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QUOTE(3E8 @ Feb 28, 2007 -> 08:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They picked us to finish fourth in 2005...and were wrong. It's a crapshoot. No it isn't. Do your research and you'll have a much better edge in predicting the results. You can't do that in dice. FWIW, Joe Sheehan had the Sox at 71-91 in 4th place before the 2005 season, yet even after the Sox ass pounded the Blow Sox 14-2, he couldn't get off his high horse and admit the Sox were the best team. He said the Sox were just "good," and that they wouldn't win the series against Boston.

Now how would he run both franchises when their schedules overlap each other. BTW; http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi...story?track=rss

I don't want to root against Floyd, but I just have a strong feeling that if he's given an important role on this team, he's going to screw the pooch.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> On your high-horse after one meaningless intrasquad start. Impressive! I was waiting for a complete overreaction to this game before making this post. Whiny Pessimists view point of today's game: If a player does well at the plate and the pitcher is one of our expected starters = our starting pitching sucks If a player does well at the plate and the pitcher is one of our minor leaguers = our minor league pitching sucks If a player does well at the plate and the pitcher is a NRI = no big deal for the batter If the pitcher is doing well and the batter is a minor leaguer = Not impressive for the pitcher and the minor league batter sucks If the pitcher is doing well and the batter is a major leaguer = Our batter sucks For those situations above it doesn't matter if he is a minor leaguer or a major leaguer. Just ignore the negative Nancy's.

QUOTE(Brian @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 07:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I will not let this thread drop to page 2. We need to get someone in here to pin this thread. It's the third most popular one on the page. So Trump is supposed to name Lashley as his guy tomorrow night. I heard he was on the radio over the past week (predictably) botching Bobby's last name. Why have a match with two champions where one monster is going to come out looking bad?

Am I the only one who thinks when Pods gets a hit and the Sox win it speaks more about the opposing pitcher not Pods' influence on the team itself?

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 11:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Look at his other posts. It was CLEARLY sarcastic. When has chet posted in the fillibuster before? What was the point in bringing up aborting (regarless if it was sarcastic) in this thread? When minors posted here we had no idea if she was serious or not until the same rhetoric was posted over and over by her. That comment was very minors-like.

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QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 04:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I personally felt that it was an inaccurate portrayal of a Native American chief and was meant to be in a serious vein. Richards actions were on a comedy stage and thus set in a different setting. In the vein of sports which is much more mainstream and represents an academic institution, academic institutions are held to a much higher degree of conduct than a comic with a mic in his or her hand. The comic answers to just their own conscience. They're apples and oranges when trying to compare them. That said, there's bound to be better mascots (i.e. Youppi! or Drinkin' Lincoln) for the UIUC. Michael Richards used a racial slur to hurt people. I don't care where it was, it was a racist thing to do. Are you telling me Chief Illiniwek would not be racist if he stood up in front of a brick wall with a spotlight on him dancing while making jokes? If you do something considered racist somewhere, it has to be considered racist everywhere else. Was Dances with Dudley a racist character? Is Tatanka a racist character even though Chris Chavis has Native American blood? Due to the Illinois state rules, I was forced to take a non-western humanities class, and in my only liberal arts class at U of I, I took a foreign music class. One day the ultra left professor brought in an anti-chief person who said the Chief was racist and making claims that the kids playing the role of Chief aren't trained in any actually Illiniwek tribal dancing and aren't educated about the tribe itself. This was disputed by students in the class as somebody was the sibling of a former Chief and tried to set the story straight. It was really awkard and pretty pathetic by the professor, but at least he apologized for it the next class session. From this woman's stance, I made this obsevation about her comments (which I posted earlier in the thread) QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> From what I recall in school, the people who had a problem with it (true descendants of the Illiniwek Trib, and ultra-libs trying to change the world) didn't like how the Chief character was inaccurately representing the Illiniwek tribe. Everything from the clothing, the dancing and the fact a non-descendant was playing the character. Like I mentioned before, why can't they drop "Illiniwek" from the Chief name, and claim he is not part of the Illiniwek tribe, but he represents the "Fighting spirit of Illinois?" If you think that last part sounds silly, it's actually the reason why the school doesn't have to change their name. Which Tribe does Chief Wahoo belong to? As it turns out, I missed an important post about 10 posts before that; QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Um, the outfit isn't authentic. The dance isn't authentic. The person portraying the Chief isn't even authentic. So it is all the honesty and genuine respect of complete sham imitation. So it appears my observation of the anti-chiefs was dead on. Again I must ask, if the whole problem with the character is the supposed inaccuracy of the outfit, dancing and that the person in the outfit isn't native american or part of the Illini tribe, why can't the university just remove the references to the Illini tribe? No longer Chief Illiniwek, he's just Chief, hell call him Master Chief for the Halo fanboys. I didn't realize the anti-chiefs were such experts in Indian tribal clothing and dancing (and it's amazing how fast they learn over night,) but if the outfit is too similar to the Illini Tribe, modify it. Same with the dancing too.

I think that "walking a lot" = patient hitter that clean and cut. A player could walk very little yet still be a patient hitter by taking a ton of pitches and never swinging early in the count. With the exception of Webb's 8th place hitter, those IsOD's are small due to the other pitchers walking significantly less batters than Zambrano. Because their WHIPs are with in the same range (Carlos last year was on the very high side) their IsOD is going to be less because most of their base runners are dependent on the ball being put in play. I'd like to see which site you are using so I can see the difference in walk totals

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 07:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So the ONLY answer is to get the hell out, right? For some reason, this debate reminds me of the Simpsons episode with the cat burglar. "How are we going to get ourselves out of this hole?" "We'll dig our way out!" . . . . . . . . . . "No, no, no. Dig UP, stupid!"

