Capn12

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 11:19 AM) So as of right now we have pretty much the same exact offensive lineup from last year except Dunn replaces Kotsay...right? Well, we can NEVER replace the grittyness of one Mark Kotsay...

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 11:03 AM) The Cubs are committed to Carlos Pena for nothing in 2012 or 2013, or 2014-2019, for that matter. I hardly call 0.9% of a normal payroll 'committed' from 2014-2019...I mean seriously man, c'mon. If you don't like the 3rd year, ok that can be argued I guess?..but calling out the deferred money is kinda silly.

30 doubles, 30 homers, .350 OBP, Definitive Team Captain...thats reason enough for the pricetag. I mean, Dunn and Konerko both for under $30 mill a year and people are still complaining?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 8, 2010 -> 10:52 AM) It's around $12.5M as is but Paulie has an option to take over Roger Bossard's duties cutting the grass for an additional $1.5M per year. Not Bossard! Hawk would have a coronary if he didn't have Bossard's grass cutting skills to be in awe of.

The deal is believed to be worth about $14MM per year, tweets Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse. Now, I hope it is closer to 12.5 than 14, but we'll see...

Donkey-Kong Days are here, at last.

OK, at 37.5 over 3, there shouldn't be anyone on this board complaining. And our offense, is intact. Get us an arm or 3, and lets win this G.D. division.

*Anxiously awaits the "We overpaid!!!111" posts*

Kong is Jerry's guy, we all know he is going to do just about everything he can to make sure he is playing on the Southside next year. Lets just hope he can get Landis to make, at least SOME concessions on the demands.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 7, 2010 -> 06:02 PM) Rangers are shopping Michael Young around to save money for Lee. Isn't he someone Kenny has been linked with in the past? 16 mil a season for the next 3 years. That'd be payroll suicide.

Well...it would/will be weird not seeing #14 manning first base, but if his demands are $15 mill per, then so be it. That is just too much to tie up for 3 years IMO.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Dec 6, 2010 -> 05:21 PM) You guys are pretty crazy to think that Jenks is going to come crawling back to take little money. Somebody is going to give him some cash. True, closers with WHIPs that approach 1.5 are in pretty high demand these days.

Yeah, we got our asses kicked today, but don't let that undersell what we accomplished. Beating Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and at Florida was a big thing for us. As week, returning 8 on off, 8 on def, 2 of which are Alshon and Lattimore, the future is still bright.

Great deal, pays for AJ and gets rid of the pitcher disguised as Bruiser from the Oceans 11 trilogy.

Linebrink gone, Dunn signed?.....call the offseason 75% successful already!

OK, since I'm too lazy to look it up in this monster thread....what are we looking at, payroll wise? I'm assuming the hopes are that we find a way to get PK back at first, and say goodbye to Jenks.

It is fairly simple IMO. If your amateur status is put in jeopardy, the team you are on has no bearing, well shouldn't. Who cares what team paid/didn't pay/agreed to pay, blah blah blah...if you are linked to a pay-for-play scheme, whether you were directly involved or not, your amateur status is in jeopardy. The NCAA, as always, protects its cash cow for now, and opens itself up for a very slippery slope of what is right and wrong. No matter, I'd rather beat the fkers with $cam Newton playing this Saturday, anyways.

#1 - 42nd #2 - 91st #3 - 84th #4 - 112th #5 - 62nd #6 - 118th #7 - 114th #8 - 41st #9 - 92nd #10 - 46th #11 - 71st Those are the total defense ranks of the teams the "very, very good" Boise State team beat. Darn impressive to score loads of points on those teams, I agree!

I'm not ready to hand the SEC title to Auburn just yet...

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 10:21 PM) I don't know if anyone else watches but has there ever been a more unlikeable cast on Hell's Kitchen?? I honestly don't think any one of them left is a particularly good chef and none are charismatic in the least. This group of stiffs and planted actors, with the occasional real chef or 2, is an abomination to the show. I guess they just gave up on real chef talent, and brought in more people to keep the entertainment value up. I mean really, Sabrina? that person wouldn't have made it past opening week in the old HK.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Nov 14, 2010 -> 10:10 PM) I was pulling for you guys since I f***ing hate Florida. Congrats. Enjoy it while you can, though. The East is down big time, but won't be for long. The East will be crazy strong soon, but IMO that includes us as well. We don't lose any skill players after this year, and honestly, 2 of the 3 losses this year were games we had big leads in (28-10 over Kentucky at the half, 20-7 over Auburn at the half and 27-21 in the 4th quarter). Arkansas is the only team that drug us through the mud, and that was just a bad matchup for us all around.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 13, 2010 -> 10:38 PM) Congrats, Capn Woohoo, its been a LONG time coming. And, call me crazy, but this team is able to beat Auburn. That would be a bigtime BCS buster. Had the lead 27-21 AT Auburn, then turned the ball over 4 times in the 4th quarter. Lets see how it goes at a neutral site this time!

All is right in college football, on this day. My S.C. boys win against #1 in the country, and Clemson loses to a depleted UNC team. Hot damn.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 10:41 PM) Another Broncos player dies. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AnXc...osmckinleydeath Sad, sad news. Completely out of the blue, the kid was just in town 10 days ago for our game against UGa, laughing and carrying on.