Y2Jimmy0

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jan 8, 2015 -> 02:18 PM) So Viciedo is definitely staying with the team then Not true at all. Could keep Bonifacio to backup in CF and Shuck to play an OF corner. Or even sign someone else. Viciedo will be gone.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 6, 2015 -> 09:37 AM) I know there are players in the Hall that did steroids and other PEDs already, that's why I would be willing to put in Clemens and Bonds. But I would also use my instincts and common sense not to go overboard on the amount of players from that Era going in. So for the players that made their debut from 1984-1995, I would put in: Roberto Alomar Jeff Bagwell Craig Biggio Barry Bonds Roger Clemens Tom Glavine Ken Griffey, Jr. Derek Jeter Randy Johnson Chipper Jones Barry Larkin Greg Maddux Pedro Martinez Fred McGriff Mike Mussina Mike Piazza Kirby Puckett Manny Ramirez Mariano Rivera Alex Rodriguez Ivan Rodriguez Curt Schilling John Smoltz Frank Thomas Jim Thome That's 25 from a 12-year period. I can look at this group and feel these are the best-of-the-best from the Era. Some juiced, some didn't, some we'll never know. But it looks good to me. That's a good list. My bad dude. I misread your initial statement.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 5, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) Like I said, I would put in a proportionate amount of players from the Era in. If a person is willing to vote for guys on roids, then it probably starts with Bonds and Clemens. Then Piazza and Bagwell. Biggio, Pedro, Randy Johnson, Smoltz, Mussina, Schilling. If a person actually has room on their 10-man ballot for Sosa and/or McGwire, I don't get it at all. You have no idea who did and didn't though. That makes this argument stupid. There are already guys in the HOF that have used PED's.

I think Chris Ballard is the best candidate of the guys that are being interviewed. He does seem like more of the same though.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jan 5, 2015 -> 05:08 PM) Well, except it's the Home Opener, not opening day, and Danks is pitching, so the excitement won't be as high. My buddies and I are doing the 7 game plan, and we have a choice for the Home Opener, or a Cubs/Sox game, and we are all taking the Cubs/Sox game. It might be Noesi pitching if they go LRLRL

Gotham is back tonight. The Challenge starts tomorrow. Oh yeah buddy.

I would think that Andy Wilkins or Raul Fernandez will be DFA to make room unless a trade is coming.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 5, 2015 -> 08:27 AM) No offense to anyone here, but if Rick Hahn is getting personnel ideas from Soxtalk, JR needs to find a new GM. Thanks, Dick. Yeah thanks I should have put it in green I guess.

Holy s***. They definitely read the board, I mean come on? Nice signing. $4 million is probably too much but hey it's not my money.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 3, 2015 -> 10:23 PM) Sorry Pittsburgh. Rapeyburger didn't have it today Steelers were toast without Bell but officials didn't do them any favors. Pretty poorly officiated game.

So I know that Bulls are in the middle of a season that hopefully produces a championship but Lebron injury helps their draft status. The Bulls receive the Kings 1st round pick this year if it falls out of the top 10. They are currently 12th and with the garbage in the East, they should stay in that 11-14 range. The Bulls also have the right to swap 1st rounders with Cleveland. Even if Cleveland picks #21 or so, trading with them will be advantageous. OUtside chance that the Bulls have 2 top 20 picks again this season. All thanks to the rarely talked about Luol Deng trade.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 31, 2014 -> 11:41 AM) Thats right. I knew they had two bigtime picks trading down, and Brees was an almost-first rounder Not so funny story from the 2001 draft: Bears had a deal to move up from #8 and take Ladainian Tomlinson. Bears ownership didn't want to pay the high contract cost. Then they were settled on taking Deuce McAllister at #8. David Terrell fell to them and after doing no background work on Terrell, they drafted him instead. Later, Bears had opportunity to move back into round 1 and take McAllister. Ownership didn't want to pay two 1st round picks and the deal never happened. Bears ended up with David Terrell and Anthony Thomas.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 27, 2014 -> 09:32 PM) What do you think of the state of college basketball, specifically Kentucky with the 9 McDonald's All-Americans? What are the odds UK wins it all? I'd say probably 92 percent, the other 8 percent the field. Living in a pro town as many of you do (Chicago) do you think college basketball is a total joke now in this era of one and done? I'm starting to think college basketball is a very weak feeder system to the big, bad, all-everything NBA. For example, I can almost guarantee you Cliff Alexander and Kelly Oubre are one and done at Kansas, yet as freshmen they are contributing like freshmen have done throughout history, meaning, not very much. Wiggins last year also exhibited traits of a freshman and by no means was dominant. Even Durant won one NCAA tournament game at Texas before moving on after his freshman season. Do you think college basketball has become very passe (shouldn't we just crown Kentucky and get it over with?) or do you think the college game is outstanding basketball? My take is this one and done thing has not helped the college game much and that currently when you talk about basketball you are only talking about the NBA, whereas you talk football and college is equally entertaining to the NFL. I think that Pro Sports are better than college sports because pro players are better than college players. I like the superior product that the NBA provides. I also truly believe that kids shouldn't be playing sports for free for any longer than they have to. I watch Kentucky all of the time because they have players that will play in the NBA. That's just what I prefer though.

