UMFan83

That show is over, but yeah.

My biggest issue is was pass protection. I don't know how the O-line looked ok when Cutler was sacked 4 more times, another time the pressure forced a fumble, and Cutler threw 2 INTs which I'd have to watch again but would think at least some of that was getting rid of the ball under pressure. The Bears can move the ball...they did last year a lot. But with no pass protection and a QB like Cutler that tends to throw a couple of dumbfounding passes per game, way too many possessions end in an INT, lost fumble or a couple of sacks making it a long 3rd down conversion. I don't think the Bears running game and WRs are good enough to overcome multiple turnovers per game by the QB. It's just really frustrating because the Bears have tried everything, signing potentially undervalued FA Olinemen, hiring one of the better oline coaches in the game, etc to improve the line. But the one thing they haven't done was commit the offseason to building the O-line which to me is the most important thing to have. Instead they decided to go with what they had in house which was awful last year, and move them around to their more natural positions and hoped that this and Tice were gonna make the Bears O-line average...I say average because I don't even think Angelo was dumb enough to think that what he built was good enough to build an above average O-line. Oh and he put even more pressure on this O-line when he hired Martz who relies on 5 step drops and perfect timing to make his offense work. You can't do that with an offensive line that is going to leave the QB scrambling multiple times per drive.

I saw that Antonio Bryant was cut by the Bengals today and for a half second I thought that maybe we could pick him up and it would be a good pickup. Then I realized that receivers are probably the 5th or 6th biggest problem on this team. I don't think adding a receiver the caliber of Bryant would make the offense all that much better.

Its a very creative outside the box idea. But it seems like that is the kind of move a middle or small market team does in order to strike gold with their limited resources. Color me unimpressed if we ended up with him instead of a Dunn or AGonz. Not saying it would turn out badly but there is a bunch of risk too of course.

Jay Cutler interception count: 2 I've been saying all preseason that I don't take much out of the preseason. Although the playbook is still way too vanilla, if there is a game I take anything at all from its the 3rd preseason game. And we've looked downright awful this game. Lovie has to be geting nervous for his job.

Lou Canillis is right with 2 out of our 3 starting LBs out again, it's looking like last year in this game. I hope Briggs' injury isn't bad.

And now a missed FG. It can't get much worse.

Man our special teams has been absolutely atrocious this preseason. Gave up long returns in the first game, 2 botched snaps on an XP and FG in the 2nd game, blocked FGA in the third game.

Jay Cutler interception count: 1 Line looked pretty good on that drive though.

He's had a typical Fukudome year. At times he looks awesome, and other times he's God awful. The difference is that he lost his starting job during the season.

We're winning somehow.

I don't know. We've got the baseball-reference link, but not any actual footage of the game. It may not have existed. Baseball reference conspiring to create box scores of games that never actually took place?!?! This could be bigger than steroids. I am quite sure that no one actually witnessed an Expos game in their last three years in Montreal. I defy anyone (besides the now VERY suspect BR) to prove otherwise. I have a ticket stub from that Cubs/Braves game somewhere in my drawer. Sorry guys.

Yeah I can't remember if Peavy is the last "big" (arbitrary term) named player we've pursued. Since then the White Sox have pursued several big names and are linked to others (Adrian Gonzalez). Again I'm not saying the Cubs are wrong or right for not being heavily involved in big names, especially considering the state of the club right now. I'm just saying it would be exciting if we were in a position to add talent and it was a big name. I'm desperately seeking excitement from the Cubs.

Not that it's always worked out but they always seem to be in the hunt for a big name player. I can't remember the last time the Cubs were. Probably Peavy and we didn't get him. Again, not saying its a good or a bad thing, although I presume it would give me a little excitement.

lol guess Capps didn't work out for them.

But of course during that same period he happens to have 52 RBIs against the hapless Pirates. How strage.

He's hit a few, missed a few. Hasn't shot more than 1-2 a game. My guess is he's made about 50% of what he's taken, which is good but obviously a tiny sample size.

LOL you got me because of ignorance but some people were getting legit mad because their impassioned objections to you not believing in tipping were being responded on with loosely related jibberish. Good stuff though.

Interesting to see that 54 games ago, Aramis was at at .485 OPS. 54 games is 1/3rd of the season and is actually where he started picking it up. So project his stats in the last 1/3 of the season over an entire season and we get: .320/.367/.615/.982, 48 HR 135 RBI 27 2B 108 R

I was gonna say that it should be placed 2 feet from MJs and it should be of him standing there watching MJ soar for a dunk over him.

i hope it's of him standing over a fallen patrick ewing. or maybe it should be of him pointing to spike lee's chair. Maybe him watching Toni Kukoc make a shot. it could be of him not tipping a bartender? Or maybe him in the process of taking aspirin. For his migranes...get it?

Yeah I was gonna say. Here are a couple of other players that could qualify by the end of the year. Furcal .316, 307 AB (currently on DL not likely) Tulowitzki .320 337 AB Posey .332 292 AB (don't know if he can get there) Infante .347 326 AB Castro .315 359 AB

I saw on one of those projection sites that if the Cubs finished the year 34-0 they would have a 13.7% chance of making the playoffs. Yay.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8789/sweepquade.jpg Sorry, I only have Paint to work with.

I [expletive] love Starlin Castro. I just knew he was gonna get the job done and he did.