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When a horrible contract is not that horrible
Cam Charron
August 16 2011 03:13PM
There may not be a player in hockey whose positive on-ice performance is painted in such a negative due to his contract than Scott Gomez. Gomez is going to be 32 in December and makes a staggeringly Sather-esque $7.4M a season to be a serviceable two-way forward for the Montreal Canadiens. He scored just seven goals with 38 points this past season and was a minus-15. Yikes.
Gomez's plus-8.01 Corsi rating and 4.73 on-ice shooting percentage factored into why he made our list of undervalued hockey players heading into next season. I've been an advocate of a cap floor team to even trade for Gomez as it's an effective way to save money since his cap hit will be higher than his actual salary on the remaining years of his deal is just under $4.6M lower than his cap hit, so a team that needs to penny-pinch would pick up a player who can drive possession and give guidance to young players.
Monday, Canadiens blogger Olivier Bouchard argued via James Mirtle's Globe and Mail Hockey Blog that:
"They had crappy shooting luck at even strength last year, with Scott Gomez and Lars Eller being the poster boys. The team out shot and out chanced the opposition whenever one of those two were on the ice and this will continue next season; Gomez will 'bounce back' if only because rotten luck doesn't stick around forever."
It's a fair enough argument. However, Scott Gomez did not just have a poor season percentages-wise, he's played the last four years with an underwhelming PDO (on-ice save percentage plus on-ice shooting percentage, a reliable measure of puck luck). Gomez is a pretty poor shooter, and a pretty good measure for shot quality which factors the average distance and number of shots for a player introduced over at Pension Plan Puppets shows that.
I reworked the formula (and will be posting how later this month over at Nucks Misconduct) to give a semi-reliable indicator of the number of "marginal goals" a player scored at even strength over a season. While Gomez had a near historically-low shooting percentage (9th worst in NHL history among forwards who had 150 shots or more) of 4.5 per cent, accounting for shot quality, he "deserved" only 7 goals instead of his actual total of 4 at evens.
The following chart shows a few of Gomez's "performance" and "luck" numbers over the past four seasons. His marginal goal total, his Fenwick number adjusted for zone starts, his teammates shooting percentage when he's on the ice and his PDO.
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What's interesting about this chart is that in Scott Gomez's first year with Montreal, luck swung heavily in his favour, but his performance was pretty bleak and he put up only 59 points compared to his previous season's total of 58. He was hit by the variance truck this past season and scored with his low point total. About 16 wheels of that truck were due to his teammate's shooting percentage which was an impressively low 5 per cent, and, while Gomez is on his own a poor shooter, it's tough to find two average NHL wingers who will only put up that number over the course of 160 games. Keep in mind that total, calculated using information obtained at Behind The Net, does not factor in Gomez's individual shots.
Is there a legitimate chance that Gomez puts up 40 points at even strength again? Likely not, and this is where his salary cap hit looks pretty silly. Gomez has not got it done off his own stick in his career (he has one 20+ goal season). As a playmaker, he's not exactly getting 50 assists a year which would put him in elite company. We can expect a little bit of a bounce-back season among his linemates, but definitely not enough to justify his contract from an offensive standpoint.
As far as you poolies are concerned, 35 points at evens is probably a reasonable expectation, up from 30 this past season. That would just about balance his PDO to his previous four-year average. He isn't going anywhere on the powerplay, but he'll max out at about 20 points, so anywhere between the 50-55 point range is my expectation, below his former expectation of around 60 points, but well above this past season's 38. This is all, of course, assuming Gomez stays healthy as he has been and gets a similar share of ice time as he's been getting. 50-55 points is about par for a low-tier first line player or high-scoring second liner, and not many of those players are as successful as driving possession or scoring chances as Scott Gomez was.
Basically, don't expect Gomez to bounce back as much as Bouchard seems to think, but for his team, he's done pretty well as a two-way player. He has more worth to a team than vocal Bell Centre brats probably give him credit for. That said, he's never really been able to finish and that is generally the quality that is appreciated the most in a big hockey market. Montreal is a team that still has some salary cap leeway and no other terribly horrible deals (the jury is still out on Erik Cole) so his $7M+ cap hit is probably perceived as more egregious than it actually is, and a shrewd General Manager may find some value in it next offseason.
August 16 2011, 04:33PM
Gomez was forever ruined by that Sather contract. At least, the perception of Gomez.
