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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) um... I think you missed the point of the post. No, I understand what you were doing with Greg there this is just a different frustrastion with me that KW is still going to be the GM of this team, which I just dont understand.. As far as the Rios argument goes, how much someone cares about something isnt going to be decided by someone else.. you either have the desire to be great and are willing to work for it, or you dont.. I could hang out with Bobby Flay for the next year, hes not going to make me give a s*** about cooking..

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:18 PM) KW gets two years to prove that the last 4 years were Ozzie's fault and not his. If he fails, then he'll be gone too. How is that even possible? They are all KW's players.. Ozzie didnt do anything to make Adam Dunn flop, Jake Peavy fall apart, and Rios to not give a s***.. there was nothing that could be done about that.. Yes, who saw it coming.. I know.. However, they were still moves that didnt work out at all.. I dont think I need to bring up Dan Hudson.. KW should have been relieved of his Gm duties just as much as Ozzie should have been relieved of his manager duties.. I dont see what changes with this team now..

QUOTE (MEANS @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 09:12 PM) really? You can say that about both numbers. Of course you can, I wasn't making a pro Ozzie argument.. I was just saying that comparing the two is pointless as they both have failed and yet people try to act like KW playing the nice guy he deserves to stick around making decisions for this club.. Which he most certainly shouldn't be..

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 08:07 PM) Yeah, it seemed like it was a lot worse. Yeah, imagine if we had gotten anything from Dunn, Peavy, and Rios..

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 05:17 PM) Greg- I want you to consider something. You seem like a very loyal guy. Loyal to players, coaches and managers that had a lot of meaning to the organization. Even well after their prime, you defend them. There is something good about that. But let me ask you this. Let's say you are in Jerry Reinsdorff's shoes. He too is a very loyal guy (which alone should tell you something here). The organization has had multiple disappointing years in a row, despite your spending of a lot of money. You've got two people under him, that over the past month, have done this: Person #1 offered to step down to a lower role due to the failures of the team. Person #2 asked repeatedly for a raise and a long term contract, despite those same failures. So, if loyalty is your game... which of those two do you keep? Because it seems to me that you are backing the wrong horse here, based on your own admitted tendencies. Even though person #1 has been a failure at his job since the end of the 2005 season we will give him a pass for being such a nice guy and offering to do that..

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 07:50 AM) It goes to show you that when your big contract players collapse, the franchise goes into the tank with it. They are screwed unless they get career bouncebacks from Mauer and Morneau. So Gardenhire must be a pretty lousy manager then

Pissed off was my vote.. I give it a year and a half before everyone hates whoever the new manager is here because we are either sucking with the current cast of KW failures or we are rebuilding and still stuck with some of the cast of KW failures.. Either way, KW blows and should have been shown the door as well..

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 25, 2011 -> 07:58 AM) wrestling fan I must have missed the part where that had anything to do with soccer not being a sport.. unless of course you put it on your lame blog that no one reads.. OH!

There was no point in firing Ozzie if you keep KW on board.. this team is mediocre thanks to his poor moves, that's not going to change next year with someone new leading the team..

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 10:32 AM) Interestingly, Ozzie demanded an extension AND that KW be fired. Too bad they BOTH couldn't have been axed.. nothing is going to change with KW's stench still lingering around this team

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Sep 23, 2011 -> 11:55 PM) I've been playing it non stop with that Ea Sports Season Ticket. Career mode is a lot of fun so far.. the scouting is completely different. You no longer have to spend your budget on upgrading offensive, defensive coaches, stadium upgrades etc. Player progression seems good. I bought Neymar from Santos as an 84 overall and by the end of the season he was a 89 overall due to his fantastic season (32 total goals). The soundtrack is freaking amazing as well, even better than last years which i didn't think was possible. ew, soccer isnt a sport

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 24, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) Can someone remind Brent Morel that he only had 2 HR this season before Sept 3rd? AB/HR Prior to Sept 3rd: 168 AB/HR AB/HR After Sept 3rd: 7.3 AB/HR He has 8 HR in the past 21 days. I have no idea what has gotten in to him. Either he had something click like Jose Bautista, or he is roided out, or he just stopped caring and is swinging for the fences. Yes, I think its pretty clear he decided to take steroids in September

QUOTE (onedude @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 10:43 AM) I don't usually care for 1st person, but Battlefield 3 is going to make me love them. I don't understand how anyone can prefer a 3rd person shooter game.. 3rd person is terrible for that type of game, its why I hate GOW multiplayer

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 22, 2011 -> 07:29 AM) i dont think so either, but at the same time they have been using the nWo music for Nash, so i cannot discount it True, but I think that has more to do with him just being Kevin Nash than it does a possible nWo return

I dont think they will revisit the nWo name, but them being a team wouldnt surprise me at all

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 19, 2011 -> 01:01 AM) I know people in our society think of dogs very highly. But IMO, the well being of a human being is exponentially more important. Vick paid his dues, people shouldn't be wishing harm upon him anymore, doing so just makes you out to be less humane. Meh, disagreed.. dogs have no way of defending themselves against a human being and have no control over the way they are treated.. but then again, I just don't care about other people

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Sep 18, 2011 -> 10:09 AM) Pittsburgh and Syracuse officially accepted into ACC. Very good pick-ups for the ACC. Looks like the OU, Okie State, Texas, Texas Tech group to the Pac is picking up steam as well. They are gonna have to.. Notre Dame is going to have to join a conference eventually here or they are really going to be left out of it when there are 4 super conferences.. too much to overcome as an independent in that scenario IMO

ref said fight.. that doesn't mean touch gloves, then hug, then pound it, then low five, THEN fight.. what a dumbass for just standing there like that.. he deserved to get KO'd

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 17, 2011 -> 06:36 PM) Miami's fans wanted him. Of course that was before Henne threw for 400yds. Thats not true, the casual fan wanted him.. we ripped it on finheaven

Im surprised this hasnt been mentioned yet.. but Rock will be wrestling at Survivor Series!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 17, 2011 -> 11:38 AM) Development is impossible. That 2nd half never happened. Now picture that development had he not been sitting on the bench for large stretches!

DEVELOPMENT YOU SAY?? Brent Morel Pre All Star: .244/.260/.295/.555 1 HR 15 RBI 3 BB 27 K Post All Star: .263/.322/.456/.778 7 HR 19 RBI 13 BB 20 K

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 16, 2011 -> 11:23 PM) Yeah, I'd gladly take Tebow as our 3rd stringer with certain packages having him behind center. Hell, he's a better goal-line runner than Forte is. He deserves a chance to start.. He was a rookie that still hasn't been coached up enough for the NFL game and still put up respectable rookie numbers.. He wasn't turning the ball over, he needs time to adjust but I still don't see any reason why he shouldn't be given a fair shot and being an NFL quarterback.. I thought he would fall flat on his face, but his short time at the end of last season made me change my mind about him.. The dude is just a winner, a leader, and works as hard or harder than the hardest workers in the game.. he has a LOT of qualities that people look for in a QB, he just needs the opportunity..

Why do people act like Tebow was awful when he got to play last season? There are a lot worse options out there than Tim Tebow..

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Sep 16, 2011 -> 10:46 PM) This sucks, I get no consideration at all. Oh go coach birmingham or something you baby