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  1. Soul
    Torres should be able to pick up right where he left off. The incredible news here is that the Brewers are *STILL* holding out hope he will be a miracle. They're not even DLing the guy. He should be relegated to the deepest, darkest corner of Miller Park. But Yost is intent on giving his club the least possible chance to win, so he'll be trotted back out there again, and sooner rather than later. It's getting to be quite comical. I like the "holding out hope" part. They should be holding out hope that Gagne's shoulder spontaneously explodes. I'm still holding out hope the Yost will be given a long term extension this coming off-season. Hope is a wonderful thing in baseball. Especially when it's your rival that is relying on it.
  2. Soul
    The darkhorse in that equation is Kevin Hart though, who the Cubs left at AAA instead of Ascanio because they wanted him to keep starting. If Hart has another good start in AAA and Gallagher struggles the next time out, they may keep the merry go round spinning. I'll give Gallagher another spin. It was really that one bad inning that got him. He didn't look terrible. I was just disappointed to see us give away the game basically in a single inning for the 2nd night in a row. There's no excuse for scoring that few runs off those horrible pitchers in that joke of a ballpark. So there's some blame to go around.
  3. Soul
    I'm not much of a college basketball fan so I cannot comment on the Coleman Beasley thing, however low graduation rates are somewhat of a red herring. When I was at OSU the graduation rate (within 4 years) for ALL undergrads averaged around 35%-45%. At most of these big schools graduation rates for all undergraduates is pretty poor. Graduation rates are always going to be worse because many times the athletes come to college unprepared to succeed at college. I know some of the people who work with the athletes at the University of Memphis, and they are working hard with the athletes even before the athletes formally take classes. I think it is a bit unfair to make blanket statements about programs. Good point, but just judging on what I've heard about Beasley, I think the complete picture reveals at least some concern. The last place I want to be as a fan is 3 years down the road after Beasley busts and hearing reports that the scouts really didn't look closely at his past shenanigans. I think we've been down this road too many times before. It's a really painful place to be, both as an organization and frankly, as a fan.
  4. Soul
    Oh so you're the reason we've been losing. Good job! Time to pick it up pal.
  5. Soul
    Its not even about athleticism - I don't question his ability to deal with strong and fast NBA players. I worry about his desire to be the best and to do the necessary little things. I keep coming back to Derrick Coleman. Same height and weight as Beasley. He dominated at 'Cuse and could have been one of the best PF's of all-time. Instead, he was happy to do enough to keep getting a paycheck. He drank and partied too much, was poorly conditioned for the vast majority of his career, ran Butch Beard out of NJ and caused Chuck Daley's head to explode. He was also allergic to playing defense and averse to taking on a leadership role after Drazen Petrovic's untimely death. Beasley screams Derrick Coleman to me. The same red flags have been raised in terms of his ethic, desire, and goofball tendencies (how many schools did he go to?). Plus he was recruited by Bob Huggins. ( I know I should not paint with a broad brush in this respect, but recruiting good kids with strong work ethics has never been one of Huggin's priorities. IIRC, his graduation rate at Cinci was less than 10%, and for a while was zero. And what happens when those kids get to the pros?: Kenyon Martin, Nick Van Exel, Dontonio Wingfield, etc.) Now you're scaring me about Beasley. Please draft Rose.
  6. Soul
    I read something that said he was kicked out of a bunch of schools, yet only committed "minor" indiscretions like slashing car tires, graffiti and putting a dead rat on a teachers desk. Okay, so he didn't rape anybody, good for him, but that's some serious signs of one screwed up prick. That was in high school. He had NO incidents at KSU. Starting to think he's grown up quite a bit. Who doesn't screw around like that in high school? It's better than the alternative of gangs, drugs, booze etc..... He's never gotten in trouble with the law. He was a practical joker. As Frank Martin said, if those are the only issues you have to deal with with a kid, then I'll take those kind of issues ANY time. Slashing someone's tires and vandalism are both crimes. He might not have done them in college, but they are still crimes. I'm not saying he's terrible, but it certainly warrants more investigation by the Bulls scouts, than, say, liking Ding Dongs.
