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Dead Heat!!! What do we do if it's a tie?
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Warning: The odor is not coming from the urinals.
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it's a valid point, but I had to get Neil Young in here somewhere, and I like CSNY better than Crazy Horse or Buffalo Springfield They weren't rock though. Some of Young's solo work was. Still, not fair to start killing off rock bands with folk acts because one of the members also had a great solo career in rock. Maiden's gettin' jobbed. No other view is possible 8)
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Since Dusty's job is now "safe," then we can only assume this is an acceptable level of performance for the Cubs. Aren't you glad Daddy raised (ehem.....enslaved....ehem) you as a Cub fan?
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Can't fire Baker, it's not his fault. After all, he doesn't have the horses. Can't fire Hendry, not his fault. There haven't been the moves available, and he's had terrible luck. Can't fire MacPhail, not his fault either. Nobody can say how difficult it is to work with the Tribune big wigs, and his primary responsibility is now to the ballpark, the community, and the company. It's not ANYONE's fault. We should keep this thing together forever. Everything's fine. Nobody's fault. No problems here. Just another sunny day @ Wrigley. ...if you believe all this....
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Genesis. Was never a fan of the Sex Pistols and their supposed "rebellion against the establishment." What establishment? The one that feeds their heroin habits? Yeah right. Not buying it. Genesis --> years & years of solid, good music.
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Were CSN+Y really rock music? Iron Maiden is a fantastic group, and one of the most underappreciated of all time. I'm sure they'll get beat here, but they get my vote. S/T Killers Number of the Beast Piece of Mind Powerslave Somewhere in Time 7th Son of a 7th Son That's a pretty impressive discography over a long period of time.
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KISS.......just for the pure debauchery of it all.
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Skynyrd with the narrow lead!! Oh man tough crowd-----VH is going to bite it in the 1st round.
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Dude, how could he "evaluate" the team when Dusty didn't have his "Horses" :lol: That was good.
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Well, the first time will be just that - the first time a Bear drilled any Ram. We usually just juke the Bears plodding linebackers and watch them tumble like Jenga blocks. It's good times. :D I gotta admit, the Rams under Martz were soft, but they were the greatest offense ever assembled - so it worked for them. Two trips to the Super Bowl in three years says something. Football is not all brute force of course, strategy wins. The Colts are softer though - hands down. Besides, the Rams are entering a new era and the dive to the turf to avoid the hit Rams are history now. Steven Jackson make it so. BTW, I hope I am not being viewed as trolling here, that's not my intentions. If I were I would just say Faulk > Payton but I am not that dumb. :wink: Wow, I've never heard anyone refer to Briggs or Urlacher as plodding. Me too. That's just silly. Someone is in for a dose of reality 8)
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Val Kilmer is Morrison, D00D!! No really, he's reincarnated or somethin'!! Morrison. Legend. Doors.
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Strange thread :) Strange matchup too. Van Halen had 6 great albums with Roth until they took Hagar and became a poppy-rock version of their old selves (which was kind of strange, because Hagar's earlier solo work wasn't all that sappy). I know Skynyrd was legendary too----just a personal preference here. Eddie revoluntionized rock guitar playing for an entire generation; the latter albums with Hagar sullied his reputation, but that can't erase the volume of incredible work VH put together before. VH gets the vote.
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Jane's Addiction is actually a really good, original sounding group. Nobody ever sounded like them. Unfortunately, so were the Police, and the lengthy track record of multiple good/great albums make them the choice for me.
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Priest. One of the true greats of all time. I like Cream, don't get me wrong---but Priest was just so awesome. Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin after Sin, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather, British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith. For about 15 years there was no one even close to the Priest. And Halford is THE Metal God.
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An astonishing interview. Baker even walked out on Sullivan. Wow. Here's an amazing quote: Insane. So I guess we should all accept the "it is what it is" mentality and just not try to get the most of the team? This is madness. Why is Dusty still managing this team?
