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QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 10:11 AM) It's official. Andy Reid in at HC in Kansas City and Scott Pioli is out as GM. As a Chiefs fan, I'm super pumped about this. Andy Reid was the scapegoat in Philly. He's a good coach. We have the #1 pick in the draft and despite many people's perceptions, we don't have a bad team. 5 Pro Bowlers plus 2 alternates proves that the talent is present. Can't wait for the draft in April Better use the pick on a QB.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 4, 2013 -> 09:05 AM) I hadn't though of that. Very similar personalities. Physically talented QBs who can't seem to win enough. Instead of swithing teams so often, Cutler has switched offensive coordinators, he still has time though. So far, I think it is a good comparison. Cutler's won a lot more than George has. Other things of note: Cutler's more accurate, but tends to throw more picks.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 08:50 AM) No, Ben Davis hasn't played since 2004 And he was awful when he played.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 3, 2013 -> 01:07 PM) So lets kick this thing off with a little rumor nugget about the upcoming Playstation console: http://kotaku.com/5972787/sony-patent-coul...ext-playstation So, two things I have read rumor wise about this console is 1: it will not be backwards compatible with PS3(and will force you to get those games on the PS Network) and 2: it will destroy the used game market with playstation. If this above patent comes to fruition, your game will only work with your console. No going to friends houses with your games, no renting. Your console, thats it. I hate Sony sometimes.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 10:43 AM) I really like Sale, but I would accept an offer for Stanton as quickly as I could. I would as well. I'm still uncertain as to how Sale's arm will hold up.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 2, 2013 -> 10:26 AM) http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/c...spects-2012-13/ 1. Courtney Hawkins (OF) 2. Carlos Sanchez (IF) 3. Erik Johnson (P) 4. Trayce Thompson (OF) 5. Keenyn Walker (OF) 6. Scott Snodgress (P) 7. Andre Rienzo (P) 8. Christopher Beck (P) 9. Keon Barnum (1B) 10. Joey Demichele (IF) 11. Jared Mitchell (OF) 12. Jacob Petricka (P) 13. Sammy Ayala © 14. Andy Wilkins (1B) 15. Brandon Brennan (P) What a difference a year makes -- no mention of Molina or Castro (he didn't lose rookie eligibility, did he?) at all. Someone asked about Molina in the comments and Hulet responded: Looks like that Santos trade might not work for either side.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 08:03 PM) I disagree with the notion of the shift taking hits away from Dunn. It's not like they moved into the shift after he swung the bat. He knew it was there and still hit into it. That's not gonna change in the future, so let's not act like he's a victim. Those 10 potential hits aren't gonna happen. Yeah, you really can't give Dunn the benefit of the doubt in the case of the shift. Teams do it to him all the time, it's not like it's completely random. He simply needs to adjust to it. Although for Dunn, he's probably swinging for a home run every time up. It just so happens some of them end up on the ground.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 05:41 PM) Would you harshly criticize players if you were hoping to get another coaching job? You'd think his hard-ass mentality from when he was a coach would carry over somewhat to the booth. Not even close.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 04:07 PM) Gruden won Rich Gannon an MVP and won a Super Bowl with a team Dungy couldn't, probably because Brad Johnson was the QB. He started going downhill when he got too much power and started drafting his guys. If he took this job, he'd know Emery would have last say in things. Gruden is a great offensive mind and he loves Cutler. Maybe time away from the booth would help him in today's NFL. I don't know if you noticed this, but Gruden loves EVERYONE!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 04:37 PM) Keep in mind Adam Dunn, despite leading the league in walks, from Memorial Day on, got on base around the same clip Gordon Beckham reached from that point. I read an article that he had the 2nd least productive season of anyone who has hit 40+ homers. Like Eminor3rd said, Dunn needs to have something like a .350 OBP to be truly productive. So really, if he hits .220 to .230, he'll be fine. Too bad he hit .200 last year.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 1, 2013 -> 07:22 AM) That's not saying much. Knox, even before this awful injury, was soft and had gator arms over the middle, and fumbled, and would drop passes. Kick returns would be fine and go routes. Knox getting hurt last year was because of his gator arms. If I remember correctly, didn't he catch the pass and then fumbled by bobbling it in the middle of his run? That resulted in him and just about everyone else diving towards the ball. It just so happened that a big defensive lineman ended up diving on him.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 05:07 PM) I think most people agree with you intuitively -- I definitely used to. But I thought the Tango research was pretty eye opening. It comes down to the types of base/out states that occur most often for each lineup spot, and the subsequent linear weights of each batter outcome on those base/out states. You can read a quick and dirty summary here (http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17/795946/optimizing-your-lineup-by), but I think you need The Book to get the math to justify it. Don't misunderstand -- it's not like strikeouts are GOOD or anything. You're right to say there is no virtue to striking out and hitting for a low average. I mean, you'd like to have awesome all around hitters in every spot ideally. It's just that if you only have a couple awesome all around hitters, they're more productive in the #2 and #4 spots. The #3 and #5 are roughly equal importance and should be spots for your fourth and fifth best guys, and if all else is equal, high contact is more valuable in the #5 spot and low contact/big power is more useful in the #3 spot. So saying Dunn is ideal as our #3 hitter is saying that he is about our fourth or fifth best hitter and happens to be a high power/low contact guy -- which sounds exactly right to me. Peak Dunn is probably something like an ideal #3 hitter (assuming he isn't your overall best hitter), but our current version of Dunn is just the ideal #3 hitter out of our current roster. Of course we'd rather have Miguel Cabrera batting anywhere than Dunn, the stats are just saying that Miguel Cabrera should really be in the #4 hole instead of #3 because he'll get more chances to drive in runs with extra base hits and fewer chances to ground into double plays -- at the expense of about 18 at bats over the course of a full season. Didn't Cabrera lead the league in double plays last year?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:44 AM) He was great with Atlanta in 2009 and that team won 86 games. I think, given the right situation, he can be successful. Then he went back to normal Javy in 2010. That Atlanta team did not make the playoffs BTW.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 12:01 PM) We can probably bank on Cabrera not having as good of a season. Likewise with Hunter, and he may regress big time. They also stayed miraculously healthy with Cabrera, Fielder, Verlander, Scherzer, etc. On our end, we had nagging injuries and general ineffectiveness from our big boppers as well as our big arms. Lots of ground can be made up just from some regression to the mean. I wonder how long it will be before Cabrera and Fielder are too obese to hit.

