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  1. UMFan83
    ha ha HA. I saw Wicked like 2 years ago. I would have went with Billy Elliot for full comedic effect.
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    This is such an important game too since they have 1 less point than us but 4 more games to play with. It's fairly important that we get a regulation win.
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    Hawks return to the UC and their defense goes back to [expletive]... (I am assuming that is the case, I haven't been able to watch, just saw the score)
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    Atlanta is 9-2 Thank you and Thank you. Sorry about that. Wishful thinking that Atlanta is 8-3 ;)
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    I was reading in the trip today, 54 of the 59 teams to start 8-3 have made the playoffs since the playoffs expanded to its current format. I remember the Jets did this a few years back with Favre, but I can't think of any other examples. I don't know how many times a 9-3 team has missed the playoffs...anyone know? Edit: Just remembered the Bucs started 9-3 the same year as the Jets collapse and missed the playoffs. In 1993, Miami was 9-2 and didn't end up making the playoffs. That's insane but it part of it was because Dan Marino was injured for the season.
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    If they do lose focus, it won't be because Lovie did. Don't forget this man is still coaching for his job. If they collapse and finish 8-8 or 9-7 to finish the year, he's not gonna be returning.
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    you got Miles order wrong... Miles was a Cardinals before he went to the Cubs so they already had him before the Cubs... then he went back there after he was released or whatever... Yeah I can't explain Theriot or DeRosa though. Cardinals don't secretly covet only Cubs gritty white MI's, they covet ALL gritty white MI's... I understand the Cardinals had him before, but they released him meaning they didn't want him anymore. So Miles signed with the Cubs has a historically pathetic season and somehow the Cardinals want him back.
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    In a given year almost every team is going to look awful some weeks, awesome in other weeks, blow out teams they are just as good as, play close games or lose against vastly inferior teams, etc. The thing that I think is funny is that everyone was bitching about the Bears beating no one and you guys are picking out "elite' teams that have beaten just as few teams as the Bears did but they all get the benefit of the doubt for various reasons. Then again, very few good teams looked as bad as the Bears did in a single game as we did against the Giants on National TV. It's understandable that it took another marquee win for them to start to look past that game.
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    DeRosa: Cubs --> Indians --> Cardinals Miles: Cubs -->A's/Reds --> Cardinals Theriot: Cubs --> Dodgers --> Cardinals lol, I don't think I really comprehend this. First DeRosa, then Miles and now Theriot. Do the Cardinals secretly covet our gritty white MI's? But they can't trade for them because we're rivals so they wait until we trade them to someone else and then make their move?
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    Yay, Bears move from 12th to 7th in ESPN's power rankings 1. Falcons 2. Patriots 3. Jets 4. Ravens 5. Steelers 6. Saints 7. Bears 8. Packers 9. Eagles 10. Giants Unfortunately the Bears are still the lowest 8-3 team, but I am not going to gripe about the Ravens, Steelers, or Saints being rated higher than the Bears.
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    He also did that without Pippen, so I'd imagine the assist numbers especially would be higher, if Pip had played.
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    http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4724/drvmj.jpg
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    Meh its just what I've noticed. Obviously it's not absolute.
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    ? He's saying that their power rankings have no meaning at all. I understand that. It's just that....well everyone knows that. Doesn't mean they aren't fun for other people do discuss as a measure of the mainstream media's impression of a team.
  15. UMFan83
    Some people are really into the 'baseball is a slice of americana' thing, and those people usually adore Wrigley. I'd say casual fans typically adore Wrigley as the media generally bows to it whenever they discuss these type of things. The bigger baseball fan tends to dislike Wrigley Field because they see past the romantic descriptions of the ballpark, they hate the baseball americana people and prefer modernizing the game, they disregrad a lot of the tradition that Wrigley supposedly has as it hasn't seen a WS game since 1945 and has never hosted a Cubs World Series champ. They think the cramped seats and lack of a jumbotron lessen the experience of the game, and many people think the stadium smells (lol).
