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QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 07:07 PM) Bulls fans. How much does Lebron go for tonight? I say 40. 37.

He's gone to poop and needs to go.

I prefer Getz. I really like how he looked at the plate in limited action last year. I think he could become sorta like Marcus Giles for Atlanta before he and Prior injured each other.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 06:38 PM) The question in the playoffs always becomes whether the pitching staff is good enough. If both were healthy come playoff time, I imagine one of Garcia and Colon would man up to go along with the big 3, but the lack of development time does suck. We'll have to see what comes up in the upcoming weeks. It's tough because if the Sox go the vet way, and make the playoffs, it stengthens the casual fan base which are the ones most likely to drive merchandise and tickets up. If the Cubs fail again next year, you would see more fans jump to the Sox side as the Cubs are expected to contend once again, the Sox are supposed to be a team rebuilding and hopefully on the rise(again, not my opinion, but ask a casual baseball fan and that's what they think). All depends on the health of the vets and how well the youngsters do.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 06:01 PM) I'm not sure why anybody would exactly rule out Garcia coming back right now anyways. If they get him for a deal similar to Colon's, it'll be cheap and well worth the risk. It's becoming more and more obvious that a trade of Dye just isn't that likely, and the only real downfall I think that comes of it is that Owens may be the opening day CFer simply because he is currently the best fit for "leadoff hitter," though I'd prefer Thome leading off over Owens. It's iffy with Garcia. I'm pretty sure the organization wants to bring him back, and he wants to come back, but we also don't want to stunt anyone's growth. I'm pretty sure the Sox could capture the division if they were to sign FG34, but would they be good enough to contend for a WS and would losing in the playoffs be worth losing development time. I'm for signing FG and winning the division at least one more time and letting the dominos fall in the playoffs as I don't think Poreda is ready yet(should be in bullpen for a year), Richard is capable enough(as a starter), and Marquez is ready yet(I don't know if I would put him in the bullpen or not).

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 06:11 PM) The top of the order is the only real question mark, but it's almost annually been a question mark in the Williams era. There are no longer many CFers available to fill the hole, and the only move that would really piss me off is if KW traded for Pierre. One risky move that I wouldn't be opposed to is the Sox trading for Willie Harris. The Nationals outfield is absolutely stacked and Harris has the most service and the least amount of upside. However, he does get on at a pretty decent clip and he can probably play an adequate CF. That would be about Plan C, but with Plan D being Owens, I'd take it. As would I. He's also versatile enough to where Ozzie would keep him on the roster since he could play those multiple positions. I've always wondered why we didn't bring him back. He has decent plate discipline, a good OBP, and is speedy. And one more thing, he doesn't suck like Owens.

I wanted to bring back Willie Harris and Pablo Ozuna this year. And then have one play C while the other pitches. That would amuse me, entertain me, and make the Sunday lineup, that much more exciting.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 04:31 PM) Nomar is the most notorious case Nomar had every reason to believe that. He was basically the Grady Sizemore of his position before injuries, etc. slowed him down.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 02:45 PM) LOL, Michael Irvins carjacking story is starting to show some leaks Yea reporting it a day later. Then saying he didn't want to go public, but still talked about it on his radio show I believe is what I heard. I'm a Cowboys fan and grew up in the days of Smith, Aikman, and Irvin, but this is hilarious.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 10:46 AM) After seeing the disaster that VDN has become...after seeing this team add a guy like Rose and actually be worse than last year...I'm a trading deadline away from joining that bandwagon. The next month is his last shot. Either we need 2009/2010 cap space, or we need to acquire someone decent, or at least clear away some of the Chaff. For God's sake, we actually ran a lineup in the 4th quarter last night of: Deng, Nocioni, Gordon, Hinrich, Rose. I think Ben Gordon is your Small Forward in that lineup. Whether or not we won the game...that's just awful. True the Bulls have 2 good players right now. Hinrich is useful, but overpayed. Really, the only way the Bulls win these days is if Gordon or Rose (preferably both) go off that night. And I'm not saying 18 pts, but more like 25pts or at least combine for around 45ppg. If they don't, it'll probably be a blow out. Everybody else is literally useless. Nocioni runs around with his head cut off. Deng got paid and doesn't seem to care. And don't get me started on our frontcourt who allow guys like Varejao go off.

...For The Loss!!!!

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 07:05 PM) Lots of crow to eat, ya know. Osiris will eat that crow for all their fans. There's nothing that can stop him.

