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Jones v. RHP: .310/.357/.528/.884 Murton v. LHP: .302/.383/.457/.840 There's nothing being sacrificed with that platoon, only production gained. I don't like it in RF though, I'd prefer Jones moved to LF rather than Murton coming to RF.

Gamecast refuses to acknowledge Duffy hit another HR.

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I'm hoping for a Charlie Weis voodoo doll.

Defense I imagine. Gotta protect the tie at home, or something

I figure it would make sense to track previous seasons of the league, since this is a keeper league and we use Yahoo, which doesn't carry over. 2005 Regular Season Standings: Team W-L Pts *Midway Monsters 9-5 988 *Raw Dawgs 9-5 912 *Cut for Cap Space 9-5 834 *Around the Joe Horn 8-6 932 Da Bars 8-6 768 4th and goal 7-7 932 IMB 7-7 893 TheFootballTeam 5-9 822 Masturbatory Autism 5-9 767 Ditka's Army 3-11 704 Playoffs: Week 15 Midway Monsters(Burnt) defeated Around the Joe Horn(Vance) Raw Dawgs(rawaction) defeated Cut for Cap Space(TT) Week 16 Raw Dawgs defeated Midway Monsters Around the Joe Horn defeated Cut for Cap Space Champion: Raw Dawgs 2nd Place: Midway Monsters 3rd Place: Around the Joe Horn Opponents Record: Team Burnt Raw TT Vance Uber ChiCubs IMB Roast O_O Tobias Burnt --- 0-2 0-1 1-0 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 Rawaction 2-0 --- 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 0-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 TT 1-0 1-1 --- 2-0 0-2 0-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 1-0 Vance 0-1 1-0 0-2 --- 0-1 2-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 Uber 0-2 0-1 2-0 1-0 --- 1-0 1-0 0-2 1-1 2-0 ChiCubsFan 0-2 1-1 1-0 0-2 0-1 --- 0-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 IMB 0-2 2-0 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 --- 0-1 1-1 2-0 Roast 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-1 2-0 0-2 1-0 --- 0-1 1-1 O_O 1-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 --- 1-0 Tobias 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-1 --- Regular season schedule: Week 1: Sep 6 - Sep 12 Cut for Cap Space 64 Masturbatory Autism 55 TheFootballTeam 57 Around the Joe Horn 62 IMB 58 Ditka's Army 35 Raw Dawgs 54 4th and goal 66 midway monsters 63 Da Bars 25 Week 2: Sep 13 - Sep 19 Cut for Cap Space 87 Masturbatory Autism 62 Around the Joe Horn 76 Da Bars 51 IMB 46 Ditka's Army 83 midway monsters 62 TheFootballTeam 67 Raw Dawgs 58 4th and goal 54 Week 3: Sep 20 - Sep 26 Cut for Cap Space 79 Ditka's Army 56 Da Bars 83 Around the Joe Horn 58 IMB 49 TheFootballTeam 71 Masturbatory Autism 52 4th and goal 106 Raw Dawgs 84 midway monsters 76 Week 4: Sep 27 - Oct 3 Cut for Cap Space 73 Ditka's Army 53 IMB 59 Da Bars 60 Raw Dawgs 63 TheFootballTeam 63 Masturbatory Autism 56 Around the Joe Horn 62 midway monsters 68 4th and goal 63 Week 5: Oct 4 - Oct 10 Cut for Cap Space 37 TheFootballTeam 44 Raw Dawgs 72 Da Bars 36 IMB 67 Around the Joe Horn 70 Ditka's Army 56 4th and goal 40 midway monsters 67 Masturbatory Autism 79 Week 6: Oct 11 - Oct 17 Cut for Cap Space 74 Masturbatory Autism 54 midway monsters 73 4th and goal 70 IMB 79 Around the Joe Horn 54 TheFootballTeam 80 Da Bars 59 Raw Dawgs 71 Ditka's Army 43 Week 7: Oct 18 - Oct 24 Cut for Cap Space 34 midway monsters 47 Masturbatory Autism 33 Ditka's Army 69 IMB 79 Da Bars 56 Around the Joe Horn 80 4th and goal 54 Raw Dawgs 85 TheFootballTeam 48 Week 8: Oct 25 - Oct 31 Cut for Cap Space 64 midway monsters 78 4th and goal 68 TheFootballTeam 38 IMB 71 Masturbatory Autism 64 Da Bars 75 Ditka's Army 52 Raw Dawgs 63 Around the Joe Horn 102 Week 9: Nov 1 - Nov 7 Cut for Cap Space 57 midway monsters 77 Ditka's Army 37 Around the Joe Horn 56 IMB 75 Masturbatory Autism 62 4th and goal 73 TheFootballTeam 61 Raw Dawgs 60 Da Bars 45 Week 10: Nov 8 - Nov 14 Cut for Cap Space 44 Masturbatory Autism 55 TheFootballTeam 31 Around the Joe Horn 61 IMB 57 Ditka's Army 55 Raw Dawgs 47 4th and goal 78 midway monsters 65 Da Bars 28 Week 11: Nov 15 - Nov 21 Cut for Cap Space 81 Masturbatory Autism 60 Around the Joe Horn 68 Da Bars 74 IMB 55 Ditka's Army 37 midway monsters 106 TheFootballTeam 74 Raw Dawgs 58 4th and goal 69 Week 12: Nov 22 - Nov 28 Cut for Cap Space 47 Ditka's Army 64 Da Bars 62 Around the Joe Horn 47 IMB 74 TheFootballTeam 77 Masturbatory Autism 37 4th and goal 78 Raw Dawgs 85 midway monsters 59 Week 13: Nov 29 - Dec 5 Cut for Cap Space 45 Ditka's Army 25 IMB 61 Da Bars 61 Raw Dawgs 73 TheFootballTeam 55 Masturbatory Autism 48 Around the Joe Horn 57 midway monsters 73 4th and goal 66 Week 14: Dec 6 - Dec 12 Cut for Cap Space 48 TheFootballTeam 56 Raw Dawgs 39 Da Bars 53 IMB 63 Around the Joe Horn 79 Ditka's Army 39 4th and goal 47 midway monsters 74 Masturbatory Autism 50