  16. UMFan83
    Yes, please. Go Falcons too. C'mon, you know you want to say it...
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    Have they linked Bagwell to steroids yet? Then again he was winning MVPs in 1994 when supposedly the steroids epidemic wasn't in full swing.
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    It's really getting annoying how many ways the Cubs will find to spend Dunn's money on mediocrity. They don't need Hudson, they don't need Webb and if they sign Dunn they don't need Pena. THIS ISN'T COMPLICATED, CUBS. Agreed. I am not completely opposed to Webb because if he can regain his 08 form, he's a steal and you can always use more starting pitching. Even if he pitches to only 90% of what he was before, he immediately becomes the staff ace, and a pitcher that teams don't want to face in a potential postseason series. As decent as the Cubs starting pitching was last year, no current Cubs starter has that type of stuff. Back to the point, while that is all great, I think I'd rather have a Dunn then those 3. Hudson is nice but not our biggest need. Our biggest need is a legit middle of the order monster that teams have to plan ahead for when their lineup spot comes up. We have Ramirez, and we have Soriano when he's hot, but other than that, no one really strikes fear into opposing pitchers. Dunn would give our lineup a lot of legitimacy, and would give us that lefty power bat that we've always dreamed about. We are getting a pretty sure thing with Dunn while Hudson is potentially declining, Webb is still throwing in the 80s and a big risk to get back to his old self, and Pena qualified for the batting title and hit under .200 last year.
  19. UMFan83
    I thought it was more hilarious that according to Bradshaw, WilsonA was actually correct Re: Cutler vs. Sanchez.
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    i hope he waits another week or so Normally I'd agree, but we are playing the Magic, Celtics, Thunder and Lakers over the next 10 days or so. But then again, the Bulls might have difficulty adjusting to Boozer's presence in the lineup. IIRC, he was injured just a few days into training camp, so he's maybe had only 4 practices with the Bulls including today's. I'm sure he knows the playbook pretty well and I'm sure he's paid careful attention of the Bulls play during the first month but its a completely different game when they come out and actually play with him.
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    Yup. I never said I thought he shouldn't be in the top 10. I was saying that knowing how the media in general thinks I don't think cutler is gonna get much respect until he sheds the "all talent no brains"/"loser since high school"/"inconsistent" labels he has.
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    Semi-related topic, when is the next chance for Santo to get in with the Veteran's Committee?
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    Eh, I wouldn't expect the mainstream media to put Cutler in that category. While the Bears as a team won over the media yesterday, Cutler didn't win over everyone because everyone knows Cutler is talented but they all think he has a penchant for stinkers and inconsistent play, because that's what he's shown. Granted, at least with the Bears, he hasn't had many tools to be successful so its impressive that he puts up the numbers that he does, but the mainstream media doesn't see or care about that. Cutler won't get his due until he has a monster season and/or leads a team deep into the playoffs on the strength of his arm, not despite it. If he can put up a season where he has like 28 TD and 13 INT, throw for 4,000 yards, complete 62% of his passes, he'll quickly shoot up the list. Let's look at the list 1. Rivers 2. Roethlisberger 3. Rodgers 4. Ryan 5. Bradford 6. Flacco 7. Sanchez 8. Freeman 9. E. Manning 10. Schaub I'd definitely put Cutler over the bottom 4. Bradford has a ton of potential and has been awesome this year, which is the mainstream justification for his high ranking. Flacco is living off both potential and the fact that the Ravens are making the playoffs every year. The top 4 are just really good consistent QBs who have started a playoff game before.
  25. UMFan83
    Wow, ESPN has the Hawks 4th in their latest power rankings, up from 14th. I know they are playing better, and I'm pleased with the 4-2 road trip, but I don't see the quality of play being up to elite team status just yet. Despite the 4-2 trip, they got blown out by 2 teams they usually handle (SJ and Calgary), and won a couple of closer 1 goal games. They still have some work to do for me to consider them a top 10 team in the league this season. As it is right now the Hawks are in position for a playoff spot but only because they have 3-4 more games played than their opponents.
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