Jordan4life_2007

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) Should everyone be fired who doesn't coach Boston, Detroit, Houston, Chicago, LA Lakers, Miami, San Antonio? Because only 7 teams have won a championship in the last 27 years. Showing there's not much of a chance for the other 23 teans. This sucks but Phil Johnson will do a decent job with them. So as long as you can keep the team competitive while never sniffing a title you should have permanent job security? QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 03:38 PM) Over time does that fact cease to exist? Pretty sure in 100 years the Bulls had Jordan and the Jazz did not, hence they lost. They've been to one conference final since '98. Losing to the Bulls 13 years ago has nothing to do with today. They were never gonna be anything more than what they've been. Time to move in another direction.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 02:50 PM) I disagree. The NBA isn't baseball, you don't really win titles by accident. You need all-time GREAT players to win it all (other than the Pistons recently). The only players like that they had were Malone/Stockton. Granted, maybe he should have won one with them, but a certain #23 got in their way. I think he's done well to compete with the teams he has had. The losing to Michael excuse was cool, I don't know, 8 years ago. But you don't get to play that card for eternity. QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 10, 2011 -> 02:50 PM) I can't blame him for his best teams getting pissed on by MJ. Over a decade ago. Time to move on at some point.

I personally think Sloan should've been fired years ago. I'm sorry. You shouldn't get job security for life when you've won absolutely nothing. You would think all the years he's been coaching and all the quality teams he's had he would've won one title by accident.

Miguel Cabrera Robinson Canó Andre Ethier Carlos González Curtis Granderson Adam LaRoche Pablo Sandoval Carlos Santana Kurt Suzuki Troy Tulowitzki Chris Young Ryan Zimmerman Matt Garza Edwin Jackson Brad Lidge David Price Wandy Rodríguez Johan Santana Max Scherzer Koji Uehara José Valverde The bolded are my keepers. Breaking my heart that I have to let Cargo and Zimmerman go. Zoom, let me know if anybody has a problem signing up. I made sure I signed up with my 2006 email. Shouldn't be any problems this time. And you're not staying with 14 teams, are you?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 11:46 PM) Is anybody else worried Jake, the gamer that he is, is going to get hurt very early this season? I'd love to see him start ASAP, but this time shouldn't he take it really slowly? Jake will be an injury risk from now until the end of his contract [not including the team option that I pray is NOT picked up].

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 11:18 PM) Well, leagues are open. If you're in again come on down. Are you going to send out re-invites?

QUOTE (since56 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 07:59 PM) I can't believe the Rangers want some one to pay his salary and give them a starting pitcher and a position player. I gotta believe if they could just unload his salary they would take "a player to be named later." As for the White Sox I would take Michael Young an all star over Brent Morel an unproven rook in a heart beat. If the Sox could dump Teahen and his salry maybe they could afford Young and let Morel play another year at AAA. You think dumping Teahen's salary would be enough to offset what Young has due to him the next three years? I want no part of a declining Michael Young at his salary during his age 34-36 seasons. Brent Morel is one of the few legitimate prospects we have. I think we've gotten so used to KW trading the farm away to 'go for it' every year that it's become almost taboo to want to give a young guy a shot. And this coming from somebody who loathes are minor league system, along with the way we draft, scout, spend, ect.

Happy burfday!

