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Just played about an hour and a half of the MW3 campaign. For whatever reason, it just never gets old...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 11:27 PM) My roommate keeps saying they'll win the Super Bowl. They'd have to pull a Green Bay.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 7, 2011 -> 11:11 PM) Cutler was not sacked. I've never seen this before. He did a hell of a job evading linemen today. Earl Bennett also showed the other Bears wideouts what a good receiver looks like. Roy Williams has hands of freaking steel. He should have had a monster game today with the opportunities he had to catch deep passes.

What a great game by the Bears. Entertaining and well played (for the most part).

Very good trade for the Royals. This is one of the first good moves I've seen Dayton Moore make in terms of trades. He turned a small signing from last off-season into a decent pitcher that can be fixed.

QUOTE (klaus kinski @ Nov 6, 2011 -> 04:26 PM) He is recruiting Cuddyear If that's the case, then they must be REALLY desperate. Yeah, go get a inconsistent mediocre player who's nearing his mid 30s. See how that goes for you.

Philip Rivers...ugh. I almost completed a 50 point comeback in my fantasy game, then he comes along and throws a pick when I needed a touchdown and 15 more yards. Argh...

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 5, 2011 -> 05:51 PM) Who cares about uniforms It's all about the W. just win, baby. Go, Ozzie. Ozzie looks stylish in everything.

Mayberry might split time with Thome at 1st.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 06:16 PM) You are absolutely right, I am an idiot. 0.960 Konerko 0.898 Quentin 0.889 De Aza 0.861 Ramirez 0.810 Pierre 0.655 Rios 0.632 Flower 0.627 Beckham 0.605 Pierzynski 0.595 Morel 0.557 Lillibridge 0.552 Viciedo 0.549 Dunn 0.448 Vizquel 0.373 Teahen The thing with simplified stats like these is that they are somewhat accurate in finding the very good players and the really bad ones. But the middle of the pack is far too inconsistent.

Can't wait to play GTA V. I've finished every single GTA so far, looking to keep the trend going.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) lmao@they might deal Hellickson, who's multiple years away from arbitration, and dead-set against trading Shields, who's making, what, $9 million next year and more after that? Edit: I think it's $7.5 million Shields will make next year. It's just them trying to drive the asking price up.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 04:25 PM) So Jeff Manto's silly little stat -- (R+RBI-HR)/G -- tweaked to account for the fact that a HR earns you both a run and an RBI as opposed to just one or the other -- (R+RBI-(HR*2))/G -- when calculated for last year's team looks something like this: 0.815 De Aza 0.797 Pierre 0.766 Ramirez 0.752 Konerko 0.695 Quentin 0.566 Rios 0.560 Beckham 0.543 Pierzynski 0.517 Viciedo 0.516 Morel 0.500 Flowers 0.459 Dunn 0.448 Vizquel 0.423 Lillibridge 0.314 Teahen Now, what have we learned? Absolutely nothing. Ozzie must have been a fan of this stat too. Look at how good Pierre is!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 08:27 AM) See, this condescending attitude is what pisses me off about sabr advocates. It's always thumbing your nose at anything that doesn't abide strictly by some incredibly general set of data, despite the fact that there are always scenarios that the data is simply not specific enough to address. I honestly don't see how (Runs + RBI - Home Runs)/Games is useful in player evaluations. Sorry if I think that way...

Runs produced...oh god. He's right in that you don't always look to take a walk, but come on...

Philip Rivers has been extraordinarily mediocre this year, if not bad. He's a turnover machine.

CC's extension adds one year at $25 million for 2016. Also adds option for 2017 worth $25 million with a $5 million buyout. So basically, the Yankees end up piling on another $30 million to keep Sabathia. They should have never put the opt-out clause in there.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 05:46 PM) And meanwhile looking at the voting of the sane: Buehrle wins his 3rd consecutive Fielding Bible award by the largest margin of any player over R.A. Dickey and AJ does not receive a single point, unlike his teammates Quentin (2 points) and Pierre (1 point). Morel finished 9th at 3B showing up on 7 of 10 ballots, 21 points, with his highest finish being 6th on Doug Glanville's list. Beckham also finished 9th at 2B with 26 points, 8 of 10 ballots, 2nd on Glanville's list. Alexei finished 8th at SS, 31 points, 7 of 10 ballots, 3rd on Hal Richman's list, 5th on Neyer's. No points for Konerko, Rios or any other Sox pitchers. Full list of winners: C Weiters 1B Pujols 2B Pedroia 3B Beltre SS Tulo LF Gardner CF Austin Jackson RF Upton P Buehrle http://www.fieldingbible.com/complete-votetally.asp How the hell did Alexei finish 8th when he had a +11 UZR (1st in baseball) and a +7 DRS (10th in baseball)?

