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Surprised there's no talk of the Wiz/Cavs game last night. LeBron is still a drama queen and DeShawn Stevenson is still a maniac. I'd like to see that go 7. The Celtics/Hawks game was predictable. It would be cool to see the Hawks take them to 7, but they'll get killed if they get there.
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Why is there no radio? I hate WCIU. Well there is radio but in Iowa City they're broadcasting the Iowa vs. UNI baseball game on our Cubs radio affiliate. Im not listening, are we winning? Yeah they were up 6-0 when I checked for the Cubs game. UNI has a pretty solid team this year too, tied for first in the MVC. The Hawks beat them this past weekend also.
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Why is there no radio? I hate WCIU. Well there is radio but in Iowa City they're broadcasting the Iowa vs. UNI baseball game on our Cubs radio affiliate.
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Can anyone explain to me why tonight's WCIU game is blacked out on ESPN when last week's WCIU game vs. the Mets wasn't blacked out on ESPN? This blows.
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4/29 Brewers (Sheets) @ Cubs (Marquis) 7:05 CSN
hawkeyecub replied to Flames24Rulz's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Just heard on the score that Pie will be playing CF, batting 8th tonight. They didn't read the rest of the lineup. -
Overpayment by the Vikes, but not a dreadful deal. Excellent move by the Chiefs. Yeah but I guess the way I spin it is we were likely going to go DE with #17 if this deal hadn't gone through. The 3rd round pick from the Broncos was gravy for sliding down a few spots last year in the 4th round and getting the guy we wanted. It was a steal. Would I trade Phillip Merling and two 3rd's to acquire an elite DE in his prime and lock him up for 6 years? Yep. Our d-line could be really scary next year and we have both Allen and K. Williams in their prime years. Ray Edwards is really coming along and Robison had a very good rookie season. They'll just need to find/groom a replacement for Pat Williams in the next two years.
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The Vikings acquired Jarred Allen from the Chiefs in exchange for the 17th pick and two 3rd's. Steep price to pay but you're acquiring a top 5 DE, maybe top 3. With our pass defense woes (especially pass rush) I think it had to be done. 15.5 sacks in 14 games last year, 43 in his 4 years in the league. Still in his prime. Add him to the Williams wall with an emerging Ray Edwards/Brian Robison at the other spot and you have an elite defensive line. Madieu Williams at safety is also an upgrade on Dwight Smith. With the Favre retirement and our offseason, I think the Vikes are the favorite in the North next year. Hopefully they have some language in the contract that protects us in event of another legal problem. By all accounts he's been sober for 18 months.
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Official "My God, can he keep it going?!?" Theriot BandWGN
hawkeyecub replied to Sammy Sofa's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Well of the 6 guys with the most AB's thus far Theriot has the lowest OPS at .893 so how good as he really been? Really though I'm just loving everything the offense has shown thus far and don't want to worry about them all coming back to earth until they actually do. Through 18 games those 6 guys have all drawn at least 8 walks. The approach of nearly this entire lineup has been so refreshing. I'm not sure if Cedeno has had a better stretch of 20 major league AB's in his career all things considered. -
Does anyone know the blackout situation for this game? I'm hoping that because it's on WCIU we'll get the ESPN telecast but they always seem to be blacked out.
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This stinks, I really don't see the Suns winning this game now.
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The stupid Spurs are sending this game to overtime after the Suns dominated the game. Terrible last two possessions for the Suns.
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Agreed. I also would contest the idea that almost all of the idiots are in the bleachers. The vast majority are, but the percentage of idiots in other areas are higher at Wrigley than other parks I've been to. This was confirmed by my experiences this week. I'm not the kind of guy who has to be completely serious at the game and can't stand any drinking. I usually hit the bar for an hour, hour and a half before the game and have a few beers during the game. There are just so many absolute morons at Wrigley that I really don't get as much enjoyment out of it as when I watch them on the road. It seems like it's really increased since about August '03.
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Has anyone else started to soften up to the DH?
hawkeyecub replied to inari's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Agreed. But when the more talented player is very overrated because of his poor OBP and need to bat in a non-optimal lineup spot, the downgrade doesn't have to be significant or noticeable. Regardless of OBP, Soriano is still definitively a better offensive player. He's also better defensively and has more speed. Lineup order doesn't offset the fact that you have an inferior player in that lineup everyday. Stupid Marmol.
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Dang maybe stayed with him a bit too long, although he could have had the K that AB. Good outing Demp.
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It's easy to assert things. It's harder to prove them. Soriano's OPS+ over the past three years (05,06,07): 109, 135, 123 Murton's OPS+ over the past three years (05,06,07): 132, 104, 100 So a difference of 10 points a year on average in a stat that ignores Murton's strength over Soriano (OBP) and overvalues one of Soriano's strengths (SLG)? ten points per year? the 132 from murton is blown way out of proportion because it was in like 58 games. In the other two years Soriano beats him by 31 and 23 points respectively. And since when did OPS+ ignore OBP? That also ignores that for many of those AB's he was in a platoon role which is more favorable. If I'm being simplistic, it's because this is very simple and that's all this requires. Soriano is a much better player and it doesn't help the team to downgrade talent everyday.
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It's easy to assert things. It's harder to prove them. In this case it is easy to assert and prove. Then why haven't you even tried to do it yet? Again, what's wrong with what I posted: Soriano gives you 50 points of slugging and better defense. He also brings you 30 points less OBP and the perceived need to bat in a lineup spot he doesn't belong in. I await your response. You really think Matt Murton and Soriano are equivalent players? Wow Soriano is better offensively, better defensively and has more speed. Any lineup order improvement is offset by having an inferior player in the lineup.
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It's easy to assert things. It's harder to prove them. No it really isn't hard at all to prove that Soriano is a better player than Murton. For all of Alfonso's flaws and Murton's strengths there isn't much of a comparison. The only argument that can be made is financial and that has no bearing right now.
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No I don't think there's that much of a difference. Cons: -50 points in SLG -outfield defense Plus: -able to construct a more sensible lineup - 30 points of OBP Matt Murton simply isn't a better player than Alfonso Soriano by any stretch of the imagination. That's really all there is to it.
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Come on now.
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He shouldn't be trying to catch up to fastballs above his head anyway Obviously, but he was late on a 90 mph fastball that was over the heart.
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Felix is late on fastballs again.
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College Basketball Coaching changes/hiring's
hawkeyecub replied to CuseCubFan69's topic in Other Sports
I'm not a big Drake fan but I don't agree with that. They won't win the MVC but they could finish near the top. They basically have a 9-10 man rotation and they lose 3 seniors. Obviously Houston and Emenecker really hurt, but Korver had a terrible year and was a liability at times because he was a chucker who just didn't hit shots this year. They return their most talented player and leading scorer in Young and the only big man they had in Cox who was very efficient and underrated. I believe they also have a 6 man recruiting class coming in. Keno lands in a pretty nice situation with the contract at Providence and they return most everyone from a decent Big East team. Drake probably won't shell out much money (I've read $300K) but with the roster they have they'll be able to do better than Drake traditionally would. Steve Forbes, assistant at Tennessee has been mentioned.