QUOTE (joeynach @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 04:56 PM) Read that MLBtraderumors.com "Texas is looking for starting pitching and a position player who can help at the Major League level." They can keep looking. They ain't gettin' s*** back. It's like a 400 pound slob turning down an average looking girl because he's holding out for Hally Berry.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 04:32 PM) Oh man, Boers and Bernstein are showing their stupidity today by advocating a Young acquisition to play him at 3B. I expect that from Boers. Surprising that Berstein would be that retarded.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 03:59 PM) Dont get me wrong, Young is an all star. And adding an All star to your team is a good thing, especially in the wake of a rookie who is slotted to take the position isnt really a cant miss prospect. I like Morel, but if the Sox can get Young for their price and you do it. It makes your team better. There are a couple big problems. There is no way the Sox would take on 3 Years and $48M for Young without the Rangers eating like half that salary. Also, the Rangers are said to want 1 top pitching prospect and 1 major league ready position player that can contribute right now. The sox may have a need or open slot for Young, but they dont have the package to offer the Rangers to acquire him. Lmao. The Rangers, who have next to no leverage right now, are demanding that? For a declining 34-year old? They must plan on eating 47 of the $48 million. And Young has a limited no-trade clause anyway. That makes him even more difficult to unload.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 12:37 PM) You mean like Premier League Football, right? OK, I did forget how good Bo when he was playing in the NFL. But kinf of similarily the guys Steve mentioned, he only played 4 years and was done by the age of 28. He is one of the best athletes of all time, but didn't have anything remotely close to a HOF career in either sport. You know about the hip, right? You seem to be ignoring that. It was one of the most devastating injuries suffered by an athlete ever. Right there with Joe Thiesman.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 11:56 AM) Bo Jackson made 1 All-Star game, had 1 100-RBI Season and highest OPS in one season was .866. I don't doubt his athletic ability, but his baseball career was mediocre at best. I agree 100% with your second point though. I meant as far as natural talent and athleticism. Bo Jackson was the greatest athlete of the last 25 years. If not for the debilitating hip injury he would've been one of the all-time greats. Possibly in both sports. But definitely baseball.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Feb 9, 2011 -> 09:09 AM) I think if he does not resign they trade him to a team that wants to sign him. Think Angels for Morales, Trout and Weaver or something along those lines. The Angels would laugh at the Cardinals if that's what they asked for.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 11:39 PM) The last time the Twins won a playoff game, George W Bush was President...and he would be re-elected less than a month later. I had just started my junior year in high school. Barry Bonds had 703 home runs. Jeromy Burnitz finished 8th in the NL in home runs. Should I keep going on? It could be pretty fun. Damn, I wasn't even an alcoholic back then.

Give sux a little credit. He's forced Kalapse out of his off-season coma.

QUOTE (soxsider11 @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 10:30 PM) Tommy john has claimed young pitchers before. For right now looking at the next 3 years or so i dont know if its that easy. He has the same mechanics with the inverted w and alot of arm action. Injury is the only thing that would scare me out of a lol yes I'm willing to take that risk. Guys like Strasburg come along once a generation (think Bo Jackson, LeBron James). I'm a big Danks fan. But there are at least five left-handed starters alone of similar age I would take over Danks.

QUOTE (soxsider11 @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) Interesting question my roomate just asked me. Would you John Danks for Strasburg? Lol. Um, yes.

QUOTE (That funky motion @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 07:49 PM) It won't let me it says no more room. Try again.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 07:37 PM) It sent the invite to your 2k6 ID and you joined with your 2k10 one, so it thinks we'll have 13 managers when everyone joins. I see. I'll delete and re-join.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 06:58 PM) I see, it's all J4L's fault for using a different ID. I couldn't find a way to un-invite him, so I temporarily upped it to 14 teams. I will drop it back down once we get closer to the draft. Wait, what did I do?

And zoom, you better play this year.

I want revenge!

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 04:51 PM) encouraging news, but I really hope they don't rush him. I would rather have a month or so of a bad AAAA pitcher than Jake pushing it and being gone for the rest of the year. Especially since first month or so of the season they have some days off so it's easier to go with a 4 man. I agree totally. We don't need Jake to be super, tough, inspirational guy and attempt to defy all odds and come back any earlier than necessary only to get hurt again a couple starts in. Aren't we partly in this situation because he tried to pitch hurt?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 8, 2011 -> 02:59 PM) It takes balls to say that after you get done playing him until next year. He guards the likes of Kobe, Melo, Dirk, ect., 4 times a piece every year. I don't think he's scared of Rose. Derrick is a below average defender. This is fact.