So wait, A.J. got a Gold Glove nomination? Wha?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Oh I forgot, that award is based on how good of a hitter you are. Makes some sense now (not really though).

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 31, 2011 -> 01:05 PM) Only in Spring Training, if ever. 2006 and 2007. On Jose Bautista - "If we can get him to replicate his swing three days in a row, Jose Bautista could hit 25 homers a year. In fact, I think he could hit 40. He is just so easily frustrated when it doesn’t go right that he blames himself and forgets what he’s learned. Or ignores it. But of all these guys I have, if you want one of them who will eventually do something special in this game, I’d pick him. I wouldn’t be very surprised." Now this guy is a man of vision...

Right up Kenny's ally.

I got a feeling this off-season is gonna be a lot like the 09 one. We're not going to sign anyone worthwhile. If anything, it's going to be some reclamation project for Cooper to fix or some role players for the bench. The opening day lineup is pretty much set already. I like the idea of Bedard a lot, but I think he'll get a decent deal from somebody. He's coming off a decent season. I would not mind bringing in a Josh Willingham for the right amount of money as insurance. Just in case Dunn or Rios both suck it up next year. David DeJesus also seems like a good buy-low candidate.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 30, 2011 -> 11:24 PM) That is me barfing all over your post Epic. Although Parra wasn't bad last year.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 29, 2011 -> 05:52 PM) Working on my all time teams, here's what I've got done. Chicago Bulls - Rose and Jordan can just go crazy together, especially with all the D surrounding them. C - Artis Gilmore, Joakim Noah, Tom Boerwinkle PF - Bob Love, Horace Grant, Toni Kukoc SF - Scottie Pippen, Chet Walker, Luol Deng SG - Michael Jordan, Jerry Sloan, Ben Gordon PG - Derrick Rose, Norm Van Lier, Kirk Hinrich Utah Jazz - Ball movement is great between Stockton and Maravich. Malone and Eaton clean the glass. Deron, Hornacek, and Boozer off the bench is crazy. C - Mark Eaton, Thurl Bailey, Mehmet Okur PF - Karl Malone, Carlos Boozer, Paul Milsap SF - Adrian Dantley, Andrei Kirilenko, Byron Russell SG - Pete Maravich, Jeff Hornacek, Darrell Griffith PG - John Stockton, Deron Williams, Rickey Green Los Angeles Lakers - The Lakers went with a lineup of Magic, Kobe, Mikan, Kareem, Shaq on me. This team can get massive or small. C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Mikan, Rudy LaRusso PF - Shaquille O'Neal, Lamar Odom, AC Green SF - Elgin Baylor, James Worthy, Michael Cooper SG - Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich PG - Magic Johnson, Byron Scott, Derek Fisher Boston Celtics - Larry Bird makes this team run. Parish-Russell is frightening when the Celtics run it out. C - Bill Russell, Dave Cowens, Robert Parish PF - Kevin McHale, Tom Heinsohn SF - Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, Cedric Maxwell SG - Sam Jones, John Havlicek, Reggie Lewis, Danny Ainge PG - Bob Cousy, JoJo White, Dennis Johnson Gonna work on Knicks and Cavaliers next, as I don't have to make too many players for them. I did a fantasy draft. PG Rose SG Mayo SF Nick Young PF Love C Ibaka Affalo, Gallinari, Barea, Morrow, Hawes, Asik, and Daye on the bench. I make it rain 3s all day.

Hit a game tying jumper with D-Rose today in my franchise mode. Rose scored 5 points in about 20 seconds. I miss real basketball...