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And it's a good thing, what with him being such a marksman from the line. If the entire NBA wasn't so busy inadvertantly attacking him, maybe he'd be healthy enough to hit his free throws. Rondo takes half as many shots as Rose, and is not even the 3rd scoring option that defenses key in on stopping. Rose is cutting through double teams and driving to the hole constantly.
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Exactly. This is a scenario where if the Cubs really wanted someone like Webb or Garza, they should have done everything possible to complete the deal quickly. I don't know why Hendry was fooling around, especially with Webb. He has to have medical records and input from doctors at this point. Either [expletive] or get off the pot. Now, if we do sign him, it's going to cost a hell of a lot more. Well the reason I didn't blame Hendry for not moving quickly is because it's completely unknown whether the hesitation was on Henrdry's or on Webb's/the Rays' to let the market play out. -
Exactly. This is a scenario where if the Cubs really wanted someone like Webb or Garza, they should have done everything possible to complete the deal quickly.
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:shock: I knew that the rest of our schedule set up well for us to rack up the wins, but seeing it tallied up like this is pretty sweet. Yeah I was looking at ESPN's "Projected playoff standings" page the other day and saw the number of games left vs. .500 teams. The Bulls have 19 left, and the next least amount for a team is 22. But most teams have between 25-27 left. The Lakers have 29 left lol.
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Cliff Lee signs with Phillies
UMFan83 replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Is is true that the rooftop across the street from Wrigley already added 5 years to the championship and pennant portions of the "AC" sign? -
Cliff Lee signs with Phillies
UMFan83 replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Why not? Pitching wins championships, and it's not like they have any trouble scoring runs. I guess. It's just crazy that someone like Roy Oswalt or Cole Hamels won't likely be needed in a 5 game series. I'm just really surprised that they have the resources to sign him. Halladay, Oswalt, Lee, Howard, Rollins, Utley and Ibanez all have massive contracts, I believe. I know they lost Werth but I don't think he was making too much. -
Wonder if the Phillies are going to try to sign Brandon Webb to complete the all #1 starter rotation.
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Cliff Lee signs with Phillies
UMFan83 replied to ELCABALLO45's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I don't understand the point of having 4 aces on your team. I mean I do, but there has to be some sort of cap to Philly's payroll and they have to be nearing it. Is it smart to use a large portion of your resources on having a 4th ace caliber pitcher? -
You are right. I was thinking of the season after they lost to Detroit in the Cup finals. Same idea though. They were 27-25-6 in mid February and we're on the playoff bubble. Immediately after, they caught fire and went 13-2-3 in their next 18 games and eventually won the Cup. I still don't think they miss the playoffs. They will play better. Hopefully. Maybe.
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lol, former Bear Mark Anderson with a key sack to end the Ravens drive.
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I said this before the season. When young talented players reach the mountain top so early in their careers, its hard to come back with that same drive they had the previous season with their whole careers in front of them. It happened to some degree to Pittsburgh too. The Hawks don't have a big enough veteran presence carried over from last year to keep the young guys focused. This is my belief, but it's obviously really hard to quantify.
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rose came back in and played the rest of the game so i'm assuming he's fine. they'd know if it was broken and he wouldn't have come back in (when d lee broke his wrist they knew on the field it was broken) X-rays were negative. He has a strained wrist and will be evaluated tomorrow to see how it's looking. McGraw mentioned that Rose was having trouble dressing himself after the game because of all the pain (to be expected). Last year he had a similar injury when he ran into Howard and was out a little more than a week.
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turco started and gave up 4 Whoops! My bad
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And there's the empty netter. From 5-4 Hawks to 7-5 Avalanche in the blink of an eye. I hate this team. How many games did we give up 6 non-empty net goals in last year?
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And there's another goal. From 2 points to 0 points in the span of exactly 60 seconds. Wow. 6 goals allowed for Crawford today.
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Of course....2:24 from getting a great regulation win in a tough place to win and Crawford gives up a softie. Let's try to hang on for a guaranteed point at least.
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To see what a superstar PG looks like.
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Troll
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Even Lions fans don't deserve to see a division rival's logo painted on their field lol: http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/1213/nfl_a_fordfield_mbl_600.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1194.snc4/154653_183568338320296_100000013932783_649164_642581_n.jpg
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ITS OVER!!!!! The first week without Favre in 18 years. Now that the streak is over, it becomes much easier to sit him in other games. I wonder how many games Favre would have missed over the last 3 years if there was no games streak.
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Maybe. However Iowa was actually a pretty good team, albeit one who was clearly struggling at the time. Illinois is an average team, but the fans probably thought the team was better than they were at the time, which is what made the loss so stunning (if it wasn't stunning enough to be the first d1a team to lose to Minnesota all season).
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Backup QB is overrated, especially in a league where star QBs make all the difference. It just doesn't make a ton of sense to invest heavily in backup QB for guys like Rodgers/Brady/Manning. Right, until they get injured. Its not like Rodgers has had a clean bill of health his entire career. He took a lot of hits last year, and the line play has not been great in front of him. There's better options out there then Matt Flynn. Who Todd Collins?
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Can you blame GB for not spending on a backup QB? They haven't had a QB miss a single start for them in over 18 years.
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Bears game 14: Monday Dec 20, at MIN (TCF)
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Blame your own city/team for the Ford Field issue. And yes there would be a huge difference between TCF and the dome. The Vikings are likely to know before anybody else if the dome will be playable, and they could easily gain an unfair advantage by preparing for a dome game while the Bears figure out if it's an outdoor game or dome. Also, being a night game it's even more of an issue. This is true, but just getting out of the dome makes me feel a lot better about our chances for the game. For one, it won't nearly be as loud as it would be at TCF. Also, while the Bears obviously suck in bad conditions, the vikings would probably equally suck as their team was built for dome conditions, as every year at least 9 of their games are in a dome. Also, there is little familiarity with the stadium, how the winds play out, etc. The comfort of home field is partially gone, although having your own fans at the game will help a bit. I honestly thought our chancs of winning in the Metrodome BEFORE the Pats game was 25%. Now I'd say maybe 45% -
Bears game 14: Monday Dec 20, at MIN (TCF)
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
If you just wanted to say the Metrodome sucks you should have just said that and left out the first sentence. No one would disagree. It doesn't even make sense the way you put them together. And in case you hadn't noticed, they've kind of been trying to get a stadium for a long time. The game should be in Minnesota because a home game was scheduled, there's a viable alternative in town and ticket holders should be able to see the last two games of the year that they paid for. The 50th anniversary stuff is what seals the deal for wanting it at TCF instead of Detroit. Why not move it to Milwaukee? My teams certainly seem to do well when their games get randomly relocated there. Do you really want a stadium full of Packers fans rooting for the Bears to lose? Well I was originally joking, but I'm guessing if they moved the game to Milwaukee and gave out free tickets, there would be a ton of Bears fans willing to drive up and get those tickets. I would probably be like 40% Bears fans, 35% Packers fans, 25% Vikings fans. It would actually be a really nice nearly even mix of 3 fan bases that loathe each other lol.
