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  1. David
    Punching Judy?
  2. David
    Count me as yay on Jeff Joniak and nay on Windy City Flyer.
  3. David
    Couldn't agree more.
  4. David
    Exactly. How much of Dempster's suckage occurred because he didn't see enough work to close games to begin with? Same deal with Eddie Guardado when he was with the Mariners. I think Ryan Dempster's suckage had a lot more to do with Ryan Dempster sucking than with his lack of consistent work. Dempster doesn't suck. He's not very good, but he doesn't suck. He's OK. He's actually a decent option at closer, because closer is not necessarily where you want your best reliever. I agree about the last point. Still, in my book, a 1.46 WHIP over the last 3 years (.340 OBP against) and a 1.55 WHIP (.360 OBP against) for his career is pretty close to qualifying as sucking. He walks far too many hitters. But, I mean, why argue over terminology? Whether he's "not very good" or "sucks," I dont' want him.
  5. David
    Dempster blew 2 saves in '05 and the Cubs won both those games. Obviously, he meant '04.
  6. David
    Exactly. How much of Dempster's suckage occurred because he didn't see enough work to close games to begin with? Same deal with Eddie Guardado when he was with the Mariners. I think Ryan Dempster's suckage had a lot more to do with Ryan Dempster sucking than with his lack of consistent work.
  7. David
    Dempster becomes available when Wood shows he is healthy enough to pitch the ninth inning. I don't think you need that qualifier. I'd even rather have Eyre or Howry close than Dempster. Doesn't necessarily HAVE to be Wood.
  8. David
    On the 17th? Wouldn't you have a family thing going on for the following game (Lions, I think)? Or are you celebrating early?
  9. David
    Excellent article. There's no doubt that the other playoff-caliber teams in the league will destroy the Bears if he repeats his performance against one of them, but he's also the type who can get hot and compensate for a lagging defense should it be called for. I'm nowhere near as optimistic now of the Bears winning it all as I was after 5 or 7 weeks, but I still wouldn't be surprised to see it. The thing about this article that surprised me the most was the mention of Hester as a possible rookie of the year. Would a huge year of special teams be enough to snag it from some of the others? Hopefully he pads his season with another return or two, and then shows up on offense in the remaining three tune-up games. With Grossman's propensity to go deep, teams would have to respect the deep threat with Hester lining up, so if nothing else, checking down would be a gift first down, and once in a while take a shot for shots and giggles. I'm thinking Hester might be more useful on screens and reverses than actually going deep. If anything, Berrian and Bradley stretch the field out and we go to Hester on that checkdown for who knows how many yards. Agree with everything else.
  10. David
    only problem I have with that article is he doesn't lump in Fox, especially Joe Buck, for being the original and most persistant windbags in this whole affair. So true. Buck was doing the same with Eli on Sunday. All he ever does is harp on the same thing over and over and over over the course of a telecast.
  11. David
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/em_swift/12/12/bears/ Good piece on Grossman and the Bears in SI. I couldn't have put it any better myself.
  12. David
    He's got a finger up on the competition. Nice. Alfonseca? ... Thanks for nubbin. Nice twice.
  13. David
    Dare I say it? Perhaps Tafoya was the... Oh nevermind. I'll say it. Slump-buster!
  14. David
    Well, we're not exactly stealing one this time. This is just a good ol' fashioned blowout.
  15. David
    Maybe Griese will see the field today, after all. In mopup.
  16. David
    So... I'll say it... Is Rexy bringin Sexy back?
  17. David
    It isn't often that you talk about the play of a corner? WHAT?!!?
  18. David
    Never. He still sucks.
  19. David
    TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  20. David
    I love me some Cedric.
  21. David
    God. Jim Belushi. Please shut up.
  22. David
    Well, they ARE 3 Pro Bowlers (out of 11 guys)... and they ARE being replaced by Boone, Harris, and Hester (respectively), among others.
  23. David
    DEVIN!
  24. David
    Tillman just doesn't want to get a loaf on that one.
  25. David
    Because of one drive (really one play) which hasn't even resulted in a score yet?
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