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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    plz take it easy on us next week I'm completely freaked out about Peterson, not confident about our young DL.
  2. CaliforniaRaisin
    UCLA beat Rice 63-21. :) Drew Olson actually looked competent at QB and the Bruins gained 478 yards in just the first half.
  3. CaliforniaRaisin
    Mota has another year before free agency. Maybe they can take advantage of small market teams with arby eligible middle relievers. David Riske, come on down. I agree that is the way to go. BJ Ryan looks good but the Cubs recent track record with FA relievers (i.e.- Hawkins, Remlinger) makes me a little nervous about giving big bucks to another one. I think Ryan is far more talented than either of those two pitches. Plus, BJ has succeeded in the closer role (something LaTroy never really did) and he's not an old free agent like Remlinger (he's entering his prime). I have no problem going for a Riske-type player and bring back Ryan Dempster as closer, but I have no qualms with going after BJ Ryan. Just say no to Billy Wagner.
  4. CaliforniaRaisin
    No, San Jose State. They did. They're not much of a threat though. Well, they'll be ranked next week when UCLA rolls into Norman. Ugh, I wish you guys were coming to Norman. The game is in the Rowl Bowl. WE ARE BAD. Our O-line is bad, our qb's are bad or inexperienced, and our WR's are bad or inexperienced. I blame this on our terrible 2003 recruiting class, I think half of the class have quit. It's looking really, really bad. Ahh, a home game. That's good. :) I should try to get tix, make use of my alumni benefits.
  5. CaliforniaRaisin
    Poor Ronny. :(
  6. CaliforniaRaisin
    Dangit, Tate's on my fantasy team and he's my best QB. Gah.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    Season (yeah, I'm probably overreacting). It's not something the team would do, but he's (maybe or is it just Dusty who thinks that?) got the leg injury too. His arm has just not bounced back from the career-high IP and all those pitches thrown in 2003. Gah, I hope Ronny isn't too hurt.
  8. CaliforniaRaisin
    At this point, just shut down Prior. Geez.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    They did. They're not much of a threat though. Well, they'll be ranked next week when UCLA rolls into Norman.
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    Did Oklahoma hold on and win?
  11. CaliforniaRaisin
    Thanks. Dude, where's Pujols, Rivera, and Halladay? I felt with those four, that would be all we would need. BJ Ryan or Mariano Rivera would be a nice addition to the pen, though.
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    Haha, Corey leading off? Dusty should bat Lee 8th or something. Does Dusty know Walker can lead off?
  13. CaliforniaRaisin
    Whhhaaaatttt???? But Vance, I thought you were against Carpenter? Uh, I mean, he is a Cardinal..... :wink: I know you're teasing, but I've always said I hate the Astros and Cardinals equally. Don't worry. Once Hendry gets us Johan next year, he'll win the Cy over any Card or Astro.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    Wasn't he a FA after 2003?? Don't think they gave him an extension. Weren't the Mets really after him?? Yeah, I forgot. According to the ESPN article, the Mets were hard after him, and we were after him too. It says he took less money to stay in Florida. Yeah, that's right. It seemed like he didn't want to leave the Marlins, Hendry sure was interested and made a good offer, if I remember correctly.
  15. CaliforniaRaisin
    I thougt Williams was going to be in the rotation regardless...Prior, Wood, Z, Maddux and Williams. I didn't think Williams' position was contingent on what Maddux does. If no free agents are brought in and Maddux, Prior, Wood and Zambrano are already in the rotation, I hope Williams competes with Guzman, Hill, Mitre and maybe some darkhorse young pitcher for the 5th spot (such as Marshall, Nolasco or Pinto).
  16. CaliforniaRaisin
    I cannot believe this thread is 35 premium pages long. I mean, we're talking about Carpenter vs. Clemens, not Carpenter vs. Zambrano or Prior. I don't know if I should be impressed or shocked with you guys. 35 pages! :shock:
  17. CaliforniaRaisin
    According to Gameday, you are right: Hairston Neifi Lee Burnitz Nomar Walker Barrett Patterson Williams I want to choke the toothpick out of Dusty's mouth and shove it up his ass. And I'm not joking in the least bit. That's not appropriate, threats like that are not torelated at NSBB. You might want to check out the Game Threads Etiquette thread that is stickied at the top of this forum if you need a refresher on the rules in this forum.
  18. CaliforniaRaisin
    Crap!
  19. CaliforniaRaisin
    Did the Cubs play Detroit twice? I know the Tigers were at Wrigley in early June of 2000. I was there to see Aguilera pick up his 300th career save. Aguilera's 300th save? Oh how I envy you! Hopefully we'll get a Johan Santana - Carlos Zambrano game for a battle of the Venezuelan superstars.
  20. CaliforniaRaisin
    Woohoo! So do the Jaxx host the winner of Jacksonville/Birmingham?
  21. CaliforniaRaisin
    Isn't there a better than average chance that he'll get fired? I thought I read that in the Lou Piniella threads that both he and LaMar were gone at the end of the season. Might be wishful thinking. Given that the D-Rays plan on keeping Upton and Young down in AAA to start next season as not to start their option clocks, I wouldn't be surprised if their management decides to keep LaMar. They're a penny-pinching organization and everyone knows it. I wouldn't be surprised if LaMar's demands for Huff & Baez were applauded by the front office... And heck, replacing him could be dangerous for other teams in baseball looking to acquire various players from the D-Rays. They could end up with some one even worse than LaMar, who could ask for Prior AND Zambrano in exchange for Huff and Baez. Or, worse, they might actually find some one competent and shrewd enough to rip other teams off without them knowing it until a few years down the line. Actually, there's a good chance LaMar might be gone based on something I read in BA, as long as there are changes in upper management this coming offseason. Keeping Upton and Young down would be a decision that the whole organization seems to like. Link to the BA comments: http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/columnists/askba05aug.html
  22. CaliforniaRaisin
    Yay, EPatt.
  23. CaliforniaRaisin
    0.45 ERA isn't too bad.
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    Not too shabby a game for Brandon.
  25. CaliforniaRaisin
    Sounds like Brandon just absolutely murdered that one!
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