In reality, he's a 50-60 point centerman who can play pretty well against any level of competition. Pretty useful guy. Just not $7M useful.
We're having the same discussion at FN re: Jay Bouwmeester.
Hmm, come back to read more of the comments on Chemmy's piece, stay for the article about the player on "my" team.
It actually wouldn't surprise me to see Gomez' powerplay time take a dip this season in favour of David Desharnais, who was used to some effect on the powerplay in the second half of last season.
Also, Gomez might benefit from more offensive opportunities at evens if Lars Eller continues to get increasing defensive responsibilities, but that's not something to really bet on.
I'm praying for "his" on-ice shooting percentage to regress to about 7.0%, an optimistic 40 even-strength points, and any offense from special teams is nice (I'm not too concerned since I'm assuming Desharnais capable of playing on the 2nd-unit and I expect the Habs' powerplay to churn along fairly well again).
At least the Habs didn't deal him this off-season, they need the guy for at least one more season.
August 16 2011, 09:02PM
That all sounds entirely reasonable.
I believe Gauthier to be a pretty shrewd GM, certainly smarter than the "Bell Centre brats" (I am *so* stealing that phrase.) As pointed out Gomez's contract is the only genuinely bad one on the Habs, and it's not currently very limiting: they have a full roster, a competitive club and five million of cap space as it is. I don't think Gauthier is in any rush to trade him, certainly not like the peanut gallery who would gladly give away assets to some GM to please take Gomez off the Habs' hands... and free up more cap space with no one to spend it on.
So I don't think Gomez is going anywhere until Gauthier has a replacement tough-minutes center ready to take over and some plan for the cap savings. That someone could be Lars Eller after one more year of development.
August 17 2011, 12:17PM
So much of Gomez's offense is assist based that it makes comparatively little difference if he is a 7 or 12 goal scorer on ES. The main thing is whether or not the team is producing shots when he was on ice, which they were in spades.
The shot production was essentially the same as the last 4 years with more coming from Gomez's teammates which in theory should increase the team on-ice shooting percentage in light of Gomez's poor conversion rate. Instead the overall % cratered, Gionta especially was victimized there as he was one of the league leaders in shots but only ended up scoring 29. With more typical conversion Gionta could have come close to replicating the 37 goals in 80 games he put up the season before.
August 17 2011, 03:15PM
Thanks for the well written and thought-out article. Two and a half decades after Sather's brilliance ran out*, it's amazing that he's still able to hold onto a top job in a strong hockey market.
ps: Wanye, when is "Habs Nation" finally going to emerge? Are you slowly working your way East?
* I include the 90s era in his legacy due to acquisitions like Weight.
August 17 2011, 09:39PM
Cam -
Are you using his shot locations to come up with your Expected Goal total? Do you then compare to his actual to get your Marginal Goal total?


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Skip to comments.Boston suburbs on lockdown amid terror search
Posted on 04/19/2013 3:44:21 AM PDT by upchuck
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) - One of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead after the killing of a university officer and a shootout with police, and a massive manhunt is underway for the other, authorities said early Friday.
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"We believe this to be a terrorist," said Boston Police Commissioner Ed David of the suspect on the loose. "We believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people. We need to get him in custody."
The Middlesex district attorney said the two men are suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer on campus in Cambridge late Thursday, then stealing a car at gunpoint and later releasing its driver unharmed.
Hours earlier, police had released photos of the marathon bombing suspects and asked for the public's help finding them. A new photo of the suspect on the loose was released later showing him in a grey hoodie sweatshirt. It was taken at a 7-Eleven in Cambridge, just across the Charles River from Boston.
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My son's in Belmont. He's fine. His brother woke him up to tell him to stay indoors. I'm sure he went back to bed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcsLaSBWG9k ~ what every sounded minded Bostonian wishes he had in his house or apartment this morning!
So how many bullets do you need if these two show up at your house?
who is Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev?
Since these guys were also guilty of robbing a 7-11 last night...which led to the chase by the police and resulted in the killing of Suspect #1. Why do news commentators keep asking...Why did they stay in the area? Well, since they had to rob a 7-11, obviously they don't have any money. Probably no car, or enough for a ticket on a commercial vehicle to get out of there. Suspect#2 still at large, armed, and probably no way to leave the area.. Obviously desperate, dangerous, hungry and broke. I hope all store owners are well protected with their own firearms. Suspect #2 might be looking for snacks.