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 08:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I bet every pitcher - except late inning relievers - in the NL has similar splits. Like I said, it would be stupid for a pitcher to pitch to the 8th hitter when the pitcher is on deck. Would you not agree? I'd like to see if the IsOD increases by 29%, but I mentioned this before and said this makes Zambrano a smart pitcher. Um, no, if the pitcher is practically avoiding the player by not giving him anything to hit, it doesn't make the player a "patient" hitter.

IsOD (or whatever OBP-BA is) for 6th place hitter: .087, 7th place: .073, 8th place hitter: .094. That's a pretty noticable difference (29% increase!) between the 7th and 8th placed hitters, unless you are going to make the claim that an 8th place NL hitter tends to be more patient than the 7th placed NL hitters. I'm not buying that at all.

QUOTE(Beltin @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What he said...except if it were Johan Santana. But back to the original question, no to Carlos Z. I am leery of bringing him and his mental condition to face AL lineups every turn. Simply put, before he goes to bed each night, Zambrano checks his closet for a DH.

QUOTE(Chet Lemon @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I despise democrat hypocrites. At least passionate pro-lifers have never taken lives for their anti-abortion causes! They are for life! So murdering doctors doesn't count?

I'm going to ask LCR this, since he went to U of I and made these comments; How is it racist for a University to use a mascot dressed up like an old tribesman and half him dnace to cheer up the crowd with the intent of cheering up the crowd (lord knows the football teams need it) and not mocking the actual members of the Illiniwek tribe? Now how isn't it racist for Michael Richards to call a bunch of black people "n*****s" repeatedly with the intent of hurting or insulting the individuals? Using a gimmick based off an old tribe with the motive to cheer up people and NOT insult native Americans = RACIST!!!! Using a slur with the motive to insult people of color = not racist. go figure.

QUOTE(illinilaw08 @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Didn't see this anywhere yet. Jamar pleading not guilty. However, I doubt there is anyway this case ever makes its way to trial. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2773947 Why is that? He's facing a felony.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 04:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I really don't understand why people are losing sleep over a mascot going away. In the grand scheme of things who cares? Although I'm not a fan of any Illini team I still wouldn't care if any of my favorite team's mascot or logo needed to change for whatever reasons. There are more important things in life to concentrate your energy on. The same could be said for the portestors, no? It's just a mascot, who cares? There are more important things in life. From what I recall in school, the people who had a problem with it (true descendants of the Illiniwek Trib, and ultra-libs trying to change the world) didn't like how the Chief character was inaccurately representing the Illiniwek tribe. Everything from the clothing, the dancing and the fact a non-descendant was playing the character. Like I mentioned before, why can't they drop "Illiniwek" from the Chief name, and claim he is not part of the Illiniwek tribe, but he represents the "Fighting spirit of Illinois?" If you think that last part sounds silly, it's actually the reason why the school doesn't have to change their name. Which Tribe does Chief Wahoo belong to?

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 21, 2007 -> 07:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> With no true leadoff man, why not place him at the one? Personally I think Iguchi is better at driving in runs than getting on base. Although he hasn't been good enough, Pods is better at getting on base than driving in runs.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 20, 2007 -> 02:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> as for the notre dame comparison, i don't think it is particularly valid. although notre dame is the "fighting irish" it's mascot is a fictional creature--a leprechaun. thus, no one really has a problem with it. i am guessing people would take issue if the fighting irish mascot was a red-nosed, red-eyed drunk who stumbled out at halftime, sang a few pogues songs, dug a potato out of the ground, then challenged charlie weis to a fight. So they should change their name to the fighting leprechauns so people don't think they are stereotyping irish people. Cheif Illiniwek is supposedly doing an actual tribal dance. He's not shooting arrows at cowboys, dealing blackjack or smoking a peacepipe. Since Illiniwek is based on a really tribe, what if the Cheif change his name? He would then be a fictional character like the leprechaun. You could probably sneak in a math/physics lesson in their by renaming him Cheif Soh Cah Toa. (Anybody else learn that?)

Prediction: Shane vs. Umaga. Shane gets the crap kicked out of him at WM, Vinne throws in the towel saving his son but losing his hair.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Paying for those relievers was necessary because their bullpen was absolutely terrible in 2005. I'm sure Hendry knew the unreliable nature of relief pitchers season to season; but he had to do what was necessary. Their failures last season certaintly didn't rest on the shoulders of the bullpen. A rotation of crap overworked Howry, Eyre and company. I agree with you on Soriano. He wasn't exactly the missing piece for the Cubs entering this season. Especially with their powerful lineup and Felix Pie available shorty. Those guys sucked (which I why I didn't mentioned Howary) and Scott Eyre has gone on record saying that he and his agent had a set price, and Jim Hendry went over it on the first offer, so they jumped at it. I can't believe Farnsworth got $18 million, 3 years. Bradford and Baez got three year deals too.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 06:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ask Tom Hicks. They are still paying for "setting the market" to this day and beyond. Plus they don't even have the player they are paying for anymore. Or Jim Hungry doing it with relievers starting with Dumpster and Eyre last year. I know he has had a hard on for Soriano for a long time but I think he's going to regret that deal.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Update on Mike Awesome - it just gets sadder: "Dave Meltzer reports that Mike Awesome was found on Saturday night around 10:30 PM. Friends had arrived at his home to pick up him up, and he never answered the door. Awesome was found hanging in his home, and it is believed his death was due to suicide pending results of the autopsy." Crazy. Last night I was wiking suicide deaths of wrestlers. I watch One Night Stand 05 for the first time the other day, and his match with Tanaka was f***ing awesome.

How many people are wearing black at the game?