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Crosby will never score 50 goals so we don't have to worry about that do we? so acting like a douche is acceptable if you score 50 goals but not if you lead the league in points got it

you don't? most nhl players aren't cocky showboats so that's why you don't see it ub hockey, and that's a great part of the nhl. you know if crosby did it you'd be trashing him like crazy

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

you also like sean avery

I'm not saying it's new... just that it's obnoxious. That's Ovechkin though

so he just chooses not to?

batista with the catchchhhhhhh

You know, I like Ovie. I really do. But his T.O.-like celebration with his stick when he scored his 50th was a little over the top. I know that's not really him and he thinks this is "being marketable," but I think it's likely to turn off a lot of hockey fans. And if he does that around the wrong guy, he just might get pummeled. I wish I could like Ovechkin but he makes it impossible. Dude is so obnoxious. I'd rather watch a crybaby than a douchebag. The 50th goal celebration was an embarrassment. Get that garbage out of here, this isn't the NFL.

The tourney has been really boring so far

Benching him is giving up on him. It's possible but I think Lee would have to struggle really really badly for several months before Lou considered that.

I knew it wouldn't be long untill someone played the "small sample size" card. The numbers are still real, and he continues to impress with every opportunity he gets. Just like it was real when Murton put up a .907 OPS in his first 140 ABs. Or when Cedeno hit .300 in his first 80 ABs Yes, those were real. The problem is that he couldn't keep up those numbers consistantly. We gave him a shot and he didnt perform. If we give Hoff a shot and he doesn't performe, fine. If we give him a shot and he keeps up huge numbers, we have a great situation. An .832 minor career minor league OPS is impressive for a 28 year old 1B? Not overly. More impressive is what he has done over the past 1 1/2 - 2 years. Why does it matter how old he is? Are we not going to play him because he didn't peak at the typical year for a minor league prospect? Who is assuming that? Literally nobody. All he he to do is hit like he did in 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, or 07 Nice. Did you look up his stats and just stat typing years without thinking? I agree we just need him to be 00, 02, 03 Dlee, but the fact that he is batting # 3 in our lineup tells me some (coaching) think he can come close to those #'s Huh? I included 05 because that's just one of the multiple seasons he could match from his career and be fine. I never said he had to produce like all of those years. I think it's pretty obvious what I meant. And what's this "00, 02, 03" stuff? What about 2007 when he had the second best season of is career? Really Lee has had ONE down year over the last several years, which was in 2008. You don't give up on a guy immediately because of one bad year.

there are two options a) intuitively realize 900 MLE ops the last 2 seasons (as well as 900 in 73 mlb AB or whatever) shows him as a really good bet to be productive with the bat b) lazily bring up some meaningless dumb-ass career figure that equally incorporates his pitiful 660 OPS seasons from 4+ years ago before he clearly figured things out. hey guys i don't think much of this Geovany Soto, a .784 career OPS in the minors isn't really doing it for me and true to form, which route does dexter go? Wait a second. Who was the one who brought up the career .832 OPS? Was it me? Seriously, why don't you go back and check. No, it wasn't. Yes, Hoffpauir has raked at AAA in the last 2 seasons. Did he say that? No. He brought up his career minor league OPS (which isn't good) and that's what I replied to. So if by "true to form" you mean "replying to something that somebody said", then yes.

I knew it wouldn't be long untill someone played the "small sample size" card. The numbers are still real, and he continues to impress with every opportunity he gets. Just like it was real when Murton put up a .907 OPS in his first 140 ABs. Or when Cedeno hit .300 in his first 80 ABs An .832 minor career minor league OPS is impressive for a 28 year old 1B? Who is assuming that? Literally nobody. All he he to do is hit like he did in 00, 02, 03, 04, 05, or 07

I like the "Hoff has a career .900+ OPS" in 73 abs and only because of 1 game

well if we don't acquire another SP he'll probably get starts, but yeah.... especially after he was told to be prepared to start when he was traded. i thought for sure he was gonna be the 5th starter

Didn't see this posted anywhere. http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090319&content_id=4034096&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc Good. I like it just because I wanted Heilman in the pen. If he pitches like he did from 05-07 then the pen should be better than last year's, despite losing Wood. So at least we've seemingly upgraded in one area this offseason.

They're on a 3 game win streak now and have beaten teams like New Orleans, Houston, Orlando, Cleveland, Boston, Utah twice, Phoenix twice, Philadelphia, etc okay now list all the awful teams they've lost to i agree with the other guy. this thread is bi-polar as hell. everytime the bulls go on a mini win streak suddenly they've got "some exciting pieces" and "things are coming together". then they blow a game to a bottom feeder and go back to sucking and everyone admits that really this team is a mess.

exactly 2 game winning streak and suddenly this mess of a team is fun

I am beginning to think that Salmons is exciting. Noah is exciting. He excites my anger whenever he touches the ball and shoots with two hands. Tyrus is exciting when he's not handling the basketball. Ben Gordon has one of the prettiest jumpshots in the NBA. The only thing wrong about the Bulls is Luol Deng. and the coach and all the others players

a) derosa is dreamy (yeah i said it) but he takes HORRIBLE player profile pictures every single year. he needs to work on that b) wood looks really sad

misleading thread title

What game(s) is Gus Johnson doing today?

anybody know where to see the full high res versions like last year?

dont lie I've been watching the Bulls over the Hawks all season if they're both playing at the same time. The Bulls are in just about every game this season and I'm having a good time following Rose's progress. all that means is that you likebasketball more than hockey so a horrible team with a horrible coach is more exciting than a team that was high scoring, fast, young, exciting, and 3rd best in the conference for most of the season? you're just mad because the hawks are tanking. you know that they've been more fun to watch than the bulls this season. The Bulls aren't a horrible team and have one of the most exciting young players in the game. I have a lot of fun watching them too. The fact that they're frustrating and inconsistent doesn't make them horrible. They have a nice, deep and versatile roster right now and I wouldn't be surprised to see them make some noise in the playoffs (not win, but put up a fight, much like the 05-06 team did to Miami). Whether or not they're more fun to watch than the Hawks is a pointless argument not even worth getting into because you're not comparing apples to apples. There's no way to adjust for how much one likes one sport over the other. I've tried to build up an interest in hockey this season and have been mildly (to use the term generously) successful. I'd much rather watch the 2000-2001 Bulls than the 91-92 Blackhawks. I'm not sure what I'm trying to illustrate there other than the fact that it's pointless to make comparisons across sports like that. /rant Obviously we're getting into semantics with the "horrible"stuff, but the point is that when you're fighting for the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, you're pretty damn crappy. Derrick Rose is the ONLY thing exciting about this team. Getting excited about anything else really seems like looking through rose colered glasses to me, and that includes Tyrus. Bill Simmons has said it best multiple times: "Derrick Rose is like a $500,000 Maybach parked in the driveway of a $200,000 house in the middle of nowhere." Yeah obviously you can get more excited about which sport you like most. The point is that all the Bulls have given this season is Rose and a chance at making the playoffs as an 8 seed and getting dominated in the first round. Meanwhile, the Hawks have been a top team in the Western Conference for most of the season and actually have a chance to make noise in the playoffs. The Bulls are a joke. The Hawks aren't. And this is coming from a person who grew up being obsessed with the Cubs and Bulls, not the Blackhawks.

What more does he need to build on? Theriot is cheap and gives you above average offensive production at SS. . Defense. Theriot might give you slightly above average offense for the shortstop position, but well below average defense.