Listen to WBZ - AM-10:30 (Boston)
Checking in from Natick (approx 17 miles from Boston Center):
Can't get to work in Newton. MBTA shut down. Boss called an said heavy firepower locking down 3 suburbs.
So, um... probably not the best time to bring this up but... perhaps we want to hold on that immigration bill for a bit? [smarmy chuckle]
That is the exact question every American needs to pose when interviewed by the media, at every local state and national political forum. to their pols/reps...until every person on the planet is sick of hearing it. Because it cuts to the core of it all.
Because the cops/feds will not be there.
Police asked businesses in all neighboring towns such as Newton not to open today, so you wouldn't go trying to get to work at all.
It's MA. I believe it is difficult to get a weapon there. Police response time = minutes, days. Response time of a .45acp = 800fps. Which should you choose?
Unlikely. This is MA that is in a constant battle with NY for title of state with the largest percentage of citizens who hate guns and hate gun owners. I hope a few of the strident anti-gun aholes who live there are at least thinking as they cower in their homes "Maybe I should have a gun after all." But probable not.
True story. I went to a patriots day celebration in Lexington many years ago. I was near a vendor selling various toys including little toy flintlocks - we're talking a few inches. Some kid asked his mother to get him one, Not only did the b***h tell her kid no, but she proceded to scold the vendor for selling toy guns. I felt like punching her in the mouth myself. I can only imagine what the guy selling the toys felt like, but he pretty much ignored her. This woman to me represents the typical masshole.
My thought exactly. This episode is the perfect counterargument to liberal stupidity about gun control. I'm hoping some Bostonian gun owner takes out the remaining brother -- preferably with a mean looking gun like an AR-15.
So how many bullets do you need if these two show up at your house?
I wonder how many Bostonians are for gun control now?
Pray that his evil young man is captured so he can spill his guts about other perpetrators.
When, if that moose-limb creep tries to enter one`s home, the citizen, could use that weapon to end this. A potential citizen hero for sure!
1.6 billion, apparently....
I can't believe these bastards are calling the terrorists "Russians!"
I wonder how many of the fine liberal folks in Boston and the suburbs are wishing they had a handgun or shotgun in their homes this morning.
Boston Lockdown Shows Impotence of Militarized Police
Posted on April 19, 2013 by Robert Farago
No disrespect to the law enforcement officers chasing after terrorist Dzhokar Tsarnaev. Theyre doing what cops gotta do. But lets think about this. A few thousand heavily armed cops are chasing after one guy with a million-plus Bay Staters in lockdown. The bad guys image is all over the media. Mass transit? Shut down. Businesses? Closed. Colleges, schools? Empty. Street traffic? Non-existent. And yet Tsarnaevs nowhere to be found.
When the "authorities" order people to stay inside their homes and shut down a commuter railway, does that sound like martial law? Do they have the authority to order someone not to come outside?
I suspect it's like being ordered to evacuate when a huricane is coming. Up to you if you leave or stay.
Sounds like practice.
Now I see they've got the military (NG) out on the streets. Coming soon to intersections in our neighborhoods.
Now they got a Blackhawk ferrying people in. Men in military uniform using military equipment and trained at military bases, like those who drove the tanks at Waco, are MILITARY against civilians.
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* The earth and universe are billions of years old, not merely thousands of years old.
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* Death and bloodshed have existed from the very beginning of creation and were not the result of Adam's sin. Man was created after the vast majority of earth's history of life and death had already taken place.
* The flood of Noah was local, not global, and it had little effect on the earth's geology, which shows billions of years of history.
It is obvious that progressive creationism is a belief which opposes both atheistic evolutionism and historic Christianity's understanding of biblical creationism. The teachings of progressive creationism are not new or original, but, in recent years have received favorable publicity through Christian radio, television, magazines and books.
The error of progressive creationism rests on the assumption that the biblical account of creation in Genesis chapters 1-2 cannot be understood literally. According to progressive creationism, the "days" in Genesis chapter 1 are not literal 24-hour days, but actually long periods of time (millions or even billions of years). (See our article on the days of creation.) Progressive creationists accept the evolutionary viewpoint of the age of the earth, which is itself circularly based on evolution. It would take billions of years for evolution to have any chance of occurring; therefore, the earth must be billions of years old. (See our article on age of the earth.)
