vance_the_cubs_fan

My latest is now up. Link.

Furthermore, it's not like the vote is representative anyway. They claim 449 votes. Monroe has a population near 75K. That doesn't include surrounding areas. The votes for the Cubs may not have been from Cub fans, but they were from Monroe residents who had no problem voting for the Cubs. I took advantage of the large segment of the population who are apathetic to whom the News-Star covers and convinced them to vote my way. They knew what they were doing. Either way, the votes weren't properly counted. That's just wrong. If you leave a vote wide open, be prepared to accept the consequences.

Not much else. I made my post on their site. If I ever meet Nick, I may say something to him personally. I'm sure I'll run into him at some point. My guess is there won't be a vote next year.

Oh I agree they didn't ever intend for it to go the way it went; though I don't think it was ever intended for kids to vote. In fact, last year they made a mention of my nephew's hand-written letter being from the "youngest voter." I know what their intentions were, though. The sports editor and chief writer are Astros fans. Geographically, we are closer to the Rangers. They wanted a reason to cover the Astros more indepth than other teams and started this vote three years ago. In the first year, the Astros won in a landslide. I didn't vote at all that year as I was busy with a new child and didn't learn of the vote at all until the last minute. Last year, I decided to seek help and the Cubs made a race of it. After seeing what happened this year, I'm not certain if we didn't win it last year. So, what started out for them as an excuse to shift coverage to a team they (meaning the writers) would prefer to cover they created a contest. They never envisioned someone like me would attempt to make them write about a team they don't care for and that's 900 miles away. However, if they didn't like the possibility, they shouldn't have put it to a vote.

There was nothing fake about the letters. They were signed by real people who put real addresses on them. The emails may have been one thing, but these letters were signed by real people who live right here in Monroe. Were the letters all the same other than the names? Yes. But that doesn't violate anything. At the bottom of the letters, the people hand signed them and printed their address. Some even added their age. There was nothing in the publicity that said votes had to be hand-written or anything. So, there was no cheating and nothing was dubious about them. It's simple. They didn't want a real contest and apparently decided to cheat when they got one. Furthermore, while they may not have liked people outside the area voting, there was no "rules" published as to who was eligible.

15 teams claimed thus far. Keep it up; we'll be ready to draft in no time.

Clark isn't anything great, but Dessens sucks. It's kind of hard to declare a winner here.

There was nothing fake about the letters. They were signed by real people who put real addresses on them. The emails may have been one thing, but these letters were signed by real people who live right here in Monroe.

Since this is his age 27 season, it wouldn't surprise me to see him reach career highs. He'll be entering his prime. so after his OPS trend of 957/927/855 the past three years, you feel pretty good about him putting up a 1040 OPS this year. yep.

Since this is his age 27 season, it wouldn't surprise me to see him reach career highs. He'll be entering his prime.

285/425/615 Dunn! Dunn! Dunn! Dunn! Dunn!

Updated again. Right now, I'd rather not double up. If it looks like we can't fill all the spots, I might consider it. I'm fairly certain we won't have trouble filling the spots, though.

Don't expect one. I've learned from other experiences, that the paper does as it pleases and doesn't think it must answer to anyone. I think that is a result of being the only newspaper in town. On all fronts, that paper has an agenda. The only people they answer to are the big bosses at Gannet.

It should be updated thus far.

If Perez isn't realeased, he'll probably be the SS for Iowa.

