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  1. Derwood
    lot's of posts being deleted tonight i see....
  2. Derwood
    yep, Rice's first bowl game since the late 60's if i remember correctly
  3. Derwood
    Hendry seems to hand the things out like candy, but none of the usual contract sites say anything about a NTC for Dempster. No one touches Hendry's candy. NO ONE
  4. Derwood
    Never been to Dino's... I live in Houserville so it shouldn't be hard for me to shoot over there and try it. You ever go to the buffet at Hi-Way Pizza? It's awesome... I love buffalo chicken pizza. When I win a gift card for stuff at Dante's Restaurants (won playing poker), I usually just end up using it on a Hi-Way pizza buffet. speaking of poker, I played a free tourney at Quaker Steak and Lube last Thursday (thanksgiving). Lots of fun. I came in like 19th out of 50 or so. Top prize was a seat in the QWK Rock tourney (whose winner gets a seat at an Atlantic City tourney). They do free hold em' every Monday and Thursday night. Cheap beer specials too (pints of Yuengling for $2) I've been to a couple of them, and I did want to go on Thanksgiving since I was stuck in town working, but my shift started at 9:30, so I couldn't play. Some of the people there are hilariously bad. I saw somebody call an all-in with 54 on a flop of AAQ. Anyway, PM me sometime if you're going and if I'm going to be there, I'll look for you. will do. I'm pretty limited to when i can play since i'm home with the kids during the week, but if they play the week between Xmas and New years, I'll be there.
  5. Derwood
    LSU is probably BCS-bound. Auburn/Tennessee is more likely. two teams PSU has played numerous times before (in bowls)
  6. Derwood
    My wife always liked Bako because his name rhymed with Choco Taco
  7. Derwood
    Never been to Dino's... I live in Houserville so it shouldn't be hard for me to shoot over there and try it. You ever go to the buffet at Hi-Way Pizza? It's awesome... I love buffalo chicken pizza. When I win a gift card for stuff at Dante's Restaurants (won playing poker), I usually just end up using it on a Hi-Way pizza buffet. speaking of poker, I played a free tourney at Quaker Steak and Lube last Thursday (thanksgiving). Lots of fun. I came in like 19th out of 50 or so. Top prize was a seat in the QWK Rock tourney (whose winner gets a seat at an Atlantic City tourney). They do free hold em' every Monday and Thursday night. Cheap beer specials too (pints of Yuengling for $2)
  8. Derwood
    He already plays a plus major-league CF, and projects to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Gotcha. I was just under the impression that he wasn't your typical "speed/range/glove" center fielder. So more like Damon than Pierre? A lefty Mike Cameron with some extra speed and not as much patience at the plate. That's what we're all excited about? Perhaps I forgot to mention that speed should let him keep his BA around .300 most seasons, with a few flukes going both ways. Peak years? .320/.370/.540 With 40 SB and Plus-plus defense. And Jason Dubois would hit 30 HR in the majors. I'll believe it when I see it
  9. Derwood
    it comes in a pizza box... you have to open it to see what it looks like oh yeah, the trophy will also be overpriced, and you'll be able to get a significantly better trophy for a cheaper price from any non-chain, Italian-owned pizzeria I bet it tastes better than their pizza I don't think their pizza is that bad. I do remember back when Papa John's was just starting to build their name, their pizza tasted better than it does now. Even now it's adequate, but you can get two pizzas at someplace like Brother's for the prize of one at Papa John's. It's really not worth buying from PJ's unless you are buying for a huge group - if I remember correctly from a Special Olympics pizza party, the price goes way down if you get ten or more. Regardless of that, Domino's sucks. Brooklyn-style pizza? Come on. You know what style of pizza they eat in Brooklyn? NOT DOMINO'S. I've found that you can get better pizza from local pizzerias than the big chains, and a lot of the time it's cheaper too. The best "NY Style" pizza in State College is at Dino's out at the mall. Otherwise I prefer Hiway Pizza to anything else.
  10. Derwood
    He already plays a plus major-league CF, and projects to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Gotcha. I was just under the impression that he wasn't your typical "speed/range/glove" center fielder. So more like Damon than Pierre? A lefty Mike Cameron with some extra speed and not as much patience at the plate. That's what we're all excited about?
  11. Derwood
    Durability mostly. Several seasons of 200+ innings. With the Cubs, that's a huge step forward
  12. Derwood
    He already plays a plus major-league CF, and projects to continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Gotcha. I was just under the impression that he wasn't your typical "speed/range/glove" center fielder. So more like Damon than Pierre?
  13. Derwood
    it comes in a pizza box... you have to open it to see what it looks like oh yeah, the trophy will also be overpriced, and you'll be able to get a significantly better trophy for a cheaper price from any non-chain, Italian-owned pizzeria I bet it tastes better than their pizza
  14. Derwood
    The scrappiness quotient just went off the charts in St. Louis!
  15. Derwood
    Why is everyone assuming Pie is a CF? Don't his run production numbers project him more as a corner guy? Admittedly, I know nothing of his range/arm...
  16. Derwood
    Jason Marquis is the really puzzling one. He's always been way too hittable for a sinkerball pitcher, and last year he was a train wreck. Plus, the Cards, who are an intelligent and well-run organization, apparently have no interest in him. That should tell the Cubs (a stupid, poorly-run organization) something. My experience with watching the Cards, when they decide to give up on a player the rest of the league should run screaming. How is that JD Drew guy doing? The exception that proves the rule. And from an attitude standpoint, the Cards were vindicated on Drew. There's a reason he keeps bouncing around. yeah, the Cards have made a few mistakes in personnel, but I'd have to agree that they usually know when it's time to cut a guy loose. The Cubs seem to grab a lot more guys whose careers come to a screeching halt within a week or two of signing on. though I generally agree with you, hindsight plays a large role there. Wouldn't you say that they picked up Carpenter, Weaver, Suppan, etc. when their careers were more or less in the toilet? The difference is they have the coaches to turn a guy around, we don't (or haven't, the jury is out on the new guys)
  17. Derwood
    With the Cubs being linked to so many free agent pitchers, it would seem silly for them to bid high here.
  18. Derwood
    It most certainly is not. It most certainly is. They are randomly voted upon by unreliable writers, the same guys who arbitrarily decide what stats are worthy for determining who should make it. Good point I guess. The same unreliable writers who arbitarily decide to keep people like Andre Dawson out of the hall of fame, yet put Kirby Puckett in. Exactly. How can you expect that the voters are going to ignore the useless awards that they themselves voted on in the first place?
  19. Derwood
    Carrie Muskat?
  20. Derwood
    I want to go to the papajohns.com Bowl, just to see what the trophy looks like
  21. Derwood
    who cares if the cubs spent that much? It doesn't count against payroll or luxury tax.
  22. Derwood
    Guess it wasn't the Padres then :D
  23. Derwood
    So if Jim didn't win, maybe this will kick-start him in a new direction. ;) just read that on rotoworld as well. What the hell is MLB waiting for?
  24. Derwood
    Yep
  25. Derwood
    EDIT: double post
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