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  1. Derwood
    really, NBC? THIS is what you're choosing to show in primetime?
  2. Derwood
    it's pretty close. Dempster has had just one game with 5 ER or more while Zambrano has had just 2. If you move to include 4 ER, Dempster has done it 4 times and Zambrano 5. that said, Dempster has more K's, less hits, and less HR's than Z this year.
  3. Derwood
    We should just make all the crappy teams send their best American players. We could have quite a team. Sizemore-CF Chipper Jones-3B Holliday-LF Adrian Gonzalez-1B McCann-C Markakis-RF Brian Roberts-2B Clint Barmes-SS (slim pickins...maybe put Roberts at SS and Brandon Phillips at 2B) Lincecum Peavy Cliff Lee Matt Cain Aaron Cook why would Adrian Gonzalez play for the US? because he's from the US? you mean to tell me that not all hispanic players are mexicans? i still refuse to refer to them in any other way. I'd like to see his green card.
  4. Derwood
    We should just make all the crappy teams send their best American players. We could have quite a team. Sizemore-CF Chipper Jones-3B Holliday-LF Adrian Gonzalez-1B McCann-C Markakis-RF Brian Roberts-2B Clint Barmes-SS (slim pickins...maybe put Roberts at SS and Brandon Phillips at 2B) Lincecum Peavy Cliff Lee Matt Cain Aaron Cook why would Adrian Gonzalez play for the US?
  5. Derwood
    pot kettle etc.
  6. Derwood
    Why doesn't it embody the spirit of the Olympics? Is it because they are professionals and not amateurs? no, because there are clearly professionals in other sports. it's one of those hard to define things. let's put it this way: I enjoy the parts of the Olympics that involve people who have sacrificed a lot, defied the odds, etc., etc. to get to where they are. I enjoy seeing underdogs win. I enjoy the outpour of emotion from those who overcame the odds and won a medal when no one thought they could. If the U.S. wins the gold in Men's Basketball, that's fine, but it wouldn't fulfill anything I associate with the Olympics. Just out of curiosity, did you enjoy watching Michael Phelps? I did, and I realize that he was the favorite in every race. I think Phelps would have been less interesting if he had one every race by 2 lengths. The close races made it exciting. He was also attempting something unprecedented in Olympic history. Question for you guys: Have you enjoyed Olympic baseball this year with the current US team, or would it be better with an All-Star squad of major leaguers?
  7. Derwood
    what's the weather update? If they're replaying the '88 game, that can't be good
  8. Derwood
    Why doesn't it embody the spirit of the Olympics? Is it because they are professionals and not amateurs? no, because there are clearly professionals in other sports. it's one of those hard to define things. let's put it this way: I enjoy the parts of the Olympics that involve people who have sacrificed a lot, defied the odds, etc., etc. to get to where they are. I enjoy seeing underdogs win. I enjoy the outpour of emotion from those who overcame the odds and won a medal when no one thought they could. If the U.S. wins the gold in Men's Basketball, that's fine, but it wouldn't fulfill anything I associate with the Olympics.
  9. Derwood
    No, he actually has a PhD from Vanderbilt and is about to get his Law Degree (and a job at the top law firm in Pittsburgh). I'm sure his concern wasn't terribly deep; he'll take a win however he can get it. He just thinks that the Cubs' championship drought has been this long running joke and he doesn't want any question as to the "legitimacy" of the win. Me? I say give me the weakest lineup of opponents possible. I just want the ring
  10. Derwood
    hate? no. indifferent? yes. that said, the US is going to have a tough time pulling away if they keep pretending to the the Harlem Globetrotters here. How many turnovers in this game on circus plays? as I'm typing this, they're up to 17 point lead again, so what do I know :wink: That's quite a lot of posts railing against the men's team, their personalities, their finances, etc. to be indifferent to the team. This year's team is clearly different than previous year's teams, you can't seem to get over that. Up 20 now on one of the two teams who have any chance at beating them. railing against their personalities and finances? huh? All i've ever said was that a team of NBA All-Stars doesn't (to me) embody the spirit of the Olympics. When did I go on any tirades about the guys individually?
  11. Derwood
    hate? no. indifferent? yes. that said, the US is going to have a tough time pulling away if they keep pretending to the the Harlem Globetrotters here. How many turnovers in this game on circus plays? as I'm typing this, they're up to 17 point lead again, so what do I know :wink:
  12. Derwood
    blaming the refs already, are we? I wouldn't be surprised in the least if this US team doesn't win gold. They've been embarrassed in international play more than once in the past. Losing to an "inferior" team would not be unprecedented. i would be surprised, frankly. there is no "" about it, the US is a far better team than anyone in this tournament and it would take a very lucky and conversely, poor effort for anyone to beat them. But couldn't you say that about the other "Dream Teams" that lost in the past?
  13. Derwood
    blaming the refs already, are we? I wouldn't be surprised in the least if this US team doesn't win gold. They've been embarrassed in international play more than once in the past. Losing to an "inferior" team would not be unprecedented.
  14. Derwood
    A little reading will show you that no one has talked about the merits of Dunn going to the D-Backs for about 11 pages. I hadn't noticed that, what with the dozens of posts I've made in this thread. But the topic is clearly Adam Dunn. So, shockingly, you come along and complain about people discussing Adam Dunn. ha. by all means, carry on. the thread is already legendary
  15. Derwood
    if only he was a good hitter. So what has local Cincinnati media made of this trade? Happy to be rid of him I assume?
  16. Derwood
    are you really surprised?
  17. Derwood
    I'm trying to enjoy Olympic basketball, but I just don't care
  18. Derwood
    A little reading will show you that no one has talked about the merits of Dunn going to the D-Backs for about 11 pages.
  19. Derwood
    16 pages of arguing over a player that isn't/wasn't on the Cubs. awesome
  20. Derwood
    my guess is that they don't strip China of the gold medals, but they do bump up the other competitors, leaving us with duel-gold medalists in a few events
  21. Derwood
    that was the unluckiest match that i've ever seen. especially the last 10 minutes, the us girls were just walking around while brazil was bombarding the keeper. i'm not saying that they didn't try, they did for most of the game, but they got extremely lucky. they were outplayed in every facet, they weren't as skilled and they obviously weren't as fit. God must be pissed at the brazilians for only having first names or something. the first 90 min. is the reason soccer won't take off in the US. the last ten minutes was great and is exactly any coach would have played the game with the existing rules. They need to get rid of the off sides whisle to make it a bit more interesting. anyways... do you disagree? I'm pretty positive that no soccer fan here (or elsewhere) would agree that getting rid of offsides is a good idea
  22. Derwood
    I think that the fact that we're getting bonus production from our CF platoon compensates for the lack of production in RF. If the Cubs are worried about next year, they should slide Fukudome to CF and sign/trade for a new RF.
  23. Derwood
    where have we heard that before?
  24. Derwood
    I'm more bothered by the fact that they build up a storyline for every event and won't waver from it regardless of the results. Perfect example: the Women's 100m Hurdles. All the pre-race focus was on LoLo what's her name, but she hit the last hurdle and lost the race. Instead of interviewing the OTHER American who actually won the race, they go straight to LoLo first. After a commercial break they finally got around to interviewing the woman who won.
  25. Derwood
    if you go combined season totals, Anthony Young's year between the Mets and Cubs is pretty godawful
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