Another error of progressive creationism is that it posits that death existed prior to the Fall, which undermines the Bible's clear teaching that death is a result of sin (see Romans 5:12 and 1 Corinthians 15:21-22). Any theory which places the death of men or animals prior to the fall of Adam must be rejected.
Clearly, progressive creationism is an attempt by some Christians to harmonize the teachings of modern science with the Bible. However, the theory actually ends up supporting the tenets of evolutionary science and causes greater anxiety among believers about whether God's Word can be trusted. After all, the so-called "proofs" of progressive creationism come mainly from the field of science, not from the simple teachings of the Bible.


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Norwegian jurist and top diplomat Hans Wilhelm Longva was especially known during an extensive and impressive career, for his diplomatic role in the Middle East. The UNEP Shelf Programme also benefited from his wisdom and statesmanship.
Ambassador Hans Wilhelm Longva passed away on 12th October, 2013. Many staff of GRID-Arendal, and especially the staff of the Continental Shelf Team, had worked closely with Ambassador Longva over many years in connection with assisting countries in West Africa with their submissions under the United Nations Law of the Sea. GRID-Arendal shares a great sense of loss on the occasion of the passing of a great Norwegian Statesman. Yet we also feel particularly privileged to have had the opportunity to learn and be mentored by Ambassador Longva. We are humbled by his worldly experiences and grateful for his candor for sharing them with us. His dedication to the oceans, Law of the Sea, and in particular the rights of developing coastal states, permeates our activities and continues to be held strongly in our own convictions and actions.
We are thankful for his collaboration, his leadership and his friendship. We celebrate, as an organization, his contributions to the bettering of the world we all share and his passion for people and progress. We share, both as Norwegians and as guests from the international community, a profound sense of pride in having helped in some manner, Ambassador Longva promote the strong, inclusive values of the Norwegian State and its people.
Thank you, Ambassador, for inviting us to walk with you.
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This past weekend, the DJ TechTools crew headed to Montreal for the 15th edition of the city's MUTEK Festival. As part of the event, we got to sit down with Richie Hawtin in the Ableton Lounge to chat with him about his creative process. Check out the video interview after the jump, and take a rare peek inside Hawtin's studio and live setups.


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Spotlight for Career Services ProfessionalsJuly 23, 2014
Graduating seniors needing help with their job searches are more likely to visit their campus' career center multiple times, according to results of NACE's 2014 Student Survey.
The percentage of graduating seniors who reported they visited their career center for assistance multiple times during the course of the year climbed from 42.8 percent in 2013 to 49.8 percent in 2014. This is the highest number yet recorded in the survey.
There are indications that the increased use of the career center may have had a positive impact on the ability of this year's class to land a job prior to graduation. Overall, the offer rate for those who used the career center improved modestly, increasing by 1.3 percent over those who did not use the career center.
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4. I tell my kids all the time "Stay a Kid! Being a Grown-up to much work."
5. The secret to my merry-age:
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Rooney the Real deal
Wayne Rooney looks a big price to find the net against Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night, according to our Andy Schooler.
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The game everyone's been talking about arrives on Wednesday with Real Madrid hosting Manchester United in the first leg of the sides' Champions League last-16 tie.
In terms of the outright betting on this match, much boils down to how you feel the each side will respond to stepping up a level as it is hard to argue that this is not the toughest game either will have faced for many weeks, if not months.
Take United. Since the end of the group stage they've won 11 and drawn three. The first of those matches was a crucial 3-2 win at title rivals Manchester City but since they've seen off a host of the Premier League's fluff without too much fuss.
You can certainly make an argument for them being undercooked for such a crunch game and whether Sir Alex Ferguson's decision to play an almost full-strength team against Everton on Sunday was the right one remains to be seen.
Real's record has not been as good in the same period but it's fair to say they've improved since a ropey start to the campaign which totally undermined their La Liga hopes almost from the word go.
They trail Barcelona by 16 points with just 15 games to go so there's plenty of pressure on them in this game, knowing their season pretty much dies if they fail to progress.
However, one thing which hasn't really suffered during a poor season by their high standards is their home form - 15 wins, four draws and no defeats. They are now unbeaten in their last 32 at the Bernabeu.
Many visiting sides during those games have failed to have a go at the hosts though and it's hard to see that being the case in this one.
