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The Kobe thread (Formerly Kobe to be traded by Oct 30)
Soul replied to Banedon's topic in Other Sports
If we get Kobe, I need my starting lineup to still include Deng, and probably Wallace too. So I've got a great guard in Kobe, a very good F in Deng, and inside defense with Wallace. If this can't be done, then I just sit pat. I'll give them Gordon and assorted players to make the salaries match to get Kobe. But not Deng. I think we need to keep in mind that it's the Lakers who are desperate, not us. -
So who's the real cheater? Byrd, or Mitchell? http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/sports/baseball/22roberts.html?ref=baseball Mitchell is a director of the Red Sox, and on the eve of the Indians winning the ALCS suddenly a story breaks about their starting pitcher using HGH? Wow. Oh, yes. I suppose Selena Roberts is just a bitter Yankees fan. Perhaps, but that doesn't erase the fact that Mitchell should have dissolved his relationship with the Red Sox before taking on this assignment. How did this fly under the radar until now??? Outrageous!
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I'm not going to deny that we are a college first state, but Jax is a small market with a huge stadium. Are we too small to deserve a team? maybe. when will pro sports learn? stop putting teams in florida. Baseball, hockey and football already have more teams than they should have there. +1 No offense FloridaCubbie, but the state has proven it won't support pro sports to any reasonable degree. College? That appears to be different.
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The Kobe thread (Formerly Kobe to be traded by Oct 30)
Soul replied to Banedon's topic in Other Sports
The rest of the article goes on to argue why those "piped-in" people are likely wrong, so I don't think that's what the NY Post is really saying. -
Someone mentioned that the Jags have blocked off a whole section of seats to decrease the capacity of the stadium so they can hopefully sell out more games. I saw a wide shot of the stadium and it looks like the 2nd level of one of the end zones is indeed empty. That's pretty bad. NFL football, you have a playoff contending team and can't sell out your house? Wow. I think it's pretty much decided that Florida has the most lackluster fan support in the nation, right? At least in pro sports? I used to think it was Los Angeles, but that's wrong -- they'll support if the team is good.
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Is Kornheiser really going to subject us to his stupid "Hello? I'm still here!" opinion over & over again all damn night? Christ, we get it. You think people have forgotten Peyton Manning. They haven't. Now shut the hell up! My God is he bad. This booth is completely unlistenable.
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I completely agree with you I don't think Michigan will beat them, but I agree they've had it easy and the Big 10 is down. To be honest, a lot of conferences are down this year.
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no but uk losing to florida is fine because uk beat l'ville, uk beat lsu who beat vt. this isn't something that is hard to understand. if a conference performs better when they play out of conference, then when they play in conference there's a better argument for beating up on each other. the sec did fine out of conference, so when the play each other they beat up on each other. the little ten laid an egg outside of conference, so when they play each other its crap over crap. The Big 10 is horrific this year. I don't know how anyone can argue that the Big 10 is anywhere close to the SEC. the best part is that the big 10 is pretty stinky, but ohio st. has a very good shot of being in the title game again! That's the thing that gets me. Everyone thought Ohio State, losing a ton of players, they're done. Nope. They're clearly the class of the big 10 again.
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I guess my point is that the Cubs ought to fix their problems drafting and developing American talent as well as focusing on foreign shores. For the time being, the impact of Latin players has been far greater than Japanese or Korean. Hopefully that's what Tim Wilken and his staff are here for and acquiring American talent.I hope so too. But then again perhaps their two best position prospects; Colvin and Vitters are just as hack happy as everyone else and haven't seemed to change once they got to the minors. Hendry kind of downplayed the roll of player development, when, IMO that is the Cubs real downfall. I don't buy the argument that a player cannot learn plate discipline. Well he talked about it being scouting, and he talked about the commitment in Latin America. It sort of sounds like he thinks it's more front-loaded. I don't agree with that completely. Young players like that -- it's got to be coaching too, not just picking talent from some Latin American playground. They need to be able to teach at that level.
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I'd still prefer Peyton Manning. Can you work that out for me? 8-)
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There wasn't a hold or a tackle. Fred Miller got his arm around the defender like it was going to be a hold, but he never got a grip. And while Miller did spin him a bit, the defender never went down to the ground. If he had, there likely would have been a flag thrown. lol..just re-watched it myself...it wasn't even remotely close to a hold. Fred admits that it was: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/bears/614154,CST-SPT-bearnt22.article Now -- I think it's important to be clear here: holding is holding when you get caught. EVERY team holds on pass plays. Bears do it, Packers, Eagles -- everyone. Just so happens Freddy got away with that one. If I went back to the tape I'll bet I could find examples where Eagles players got away with "veteran holds" too.
