Transmogrified Tiger
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Crisp's ineffectiveness has a lot more to do with him being hurt than coinciding with drug testing. -
Hawkins is probably gone. They were chanting fire Hawkins at the end of the first half at the game this weekend(side note: Folsom Field is pretty cool). The only way he's not is if the University can't afford to pay his buyout and a new coach's salary. Scott has been a mess since he got there. He's been hurt, ineffective, a bit of a problem-child with work ethic, etc. I wonder if his injury sapped him of a little bit of explosiveness, since he needs every bit as a small back. Maybe he just wasn't that good to begin with.
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I imagine a recruiting visit from Frank Martin involves promises of broken kneecaps if he doesn't come, lots of talk about "family" atmosphere, etc. Either that or he hulks out and smashes furniture in the recruit's home to impress them.
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So how good are our chances? Who else is considered a finalist for him? Any idea when he's planning on deciding? I really like our class so far, and adding a 5-star F to it would make it pretty amazing, imo. http://www.rockmnation.com/2009/11/2/1110888/a-breakthrough-class
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Mizzou is a finalist for 5-star forward Tony Mitchell from Texas. Adding Mitchell would give Anderson a couple Top-50 recruits for next year, a huge plus with Tiller, Taylor, and Ramsey departing. Anderson's rep as a recruiter has already taken a step forward the last year or so, but combining two elite guys with the team's success might be what's needed to start getting talent needed to make Mizzou a year in, year out Big 12 contender.
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LSU is NINE in the BCS? Color me annoyed someone's going to get credit for winning this game. Mizzou's march from basement to defense of the most mediocre division in college football, somehow even worse than the ACC Atlantic, continues with a game against Baylor without Hot Tub Griffin. Mizzou should win big, and hopefully Kansas can play defense for however many quarters it takes to show that KSU is still a joke.
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So you want to trade one mental case for another? Well, in a different world I wouldn't trade Bradley, but that ship has sailed. But if it brings us Alex Gordon I'd take however many crazies was necessary.
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If you don't have to pickup any of the contract, it would be almost difficult for a deal not to be worth it. I mean, sure, it's worth it then. But is that realistic at all? It may not be feasible, but it answers the question about selling low. Soriano's contract is so bad that there are a ton of trades where the Cubs wouldn't get a very good return but they'd come out ahead by getting rid of some portion of Soriano's salary.
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I've mentioned it before, but Jose Guillen is a reasonable proxy for Burrell. I wonder if we could get Moore to give up on some valuable guys coming off down years(Gordon and Cruz leap to mind) if we took on Jose.
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If you don't have to pickup any of the contract, it would be almost difficult for a deal not to be worth it.
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UZR has Hoffpauir a -22 defender as an outfielder. That's over less than 50 games, but it's relatively consistent with the type of player he is.
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Re: LaRussa Back - McGwire May Be Hitting Coach
Transmogrified Tiger replied to NonProfitCow's topic in General Baseball Talk
Then maybe LaRussa should hire Canesco, Bonds and Palmeiro as his base and bench coaches with Roger Clemens as his pitching coach and bring in Sammy as a motivational speaker. huh? It would take the pressure off Big (Phony) Mac to have other juicers around. I don't follow. I don't know how he could be more clear. If you're going to bring someone with hitting talents like McGwire's to be your hitting coach, it makes sense to bring someone with speaking talents like Sosa's to be your motivational speaker. -
Didn't they lose most of their team? Carroll, Lyons, and Lawrence, or in other words, their frontcourt. They'll be really guard heavy, and how good they end up being will depend on how guys like Safford and Bowers respond to more minutes.
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Hey, Mizzou is #32. Neat.
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Only 4 of 11 home teams?
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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-most-delusional-man-on-the-planet
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Scoring a lot of points and still losing
Transmogrified Tiger replied to WrigleyField 22's topic in Fantasy Sports
In a 12 team league, I lead it in points and am in 7th place at 3-4. Could be worse though, the guy with the 2nd most points is 1-6. -
Sosa was 36, had declined significantly for 3 consecutive seasons, and was awful after getting hit in the helmet in 2004. He was also due 17.5 million the next year. Bradley is 32 in 2010, improved as this year went along, and owed 2/21 on his contract. Most importantly, people knew he was crazy last offseason and there were still teams lining up to offer him a contract. This isn't to suggest that Bradley will get traded for value without having to eat any of his contract(even without his baggage he isn't a guarantee to be worth it), but that the Sosa comparisons aren't very good.
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Re: Cubs to Leave Mesa for Florida?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Falling5tarr's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Nothing important? Kenny and Ricketts have already met with the officials in Naples, twice. Kenney added the following: "Collier County has a number of suitable locations for a world-class spring training facility." This is legit from the people I have talked to that I know ho live down there. Florida is not that bad for ST. I have worked that area several times during ST. If it happens, expect many games with the Red Sox and Twins who train in nearby Ft. Myers. You're quoting a post from two months ago. -
The Cavs are going to run roughshod over the East, it's going to be awesome.
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Re: LaRussa Back - McGwire May Be Hitting Coach
Transmogrified Tiger replied to NonProfitCow's topic in General Baseball Talk
There isn't a great track record for great hitters being great hitting coaches. So without knowing much of anything about McGwire the coach, I hope this continues and his past becomes a huge distraction. -
Two more wins gives Iowa State a legitimate shot at the north, as long as they end up being the right two.
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Wilkens Best Drafts
Transmogrified Tiger replied to THISisTHEyear09's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Blake Parker and Casey Coleman Huseby and Watkins were higher bonus buys but still way outside the Top 5 rounds And of course Matt Williams. -
I especially enjoyed how ridiculous some of the turnovers were. A red zone interception where two players from each team get a hand on the ball? Fumbling the ball away at the goal line after someone gets a hand on your back heel?
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2009 Arizona Fall League
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
The AFL is the most hitter friendly league in the world, the average OPS is over .800. I'm not too worried about any pitchers getting hit hard. If anything it's exciting that Parker is doing so well down there.
