Transmogrified Tiger
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That would pretty much ensure that no non-BCS conference school would ever make a BCS game again.
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Like most relievers, it looked like a couple bad outings shaped Ascanio's MLB numbers last year, especially since he only threw 16 IP. 2 awful outings: 1.2 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 HR 11 other outings: 14.1 IP, 4 ER, 11 H, 4 BB, 13 K, 2 HR (for rate fans: 2.51 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 3.25 K/BB, 8.2 K/9) -
At last there is room on the bench for that elusive middle infielder. No Ascanio in this year's BA Handbook. Anyone have anything about his stuff? A BA search shows that he was listed as one of the best fastballs in AA last year.
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what's the point in getting him unless we move Pie for starting pitching/SS help? He'll probably hit lefties better than Pie but he certainly won't hit righties as well. McLouth for a crappy reliever is a really good value move. If the organization is high on Colvin, dealing Pie and using McLouth as a bridge to him makes a lot of sense. I'd rather the Cubs not count on Colvin for anything at this point in his professional career, but I get what you are saying. Yeah, and even if Colvin flames out this year, McLouth is still only 26, and has the history to be able to be a capable offensive CF. Too bad he's below average defensively there, though.
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They sold the pick without any knowledge of who it would be. That disconnect makes a huge difference.
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Are you talking about giving away Hamilton? That's a misrepresentation of what actually happened with him.
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what's the point in getting him unless we move Pie for starting pitching/SS help? He'll probably hit lefties better than Pie but he certainly won't hit righties as well. McLouth for a crappy reliever is a really good value move. If the organization is high on Colvin, dealing Pie and using McLouth as a bridge to him makes a lot of sense.
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I'm not sure we'd want Hamilton replacing Pie "against tough lefties". He was a complete black hole against LHP last year. .583 OPS, struck out in over 1/3 of his PA's, and he still had a .350 BABIP against them. Granted, it was only 80 PA's, but still.
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Transmogrified Tiger replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
For all the arguments stating that the level of competition has increased by so much, most people tend to forget the argument that these historic athletes would have access to newer methods of strength training, conditioning, and all these fancy new diets... not to mention that they'd have incentive to actually use them, considering the money being thrown around. I'm well aware of that, I just don't think it makes nearly as much difference as the talent pool expansion. -
okay, i stand corrected. espn only had their record back 2002. i still think OSU is getting a big-time free pass on their schedule by the talking heads while KU is getting ravaged. I know --we are an at-large while OSU is an autobid-- but they shouldn't be in the NC game. The media seems content to ignore that, though. OSU didn't miss any of the top teams in their conference though. Kansas missed 3 of the top 4(themselves obviously excluded). That's obviously not their fault, but when comparing the teams it makes a difference.
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Transmogrified Tiger replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
A couple maybe, not half. -
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Transmogrified Tiger replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Rickey is great and all, but to put him above guys with career lines of .331/.417/.559, 159 OPS+, .366/.433/.512, 167 OPS+, and .358/.434/.577, 175 OPS+? They wouldn't hack it in Rickey's MLB. One of those guys is still alive. But you're right, if a guy didn't play in your lifetime, he doesn't count. Can't ignore progress. -
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Transmogrified Tiger replied to OleMissCub's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Rickey is great and all, but to put him above guys with career lines of .331/.417/.559, 159 OPS+, .366/.433/.512, 167 OPS+, and .358/.434/.577, 175 OPS+? They wouldn't hack it in Rickey's MLB. -
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1. Babe Ruth 2. Ted Williams 3. Barry Bonds 4. Honus Wagner 5. Willie Mays 6. Hank Aaron 7. Josh Gibson 8. Cy Young 9. Lou Gehrig 10. Joe DiMaggio 11. Rickey Henderson -
Dantonio didn't show any love for his former conference. WVU at 11, Cincy at 25, and no USF. The amount of coaches(and Big XII coaches too, thanks Mack Brown and Mike Leach) that put us behind kU is blowing my mind.
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Well that's no fair, of course U of I was going to get picked when they have Freddy Adu on their team.
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MJD lasting until the 14th round? "Nearly everyone was competent" is a stretch. Last year, man.
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Look on the bright side. Marcus Monk hasn't been right all year after tearing some cartilage in his knee in preseason. ...though he will be getting a month off before that game, so who knows. How's your run D? It depends on the game. We've had some real strong performances, and some pretty bad ones. A lot of that can be dependent on our offense, because a lot of teams have had to abandon the run because they find themselves so far down.
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Haha, clearly the Illini are destined to be a perennial Rose Bowl selection, what with them doubling their previous 2 year's win total. Maybe next year you can keep from falling down by 4 TDs so the "we should've won" excuses don't sound worse than Notre Dame/USC circa 2005.
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haha, outstanding work by the kU and U of I folk latching on to OU's triumph. They actually held Mizzou under 5 touchdowns, you see.
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Once again this argument would hold weight if OSU had barely beaten these "weak" teams, but outside of 2 games all year(Illinois and Mich St) they dominated everybody. They allowed more than 17 points 1 time all year, and averaged over 32 points. Its not like Mizzou played a juggernaut of a schedule. Every SOS measure has Mizzou with a significantly better SOS. They played a team better than anyone OSU has played, and played them twice(neither at home).
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I'm currently going back and forth between being terrified of Darren McFadden and excited that we're playing a team that can't throw the ball more than 10 yards.
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Yep, Purdue led 38-0 early in the 3rd quarter.
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I agree. Nothing aganist KU fans, but Missouri was ranked higher in all the polls and the BCS than KU, and had a much higher strength of schedule. Something's seriously wrong with this picture. Mizzou shouldn't have played in the big 12 title game. Ended up screwing us over. I'd really, really, really like to know the reasoning behind picking ku over Missouri. I've heard Mizzou didn't travel well to it's last 1 or 2 bowl games. I don't know if it's true. But if it is, that plays a part in it. But it's Kansas, how do we not favorably compare when it comes to attendance, media attention, etc.? It's not like they took Texas instead of us.