First Round: 1.01 Oakland Raiders: QB JaMarcus Russell, LSU 1.02 Detroit Lions: QB Brady Quinn, Notre Dame 1.03 Cleveland Browns: OT Joe Thomas, Wisconsin 1.04 Tampa Bay Bucaneers: WR Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech 1.05 Arizona Cardinals: DE Gaines Adams, Clemson 1.06 Washington Redskins: S LaRon Landry, LSU 1.07 Minnesota Vikings: RB Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma 1.08 Atlanta Falcons: DE Jamaal Anderson, Arkansas 1.09 Miami Dolphins: OT Levi Brown, Penn State 1.10 Houston Texans: CB Leon Hall, Michigan 1.11 San Francisco 49ers: LB Patrick Willis, Ole Miss 1.12 Buffalo Bills: RB Marshawn Lynch, Cal 1.13 St. Louis Rams: DT Amobe Okoye, Louisville 1.14 Carolina Panthers: S Reggie Nelson, Florida 1.15 Pittsburgh Steelers: CB Darrelle Revis, Pittsburgh 1.16 Green Bay Packers: WR Ted Ginn, Ohio State 1.17 Jacksonville Jaguars: LB Jon Beason, Miami 1.18 Cincinnati Bengals: CB Chris Houston, Arkansas 1.19 Tennessee Titans: DE Adam Carriker, Nebraska 1.20 New York Giants: LB Paul Posluszny, Penn State 1.21 Denver Broncos: DE Jarvis Moss, Florida 1.22 Dallas Cowboys: WR Dwayne Bowe, LSU 1.23 Kansas City Chiefs: DT Alan Branch, Michigan 1.24 New England Patriots: LB Lawrence Timmons, Florida State 1.25 New York Jets: CB Aaron Ross, Texas 1.26 Philadelphia Eagles: S Michael Griffin, Texas 1.27 New Orleans Saints: TE Greg Olsen, Miami 1.28 New England Patriots: S Brandon Merriweather, Miami 1.29 Baltimore Ravens- DE/LB Anthony Spencer, Purdue 1.30 San Diego Chargers: WR Robert Meachem, Tennessee 1.31 Chicago Bears: OT Joe Staley, Central Michigan 1.32 Indianapolis Colts: DT Demarcus Tyler, North Carolina State Second Round: 2.01 Oakland Raiders: G Ben Grubbs, Auburn 2.02 Detroit Lions: G Justin Blalock, Texas 2.03 Tampa Bay Bucaneers: DT Justin Harrell, Tennessee 2.04 Cleveland Browns: CB Marcus McCauley, Fresno State 2.05 Chicago Bears: LB Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma 2.06 Arizona Cardinals: OT Arron Sears, Tennessee 2.07 Atlanta Falcons: WR Dwayne Jarrett, USC 2.08 Miami Dolphins: WR Sidney Rice, South Carolina 2.09 Minnesota Vikings: WR Anthony Gonzalez, Ohio State 2.10 San Francisco 49ers: DE/LB Ray McDonald, Florida 2.11 Buffalo Bills: CB Eric Wright, UNLV 2.12 Atlanta Falcons: OT Tony Ugoh, Arkansas 2.13 Carolina Panthers: C Ryan Kalil, USC 2.14 Pittsburgh Steelers: DE/LB Charles Johnson, Georgia 2.15 Green Bay Packers: RB Michael Bush, Louisville 2.16 Jacksonville Jaguars: S Eric Weddle, Utah 2.17 Cincinnati Bengals: LB Brandon Siler, Florida 2.18 Tennessee Titans: WR Jason Hill, Washington State 2.19 New York Giants: CB Tanard Jackson 2.20 St. Louis Rams: DE Victor Abiamiri, Notre Dame 2.21 Dallas Cowboys: CB Daymeion Hughes, Cal 2.22 Kansas City Chiefs: WR Paul Williams, Fresno State 2.23 Seattle Seahawks: DE LaMarr Woodley, Michigan 2.24 Denver Broncos: OT James Marten, Boston College 2.25 Philadelphia Eagles: WR Steve Smith, USC 2.26 New Orleans Saints: DT Quinn Pitcock, The Ohio St. Univ. 2.27 New York Jets: OT Ryan Harris, Notre Dame 2.28 Miami Dolphins: DE Ikaika Alama-Francis, Hawaii. 2.29 Baltimore Ravens: RB Antonio Pittman, Ohio State 2.30 San Diego Chargers: S Aaron Rouse, Virginia Tech 2.31 New York Jets: RB Brian Leonart, Rutgers 2.32 Tampa Bay Bucaneers: DE Quinton Moses, Georgia Third Round 3.01 Oakland Raiders: TE Zach Miller, Arizona State 3.02 Detroit Lions: LB David Harris, Michigan 3.03 Cleveland Browns: DT Marcus Thomas, Florida 3.04 Tampa Bay Bucaneers: S Sabby Piscatelli, Oregon State 3.05 Arizona Cardinals: RB Kenny Irons, Auburn 3.06 Denver Broncos: S John Wendling, Wyoming 3.07 Miami Dolphins: QB Drew Stanton, Michigan State 3.08 Minnesota Vikings: LB Tim Shaw, Penn State 3.09 Houston Texans: WR Craig Davis, LSU 3.10 Buffalo Bills: QB Troy Smith, The Ohio St. University 3.11 Atlanta Falcons: OT Marshall Yanda, Iowa 3.12 San Francisco 49ers: CB Jonathan Wade, Tennessee 3.13 Pittsburgh Steelers: OL Manny Ramirez, Texas Tech 3.14 Green Bay Packers: TE Ben Patrick, Delaware 3.15 Jacksonville Jaguars: DE Tim Crowder, Texas 3.16 Cincinnati Bengals-- PICK LOST IN SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT 3.17 Tennessee Titans: CB Josh Wilson, Maryland 3.18 New York Giants: OT Doug Free, Northern Illinois 3.19 St. Louis Rams: S John Wendling, Wyoming 3.20 Carolina Panthers: K Mason Crosby, Colorado 3.21 Kansas City Chiefs: OG Tim Duckworth, Auburn 3.22 Seattle Seahawks: OG Josh Beekman, Boston College 3.23 Denver Broncos: DT Turk McBride, Tennessee 3.24 Dallas Cowboys: C Samson Satele, Hawaii 3.25 New Orleans Saints: QB John Beck, BYU 3.26 New York Jets: DT Paul Soliai, Utah 3.27 Philadelphia Eagles: LB Buster Davis, Florida St. 3.28 New England Patriots: CB David Irons, Auburn 3.29 Buffalo Bills: OT Allen Barbre, Missouri Southern State 3.30 San Diego Chargers: CB Fred Bennett, South Carolina 3.31 Chicago Bears: RB Lorenzo Booker, Florida St. 3.32 Indianapolis Colts: LB Justin Durant, Hampton Compensatory selections 3.33 San Diego Chargers: WR Aundrae Allison, East Carolina 3.34 San Francisco 49ers WR Jacoby Jones, Lane 3.35 Indianapolis Colts: 3.36 Oakland Raiders:

