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  1. UMFan83
    These announcers seem like the biggest Ravens homers ever.
  2. UMFan83
    The front office took away the last bit of motivation the Bears had to play hard by all but saying Lovie would be back next year.
  3. UMFan83
    This is gonna be a blowout
  4. UMFan83
    23 INTs in one season. And there are still just under 3 games left. Unbelievable.
  5. UMFan83
    Wow Jerome Harrison is like what 18 yards from the all time single game rushing record.
  6. UMFan83
    3 remaining noon games are tied. 1 is in OT, and the other 2 are going down to the wire. Too bad only 3 of the 6 teams involved have playoff aspirations.
  7. UMFan83
    All 6 games on right now are within 1 score or less. How exciting.
  8. UMFan83
    good lord, who would take him? We could probably trade him straight up for Zito
  9. UMFan83
    So if a pitcher goes 2/3 of an inning and gives up 10 runs, and then his team rallies to win 11-10, the starter should get the win rather than another pitcher that held the opposition scoreless for the rest of the game? No way this ever happens, and it shouldn't. Why not? The W-L stat is worthless anyways. There's no way to make it right so just make it as simple as possible, take the reliever getting wins and losses element out of it and simply make it a "record when X starts game" stat, that is a novelty stat and no importance is given to it. If a starter gives up 10 runs in 2/3 of an inning and somehow wins, it balances out for the time he goes 8 innings and gives up 1 run and loses, just like how similar crap happens with the way the stat is calculated now. Basically my true point is that the W-L stat is so useless and stupid it doesn't really matter what they do with it because it will never have any importance on the game of baseball.
  10. UMFan83
    The preds are beginning to be a thorn in my side. They keep winning and are tied with us in points.
  11. UMFan83
    What is this 2006 all over again? We are desperate for a fast leadoff hitting OFer.
  12. UMFan83
    Which is better that or revolving around Jeromy Burnitz, Todd Hollandsworth and Glendon Rusch?
  13. UMFan83
    Damon would be a horrible CF at this point in his career. We spent plenty of time hating on Pierre's noodle arm in 2006, I think Damon's arm is worse. As for RF, he hasn't played more than 5 games in a season in RF since 1999. I don't think he's a viable fit for us, but if he was I'd be interested. He's old but he still puts up good numbers, better numbers than any of the other options out there.
  14. UMFan83
    Bruins tie it with under 3 left dammit. Niemi giving up way too many rebounds. Not his best game.
  15. UMFan83
    Versteeg has had a really nice game, and it goes beyond the goal he scored. He's set up some nice shots and had pretty good puck control when on the ice.
  16. UMFan83
    Why is this considered "breaking news" on the Trib's website? "Breaking news: Former Cubs prospect climbs a mountain"
  17. UMFan83
    Hawks kill the PP and then get a very nice goal with less than a minute left in the period. I love the Hawks strategy of getting the puck near the net and then cleaning up the garbage.
  18. UMFan83
    Dammit, a defensive breakdown ends with the equalizer for the Bruins. The Hawks had the puck but couldnt clear it and the Bruins took advantage. And then literally 2 game seconds later, Hossa commits a penalty and the Bruins are on the power play. Luckily the Bruins suck on the PP.
  19. UMFan83
    Couple of good goals off of deflections for the Hawks give them a 2-1 lead 2/3 of the way through the period. Fun game to watch so far.
  20. UMFan83
    In 2005, the Sox rode the coat tails of the great Scott Podsednik to a World Series title. In 2006, the Cubs rode the coat tails of the pathetic Juan Pierre to the worst record in the National League. Now Pierre is on the Sox, and Pods is rumored to be a target of the Cubs. Will the roles reverse?
  21. UMFan83
    When over half the teams in your league make the playoffs it isn't too hard to still be in the playoff race a quarter of the year in. Only teams like the Nets and T-Wolves are done. Yes but what I was saying is that with an easier schedule, and a healthy Thomas, and (wishful thinking) just a little improved play, I could see the Bulls making up that one game deficit. It's not like the other teams in that 7-12 range is clearly better than the Bulls.
  22. UMFan83
    How bizarre. I just looked at the NBA standings and noticed that the Bulls are only 1 game out of the playoffs right now despite how horrible they've been. Even funnier is that the Bulls have played the hardest schedule in the NBA to date. I'm not saying that the Bulls are anywhere near a playoff caliber team. I'm saying that it's really hard to find even 6 playoff caliber teams in the Eastern Conference this season.
  23. UMFan83
    Seriously...Taj really is a poor man's Tyrus Thomas with probably less athleticism. Didn't you go off on me when I suggested this exact thing on draft night? Did I? I remember saying "Taj who?" when Gibson was drafted. If I did, it was because I was just riled up about not taking DeJaun Blair.
  24. UMFan83
    Does anyone else get sick of seeing an NFC East matchup on primetime every weekend? Don't get me wrong these are mostly good teams and their rivalries are really good, but it's like every week its Dallas/NYG or NYG/PHI or PHI/WAS and I don't know I just get sick of it. It doesn't help that 3 of the 4 teams are like the same team in my mind, every week its a 7-6 team playing an 8-5 team or something. From a casual fans view these 3 teams (PHI/NYG/DAL) all seem the same. They all have good but not elite QBs, they all have their share of solid WRs and RBs, their defenses are good enough but not elite. The worst thing about it is, IMO none of the 3 teams is good enough to get to the conference title game. So I could care less about watching these NFC East matchups every week. I want to see out of division and out of conference matchups once in awhile.
  25. UMFan83
    Nutshell, meet Jim Hendry's offseason. I gave Jim Hendry the benefit of the doubt last year with the ownership change and desperate economic conditions. This offseason is inexcusable. Rich Harden and Milton Bradley turned into Carlos Silva and maybe Marlon Byrd. Read that last sentence again. Kinda like how Jim Edmonds and Mark DeRosa turned into Milton Bradley and Aaron Miles last off season right?
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