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QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 12:34 PM) Got all ball when he hacked on him. He lost the ball and walked. That was not all ball. It was a body shot that knocked him off keeter.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 12:34 PM) MSU is tired. They HAVE to be. IF they squeak this one out today, they'll lose tomorrow. Meant to say I won't say they aren't tired. My bad. But I agree, its hard as heck for them to win out considering they had the extra game. They still have a golden shot in today's game. Iowa has let a few get away from them that they should have won earlier in the year.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 12:32 PM) Brutal, Brunner travels and a foul is called on MSU. Iowa up 6, MSU ball, 1:47 left. He got hacked and than walked. He had the board and got drilled and it knocked him off balance.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 12:30 PM) Actually its more really crappy basketball than defense. Both teams are extremely tired and are very short on every shot. I've only watched the 2nd half, but all I've seen is tremendous defense. I won't say teams are tired, but MSU is not getting open shots. At the same time they are playing pretty good defense too. Right now it would be the lowest % MSU would have shot in the last 10 years.

QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 11:49 AM) Anyone watching this game? Its soo boring. DEFENSE Close game with a few minutes left. I sure hope the Hawks can hang on, but man are they playing some D.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 10:39 AM) Its unfortunate if Angelo ends up overpaying him, but the guy fills a few glaring holes that the bears have in a #2(even though you think he is no better than a #3, on the Bears he instantly is better than anyone except Muhammed) WR and punt/kick returner. And then the whole "Im from Chicago" thing isnt helping either. I hope Angelo doesnt overpay, but it looks very possible at this point. What makes people assume he'll be the kick returner. He's never been much of a KR in the pro's. So were paying millions to bring in a PR when Drummond is available and he's a better KR and PR than Randle El. And for teh amount Randle El gets you could probably bring in Drummond, Givens (a superior WR), and part of Archuletta's contract.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 10:08 AM) He can expect it, but if he gets it some GM is smoking crack. He's gonna get way more than he's worth. He's a mediocre 3rd receiver (AT BEST) who can return punts (NOT KICKS). Why in god sakes should a team pay him all this money. Givens is superior and will get far less money. People are really over-rating Randle El.

This guy is expecting Reggie Wayne money. The Bears signing him would be a HUGE mistake.

This would be an outstanding pickup.

As far as workouts and practices. I think the stadium opens up 2 hr's before (maybe its 1hr 30 minutes). However if you get there early you can go over to the minor league parks (you'll see a bunch of parks) and you can almost stand next to the minor leaguers as they do drills, bp or whatever they are scheduled to do. In terms of directions, IIRC its off of Kino Expressway or Parkway. But you'll see signs on the freeway and when you see the signs just realize Kino Sports Complex is where they will play.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 05:19 AM) Except for the one that has struck out 7 batters in 6 innings. Other than the last outing he has been pretty decent. If he can rebound from the bad outing and throw a couple of decent innings, he will probably win the job. In reality, how many innings is the 2nd Lefty going to see in the regular season? maybe 40? Last year Cotts pitched 60 and Marte pitched 45. Marte had an ERA of 3.77, WHIP of 1.72, K Ratio of 1.6. Lopez should be able to do at least that good. What makes you guys think Lopez can even approach an ERA in the 3's. This guy has been HORRID in the majors (over a long course of action). See the stats I just posted. You don't suck that bad over a course of 3 years by accident.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 12:12 AM) Will see. For pete sake the guy has a 6.09 ERA in his major league career (171 games). Last year he was away from Coors and he was even worse with a 9.42 ERA in 29 games. This guy is HORRID. Kevin Walker is inifintely better than some of these bums that this team is giving a shot. I fear for this cause Ozzie tends to use guys in big situations, regardless of who they are, and these guys will BLOW games left and right.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 11, 2006 -> 04:39 AM) I sid it then and I'll say it again now. Getting read of that Genital Pimples specialty subforum was one of the smartest things Jason ever did with the site. Ya, but cream sales have bottomed out.

I think once your at 1000 pounds, a treadmill isn't an option.

Hopefully Iowa plays well, but I'm just gonna sit back and enjoy the game tonight. Its nice that this is the first time in a while where the Hawks aren't on the bubble.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 11:01 PM) I see Lopez got roughed up. I'm not worried about this performance. Now let's see how he responds his next time out. That will tell a lot. His performance is just a sign of things to come. He blows chunks just like all the other lefty candidates.

Iowa picked up a win. Like I said, I don't care what we do the rest of the big 10 tourney. I just want to escape it healthy.

Well Lopez got his ass lit up. The guys a bum.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 11:10 AM) Are you looking for just futures closes or actual spot 3 month from today rates? If you are looking for the basic closes you can find those at the CME link, the specialized forward are much, much harder to find as there is no set marketplace. Ya I was looking for the forwards. Gonna check out that CME spot and see if they have anything though. I know with Forwards they aren't institutionalized so its definately harder to find, but I figured somewhere there would be the data.

Wow Jim, thats horrible. Prayers to the families involved.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) I'm proud to be an American! Seriously...I turned it onto ESPN Deportes and was just like atta boy.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 10:09 AM) Well, if Anderson and Sweeney can amount to 20 hr's each. That would suffice. Konerko and Thome will still be here under contract, either joe or Fields can both produce a decent amount of power as well. Plus the contracts would be small enough to give us flexibility to keep our pitching staff intact when need be. Buehrle is going to command a large sum of cash when its his turn. But 2 years after this season (which is when that outfield would be in place), I don't think you can be counting on Thome as guaranteed Hr's.

You know what I just realized. I may be the only person on here that goes to a school that won a national championship whlie they attended said school. I'm guessing maybe a few OSU people went there when they won a National Championship. Just had to say this since Fullerton's cinderalla dream ended last night with a last second loss to arch rival Long Beach State.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 09:56 AM) I read that, but I dont even think Owens projects to be a CF'er or nearly as good in CF as Anderson defensively. I see Owens in LF, Anderson in CF and Sweeney in RF, am i wrong? That would be nice, however that outfield would lack power and developing that many in house outfielders so close together will be tough. To do that this team will have to get more than normal power from the infield and very strong pitching. Realistically at least one of those 3 will fail and there is a shot that one of those 3 will be traded.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 10, 2006 -> 09:43 AM) I agree with you. If the Sox feel Owens can fill Pods shoes and Pods has a decent to good season, I think Pods is gone. It all comes back to that old line by Branch Rickey. It's better to trade a guy a year too soon than a year too late. Thats assuming Anderson plays well. If Anderson struggles I think you will see the Sox give Owens substantial playing time in CF (in Charlotte). If Anderson plays well and shows improvement throughout the year than I think the Sox would consider Owens replacing Pods. However if Pods has a good year, Owens kicks butt and makes a lot of progress in CF (defensively) and Anderson struggles to find his way, than I think Owens replaces Pods and works with him for a year or so and than the Sox will have Pods for one more year. Thats about as long as I could see Pods around.