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Alright, but wasn't it like $25,000 worth? $25k worth of HGH to treat a simple glandular condition? Color me suspicious. Obviously any doctor prescribing a medication is going to put a medical condition in the record as a reason for prescribing it. That's going to be the case with normal prescriptions, as well as shady ones. So I'm not sure that really proves anything, but it's good to know. Obviously it didn't help Byrd's fastball. I don't think that's really the point either.
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Moronic. 5-fold? Winning? Let's have a look at Texas' record while ARod was with the club, Roz. Explain to me how the dynamic would be any different with the Sox. It's identical. ARod would be *ALL* they would have. And they'd lose. Not necessarily. ARod, Konerko, Dye and Thome could be a solid core for a couple years. Texas's record doesn't say a thing about what would happen to another team that took him on. Texas didn't make a mistake by paying ARod, their problem was wasting millions on much lesser players and having no pitching. But you are right, I don't see them getting $1.5b in revenue off of ARod. But the financial engine is very similar. The Sox aren't going to expand their payroll that much, and they aren't raking in dough like the Cubs. They wouldn't be able to keep around all those players. Dye & Thome likely on the big slide downward anyway. And teams always need to keep improving. If you aren't improving, you're getting worse. You can't look at it in a vacuum. There will be future needs. Needs that won't be met because the Sox won't have the cash. I don't know, it looks & feels like Rangers to me.
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Moronic. 5-fold? Winning? Let's have a look at Texas' record while ARod was with the club, Roz. Explain to me how the dynamic would be any different with the Sox. It's identical. ARod would be *ALL* they would have. And they'd lose.
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Compare the 2003 Marlins to the 2007 Rockies
Soul replied to Sweet Swinging Billy's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The Rockies had the best record in the NL since the middle of May you know... Im just saying.. I keep wondering what it would take to turn the Cubs into a hot, young, eager ballclub like the Rox. And it makes me want to booze up and sleep for days. -
ARam matters more to *me* than Soriano 8-)
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Im guessing it goes back to the team again. Maggs runs were more valuable to his team than Arods were to the Yankees, since the Yankees had a better offense around him. I think that is where Meph is making his argument for Maggs being the most Valuable. Alright. So this is kind of a...."I have a grading system and this is out it came out" thing. That's cool. Well its really a system of taking everything into account, instead of looking at 1 category like most of the voters will do. Meph is discussing the most valuable player, not necessarily the best player in the league. I hope Im describing this right, and not speaking wrongly for Meph. This is true. For the third time: These rankings do not rank best players in the league. Cool. I'm all for new & different stuff. I'd still take ARod for MVP this year 8-)
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After 8 or 9 days off? I wonder if the Rox will come out a little cold.
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Im guessing it goes back to the team again. Maggs runs were more valuable to his team than Arods were to the Yankees, since the Yankees had a better offense around him. I think that is where Meph is making his argument for Maggs being the most Valuable. Alright. So this is kind of a...."I have a grading system and this is out it came out" thing. That's cool.
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OK, I don't run numbers because it bores me but can a serious case be made for Magglio over ARod for AL MVP? Keeping in mind, Magglio's efforts didn't do much as his team sunk badly out of the race, and ARod's efforts spearheaded a pretty good comeback by the Yanks that landed them into the playoffs. MVP votes usually always go to a player on a team that made the playoffs. Rightly or wrongly, that's an accepted axiom among many voters.
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The Colorado Rockies win the National League
Soul replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The Rockies are on one of the all time hot streaks. It's the one thing that was fun to watch in the NL for me. I just knew they'd kick the DBags in the teeth and they would never recover. That's exactly what happened, too. -
# of foul balls with 2 strikes? I'm looking for that "pest" factor. I wish we could quantify # of starts over a better, younger, player. Difficult to do though. IF Hits+Sacrifices+ P/PA+Years in minors before debut+Round in which drafted*BA w/ RiSP/Height in Inches + multipliers (1 (Dirty Helmet Multiplier) + 2 CWS Participant +# of teams played for before ML Debut) I've included P/PA to account for the pest factor. Oh, that's getting damn close now. Someone will have to do a front page article or recruit Bruce to give it some polish.
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Playoffs or not, it should be a fun group to watch in terms of development. That comeback against the Red Wings was great. I could kick myself for turning it off when the Hawks went down 0-2 early. I won't do that again. The damn Stars game wasn't broadcast. The "home games not on TV" thing again. I'm really hoping Wirtz's kids get rid of that, it's pointless now.
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# of foul balls with 2 strikes? I'm looking for that "pest" factor. I wish we could quantify # of starts over a better, younger, player. Difficult to do though.
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The Colorado Rockies win the National League
Soul replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Just about every team is prone to having stretches where the can't hit anything. That's not only a Cubs problem. I knew you would say that 8-) Surely the Cubs were more feast or famine than many other clubs. It sure felt that way to me -- I know that's terribly scientific.