I hope Cutler doesn't go rogue and throw for 400 with 4 TDS. Bears lock up the 7th pick with a loss.

Mike Shanahan wants the Bears job. Figured this news was coming. Bears like Todd Bowles as well according to Jason LaCanfora.

Texas is out: Max Wildstein @MaxWildstein · 23m 23 minutes ago #Rangers did NOT place the winning bid of $5MM on Jung-ho Kang, sources tell @StevensonFWST. #MLB

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 20, 2014 -> 10:58 AM) Disagree. He had a huge hand in taking Seattle to the SB a few years back, and with Cleveland, he was hired just to get rid of a ton of bad contracts and make the team look sell-able. Which of his QB picks was your favorite? Charlie Frye, Colt McCoy, or Brandon Weeden?

And all these posts need to be in the NFL thread haha

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 01:40 PM) Unless he really is trying to get fired. He already knows that he's fired. In 10 days he will be gone. He is deciding to go out his own way. Cutler stopped running Trestman's offense so Trestman is having Clausen run it. Trestman is trying to place all of the blame on Jay Cutler to salvage an OC job for next year.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 01:12 PM) Benching the highest paid player in the league is going to need the OK from the GM and someone in ownership. No chance Trestman went rogue on that decision. Go do some reading. That is what happened. Many have said it. Trestman has control of the game day 53. He wants to make Jay Cutler the scapegoat and show that his offense works so that he can land another OC job somewhere. Jay Cutler is the #2 for Sunday. If they were preserving him, he'd be inactive. This is a Trestman decision.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 10:39 AM) Barnwell made a good point about this benching - doesn't it sort of suggest a deal is already in place to move him? Otherwise why give up your negotiating position so soon? If no deal is in place, the Bears have let it be known that they now HAVE to get rid of him. They've lost a lot of bargaining power. That's not what happened though. Trestman benched him to show that the system still works and Cutler is the problem. If Emery wanted to sit Cutler for 2 weeks, they would have made up an injury. It was a Trestman decision.

Mike Holmgren is bad at his job. Good coach. Bad executive. Pass.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Dec 19, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) Padres are in Hahn mode. The Padres will be making a bunch more trades too. In their OF now they have: Kemp, Myers, Upton, Liriano, Maybin, Quentin, Seth Smith, and Will Venable. Good lord that's a ton of OF's.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 18, 2014 -> 06:08 PM) Taking suggestions on the next show to binge watch. I've been considering Boardwalk Empire, Orange is the New Black, House of Cards and Banshee. The early seasons of Boardwalk Empire are tremendous. Still worth watching. I'd go with House of Cards. You'll fly through it.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 07:30 PM) The gist I get is that there could be some sort of hometown discount based on the market price, but ultimately he's going to get paid, and I think it could easily be a 9 figure contract. So like 6 years $105 million? 5 years $90 million? Something like that or more? I know he wanted Homer Bailey money before. 6 years $105 million.