Indeed United would be foolish not to try to get at a defence which has proved far from watertight against high-class opposition - Real conceded more goals (nine) than any other team to qualify for the last 16.
Man City will be remembered again this season for a disappointing European campaign but make note that back in September they led in the Bernabeu with five minutes to go and were very unfortunate to lose 3-2.
Dortmund also came within a few minutes of winning here in the group stage and with the firepower of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney in their line-up, United seem highly likely to cause problems.
While Cristiano Ronaldo is the name on the bookies' lips - the former United star has a ridiculous record of 103 goals in 89 games for Real at the Bernabeu and is duly odds-on to find the net - it's Rooney who looks the best value in the goalscorer markets.
Rooney has a track record for scoring in spurts and appears to be in the middle of one right now.
He has 10 goals in his last 10 United games. Throw in a goal for England against Brazil last week and he's bagged 11 in 11.
The 27-year-old looks likely to play on the left-hand side of United's attack on Wednesday and he'll be expected to track back often, a job he does very well.
However, while that may be factored into the price about him scoring at any time - 10/3 - it should also be remembered he'll likely be up against Alvaro Arbeloa down that flank, a player who can be a weak link in the home defence.
Rooney will relish such a tussle and when he cuts inside - as he is sure to do - he could well be facing Pepe, who has hardly played over the last month due to injury, while in goal it won't be the injured Iker Casillas, but Diego Lopez.
You're unlikely to get Rooney at 10/3 to score in a game again this season and the advice is to snap it up while you can.
I've almost talked myself into siding with United - they do look a little big at 9/2 - but Real's home record has not been earned by mistake and with a player like Ronaldo in their ranks they are capable of moments of brilliance which could punish United, who have not always impressed this season, in an instant.
I'll leave alone and side with United's in-form man, Rooney.
The night's other tie sees Shakhtar Donetsk host Borussia Dortmund.
Both teams impressed in the group phase with Donetsk being one of the sides to account for defending champions Chelsea.
They were full of attacking flair back in the autumn but it should be pointed out they've since sold one of their star men, Willian, while they are currently out of season and have been for months.
The Ukrainians have been playing a host of friendlies in warmer climates to stay sharp but a lack of competitive action for such a long time has to be a concern.
There could be some value in backing Donetsk to qualify for the quarter-finals at 15/8 but there are enough doubts for me to swerve.


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Posted 07 November 2006 - 06:26 PM
I agree, He damn near won each and every one of those bad boys...he should be royalty in pats counrty, even if he went to miami,buffalo or us.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 07:45 PM
thats way different. coles had one good year and wanted to be paid like a top 5 reciever. viniteri won them 3 SBs and wanted the money he deserved.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 07:56 PM
Vinatieri is a KICKER. LC is a reciever, there's a reason a good reciever is top priority in FA and draft over kickers. And LC had 2 good seasone while he was here and would have come in very handy in the future (obviously he's back now, but what would you rather have, LC, Santana or both).
Also, it was 2 Superbowls in which his kick won the game...not 3.
Posted 07 November 2006 - 08:13 PM
Also, it was 2 Superbowls in which his kick won the game...not 3.
oh oh oh only 2 SBs....thats nothin.
Posted 07 November 2006 - 08:20 PM
ne he said the jest were low balling him and he wanted to test the market. herm told him that any offer he was made would be matched by the jets. the skins came in and overpaid (like usual) for him and the jest wisely decided not to match it. do u realize that in actual cash money coles is the 2nd highest paid reciever over the last 5 years? only randy or harrison made more. i can't remember which one
Posted 07 November 2006 - 08:24 PM
It's unfair to even say he won them...he kicked the field goal to ice the game but it was Brady who really won those Superbowls. Example...HE WON 2 MVPs
Let me ask you though...did HE deserve to booed because the Redskins overpaid, we sat on our asses and Bradway never made him an offer to begin with?...No he didn't, but we did it anyway. That's the point.
