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  1. UMFan83
    Not that this changes the fact that he was bad, but didn't his stroke in the 80's have a lot to do with his slurred speech, difficulty pronouncing names and general badness?
  2. UMFan83
    I was going to say I don't think the Bears have ever hired a re-tread head coach, unless you count GSH rehiring himself several times. Del Rio built some pretty nice defenses in Jacksonville, but he seems more like a DC acting as a HC. He was also known for occasionally wearing a suit during games, so that would be fun to see in December in Chicago.
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    West record of the top east teams: Raptors: 7-2 (1-1 vs. Top 8) Wizards: 5-1 (1-1 vs. Top 8) Hawks: 3-2 (0-1 vs. Top 8) Bulls: 4-4-1* (2-1-1* vs. Top 8) Cavaliers: 2-6 (0-2 vs. Top 8) Overall 21-15-1* and 4-6-1* vs. the Top 8 in the West *= Loss solely because of Kirk Hinrich and should not be acknowledged as a legit loss to a West team
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    I'm looking on craigslist and seeing tickets for tonight priced at $25 each. MNF against the Saints on an unseasonably mild December night, and people are selling tickets for 1/4 of what they paid. And that's still not enticing enough for me to buy them and go to the game.
  5. UMFan83
    Jed on Bryant next year: "He's probably going to be spending a lot of time in Chicago next year" Definitely looks like he will start in AAA.
  6. UMFan83
    Theo: So the media in Chicago is less aggressive than Boston's, but considerably dumber Jon: Sounds great! Jed: ................. More good quotes:
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    Gotta say, I love Lester getting #34--hopefully it will help some of the false Kerry Wood hero worship from Cubs fans and hopefully ends any chance of it ever being retired for a guy whose on-field stats don't come close to earning that honor. Nothing against Woody, but those are just facts. scorching hot facts Cubs fans overrate Kerry Wood. Not sure what objective measure you can come up with, but I'm about 99% sure it's true. Look, the guy is responsible for 3 or 4 unbelievable moments and 3 or 4 outstanding seasons, but he in no way, shape, or form, deserves to have his number retired, but you'll find people arguing for it. They don't overrate him, they are just more sentimental towards him than they should be for a pitcher with his career numbers. And I understand why. 20K game, coming back to start Game 3 in 98, the multiple one hitters, the occasional big hit, the 03 playoffs which included a win that happened largely because of his pitching and 2 RBI double, winning a deciding game 5 with dominant pitching, and a game tying HR in Game 7 of the NLCS, his multiple returns from career altering injuries, his willingness to adapt to the pen, his love of Chicago and the Cubs organization, the fact that he's the only Cub since the 30's to play on 4 Cubs playoff teams, etc etc.
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    Hi, I have a question for Jed... How awesome are Jon and Theo?? This is why I never understood why Jed left his GM job in SD to come to the Cubs. I'm not saying he doesn't have an important role in the Cubs FO, but in terms of how he's viewed by fans and media he's Theo's assistant. There are absolutely no questions you could ask Jed that you wouldn't ask Theo instead.
  9. UMFan83
    I read somewhere that Cubs GM was going to be at this press conference to announce the signing of the largest contract in Cubs history, but I haven't seen him.
  10. UMFan83
    Kerry Lester
  11. UMFan83
    That's pretty close to mine, but I didn't make the Bryant to the OF switch and had Coughlan at a half a win instead of likely 2 wins from Valbuena. I also had Montero closer to his Steamer projection of 2.6, and Lester closer to 5 wins (wishful thinking maybe), and the pen at 4.5
  12. UMFan83
    If you hit File -> Make a Copy, it creates an editable copy of the spreadsheet. Best I can do
  13. UMFan83
    Kerr is awesome and the Warriors are so awesome to watch. I hope they come out of the west and play the bulls in the finals, although we'll probably get stomped
  14. UMFan83
    sneaky this is mostly for you, but how legit is mgoblog and their sources? I am not as in the know on Michigan football as I am in other sports, but I read everyday about how their sources make it seem like there is a ton of communication between harbaugh and um and many sources with ties to michigan that they talk to think he's coming to michigan. But then I go to pretty much any mainstream media and they aren't even talking about it or if they are they are saying harbaugh said he wasn't going back to college. Where is the truth? To me, I want to believe its true but I have a hard time seeing him go back to college. At the same time, the fact that there's been almost no buzz on UM's coaching search and of course no hire, makes me feel like there's no way he's given them a definitive no at this point.
  15. UMFan83
    For draft positioning here is how week 15 shook out: Good: Carolina beats TB (we aren't going to pass TB so it's good) Giants beat Washington (same situation here) Bad: Jets beat Tennessee (both teams had same record but jets hold the tiebreaker over us because we beat them H2H) St. Louis loses to Arizona Atlanta loses to Pittsburgh Minnesota loses to Detroit With a loss tomorrow, the 5-9 Bears would be tied with the Giants and Falcons for 7-8-9 picks. If H2H really ends tiebreakers, the Bears can't pass up the Jets, so the only team the Bears could jump beyond NYG and ATL is Washington, who is 3-11. So the best pick we can get is probably 7th.
  16. UMFan83
    Love that dude. For every Morin that doesn't pan out there is a Saad to make up for it.
  17. UMFan83
    Also if anyone lives in the Chicago area and has cable, all CSN Bulls games are available on the NBC Sports Extra app. Pretty cool to be able to watch the Bulls when I'm out and about.
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    Javybomb in his second AB
  19. UMFan83
    I don't know do we have any prospects named Matt Morris or Woody Williams?
  20. UMFan83
    Hawks now have 5 Sweedish defensemen on their roster
  21. UMFan83
    Anyone know anything about the guy they got back? Can he slide into a 6th or 7th D role?
  22. UMFan83
    could use a fresh coat of ms paint. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Good point
  23. UMFan83
    don't judge us by umfan Yeah judge us by Slide Castro Slide
  24. UMFan83
    I thought Polians role in the Colts success was largely discredited. I also thought I remembered hearing he is really old school in his philosophies.
  25. UMFan83
    Will do! Thanks :) That place is an embarrassment. I would like to start my own but I really don't have the time. I will take that last part as a compliment! I truly believe that our teams have the two best FOs in the MLB. I think we fire Donnie Baseball and hire Tito Francona next year. Then it's only a matter of time before we are both winning Word Series titles. Here's to the annual Cubs-Dodgers NLCS's to go along with the annual Hawks-Kings WCF series
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