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Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Arenas: Dissension among Wizards

yep. i'm a wolves fan so i know all about it. flip is horrible. when he went to detroit i was telling anyone who would listen that he was going to take the best team in the east and run them aground. was i right or was i right?

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Does Nellie have swine flu?

my understanding is that there is a max of three GS fan INSIDE the bay area.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: D'Antoni still mad at Robinson

everytime you think this franchise has hit rock bottom, they manage to blast their way thru the floor.

buyer beware. i'm talking to you king james.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Arenas-Butler feud over?

i'm a wolves fan. and so everytime flip saunders is offered a job i make a point of telling fans of that team that you don't want this dude as your head coach. everywhere this guy goes, his teams underperform. in minnesota the inmates were clearly running the asylum. the wolves were just damn lucky that kg was there b/c he didn't take any me first crap from teammates. .....

but flip side there is that kg, being the kind of guy he is, never wanted to come out of the game. he was among league leaders in minutes year in and year out...often out there at tail end of blow outs. then, inevitably, you could see he was fatigued come playoff time. but flip never had the cajones to rest kg b/c kg wanted to play and flip lets the inmates run the asylum........we'll see how that works with a guy like agent zero. good luck wiz fans.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Report: Donaghy conspired more than NBA knows

boy, if i'm this guy i'm keeping a low profile. hasn't his lawyer told him that he could still be charged with any crimes he wasn't formally charged with last go round? if this dude ends up back in jail b/c of something he said i'm gonna lmao.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Mets eyeing Sheets

why are so many people so uptight about the mets and their latino players? that's a pretty common theme on this thread.

first of all, something like 25% of big leaguers are hispanic. so it's not like it's just the mets with a lot of hispanic players. (my understanding is that the mlb affiliated minor leagues are somewhere in the vicinity of 40% hispanic)

second of all, is it really that unreasonable for a franchise like the mets, based in a heavily hispanic community, to want to put a team on the field that reflects the fan base? that just seems like good business. i know that the chisox also prioritize adding hispanic players and coaches for the same reason.

bottom line is that it's the 21st century. we're a pluralistic society. if you aren't comfortable with brown skinned people on your favorite ballclub i would urge you to modernize and join the new millenium. our society is only going to become more diverse. the options are to embrace it or to become a dinosaur.

besides, if i was a mets fan i'd be far more concerned with the culture of losing and incompetence that has infected that franchise. and that starts with the wilpon family, who, last i checked, are anglo as all get out.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Source: Damon won't take pay cut

i dont know, man. as a neutral observer, i'd say that the list of guys i'd rather have at the plate for a key postseason at bat is rather short.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Sheffield not ready to retire

This seems a bit far-fetched for Sheffield after hitting 10 homers in 100 games and 268 at-bats for the power-starved, injury-depleted Mets last season

let me see if i have this straight. sheff was quoted as saying something that could be perceived as far fetched? has this happened before?

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Tigers taking offers for Cabrera

ordonez might surprise some people next year. he was kind of back to his old self the last couple months of the season.

remember he's a guy who has hit consistently for years. not like he was a flash in the pan. heck, i just checked. in 09 he hit 310 with an obp of 370 or so. (granted not much power)
granted 18 mil is a lot for anyone, but i won't be overly shocked to see .300 30 and 100 from him next year.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Tigers taking offers for Cabrera

yes, indeed.

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Big obstacle to Twins re-signing Mauer

i suspect that it would be the improved opportunity to win that would cause mauer to leave minnesota, as opposed to $$$

Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Why Knicks passed on Iverson

yeah, we've seen that lbj and a crew of borderline nba players can make the playoffs. but we've also seen that it's going to take a hell of a lot more than that to truly compete for a championship. even if the knicks were to sign lbj and another FA such as bosh, i still think that franchise is a long way from being able to compete against the best five or so teams in the league.

Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Why Knicks passed on Iverson

you know your franchise is on the wrong track when the GM announces that a good 11 minutes from eddy curry has made you decide against signing allen iverson.

Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Why Knicks passed on Iverson

my understanding is that it's the sum of the two...rounded up to nearest whole number.

Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Mets eyeing Sheets

in fairness, any FA who cares about anything other than the biggest possible payday is likely at this point to avoid queens like the plague. i know i would. it's arguably the most dysfunctional franchise in the league. that org is not winning anytime soon.

Posted Monday November 23, 2009, About: Source: Damon won't take pay cut

i don't know if that's fair.

if i'm damon, and the yankees (of all teams) are trying to nickel and dime me, i think i would tell them they can feel free to find someone else to bat and run the bases in the ninth inning of game four of the world series if they don't think i'm worth the money.

and, as a neutral observer, i'll be lmao when johnny has a series changing postseason AB at yankee stadium next fall.....in a road jersey.

Posted Sunday November 22, 2009, About: Van Gundy dialing back negativity

now i only saw the magic in the finals last year....but it struck me that van gundy was yelling a lot more than seemed necessary. i remember thinking that he wasn't exactly setting a tone of confidence.

Posted Saturday November 21, 2009, About: McGrady, Adelman argue over return

well tracy, think it might have something to do with the fact that your team seems to win more games when you aren't in the lineup?

Posted Friday November 20, 2009, About: Soriano contract limits Cubs options

i've heard it suggested that he's kind of dumb.....i.e. doesnt learn, as opposed to refuses to learn/improve. just a rumor, but that's what this thread's for, right?

Posted Friday November 20, 2009, About: How Tracy turned around Rockies

you may be right. i thought the thing with hurdle was that he was a great player's mgr but his in game strategy was a problem. unless the players started tuning him out b/c they lost confidence in his strategic skills then i think you're right

Posted Friday November 20, 2009, About: Soriano contract limits Cubs options

thing about soriano is that i'm not convinced he's that great an asset at the plate either. zero plate discipline, feast or famine, and most of all i'm starting to think he kind of feasts on bad pitching.....which might explain his horrible postseason track record.

bottom line is the guy gets hot once or twice a season and carries the club for two weeks, other than that he's kind of an out machine and rally killer.