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  1. minnesotacubsfan
    granted his ERA has been nice, his WHIP has been north of 1.40. mechanics, being jerked around, being taunted by the water boy, i dont care, he walks more people then I can handle watching. I thought last year was his turning point, but my god i want to strangle him when he starts walking people
  2. minnesotacubsfan
    maybe I am the only one around here who is seriously disappointed in Hill, but he has stunk this year. walking as many people as he has is ridiculous
  3. minnesotacubsfan
    what about their future team, the Vikings? Jaguars. are the Jags likely to move or is this your wishful thinking?
  4. minnesotacubsfan
    What I don't get is why the Bears are not considered "contenders" and yet Minnesota is? Both should have outstanding Defenses (if anybody remembers, the Bears have the CORE OF THEIR DEFENSE back again. Even tho they struggled under Babich the 1st yr, I expect major improvement in yr 2.). Both have questionable offense. Minnesota has basically a RB, and nothing else. Berrian won't be effective, as long as Jackson can't complete a pass over 10 yrds. Even tho he isn't great, but I take my chances on Grossman and his recievers over Jackson and his recievers. There is not one team in the NFC North, I fear. In fact, my bold predeiction will be...the Bears winning the division by two games. This is not true. The biggest difference between the 2 teams is that Minnesota has a good, solid, proven O-line, something that remains a big question mark for the Bears. They will be able to run the ball and just hope Jackson can be "good enough" to get them some wins. That's true, but you counter that with APete being the ONLY offensive option, and it becomes a wash, about their line. I have a feeling that Minny will play ALL THREE QBs next yr. not to mention Minn's oline is overrated - terrible at pass protection
  5. minnesotacubsfan
    what about their future team, the Vikings?
  6. minnesotacubsfan
    Sure...because it's there every year! If it's only in your area for one year, it's a unique experience worth checking out. No, because it's boring as hell and only weirdos go. you cant drink there? I've never been, but I'm sure if alcohol is involved you would get plenty of takers no matter the locale
  7. minnesotacubsfan
    I doubt it. There's two things that bring people to the draft. One, passion for the game, which is limited at best LA. Two, nothing else to do. It's mid-to-late April in NY and weather is hit or miss. Nobody is spending a day at the beach or doing much outdoors. To them, 8 hours inside makes some sense. Plus, it's the same people every year. People are not dying to go to the draft. Whenever I hear people bring it up, they say, "it would be cool to go." Then they think about it for 2 minutes and realize, "No, that would actually suck." I buy the "nothing else to do" argument, but the lack of passionate fans relative to only LA is b.s.
  8. minnesotacubsfan
    you've never spent much time in LA have you?
  9. minnesotacubsfan
    Myrtle Beach Metro population: 217,608 LA Metro population (not including 2 million San Diegans 100 miles away): 18 million lol well yes, population...
  10. minnesotacubsfan
    No....no way. It's NYC's thing and that's the way it should stay. Why? What gives NYC exclusive rights? I think it'd be great to see some fans outside of the Giants and Jets hooting and hollering in the balcony. Giants, Jets, Cowboys, Redskins and Eagles show up en masse. LA sucks and should not be in the discussion. NY is close to multiple NFL teams, and the home to large chunks of several fan bases. They supported the draft long before it became popular. That being said, it could be fun to see it in Chicago, where you'd get a fair amount of Bears, Packers, Vikings and possibly even Rams fans. DC, Philly, Boston could be decent locales as well. It might be fun to do it beachside in Florida, where you'd get a spring break type atmosphere thrown in. But LA should not be in the mix. I don't have a problem with it being put in centralized locations so fans of multiple teams can attend. You could do it in Atlanta too, and get Falcons, Panthers, Dolphins, Bucs, and maybe Titans fans. The West is tough because most of those teams fans are so far spread out. I imagine the LA idea is to offer an olive branch to the city since they still don't have a team yet. You'd still be able to get plenty of CA team fans there. Why should LA be excluded? in LA you would get a huge mix of transplanted fans from every team. I dont know what difference it would make if it was in LA or Myrtle Beach
  11. minnesotacubsfan
    I decided about a year ago to no longer read any of his columns that had anything to do with anything OTHER then Mark Cuban. my hope is his readership will drop soooo low that the Trib will only print his Cuban stuff one can dream. You talking about Mariotti or somebody else now? he is pretty pro-Cuban, I like that...cigars and owners, ya know? He writes for the Sun-Times. that too. I completely missed that. thanks
  12. minnesotacubsfan
    I decided about a year ago to no longer read any of his columns that had anything to do with anything OTHER then Mark Cuban. my hope is his readership will drop soooo low that the Trib will only print his Cuban stuff one can dream. You talking about Mariotti or somebody else now? he is pretty pro-Cuban, I like that...cigars and owners, ya know?
  13. minnesotacubsfan
    I decided about a year ago to no longer read any of his columns that had anything to do with anything OTHER then Mark Cuban. my hope is his readership will drop soooo low that the Trib will only print his Cuban stuff one can dream.
  14. minnesotacubsfan
    Cuban as an owner seems too logical, it makes too much sense
  15. minnesotacubsfan
    It makes me hungry for Mrs. Mikes chips. Best thing about the trip from Rockford to Freeport is a stop at Ridott Corners, a little bar about halfway between the two. Stop in for a famous Ridott burger ($3.75 for a 1/2 pound bacon cheeseburger and (Mrs. Mikes) chips), a couple cold ones, and of course, every Cub game home and away on their one and only big screen there. I've been. awesome bar burger.
  16. minnesotacubsfan
    well, we do have something in common after all....
  17. minnesotacubsfan
    more runs, more walks....more runs, more walks....methinks they is something amiss here......
  18. minnesotacubsfan
    I thought the Cubs were supposed to be delivered by a left handed phenom?
  19. minnesotacubsfan
    I completely agree with this. And I think more Bears fans will be on board once the season starts. But in the mean time, we have to do with people that take Jay Mariotti as a genius. he isnt? (sarcasm)
  20. minnesotacubsfan
    edit: misread post
  21. minnesotacubsfan
    Really? Chad's been alright, but his success was moderate at best and very short lived. Rivers and Cutler may be good, but neither has done much, and neither has anybody else not bolded. I would add Phillip Rivers, as I think he is starting to come on and be a decent QB, but thats about it
  22. minnesotacubsfan
    ....Why take a FB in the first round?.... lol He's not an NFL QB. Can he even throw? I'm not disagreeing, I just thought that was funny
  23. minnesotacubsfan
    ....Why take a FB in the first round?.... lol
  24. minnesotacubsfan
    I guess I just dont put much value into it (mock drafts this time of year). things change so much before the end of training camp let alone before the end of the college/nfl seasons. to me, its really an exercise in guess work.
  25. minnesotacubsfan
    CNNSI has one too...Bears taking Dymetrius Byrd, WR, LSU. It's an exercise in ridiculousness. I don't see the problem. It's an early look at where these guys think the teams will be drafting (ie, how good or bad they will be in 2008), and what players people should keep an eye on this college football season. which is abit ridiculous consider noone has a crystal ball, but fun to do non-the-less
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