Harry Chappas

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 11:48 AM) You could get a 3rd for Hester no problem. A team is not going to give up a 3rd round pick for a kick returner who is no longer returning kicks. Hester has not learned the Bears offense enough to be considered anything more than a bad number 2 or decent number 3. What is his value when placed in a new system that he has to learn? Hester is also making a decent sum of money although the reciever incentives will never be met. If Manning is on this team he will be returning kicks with Knox next year and Bennett will return punts...they did as well as Hester this year. I think they could possibly get a third but I do not think they could get a third easily. At this point in his career for the money he is making there are more questions about Hester than guarantees and the fact that the Bears did not miss him in the return game is interesting to me and I assume GM's would think so as well. 2006 Hester is worth a number 2 or 3....current Hester....not so sure.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 12:57 PM) Equipment is much more expensive than cable. Cable you get everything free, just pay the monthly box fee. DirectTV you pay the monthly box fee plus a price just to lease the equipment (if you have HD, HD DVR, etc). I pay $5/month for every piece of equipment. It was all free when I signed up wiht Direct TV. Cable cost me $15/month for HD/DVR and $10 for non-HD. I hear FOX is looking to buy Versus and make another run at ESPN.

Anything related to best of the decade begins and ends with the 2005 White Sox. I understand I am biased but the rest of the options are pointless fodder.

QUOTE (vandy125 @ Dec 28, 2009 -> 04:34 PM) I'd actually say give me the DISH DVR any day of the week over what DirectTV has. Very cool to use. I like being able to jump forward 30 seconds and back 10 seconds to skip through all of the commercials instead of fast forwarding and trying to stop it at the right point. My DirectTV has a 30 sec jump ahead and 7 second jump back. The channel ordering in DirectTv actaully makes sense and it is rather easy to find something. I love the fact that if it is HD you get the channel in HD without having the non-HD option thus the channels are all the same on every box. The Dish DVR is better but he on-line setting of the DVR is a cool feature. I like the four tv's on one DVR option with Dish. The equipment for DirectTv is also much cheaper than cable not sure about Dish. I am hoping to get into the on-line On Demand feature one of these days. If this works there will be no comparison. The Customer Service with DirectTv has been much better than cable. Overall though, go with whichever vendor gives you the best package price.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 11:25 AM) I've been saying it all along. Trade Hester. Toub is great and Hester wasn't the first nor will he be the last good returnman the Bears have if Toub sticks around. Manning is dynomite and Knox ain't too shabby himself. Manning will never be anything more than a nickel back and therefore is perfect to replace Hester who seems to have lost the desire to return kicks. I think Hester has zero trade value as he will never be a reciever and Toub can be credtied with making him a returner. Bennett, Manning and Knox have looked good and we may never see the 2006 Hester again.

Campbell and Sopel are quitely earning their money as well. It is a testament to the Hawks that the Swedish Hammer and Versteeg were out this weekend and they did not miss them. This team is also missing two centers (Burish and Bolland) that nobody is talking about. I understand the Red Wings are missing more but the Hawks will only get better when these guys get back and as Hossa gets more comfortable.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 09:40 AM) That was so enjoyable to watch this team actually play like we expected at the beginning. The worst move of the offseason was obviously Orlando Pace. Now that Chris Williams is getting comfortable in his natural LT position, he's actually looking like a first rouner. Jared Allen got nothing done against him. Bingo Let me chime in once again with what i think is wrong with this team.....Lovie Smith.....early in the game the defense was changing up prior to the snap and making stops...second half.....pattened cover two......Lovie is not able to coach a football team and call the defense. I understand Cutler may have injured his hand but call timeout and evaluate the situation. When Lovie was given the contract extension and allowed a say in personnel decisions what we got were the Adam Archuletta and Orlando Pace's of the world. Maybe Pace was brought in becasue of the retirement of...ah I forget his name....but Shaffer and Omiyale are tackles. This team is not missing Orlando Pace. Chris Williams did a great job. This team needs a good left guard and I think the O-line and offense will be fine. The development of players in the NFL does not happen and I am not sure if this is Lovie his staff or who....Josh Bullocks could be the worst football player I have ever seen. The fact that Armoashadu and Bell were not allowed on the field until they ran out of players is really sad and a further indication of this staff being unable to groom and evaluate talent. I do not know what role Jerry Angelo plays in this. Cedric Benson, Marc Columbo and Chris Harris are three players that could really help the Bears. These are guys that Angelo brought in and for various reasons did not work out. I still think Angelo can eveluate talent, it happened before Lovie took over and I am not certain why it has fallen apart except that Lovie is having a say in things. I am not saying that getting rid of those guys were not the proper move (not sure why Harris was let go) it was but I think Angelo can get the talent, it is the ability of the coaches to make them into NFL players that is the issue. I liked..no loved... the win last night. The ESPN guys are typical ESPN s***. Too bad Shineco was not in there, that is a quote from those morons.....Ya too bad Tillman was not in there to knock down the 4th down pass to Rice, or Knox to run back the kick with 20 seconds left. It truly was a sickening display of cub broadcasting at its finest. I like the win mostly because of the ESPN praise of Favre and if the Eagles win next week, the Vikqueens will have to go to Philly if they win the first round game. For some reason I am pulling really hard for McNabb....... Is there a chance the Vikqueens can play the Packers in the first round????????

