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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2015 -> 05:56 PM) Thank God. +1

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 5, 2015 -> 02:20 PM) Ga Tech was #14 at the time and considered a good team. ND never plays FCS teams and they had to play ACC teams due to their new contract. I really think that calling a schedule made 5 years ago a "joke" is overstating things. Yeah, I wasn't blaming ND at all for how bad their schedule's ended up looking so far. When you schedule a game with Texas, you anticipate they're going to be a powerhouse at the time. Biggest thing ND needs (besides winning) is for Stanford to keep playing well.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 5, 2015 -> 02:12 PM) The Cardinals remind me of the 2000 White Sox. Just ran out in front of the pack and held on because of the lead they amassed, but injuries devastated them down the stretch. Once the playoffs hit, they were spent Great comparison, no doubt in my mind the Cardinals are the worst of the 5 NL teams in the postseason right now due to injuries and players falling off in their performance (ie: Wacha and Peralta)

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Oct 5, 2015 -> 02:54 PM) No offense to the Notre Dame fans on this board, but I'm glad Clemson put an end to the Notre Dame playoff mirage. ND is such a tough team to measure year in and year out. I have no idea what to expect with them this year. Their schedule prior to Clemson is a joke with how bad Texas and GT are. ND was better than Clemson, as Clemson seemed far too conservative from the 2nd quarter on

Hell no to Puig. Health and attitude issues galore. Also not sure about the dynamic with Abreu

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 5, 2015 -> 12:52 PM) Fathom has broken the record for consecutive weeks complaining about a break ND got from the refs. I'm pretty sure he even does it during their bye weeks. Read want I said again, said they got a bad call against them

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 09:55 PM) Goldy just ended that. If there was someone who you can count on in the clutch, it's Chad Qualls!

Great job of tanking today!

Hawk just said this season hasn't been a lot of fun.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 09:29 PM) You think he is gonna get more than 20m a year with Cespedes and Upton on the market? Absolutely, and there are also rumors he's going to take a shorter deal so he's a FA again when he's 30

Hope Trayce gets a hit in his last AB to get his average over .300

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 09:26 PM) Yep. Sign Heyward to 8 years/160, backload the contract a bit and give him an opt out after 4 years. More than likely you can end up with Heyward for 4/75 and he will walk at age 30 for his final deal. He's getting way more than that

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 09:11 PM) Remember when Robin was an idiot in 2014 for not using Webb at the 8th inning guy? Not Cooper's finest work

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 08:40 PM) Hawk is so angry and bitter today lol Not watching, what's he saying

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 09:14 PM) It helps that the Raiders' defense is f***ing horrible. Yep, they also ran the ball way too much. Heck of a kick by Gould

Haha, the Cutler special. Always does just enough to choke.

Oakland's game plan today has been quite awful

Toronto really messed up here. Why not put the greatest postseason closer on your playoff roster?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 4, 2015 -> 03:38 AM) f***ing pathetic by Clemson. It never ceases to amaze me how stupid coaches are. It really is mind blowing. Didn't like a long FG into the wind??

Clemson tried to Clemson it. ND should have had a PI on Clemson before that fumble

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 08:29 PM) Have to agree with you there. I doubt we'll be able to get the haul we're seeking. The Cubs wouldn't do a Bryant-Sale trade straight-up, and I probably wouldn't do it if I were them either. Same with the Red Sox and Betts. Red Sox would absolutely trade Betts for Sale, IMO

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 07:54 PM) Boston is going to finish just under .500, and that's with Porcello and Sandoval being far worse than anyone could reasonably expect. They sign a top SP and even if they do nothing else, I could easily see them winning 90+ games next year if those two guys bounce back a little. LaRoche, Sandoval, VMart and Hanley 4 worst offensive players this year.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 07:34 PM) All you have to is look at the salaries. If managers mattered much more than that, they'd be getting big-time money. A player who can add 5 wins to your team could command $25 million a year. Meanwhile, the top managers in the game are getting paid less than some bench players. That should be pretty telling. Yep, for me, I think Ventura has done a fairly solid job with his in-game decisions this year. Biggest fault I have with him is the team seemed to lack focus at the end of ST and they got off to a miserable start. Not sure how much of that is his fault, as this team was going nowhere with Sale not pitching like an ace for a portion of the season and Samardzija pitching like he was back in the steroid era.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 3, 2015 -> 08:26 PM) He probably won't get it. But he's the MVP, imo. Take him away from the Cubs and they're (gross) the White Sox. according to fangraphs, if you take Arrieta off the Cubs, their pitching would be 11th in all of baseball in terms of fWAR. With him, they're #1

Around the time the Cubs were looking to hire Maddon, all the sports radio guys would talk to experts from Baseball Prospectus, etc. They all believe that managers matter very little over the course of the season with regards to in-game decisions. Maybe a 3-5 game difference at best. The big impact is on preparation and scouting (ie...Pirates over the last few years).