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  1. Willie D

    ASU Baseball 2019

    Their run differential is + 69 so far. They beat the dog poo out of UC Davis today. Pepperdine, then Michigan State coming up. ASU beat MSU in football, swept them in hockey, and now it's time to finish the job. #F-LarryNassar
  2. Willie D

    What is the plan?

    Interesting reference to the Do Lung Bridge scene. Nice.
  3. Willie D

    Arizona Coyotes 2018-19 Season thread.

    ^-- True dat. It It's been heartening to watch the recent OT wins. That kind of mettle breeds confidence. Confidence is just as infectious as losing is to the other side of the equation. I just wish it wouldn't get to this point. Right now, the wins seem to be a motivator for the Yotes...
  4. Willie D

    What is the plan?

    I don't know if anyone can "adjust" to losing. coaching and upper management seem resigned to this fate. But it doesn't sit well with most fans and I'll bet a paycheck it doesn't sit wellwith most of their players, either. Unless the Suns have amassed a cadre who are just playing for the...
  5. Willie D

    Arizona Coyotes 2018-19 Season thread.

    Contrary to news stories. Clayton Keller was not named for the city of his birth. Keller was born and lived in Chesterfield, MO, which is also a suburb of St. Louis, like Clayton MO. I have relatives in both burbs. Keller played a few seasons in sub-junior in Quebec, followed by a few years...
  6. Willie D

    Arizona Coyotes 2018-19 Season thread.

    Crazy with a capital "K." It's to the Yotes' credit they are still in the hunt after so many injuries. They're 10 or so points back to Vegas for #3 in the division. That's a lot of points to make up. I guess stranger things have happened. But with the Blues on an 11-game win streak, it now...
  7. Willie D

    Shane Doan is having his jersey retired on Feb 24

    The pride of Halkirk, AB! :yotes:
  8. Willie D

    OT: AAF Week 2

    Haven't seen a game yet. But I did have the displeasure of listening to Dan Lebatard on ESPN Radio deride the name and make fun of it. I wrote an e-mail to the ESPN Public Editor. Probably won't hear back, but I made my point. Obviously I don't need to explain the term "Hotshots" or Yarnell...
  9. Willie D

    Machado to the Padres

    Not quite sure about that. I'd bet you a quarter this contract is back-loaded pretty heavily. They'll never find a new home for him in year seven owing that much. Notice Artie Moreno hasn't tried to buy out Albert Pujols? I doubt even the Cardinals would take him back. It doesn't sound like...
  10. Willie D

    Machado to the Padres

    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/02/padres-agree-to-terms-with-manny-machado.html $300MM isn't a tax bracket--it's a low-Earth orbit. Jeez, the DB's cant catch a break. Another decade of seeing this guy 20 times a year? :violin: And FWIW, I don't know Boras' share, but a standard 6% would...
  11. Willie D

    Spring Training News

    His honesty is admirable. I don't think anyone's questioned that over the years. But I hear a GM down in Jupiter, FL is asking around for his phone #> :D
  12. Willie D

    ASU Hockey 2018-19

    Devils up one spot to #11 in the coach's poll. #8 in PairWise. Chatter about ASU joining a hockey conference. I say "no." Wait for U of A, UNLV and Colorado to start teams. All of them have standout programs in the ACHA (club hockey conference). ASU still has 2 club teams in the ACHA...
  13. Willie D

    ASU Hockey 2018-19

    The boys in Maroon & Gold tossed a bagel around the fellas from American International this weekend, winning both games. I saw the Saturday affair. It was chippy to be sure. Palanchuk (sp?) drew a 10-minute misconduct, and will likely be sat for the upcoming series in Minneapolis. But that's...
  14. Willie D

    2018/19 Hot Stove League

    I think Rosenhaus is going to rue his silly $400MM salary demands. Anyway, it was just a money grab for him personally. No NL club is going to sign Harper or Machado to a 10-year deal. Even if it's eight years, it's a crap shoot that he will live out that contract. The Halos made this...
  15. Willie D

    RIP Joe...Big Yotes fan

    This post is more about giving me some space to vent about the passing of a good friend. No need to reply. My longtime friend Joe passed away yesterday at the ripe age of 57. Way too freaking early if you ask me. Joe was a lifelong hockey fan. He loved coming here in the winter and watching...
  16. Willie D

    ASU Hockey 2018-19

    ^-- this teams grinds like an old-school grist mill. They're tough like the Flyers in the 80s, but not stupid-tough like the Broad Street Bullies. As for Atlantic Hockey being a "schoolie" conference, I'd remind you it includes the Air Force Academy, West Point, Holy Cross and other and other...
  17. Willie D

    ASU Baseball 2019

    They're ranked #36 in the pres-season poll. Ouch, kinda. On the plus side, Torkelson is a preseason first-team All-American. This kinda stuff happened to USC after Rod Dado passed away. I dunno.
  18. Willie D

    ASU Hockey 2018-19

    My mistake, ASU was idle this week, but still held #12 in the polls. American Int'l is this coming weekend at Oceanside. Guess I should learn to read the calendar. :-) Quick breakdown of the Frozen Four. 16 teams get the invite: the 6 conference winners, and 10 at-large. The field is large...
  19. Willie D

    2018/19 Hot Stove League

    LOL the Royals, who hired Mike Matheny, who hates pitchers. But of course so did their paid umpire Don Denkinger. :D :D
  20. Willie D

    Goldschmidt traded to Cards

    He will be a welcome addition defensively to a team that was uncharactristically bad at fielding last season. The "Cardinal Way" has it's good and bad sides, to be sure. On the good side, they once traded a promising young player named Steven Piscotty for basically nothing in trturn. Word had...
  21. Willie D

    Goldschmidt traded to Cards

    Cardinals fans always have lofty expectations. 1B in particular. Ask Albert Pujols. Or before him...Jack Clard, Keith Hernandez, or if you wanna go old skool, Ripper Collins from the Gashouse Gang. But we're also realists. We knew an AL team was going to sign Pujols for a 10-year fortune...
  22. Willie D

    Goldschmidt traded to Cards

    Aww, that's just jibber jabber. Cardinals fans are just itching to ink Goldy to a long-term contract, and both DeWitt and Moz have said they'll let the season play out and not rush him into things. The Cardinals fans know deep down they weren't going to get Harper, and didn't really need...
  23. Willie D

    Would You Trade Josh Jackson for Lonzo Ball?

    The Suns definitely need a good ball handler who can distribute. But wow, when you trade for that guy, you're getting a whole lot of baggage. At least LeBron and the front office muzzled his daddy. Sometimes I wonder if Igor or Jones could do the same.
  24. Willie D

    Pitchers and catchers report in 0 days. It’s here!

    lol...How many baseball films has James Earl Jones been in? i think he did some voice over work for Ken Burns' series.
  25. Willie D

    ASU Hockey 2018-19

    Another weekend, another broom handle handed to the RIT. Not to be confused with the engineering school RPI or the Ratings Power Index. But they won both games, and even managed to land a plane in Rochester despite that nasty Polar Vortex someone told me aboot. The Ice Devils jump back to #12...

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