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  1. soccer10k
    So the Cards dump Ponson but pick up Weaver. Kinda seems like a wash to me. The only difference is Ponson is fat.
  2. soccer10k
    Yes they shall. They have my vote for the first round.
  3. soccer10k
    That makes 3 #14 seeds I have voted for so far.
  4. soccer10k
    I like both, but I like Rage more. Rage it is.
  5. soccer10k
    Agreed. My vote goes to CCR.
  6. soccer10k
    That would have been among the all-time saddest things to happen to Cleveland sports if LeBron had left. They might has well just gotten rid of the team completely if LeBron left. No use playing anymore if something like that would have happened. Imagine if Jordan would have left the Bulls in the late 80's? I'm glad for Cleveland that he stayed.
  7. soccer10k
    Watching ESPN Classic this morning reminded me of another team that has a shot at the National Championship game: West Virginia. Their only loss last year was to Virginia Tech and they more than held their own against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl. They return Pat White (QB) and Steve Slaton (RB) as well as their top 2 WR's. They had a fairly young team last year. And they play in the Big East. Not saying they will, but I figured I would throw them out there since nobody has mentioned them yet.
  8. soccer10k
    Weather? :sunny: Weather, whatever. Sunny if we win. KC won 11 out of 16. Another reason for hope. That's not a sign for hope. What good is 11/16 when you are still just 30-54? It's just a sign that any crap team can have short bursts of decent results, but they are still very likely to remain a crap team when all is said and done. I don't believe we have a crap team. What else can you call the 28th best team out of 30 in baseball, a team that has a much worse W-L percentage than a team with about an eighth of our payroll (Florida) and, if switched divisions with KC, would no doubt be 30th? Cubs are now only half a game away from the Royals. Still 3 away from Pittsburgh though.
  9. soccer10k
    The Cubs have given up the eighth most runs in the NL (which puts us right in the middle of the pack), tenth most in the ML. The Cubs are also DEAD LAST in runs scored in the ML by 31 runs (35 in just the NL). While both are a problem, we need a bat more than pitching. The pitching staff hasn't been horrible considering that 33 of the 86 starts have been made by players will little to no experience. Factor in the 8 combined by Prior and Wood and 8 more by Gopher Ball this isn't too bad. Marshall will have a full year under his belt next year. Marmol is getting starts as well and will be more experienced. Hopefully Guzman and Hill can get a few more starts so we can see if they can be relied upon next year as well. Prior has been looking better even though his record doesn't reflect this. The offense on the other hand has been downright pathetic. That's all there really is to say about it.
  10. soccer10k
    Marmol has 2 quality starts out of 5 overall starts. That's the fourth most quality starts on the team this year behind, not surprisingly, Z (13), Marshall (8), and Maddux (7). But those three have all made more starts than Marmol this year. I don't think Marmol has thrown too many pitches either. I think he should stay as long as he doesn't start to get routinely hit like Hill and Guzman did, neither of whom made a quality start this year at the ML level.
  11. soccer10k
    Wow. Didn't realize we were that close to the Royals. Just checked the schedule and the Royals have won 4 in a row.
  12. soccer10k
    You don't know what you've got unless you play them at the major league level. There is no better time to do this than during a lost season.
  13. soccer10k
    Yeah, it's amazing that the Cubs finally didn't get completely shut down by a rookie. I was counting on that to happen. Capuano shut us out (which I expected) but I needed the rookie to shut us down (since it usually happens) and I figured Saturday (Dave Bush) and Sunday (Doug Davis) would be anyone's guess. We'll see how it plays out.
  14. soccer10k
    By extrapolation Payton would have ended up with around 17200 yards. Doing the same thing for Jim Brown - 12 game schedule for his first 4 years and 14 game schedule for his last 5 - gives him around 15000 yards. As long as we are bringing up 14 game seasons, FYI O.J. theoretically would have ended up with almost 2300 yards in 1973. Just thought I would throw that one out there.
  15. soccer10k
    Actually the low is 138 on June 23 with Cubs (Marmol) vs Twins (Santana)
  16. soccer10k
    CUBS WIN!!!
  17. soccer10k
    You get Insider if you subscribe to ESPN the magazine? Yep, you get Insider access if you subscribe. You also get a subscription if you pay for Insider access. The NBA draft and Hollinger info alone make it worthwhile for me. But I enjoy the NFL draft coverage and the more sabermetrically inclined baseball columnists too. Sweet. Thanks for the info. I'm going to sign up right now. Thank you ESPN the Magazine subscription.
  18. soccer10k
    No posts for 16 minutes. This thread is hopping tonight.
  19. soccer10k
    What difference would putting ARam third in the order make? None. ARam proved while Lee was out that his is incapable of carrying a team and needs another big bat in the lineup with him. The Cubs have batted Barrett behind Ramirez this year and that didn't help at all. He needs a healthy Lee in the lineup.
  20. soccer10k
    Is he ever going to get back to being close to what he once was? This isn't going to hurt the Dodgers much because Gagne has only pitched 15.1 innings in 2005 and 2006 combined so they are used to not having him.
  21. soccer10k
    But Dusty was on deck when Aaron hit #715. That has to mean something doesn't it? What...it doesn't? :shock:
  22. soccer10k
    Agreed. Tinkering with a lineup is a necessity to give players the occasional day off. You also have to deal with injuries as well as slumps and hot streaks. Like you said, it's not a bad thing if done correctly. I don't agree that tinkering is good. I think adjusting is. Tinkering suggests you're just randomly testing guys in different spots. I don't like the idea of trying a kid in the 8 hole, then leadoff, then 6th, etc. It's one thing if you are flip flopping your 3 and 4 hitter for some valid reason. And it's great to platoon guys with obvious L/R splits. But just throwing out different combinations isn't likely to create a positive atmosphere. I suppose if you say tinker or adjusting that just may be semantics. I'm not talking a bout flipping Lee from 3 to 4 every so often but "adjusting" the lineup on days off and injuries. Agreed on the semantics part. I was referring to making adjustments to lineups for platoons/injuries/pitching matchups.
  23. soccer10k
    6 walks for the Cubs today. Where are the real Cubs?
  24. soccer10k
    Was that?...It couldn't be...IT WAS!! An RBI by Juan Pierre!!
  25. soccer10k
    Making fun of the fat drunk isn't nearly as fun when the season is already over. Wasn't Weaver part of the Tiger team that was accused of sexually inappropriate behavior with flight attendants on their team charter? They were drunk and sexually harassing the female flight attendants. If I recall correctly Weaver was one of the main culprits. I don't know for sure the outcome of that situation, but Weaver and Ponson on the team plane could be interesting. I heard it was Weaver smoking pot in the restroom but not sexually harassing the attendants. I'm pretty sure the pot part is correct but not sure about the rest. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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