Transmogrified Tiger

Is Adu expected to get any playing time?

it is Muskat though That's exactly what Craig and kctigers said.

Out of our power hitters(Lee, Ramirez, Soriano, Barrett), Barrett is the only one with a very severe platoon split. I guess DeRosa and Murton are both tough on LHP too(and given their total production, light on RHP). If we trade for a LH CF that at least has the potential to hit RHP with authority(hello Covelli) I think we'll be alright.

Because that worked out so well when we did it with Maddux. Maddux was 38 in his first year of that contract with the Cubs. Schmidt would have to sign for 5 years to make it to age 38 as a Cub.

Laaaaaaaaaaame. I had heard that Pinkel was pissed about the call, but never realized how much. His weekly presser quotes are basically "we won but it was taken away from us".

They flip over to the Duke game that already got underway just in time to see a hilariously bad flop by Duke get called a charge. Let's go Falcons.

Not happening with the Cubs. He's played for three big-league managers and none of the three has been fond of him. His most recent manager was in the Cubs system as a coach. I'm sure they still talk. So no, he's not coming here. Bruce, we are going to need stats to understand what you are saying. No, I don't care about Batting Avg, HR's or even RBI's. Please help us understand what your saying with stats. All baseball executives are infallible.

My goodness Coletti is horrible.

The Big 12 says that the holding call against Mizzou on 4th and goal from the 1 was bogus, and the guilty party never actually made contact with the contested "holdee". Link Unbelievable.

Maybe, but since most relievers are second rate pitchers anyway, it's going to be a bunch of mediocre pitching. And you would routinely be in situations where nobody has more than 1 day's rest. It wouldn't have to be all relievers. You aren't going to get many very good pitchers to agree to be used that way, since it would hold back their earnings ability. You'd need a good farm system, which brings up the point, do you implement this at your minor league affiliates too? I dunno, the thought crossed my mind and it piqued my curiosity.

Maybe, but since most relievers are second rate pitchers anyway, it's going to be a bunch of mediocre pitching. And you would routinely be in situations where nobody has more than 1 day's rest. It wouldn't have to be all relievers.

This brought up a random thought. What if a team did not have a starting rotation? Could you benefit from using 12(maybe 13 in the AL) pitchers to handle each game?

I still don't understand the rostering of Cherry.

I disagree. I think if Arkansas runs the table in the SEC (or Florida wins the SEC title) they should go in over USC. Yes, Arkansas lost to USC, I know, but the SEC is a better conference that the Pac-10 and USC lost to an unranked team. I don't think the difference is near enough to make up for the fact that USC went to Arkansas and kicked the crap out of them. Same thing for ND/Michigan. Exactly. If this same argument was being made for ND/Michigan (assuming Michigan had hypothetically lost to an unranked team of course) people would be blowing their stacks in defense of the Wolverines. If USC wins out, they should go. If Florida wins out, I'd say they should go. If Arkansas win out and USC doesn't, they should go. If none of those happen then UM can play the rematch. I could get behind that, but what if Florida and USC win out? USC would go IMO. Both teams would've beaten Arkansas, but USC also would have beaten ND and Cal, which easily trumps Florida's next most impressive wins over Tennessee and LSU IMO. Just to play devil's advocate, let's say LSU beats Arkansas. Is Florida's win over LSU better than USC's over Notre Dame? I think you could pretty easily argue LSU is a better win(side note: USC and Florida were both at home for those games, so no difference there). Then you have Tennessee v. Cal. Both have 3 losses, and Tennessee ripped Cal to shreds; plus Florida won at Tennessee while USC beat Cal at home. Other factors in Florida's favor include having a "better" loss and playing in a stronger conference.

He also says Murton is a good defensive left fielder which shows he hasn't really been paying attention. I love Murton but he struggled defensively last year. By most defensive metrics Murton was an above average defender, and in my watching I don't see what's so outrageous about the claim.

I don't suppose there's any way Maurice Drew and the Jacksonville defense outscore Fred Taylor by 37. It's like my team is feeding off the Mizzou football season.

Schmidt would be FANTASTIC.

I disagree. I think if Arkansas runs the table in the SEC (or Florida wins the SEC title) they should go in over USC. Yes, Arkansas lost to USC, I know, but the SEC is a better conference that the Pac-10 and USC lost to an unranked team. I don't think the difference is near enough to make up for the fact that USC went to Arkansas and kicked the crap out of them. Same thing for ND/Michigan.

This is a good point. Some of the contracts that seemed way out of line when they were signed, are looking better now. Player contracts are trending up so it might take some of the sting off this one, down the road. That's what people thought when Hampton, Giambi, Jeter, and A-Rod signed their contracts 5-7 years ago.

EnslavedByTheBell: Keep in mind, HOK are the same people who designed Camden Yards for the Orioles, and then designed every other major league park to look like it, only misshapen.

Really? I have a soft spot for it. The first season was watchable, it's just garbage now

you gots to step up yo postings

he jumps on the little kids head with skates on "i hate you coach, i hate you" "no.......hope"

let them play the red wings

everyone needs to bust out their favorite troll memory, I'm sure I've forgotten some great ones. I'll start: The cards talk infestation