GoodAsGould

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 06:19 PM) Not many, but I don't think that really matters since I believe that OBP is a more important stat for juding players at the top of the lineup. Of the 18 qualified batters that hit in the .260's this year, 2 had 0-10 HRs, 4 had 11-20, 8 had 21-30 (most were in the mid-20's), 3 had 31-40, and 1 had 41+ (Andrew Jones). So depending on what you consider a slugger, those are the results And yes, all of those batters that hit in the .260's struck out more than they walked. ok and why dont you name those players that hit in the .260's and tell us how good they are that dont hit for much power.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 04:14 PM) He hasn't had a chance at earning the starting job. In 2004, the Red Sox had Kevin Millar (.297/.383/.474) at 1st, Bill Mueller at 3rd (.283/.365/.446), and Mark Bellhorn at 2nd (.264/.373/.444), while in 2005, they were satisfied with the production they got out of Mueller, Millar, and Graffanino. This year he'll be spliting time at 1st/3rd most likely. Is this a joke? Please, look at the players in the MLB that strikeout more than they walk. It will be a list of hundreds of players including Michael Young, Alex Rodriguez, Derrek Lee, Miguel Cabrera, Paul Konerko, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and Mark Teixeira (and many, many more). And just a question, if you had the choice of two top of the order hitters, players A and B, which would you take? Player A hits .260, but has a .400 OBP and player B hits .300, but has a .330 OBP. Whats the difference in all those players... Young hits for high avg. more power, A-Rod higher avg lot more power, Dlee more power and avg plus gg defense, Cabrera power and avg, konerko a lot more power, and etc...... how do you even compare youkalis to those players....

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 04:08 PM) I like DeFalco a lot, but Silvercub is so f***ing annoying that he kept me from listening to their show. I also miss the Kevin Wheeler show. That new overnight host (Stein?) is boring, and I never listen to 670 overnight anymore. Oh yeah I cant stand that Stein guy.... tell me something good about yourself? And than those stupid things he does like A chick id like to go shopping with than shackle in my basement? Or his policy of you cant ask me questions what the hell are you doing on sports radio if people cant ask you questions...

QUOTE(DukeNukeEm @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) FYI, Ronnie Brown had a very good year, and he was splitting carries at some points in the season. He had at least 1200 Ru. Yards this past regular season and his offense was actually ranked 14th. Miami is not as bad as they appear. Even though Caddy got more attention and prob deservedly so... from when I watched Ronnie Brown I think he impressed me much more than Caddilac ever did.... Now hopefully we get to see more of Brown/Benson next season and see who really is the best one.

as soon as Kevin Wheeler quit sporting news radio or whatevr I was done with all sports radio... I occasionally listen to the Mike North show just to laugh at him but thats about it.

QUOTE(Confederate_48 @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 01:35 PM) I dont understand how it could have been true anyway. How could our GM talk to a guy who is under contract with another team. Wasnt Jerry Jones gonna get in trouble just for talking about the guy on the radio ?? Philly has told TO that he can search for a trade....

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 03:49 AM) You obviously don't know how KW feels about Brian Anderson. Rowand was expendable because his trade value was at an all-time high and the Sox had someone who could duplicate his numbers. Believe it or not, but thats the truth. Ok Rowand's value wasnt at an all time high he his numbers were way down from the year b4 so dont know where ur getting that. And if Jim Thome wasnt available KW would of had no problem leaving B. Anderson in the minors another year or trading him. Brian Andderson hasnt had any chance to really perform at the majors yet while Youkilis has and just hasnt been able to earn a starting job. Ok but his avg. is like 260ish and he strikes out more than he walks...and a K is just a complete waste of an AB. Taking a lot of walks is good but when you have a low avg. and you K a lot and hit for no power... it can only take you so far. The Red Sox have a payroll in the 120 million area and by the time Derrek Lee becomes a F/A so will Manny or he will be about a year away from f/a so they have more than enough money to land Dlee and sign pitching/CF.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 09:08 PM) Why did we trade Aaron Rowand this offseason? So we could play someone who had a lot of potential, but no major league experience. No so we could get Jim Thome....

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 05:59 PM) I'm not saying Youkilis is a better player than Lee. Lee is a much better player, but considering the fact that big money teams would be interested in Lee, and wouldn't shy away from the checkbook, Youkilis would be a huge bargin. Not spending the big bucks on Lee would then allow Boston to fill other more important holes.. such as their pitching. Ok we understand Lee will cost more but Youkilis hasnt proven anything so how is he a bargain.... just because Billy Beane had a mancrush on him?

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 08:12 PM) I think...not positive of course...that he played CF for the Barons this year. However, he is not a projected CF...projected more as a LFer or 4th OFer. If I'm wrong and he did play LF this year, someone obviously correct me. You forget about Chris Young already? And he plays a horrid CF from all accounts btw and yes most scouts project him to be a 4th OF.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 01:38 PM) I agree, the Central had the best team in the AL (Sox), the best team not to make the playoffs (CLE), and the best 3rd place team (MIN). The West gets a break because they only have 4 teams. So it is not fair to compare the West to any other Division unless you remove one team (KC), and when you do that, the Central is better. Why would you remove KC though why not remove the white sox or indians in which case the West would be better..... Actually if anything remove the team in the middle which is the Twins to compare them. Whitesox > Angels Indians > A's Detroit KC so they are about =.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 04:50 AM) Youkilis is a damned good player. I'd take him over Lee in an instant based alone on the price Lee would be (especially if the Yankees are pursuing him) You would take Youkilis who hasnt proved anything yet over Lee who if he actually had a decent top of the lineup last season would of been a serious triple crown contender.....

