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  1. UMFan83
    And yet you know that this whole time he has an all-out plan to completely render the offense, defense and special teams useless.
  2. UMFan83
    I second that I'm sure that he was talking about the Giants game.
  3. UMFan83
    Maddux would be a better option then a lot of the names being floated around. However, his name alone would make him more expensive.
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    The best thing about Grossman is that he's learning while winning. He started out strong, then teams learned how to game plan against him. Now he is making adjustments. From what I hear he is a very hard worker, spending tons and tons of time studying game film and what not. Once he learns to recognize defenses better and what not, I kinda expect him to pick his game up and start putting up more consistent numbers. The good thing is, the Bears pretty much have this all locked up and have the next 6 games to continue to learn and evolve. The hope is that by the playoffs, he will be where he should be at. That said, this game will be a huge test and will go a long way in seeing whether Grossman will be a true stud in the league or an above average QB who can pick apart bad defenses.
  5. UMFan83
    Wow! What a prediction! Wow what a timely response! :):)
  6. UMFan83
    Even so, based on the acquisitions the Cubs have made so far, OBP doesn't seem to be very high on the priorities. Our OBP will still be in the bottom 5 in the NL next year.
  7. UMFan83
    I honestly can't wait to see how Rich Hill does next year. Probably the thing I'm looking forward to most next year.
  8. UMFan83
    We need a poll of who is worse, Murph or North. I am going to say North is worse because he is a Sox fan :)
  9. UMFan83
    As opposed to Hendry's favorite model Speed Catches ball Power Power Power Scrappy Can play the game right way Catcher until he has proven himself for 2 years Pitcher
  10. UMFan83
    I was booing another pathetic loss (I believe the Cubs had some from behind to take the lead going into the 9th and then Dempster blew it) This is what I posted in that game thread: BTW Cali, I haven't forgotten about what we talked about a few weeks ago. I just haven't had time to ship it out. When I get back from Thanksgiving, that will be one of the first things I do. Fake Edit: I don't know why I decided to post that personal note on a public forum rather then PM him or even easier IM him. I also don't know why I used something called a fake edit.
  11. UMFan83
    Hester made a public appearence today wearing a Cardinals hat.....Grrr.
  12. UMFan83
    OPS against selected pitchers: Schilling .750 Zambrano .250 Wood .714 Buerhle .548 Sabathia 1.132 Bonderman .664 Willis 1.446 Pettite 1.750 Oswalt .450 Lowe .594 Color .654 J. Santana .250 (6 ABs) Radke .706 Pedro .414 (43 ABs) Glavine 1.007 Musinna .958 Harden .364 (22 ABs) Haren 1.385 Zito .392 (36 ABs) Moyer .772 Meyers .979 Peavy 1.700 (5 ABs) C. Young 1.333 (6 ABs) Schmidt .714 (7 ABs) Washburn .472 Carpenter 1.040 (25 ABs) Suppan .511 Mulder 1.143 Kazmir .511 Burnett .200 Halladay .606 (54 ABs)
  13. UMFan83
    Career hitter vs. pitcher stats for Soriano
  14. UMFan83
    Are you a hard worker too with a positive make-up that will be an inspiration to this team? Just say yes and we'll sign you to 6/$40M Sorry, not sure which team you are affiliated from, but since I posted this I've gotten offers for 7/$96 from the Angels and 13/$224 from the Yankees. (and and I'm definitely from more of the 'clubhouse cancer' mold)
  15. UMFan83
    Hey guys, I am thinking about putting myself on the market this season. Anyone know any agents numbers? I haven't played ball since Freshman year of High School, but back then I had an OBP somewhere around .450 that year...and boy could I catch the ball and run. I am looking for somewhere around 4/$20 million.
  16. UMFan83
    Yup, and then when you click on that link, there is another link, which put you at some weird Cubs rumor blog
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    YES! hope its true
  18. UMFan83
    Similar early career stats, breakout seasons at the same age. At a similar point in their careers, both low walk, high K, lots of power, just got huge contracts, Both once skinny Domincans... Crap, I forgot one more....both were almost traded for each other at one point in 2000.
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    I really don't like seeing people including Prior in their projected rotations for next year. Not going to happen folks
  20. UMFan83
    Bears 3 games up in the NFC over the Giants, Saints and Panthers with 6 to play. If the Bears play .500 ball (and they should with Det, Min, GB, Tampa left), one of those teams would have to go 6-0 to match them..and even then, the Bears have the tie breaker over the Giants at least.
  21. UMFan83
    DePaul played competitive tonight...gives me hope that they will be in the running for an NIT bid
  22. UMFan83
    Similar early career stats, breakout seasons at the same age. At a similar point in their careers, both low walk, high K, lots of power, just got huge contracts, Both once skinny Domincans...
  23. UMFan83
    Do we know if Soriano made any changes to his approach last year? Yeah...he changed his approach to "I want to make a crapload of money, I better start slugging"
  24. UMFan83
    Sosa before 1998: 4021 AB 1035 H 162 2B 33 3B 207 HR 642 RBI 277 BB 1027 K .257/.309/.469/.778 Soriano before this season: 3902 AB 1091 H 240 2B 18 3B 208 HR 560 RBI 224 BB 836 K .280/.325/.510/.835
  25. UMFan83
    Maybe people misinterpreted so I'll try to make it more clear: J.D. Drew is not playing for the Cubs in the near future. Period. You don't need stats. You don't need to know who likes or doesn't like him. The Cubs are not interested in signing him. They'll use the bulk of their remaining money on pitchers. So I'm confused...were the reports that the Cubs made him an offer false? Or did they just make him an offer as a backup plan in case Soriano didn't sign?
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