Bulls are losing to the Bobcats...lolz.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:28 AM) Hester, considering your drops cost your coach his job (very likely), I'd suggest you do just retire. That dropped TD against the Vikings was HUGE.

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) Briggs was a beast in the first half of the season. He had those two pick sixes against the Cowboys and Titans. Then we didn't hear too much from him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) a buddy just texted me saying Hester is retiring That blows. I would have liked to see him break Prime Time's record. He can probably get back on track again if he focuses on being a return man.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:25 AM) Bears have a tough schedule next year playing the NFC North. Four games against teams that won 10+ games and two more against a team with 10-win talent if they ever get their heads out of their asses. You can't avoid playing your own division...so I think that was already implied.

Javy Vazquez wants to pitch again...for a contender. Have fun with that 5.5 ERA you'll receive said contender.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:16 AM) Totally disagree about the way Briggs played this year. Roach did seem capable of taking Urlacher's role. He had his moments. But he's also getting up there in age and I noticed that he wasn't as consistent in terms of making impact plays this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:13 AM) The drop-off sure didn't seem that big when he was out... Yup.

Bears have a tough schedule next year playing the AFC North and NFC East.

QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 10:58 AM) I never said getting Danks back wouldn't be huge. Correct me if I'm wrong; isnt Danks coming back from his injury more of a risk than V-Mart coming back form his, based on the nature of the injuries and their respective positions? Martinez probably won't catch full-time ever again. And if you thought he was slow before, he's probably even slower now. And there's absolutely no guarantee that Danks will be ineffective in 2013. Some of you make it sound as if he's going to be Phil Humber bad.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 11:00 AM) Agreed about the defense, but I don't know that I would call it an overhaul...and I tend to think if you keep running this system, and gradually replacing guys instead of "overhauling" the whole thing, you'd find it easier to replace Urlacher, Tilman, Briggs, etc., than it seems. Urlacher's performance this year is easily replaceable. Briggs wasn't great either.