tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post7732650450347468556..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Wednesday 03/21 A.M. Quickie:Wait, When Do The Games Start Again?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-61980000147684503392007-03-22T00:43:00.000-04:002007-03-22T00:43:00.000-04:00OK, I can't hope someone gets injured--it's not in...OK, I can't hope someone gets injured--it's not in me. Maybe because I'm in law school, I'm oversensitive to douchebags. I hope Mayo becomes ineligible and/or flops completely.<BR/><BR/>As for the Cubs, my roommate and I decided that they have Zambrano (a #1 starter almost anywhere) and three #3/#4 starters in Hill, Marquis, and Lilly, with a crapshoot for the 5-spot. Of course, from, my roommate's perspective that's a solid rotation, since he's a Devil Rays fan (and they have a Kazmir (a #1) and 4 guys who are essentially middle relievers vying for the 2-5 spots)TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923521765537437204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-22441120983501995602007-03-21T21:43:00.000-04:002007-03-21T21:43:00.000-04:00Todd,Notre Dame really isn't considered our rival ...Todd,Notre Dame really isn't considered our rival any more.Its actually Syracuse,if you didn't know already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81083918179555422402007-03-21T18:59:00.000-04:002007-03-21T18:59:00.000-04:00OJ definitely came off as the bigger douche. Floy...OJ definitely came off as the bigger douche. Floyd just seemed like he was along for the ride.DougOLishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00088443520858068749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71994356272291272662007-03-21T18:44:00.000-04:002007-03-21T18:44:00.000-04:00@ gilbertagreed@ gilbert<BR/><BR/>agreedDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578317528757744169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-76843394802596207562007-03-21T18:35:00.000-04:002007-03-21T18:35:00.000-04:00There's no way OJ Mayo plays in every game next ye...There's no way OJ Mayo plays in every game next year. He'll do something that gets him suspended by either USC or the NCAA.Gilbert Quinonezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04644282484994923315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-57685002880816740722007-03-21T18:03:00.000-04:002007-03-21T18:03:00.000-04:00@ patriots64Yes, use semantical argument rather th...@ patriots64<BR/><BR/>Yes, use semantical argument rather than actually giving a rebuttal. Bravo.<BR/><BR/>vote - (fourth def) express a choice or opinion<BR/><BR/>assDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578317528757744169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-33509024034464387462007-03-21T17:47:00.000-04:002007-03-21T17:47:00.000-04:00Mills, where'd you hear that?Mills, where'd you hear that?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827851943831518318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16675469721669955952007-03-21T17:27:00.000-04:002007-03-21T17:27:00.000-04:00Alright, I have to touch on the Cubs issue being a...Alright, I have to touch on the Cubs issue being as I'm a diehard Cubs fan. The Cubs were never going to depend on Wood and Prior this year. That is why they added so many people to the pitching staff. Big Z is amazing, as has been said and hasn't been disputed. Lilly will be a solid #2 guy because he moved to the NL. It is much easier to pitch in the NL. Rich Hill will be something. The guy has a Zitoesque curve and a great fastball to go with it. Marques sucks. I'll give everyone that. But Miller is having a pretty good spring and has had no health issues so he'll be around all year. If Marquis sucks it up, Angel Guzman can step in, as can Prior once he gets his arn strength back up.<BR/><BR/>As far as Prior is concerned, right now, he has barely pitched in 2 years so his arm strenght isn;t there. I have heard absolutely nothing about him being injured. So wherever you are getting that, it's wrong. Wood has a triceps strain. But like I said, we werent' counting on either of them. We've stocked up and won't be cut short like last year.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827851943831518318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-36388522663808887652007-03-21T17:19:00.000-04:002007-03-21T17:19:00.000-04:00Todd, we agree on Marquis' ability. I thought you...Todd, we agree on Marquis' ability. I thought you were giving him credit for being a good option, as some Cub fans I know are.<BR/><BR/>As a Cardinal fan, I hope he gets lots of innings for Chicago.<BR/><BR/>(The thing is, he's got good "stuff" but no brain to go with it.)TBenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337905315011989614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-7111522452316682672007-03-21T17:10:00.000-04:002007-03-21T17:10:00.000-04:00Random college BB note:Looks like "the golden boy"...Random college BB note:<BR/><BR/>Looks like "the golden boy" Steve Alford is taking the head gig at New Mexico.<BR/><BR/>The sounds you hear is millions of Hawkeye fans rejoicing...Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216981120397376640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-60205215608276999842007-03-21T16:48:00.000-04:002007-03-21T16:48:00.000-04:00As some (CMFOST) might know, I'm somewhat of a hig...As some (CMFOST) might know, I'm somewhat of a high school basketball follower, mostly because I love the NBA and made it my buisness to know who these guys were before they were lottery picks. Now that the NBA DRAFT RULE is in effect, I still keep up because I'm used to it. So here's what I know about OJ MAYO:<BR/><BR/>I first heard of him when he was in 6th grade. News was flying everywhere about the kid. At the time, LeBron was in 10th grade and was already on his way to his first Mr. Basketball title and the name LeBron James was starting to be discussed everywhere.<BR/><BR/>People asked: if LeBron is the next MJ, who is the next LeBron?<BR/>NBA scouts answered: OJ MAYO<BR/><BR/>Mayo had grown up in Huntington with MJ as his idol. He moved to Rose Hill Christain in Kentucky where he was elligible to play ball in 7th grade. He had 27 in his first game. He then transfered to North College Hill in Ohio to play 9th grade.<BR/><BR/>By the time he was a junior he was averaging 38-8-8 and led his team to state titles and won himself a few Mr. Basketballs. He was seen after a couple of his AAU games chatting with Lebron and 'Melo. When the new draft rule came out at the end of his Junior year, an NBA scout said that it was a shame he would have to wait 2 more years before playing in the NBA. Another scout remarked that he would been the consensus #1 pick in the 2005 draft (after his sophmore year in high school) over Andrew Bogut.<BR/><BR/>This is when my interest really peaked. I had to check it out. I saw some tape and the kid was crazy. But earlier this year he got in that scrape with the ref. After watching the video though, I can't imagine anyone would think that Mayo did anything outrageous. He basically got T'ed up and then T'ed up again, apparently for saying something (although the camera shows that his mouth didn't move) and then the ref took a dive trying to make OJ look bad to solidify the belief that he never did anything to earn the 2nd tech.<BR/><BR/>The pot thing happend and they dropped the charges because its hard to to charge a kid for being in the car when someone else has pot. But OJ's record is far from clean.<BR/><BR/>He made it into the news last Saturday night again because in the state championship game (in which I think he had 43-12-11) he stole the ball at half court, took 1 dribble, threw the ball underhanded from the 3 point line off the back board, jumped from a step inside the foul line, dunked, then took the ball and threw it into the crowd and got T'ed up. The fans were all there to see him and everyone hugged him as he left the court but some thought it was an unnessesary exclamation point on an already fantastic career. But it is what the crowd wanted.<BR/><BR/>I had heard virtually the exact same story as this article about OJ and Floyd. I come to the same conclusion everytime. Floyd, like I've heard about the Boehiem/Anthony situation was so shocked that he was getting such a great player that nothing else mattered. The cell phone thing is very prima donna but thats the way stars are. For a guy who has been famous for 5 years already you should expect no less. Think about it. Yeah, it's not nice but who is nice these days anyway. And Mayo probably can recruit the rest of the team better than Floyd. You know how I know? Because it happend already and he did.<BR/><BR/>He wanted to be Matt Lienart. Don't we all?GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81967391839199217162007-03-21T16:27:00.000-04:002007-03-21T16:27:00.000-04:00I should add too that Marquis doesn't strike anyon...I should add too that Marquis doesn't strike anyone out... his one "good" year, 2004, he won 15 games while his WHIP was bad and his K numbers were still low. <BR/><BR/>All I'm saying is, the Cubs probably would be better off just having a Sean Marshall or some Quad-A pitcher throwing instead of Marquis, because they'd probably get about the same results.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-78523449888307420442007-03-21T16:17:00.000-04:002007-03-21T16:17:00.000-04:00Can't tell if you think I'm under or overrating Ma...Can't tell if you think I'm under or overrating Marquis. If anything, Marquis as a 5 starter is being generous. <BR/><BR/>He's just not that good. You're talking about a guy who's a .500 guy, whose career WHIP is 1.43, and has consistently averaged giving up around 30 HRs/year. The only thing going for Marquis is that he's likely to go 200 IP, which definitely has some value. But nothing more than a #5 starter for most rotations.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28914422681973929112007-03-21T15:56:00.000-04:002007-03-21T15:56:00.000-04:00R.I.P. Calvert DeForest, a/k/a Larry "Bud Melman. ...R.I.P. Calvert DeForest, a/k/a Larry "Bud Melman. DeForest passed away of a heart attack while fighting pneumonia, on March 20, 2007.Patriots64https://www.blogger.com/profile/15787034853382760764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-20236220964608570502007-03-21T15:41:00.000-04:002007-03-21T15:41:00.000-04:00Jason Marquis should be a #5 starter on most teams...<I>Jason Marquis should be a #5 starter on most teams</I><BR/><BR/>Did you type that with a straight face?