 40 +10 for being within 50 +05 for being within 60 Total Number of Possible Player Stat Points: 400 Bonus Questions I (20 points each) 1. Which will be higher: Lee's RBIs or Soto's RBIs? - Soto 2. Which will be higher: Aaron Heilman's starts or Aaron Heilman's relief appearances? - Relief 3. Which will be higher: Aaron Miles' at-bats or Mike Fontenot's at-bats? - Fontenot 4. Who will have more HRs: Fontenot or Fukudome? - Fontenot 5. Who will have more wins: Harden or Marshall? - Harden 6. Who will have a higher SLG: Bradley or Ramirez? - Bradley Total Possible MC Bonus Question Points: 180 Bonus Questions II (30 points each) 1. Most HRs: -Soriano 2. Highest OBP (min. 400 ABs): - Ramirez 3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs): - Harden 4. Most saves: - Gregg Total Possible Bonus II Question Points: 120 Total Possible Points: 2000 The Annual Tiebreaker: Date of Lou Piniella's First Ejection Opening Day

KU/MSU has been the only remotely competitive game tonight

can't wait to hear matta bitch about the one and done players. Also, Columbus Dispatch sports editor isn't losing sleep over this http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/03/27/hunter_3-27.ART_ART_03-27-09_C1_KTDCBDO.html?sid=101

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ngpzdazsbs

Mullens would've been a lottery pick last year. Yikes. The dude is the definition of "meh".

Henderson is a lottery pick because this is shaping up to be the weakest draft in the past 8-10 years. When scrubs like BJ Mullens are coming out as freshmen, you know it's a year you should've traded your draft pick

That was a lot of fun to watch. The Miami defense was terrible, and that Rose-to-Thomas alley oop was amazing. They need to stop teasing me with plays like that

he has to be better than JJ Reddick

I hope it's his last game playing basketball ever.

Dr. James Andrews

Non-Cubs, I know, but Cleveland has sent Matt LaPorta, Aaron Laffey, Jeremy Sowers and Michael Brantley to AAA Columbus. Might be a team worth watching this summer (especially since Kerry Wood will invariably be making some minor league rehab appearances there).

sounds like it'll be Cornley vs. Harongondy inside and then a 3 point shooting contest. Could be fun. Hack-a-Harongondy could work as long as they aren't allowing "and-one's'

PSU likes to run, and they like to shoot 3's. Cornley is the only consistent inside scorer, and he's only 6'5" (but has a nice hook shot). They may need to pull a "hack-a-Shaq" on Harongondy while guarding the perimeter and hoping for the best. If ND can't defend the 3, they may be in trouble, as the Nittany Lions have 3 or 4 guys with NBA range from beyond the arc.

I don't like Notre Dame as a match up with Penn State. Seems like no one on PSU is over 6'6", so who stops Harongondy? Maybe they should just let him get his numbers and try to shut down the perimeter

I wonder how the voters will treat the fact that he's a total ass

Sorry, I mistook the rain statement for sarcasm. Clearly a retractable roof is essential for this stadium

what does it cost to sponsor a page for a year?

I don't think Nomar can be traded until June.

A tie between: 1. Blue collar work ethic 2. Playing in Bear weather ha ha ha

when (or more importantly, why?) did Roger Mason jr. turn into a stud for San Antonio? Wasn't he buried at the end of our bench for a couple of years?

PSU moves on to play either ND or UK. Good stuff.

and no one misses him. at all. His only chance at starting is if Salmons takes over the 2 guard and I doubt that. Lindsay Hunter played. Wow. He was almost in coach mode because he couldn't even get junk time. I was actually talking about Nocioni, but I guess it applies to Deng as well. The team is doing okay right now without either,.

you were saying?

and no one misses him. at all.