QUOTE(Steff @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 11:05 AM) As a season ticket holder I have parking and I know my way around the park so parking there is not an issue. Idonno why people say its bad when there is a lot of people there.... I dont go to a lot of games but the few i have have been 30,000 plus and we came maybe right when the 1st inning was starting and found parking fine no problem at all.

I think your evaluation was pretty fair Dbaho but id give Spears a C at best.... definitely not a B.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 19, 2006 -> 04:23 AM) Jamal nails it PLEASE GIVE IT TO KIRK AND NOT BEN Anyone who would want Kirk to shoot it over Gordon at the end is... well

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2006 -> 09:30 PM) Then if the Bears' defense was as good as advertised, they shouldn't have had a problem stopping 2 wide receivers and keeping them covered. It should be a trade-off on both sides - they want to keep 7-8 men on the line to block for the QB and RB...they should be able to get some yards running, but they shouldn't be able to find an open receiver all day. No one is making excuses for the secondary we are simply talking about people complaining about not getting enough pressure on the QB. And to be fair 2 TD's were from a guy slipping which led to a wide open Steve Smith.

Didnt they want him a couple years ago too and we didnt let them... oh well I always liked him as a player and thought he perfomed well out of the bp.

well the reason they D-Line couldnt get all that pressure is because most plays Carolina had two TE's.....so its hard to win when they can double team everyone on the D-Line practically or the 3 that matter really Brown, Ogunleye, and Harris.

Ok so because 1 doctor says its bad mechanics that takes away from what everyone else ever said about Prior... one of his best attributes were his mechanics and if you remember a lot of people said Prior would never get hurt because of his mechanics. But no this 1 doctor who used to play way back in the 70's or whatevr knows more than them.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 17, 2006 -> 03:30 AM) Actually, I think the defense played rather well when you take away the scorching Tillman took at the hands of Smith. I wish they could have put more pressure DelHomme though. Nah they played s***ty even taking into account Tillman's crap play..... Vasher and Urlacher were really the only ones that showed up it seemed. A couple others didnt play horrible but didnt really make a difference either.

Idonno if anything the packers probably got a worse head coach. They fired Sherman who got them to the playoffs almost every season and brought in the offensive coordinator from the 49ers.....just because he was Favre's QB coach a long time ago.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 16, 2006 -> 04:37 PM) I think Coop would be able to fix his mechanics better than Rothschild. Personally I think Rothschild has an under the table deal with Dr James Andrews to send as many messed up pitchers to him as possible. Its all theory though, just fun to think about. There is nothing wrong with Prior's mechanics I think your thinking about our pal Kerry Wood.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jan 16, 2006 -> 04:30 PM) Maynard one of the best in the business? Those first couple of kicks were some of the worst punting performances in NFL playoff history! You could have punted better. They need to bring in someone to compete against him next year. His Punting AVG ranked 26th in the NFL, and even though he had 24 punts inside the 20, he also had 11 touchbacks. The Bears are a field position team, and punting is a critical component of that formula. If Maynard hits average or better punts yesterday in the 1st half, who knows what might have happened. 1st punt - 19 yards, CAR starting position - CHI 36. 3rd Punt from CAR 49, 13 yards. 5th punt - 29 yards, CAR starting position - CAR 40. The Bears receivers are not that good. Moose drops too many passes. Gage will in his 4th year next year and he has yet to show any type of improvement. Berrian and Bradley have potential, but if there is a huge value pick for WR, the Bears shouldn't pass it up. They should also look to upgrade the WR position in FA. Yes, the OL could use some depth, and a CB would be a reasonable pick. So one bad game makes him a horrible punter... not even bad game more like bad half. Also at the begining of the season we made a lot of mistakes on special teams and really he should of only had maybe 8-9 touchbacks I can remember 2 times specifically we f***ed up. And while we are a field position team our defense played so crappy the Panthers would of scored where ever they started so... I was actually more pissed at our kick off coverage team that let them get to the 40 or close to it every time it seemed. The recievers arent great but Bradley showed potential b4 the injury and Berrian has emerged as a favorite to Grossman. And even though it was Gage's 4th year can you really blame him.... his 1st season got little playing time but showed flashes, 2nd season our retarded OC like totally took him out of the game even though he was supposedly awesome in the summer camps and stuff, 3rd season had the likes of Quinn, Krenzel, and Hutchinson throwing, and this season had Orton. Also with Berrian and Bradley he could be the 3rd-4th reciever so he is fine. I dont mind us looking at a WR through F/A like I said in another thread I think 2 guys I think we should look at that wont cost a fortune are Brandon Lloyd except he is a rfa and than Andre Davis of the Pats.... he showed he could be a playmaker with the Browns b4 injury.

I start tommorow

Ive been to Arkansas and most of its small town and crap..... but that town in that dumb Paris Hilton show doesnt represent a lot of Arkansas. They actually have a really good school system besides the small hick towns.