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Re: MLB considering radical floating realignment
UMFan83 replied to Sammys Boombox's topic in General Baseball Talk
This is literally the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my entire life. When I say literally I mean literally. I just read Milton Bradley's comments and they almost seem rational in comparison. If someone tried to argue with me that Neifi Perez is a first ballot HOFer, that would be less stupid than this. -
Well I'm sure they care to come degree. But when you have a team where over half the players will be FAs after the season, and most of them are highly unlikely to be back, what motivation is there to play team ball? I don't see a lot of selfish play offensively but defensively whose gonna call them out if they aren't trying their hardest. It's doubtful slacking off on defense is going to change how much you will make next year. It might not even be intentional, but it's probably there. Oh, and also it has to do with the fact that Noah, Thomas and even Salmons were 3 of the Bulls better defensive players. On RealGM, someone pointed out that the Bulls only gave up 100 points only 9 times in 29 games this season with Tyrus in the lineup. Since the trades, the Bulls have given up 100 points in 7 of their last 9 games, including the last 7 in a row.
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Shocker. I wish he didn't get hurt diving into the sidelines in the last preseason game. We really really could have used him last season instead of Wolfe and Bell getting significant carries.
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Yeah thats why I qualified everything I said with "I know it had to be done". I'm all for what they did, and like I said I don't know what else was out there. But in a perfect world, the Bucks weren't the only team willing to take Salmons, and other teams were interested in Kirk instead of Salmons.
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Also, its gonna be hilarious when we trade John Salmons to the Bucks, he plays well and is just what they need as they catch fire and make the playoffs while we sputter out of the playoffs, and then we still have to swap picks, getting the 17th pick instead of the 11th pick. I know we needed to get rid of Salmons, and I don't know what other offers were out there, if there were other offers, so I'm not going to criticize Pax for anything other than not getting rid of Hinrich instead, but what a horrible trade for us in terms of this season.
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This could be mostly a fluke, but I strongly believe this team played better when Tyrus was on the team and playing a role. Even if it was for 15 minutes a night. 18-11 Bulls record when Tyrus played in a game for us this year 13-21 Bulls record when Tyrus didn't play in a game for us this year
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Bulls have fallen from 6th place to out of the playoffs in a week. The Bulls are on a 5 game losing streak. The Bucks are 10-1 in their last 11 after beating Boston tonight Miami had won 3 in a row until losing to Charlotte tonight Charlotte has won 3 in a row. So the Bulls are in a free fall while the other playoff contenders won't lose. Bad combo. I really don't know what to think of this team anymore. Joakim is hurt, and we are playing hard teams, great whatever. You just lost 4 home games in a row. What kind of semi decent team does that?
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Not sure I believe it as he said that there have been no talks. I think if talks were initiated his tune would probably change. He said he doesn't think there would be a domino effect which I think is pretty naive. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=4943237 I'm guessing the Big Ten women's soccer coaches put the kibosh on inviting Texas. What reincarnation are you. Making comments like that with only 100 posts. You must be a banned person. doesn't take 3000 posts to read this thread and not agree that fire and Purdue are the two most successful inventions in world history or whatever it was you said.
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I know you're just kidding around but pshhh, that can be applied anywhere. hey free agents, come on down to oklahoma city! we've got kevin durant! He doesn't pass! Don't forget about big man .... uh, we don't really have a big man! Also, we're a playoff team, we got the 6-seed! You can't find an open restaurant in town on Sundays! Did you know that Nick Collison is still in the league! I tend to agree with imb about this. Let me preface this by saying I love Chicago and everything about it, and there's no place I'd rather live. That said, I really don't understand how Chicago appeals to a superstar FA. The weather sucks, the taxes are high, the team has promise but it's probably not championship ready with just the addition of 1 FA. There are some good things too, the city is a big market, the stadium is always sold out, Derrick Rose. I mean if you are comparing Chicago to all the other smaller cold weather cities Chicago is the king. But I just cannot see a superstar choosing Chicago over NYC or Miami, I just can't.
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I don't know why everyone on the net is not including Arizona in their mock brackets. I thought they were grandfathered in no matter what. Huh, sure seemed that way the last few years....
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I often wonder what this team would be like if we never signed Huet and Campbell. I'd imagine we'd still be a conference contender, only one that could afford to take on salary. What a disasterous offseason for them that year.
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He's only had 122 ABs above A ball. He's probably unlikely to match what Theriot or Fontebaker can give us. There's no need for him on the big league team right now. No you don't understand, Castro is the love child of Barry Bonds and Jesus.
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We scored 4 goals today on the Red Wings. They will get this win, but we definitely held serve against Detroit if not for a defense/huet collapse. Good win for Detroit, and meh loss for us, but whatever. Move on. It just sucks to lose to Detroit.
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I was mad awhile ago, but I am not as mad now. Sure it's important to beat the Wings, but we showed nice resolve coming back. All this game did was futher prove Huet is not the answer. Niemi might not be either, but Huet clearly isn't the answer. I feel better now than I did a half hour ago.
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HOW DID WE NOT SCORE THERE HOLY CRAP HOW DID IT NOT GO IN
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When you are down 1 with little time left, it's not a good idea to spend 3-4 straight minutes in the Neutral zone/Hawks zone. Detroit is really clamping down.
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HAT TRICK!!! Not for the tie though. Will at least help make the last 8 minutes interesting.
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What is Kane doing? React
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The quotes I read said something to the effect of Bowman laughing when being asked if they came close to trading for a goalie. But fair enough. At least they tried. Sucks though. I probably had been willing to give up Sharp and/or Versteeg to get a goalie. That's how bad our goaltending situation is.
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I don't know about Kane giving away a clear path to the goal in order to pass through traffic to Hossa. Sure Howard was in position but he turned a good attempt into no SOG and get rid of any person to capitalize on any rebounds.
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Got one back early to make up for the one we let up late. 5-3
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I still can't believe they decided to play it safe at the deadline and not look for a goaltender. Everyone knows this is supposedly our best chance at a title most likely, why did they play it safe when it was blatantly obvious that goaltending was a gigantic issue for this team. It would be one thing if they tried and the price was too steep, but from Bowman's remarks, it seems like it wasn't really something they strongly considered. Typical Chicago team.
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Make sure you bring a hat if you are going to the Caps-Hawks game next Sunday. Go ahead and write the number 8 on it if you want to.
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Nice turnover Kaner. 5-2
