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QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 14, 2011 -> 02:33 PM) Ellis going to get 4.5 million a year....awful deal by the Dodgers. Ellis isn't that bad. Good defender, below average bat. Comes out to be a mediocre 2B, but $5 million for a mediocre 2B is worth it. Apparently, the Dodgers are now all sabermetric and they're picking up some fringe guys for pretty much market value. I always thought sabermetrics was supposed to exploit the market, not follow it. So they're probably doing this thing all wrong.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Nov 13, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) UZR really liked De Aza's defense last year. Dude put up a 2.8 fangraphs WAR in 54 games. Sure, a lot of that was BABIP, but that's impressive. He has good speed and from what I've seen, pretty good range. I'm really looking forward to seeing him and Viciedo play every day next season.

This just in, Bill James Handbook projects the following line for De Aza next year... .293/.350/.450. But it's only over 240 PAs. Nevertheless, it's about what I thought he'd be without the inflated BABIP. I'll gladly take that over Pierre any day.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 14, 2011 -> 02:15 PM) So here's a question. If all contracts are voided, what does that mean if/when the league comes back? Will teams still hold restrictions on players who were under contract previously? Fantasy draft.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 14, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) I'd be mad, but laugh for eternity if the owners right now came out and said "We are now disbanding the NBA. Go get your Masters Degrees guys! Now that would be funny. The owners don't NEED their franchises. They've made their money elsewhere. The players on the other hand...well...good luck with your day to day jobs.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Nov 13, 2011 -> 05:32 PM) Man, I cant help but think if we had the Saints and Packers back to back at this point in the season. Would love to get another crack at that part of the schedule. Bears have had one of the toughest schedules to date. The fact that we're 6-3 right now is impressive.

Bears have 4 straight against the AFC West coming up and then a game against Seattle. This is the easy part of the schedule. Another 4-1 record in the next 5 should get us into the playoffs.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Nov 13, 2011 -> 05:29 PM) Peanut making CJ his b**** He's done an incredible job on him today. A lot of that is Stafford making some horrible passes, but Megatron's gotten shut down.

Matthew Stafford looks lost. This Lions team is a joke.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 12, 2011 -> 09:04 PM) Is it true Pujols, Reyes and Mark are considering Oz's Marlins? Not meant to flame, but this proves what a joke that poll was a few years ago that said Oz was the most hated manager by players in the game. Bulls***. Last I checked, they didn't sign anyone yet. At this point, any time an FA gets an offer, they will probably consider it. The only evidence of anyone "loving" their visit is Reyes. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/11/marl...rle-madson.html All of this is done in order to get fans excited and see that the Marlins are trying and willing to spend money. That franchise has hurt their fan base numerous times by blowing up World Series teams in a matter of months. Unless they're willing to spend money consistently, they will never have a steady fan base.

De Aza should be productive next year. He had an extremely lucky year with the bat last season. His BABIP at AAA and MLB was .370 and .400 respectively. He's probably not going to repeat that, but even if he doesn't, I think we're looking at a .275/.350/.450 type of hitter. I ran an xBABIP on his 172 PA sample last year and it came out to .329. So he was quite lucky, but after I adjusted everything to the .329 BABIP instead of .404, his triple slash was .273/.354/.461. Add good defense to the mix and he should be a pretty valuable player for us down the road.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Nov 11, 2011 -> 02:21 AM) Busy day for IGN, 3 9.5's given out, and now a 10 for Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. http://au.wii.ign.com/articles/121/1212220..._source=twitter They also reviewed Saints Row 3, which looks awesome.

Michael Bush is awesome...for my fantasy team.

Shocking to say the least. These kidnappers also picked the wrong guy to kidnap. He's not even making any real money yet compared to other big name guys.

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.