I moved to Direct TV and saved over $40 for more stuff and better equipment. The best thing about it is that there is no dual HD/non-HD channel options. The weather thing can be an issue but the DVR makes up for it. I am venturing into the internet On-Demand and hope this works well.

Ron Rivera will be the next coach.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 24, 2009 -> 09:53 PM) To circumvent the salary cap. They also seem to have better longevity than most sports.

Capps can get healthy and close in Washington. He is also young enough to hit FA as a two year closer closing in low impact situations. cub fans are not real happy now a days

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 23, 2009 -> 05:07 PM) IIRC, we can not offer a contract until like March or April to anyone from our team who we did not offer arbitration to. I thought they changed that but I could be wrong.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 23, 2009 -> 12:16 AM) LOL at "Rob Drake" I hate the drake...random Seinfeld reference not ripping on anyone

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 07:35 PM) Someone keep me posted. I come home and DirecTV has screwed me. SOB. Comcast screwed us not DirectTV.

Bruce Levine thinks Pods will be a good Cf for the cub.........do the cubs play in the MLB or some fictitious land

The Bears have given up on Lovie not Jerry Angelo. This team is unprepared to play on a weekly basis, see the penalties, poor play calling (has the red zone fade worked ever), and inability of players to get better over the course of the season and a career. Maybe this team will hire a legitimate coordinator and coaching staff instead of some hack and his merry band of incompetence. When Lovie signed his current deal he was giving personnel decisions that is where this team has failed. I will give Angelo a pass for this year as he seems to get players in here and then they get worse as this coaching staff works with them.

I would love to have a Soxtalk poker tournament as you could bluff your way through the game.

IIRC the Sox could not touch him a year or two back but got to him the few timesthey saw him. Big arm, no control..........maybe Linebrink is going somewhere.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 18, 2009 -> 11:48 AM) They just need to pitch him against the White Sox. Silva was torched in a pitchers park with great defense.....imagine what will happen to him in Wrigley. The NL is bad but notthat bad. Surround Milt with a good system and I think he will do fine. If cash is not exchanged with the M's covering some of that salary this coudl be one of the worst deals in baseball history.

Chris Henry won the lottery and messed it all up. The fact he lead a life style that most people would question and blew everything is what I think people are holding against him. He had the opportunity to be extremely wealthy and set up his three kids for the rest of their lives. At the end of the day if he was not going to to turn his life around and it seems as though he did not, his kids are better off although their mother needs to make better choices and I do not think this is going to to happen either.

Jen Patterson is going to get a gig on Comcast after Josh Mora is gone or Sarah Kustok moves on to bigger and better things. The fact Gail Fisher is there and Kerry Sayers is not is an absolute joke.

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 01:30 PM) I'm not sure I follow your logic. You think that our mediocre lineup will do fine against average pitching, so they should wait to acquire a big bat. But if they're doing fine, why would they go after another bat? If they aren't doing ok, wouldn't it have made more sense to get the big bat right away and avoid a long stretch of poor hitting? And don't players usually cost more in terms of talent mid-season compared to the offseason? I think you can get an Adam Dunn for less in July then you do now. I think a bigger bat is needed to win in the playoffs but I think the collection of hitters now will suffice especially in the early part of the year when it is colder and the pitching can carry them. My thinking is that Guillen wants to play the LH/RH odds and you can not do that or he did not to with Jim Thome last year while I think he wants to this year. I do think that a biggeer bat will be brought it and most of this is KW $0.50 BS.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 10:16 AM) I don't want to just win the division. I want to kick the yanks and the red sawks arses and win the World Series. I don't want to win the division just to get pummeled in the playoffs. I see your point though. A power bat would put us that much closer. At this point in time, this team needs to assemble itself to give themselves best opportunity to win this division. The players they are bringing in do that. They will hit the mediocore pitchers that kill the Sox. The bigger bat can be had in July. This rotation, if it performs to its capability, is good enough to carry this team to the World Series. I am not sure where this site goes from time to time but having bench players that can hit pedestrian pitching is something I like as compared to watching Thome look awful against just about every LHP he faces. I think the big question right now is whether to give Flowers a DH/C role and pick up a third catcher or get a bigger DH type bat and let Flowers play in the minors. The 2009 Josh Fields campaign probably plays a big role in this. If the bigger bat can not be had, Flowers is your bigger bat .

Campbell is looking good as he is being put in spots to have success. The cost of Hawks game are only going to go up as well as that joint is packed and relatively small. Do you think they pipe in noise for the anthemn? I was in section 117 last night and it seemed like nobody was making noise. I gotta tell ya the 300 level is much better than the lower level when it comes to fans but they are paying the bills.

Essentially Guillen does not want to have a guy that when they play those 12 games in the NL park, they are unavaialble. What Guillen wants are platoon type guys that he can use for certain matchups. This works well in this division as I have seen enough of the Cy Youngification of s*** pitchers. I think something is going to happen and it is going to be related to John Danks and his contract situation.