Fatter than Joey

Cris Collinsworth is an exceptional color commentator. I think he is really sharp -- but I hated him this last year. I like Gus Johnson as well -- he should be the announcer of the world -- I'd watch a dog show if he was announcing it, even NBA basketball.

I have nothing to add, other than I really enjoy reading these -- I look forward to 1981.

Maybe a 12-15 minute video recap of "The year in Erin Andrews?"

So, BF.net, you have 12-15 minutes to fill for the Super Bowl halftime show. Claudio Vargas getting through a plate appearance

yeah -- Jim is right -- SS+OMLB = highest value --

I like the Nat'l tour angle a lot -- well done!

You would think with 7,711 posts and a long history here at BF.net that I would have gotten a personalized "user title" earlier than this. That being said, I am thrilled to be the Tom Petty Apologist. Awesome! -- I couldn't agree more. Best title since "5 tool poster"

I also think one with WOAHS SOLVDD would be pretty cool. Not to be disagreeable, but things like "WOAHS" and "3TO" don't exactly resonate with the people looking/reading the shirts. I like AJAYs design.

I am definitely old enough to have seen it in reruns -- but it never was on where I lived.

I never saw F-troop

If they can find some way to prove that other than saying "he made a bad move here, here, and here," I'll give them a cookie. I think the onus in the debate of "managerial impact" is on the group that believes managers DO NOT have an impact. There have been have a lot of studies that have shown about a 5-6 game swing between bad/great managers. Now certainly we can debate on the degree of impact -- however I don't see how fans can get around the most base logic, that tells us -- Managing is a skill, generally speaking people have skills developed at different levels, therefore it is only logical that some managers are better/worse at this skill than others. Bottom line -- There is evidence, data and base logic that tells us managers have an impact, someone need to prove, or at least show some evidence, that managers do not have a tangible impact for this debate to continue. Impact Now, if we can accept that managers have an impact of 5-6 games, let's put a little depth to this concept. When Ryan Howard won the MVP, he gave his team 5-6 wins that an average 1b would not have (e.g. Ryan Jorgensen). Now, I think we can all imagine the impact Ryan Howard MVP year would have on a team that had an NL average 1b -- I also know we can imagine the amount of payroll those five wins would have cost us on the FA market. If we can get wins at the manager position -- those wins are probably going to be the cheapest wins a team can upgrade to. Injuries I think that every year there are a couple of teams that seemed blessed with good health, and a couple of teams that seem unfairly cursed with injuries. Overall though, every team is going to have some key players miss time due to injuries -- and a manager needs to be able to deal with these events as they happen and minimize subsequent losses. I understand giving a manager a pass if their whole pitching staff implodes with injuries, but generally managers should not be let off the hook for injuries -- unless they exceed the norm for the league. W/L & playoff expectations I don't like setting arbitrary benchmarks like "81 wins", or "making the playoffs" as a measuring stick for a manager -- A GM/owner should be able to look at the decisions the manager makes over the season and decide whether or not a manager got the most wins out of his talent. For example -- letting Mench bat against Dempster -- DM should have seen that, and IMO, realized that most managers that could fog a mirror would not have made that move, -- or of course the year-end pissing match Yost had with LaRussa (and the list goes on). If a manager gets 97 wins, but the GM thinks they should have gotten 102 based on the talent they had -- that manager should be fired. If a manager gets 78 wins on a team that should have gotten 70 that manager should be retained. All in all I think Ned's impish handling of the fans is what will do him in, Ned will have no slack in 2008, and if the Brewers start out slow for whatever reason -- that doesn't bode well for Nedgar. I thought Ned should have been fired after 2006, so I really hope this is his last shot.

I liked it Robert

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

This isn't a bad idea -- you could sell BFnet masks, signs and foam fingers as well.

Henry Wells

Get your finances in order. Whenever there is any sort of discord in our house, it almost always centers around financial issues. If you want to move out of your family's house, super -- only do so with some sort of gameplan -- Work 60 hour weeks, save up as much money as you can, and then you can look at finding new options -- You should be able to sock away a lot of money in 12 months or so.