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Can I make fun of Kentucky since, after watching last night's game, 27 straight wins for Tennessee is looking very likely? :D
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Given that for most of them the playing time will be extremely limited and meaningless, I really don't have an issue. Reward the guy for playing well, just as long as they don't get stupid about thinkng he has a future. Yeah, my concern with calling up LeMaheieu, Jackson, Flaherty, etc, is that they'd be stuck on the bench behind Barney, Pena, Reed, etc. I'd rather see any of them get PAs in the bigs over LaHair, but if one of them is being brought up to sit on the bench and get the occassional spot start/PH appearance, I'd much rather that be LaHair. Add in that it'll be a neat experience for him and I see no problem with bringing him up.
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If you get ESPNU, Kentucky and Western Kentucky are playing a really good game.
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I'm just glad to have CJ back in camp. That's a ton of money to pay a RB, but with his running style he may have more longevity than most do. At his best, he's arguably the best RB in the game, though, so he certainly deserves a huge payday. Now, I'm concerned about keeping him healthy. I'd be perfectly fine with holding him out for the first week (or more if needed) to ensure that he's fully back to game shape before going out there. I really don't want to see him not be in the best conditioning and shred a hamstring or ACL because of it.
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I understand how these types of trades work, but the fact is you're still trading a productive pitcher (Z) for a completely unproductive middle infielder playing third base (Figgins). There is very little to no indication that Figgins is even going to be up to his 2010 standards, much less be of any real value to the team. With Silva there was some reason to think that with a good pitching coach he had the stuff to become at least a mediocre pitcher. Figgins is a 34 year old guy who's never had power, has lost all his patience, and is getting to the point where speed and athleticism will not help him at all. There simply is no upside whatsoever to bringing in Figgins and by giving Z away for him, you tie up a roster space that could be better given to a young guy who has some upside (LeMaheieu or Marwin).
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Theres certainly more upside then letting him walk for nothing. Is there? We could call up LeMaheieu or Marwin Gonzalez and get better production than Figgins has had since 2009, plus with actual upside. I'm not exactly pulling for us to simply cut Z, in fact I'm opposed to dealing him period unless we get something of value for him, but I don't see the upside to trading a productive pitcher for a guy who will do nothing but take up a roster spot.
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Sounds like something from an 80s superhero cartoon or something.
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Is there really any upside to Figgins anymore? In the past two years he's posted a .646 and .484 OPS (.302 and .218 wOBA) and has been worth a cumulative -.1 WAR. He'll be 34 at the start of next season and speed and athleticism are his only real weapons. He probably wouldn't repeat this year's abysmal numbers, but I'm not sure how confident I am he'd match his 2010 numbers at this point. If they're that insistent on giving Z away, I'd rather just cut him and have the extra roster spot for a potentially productive player.
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Rosey Brown. You like that one?
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Couldn't we pick up Dempster's option in order to have more time to negotiate and then re-work his contract? In theory we could pick up Dempster's option immediately, continue to work on a new deal, and then pursue Wilson. If we don't get Wilson, leave Demp's contract alone, let him go in 2013, and then pursue a Cain or Greinke. But it's a player option. Whoops, completely forgot about that. The reasoning could still work the same way, though. If Demp picks up his option then try to re-work the deal until you find out Wilson.
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What's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy [expletive] on the wall and the mozzarella sticks? You confusing me with somebody else? I can't think of any place like this. shut up farva Oops.
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Pat Martin is going to transfer from Tennessee to an ACC school (most likely) for personal reasons. With him and Janzen out of the picture, that glut of depth we had in the defensive backfield is kinda starting to look a tad thin. They're still very young, though, with two juniors, a sophomore, and a true freshman as the projected starters.
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What's the name of that restaurant you like with all the goofy [expletive] on the wall and the mozzarella sticks? You confusing me with somebody else? I can't think of any place like this.
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Couldn't we pick up Dempster's option in order to have more time to negotiate and then re-work his contract? In theory we could pick up Dempster's option immediately, continue to work on a new deal, and then pursue Wilson. If we don't get Wilson, leave Demp's contract alone, let him go in 2013, and then pursue a Cain or Greinke.
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Money/risk could become an issue in that scenario. The guys you mentioned will likely command very large contracts, if they hit the open market at all. With Fielder and Wilson already (theoretically) on the team long term and the possibility for guys like Kemp or Ethier, it might become difficult to give one of those great pitchers huge contracts when we should get adequate production from Dempster for $4-5+ million less per year and multiple fewer years. I wouldn't be opposed to a plan like yours, but would kind of wonder if it might become an either/or between Kemp/Ethier and Greinke/Cain. Given how far away our bats are, I think I'd prefer Kemp and Dempster (for instance) in that scenario.
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They lost 35-19 to Dallas, but were down just 21-19 heading into the fourth before the Cowboys pulled away. I don't think of 16 points - especially when it's a 2 point game heading to the fourth - as all that lopsided. Fair enough, but if you play that game you have to consider their game against the Eagles, where the Philly had a 35-17 lead with 6 minutes left in the 4th lopsided despite 2 quasi-garbage time touchdowns to make it close. 18 is borderline lopsided, but that's quibbling over terminology. My main point is that last year's Lions team was better than its 6-10 record would indicate and that's part of the justification behind hyping them this year - it wasn't a typical 6-10 team that got hammered by most of the good teams it played and struggled with the bad teams. Even without Stafford it was a team that was really close to 2-3 more wins.
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No local watering holes picking up the telecast? I don't know which places around here pick up PPV games. I'm not a drinker so I'm not familiar with any bars in the area and the only restaurant places near me are Shoney's and Ruby Tuesday. I'll probably end up listening on the radio to the UT game and watching LSU/Oregon on mute.
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If it does, the Lions might need to start thinking about another long term option at QB.
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They lost 35-19 to Dallas, but were down just 21-19 heading into the fourth before the Cowboys pulled away. I don't think of 16 points - especially when it's a 2 point game heading to the fourth - as all that lopsided.
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I really hate the one PPV game a year in the SEC. All this buildup to the first week of the season and Tennessee/Montana is on PPV - meaning I won't get to see Tennessee's first game live til next Saturday.
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If memory serves, -24 is still better than every team with a losing record. And the reason I think the Lions could make a big jump is that they really never got blown out last year (save the NE game). They were competitive in every game with Shaun Hill at QB - you switch him for Stafford plus a few other tweaks and you have a team with playoff potential.
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Were you comfortable with Jefferson at QB? I think I would rather have Lee. I'd probably just stick Mettenberger out there and hope for the best. I don't have much faith in either Jefferson or Lee.
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The Lions finished the year with a -7 point differential, better than every team with a losing record (which includes every team in the NFC West) last year - without their best QB, Matthew Stafford for basically the entire year. I'm really interested to see what this team can do if Stafford can stay healthy all year (a very big if at this point). My prediction is that if Stafford can stay healthy all year, they'll be a playoff caliber team (9-10 wins). If he goes down for a large portion of the year again, though, they'll probably have a similar year to last season.
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I'd assume at this point Eisen is a pretty big part of the NFLN and is able to dictate his schedule more so he's cutting back his on-camera time to work in the younger talent some.
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That's too bad. I really like Rich Eisen so that is disappointing to hear. The good thing is, the NFL Network has done a really good job of having good on-air personalities for the most part (Thursday night game crews excluded) so it's not as bad as it'd be on ESPN or something.