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Ben Sheets (Was Sheets Signs with A's)
Soul replied to Post Count Padder's topic in General Baseball Talk
OK. Hopefully only for a month or two, then Wells can jump down. I could live with that. -
I would be happy with this hire. Given the set of circumstances.
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Maybe they can start holding a raffle to fill out the rosters: "Enter for your chance to strap up and PLAY WITH THE PROS!" Oh, yeah. Must see TV.
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That may have been the words he used to describe it, but Cleveland ranked 16th in both pass attempts and rush attempts in 2007, not exactly an overly run happy team. And he was working with a completely unestablished Derek Anderson and a recently signed 28 year old Jamal Lewis. He's also been in San Diego with a pass oriented team. It seems to me that he would be a guy who runs a balanced attack, but when he throws, he throws down the field, and not a bunch of dink and dunk WR screens. I would be leary because I don't know much about him, and I worry about Lovie's "off the bus running" nonsense getting in the way. But it would seem to me this guy could get the most out of Cutler. Yeah, I was going to say the same thing: he can describe it however he wants, but what I've seen from his stints in both those places, he's certainly willing to throw.
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Ben Sheets (Was Sheets Signs with A's)
Soul replied to Post Count Padder's topic in General Baseball Talk
I hope so as well, unfortunately hope is all we got. It's tough enough to a get a good performing prospect to translate into good performance in the majors, but it's really tough to turn an underperformer into a good one, and I don't like the idea of hoping for that to be a key for your season. Why would hoping for Samardzija to be a good 5th starter be "a key" for the Cubs season? I think you misread his post. He was saying he hoped Samardjiza would have a good year, not that he had to have a good year. I don't think he misread it at all. With Lilly out for the first month of the season at least the Cubs are going to need the back end of their rotation to be good. I don't feel confident that Wells will continue to pitch as well as he did last year. Gorzelanny is a capable #5 starter but he will probably be the #4 starter. The other options for the #5 slot haven't had any real MLB success except for Silva. If Silva wins the #5 spot the Cubs are likely in very big trouble. So yes, the Cubs do need Smardz to pitch well or they could find themselves in a deep hole at the end of April. Surely Wells can at least be our viable #5 starter in that scenario. -
Yeah, it was a good move to find a city in Florida and play off of them to get exactly what he wants from Mesa. Ricketts knows how to do business.
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I still think when you're on the road -- especially a long road trip -- you don't complain about dominating or not dominating. You take any win that you can get, however you can get it.
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We're gonna need Huet to get hot at the right time, so I hope he doesn't fall off a cliff or something. It's probably a good time to give Niemi more starts, then see if Huet can rebound.
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I fear any hint of quickness we may have seen from Matt in his rookie year is lost and gone forever.
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That's a decent signing, IMO. And I hate Davis.
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No Cardinals = suckage will ensue.
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Do you think it is a foregone conclusion that LeBron is going to take a max contract instead of just getting a really big one and going to a place where he can win (Miami?)? LeBron can win in NY. Not sure if it will be next year, but LeBron in NY = many more opportunities for NY to improve their team.
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Looks like most voters thought Wells was the worst. Soriano definitely should be in the discussion, but I'd have to agree.
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He's been touted by some as the guy who coaxed one great year out of Anderson in Cleveland. MY roommate is a Brown's fan and when I asked him about him, his answer was, "He's real good." So for what it's worth, one Browns fan endorses the hiring of Chudzinski. They could probably do a lot worse, given the circumstances. At least he has NFL experience, and it is hard to succeed in Cleveland yet he did produce to some degree.
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Yeah, looks like one of the groups approved it, but another one doesn't like it. Personally, I think that block of buildings looks pretty ratty and old as it is right now. I wouldn't mind overhauling it.
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A 2nd autopsy apparently confirms the first: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/20/report-results-second-autopsy-gaines-adams-matches/ Also, the funeral will be Friday afternoon, and several Bears will be flying down.
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Ben Sheets (Was Sheets Signs with A's)
Soul replied to Post Count Padder's topic in General Baseball Talk
Well -- it's only good if he signs with the Cubs :) -
Ben Sheets (Was Sheets Signs with A's)
Soul replied to Post Count Padder's topic in General Baseball Talk
Yeah, this "Cubs have all but signed him" business is a lot of hooey. He's tossing 90+ MPH; there are more teams than the Cubs who will be in the running, and I really doubt our offer would come in tops dollar-wise. But we'll see. -
Oh, I never said running/defense can't work either. And I still love to watch a team with an aggressive, disruptive defense. In some ways I like to watch that even more than great offense. I just think it offers more potential for longer-term success if you have that top QB in place and you work from there. And in the future, I would expect QBs to be even more protected by additional rules, making it even more attractive to go that route if you can.
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It's the number of moving parts that all need to be maintained in top form, and under the cap. That's what makes it hard to stay at that top defensive level for a long time. QBs are protected in this league. Really good ones tend to have long careers. And it's just one player. You juggle the other parts around him, but he keeps you in contention for a long time almost by himself. That's the theory anyway. I agree with it, although I still love to see fantastic defense.
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an enlarged heart should leave some kind of evidence on a simple ekg, and can be confirmed on an echo. Not true. For something so potentially serious it's something that's often very easily missed even with an EKG. i have an enlarged heart, and i had a funky rythm that was picked up on an ekg. my doctor knew what to look for, so, i guess it may have to do with the physician or with my individual situation, but if doctors are looking for these types of things, they'll probably find them more times than not--even without super-expensive prcedures. Again, not necessarily, and like you said it had more to do wth your particular situation. Even if a doctor is looking for something specific with an EKG it can still easily go undetected. Enlarged hearts are relatively very common and go missed all the time. I'm not arguing against people being able to be tested along these lines; just that it's far from a surefire bet to be caught. That's true. There are many flavors of the condition and different levels of severity. Not going to be detected in every case. I wonder if maybe Gaines did know about his condition. But didn't share it with anyone. That's always a possibility, too. Medical records are private unless the privacy is waived.
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I'd rather not see that #1 offense vs. #1 defense matchup, because I have seen it before. I'd rather see offense on offense this time around, and it looks like a real possibility. Out of the possibilities, I consider the Jets making it to the Super Bowl to be far and away the worst case scenario. As a Bears fan, I don't want to see the Jets make it to the Superbowl since it would just reinforce the archaic "defense and run the football" mentality that the Bears have used since the dawn of time. Jets/Vikings is my worst-of-all-worlds. Colts/Saints would be the most exciting. I'll watch in any case. But I won't watch Mike & Mike for a month if the Jets make it. I can barely handle it right now.
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You mean like where it is, or what it would look like when done? Both, so thanks for the drawing and link. That thing looks amazing. I think if done right it could be a great addition. If it's just a bland parking garage with a couple concession stands, it will be lame. But that's all wasted real estate right now anyway. I really like the open air courtyard idea in between the new building and the stadium, too. If they are also able to work out some sort of widening of the main indoor concourse as well, then I think it really could accomplish what they want to do.
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I'd rather not see that #1 offense vs. #1 defense matchup, because I have seen it before. I'd rather see offense on offense this time around, and it looks like a real possibility. Out of the possibilities, I consider the Jets making it to the Super Bowl to be far and away the worst case scenario.
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The Bears invented the T Formation. Get ready for some serious innovation Bear fans.
