UMFan83
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One thing I think they should do is give every conference a bye into the second round and make the 62 at large teams all play a play in round to advance to the main 64 team tournament. That way there is still value to winning your conference tourney and at least gives some merit to the regular season. I never understood why the playin game doesn't pit the last 2 at large teams instead of 2 conference champions.
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I doubt he'll be a catcher at the end of that deal. -
That's great news for the Twins, bad news for the Yankees and Red Sox. Good job Twinkies, that should help get those Minnesotans out of their Vikings funks.
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Yeah but NY is NY. There are numerous non basketball variables that would draw LeBron there over Chicago.
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Stronger than what? Millar shouldn't see Wrigley. Oh come on, his .674 and .717 OPS's the last 2 years don't do it for you?
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If you basically took last year's NIT bracket and added it to the NCAA field, teams like Georgetown at 16-14 last year would make it to the Big Dance. Doesn't it serve a young team like Georgetown to play in a tournament that it can actually be competitive in rather than be low seed and get killed by a much more skilled team in the first round? And the sad thing is, there will still be arguments about teams getting snubbed, only it will be so much more stupid. On a positive note, Michigan would still have a shot this year.
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Millar to Cubs/minor league deal
UMFan83 replied to UMFan83's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Must Have been bang bang. I chcked right before I posted it -
Jerry Crancik is reporting on Twitter Cubs are signing Millar to minor league deal. On MLBtr too.
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Also....Northwestern still won't make it.
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I'm guessing that the 32 lowest seeds have a playin round to get into the bracket of 64? Or each region will be broken into seeds 1-24. I can't wait to predict a 23-2 upset on my bracket.
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This is DeRosa all over again. You trade your popular utility IF away and a short time later he's playing in your division again.
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NBA All Star weekend is their signature event and it is well done. It is the NBA's Super Bowl/Winter Classic.
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Bosh was the only one I really have heard about. Maybe Wade, but I think he is staying in Miami. The Bulls really need a good frontline player. I've heard through various reporters that it's believed Wade is their #1 target then Bosh. I think Wade is a better player and would have a bigger impact, but Bosh sure seems like the better fit. I doubt we get either but imagine the marketing possibilities of having 2 superstars on your team both from Chicago.
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Yeah it's 100% certain as long as they can clear a little more room. The latest word is that the Bulls still need to make a move to afford 1 max deal under the cap, signaling either Salmons or Kirk will be going in the next couple of weeks. It's nearly impossible for them to afford 2 max FAs, I think even if they got rid of Kirk and Salmons, they would still need to clear another $5-7 million to make it happen. The Bulls have pretty much said publicly they are going to be going after one of the top FAs this summer.
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The team needs to get better. Theriot is playing at one of the few positions that can be improved upon. We have no trade clauses clogging up LF, RF, 1B, 3B. CF we just signed someone to a multi year deal. So that leaves C, SS, 2B to improve. Our C won ROY 2 years ago, so despite a horrible season last year it makes more sense to stay cheap here and see if he can bounce back. That leaves 2B and SS. Theriot was an alright peace when he was making 700k. On a team where there is enough talent around you can get away with an adequate SS with obvious holes, Theriot is fine. But there are obvious issues in his game. He is not a natural SS and has well below average there. Strike one. He hits decently, but provides no power and inconsistent OBP. Strike two. He wants to make $3.4 million and thinks his .712 OPS last year enables this. Strike three. Oh and there is a cheaper, higher ceiling player waiting to take over at SS. So yeah, eventually I do want Theriot gone, or maybe platoon at SS. Not to say I don't appreciate him coming out of nowhere to give us an average performance at SS the last few years, but he's not the long term answer like the Cubs seemingly have treated him like.
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In that case, stand firm Riot
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i know this isn't a Bears thread but whatever no one is posting anyways.. http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100130/capt.sb11001301744.pro_bowl_football_sb110.jpg http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100127/capt.f51f608cf22c4b32ba601544211e2f8a.pro_bowl_nfc_football_fljc104.jpg
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They aren't showing the reserves getting introduced on the broadcast, but they did show Johnny Knox getting introduced by himself (the reserves are all getting introduced by team, guess Briggs isn't there) on their way to commercial.
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You know what? I was against this Pro Bowl on the bye week before the SB idea the whole time. But now that it's actually here I kind of like knowing there is actually going to be some sort of NFL game during this 2 week stretch. I'll probably watch a bit especially now that at least 1 Bear is in there although his role is likely to be limited. I'm almost positive that if you get voted on the team as a ST you still sometimes play your regular position. I am pretty sure I remember Hester playing CB in the Pro Bowl as a rookie and Ayanbadejo playing some LB when he was on the team as well. I'd expect to see Knox take at least a couple snaps at WR.
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Geez San Jose wins every game they play except against us. Another convincing victory tonight for them. It's tough to keep pace with a team that has taken 36 of their last 42 available points (17-2-2 in last 19 games). The Hawks have taken 27 of their last 42 (13-5-1) which is still a pretty good clip and we've done nothing but lose ground to them, blah.
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partially? yeah partially. No I don't really think they are likely to lose in the first round but now that the goaltending isn't holding up like it had in the past (and to a lesser extent the defense) the thought seems marginally more possible than it was.
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And yes partially overreacting bc of this likely inexcusable loss that's pissing me off
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well that's dumb Why? Top seeds fall in the first round all the time. All it takes is a Huet collapse or two and our backs are to the wall. How many games can we win when our goalie is giving up 3-4 goals every other game like Huet has been?
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GetHet us a goalie please. I can't see us getting out of the first round with this goaltending.
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Or not. Right through the wickets
