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  1. UMFan83
    On Doug Thonus' podcast today, he mentioned something interesting. He said that although CJ and Brewer's contracts must be decided upon before the moratorium is over, supposedly Korver's contract doesnt become guaranteed until some time in early January. So if that's true, theoretically you can bring Korver back and in January either release him, find a trade for him or guarantee him for the rest of the year. And as many know, the luxury tax doesnt get levied until the end of the season, and its about where you are at when the regular season is over. I think Doug is quite reliable and he doesnt really mention things he's heard second hand without confirming for himself, but it seems a little weird if this is true because I've heard absolutely no one else mention this. If its true, there is no reason to not bring Korver back at least to start the year.
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    Not that I'm a big fan of the move but who would you have plugged in at PG instead with Rose out? I would have cleared cap space and transition to being sellers because this team has proved to be very afraid of the luxury tax and we clearly are waiting for Mirotic. Download the 07/05 interview on the Score with Aschburner. Free agents to this point have showed very little desire to come to Chicago. This team is going nowhere. Yes Free Agents don't want to come to Chicago when you have $3 million to spend and everyone else is offering more.
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    Ugh. Fans calling into WGNs postgame show saying they don't want to trade Dempster among others because they are playing so well and think the Cubs can get back into the race this year. Unreal
  5. UMFan83
    Why would a goalie who keeps getting benched in the middle of the playoffs every year make us Cup favorites? Last year he was benched after 2 playoff games and sat the last 3. The year before he was benched for game 6 of the 1st round against Chicago after getting yanked in the 2nd period the prior 2 games. Then he was yanked early in 2 Stanley Cup Final games including game 6 where he was yanked 8 minutes into the game. There was a big debate whether he would even start game 7 of the Finals. Don't get me wrong he's a great goaltender in the regular season but he consistently fails to perform like one of the best goaltenders in the NHL when it counts in the postseason. I don't think it's the best use of our resources at all.
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    cooper seemed to be the guy who was down on him the most, but i think it has to do with the fact that they can't get over his rather ordinary history. he's come out of nowhere this season, and that, to a point, i think has baffled them. they don't know what to make of him so are in a holding pattern regarding his potential. Exactly....So far he has an entire career of under performing expectations and 2 months of raking it. I think the majority of these guys wrote off Vitters for good and are skeptical of his emergence. If he can finish the year hitting like this I think they will be back on the Vitters bandwagon.
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    This is a good point. No one should overlook that because its huge. The fact that this slide coincides with a spike in his walk rate makes me think he's trying to adjust on the fly and be more patient.
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    Remember when we were worried about how meatball Cubs fans would react if/when Rizzo didn't immediately live up to their sky high expectations? Nevermind.
  9. UMFan83
    Talk to a lot of scouts? Only when they're selling cookies. You know that girl scouts aren't the same as baseball scouts right?
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    Of course the hottest girl in the video is assigned to South Carolina
  11. UMFan83
    No, not at all. Just sucks to watch. I think people were expecting a big leap this year, and while there's still time, right now his OPS is 30 points below his rookie season. I feel pretty certain he'll bounce back and put up respectable numbers overall though.
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    No, but it is a slight justification to their terrible payroll decisions and the fact that Sale and Quintana are the new Koufax and Drysdale, which is annoying. They have had a garbage farm system for years, but somehow remain competitive and make the playoffs about as often as far more well run teams, which is also annoying. They've been to the playoffs 4 times in the last 27 years. Twice in the last 11 years. Haven't made the playoffs two years in a row in franchise history. This year is rather annoying because in the offseason they got as close to admitting they were rebuilding than ever before and somehow they are going to make the playoffs despite that.
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    Both the Bulls and Hawks offseasons have been a giant disappointment so far. Still time though....
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    I'm sad to say that I just don't look the way Wood looks. I am certain that if he was on a team I hated I would detest him irrationally because of his general appearance. Anyways, keep dominating and I'll overlook this.
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    Well not really since he'll be participating in the events
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    Last 11 games for Castro: .125/.244/.125 (5-40, 0 XBH, 2 RBI, 6 BB(!!))
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    Starlin down to .288 for the season...
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    In about 3 years, people are going to think your last name is Lahair when you wear those in public.
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    Can you fix your avatar so I can identify you quicker?
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    A) I'm assuming the Bulls cant afford him B) Strangely enough SG is like the 3-4th most important thing to worry about this offseason after backup PG, probably replacing Omer and replacing Korver our only outside shooter. Because Reinsdorf is cheap and doesn't want to hit the tax. A) I'm assuming the Bulls cant afford him
  21. UMFan83
    A) I'm assuming the Bulls cant afford him B) Strangely enough SG is like the 3-4th most important thing to worry about this offseason after backup PG, probably replacing Omer and replacing Korver our only outside shooter.
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    You help the psyche of the hitters and ruin the psyche of the pitchers. I wouldnt want pitchers running around like they're the [expletive] when their numbers are due to the environment. Besides, even the pitchers are fpr it from an article I read a couple weeks ago and now frustratingly cannot find.
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    Plus, if we take out all of his home runs this season he has zero home runs. Not a lot of run production to market to buyers without any home runs. This caused me to literally laugh outloud.
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    It's amazing how Trevor Plouffe has come from nowhere to just dominate over the last 2 months. Last 36 games: .311/.365/.726/1.091 16 HR, 30 RBI 72 HR pace over a full season
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    I love Vitters' OPS by month. April: .611 (74 PA) May: .884 (115 PA) June: .970 (116 PA) July: 1.159 (14 PA - before tonight)
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