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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: September 12, 2011, 10:25 am
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: September 12, 2011, 10:36 am
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: September 19, 2011, 9:22 pm
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Devery Henderson #19 of the New Orleans Saints catches a
touchdown pass over Major Wright #27 of the Chicago Bears at
Louisiana Superdome on September 18, 2011 in New Orleans,
Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: September 20, 2011, 5:39 pm
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As if Lovie didn't have enough sideline gaffes
Steve Rosenbloom/chicagotribune.com
9:06 a.m. CDT, September 20, 2011
And now we come to Lovie Smith’s newest sideline brain cramp:
The Bears coach was too lame to remove either Jay Cutler or Mike
Martz from Sunday’s pantsing in New Orleans.
I thought Smith had learned.
I thought wrong.
On Monday, Smith said he never thought about pulling Cutler in
the final minutes of the “Slaughter in the Superdome.’’
Nobody on the Bears’ line could block. Nobody on the Bears’ line
looked as if they even understood the concept. Nobody ordered
running plays. All of this came on Smith’s watch, so I’d say he
could be charged with being an accessory.
Smith said by way of excuse Monday that you learn things when
you’re in tough situations and you need to go through them
together and blah, blah, blah. While some of that sentiment is
true, it’s also a year late.
Smith obviously didn’t learn from last season’s “Massacre in the
Meadowlands.’’
You remember that: The Giants sacked Cutler a record nine times
in the first half and finished him off with a concussion because
Smith’s offensive coordinator was flying over the cuckoo’s nest.
Some of it was on the players. When you have eight guys and they
can’t block four rushers, that’s on the dorks in uniform. But
most of the time, Martz was putting his players in a position to
fail, the worst charge against a coach.
And now we come to the second half in New Orleans. It wasn’t as
back as the Meadowland, but with the six sacks and a game total
of 16 quarterback hits, it looked like the Saints found out
Cutler had just signed his organ donor card.
You’d hope the head coach could protect his quarterback better
than his blockers and offensive coordinator did. Guess not.
We’re talking about a quarterback with concussion issues,
remember. So, it takes less of a hit to turn Cutler’s brain into
minestrone. And here was Smith, continuing to send Cutler into
the huddle under these curcimstances, a loss of a game a given,
a loss of all mental faculties apparently the goal.
If a coach is going to play the stupid card, then at least stop
the guy from dropping back. No more passes. Handoffs only, got
it? I realize it looks like a team is giving up, same as pulling
the starting quarterback. But, tough. I’d rather give up a game
where the players and offensive coaches appear to have no clue
than give up the life of the starter at the most important
position on the team. Hel-LO!
Smith, however, did not tell Cutler to sit and did not tell
Martz to stop his nonsense.
But hey, at least Smith needed less than a day to realize a
52-11 pass-run distribution was lunacy. He didn’t use the word
lunacy, but he indicated Monday he had spoken to Martz about
achieving a pass-run balance that is somewhat less ridiculous.
Of course, a balanced offense still won’t work if you can’t
block it.
We already know the Bears can’t block the craziness that Martz
called Sunday. We do know they faked a balanced offense after
the bye last season, winning five in a row and six or seven.
They lost two games to the Packers, both of which had Martz’s
OD’ing on his vision of an offense with a 4-1 pass-run ratio
that the Bears couldn’t execute, still can’t execute, and won’t
be able to execute as long as management refuses to improve the
line and receivers.
Still, say this for Smith: He didn’t wait almost a month like
last year to call Martz into the principal’s office. A smart
coach might actually do something during the game while watching
it from the sidelines, but I suppose any form of action by the
coach before Halloween would represent progress. Perhaps he
learned a little something.
And I believe we know why Martz hasn’t received a contract
extension.
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: September 22, 2011, 3:20 pm
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Saints’ Harper: NFL admits error on Cutler hard-hit call
ASSOCIATED PRESS
September 22, 2011 1:08PM
Saints strong safety Roman Harper says the NFL has notified the
team that game officials were wrong to throw a flag for Harper’s
hard hit on Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler.
The flag flew moments after the quarterback threw an incomplete
pass in the first half of New Orleans’ 30-13 victory over the
Bears last Sunday. The call on third-and-6 extended what turned
out to be Chicago’s lone touchdown drive of the game.
“When I saw the flag. I couldn’t believe it. Cutler went to
begging for it and they gave it to him,” Harper said. “The bad
thing is they got points off of it.”
Harper credited Saints coaches for telling him to forget about
the flag and remain aggressive. The Saints continued to blitz
relentlessly and wound up sacking Cutler six times, with Harper
getting two sacks and a forced fumble.
“Pretty much as soon as the play was over, I think coach (Sean)
Payton called timeout and really got after the ref,” Harper
said. “The coaches were like, ‘Keep playing. Don’t worry about
it. That was a (bad) call. Just keep balling and don’t worry
about that.’”