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It's close!
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I think you're giving Girardi a little too much credit. Miguel Cabrera, Hanley Ramirez, Dan Uggla, Josh Willingham, Mike Jacobs, and Jeremy Hermida were good long before Joe Girardi got ahold of them. I think it's impressive what's going on in Florida this year but they have some really good young talent. Do you think with the same players, that Dusty Baker would be doing as well? Or do you think he'd have picked up players like Tony Womack or Phil Nevin to take over for one of the kids after they struggle for a week? Also, I don't see the Marlins' young players regressing like Murton & Cedeno. No, I don't believe a guy who was hitting over .300 for the last part of last season PLUS this season until June is really a .230 hitter and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
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Listen, I am fine if he thinks Hill is/was going to be a special pitcher, but to give him 3 or 4 starts early in the year, to watch him implode, then send him back down to pitch lights out in Iowa, only to not bring him back, but has no problem wheeling Rusch out there whenever we need a start or to fill in, is just ridiculous. Again, I have no problem with Hill coming back up here and not being able to cut it, and then we will all know. But to value a guy last year, almost to the point of making him untouchable, and then to keep him down in Iowa most of this year, I guess is the plan. Maybe he knows more than all of us, and Baker would only ruin him. Maybe Jim is just waiting until next year when there is new management in the dugout? Let's hope. BCB Unless he's thinking of trading Hill. In that case, having dominant numbers in AAA might give him more value that if he came back up and tanked again. Not saying that's what he is doing----but it might be one rationale.
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Maybe Lou can use the Gold Glove award along with that manager of the year to tell us what is good and what isn't? Why do people think it's pure gospel when voters vote an award like that? Somebody ask Lou what young guys is he talking about...I'll bet he has no clue and is just preaching some junk Baker said to him while he was doing the game for ESPN. I guess Baker's in full-on excuse mode now. And it's spreading! "Waaah. I've got too many youngsters!" Wow, give me a break. Curse the Cubs for winning 3 in a row to go into the All-Star break. I'll bet Hendry agrees with Baker. 2 year extension for Dusty, comin' right up!
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Tell that to Joe Girardi. The Marlins have good young players. The Marlins have young players they are teaching to be good. Big difference. We're busy tanking our younguns.
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I just question what Cedeno is really "learning" with Dusty & crew at the helm. He's clearly regressed since the beginning of the year. There's no chance he's going to come out of it under Dusty. So, are we destroying the kid? It's hard to argue against it. Playing time can either provide the opportunity to improve, or just allow bad habits to set in so deeply they can never be overcome. Have a look at Cedeno. What do you all think is happening right now? I'd have to say the latter.
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You think it's hard to be a Cubs fan?
Soul replied to Nobody youd want to know's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Silly me. I thought this thread would surely be about the Devil Rays or the Pirates. But the Astros? They're a perennial playoff team that just went to the World Series! You should take this thread, put it on the Astros board, change all the "Astros" references to "Cubs." "You think it's tough being an Astros fan? Look at the Cubs!" Stros fans haven't the first clue what it's like to suffer. -
Springsteen should be in the "solo artists" tourney, not the "bands" tourney. The E Street Band is just something to add to the end of his name. He's a solo artist. If Springsteen's in, then how is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers not in the tourney? (OK, fire away, I've got my tomato-repelling rainjacket on :))
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Not a big fan of punk? I am a big fan of punk, but not the Ramones. They bore me. I give them credit for giving punk a kickstart by repopularizing the 2:30 rock song and showing that you don't need to play great to start a band, but other than that I don't think they offered much. The bands that actually imitated their songwriting are mostly pop-punk, and I HATE pop-punk. The entire punk genre is all about attitude over playing ability. The Ramones are probably one of the more influential bands of all time. Their influence reaches far beyond punk---well into the rock genre, heavy metal, even some death metal and thrash.
