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that's often what happens with new stadiums. extort the city into paying for it, then fall into mediocrity (see: Pittsburgh, Cincy, Seattle, San Francisco, Houston....) Wasn't SF's park privately financed? you are correct. my bad.

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/01/05/300-posters.jpg

I have Longoria. At least he's not starting for me. :-" ditto

dangit

300?

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The baseball-style approach has always been my preference for basketball, as well. The one-year rule is a sham perpetuated by the NBA upon college basketball. It makes a mockery of college athletics. If a player is prepared to jump straight from high school, let him. If a player goes to college, he should go to college as a student-athlete (and I'm not naive about this sort of thing, I'm actually more cynical than most. The NCAA just shouldn't sanction non student-athletes is all.). I completely agree. The one year rule is basically useless. What is the point of making a kid spend one year is college? Is he really going to benefit from taking a few freshmen intro classes? I doubt it. I've been talking about a baseball style rule for a while now. If a kid wants to go out of HS, let him. But if he decides to step foot on a college campus, he's got to stay for a couple years. But one year is a waste. in the NBA, though, I think that would drive more kids to jump from high school. in other words, they're only going to college at all because they have to. give eric gordon or whoever the option not to and they won't. how much would college basketball have suffered from not having Gordon, Mayo, Beasley, etc. this year?

Team Stats & Scoring 1. Number of Cubs wins, 2008 +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 (15 games) +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, 2008 +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, 2008 +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 +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 +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 +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. Derrek Lee's Batting Average +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. Koskuke Fukudome's RBIs +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. Ted Lilly's Wins +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. Carlos Zambrano's ERA +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. Rich Hill's Ks +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. Ryan Dempster's Innings Pitched +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: Rich Hill's K's or Rich Hill's Innings Pitched? 2. Which will be higher: Jon Lieber's starts or Jon Lieber's relief appearances? 3. Which will be higher: Felix Pie's at-bats or Reed Johnson's at-bats? 4. Who will have more HRs: Soto or Fukudome? 5. Who will have more wins: Hill or Lilly? 6. Who will have a higher SLG: Soriano or Ramirez? Total Possible MC Bonus Question Points: 180 Bonus Questions II (30 points each) 1. Most HRs: 2. Highest OBP (min. 400 ABs): 3. Lowest ERA (min. 150 IPs): 4. Most saves: Total Possible Bonus II Question Points: 120 Total Possible Points: 2000 The Annual Tiebreaker: Lou Piniella's Ejections (you may answer "zero") To be used only in the event of ties.

i love that he says "okay, so he's never slugged .400, but..." but what, rob?

time for Murton to OPS 1.000 in AAA but never get called up

that's often what happens with new stadiums. extort the city into paying for it, then fall into mediocrity (see: Pittsburgh, Cincy, Seattle, San Francisco, Houston....)

do they "get it" when you make those jokes, or is it straight over their heads?

it would seem out of character for him. he usually trades down

this is all truth. Ridiculous. Bo Ryan is a great coach. White people do not suck at basketball. If you belive one stereotype you give creedence to all of them. We do suck at basketball though i know i do /6'3" and can barely touch the rim

only if The Macarena and Mambo No. 5 are taken

Soriano at 2b is nearly as unlikely as Marmol at C. Didn't it happen just last year? yes, one game

i'm pretty sure everyone would frown upon him using a song about Date Rape as his entrance song

N.W.O. by Ministry would be an amazing entrance song. the beginning of it would scare the bejezus out of opposing hitters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzPe5DvZzI Mouth For War by Pantera would be great too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugmxdT5qnE4 or Cowboys from Hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV2xVvJddxY

yes. well someone get hold of him and tell him to pick I have reached out to him. tell him to stop getting banned so we can finish the draft

I've finally had to turn the audio off completely. He is the most painfully boring broadcaster of any kind that I have ever heard in my life! have you ever watched a pirates game with their announcers? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oh yeah, they're brutal

maybe someone should start some sort of tournament to determine the best rock band

i'm not sure I understand the argument that Bo Ryan is less of a coach because he does well with a bunch of unathletic white guys.....wouldn't that make him a BETTER coach than someone who has five 5-star future NBA'ers?

nice bounce back