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So I just got sick for the first time in a long time...and of course the idea of ebola crossed my mind since I actually live fairly close to Dallas. Thankfully it's just the flu.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 03:32 PM) Oh but then without Neal Cotts, what do the White Sox do in 2005? But yeah, Koch sucked, even if he was a great guy. Remember when Jerry Manuel started Neal Cotts instead of Buehrle on short rest in Yankee Stadium and Cotts got his ass kicked? Good times. I think we lost the game Buehrle started the next day anyhow.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 11:19 AM) Was one of the best trades you could make for an ace. I still have no idea how that team, with all the talent, didn't go anywhere. I remember Colon was just filthy down the stretch that year. It was the Twins. I remember we had a lead going into the Metrodome and they straight up swept us. We had 3 of the best starters in the AL that year and somehow ended up not making the playoffs. Had we actually made the playoffs, I think we could have made a nice run. But you could have said that about 2003, 2006, 2010, etc. In other words, f*** the Twins.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 10:53 AM) 2-1 this week. Two 5-1 teams, one 3-3. I have no idea why my 3-3 team is failing. How can you lose with this roster? Jay Cutler Chi - QB Tony Romo Dal - QB Dez Bryant Dal - WR Percy Harvin Sea - WR Sammy Watkins Buf - WR Cordarrelle Patterson Min - WR Dwayne Bowe KC - WR C.J. Spiller Buf - RB Andre Ellington Ari - RB Ben Tate Cle - RB Zac Stacy StL - RB Trent Richardson Ind - RB Vernon Davis SF - TE Jared Cook StL - TE Nick Novak SD - K Buffalo - DEF Your RBs aren't that good. That's why. You have a bunch of guys who can get you 10-20 points a week when things go their way, but you don't have a guy who will definitely get you 10-20 points a week (Jamaal Charles, Demarco Murray, Matt Forte, etc.).

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 09:08 AM) that is the best part. you better hope you dont have a girl on the way, because 6 years from now you WILL know what the equivalent of that song is That's gonna be Steve at a One Direction concert.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 14, 2014 -> 06:45 AM) My wife has the 2nd most points in our league and is 1-5. Fantasy football sucks. I have the most points in the league and I'm 3-3. Go figure.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 10:32 PM) One Direction come through crystal clear for ya? For all we know, Steve's singing along to "You don't know you're beautiful" right now.

I'm gonna lose by 1 for the second straight week. You can't make this s*** up.

I had to play in 30 degree weather a couple of times last winter. It kinda sucked.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 04:16 PM) And this is why SoxTalk won the war. Everyone would have been banned for 2 weeks for any of the stuff said on the last page if this was WSI.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 04:02 PM) Houston has 13 hurries and 8 QB hits. He actually grades out better than Young does in terms of pass rush on pro football focus. Young has 6 hurries and 1 QB hit outside of his sacks. PFF grades are cumulative and I think Houston gets a lot more reps than Young, so that might explain why he's graded higher. I guess you can say he's getting close and pressuring the QB, but he's not finishing the job. I'm still baffled as to how he only has 6 tackles on the year. Do teams not run to his side at all?

Lemarr Houston, on the other hand... 6 tackles, 0 sacks. Young has 24 tackles. I'd at least expect Houston to make a contribution against the run game since that's what he's best at, but he's not even doing that well.

Willie Young is leading the league in sacks with 7...never thought I'd see that happen.

Ha, that site still looks like it's stuck in 2000.

And FWIW, Steamer has LaRoche's 2015 projection at .249/.344/.437 in 146 games. Not exactly what you want out of your possible 4th or 5th hitter, but I think he can be had at an affordable price. Plus he's left handed.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 02:32 PM) I like the idea, the only thing that worries me a bit is he's clearly a better 1b than Jose but you're not going to dh Abreu at the moment. I'm not sure he's that much better than Abreu at 1B right now. He might have been better in his prime, but his fielding numbers have been below average the past few years. Abreu was a DH for 35 games last year and didn't hit that much worse than when he played 1B. I don't think he's one of those guys that only hits when he plays the field. You can have LaRoche as the primary 1B and form some kind of platoon to give Abreu reps there as well.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 11:09 AM) "Multiple media sources are reporting that Washington will decline Adam LaRoche's 2015 option." Should we give him a chance? He's 34, so hopefully on a 2 or 3 year deal, and he's that LH 1B/DH we'll need. I wouldn't want him for more than 2 years. He wouldn't be a bad option if it's 2 years and $16-$20 million.

Ha, I get to play all year. Suckers.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 08:34 AM) In Euro qualifying, Poland beat Germany for the first time EVER. I'm sure they will screw up the rest of qualifying somehow, but pretty awesome to finally beat them. Germany out-shot and out-possession'd Poland by quite a bit. A lot of people were joking they got FIFA'd (the video game).

We got a break. In real time, that looked like a soft hit and Mundy let up, but that was helmet to helmet.

Nice catch by Marshall.

WTF Jordan Mills?

Sooooo...Nugent just missed the GW field goal and the Bengals and Panthers tied.

Hopefully Cutler doesn't get a concussion from that hit. He hit his head on the turf pretty hard.

There's a good chance the Panthers and Bengals will tie.