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QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 25, 2010 -> 10:01 PM) Not sure about that. Between the risk you take in drafting anyone, the $ it takes to sign them, it was probably a better deal to take a young major league ready pitcher and another prospect. They probably could have had Hudson and Morel, and had two mlb-ready players that are cost-controlled for 6 years for two months of Adam Dunn. Instead, now they've got to navigate the minefield that is the draft, shell out some major dough to sign the guys, then hope that one or both can contribute 2-3 years down the road. Brent Morel is pretty much worthless to them. They have that "Ryan Zimmerman" guy at 3b. And trading for a prospect who is already blocked is silly because everyone knows you can't keep both.

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QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 25, 2010 -> 10:57 AM) Hoping Bears game is on CBS even if the Rams are on at the same time down here in southern Illinois. http://the506.com/sports/?cat=14

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QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 10:31 PM) Starting to really miss my daughter Time to say something incredibly stupid to remove the genuine emotion from this thread.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 09:45 PM) Give Morel his shot. I'd love a Longoria/Zimmerman, but that ain't happening. We need as much cheap/controllable talent as we can get. Maybe not next year, but by 2012, I'd rather have Morel.

Perhaps that was just the Whiskey.

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QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 07:15 PM) What I take from this whole OSU fiasco is that the NCAA is all about a dollar. If they're not benefiting from it, they won't let you benefit from it either. If these guys wanna sell their awards, let them. It's theirs. It's not that they're "thankless." It may be that they're in a position where they really need the cash. So, Offensive lineman...you're thinking of going pro as a Junior? You see that Big Ten championship ring you've got? There's $500k in it for you if you come back as a senior.

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QUOTE (kapkomet @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 04:28 PM) With that said, they know that they're going to have to give hispanics a chunk of their own districts to even have a prayer 10-15-20 years down the road since they will be the majority race in this state in 3 years from now. After watching what happened in Arizona, after having similar bills introduced in multiple states (I vaguely recall Texas being on that list), after all the Spanish-speaking TV stations cut into their programming to watch the Republicans vote en masse against the DREAM act...you really think the long-term hispanic vote is going to seriously influence policy this year?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 04:08 PM) Still wouldn't even put them in the top 15. Add in some development from one of their 1b types and it could. That said...you don't need to be in the top 10 to win a division if you're #1 in pitching.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 04:02 PM) Actually they were talking about splitting Pete Stark's district into a hispanic district in western Dallas County, which would go Democrat. I'm also almost positive they're going to break up the district I live in too - because it goes from Gainesville down to the loop around Ft. Worth. It covers a lot of real estate, not that is unusual in Texas but the population shift in my district has gone clear crazy in 10 years. One thing that having a big Republican win at the state level this year does is ensure that the Republicans are the ones drawing redistricting lines. Not that the Dems would do anything different if they had the power to do so, just sayin', districts will be drawn to provide the most benefit to Republican incumbents as possible.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 04:00 PM) Yeah, and maybe the worst offense in baseball. To which they've added DeJesus, Willingham, and Hideki Matsui, in addition to getting Crisp back to start the year.

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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 03:47 PM) But who else has come close to offering what the Angels did? I don't blame them for pulling their offer. Why bid against yourself? I don't blame the angels for pulling their offer either, but I'd still imagine there's money that has yet to be spent other than that.

QUOTE (NIUSox @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) Donated Blood today for the first time! Feel great!!! Go have some vodka. It makes that great feeling even better.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 03:45 PM) I heard that Beltre and Company rejected the angles offered which was believed to be 5 years 70M. WTF do they think they are going to get from someone else. At this point, he's the best player still on the market, so yeah.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Dec 24, 2010 -> 03:00 PM) I think Oakland being 8th is more out of place. The A's had the best pitching staff in the AL last year. That's a good starting point.

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