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  1. Soul
    Read that article. There's a misperception that the pitchers of yore somehow used to be able to pitch way more than today without problems. It's not necessarily true, and I think the BP article does a good job of explaining possible reasons why.
  2. Soul
    Stone is arrogant but his sphere of influence, as related to MLB, isn't imagined. Chris DeLuca / Suntimes I don't think Stone's influence is imagined either, but that final quote from him sounds very much like a campaign speech, as vance aluded to earlier. Not that I'd mind a group with Stone involved buying the team, depending on who the other people were and what their intentions were.
  3. Soul
    Can anyone remember potential owners who have been shot down by the other owners? I can't, but I really don't follow the ownership bids of other teams. Because I think it would be interesting to see Cuban give it a shot, and force the owners to actually shoot him down. Do they really do that? Or is it sort of decided beforehand in the back room somewhere -- i.e. "don't even try it buddy" kind of thing?
  4. Soul
    Any word on how he's doing? Supposedly he is also going to be examined by the Dr's today along with Prior according to WSCR. Wood: "Hi Mark, how's it goin'? Here for your checkup too? Prior: "Yep yep. Hey, you hear the temperature in Chicago is below freezing?" Wood: "Yeah. Terrible. Glad we live in Arizona, huh?" Prior: "Hahaha. You got that right." ***Doctor walks in*** Doctor: "Hi there! So, how we feelin' today? Gettin' ready to wrap her up and head for Chicago?" Wood: "Dunno doc, she's feelin' a little stiff right now." Prior: "Me too. Just can't seem to loosen it up."
  5. Soul
    Hey Tim, make premium payable by CC. It's the only thing stopping me from joining. I keep a paperless house as much as possible, so writing a check is an inconvenience. Paypal -- I had an account once and got Phished like crazy; somehow someone found out I was a paypal subscriber and was trying to get me to give away my account info, so I had to cancel out.
  6. Soul
    I don't think he's going to get the chance to pound Grossman. I see Turner coming out with a huge, heavy dose of Benson in this game to prove a point starting the '07 season. And I see Turner instituting more shotgun, too. He's said he will look into that. I think he's going to do it. Shotgun doesn't prevent pressure. It helps the QB see better, and hence respond to pressure better. It's used that way all the time.
  7. Soul
    For me it depends on whether Encarnacion has been talked to about this before. I think it's pretty excessive to simply bench a guy the first time he does it. But if Narron's been trying to get him to hustle and he's just not responding, then I'm alright with it.
  8. Soul
    No they are not. It will be a tough test. The Bears D will be fully healthy with Harris and Brown. So while I do think the Chargers will beat the Bears, but I doubt the Chargers "are going to crush the Bears" as you think. I'm thinking a 7 point differential. Bears will win that game. Chargers are good, but the Bears will beat them physically. Bears by 3 i gotta say, i doubt it. grossman will be seeing merriman in his sleep if he doesn't develop some kind of pocket awareness in the meantime. I don't think he's going to get the chance to pound Grossman. I see Turner coming out with a huge, heavy dose of Benson in this game to prove a point starting the '07 season. And I see Turner instituting more shotgun, too. He's said he will look into that. I think he's going to do it.
  9. Soul
    I think I'm gonna cave and order the DirecTV EI package. I couldn't stand knowing there were 2 HD games on last night and I couldn't watch 'em.
  10. Soul
    I think we all knew (or should have) there was an injury behind Mark's loss of velocity. Shoulder injury. Just like JoBo, sometimes you lose velocity but feel no pain. But eventually, you start feeling the discomfort.
  11. Soul
    A bit bitter? The Trib isn't flush with cash?
  12. Soul
    All the info I need is to look back the past couple of years. And that tells you whether this injury is serious? And that tells me Prior's chances of becoming an effective starter again are close to nil. He'll be an all star pitcher :pig:
  13. Soul
    Jones shouldn't hit #2, ever. Barrett would be better as the #2, IMO, than Jones would ever be. I'd hit Soriano #2 too, over Jones. I'd also consider Murton/Soriano/Lee/ARam to be a better starting 4 than we've put on the field for any game yet this season. I think my ideal would be Murton/Barrett/Soriano/Lee/ARam
  14. Soul
    Eventually someone needs to come to their senses and get Soriano out of the leadoff spot. Come on, Lou. This guy isn't a leadoff hitter, it's such a waste.
  15. Soul
    Offense should be better than previous few years. Lee will be here. Murton will play more games than ever, and should still be improving. Derosa > Neifi/Hairston Soriano >>> Pierre And quite possibly the best thing: '07 bench >>>>>>> '05-'06 bench, in terms of hitting prowress (especially power). It's got to show up eventually.
  16. Soul
    I'd like to see Cuban try, just so Reinsdorf would have to shoot him down, thus exposing Jerry for the screwball that he can *sometimes* be. Cuban would be incredible for baseball. Anyone who wants to deny that needs to have a cold, hard look at the Mavs, and what their success and business model has done for Dallas and, indeed, the NBA as a whole. Alright yeah, yeah -- he screams and yells alot. There's no reason civilized men couldn't come to some sort of arrangement, such as Mark agreeing to sit in a luxury suite during games, or agreeing beforehand to not comment on the refs. These aren't children, they're grown men who can come to an agreement on behavior.
  17. Soul
    Bah. It's also a matter of public record, Mr. Reinsdorf, that in the final analysis, you were wrong for opposing Cuban. His positives have greatly outweighed his negatives. He's turned a nothing franchise into a financial windfall for the league and for Dallas. He's revitalized interest in the NBA for an entire segment of the country that formerly would have rather turned on women's volleyball than watch an NBA game. YOU WERE WRONG THEN, AND YOU'RE WRONG NOW. Period, end of story.
  18. Soul
    Turned on the radio this morning and all the ESPN jerks would talk about was Dice-K. Here's a clue, you morons: HE LOST. The real story was Hernandez. My goodness that guy is amazing. He does remind me of Wood.
  19. Soul
    New Jersey plays at Cleveland tomorrow night - doubly huge game for the Bulls with their opponent and their seed both hanging in the balance Come on NJ!
  20. Soul
    No they are not. It will be a tough test. The Bears D will be fully healthy with Harris and Brown. So while I do think the Chargers will beat the Bears, but I doubt the Chargers "are going to crush the Bears" as you think. I'm thinking a 7 point differential. Bears will win that game. Chargers are good, but the Bears will beat them physically. Bears by 3
  21. Soul
    Don't forget the New York SUPER FOOTBALL Giants are just on the brink with Eli. Damn Bears and their lucky plays ruined everything for the pristine Giants last year. ........pwahahah
  22. Soul
    Curry can score, but he's not even averaging a double-double. He would with more minutes, but he's too fat to take the pounding. Bah, I thought Curry would be a solid role guy with the Bulls, albeit an expensive one, but this guy is wacked out of his mind talking like Eddy's Shaq or something. Apparently logic and reason no longer exist in the Big Apple.
  23. Soul
    My God, such insanity hasn't been put into words since the UniBomber.
  24. Soul
    Oh ye of little faith.
  25. Soul
    What is the reason we can't simply wait for a little longer before acting like the team is in trouble? We're 3-5, not 0-8. Yes, we're playing badly right now. It's not even mid April yet. That goes for individual players, too. It's 8 games; it doesn't even tell you if a guy will wind up with a strong APRIL, much less whether he'll have a good/bad year.
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