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: October 31, 2011, 10:40 am
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Bears' game vs. Lions moved back to 3:15 p.m.
The Chicago Bears' game Nov. 13 against the Detroit Lions at
Soldier Field has been moved back to a 3:15 p.m. CT start, the
team announced Monday.
The game, originally scheduled for noon, was moved back to
accommodate Fox Sports, which will televise the game as part of
its doubleheader package.
The Bears' first game against the Lions was a prime-time Monday
night showcase Oct. 10 in Detroit, with the Lions winning 24-13.
The Bears will wear their alternate orange jerseys for the game.
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: November 13, 2011, 11:33 pm
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Bears kicked some ass tonight! Nice work guys!!!
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: December 3, 2011, 3:35 pm
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The Santa Clara 49ers???
HTML http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7310317/san-francisco-49ers-santa-clara-secure-funding-stadium
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: December 8, 2011, 9:20 pm
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Cubs trade Tyler Colvin to Rockies
Bruce Levine/ESPNChicago.com
December 8, 2011, 9:58 PM ET
The Chicago Cubs traded Tyler Colvin and infielder DJ LeMahieu
to the Colorado Rockies for Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers, the
team announced Thursday.
The 26-year-old Stewart, who had a wrist injury at the end of
2011, batted .156 with no home runs and six RBIs in 48 games. He
hit 43 home runs between 2009 and 2010.
"We wouldn't have given up the talent that we did if we didn't
think he (would be the starting) third baseman," said Cubs
general manager Jed Hoyer, who believes part of Stewart's
problem last season was finding a new stance. "We are expecting
him to come in and he has to bounce back from last year. We are
assuming he does. We are looking at him as our starting third
baseman."
Hoyer said the deal was consummated on Tuesday, and the Cubs
flew Stewart to Chicago to have the wrist examined by their
doctors.
"Currently they said it looks very good," Hoyer said. "He's been
hitting off a tee and working out. His wrist injury is cleared
up and he's ready to go."
Weathers underwent Tommy John surgery in 2008 and missed the '09
season. He pitched in Double A in 2010, going 2-2 with a 5.22
ERA in 44 relief appearances. He struck out 48 and walked 48 in
45 2/3 innings. He was added to the 40-man roster after the 2010
season.
Colvin, 26, has been of interest to the Rockies as Colorado
scouts feel he is closer to the player who hit 20 home runs in
350 at-bats during the 2010 season as opposed to the one who hit
.150 with six homers last season.
LeMahieu was drafted by the Cubs in the second round in 2009. He
hit .250 with no home runs and four RBIs in 37 games last
season.
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Re: Bears, Cubs, Sox, & Other Sports
By: Phill23 Date: December 8, 2011, 9:23 pm
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Pujols deal sets up well for Cubs
Bruce Levine
The Chicago Cubs come away from the winter meetings with a
couple of little deals on the table but also a sense that they
may have gained a stronger hold on returning to prominence in
the National League Central without even having made a move.
The loss of Albert Pujols, who signed a 10-year deal worth as
much as $250 million, according to sources, is a big blow to the
St. Louis Cardinals and can be a huge difference for the Cubs
when examining the shift of power in the NL Central. With Pujols
gone and Prince Fielder likely leaving Milwaukee, the top two
teams in the division will be scrambling to maintain a
perception of dominance.
This is now a perfect opportunity for Cubs ownership and the new
front office to make a big run at Fielder.
“As to what level of interest [the Cubs have] you should
probably ask them,” Fielder's agent Scott Boras said Wednesday.
“Any team that wants to get better whether they are a younger
team or a veteran team or a club that wants to win now, not many
teams that are in need can pass up a core player like this.”
Fielder wants at least a seven-year deal, and now because of
Pujols' contract, likely 10. The Cubs Texas Rangers, Miami
Marlins and now possibly the Cardinals will be in hot pursuit of
Fielder, according to industry sources.
At 27, Fielder is the type of young, dominant player the Cubs
would like to build a championship team around. Look for the
Cubs to move aggressively in a smart way toward signing Fielder
while also concentrating on the international market.
Right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish has committed to posting, and
the Cubs will make a bid on his services. They will also take a
run at Cuban outfieder Yoenis Cespedes, who is being courted by
seven or eight teams. The bidding on Cespedes could go as high
as $50 million.
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and general
manager Jed Hoyer are determined to put their economic resources
toward young, impact players and Fielder certainly fits the
bill. He recently told a former teammate that he felt the Cubs
would make the biggest push for him in the offseason.
Now with Pujols out of the way, the Cubs should be going full
steam ahead in the pursuit of a young difference maker on the
field and at the ticket booth.
The perception before Pujols signed was that he and Fielder
didn't have as many suitors as initally believed. Now with
Pujols out of the picture, Fielder is in the cat bird's seat
with big market teams.
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