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My main point regarding the speed issue is that I'm not fully convinced that he's been reduced to a one-tool player who will live and die solely with his bat. I don't see why he can't be a solid or better defensive player who doesn't have to be a well-rounded hitter to make it as a MLB regular.

What's so great about Doug Marrone?

It is worth wondering whether there is any good reason for her to know any of her students' political affiliation in the first place, since she works in communication. Even so, educators have all kinds of reasons to be potentially biased. There's no way to be perfectly neutral. With that said, chances are that she rarely teaches/grades undergraduate students. She's a full professor and department chair at a top research university in a scientific discipline. She probably only works with grad students.

It's weird to be an Illini fan in Columbus, Ohio. I'll root for OSU on the side so long as they pay my salary, though

That was some abhorrent clock management by both teams down the stretch

I think both of those calls are correct Rock. Definitely the running into the kicker call. The PI was more borderline.

OSU looks like they'd be obviously superior with one of their first two QBs.

He's healthy so I don't give a s***

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 1, 2015 -> 04:46 AM) He was commenting on the player's mindset, not the article. And I'm saying the article's comment about batting practice wasn't meant to indicate that CH wastes his BP slugging bombs, just that he has been seen hitting longballs in some batting practices.

Maybe he intended it as a comment on how much we should care about missing out on Chris Denorfia

QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 09:05 PM) "Puts on impressive shows at batting practice..." IOW, he would rather show off his power in BP than improving his swing, hitting to opposite field, etc. Reminds me of Ian Stewart, a former first rounder obsessed with hitting bombs in BP, now out of The Show. Or it was just a compliment that he sometimes hits it very far in batting practice

I think the stuff about him lacking speed is just a product of general pessimism. Few people thought he was a longterm CF from the start, despite him being a strong athlete.

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 04:41 PM) Voice Actress Christine Cavanaugh, 51 - Leukemia Best known to me as the voice behind Chucky Finster of Rugrats

It seems like he could be talking about anything there. Going out on the town, picking up some girls at the club, playing for Team USA, etc.

I don't like being the way people who are fans of SEC teams are, where they cheerlead their whole conference, but the B1G could really use a win by OSU to maintain some relevance. It doesn't hurt that Alabama/Saban are supremely unlikable.

Yeah, only having four teams in still makes the entire process a complete farce. It needs a huge expansion.

That's...weird? Committed $25 million to him last February, he's 24 years old. Great glove, supposedly. He hit really well in AAA, got in a fight, then was sent to AA and couldn't hit a lick after that. Very odd. Is this revocable waivers? I don't remember how that works in the offseason. They may just be trying to make space on their roster based on the assumption that nobody will want to pay him. They could just pull him back if somebody does claim him.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 08:58 AM) http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tab...;seasonType=REG So, statistically, Cutler's season was virtually identical to Phil Rivers. Rivers threw for 17yds/game more, but the rest is pretty similar (including tying for most INTs). Rivers choked away a playoff birth against a Chiefs team that was completely beat up. Yet, Rivers is a media darling. He's a great leader, teammate, husband, father,.... So much of the analysis of these players is based on media perception of their personalities. I'm not making excuses for Cutler. I don't have much confidence in him, but I wouldn't have much confidence in anyone not named Brady or Rodgers. Either that or the counting statistics aren't the only/best way to evaluate QB performance

Both starting guards are having s*** games, the next best guard is ejected, the next best guard after that is hurt. Gonna have to dig deep to win this one - but Jimmy looks like he would benefit from some time on the bench tonight. Visibly frustrated and getting manhandled by Johnson regardless.

Thibs fouled up the lineup last night. It was like he had to play another wrong guy in the fourth quarter because Kirk was out. Aaron never made a FG I don't believe and it wasn't like he added anything on defense. The offense never had any rhythm, probably because we had two point guards out there. It seems like he has a mental block on playing Dunleavy in the fourth quarter right now, which is probably part of the reason Jimmy is getting too many minutes as well. It wouldn't shock me if we try to bring in some wing depth via trade. Or sign Ray Allen.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 30, 2014 -> 12:35 PM) i kind of doubt that he is gonna keep the D coordinator that presided over the terrible defense that in part got Del Rio fired Maybe it would be better to say he might WANT Tucker. The last full season Del Rio was HC was the first that he allowed Tucker to call the plays on defense. They were ranked 5th by DVOA, and 6th in yardage, 7th by PFF. It was arguably the best defense he ever had as a head coach

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 29, 2014 -> 03:08 PM) So how does no word of Mel Tucker getting canned come down today? Or did I miss it? Also, I'd love to wind up with Jack Del Rio. I've always loved that guy. More candidates here: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...otogallery.html Del Rio would probably keep Mel Tucker, his most recent defensive coordinator.

I have a suspicion that Ozzie's drinking problem alone will be a roadblock to sticking with a MLB position

You have to realize that in some cases, these guys might even be impacting their job security. They've been chosen as fit to make these judgments and don't have to justify anything to random people like us. If they do want to make justifications, great.