vance_the_cubs_fan

:-))

You'd lose. Put your money where your mouth is. How? I bet the Cubs finish ahead of the Reds. You bet the Reds finish ahead of the Cubs. We each send $100 (or however much you want to lose) to Vance (completely made up name) or any other trusted member, who will send the funds out after the season. If you both send me c-notes, I can't promise I ain't making a trip to the Gentleman's Club. I'm jes saying.... :hello:

Personally, I don't think Theriot's request is outrageous. When looking at what the Cubs have spent on other players and looking at the salaries of starting shortstops around the league, Theriot's arbitration request is reasonable. I also have no problems with the Cubs trading Theriot if they believe they can improve the club by doing so. I hope they don't trade him simply because he asked for what he was due in arbitration. That would be ridiculous.

I think he can develop into a pretty good NFL QB, but it'll take time (like 2-3 years minimum). He'll be optimized as a Kordell Stewart/slash type player, though, I think. Maybe so. I can't see how any team takes him any higher than the 4th round though.

Holy hell as Tebow sucked in the game today.

The NFL is trying to say it has exclusive rights to the phrase "Who Dat?" Link Sen. David Vitter's response. Link

I still remember the excitement when I got Prior's autograph back in 2003. It's not worth a damn thing now.

He's being compared a lot to Leon Washington and has probably become one of the fastest risers at the Senior Bowl.

Very solid move here.

He'll win the Cy Young award there.

I haven't decided if I'll be hosting a party or not. I'm probably going to one that I think is being catered. For those looking for a Louisiana themed cusine for the party, here ya go! Early in the day, you can prep the appetizer of boiled shrimp. For a caserole style dish, use blend of the bayou. It's easy to prepare. For sweets, you can have your choice of pecan pralines bread pudding with rum sauce or a king cake. (I don't have a recipe for king cake because it's easy to get at the bakeries here.) If you do gumbo, the key to a good one is the roux. It also takes time to make a good gumbo, so make sure you research some good recipes before trying. My mom has a lot of Louisiana cookbooks, and I'd be happy to research some for you. Also, if you make a great roux, using it as the base to a dish of red beans and rice makes that dish more awesome than it already is. Finally, you can top it all off with a make your own poboy. You'll need french bread for buns and then whatever fried seafood people like. We usually do a mix of shrimp, catfish, and oysters. Roastbeef is also good if you have gravy to go with it. For fixings, we'll have shredded lettuce, mayo, spicy mustard, coctail sauce, tartar sauce, pickles, tomatoes, and onions. While we fry the seafood, we might decide to do fries or fried pickles as well.

I also think the A's had money to spare in the budget and may have felt there was little good left out there to sign other than Sheets. He may have provided them the best payment on an investment without any long term commitment.

It looks like the A's convinced him off his demands for a 2-yr deal by giving him a lucrative 1 year deal. My guess is that the A's are hoping that either he pitches so well for them that he's a type A free agent which would let them get some draft picks when he leaves or that they can deal him for prospects at the deadline.

According to this, the deal is for 10 million plus bonuses.

Sources at the Senior Bowl say the Cowboys have a lot of interest in Mike Iupati.

That's a good question. Normally we try and tie in the cities involved for the menu. Obviously in this case you'd have to go all New Orleans, because Indy offers nothing. I need to get on that menu. i really want to do something different than just the usual steaks and wings. Gumbo sounds good, but I've never made it before. Red beans and rice might be good too. I have a recipe for something we call blend o the bayou and it is great! Jambalaya is another possibility. I think we're going to have a fix your own po-boy station where we have the poboy buns with fixings and your choice of fried shrimp, oysters, catfish or roast beef.

I'm debating wearing a Manning jersey to the party I'm going to because I'm probably the only one not rooting for the Saints. Normally, I would probably root for the Saints, but too many people here were willing to bet on them and I think the Colts will win and I could use the money. Oh well....

That's if someone doesn't beat them up and take the boombox first.

I haven't checked recently, but the last time I did I was around 2300. I may have moved up a little. I'm hoping that my name gets called in about 15-20 years when I'm looking at retirement.

I may be in the minority, but I don't have a problem offering Sheets a deal that guarantees him 10 million. Maybe the money isn't there, but if it is, there really isn't much else on the FA market worth spending it on and if Sheets is healthy, he's a damn good pitcher. I would offer him something like this- 8 million base for 2010. Include up to 4 million in incentives based on starts. 1 million if he makes 20 starts, another million at 24 starts, another at 26, and a final million at 30 starts...or something like that. In addition, I'd give him a 12 million option for 2011 that becomes guaranteed at 25 starts in 2010. There would be a 2 million buy-out on that option. This contract would guarantee him 1/10 (base + buyout) and if he is completely healty, it's a 2/24 deal which could be a steal for a pitcher of Sheets caliber. I don't know if the Cubs could fit such a deal in the budget, but I think it is worth the risk.

A local article on his outing. Link

Link http://cmsimg.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DI&Date=20100119&Category=UPDATES02&ArtNo=100119021&Ref=AR&MaxW=550&MaxH=650&title=0

sign me up.

I drove by the field a few minutes ago and it either was over or about to be over with, so I didn't stay and hurried back to work before I was missed. There were quite a few cars in the parking lot, and many of those appeared to be rentals. We should be getting some final reports soon. I've texted a friend of mine who knows Ben and I'll see if he can get me any information on whether anything is close.

Sounds like a cocky bastard. I like him. Sheets is cocky from all accounts I've heard.