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Only 8 days away. Good stuff.

I'd guess that because the Steelers have more well known and more marketable players. I haven't heard anything about this, so maybe I'm reading too much into it, but... it seemed like Cowher was standing on the 50 yard line for a good two minutes after the game ended waiting for Holmgren to come shake his hand, yet Holmgren never showed. Am I the only one that observed that?

Did Holmgren blow off the traditional shake of the hands with Cowher? If so, he's a piece of trash.

Pittsburgh - 27 Seattle - 16 Number of beers consumed by me - 12

When I think firesale, I think of teams dumping salaries to save money. Pittsburgh sent some cash along in that deal, so I don't think it's fair to say that Hendry took advantage of a firesale in that instance.

I keep reading this. Who exactly are we going to trade Jones to? Snood, I'm not singling you out on this, just using your post as an example.

Quin's house is currently on the market...

Link As Tampa edges ever closer to dealing Huff. To who? I think it'd make more sense for them to trade him in July. Financially, they'd be better off dumping him before the season starts. He's going to take up a giant chunk of their payroll, and their OF is overcrowded as it is. Yeah, but he had a pretty bad year, so it'd make sense in terms of talent received to hold on to him for half a season and see if he can improve his numbers, then trade him.

Link As Tampa edges ever closer to dealing Huff. To who? I think it'd make more sense for them to trade him in July.

And that would be a bummer because with Walker batting second, the notion of small ball goes out the window. Having just one speedy leadoff hitter is not enough. Pierre needs a fast 2-hitter behind him to be more effective. Furthermore, I don't think Walker lays as good a bunt as Cedeno. Walker will square off to bunt, Cedeno doesn't. That keeps the other team guessing. Cedeno can hit to both sides, Walker is a dead pull hitter. When Walker struggles (and he struggles for a long time), he hits too many ground balls. I just see a lot of wasted SB opportunities with Pierre because Walker does not know how to play small ball. He's too dumb and makes too many mental mistakes. My issues with Walker don't end with just his lack of fundamentals, but his less than impressive defense. How many times did we see him and Neifi hack away on the first pitch to hit a pop up when we had a runner trying to steal second?? you've convinced me - walker should definitely bat 2nd. eliminating smallball will lead to many more runs. And how do you figure that? Are you kidding? (I can't spot sarcasm if you had any). Our lack of runs scored in the first inning last year was due to NO small ball. We had too many hackers last year, and Walker is one of them. What does small ball do? It advances runners into scoring position for the big boppers and that requires capable and fundamentally sound tablesetters. One thing I agree is that Walker is a better 2-hole option than Neifi or CPatt, but that isn't much to say, is it? Small ball is a myth. If you get 27 outs in a game, why waste them? If there is a specific situation where the Cubs need to advance a runner, bunting ability is important, but that's not a way to formulate an offensive strategy. The Cubs should value not making outs over making them. And our lack of 1st inning runs was due to the fact that Lee would usually bat with 2 out, and no one on base, because our 1-2 hitters...made too many outs. Not only were Neifi and CPatt not getting on base ahead of Lee, but they were virtually automatic outs (aside from not taking a base on ball). There was a time when Neifi hit well, but we know what happened for most of the season after that. Yeah, he stopped peeking back at the catcher right around the same time that he started to suck again. Wasn't it the Mets that drilled him in the back after they caught him doing that?

Man, I get goosebumps watching those Sosa home runs.

The option is four times the amount of this year's salary... you don't see that too often.

I listened to the game on the radio on the drive to and from Jefferson City earlier, and from what I could tell, the team had no concept of fundamentals. Way to go, Quin! Oh well, at least he still has his pile of cocaine to go home to.

FYI, this is a Cubs message board. Ooooooh. Zing!

Haha, this guy writes for Maxim? Credibility, goodbye.

In terms of fan satisfaction, it'd be a pretty bad move for the new GM to trade the team's best player. I don't see Dunn going anywhere.

Re: Pierre vs. Michaels... There's got to be a reason why Pierre has been an everyday player every year, and why Michaels has never been an everyday player.

Has the TV schedule for this season been released yet? Anyone know if WGN is going to carry more or less games this year?

Who are the others? Houston and... New York and Boston?

I'd like to get in on some fantasy action with some NSBBers this year too.

I REALLY like this move. Solid job by Hendry.

Who's your pick to win this year's SuperBowl?

Nomar. Just cause I was there. I got up to get a beer and when I got back, I learned that Nomar had to be carried off the field. Needless to say, I chugged the beer.

The Ham Fighters? :lol: What a bizarre team name!

Where would he play?