Other Chicago Sports/General Sports Thread • Part XIV: WOO IRISH

[ChiGuySez]

Lets face it, the Cubs are going nowhere at least for now. Best thing Epstein can do is continue tanking for the short term and get the highest picks he can get. Trade Garza, Marmol and the other old players and let the prospects develop.

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Shocked ND pulled that out. Go Irish. Not a college football fan, but Notre Dame and Northern having good teams makes me follow somewhat.

[MurrayBannerman]

So excited for Friday. Duke is going to slam Georgia State.

Yes, I'm going to watch that haha

[RayP]

Duke is playing Georgia State? LOL


That's where my fiance goes. Their athletes look like middle schoolers when I meet her on campus. Although that can't be as bad as when GSU played @ Alabama, during their first year of ever having a football program.

[IU Hawks fan]

IUBB opens up Friday against Bryant, and then IUFB plays their biggest game in program history Saturday vs Wisconsin. Looks like I'll be spending a lot of time this weekend at Joe's on Weed.

[MurrayBannerman]

Originally Posted by RayP

Duke is playing Georgia State? LOL


That's where my fiance goes. Their athletes look like middle schoolers when I meet her on campus. Although that can't be as bad as when GSU played @ Alabama, during their first year of ever having a football program.

Yup, first game before the tournament of hell.

They might crush them by just as many points

[MurrayBannerman]

Jesus, we open up that tourney with UK at the Georgia Dome.

Oh well, we'll see what those freshies are made of.

[coldsteelonice84]

Josh Hamilton apparently wants 175M for 7 years, 25M per. Who is going to sign him? I'm thinking Brewers.

[MurrayBannerman]

Originally Posted by coldsteelonice84

Josh Hamilton apparently wants 175M for 7 years, 25M per. Who is going to sign him? I'm thinking Brewers.

I think he'll get 4/120 from someone. Dodgers if they dump Ethier.

Please, don't say to trade for him.

[coldsteelonice84]

Originally Posted by MurrayBannerman

I think he'll get 4/120 from someone. Dodgers if they dump Ethier.

Please, don't say to trade for him.

Ethier is wayyyy overrated. No thanks. I'd rather sign Hamilton than pick him up. Yeah, I think he is going to get a few 4/120ish offers.

[Cullksinikers]

I see stuff time-to-time about Hamilton coming to the Cubs.

1. The Cubs are not spending the money he requires.
2. He hates day games.
3. We play so many day games, giving him free time at night.

[coldsteelonice84]

Originally Posted by Cullksinikers

I see stuff time-to-time about Hamilton coming to the Cubs.

1. The Cubs are not spending the money he requires.
2. He hates day games.
3. We play so many day games, giving him free time at night.

I know we won't sign him. I just hope the Brewers don't get him. As far as him going out, I believe that it would be best that he did and tried to live a normal life because drinking was not his problem and the heat he takes for having a beer has to be more detrimental than just letting him have the ****ing beer.

[MurrayBannerman]

The guy is a like .260 some hitter in the day.

That said, day games in Texas are a whole different ball game from the games in Chicago.

[MurrayBannerman]

Originally Posted by coldsteelonice84

Ethier is wayyyy overrated. No thanks. I'd rather sign Hamilton than pick him up. Yeah, I think he is going to get a few 4/120ish offers.

He's a black hole in the lineup against lefties. Blech. Ironically, I used to like him.

I think we'll end up with Pagan.

[Illinihockey]

I hope the Brewers do sign him, itd be the death of their franchise.

[MurrayBannerman]

Originally Posted by Illinihockey

I hope the Brewers do sign him, itd be the death of their franchise.

I dunno about that.

Well, it is Milwaukee... Josh Fatmilton?

[coldsteelonice84]

Originally Posted by Illinihockey

I hope the Brewers do sign him, itd be the death of their franchise.

Depends on what the deal is. If it is for 4 years, he'll only help them.

[MurrayBannerman]

If he gets a 7 year deal, it will be INSANELY front loaded.

[Illinihockey]

Originally Posted by coldsteelonice84

Depends on what the deal is. If it is for 4 years, he'll only help them.

If he takes a 4 year deal its going to be for $20-25 mil per season. The Brewers just can't afford that kind of money and they'll be short at other positions. I'll take a 34 and 35 year old Josh Hamilton on the Brewers making more than 25% of their total payroll.

[MurrayBannerman]

I don't think the Brewers will get him, period, after what Melvin said.

[coldsteelonice84]

Originally Posted by MurrayBannerman

I don't think the Brewers will get him, period, after what Melvin said.

Isn't that exactly what you would say if you were Bob Melvin and you wanted to sign Hamilton?

[Gootie]

Originally Posted by MurrayBannerman

If he gets a 7 year deal, it will be INSANELY front loaded.

Why would he sign a 7 year deal if it was massively frontloaded...

[RayP]

Originally Posted by MurrayBannerman

Yup, first game before the tournament of hell.

They might crush them by just as many points

GSU actually hung in there, only lost 63-7. Can't believe they actually scored (97 yard KR for a TD).

[MurrayBannerman]

Originally Posted by Gootie

Why would he sign a 7 year deal if it was massively frontloaded...

That's the only way he'll get it. No one is going to give him $25 million in the final 3 years of his deal.

[MurrayBannerman]

Originally Posted by RayP

GSU actually hung in there, only lost 63-7. Can't believe they actually scored (97 yard KR for a TD).

So, gotta beat 56 points? We could do that.