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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 07:59 PM) He had his highest ERA since 2007. His ERA was also still 3.32 in his worst season since 2007. He was really killed by defense though. In his entire career before this year he'd been credited with 1 unearned run. Last year...12. Amazing stat about unearned runs...thanks!

I've said this a few times this year, but even if they're a few years away from competing, I really don't want to see Pujols or Prince sign with the Cubs.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Oct 23, 2011 -> 01:19 AM) So this is what it's like to be a well coached and prepared team? Miami still has a ways to go before being a good team but it's refreshing to see a team improve every week and not be thoroughly outcoached every time the team takes the field. Congrats on the win...pisses off every GT football fan that the best QB is being redshirted this year. GT and Illinois' season is very familiar.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 08:26 PM) I don't see that happening unless he has an incredible combine. Either way, it's way too early to be thinking about the draft. Guys draft stocks rise and fall a ton between now and the draft. I don't think he'll have a great combine, as if he knew he could run a 4.3, he would have gone pro last year

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Oct 22, 2011 -> 07:22 PM) Blackmon, Jeffery, and Floyd will all be first rounders, with a couple other guys who are fringe 1/2 like Broyles. I'd say there's a good chance Floyd could fall to the Bears assuming their somewhere in the middle of the pack. I'm also a fan of AJ Jenkins. If Floyd was available to them and they passed, I think it'd be a huge mistake. I think Floyd is going to be an elite NFL WR. Some site had Floyd going as high as #2 last week.

Did you see Punto's terrible, terrible 0-2 swing? Of course calling for the bunt was the right call in that situation, especially with a catcher running on first base and the next two guys up lacking in power.

When you throw 98 mph, it makes no sense to throw a 2 strike slider to someone trying to hit the ball to right field.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 20, 2011 -> 05:35 PM) For Illinois it all comes down to Leonard. If he can play 30-35 minutes of productive basketball, they'll be a pretty good team. They have enough athletes to run and toughness to play good D. Half-court offense could be a challenge without a facilitator though, and that's my concern. If he plays 21-24 minutes, that's a big improvement. His big issues is fouls.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 20, 2011 -> 04:52 PM) Lost in all this hype is that the reason the Cubs mgmt is bringing in "Moneyball" type mgmt is because they intend on spending alot less money on their roster. I am not sure that would excite any rational baseball fan. I will believe it when I see it with regards to them not spending as much money.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 20, 2011 -> 04:46 PM) Oh s*** the first domino has fallen en route to a Cubs 70 win season!!! Yeah, I truly don't get the hype. Also, Boston fans should be livid, as it seems this was in motion before the season ended if it's true that Ricketts met with Hoyer during the last series of the season.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 11:24 PM) Hard to disagree. The Sox haven't replenished well. Graduations aren't a legitimate justification for it being as bad as it is right now. Isn't it ironic how two of the highest rated pitching prospects we have now are the soft-tossing righties that KW was so opposed to a few years ago (Doyle and Axelrod)?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 10:23 PM) Almost all of our impact prospects were up with the big club. I'll be interested to know who they view as our 2nd best prospect after Reed.

I'd say it's close with the Marlins. The draft last year was just horrid though for the Sox.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 19, 2011 -> 08:42 PM) LOL, I posted that, in this thread, a couple weeks back. I was then told by fathom that he had also posted it previously. It's a good show. Kenny's nickname is the Stealth Bomber, and Grammar's character asks him if he's going after Pujols. KW says they'll talk later.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 18, 2011 -> 06:37 PM) Thank god for steroids! Blum's been clean at least, as has Widger and Willie! Timo and Pablo didn't have any big hits in the postseason

Here's the thing...everyone knows that KW and Ozzie disliked each other. However, if Cowley wants to investigate the 2011 White Sox, I'd rather know about what issues haunted Dunn, etc. Was it due to Dunn's work ethic? Eating fried chicken and drinking beer between innings? No one cares anymore about the Ozzie/KW dynamic. That story died the second Venutra was hired and Theo to the Cubs gained steam.

It would be ironic to have a hitting coach that is arguably still a better hitter than half of our lineup.

Being mentioned on the Score, as well as one of the Chicagoland papers supposedly that Thome could be considered to replace Walker

Yep, if this is the worst that he has to share, then no big deal. Kudos to Cooper for doing what he had to do to help keep his job and getting Ozzie canned.

Anyone who watches BBTN instead of MLB Network is a fool

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 17, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) How about that Colby Rasmus trade now? Whether or not Rasmus ever lives up to his potential, without that trade the Cardinals don't make the playoffs, let alone the World Series. Pujols was talking about how awful the clubhouse was prior to that trade. He said all the new relievers helped loosen it up.

Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon died in a terrible crash today

QUOTE (Wanne @ Oct 16, 2011 -> 08:13 PM) oh I don't know...close ties. Nice weather for the most part...NO STATE INCOME TAX. And going from the most loyal owner in sports to a terrible owner

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 16, 2011 -> 08:00 PM) Talk of LaRussa coming back is almost like an urban myth thing. I was surprised even the media wrote about it like it could happen. You don't go from St. Looie to the White Sox. You just don't. Kind of like how you'd be nuts to want to go from the White Sox to the Marlins.

Watched "Boss" on Starz. Kenny Williams had a cameo in it, where they have him the nickname of "Stealth Bomber".