<BR/><BR/><BR/>Zambrano is good, but he's not an ace. He walks wayyyy too many batters to be a real ace.TBenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10337905315011989614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-57140545581397378442007-03-21T15:03:00.000-04:002007-03-21T15:03:00.000-04:00O.J. Mayo has got to have some stuff going on- if ...O.J. Mayo has got to have some stuff going on- if I was from UCLA, I would do some investigating.Daniel-sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093676214137947844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-64542011579916823552007-03-21T14:48:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:48:00.000-04:00I vote for Ohio State to win then.... or maybe UN...I vote for Ohio State to win then.... or maybe UNLV. Would Augmon and Johnson go to the game to see UNLV in the finals? Would they get better seats than they had for the Tyson fights?Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-4536544760458018322007-03-21T14:45:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:45:00.000-04:00I didn't realize we had to vote to determine the w...I didn't realize we had to vote to determine the winner of the Tourney.Patriots64https://www.blogger.com/profile/15787034853382760764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-9193009020717684382007-03-21T14:42:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:42:00.000-04:00I think you're spending too much time in the cloud...I think you're spending too much time in the clouds, bluebird.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-45991570879963926872007-03-21T14:35:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:35:00.000-04:00How does everyone who didn't vote for Tennessee to...How does everyone who didn't vote for Tennessee to win it all feel now that Tennessee is about to trounce Ohio State on their way to a 120 - 80 win over Florida in the Final?DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578317528757744169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-37974827895266801962007-03-21T14:34:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:34:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578317528757744169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-31256871303547377572007-03-21T14:22:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:22:00.000-04:00No, Mayo just wants to go to a school that will be...No, Mayo just wants to go to a school that will be okay with him being bigger than the program, doesn't [probably] care about recruiting violations, and go to a school where he'd be the star, the feature attraction. <BR/><BR/>Mayo does seem to have a lot of Maurice Clarret warning signs, but I think the big difference between him and Clarret is that the NBA already has a ton of egotistical, larger than life players like him in it. Let's face it, character isn't exactly the priority for NBA scouts the same way it's valued for the NFL. <BR/><BR/>Still, talking trash to Jordan? Dude needs a reality check, and quick.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-8442954927110073482007-03-21T14:06:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:06:00.000-04:00I read the OJ Mayo article about 18 minutes ago an...I read the OJ Mayo article about 18 minutes ago and I have been sitting here, trying to figure out a response and I am speechless, without words! Out of all the colleges that have not won in a long time that are in large markets, you mean to tell me that he wants to play for a guy that was an absolute bust in the NBA and wants that guy to show him the inside track on how to hone his skills to be the best? Seriously? I feel like a movie will come out in about 5 years and Nick Nolte will be starring as Floyd...ring a bell anyone???Melbyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552544565694159257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-53351645368218540742007-03-21T14:05:00.001-04:002007-03-21T14:05:00.001-04:00@Rev,That'd make a sweet commercial, and is defini...@Rev,<BR/><BR/>That'd make a sweet commercial, and is definitely in the right tone for a SportsCenter commercial as well. <BR/><BR/>Take more NyQuil and join an ad agency.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-48150066854182352342007-03-21T14:02:00.000-04:002007-03-21T14:02:00.000-04:00@Nats,I think you're overrating the Cubs pitching ...@Nats,<BR/><BR/>I think you're overrating the Cubs pitching staff. Zambrano is one of the true 'Aces' in basbeball, but they might have a rough time keeping him beyond this year. Lilly is not a #2, he's more like a #4 on a contending team. Rich Hill has the potential to be a #2, but he'll take his lumps as a rookie. (His AAA/MLB splits are sooo confusing). Jason Marquis should be a #5 starter on most teams, and Wade Miller never was an ace, at best he has #3 potential, but you'll be lucky to get 10-15 starts out of him. <BR/><BR/>The best the chance the Cubs have is that they're in the NL Central, where they can feast on the Reds and Pirates. <BR/><BR/>And Samardjza right now can throw heat, but he's raw and doesn't have much in the way of secondary stuff right now, and he's at least 2/3 years off. <BR/><BR/>All I'm saying is that for a team with the resources that they have, they should be doing what the Red Sox and Yankees are doing, in building a solid core of veterans, but also spending money on the draft and in international scouting, exploiting their financial advantages there.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.com