Yeah, what was up with Earl Bennet not playing last year? Also, if the Bears sign Jeff Garcia, that would be more craptastic than drafting a guy like Painter.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 02:00 PM) Hence why someone such as Luol Deng is such a horrible fit in VDN's offense right now. You've got build your offense around the strength of your players. Yes, Rose should be able to drive and penetrate, that's his game. But unless you have forwards like Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu sitting out on the perimeter, that type of offense isn't really going to work. I've long been tooting Tom Thibodeau's horn as a head coach. When you look at Boston's D, and how Rondo has come on as a point guard, and yet all of the forward likes Pierce etc. don't have to jack up 3's, that's why I thought he was the perfect candidate for the Bulls. If they win less than 35 games this season (distinct possibility), they need to blow everything up, and rebuild with a new GM and coach. Because the danger is, even with such a big market, if you can't get the team into a top 4 playoff contender with Derrick Rose, what's to stop his bolting when his rookie contract finishes? They're good because they have 3 superstars and there's a good chance all of them will be HOFers when all said and done. Bulls defense would improve, but alot of people did not like the offense ran in Houston as a result of setting up Tom's defense. The dribble drive motion offense which Boston runs a bit of, works, but that's because again, they have studs on their front line. Notice how their bench sucks at running the system. It's the only system I know though that will cover a PG's inability to hit a jumper as it predicates on the ballhandler driving for the most part.

QUOTE (Ron @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 01:06 PM) Steelers backup and former Jags starter Byron Leftwich wants a crack at the Bears QB starting job. Sun-Times I've never really been high on Leftwich. Big arm, but slow, wonky delivery and no mobility thanks to a troublesome ankle. He's never had mobility. Even before he got injured at college. What he had was a huge arm and he was pretty accurate. I see him as another Ben Roethlisberger as his peak which isn't bad, but it isn't super great either. If I were the Bears, I'd take a crack at him.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 12, 2009 -> 06:04 AM) You were the only one actually arguing this that I can recall. Nobody really cares, the Seahawks and the Rams are still laughingstocks, the 49ers still suck but are improving finally, and even though they're in the NFC Championship, the Cardinals are still a 7-loss team who went 2-4 down the stretch but they clinched early so it doesn't matter because he division sucks. Why do you bring the NFC North into everything? Because you stated they were much better than either West team, but yet, those teams clinched their division, and you gave them(ARI) crap for losing down the stretch. You know a lot of teams are more concentrated on being healthy down the stretch once they clinched. And for SD, yea, their division was down, but it was still better than the NFC Bore as evident by both West teams advancing at least into the second round of the playoffs.

So much for the NFC West being weaker than the NFC North.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2009 -> 02:57 PM) I'll admit, looks like I was wrong. Given the cap implications, this tells me 1 thing: Tom Brady will not be starting for the Pats next September. Probably not October either. No way you do that if Brady can go. They could trade Cassell. Or keep him and let him start. Brady is way behind schedule from everything I've heard.

For the usher, I was one back in '04. The company is At Your Service, and you are not just limited to Sox games. You also have to work special events at the United Center, Sox conventions, concerts, etc. Not a bad job to have in high school. I think you have to go to gate 8 at the United Center and ask for an application. It wasn't hard to get hired at all, but you are not limited to just ushering. You may also have to do ticket-taking, coat check, etc.

Cassel to be franchised. The New England Patriots have decided to ensure that quarterback Matt Cassel won't be an unrestricted free agent, as scheduled in March. Sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen that the Patriots will use a franchise tag on Cassel that will give the team two options: Trade him if all goes well with Tom Brady's rehabilitation from a knee injury or keep him because all is not well with Brady. The Patriots' intention to franchise Cassel was first reported by the National Football Post. That would mean the Patriots would have about $29 million in salary cap space tied up in two quarterbacks, with Brady earning almost $15 million and Cassel guaranteed over $14 million. However, the cap jumps to $123 million per team, which gives the Patriots $94 million to manage the rest of their roster. "That's a smart move. You don't want to go into a season with uncertainty at that position," Patriots safety Rodney Harrison told ESPN's Rachel Nichols. "We figure Brady is going to be all right, but it always helps to have two great QBs." http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3809444

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 4, 2009 -> 01:06 PM) Ed Reed is amazing. Best defensive player in football.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 4, 2009 -> 12:32 PM) Squeaking out a division win with a lot of help in the second worst division in football should not have earned the Chargers a home game in that circumstance, but that's another story. Or maybe the Chargers and Cardinals are just that good. Again, IMO, way better than anyone from the NFC North.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 3, 2009 -> 10:34 PM) I'm sure that in the great football discussion that takes place across the nation, Peyton Manning will be blamed for the Colts' inability to stop Sproles, as he is always blamed for everything when the Colts lose in the playoffs. He won't. He'll be blamed for the Colts only scoring 17 points. Rivera was prepared today. It would've been only 10 points had that whole substitution debacle not taken place.

Chargers win. Sproles played a hell of a game.

So Bulls lose again tonight to a crappy Minny team at home. Larry Hughes sucked, but VDN got outcoached severely by McHale. Horrendous game for a Bulls fan.