CaliforniaRaisin
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I really like Gio Gonzalez, good job by Philly since everyone knew they were going to trade Thome.
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Hopefully this means they're wrong about the Pierre deal. Pinto may be our best pitching commodity in the minors, as he's got great stuff, isn't constantly injured (a la Guzman), and is relatively close to the bigs. To give him AND two other prospects up for an overpriced, potentially awful Juan Pierre coming off of a bad season for 1 year is absolutely ridiculous. It still depends on who they are. I'd hate to give Pinto up, because he is close and healthy, but I still rate Hill and Marshall higher from the left side. But if the Cubs give up a couple of players with no future, it's a decent deal, depending on Pierre getting back to 2004 numbers. A lot depends on who the hypothetical two other players are, but trading Pinto to the Marlins gives me heartburn. You aren't the only one, Serena. :|
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11/20 Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers
CaliforniaRaisin replied to Butterscup1679666578's topic in Other Sports
I'm definitely in the play-Rex-when-he's-100% camp and it's good news that Rex is uniform. At the very least, in a week or so, Jeff Blake won't be the backup. :) -
We call them the Fighting Trees. Of course I shouldn't talk, our mascot is based on being the younger sibling of Cal.
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If they consider Valdez a high-ceiling prospect, the team has some major issues.
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:cry: They've increased their payroll though. All is well when trying to emulate the Yankees. :pukel: Except for the whole winning thing. BTW, UK, are you as livid as I am about giving up draft picks on top of the millions and the guaranteed roster spots for middle relievers? I'm not as livid as you as they needed to address the pen, they'll improve the pen. But, overspent in both years and dollars per. I'll be livid if these signings impact their bigger weaknesses. But, losing draft picks always hurts more when your Latin program has gone down the drain and the Pacific Rim scouting was being run by someone looking for greener pastures with no one set-up to take his place. As I always ponder and it would be the 1st question I'd ever ask Hendry, who was the last high ceiling prospect to be signed out of the DR, Pacific Rim, or Venezuela and when was he signed? Wouldn't it be Pie? And at least the Yanks spend the dough in Latin America and the Pacific Rim.
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Marlins press conference (big changes coming for Marlins)
CaliforniaRaisin replied to E.J.'s topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Heh. Quentin is awesome. Yes, he played in 3 hitter's havens along the way to the big leagues (Lancaster, El Paso, Tucson), but he's still a very good hitter with great pitch selection. I wish he were a Cub.
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Hanley definitely is (well, was) the top Red Sox prospect and a top-20 MLB prospect. I was questioning the pitching prospect that the Fish got, thinking they could have done better, but definitely am not questioning the Fish acquiring Ramirez. I think Boston got the better of the trade, but not by much.
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Also, Dusty loves to have guys with specific roles and giving him a player like Eyre can fit that (better than Remlinger did, with his reverse splits). But rather than Howry, I'd prefer Romero or Betancourt via trade since the years and money given to Eyre was so high - I wouldn't want to go down that road with two players.
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No, it wouldn't happen. I'm shocked that Plaschke would say anything nice about UCLA, though.
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Given Eyre got an 8-page thread when he was close to signing and then a 30-pager when he did sign, I think your guess is a good one.
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I still think the Fish should have gotten more - say, Hanley and Lester.
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Wow, it's great to have you back posting, Tim. And like Eyre, I don't mind signing Howy, but not at 3 years or over at that sort of money. You could combine the money for Eyre and Howry and be more than halfway to Brian Giles or BJ Ryan. And let's not forget Howry's injury past.
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11/20 Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers
CaliforniaRaisin replied to Butterscup1679666578's topic in Other Sports
Man, I could watch that return all day. There are some of us who do. We should form a support group. I don't need support to watch Vasher return that FG all day long, I can do it on my own. -
GO DEVILS!!!
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Hottest Chick polls have been cancelled
CaliforniaRaisin replied to brinoch's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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I'm not sure about this anymore. The LA Times hasn't mentioned anything about this in a week and other publications are now saying the Pac-10 will go to the winner of UCLA-USC. :-k
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And 6 2-loss teams ahead of TCU!!! CRAZINESS!!! Seriously though, UCLA has played 1 decent team all year in Cal. They also got rolled by an absolutely horrible Arizona team. Barring a win over USC, I don't see their argument. Oregon has a pretty good argument with their win over Fresno looking more impressive after their showing against USC last week. But that loss to USC has gotta keep staring voters in the face. Fresno playing USC so close wasn't much help either. While it makes the win over Fresno look that much better, it also has to have voters questioning why Oregon couldn't hang with them after seeing the other 2 ranked teams USC played almost taking them the distance. Oregon did play a solid half against USC (they were leading at the half), better than any team besides Fresno State, Arizona State and ND.
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Welcome to the forum!!
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I love it when the Bulls beat the Lakers. Too bad I'm not in school anymore, because being around oodles of Laker fans is the best way to watch the Lakers lose. :)
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Kobe and Lamar Odom both miss 3s and the Bulls hold on. :)
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Sweetney makes 1 of 2. Kobe's shot is blocked by Sweetney/Deng and Duhon makes both his FTs. Bulls by 3 with 11 seconds to go, Lakers ball.
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The Bulls might as well play 4-on-5 on defense because Chris Duhon believes in giving up wide-open 3's.
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Apparently the Bulls don't believe they should guard Sasha. :x