I thought it would be cool if we had an NSBB mock NFL draft. There are a lot of fans of different teams that are quite knowledgeable. Anyway, here's what I propose. We'll do three rounds. That should be enough to get a decent picture of how things shake out. First come, first serve on picking the team you want to pick for. If the team, you want is chosen, you can pick another team if you think you know enough about their needs and wants to make an informed pick. No trades. While we know some of those will happen on draft day, we'll keep all picks in the order they are now. Also, when you make the pick, please include a short explanation of the pick and why the pick is the right one for your team. You can request teams here or via pm. In this post, I keep up with who has claimed which team. Once all 32 teams are spoken for, we'll begin. I'll create a place-holder for the draft results as we draft. BTW, I'm claiming the Cowboys. Teams and Who's Picking for Them: NFC East Cowboys- vance Redskins-sweetpeteman Eagles-TruffleShuffle Giants-dew NFC South- Saints-OleMissCub Falcons-Bob Sanders Panthers-Andy Buccaneers-reds44 NFC North- Bears-Soriano12 Vikings-PriorPower Packers-Flames24Rulz Lions-cubweiser03 NFC West- 49ers-HerbalK Cardinals-IMB! Seahwaks-wolf Rams-reggiemiller rules AFC East Patriots-rawaction Bills- Dolphins-Warpticon Jets-goony's evil twin AFC South Texans-Prior4CyYoung Colts-CubColtPacer Jaguars-FloridaCubbie Titans-texascub AFC North Ravens-CubsFanNotBudMan Bengals-Rocket Sauce Browns-Mark_R Steelers-SCCubsFan AFC West Chiefs-Transmogrified Tiger Broncos- Jazz Raiders-carniby Chargers-CaliforniaRaisin

According to rotoworld, Dimitri Young has won the job as the Nationals' first baseman. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v432/CapnWalrus/Dugout/DmitriSuhpriseBitch.png

You are first and foremost a man of the people. QFT

i'm sure that that darn neuxbie vance didn't know that, or else i'm sure he would have felt compelled to put it there. Though this came from the FJM site, it isn't Morgan related. Therefore, I gave it its own thread. I start threads as I please. i was going to say that the thread is pretty pertinent to issues we've been talking about all offseason. and i'll take any opportunity i can to take a shot at juan pierre, who isn't good at anything yet is getting paid like he's good at everything. Yes. I figured it'd get lost in the Joe Morgan thread. I felt it deserved it's own.

i'm sure that that darn neuxbie vance didn't know that, or else i'm sure he would have felt compelled to put it there. Though this came from the FJM site, it isn't Morgan related. Therefore, I gave it its own thread. I start threads as I please.

Sounds good. Let me know.

It's going to be Burgess everyone!

And close examination of that quote seems to reveal that Z wasn't speaking in particulars.

Barmes would be an interesting acquisition, but I think Marmol is a little too much to pay. If Cedeno is still playing well, I'd just as soon use him as the utility infielder.