Outshined_One

Cedric in again? Zuh?

Sweet job by Anderson to take down Losman.

Benson looked pretty darn good on that drive. :D

Good decision by Jones to tuck and run rather than make a dumb throw.

I enjoy the fact that I came up with this. The Bears don't sack opposing QBs. They teabag them! :D

Touchback!

Looks like Grossman and the WRs are not at their best today.

I <3 you too 8-[

I <3 PI.

Apparently Lions have been dropping right and left.

And yet, out of all the recent A's playoff teams, this one is probably the weakest, both in terms of pitching and offense. Go figure.

Brad Snyder plz.

Hey, it might be for the best. ;) Remember the post-Jauron head coach search for the Bears? That turned out rather well, didn't it? :D

If Piniella goes to the Yankees, I may very well do backflips!

The problem with the changes to the ball is that, in recent years, I don't think anyone has ever conclusively proven that the ball is indeed juiced. If you were trying to argue more for changes in the rules or expansion as being reasons behind the fluctuations in those numbers, you'd have a lot more information to back it up. However, dealing with the ball itself is much harder to quantify.

Speaking of which, has AJ Burnett's arm fallen off yet?

Actually, I remember around the trade deadline that the Marlins would consider moving Willis and Cabrera this offseason in an effort to trim payroll (!!!!!) since both were due pay raises and will be free agents in the near future. I'm unsure what to think about acquiring either Cabrera or Crawford at this point. The Devil Rays don't seem to have eased off from their strangely high demands for certain players since they brought in their new GM. They're going to try and screw other teams out of young starting pitching in exchange for him; that's a foregone conclusion. They'll want a comparable package to Nolasco-Mitre-Pinto, which I would not be willing to give up for Crawford. I have no faith whatsoever in this organization to instill plate discipline in hitters. Crawford had a Pierre-like .43 IsoD last season; I don't think that would improve if he came here. We saw what happened with Pierre this season; guys who have an OBP heavily based on AVG will be prone to really ugly slumps since everything is based on making good contact with the ball and having the defense screw up. Thankfully, unlike Pierre, Crawford has reasonable power for a CF'er and might not be thrust into the leadoff spot. With Cabrera, the guy is one of the best young hitters of this generation. Yes, he'll drive us insane in the OF, but his tremendous combination of power and patience would be a boon to this lineup. I don't think there are that many guys who could single-handedly turn around this lineup...however, I think Cabrera is one of those guys. He's already a masher and will only get better with time. I'd rather overpay for Cabrera than overpay for Crawford.

lol @ the fan Leyland kissed.

He should be sent to AAA!!

...Fate gets a phone call from her friends that there's another bar across town where her friends are at. She gives Bonderman her number and tells him to call some time.

This is all A-Rod's fault!!!

...Fate thinks Bonderman looks kinda cute...

So, Jeremy Bonderman walks up to the bar and sits down next to Fate. Fate offers to buy him a round...

You guys are serious aren't you? :shock: One can hope, right? Besides, if McDonough is that adamant about winning, you got to imagine he'll at least ask Hendry to pursue. Right? Right? There is no way we'd get ARod without Ramirez. The Yankees don't downgrade at positions and I don't see another 3B that can step in for the Yankees If the Cubs A-Ram to a new contract, wouldn't that mean they couldn't trade him until May or June?

Somehow, that figured. :D