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Ball game!

Wow! What a run by Fitzgerald! This game is crazy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 10:33 PM) Two guys were there and lost the jump ball and Rodgers got rid of it early. I don't fault the call, I fault the dbs for not taking the ball like a mother. You cannot allow a WR to get that. There should be 3-4 guys swarming the receiver in that situation. Instead, there were only 2.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 10:32 PM) So even the coin toss is controversial The fix is on!

I can't believe the Cardinals brought pressure on that play. I don't care if you're in dime or quarter. You have to play prevent there. There clearly weren't enough DBs back to cover that pass.

I can't believe that ball didn't hit the ground at all when he lost control of it. Crazy.

Wut? Jesus Christ!

lol wow Rodgers. They didn't even get set.

Holy s*** Jeff Janis.

Oof another possible PI call. If you're a Cardinals DB, you absolutely cannot start holding people on long passes like that.

Terrible clock management.

That was definitely a PI.

Wow, that's a ton of luck for the Cardinals on that drive. 2 first downs by a chainlink, Shields missing a pick 6, and Floyd catching a TD on a deflection.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 16, 2016 -> 04:16 PM) 3.5 fWAR the year before that and his strikeout rate and walk rate both improved in 2015 (he threw fewer innings which FG weights pretty heavily and his HR rate skyrocketed). I wouldn't have done it, if I were spending that money I'd have spent it earlier this offseason when there were better options, but there's some logic here. 5 WAR over the last 3 years in a good pitcher's park. You can maybe argue he's an average starter. I don't think $14 million/year is necessarily the issue, it's the fact that they gave him $70 million guaranteed.

lol 0.8 WAR last year and he gets $14 million a year for 5 years. This market...

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 12:25 AM) Talk about putting the team on your back. He probably should have scored a few more. There were a couple of fouls that didn't get called when he went to the rim and still got the bucket.

It's a shame that Rose is no longer the player he used to be. We'd have a real shot of winning it all if we had MVP Rose with this Jimmy Butler. Jimmy was the guy we needed back in 2011.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 10:03 PM) Abreu and Frazier get you 60, but the rest of the team gets you what... another 60? I mean, Eaton is literally our 3rd best home run hitter. I'd say Lawrie should be good for 15-20. You'll probably get 15 out of the catcher platoon. Melky should be good for 12-15. Eaton should be good for 12-15. Those 4 alone can get you 60. I'm not saying we don't need anymore power. I just feel like on base percentage is a bigger need than power for this team.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 09:39 PM) We do not have a decent amount of power. Abreu and Frazier alone can account for 60. We're not going to lead the league in homers or anything, but I think we have enough power to compete as is. We're probably better off getting a guy who is good at getting on base with decent power as opposed to someone who can hit 30 bombs, but might only get on at a .300 clip.

I honestly think Fowler + SS + Starting pitcher is better than just getting Cespedes. It'd be nice to get a big bat, but we have a decent amount of power as is. To get a guy who can hit you 15-20 homers, get on at .350-.375 clip, and play CF somewhat adequately would be huge. Getting a SS and another starter to sure up the rotation also makes your team much more well rounded.

Our defense is dreadful.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 11:11 AM) I kinda think if they decide to sign Raburn, he'd be part of a platoon in LF possibly taking them out of Cespedes. And then he'll hit .350 against us and screw us out of at least 2-3 games.

That's 6 straight for the Bulls. Rose looked good.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 02:38 PM) 670 The Score ‏@670TheScore 56m56 minutes ago Derrick Rose is a gametime decision Tuesday after MRI on his right leg comes back clean: http://cbsloc.al/1MPBAOo I think Rose is just paranoid at this point. Any kind of discomfort in his leg and he's afraid it's something serious again.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 08:45 PM) 8 against 6.5 isn't much. 8 and 5 is. You're more likely to get 5% from him in the future unless he changes his approach. Edit: FWIW, over 600 PAs, 1.5% is 9 walks. 3% is 18 walks. That is a sizable difference.