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I get it! It's cause it sounds like Cubs! The cleverness! The wit!

If Bynum reaches base twice against you, it's time to reevaluate your worth to society

If only someone had the foresight to vote Ricky the Minor League POY in 2005......

There was certainly a correlation last year - Beltran got off to a terrible start and ended up having a mediocre (for him) season. He also played with an injury through a great portion of the season.

I take it you were up in arms when Sosa beat McGwire for the MVP in 1998, then? I was 11, so I don't think I really had much of an educated opinion.

If it were harder, then we'd probably see marked differences in performance when players go from one to the other. I think you do see that. Look at the stats of Edgar Renteria where he had 30 errors with Boston and only 11 so far this year. AROD in NY has how many errors at 3rd base. You can't tell me the fans getting on him isn't pressure? What City other then NY would boo AROD as much as they have? Cory Patterson feeling the heat last year? So Renteria was impacted by the pressure but he's not anymore? What about Beltran going from KC to NY? There's no correlation there for performance.

They might not pick up the option, but considering their pitching situation I have a hard time believing they won't make any attempt to bring him back. Mussina seems to be the anti-Maddux. Two years running he's put up great first halves and then gone to crap after the All-Star break.

I think they would fall under traded rather than released.

It would be a shame if anyone but Pujols won the MVP this year.

Kasper would lose his job in a snap if he didn't do those things. He's done several chats and interviews that are much more revealing of his thought process.

If it were harder, then we'd probably see marked differences in performance when players go from one to the other.

That's the kicker with the "get a good, but not great starter" idea, it's likely to be a marginal improvement at best.

Which would make sense, because after September 1, there isn't really an active 25 man roster.

The thing that upsets me about the new clock rules is the inconsistency. If you punt the ball out of bounds, then the clock still starts up when the offense takes the field. Completely contrary to all other situations. I don't have a problem with it on returned punts/kickoffs/interceptions/fumble recoveries, or even fair catches. But when the ball goes out of bounds, the clock stops, it's a simple concept.

More walks than K's and a WHIP over 1.5 42 bb & 47 k's?? http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/welleto01.shtml I was looking at his numbers just as a Royal.

What makes Pierre's hot streak a sign of things to come and his stretch of terrible play the aberration? What makes what he's doing sustainable? It appears to me he's not doing anything differently, just a hot streak where he hits for a higher average. That's what happens to players like Pierre, their value is so tied to average that they are prone to extreme swings in either direction. Pierre has shown with his total performance through his career that he's going to be poor offensively on the whole.

More walks than K's and a WHIP over 1.5