Derwood

we'll see them for about 110 games now

so how many Cubs games are in HD per week on EI?

It does in Chicago. yeah, but not on the superstation. this is pissing me off to no end. now i have to pop another $50 to get EI in HD or I won't have any HD baseball all summer

WGN's website says this is in HD, but it certainly isn't in HD for me. does DirecTV not get WGN in HD?

so no HD? and my DirecTV channel guide doesn't have opening day listed as HD either.

you're in luck, i've been keeping track as we've gone: Mizzou C - R. Hernandez 1B - D. Lee 2B - D. Uggla 3B - A. Rodriguez SS - E. Renteria OF - I. Suzuki OF - A. Rios OF - A. Jones Util - J. Morneau SP - C. Zambrano SP - S. Kazmir RP - F. Rodriguez RP - K. Wood P - C. Billingsley P - P. Hughes P - D. Willis BN - D. Pedroia BN BN BN BN DL Wolf C - R. Martin 1B - A. Pujols 2B - J. Kent 3B - J. Fields SS - J.J. Hardy OF - V. Guerrero OF - M. Kemp OF - G. Sheffield Util - T. Hafner SP - R. Halladay SP - F. Liriano RP - B. Jenks RP - B. Lidge P - B. Myers P - J. cueto (??) P - B. Zito BN - J. Damon BN BN BN BN DL Vance C - J. Mauer 1B - L. Berkman 2B - H. Kendrick 3B - C. Figgins SS - H. Ramirez OF - H. Matsui OF - P. Burrell OF - J. Dye Util - F. Pie SP - B. Webb SP - J. Smoltz RP - J. Nathan RP - J. Papelbon P - B. Sheets P - M. Corpas P - K. Slowey BN - V. Wells BN BN BN BN DL Rocket C - J. Salty 1B - C. Pena 2B - B. Phillips 3B - A. Beltre SS - J. Reyes OF - C. Beltran OF - C. Lee OF - B. Hawpe Util - J. Cust SP - J. Lackey SP - D. Matsuzaka RP - B. Wagner RP - T. Hoffman P - J. Maine P - O. Perez P - B. Arroyo BN - c. Patterson BN BN BN BN DL Cheapseats C - J.R. Towles 1B - D. Ortiz 2B - B. Roberts 3B - R. Zimmerman SS - M. Tejada OF - R. Braun OF - C. Young OF - H. Pence Util - J. Francoeur SP - C.C. Sabathia SP - J. Chamberlain RP - H. Street RP - M. Capps P - B.J. Ryan P - J. Bonderman P - G. Sherrill BN - H. Kuroda BN BN BN BN DL IMB! C 1B - M. Teixeira 2B - B.J. Upton 3B - D. Wright SS - Y. Escobar OF - A. Soriano OF - C. Granderson OF - E. Byrnes Util - D. Young SP - A. Harang SP - T. Lincecum RP - RP P - J. Shields P - A.J. Burnett P - C. Buchholz BN - J. Loney BN - A. Gordon BN - J. Francis BN - J. Peralta BN DL Rob C - B. McCann 1B - 2B - C. Utley 3B - E. Encarnacion SS - D. Jeter OF - C. Crawford OF - A. Dunn OF - N. Swisher Util - B. Abreu SP - R. Oswalt SP - R. Hill RP - R. Soriano RP P - M. Cain P - P. Martinez P - D. McGowan BN - L. Milledge BN - R. Furcal BN - M. Prior BN BN DL earth2sean C - V. Martinez 1B - A. Gonzalez 2B - I. Kinsler 3B - C. Jones SS - J. Rollins OF - C. Hart OF - N. Markakis OF - S. Victorino Util - W. Tavares SP - C. Young SP - J. Vazquez RP - F. Cordero RP - J. Soria P - J. Broxton P P BN - F. Sanchez BN - H. Blalock BN - J. Bruce BN BN DL David C - G. Soto 1B - T. Helton 2B - R. Weeks 3B - M. Cabrera SS - T. Tulowitzki OF - M. Ordonez OF - T. Hunter OF - J. Guillen Util - SP - J. Beckett SP - C. Hamels RP - M. Rivera RP - E. Gagne P - R. Harden P - Y. Gallardo P - R. Johnson BN - J. Weaver BN - M. Napoli BN - M. Reynolds BN BN DL Derwood C - J. Posada 1B - A. LaRoche 2B - P. Polanco 3B - A. Ramirez SS - M. Young OF - M. Ramirez OF - A. Rowand OF - K. Fukodome Util - J. Thome SP - J. Santana SP - J. Peavy RP - J. Valverde RP - C. Marmol P - T. Lilly P - I. Snell P - M. Parra BN - E. Longoria BN - N. McClouth BN BN BN DL Andy C - K. Johjima 1B - P. Fielder 2B - K. Johnson 3B - K. Kouzmanoff SS - K. Greene OF - M. Holliday OF - J. Hermida OF - L. Scott Util - F. Thomas SP - D. Haren SP - E. Bedard RP - T. Saito RP - J. Accardo P - F. Hernandez P - B. Penny P - T. Hudson BN - C. Blake BN - U. Jiminez BN BN BN DL RynoRules C - J. Varitek 1B - R. Howard 2B - R. Cano 3B - G. Atkins SS - C. Guillen OF - G. Sizemore OF - J. Bay OF - J. Hamilton Util - P. Konerko SP - J. Verlander SP - F. Carmona RP - J.J. Putz RP - C. Cordero P - A. Wainwright P - K. Escobar P - Z. Greinke BN - K. Griffey Jr. BN - R. Garko BN BN BN DL

can IMB! just PM us all when he gets our rosters set up?

are spring training games in HD?

you're misremembering. if this were the Cubs, we'd be told he would be ready for Opening Day. then he'd miss one start then he'd be ready for the home opener then he'd be out 2-3 weeks then he'd be out until June 1 THEN he'd go on the 60 day DL, retroactive to Spring Training

i hate that they have conflicting games on the second weekend. Just spread the games out again....CBS can handle now showing Oprah again today

am i the only one who is completely sick of hearing/reading the name Ryan Theriot?

thanks for letting me help, Laura.

Yea, it'd be really nice if Harden's first start counted for me. i realized after posting that that it doesn't matter, since we're doing head-to-head and not roto.

i'm getting the Xavier and Louisville games. no shock there

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?

???

padder +1

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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?