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  1. soccer10k
    Same here.
  2. soccer10k
    And that's why I don't bother going to cubs.com for information anymore.
  3. soccer10k
    30 days I believe soccer. When is the offering arbitration deadline? Or has that passed? I don't see him signing before then. and we're what 5-6(?) days into that, BoSox gotta have the deal done b4 x-mas(re3ally earlier, but i dont know the exact dates), i can see him waiting that long Either way, who is our GM and what did he do with Jim Hendry.
  4. soccer10k
    Yup.
  5. soccer10k
    Why? he's not a FA, the red sox have him over a barrel. that situation is too disconnected to make a big impact, I'd think why would a FA sign a deal when there is someone out there that plays the same position and is on a deadline to get a deal done? obviously we cant look at what Mats signs for and equate it to what the market will bear, but it will give a general ballpark range. adding Mats posting price to the total deal he recieves and dividing by years is where i'd expect the bidding to begin for my services, if i were Schmidt. yes the sox have him over a barrel, but when you consider that they have already commited 50+ million to sign him, the Sox are going to be paying alot/year to retain his services. as an established front line starter, Schmidt would be a fool to take less...i dont see him signing anywhere till the other deal(Sox/Mats) is done The difference is Matsuzaka doesn't have much leverage. The Red Sox don't have to worry about him going anywhere but back to Japan. They're not bidding against any other team. It's likely that multiple teams are interested in Schmidt so he can use that as leverage. Plus don't the Sox have 40 days to negotiate with Matsuzaka? Schmidt isn't going to wait that long before signing.
  6. soccer10k
    Hopefully get a solid #2 starting pitcher.
  7. soccer10k
    Thanks for the reminder about the Champions League. For those interested: Manchester United v Celtic on Tuesday, 11:30 AM PT on ESPN 2 Nothing on Wednesday.
  8. soccer10k
    Wow. 5 years, $45M. HAHAHA. Have fun in LA.
  9. soccer10k
    If USC wins out they are more deserving than UM of playing in the National Title game.
  10. soccer10k
    the only reason that doesn't bother me yet is that it's sullivan saying it. bruce would be another thing. Which part are you talking about - Soriano in right or Cliff Floyd? Bruce has reported that Soriano could be playing RF. i know bruce was the first to report the right field thing... was speaking more about the floyd talk. that would be terrible. Ok, just wasn't sure what you were referring to. And yes, Floyd coming to Wrigley would be a nightmare.
  11. soccer10k
    USC didn't win a national championship with Palmer. They went to a BCS bowl but lost 2 games that year. I think USC from each of the past two years were better, especially the 2004 version because the defense was better. Go ahead and make the argument that 2005 USC didn't even win the title but they were beat by one of the most dominant college players ever. 2005 Texas would give OSU a very good game as well. I would definitely say 2002 Miami was better as well.
  12. soccer10k
    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. Agreed without question.
  13. soccer10k
    the only reason that doesn't bother me yet is that it's sullivan saying it. bruce would be another thing. Which part are you talking about - Soriano in right or Cliff Floyd? Bruce has reported that Soriano could be playing RF.
  14. soccer10k
    Gonna have to break up the love fest in here. ETA: I noticed that was post 7000 for myself and it was just as pointless as I wanted it to be.
  15. soccer10k
    Should be a beatdown in San Diego. With Arizona's win this weekend, the Raiders are now tied for the worst record in the league again.
  16. soccer10k
    Strong contenders we are not... yet. More pitchers needed there are. http://swg.stratics.com/content/lore/personas/images/yoda.gif The truth Master Yoda speaks. We don't need to waste money on CLee. Jacque will put up solid production for a #6 hitter in CF and Murton will hopefully improve in LF. We don't need any mroe hitting especially at the price Lee will cost.
  17. soccer10k
    hahahahahaha Yeah Brian, get the hell out of here you troll :) I agree. Ban him immediately.
  18. soccer10k
    Further, wasn't there some suspicion years ago that Soriano's age was mitigated by Dominican math? Yes there was, his age went from 24 to 26 a few years back if I remember correctly. Furcal had that same problem.
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    nowhere near to the extent they can go crazy on the Big East teams. the comparison is UConn and South Florida and Syracuse v. MSU, MN, and NW. Syracuse beat Illinois and UConn beat Indiana what's your point again? Illini actually beat Cuse the year before. Cuse and UConn being two mid-range Big East clubs beating the 2 dregs of the Big 10 means nothing in a one game deal. Beat MN & MSU (two mid-range Big 10 teams) after having gone through a Big 10 schedule like they do, and you might have something. Until then, it's still meaningless and the Big East isn't the conference the Big 10 is. Sorry but Syracuse and Illinois didn't play last year. Cuse and UConn are in last place in the Big East. Yeah OK, the entire country realizes the Big East isn't on the level of the big 3 conferences. You don't have to believe it if you don't want to, that's fine. But you're wrong. Big East might have some nice schools and might be putting out some decent kids, but overall it's not the same level of football over the course of a season. Maybe it will be someday, but it isn't right now. The entire country also thinks that wins are an excellent metric for evaluating pitchers but does that make them right also?
  20. soccer10k
    Looks like USC & Florida have a shot if they both win. Interesting that Arkansas looks to have no shot no matter what, but Florida does. Not sure about ND........if they beat SC, it would be very close. WV/Lou not possible. ND has no shot because they lost to Michigan. The polls would put Michigan ahead of ND for that reason. And Michigan's computer ranking is and will be higer. I think Arkansas has an outside shot because their computer ranking is killing them and with wins over LSU and Florida that will only improve. That, of course, hinges upon ND beating USC.
  21. soccer10k
    With a win over ND, USC will jump Michigan. They've already done so in the two polls (Harris and Coaches) and a win over ND would not only increase USC's computer ranking but make Michigan's worse.
  22. soccer10k
    I know people here (including me) generally put more faith in you than in other news writers, but other articles I've seen say that Soriano will play CF. Of course, they could just be guessing. How sure are you that RF is the plan for Soriano? Very sure. Interesting to say the least.
  23. soccer10k
    you just blew my mind Izturis + Pie for Manny? Then you have 4 outfielders in Jones, Manny, Soriano, Murton.
  24. soccer10k
    New BCS Standings
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    New BCS Standings
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