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QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Dec 2, 2006 -> 10:08 AM) Riske can't be used when the game is on the line. Cleveland found that out, then Boston, then the White Sox. No team is going to give Riske enough money not to accept arbitration and give up a draft pick. Face it, Riske isn't very good and the White Sox don't want him. Offering him arbitration would almost guarantee they would be stuck with him at a price a lot higher than what a similar replacement, a minimum salary guy would cost. If the Sox wanted him, I'm sure they tried to negotiate a contract to avoid arbitration and the 2 sides obviously couldn't agree. Well if we indeed would have been stuck with him he would have never had to pitch with the game on the line. He's not a great reliever by any means but having a guy with a high 3's era in the back end of your bullpen isn't exactly the worst thing in the world. This honestly makes no sense to me, we either get picks or get "stuck" with a guy who isn't very bad at all.

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 2, 2006 -> 11:08 AM) Jim saw this at the mall yesterday - consumed by the golf game. For those that know him, you think this would be a winner for me to get him..? It really is a fun system but something I wouldn't buy as I think it's going to be odd as hell for actual sports games.

This I definitely don't understand.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 2, 2006 -> 12:20 AM) Enlighten me. Yes, Louisville's win over West Virginia is better than any of ND wins (they lost to Rutgers tomorrow and you can throw that argument out the window). But how is there a HUGE difference? Break it down, please. 1 loss vs. 2.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:33 PM) Let's compare then...... Notre Dame has wins over Ga Tech on the road and Penn St. (played 7 bowl teams) Virginia Tech has wins over at Wake Forest and Clemson (played 7 bowl teams) Louisville has wins over West Virginia, Miami and Pitt (who lost to Michigan St) (played 7 bowl teams) I'd say Notre Dame's wins are as good as the other two. At worst you have a wash here, so how can you bark Notre Dame doesn't deserve it. They deserve it as much as Virginia Tech or Louisville, who are the only two other real options. And just for reference, Wisconsin, who isn't BCS eligible, played just 5 bowl teams. I have yet to see you or anyone else give me another team that deserves it more. I fail to see other teams that have separated themselves over the Irish. You're missing a HUGE difference between ND and Louisville.

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QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 03:16 PM) As soon as Zito and Schimdt sign, KW's cell phone will be ringing 24/7 Zito wont be signing for a while. But your point is well taken and something I've talked about with other soxtalkers. Kenny should have been and should still be patient with our starters. Let the market figure itself out and then other teams get desperate.

Boo.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:31 AM) Boo, I was going to post that. He's probably in my top 10 wrestlers of all time. Anyways, sorry about the thread hijack.

That's just Kenny being Kenny.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) I've heard it sux. That was my opinion of it.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 01:20 PM) Honestly, I can't see a team being interested in trading for Pods at that price. To me, it looks like Pods is here for 2007. Juan Pierre is making 9 million dollars a year and 45 over the next 5. Is he a better player than Pods? Sure. Is he 6 million dollars better than Pods for a season? Hell no. 2.9 mill for Pods is not bad at all, I know a lot of people hate Pods but this is certainly a good value sign, though I know most will disagree. EDIT: And a 2.9 million dollar price tag for one season for a team that needs a leadoff hitter certainly isn't going to scare anyone away.

This is actually a great value sign. That being said, hopefully he s not with the club next year.

Have a good one Zach Don't expect the Salukis to give you a nice present in two weeks though.

QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Nov 30, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) I'm so sick of ND and their b****ing about rankings. Because, you know what, for that JV schedule they play, they sure as hell should be able to win at least 9 games, and hell, for being ranked in the preseason top 5, they should at least be able to beat one of the two good teams they played. And instead, they got their asses kicked by Michigan and USC, and should be embarassed for even playing a close game against MSU. Voters are a disgrace for their blind love of all things ND. And I swear to god, if I hear how great of a coach Fat Boy is again, I'm going to set the entire College Gameday setup on fire next week. Don't hold anything back man, tell us how you really feel.

The way the award is worded, it should with out a doubt go to a player on a playoff team.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 29, 2006 -> 11:01 PM) Seemed to work with both Conteras and Garland... Ding. He uses the media to posture in negotations. The end.

Nope.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Nov 29, 2006 -> 10:20 PM) The Missouri Valley was a comeback shy - Bradley's 2-point loss to Tennessee Tech - of an undefeated night. Not a lot of great wins, but a 6-1 night nonetheless. Hell, Evansville actually won (and big) on the road. My thoughts on UNI rushing the court - while I am not a fan at all of rushing the court, I would assume that emotions were high since they were playing the team their coach bailed on them for. In their shoes, I'd take it personally. The MVC coaches continually talk about their conference being able to play with the big boys and how they don't see themselves as mid majors, yet as soon as an opening at a mid-level school in a bigger conference comes along, one of them jumps. Comes across as pretty hypocritical to me. Hence, making tonight a bigger win in a UNI fans' mind. Wish Bradley could have held onto that one as they got up by 8 or 9 with about 8 to go, but ah well. As far as the UNI fans go, I know what you're saying but UNI is the better team and their fans should have acted like it. I know that it's a different scenario because of the McDermott situation but I think I've made my view point known here that you should only rush the court/field if you pull off a huge upset or win some kind of championship.

Hopefully Joe has his bags packed.

QUOTE(Brian @ Nov 29, 2006 -> 10:04 PM) Gonna have to score point to beat SLU and Central Michigan for sure. Had the feed online and seemed they were conservative still. Nobody wanting to shoot. Pass it around for 30 secs than shoot. Mr. Shaw is staring to turn into the player we've been waiting for. The first half we were actually pretty aggressive(especially Mullins), then we got a comfortable lead and we just coasted. Tatum stunk tonight and the one thing that worries me at the moment is Young is MIA. SLU is a good team and we need TY to come back from his vacation, Saturday.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 29, 2006 -> 09:53 PM) Also, UNI rushed the court against a team picked to finish 11th in the Big 12. But I suppose thats the kind of win you attach your program to. The UNI fans gave the same explanation as Iowa fans did when they beat you guys in football, "rivalry" game. Pretty s***ty for UNI fans to do so, made absolutely no sense. Idiots.

And just for Heads: UNI beats ISU 70 to 57.

Well that was the worst half of basketball we played this year. Get ready for this score: 50 to 36. Yup that's right. Ugly it was but we improve to 5 and 1. We got a pretty good SLU team on Saturday.