Balta1701

Well, I'm done watching this.

That was a moronic foul on Derrick. Foolish. Stupid. That foul might be the game.

Jesus that is a lot of empty seats. 4 minutes into the game? Maybe there's some bad food at one of the concession stands and they're all in the bathroom.

-Cliff Politte

Ah, the F***ing "Hit the backboard but not the ball" thing that should be a goaltend but isn't.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 03:27 PM) I think the roster as it stands currently is better than 79 wins if Beckham, Dunn, Rios, and Danks play as Williams expects them to. With bullpen holes, Sale in the rotation probably wearing out after 100 innings, no closer, and another year older on AJ and Konerko, I'm not going to write this team as a .500 team until they show it. Dunn, Rios, and Peavy could put up 7 WAR between them, a big improvement from last year, and we would still be behind where we were at the end of last year.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 03:20 PM) If it was Guillen's fault they should be better. Unfortunately now, because of the failures last season, the roster is now worse on paper. Santos, Buehrle, and Quentin all put up solid years last year, and they will not be easily replaced. For that reason alone, the team could clear out the mess, and still fail to improve on last year's team. That's why this GM can't be judged on wins and losses this season, but instead based on development.

Nice.

Riefert

Riefert

Tons of readable quotes at Reifert's blog.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 02:59 PM) I don't see Kenny being brought back for 2013 if they are worse than last year. His fate rests on the performances of Beckham, Dunn, Rios, and Danks. They really aren't rebuilding. No, his fate relies on the performances of guys like Molina, Sale, Castro, and Viciedo right now, because those are the guys he's moved in to the org, and thos eguys won't be ready to be complete contributors for 2-3 years. They're not rebuilding fully, but they chopped $25 million off of the "Give Ozzie a chance to save his job if he wants to" payroll last year. Expecting them not to take a step back with that kind of budget cut is silliness. They might still be a better team because they got rid of one guy who was causing all sorts of problems, but that might not be enough.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 02:41 PM) Do you think that if they are worse this year than they were last Kenny will be the GM in 2013? I don't. Yes. Kenny getting 2013, with 2012 as a rebuilding season, absolutely must be a part of him not giving up the job this year. If JR is going to keep him on, then he has to have a chance to actually see this rebuild through.

For Obama:

Flowers article

CSN

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 02:22 PM) Honestly, it could very well be that Becks tuned Walk out. Probably a bunch of other people too if he himself just noticed. It doesn't sound like that from what others have said, it's sounded more like the opposite, that he was trying to take everyone's suggestions into account simultaneously.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 01:54 PM) Isn't Deng a GT decision? No, that was a rumor that was unfounded.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 01:50 PM) It does. Is there another step I need to take after I click that link? Just scroll down to "Your demographics". But if you're not accepting cookies from anywhere, then the Google can't read where you've been and guess your demographics based on that.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 01:10 PM) I doubt he has the right to fire Ventura either. I think Ventura was a Chairman Reinsdorf hire. If the Chairman is this involved in day to day operations, then you have no beef with KW, because he's not the one making the calls.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 28, 2012 -> 11:16 PM) There are 3 glaring needs for the Bears IMO. WR, CB, OL and in that order. It'll be interesting to see what happens in the first round at 19. Luckily, there's 4 WR who are likely 1st rounders and 3-5 CB as well. You'd have to think one of Alshon Jeffery/Michael Floyd/Kendall Wright would be there, or possibly Dre Kilpatrick. I wouldn't mind using a 1st on a LB either if it was a Bama guy, or even Vontaze Burfict. The Bears can't wait until the draft to fill some of those needs. They might be able to wait on CB, but they can't wait on WR. They also can't really wait on O-Line, at the very least they need a replacement for Omiyale in the veteran backup role.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 11:15 AM) You're telling me you put Peyton on the Browns or the Rams and they're SB contenders? I don't even think the Colts this year WITH HIM would be that good. That defense was just awful. I think the Colts, Patriots, Saints, and Giants have pretty firmly established that a team can have a terrible defense but still have a defense that can win games and take advantage of opportunities given to them by the offense.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 29, 2012 -> 12:34 PM) Nothing comes up for me. I'm guessing it's because I use adblocker. Does your computer not accept cookies? That's what Google is reading, not ads.