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I think they're just much better at home. They've beaten a few good teams at the United Center. They've only got 10 wins on the road. More than double that at home.
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Should be able to replace St. Clair's production pretty easily. He wasn't really that good.
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Well they had in the past few years. Fred Miller, Ruben Brown, Muhsin Muhammed. Those players all were kept longer than their "useful life" but helped for at least a year or two. Not sure why they aren't now. My unrealistic theory is that the Bears realize they aren't that close and since the economy is bad anyways they will lay low until the potentially uncapped year in 2010 and then make a big splash. Like I said unrealistic, but I can hope, right? My pet theory is that they've pulled in the reins financially, but Angelo is doing his best to sign a cheap guy here, a mid-level guy there -- so that it doesn't look like they've pulled back.
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I've heard that the Broncos don't want draft picks. Is that true? I heard Mort say that the person he spoke to claimed the Broncos would not trade Cutler for picks. Whether that means no picks at all, or if picks + a player could be realistic -- I do not know.
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Here it is Hoffy. The big opportunity.
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I get the feeling that Angelo isn't really trying as hard as he used to. He used to do things like sign Tait, pull off a trade for Ogun -- he used to hit more often in his drafts, especially in the 2nd-5th rounds. Signed Thomas Jones. I wonder if the McCaskeys have put the whammy on spending because of the recession.
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When your last franchise QB is Sid Luckman you'd think a different tack might be in order. One would think we'd at least give something like this a try. Throw the house at a franchise calibre QB, just once. See what happens. But. It never goes down like that around here. Instead it's more of the "we need to fix the QB position" rhetoric from the GM, followed by the signing of Basanez-type junk.
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Yeah. Unfortunately it also seems very out of character for Angelo to engage in that kind of "throw the house at him" trade negotiations. Well, maybe not unfortunately. Depends on what the price would actually be.
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The Man Who Warned Baseball About Steroids
Soul replied to Irrelevant Dude's topic in General Baseball Talk
I must admit my memories from that time period aren't really tarnished that much either. It was indeed fun while it lasted and while it is a bit disconcerting to find out later that steroids may have played a role in the surge, I don't feel scarred for life or anything like that. It is a freaking game, that is all. And I still love watching the Cubs today just as much as I did 10 years ago and 20 years ago. It's a game, but most of us put way too much time into following this godforsaken club. I still look back fondly on Sosa's season in '98. But I wish it had all been done without the help of "a little something extra." That's probably not realistic in retrospect, but still. -
Also, there's nothing wrong with having someone decent in the lower part of the order. We won a lot of games last year by getting good production 6-8.
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If he goes to Minny, we're in trouble. I feel confident the Lions would find a way to ruin him.
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Orton + first round pick? I'm awful at these proposals...I have no idea what market value is... It would be pretty high. The question would be, how much of a downgrade would Denver take? Because the teams that truly have franchise QBs for the long term would be the teams who aren't interested in trading. The Broncs would either need to take a lesser QB in return, or an older QB, or one who isn't signed long term anymore, etc. There would have to be a downgrade -- so probably a QB + a pick would be in the ballpark. I have no idea which QB, and what level draft pick. I think it would take Orton, plus this year's 1, plus more, maybe next year's 2. The Bears don't really have any positions where depth is a strength they could trade from, but presumably Denver would be interested in defensive players. Urlacher, Orton and a 2nd? I doubt they'd bite. So, Orton + this year's 1st, next year's 2nd? I think I'd do that. I don't believe Denver would though. I really hope he doesn't go to the Jets.
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I'd definitely offer Urlacher + a pick -- a high one -- for Cutler. But I really doubt the Broncs would take an aging MLB in return for him, don't you?
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Orton + first round pick? I'm awful at these proposals...I have no idea what market value is... It would be pretty high. The question would be, how much of a downgrade would Denver take? Because the teams that truly have franchise QBs for the long term would be the teams who aren't interested in trading. The Broncs would either need to take a lesser QB in return, or an older QB, or one who isn't signed long term anymore, etc. There would have to be a downgrade -- so probably a QB + a pick would be in the ballpark. I have no idea which QB, and what level draft pick.
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Clayton was saying the only way Denver would trade Cutler is if they get a QB in return. If that's true, forget it Chicago. I doubt Orton would qualify.
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Hehe, there's probably 20 teams that have fans screaming at their GMs: "Get Cutler!!!" right now.
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I really don't think you were alone on that one. Alright, I was one of the guys.
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Again, I'd rather make the playoffs than get a lottery pick in a real bad draft class. You should be arguing whether or not Del Negro will get fired or not if we make or miss the playoffs; not the draft pick excuse. That's like arguing you'd rather be blown up by a grenade than shot in the head. My feelings on Vinny are well known, it seems like a broken record talking about him getting fired at this point. I was the guy who hated the hiring at the time, remember?
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lol If you're being unbiased I don't see how you can say there was nothing wrong with what he said. He basically admitted that he sat out on days he could have played because he didn't want his numbers to take a hit because it might cost him money the next season. How is that "telling it like it is"? Shut up Milton. We're tryng to like you. Just shut up. Whether you like it or not, that's precisely "telling it like it is." And he's not going to shut up, either. This is the guy we signed, for better or worse. This is Bradley.
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OK. But if he "calls in sick" and the fans perceive there to be no injury, that's going to go over like a lead brick in this town.
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There are a couple of opinion pieces in the Tribune today about fighting, basically one pro-fighting and one "meh." It's really simple: the fans love it. So it comes down to whether Bettman wants to once again try his time-tested-and-failed theory that potential NHL fans are more important than us actual, current NHL fans. I just don't think the system is broken, so why mess with it? I don't see a problem with it either. But IIRC, Canadian fans support less fighting in Hockey. I wonder if that's why it keeps coming up. To me it's a fun part of the game, as long as it doesn't stop gameplay every 5 minutes. Which I don't think it does. Really? I've never heard that. Montreal fans probably do, but I'd be surprised if the western CA fans did. I thought I heard like 60% support less fighting. Maybe I heard it wrong.
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There are a couple of opinion pieces in the Tribune today about fighting, basically one pro-fighting and one "meh." It's really simple: the fans love it. So it comes down to whether Bettman wants to once again try his time-tested-and-failed theory that potential NHL fans are more important than us actual, current NHL fans. I just don't think the system is broken, so why mess with it? I don't see a problem with it either. But IIRC, Canadian fans support less fighting in Hockey. I wonder if that's why it keeps coming up. To me it's a fun part of the game, as long as it doesn't stop gameplay every 5 minutes. Which I don't think it does.
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They picked a great time. Any sooner and they would have gotten less of a deal, any later and they wouldn't have gotten a deal. I suppose from that perspective. From the seat selling perspective, not so good.
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The 45 Worst Contracts in Baseball
Soul replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in General Baseball Talk
You don't give pitchers in their 30s who have an injury history and are already locked up for two years a big extension. And Young was, again, already under contract and clearly in decline. As Daniels is one of the worst GMs (probably the worst) that contract isn't too shocking. But I get the sense it's on the list because he got injured afterwards. Nobody could have known that at the time.