  7. Soul
    I'm sure kinks need to be worked out first. Just have 'em walk into one of the dugouts and look at it on the screen. It's right there. I'm not being totally serious. But I do find it really poor that there have been video screens all around them for years, and the umps just can't use them. Keep the truth from the eyes that are supposed to see the truth, but let everyone else view it at their leisure.
  8. Soul
    I guess great move by KW then. That sucks. I really don't actively wish ill on the Sox like some do, but it doesn't bother me to see them lose. Guess they're officially rejuvenated. How odd that both the Tigers & Indians are lame at the same time. Looks like that division is suddenly and unexpectedly ripe for the picking.
  9. Soul
    Here's how this should go. We draft Rose. We create a trade package and acquire another great player to give us that 1 2 punch. We start winning lots of games. We start winning championships. People start getting really happy around here. There. Why not this for a change?
  10. Soul
    Another loss would be inadvisable. Take my advice. Win, Cubs.
  11. Soul
    I'd rather not wait for spring training next year. Put it in at the all star break.
  12. Soul
    Quentin has to cool down, right. I mean, he's not really this good. Right?
  13. Soul
    Torres should be able to pick up right where he left off. The incredible news here is that the Brewers are *STILL* holding out hope he will be a miracle. They're not even DLing the guy. He should be relegated to the deepest, darkest corner of Miller Park. But Yost is intent on giving his club the least possible chance to win, so he'll be trotted back out there again, and sooner rather than later. It's getting to be quite comical.
  14. Soul
    That Rose has a sweet tooth should have no bearing on anything. Players have all kinds of quirks. I'll bet many of them are still tokin' a fair amount. Many good players have admitted to such, yet still performed at a high level. I don't see any of that as a problem like off-the-court crime is. I'd also want to know -- for obvious reasons -- that the guy I draft #1 isn't going to buy a hot rod and play "I'm cool I can go 90 MPH into a tree" one night.
  15. Soul
    What'd he say? Basically that he thought that Rose has good mechanics on his shot and would become a good shooter. And that he is 6'4, is incredibly physically gifted, and has a great work ethic. I'm sold on him. I don't see a real reason to draft Beasley over him. I'm sure he'll be great, but the idea that he fills our need for a big man down low seems hollow to me, as Beasley's only 6'9" or 6'10". He's not that monster in the middle that I would want to see if I'm going to forego the opportunity to draft the next superstar NBA PG. I don't know how everyone else feels about it. But that's how I'm looking at it.
  16. Soul
    I'm surprised there were no comments on this previously. they showed them doing it during the telecast last night They showed it on the Stros telecast the next day, with the comment "but the original ump call was correct."
  17. Soul
    That would be a ridiculous deal for the Bulls. That's about what Hinrich is worth, but getting him outta him would be much more valuable. How is it ridiculous if that's about what he's worth? If you're going to dump him for Rose anyway, I find an extra mid-first round pick to be entirely palatable.
  18. Soul
    It's true, this park is ridiculous. The stupid train should be blown off that wall too.
  19. Soul
    !@#$^!&%$*&
  20. Soul
    LOL, that pitch was a total meatball GD it!!!
  21. Soul
    Didn't take Jim long to blend in with this offense.
  22. Soul
    He hasn't been here long enough to get the message that he's supposed to suck against bad pitchers.
  23. Soul
    They must have fans blowing our hits back into the ballpark. How was that not a home run?
  24. Soul
    That's right. Keep joking about it. When the Cards & Stros pass us up and we're dipping closer to .500 we'll revisit and see how you feel then.
  25. Soul
    Chacon just made Ramirez look like a dope. This is ridiculous.
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