chw42

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Oct 13, 2010 -> 11:44 PM) NBA 2k11 is breaking my balls. I'm enjoying the hell out of it, but it's impossible to do some fairly basic things on offense. Like driving, scoring in the paint, and running a fastbreak. Or throw some medium range passes. They really need a patch to tone down the defensive aggressiveness.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 13, 2010 -> 10:16 PM) It's going to take another 2004-05 offseason (and we can't jettison Lee/Ordonez/Valentin and reallocate those resources) to be competitive. We're hemmed in by Teahen, Linebrink and Juan Pierre (to an extent)... Basically, the Twins have to decide to pull back on spending, not re-sign Pavano (definitely), not replace Pavano with an even better frontline starter (they will undoubtedly rue not putting together a package of Ramos, another minor leaguer and/or Slowey/Blackburn/Baker for Lee), for Morneau/Neshek/Nathan (2 of the 3) not to come back 100%, losing Cuddyer/Guerrier/Rauch, etc. They can replace Orlando Hudson and probably non-tender Hardy and instead throw Hughes and Casilla out there to save $10-15 million. It's going to take a fallback from the Twins (75% chance) more than I believe that we can improve our team dramatically (25% chance) going into 2011. God I do hope that happens. Hardy's one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball. Getting rid of him to a non-tender would be really stupid...

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 13, 2010 -> 06:38 PM) It doesn't matter. People want Dunn's horrible defense and high strikeout totals at one of the more important positions. Manny played left field forever. I'm not arguing that Carlos is HOF worthy but a guy who can hit 40 HRs and drive in 100 can find a place to play. Carlos has the potential to do that every year, you can't argue that. Whether he can do that or not is the gamble that GMs might want to take, defense aside. There are plenty of butchers at plenty of positions on every team. It's part of the game. We harp on AJs horrible defense but yet he's had a job here for 6 years because of "intangibles". Carlos has tangibles. We trotted Carlos Lee out there for years. Isn't Ryan Braun a butcher? Ethier...butcher. Dunn is a much better hitter than Quentin though. And I mean MUCH better. Potential is one thing, ability to perform is another. And first base might be important, but it's not all that valuable. It's one of the easier positions to fill because you can stick just about anyone there and they'll live.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 13, 2010 -> 04:47 PM) Exactly. People are forgetting about the log-jam at 1B they have. I don't think Votto is as untradeable as ya'll are making him out to be. They need pitching. Despite all of Quentin's issues this year he did put up 26/87/.342. That .342 is pretty remarkable to me considering the season he had. Replacement level my ass. He's got horseloads of value based on results AND potential still. Ok, so say the Reds wanted to cash in on Votto's year, you think they'd rather want unproven Beckham over Danks/Quentin? They would want somebody to mash in Votto's place; that ain't Beckham. The Reds have to trade somebody to get pitching. Alonso doesn't get you near top flight pitching. Votto gets you anything. So does Danks/Quentin I feel. This won't happen, I realize this, but this is the type of player we should be targeting with a Danks-based package. He's one of the worst right fielders in baseball. That makes him replacement value.

QUOTE (T R U @ Oct 13, 2010 -> 12:08 AM) I agree, but I got BioShock 2 from Gamestop for like $15 so it wasn't a big deal.. I felt that the ending of both games were a little off, but for gameplay and looks I enjoyed it.. I do wish BioShock 2 would have had a little different feel to it, it was pretty much rehashed BioShock with some new things.. I ended up just starting to harvest the little sisters because it was annoying that after you adopted one you had to wait for them to find two people to save them.. Why is your GameStop so much better than mine?

I got destroyed by Cleveland in the 69 point game somehow. Don't know how.

Yeah, let's not pay our MVP 1B arbitration. I know! Instead, we'll get two inferior players and pay them MORE! Walt Jocketty = financial and baseball genius.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 10:55 AM) So why is it that Bobby Cox always seemed to get a free pass for his club continuously coming up short in the postseason, yet Gardenhire is the worst manager that ever lived because he keeps losing to the AL all-star team? 14 straight division championships. And probably because Braves fans just don't care that much.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 10:05 AM) BioShock 2 is completely skippable. It's almost exactly the same as Bioshock except the storyline is lame and the world isn't new and interesting anymore. A lot of BioShock was nostalgia. The environment and gameplay were unique when it first came out. Now that it's been done twice already, it's not that cool anymore.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 10:18 PM) I can't complete The Arrival. Closest I got was 60 and 5. I won, scored 67, and had 8 assists.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 10:40 AM) So in otherwords it is pretty universal that fan bases think they have the worst manager in their game. It's kind of normal. The more you are exposed to a certain person, the more you see in his flaws. It's not like every manager is perfect.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 03:25 PM) Yes it is. Plus fans get caught up in thinking their team is better than it really is. Did you see the quotes Chet posted? Those people aren't normal fans, they're probably either 13 year old kids or just uneducated.

Got Medal of Honor on PC. Maybe not as good as MW in terms of presentation and some other stuff, but it's a very fun experience.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Oct 10, 2010 -> 03:28 PM) Isn't he listed as a Type A? Do we get picks if he signs elsewhere? Only if we offer him arbitration, which isn't going to happen.

What the hell is Claussen throwing?

At least they took up some time with that drive.

Please put Hanie in.

STOP PASSING THE BALL!

NVM Todd Collins sucks.

That's a pretty bad spot.

Wow, what a lopsided game.

God their special teams coverage blows so much.

Where was all of this these past 3 weeks? I gotta wonder how the Panthers only gave up 16 points to the Saints.

Bulls win 50 games, finish as the 4th seed. Miami will win at least 65 games.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 8, 2010 -> 01:18 AM) Halladay and Lincecum got me doin' a total 180. It's rare for two pitchers of this caliber to have the October stage the same year. I know one thing, I'm clearing my schedule for any potential Halladay/Lincecum showdown(s). Hopefully a family member doesn't die or something and the funeral is scheduled the same night. http://pinetarandpocketprotectors.wordpres...eason-faze-you/ Some fun facts about these guys' respective starts.