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  1. UMFan83
    Interesting that in the Grace interview they asked him if he would want to come back and follow in Santo's footsteps as a color analyst for the Cubs, and I expect to her him refer to loving the Arizona job or something but the only obstacle he mentioned was that Bob Brenley was one of the very best colormen in the game and he couldnt consider that position when a guy like that is in place.
  2. UMFan83
    Pisa played against Philly. The article I read said "Pisa out for 3rd straight week" Odd...I guess they meant 2nd time in 3 weeks.
  3. UMFan83
    Pisa is out again this week for the 3rd straight week.
  4. UMFan83
    He had right shoulder bursitis, had exploratory surgery. Never found anything that appeared to be important. Rehab progressed extremely slowly though. Wanted to pitch near end of season, but wasn't allowed to do so. Is supposedly topping out in the low 80's right now. If I'm wrong on any of this, please correct me....... He was also injured all of 2009 right? Or most of it? It's been 2 years since he's been a healthy big league pitcher
  5. UMFan83
    Please don't lose to the [expletive] Nats again.
  6. UMFan83
    The whole thing would've been much more entertaining if Cleveland had a halfway decent team to at least put up some semblance of a fight on the court. I think it was fitting, showing the world just how much Cleveland needed LeBron. They went from #1 seed in the east, to pure garbage because of one player. It reminded me of Jordan's first game in Chicago as a Wizard. All that hype for the game, and the Bulls looked beyond awful. I think they scored under 70 points for the game.
  7. UMFan83
    Probably the greatest accomplishment in Ronnie's life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kynAIAbIuBE (sorry we all need some humor today)
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    I thought that was oddly placed in the article but funny as well.
  9. UMFan83
    If you guys are interested, this is a link to Santo's last interview on WGN (last ever?) on November 28, just 4 days before his death :( http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/sportscentralweekend/wgnam-sportscentral-podcast-120310santo,0,1913243.mp3file
  10. UMFan83
    I just think it's odd to immediately blame the owner for being cheap and not wanting to spend to win just because they didn't acquire the baseball player you wanted. Maybe they have a different plan. While I wasn't thrilled with the draft, and while I'll admit that the Cubs have seemed a little frugal since the Ricketts family has taken over, by no means am I ready to accuse them of not wanting to do what it takes.
  11. UMFan83
    I was actually thinking about that earlier. It seems right. This man was the Cubs...more than any other player, fan, owner, etc. The only person who can compare is Ernie. Don't you go pulling a Norm/Red on me God.
  12. UMFan83
    I wonder if this was expected by many who knew him. Obviously the public didn't know he had baldder cancer until today but I wonder if it progressed significantly before he died or if he unexpectedly died due to complications.
  13. UMFan83
    I am not sure how to react to this news.... Not a way to start a morning :(
  14. UMFan83
    It's because all the season tickets were sold before The Decision. Plus the fans still had some hope that the Cavs would be good despite no LeBron, because of their past excitement. Looks like that enthusiasm is dying though as most of the rest this season have tickets starting at $2 on StubHub
  15. UMFan83
    Yup. It would involve all the other teams also finishing 6-10.
  16. UMFan83
    No...I think the Pats were the 2nd 11-5 team to miss the playoffs when they missed a couple years ago. This 12-4 scenario is highly unlikely so I doubt it happens this year. But I feel like it's very likely that a 10-6 team misses the playoffs in the NFC.
  17. UMFan83
    Makes me chuckle remembering reading a Cavs forum just before the season and seeing some of their fans predicting a 50-32 season with the argument being "We won 66 with LeBron and some people are predicting 30 wins. That's saying that LeBron alone is with 36 wins and that's just not possible for one player to be worth that much." Reminds me of when the Bulls traded away their dynasty and before the season, my naive 16 year old self figured that the Bulls would still probably make the playoffs the next season.
  18. UMFan83
    This is a scenario where the Bears would finish 12-4 and not make the playoffs. Week 13: Bears over Lions Eagles over Texans Saints over Bengals Packers over 49ers Buccaneers over Falcons Week 14: Bears over Patriots Eagles over Cowboys Saints over Rams Packers over Lions Buccaneers over Redskins Falcons over Panthers Week 15: Bears over Vikings Eagles over Giants Saints over Ravens Packers over Patriots Buccaneers over Lions Falcons over Seahawks Week 16: Bears over Jets Eagles over Vikings Saints over Falcons Packers over Giants Buccaneers over Seahawks Week 17: Packers over Bears Eagles over Cowboys Buccaneers over Saints Falcons over Panthers 1. Falcons (12-4) 2. Packers (12-4) 3. Eagles (12-4) 4. 49ers (6-10) 5. Buccaneers (12-4) 6. Saints (12-4) ---------------- 7. Bears (12-4) 8. Giants (10-6) Not sure which tiebreakers the Bears lose out on with the Packers, Bucs and Saints, it's just what ESPN spit out.
  19. UMFan83
    BTW, Mortensen and Schefter picked the Lions this weekend. I don't think its crazy to predict a Lions win at home even with their 3rd string guy, but I am surprised some of the media did. It's usually not difficult to predict the media's thinking and after a big win over the Eagles that proved the Bears were at least semi-legit to most people, combined with Hill being out, I expected the media to be almost unanimously in favor of the Bears.
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    Is that even possible? Yup, I'll try to receate it again in a bit to show you how its possible.
  21. UMFan83
    there have been a bunch of "a-hole" chants Akron hates you was audible. Yup, theyt started that right after I posted. Now the Cavs are getting their ass kicked badly so all the fun is gone. I thought for sure Cleveland would keep the game competitive if not win it.
  22. UMFan83
    The crowd is really rocking. But no one has thrown anything yet and there hasn't been any good chants yet.
  23. UMFan83
    If that happened, I'd be perfectly fine with no NFL in 2011. Hell I'll be pissed if 11-5 doesn't make it. I still think its insane that the Pats went 11-5 a couple years back and didn't make the playoffs. How the hell is that not good enough to play in the playoffs? Heck, 10-6 and no playoffs makes me angry too. The worst thing about that 12-4 and no playoffs scenario is that I think the NFC west team qualified for the playoffs at 8-8. Could you imagine the backlash if a 12-4 team didn't make the playoffs and an 8-8 team got a home playoff game?
  24. UMFan83
    lol, in that Playoff Machine thing, I made a scenario where the Bears finish 12-4 and don't make the playoffs. Edit: Also found another one where 3 NFC West teams make it.
  25. UMFan83
    Ok, my whole point was to point out that it'd be much easier to get a bye if the Eagles are the champs, and the Giants in the WC race isnt the worst thing in the world since either them or the Packers are guaranteed to lose again this year, helping us in one race or the other. I just didn't put together my thought very well. I don't want the Eagles to win tonight. I just want them to win the division instead of the Giants and/or both teams finish with a worse record than the Bears. If the Bears finish 3-2 (11-5), the Giants would have to go 4-1 to finish ahead, of the Bears and the Eagles 5-0.
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