Posted 07 November 2006 - 08:33 PM
Also, it was 2 Superbowls in which his kick won the game...not 3.
viniteri is the best clucth kicker in the game. our kicker can't win us an easy game in the regualr season. viniteri made kickes in rain and snow and won them 2 SBs plus the game wining kick in the tuck rule game in teh snow. there is a reaosn why indy paid him so much. a kicker is counted on to win u the game after sitting on the bench all day. and has all the pressure on him to make the kick. all i know is there is nobody i'd rather have then viniteri making that kick for me. i can think of quite a few recievers i'd rather have over coles. (not to take anythign away form coles) point is viniteri is THE BEST at his postiion in the NFL period and deserves to be paid like the best.
and no coles had one good year his numbers were
2000 22rec 370yards 1TD
2001 59rec 868yards 7TDs
2002 89rec 1264yards 5TDs
his only good year was 2002.
Let me ask you though...did HE deserve to booed because the Redskins overpaid, we sat on our asses and Bradway never made him an offer to begin with?...No he didn't, but we did it anyway. That's the point.
did the guy deserve to be booed cause somebody wanted to pay him more money then us? no. but also the guy wasn't a hero to us like viniteri. the point is if fans were logical coles wouldn't have recieved any cheers or jeers, but in return viniteri should have come back to a standing ovation.
Posted 07 November 2006 - 08:51 PM
The point is neither deserved to be booed...we shouldn't have booed LC. They shouldn't have booed Vinatieri. Neither fan's are scumbags or "no good losers"...they're natural instinct as fans is to boo the guy who goes to a different team when they are paid big.
Scenario: You desparately need both a kicker and a reciever...they both want the same ammount of money and you only have enough to get one. Who would you rather have...the best kicker in the league, or a playmaking reciever who will help out on offense the entire game rather than just when the drive dies (inwhich it may not have if you had that reciever). If you choose the kicker...WHAT THE f*** IS WRONG WITH YOU....but that's only if you choose the kicker.
2000 22rec 370yards 1TD
2001 59rec 868yards 7TDs
2002 89rec 1264yards 5TDs
his only good year was 2002.
Are you kidding? He had a 14.7 ypc and 850+ yards in his sophomore season. That YPC is better than his average from 2002...difference is he was thrown the ball more in 2002.
Coles was huge for us in the playoff run we had in 2002...why shouldn't he have gotten a standing ovation? Because his team didn't put him in a position to win the Superbowl like Vinatieri's team did? This is like biased hypocracy from you...it's alright for us to do the same thing that they shouldn't. Neither should have been booed at all..but as fans it's a natural habit.
Posted 07 November 2006 - 08:53 PM
Football doesn't guarantee a long career. 5 years is the average. Take what you can get. One slip in the grass or a cut on the turf can end a career quick. Big move by Coles. Get that money.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 10:18 PM
Those certain idiots did the same exact thing with Johnny Damon. They just can't stand that their player would rather be with the team that has the better chance of winning. People from Mass are just proving how much of an idiot every single one of them are.
Posted 07 November 2006 - 10:53 PM
He went to the team with a better chance of winning? Didn't he win a world series with the team he left? They booed him because he lied and betrayed the Red Sox fan by going to the team that he specifically said he would never play for, which just happened to be their most hated rival. When you lie to the fans, all bets are off.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 11:01 PM
2004 the Red Sox were the better team, but they were not in 2005, or 2006. The Yankees had the better chance of winning in 2006 then the Red Sox did, and the Yankees won the division, and went to the playoffs, where the Red Sox sat home and didn't do a dam thing come October. Who cares if you lie in sports. Holding grudges against people isin't needed. Like I said earlier. Johnny Damon went to the team that offered more, and had the better shot of winning the world series in "2006".
Posted 07 November 2006 - 11:07 PM
The Red Sox and the Yankees tied for the division in 2005, it's not like either team was "Better" than the other. You can say the Yankees were because they had a better head to head record...but I believe the Devil Rays had a better head to head record over the Yankees...does that mean they are better. Yeah Damon went to a place that paid him more, not a big deal. The fact that he said he would never be a Yankee...then became a Yankee gives them the right to boo...that's like a slap in the face to all of the fans. Taking more money isn't at all a slap in the face.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 11:17 PM
Still doesn't change the fact that all people that live in boston, except the few that are Jets fans here, are idiots.
Posted 07 November 2006 - 11:21 PM
Good call there I'm sure all those people in Harvard are dipshits.
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Posted 07 November 2006 - 11:29 PM
If you knew any better not all people from boston go to harvard. The people that go to harvard are mostly people that are out of the state. Usually the people from boston would usually go to somewhere like Boston College. So, stop trying to act like you know everything.


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My second daughter loved to cuddle so I was shocked when our third daughter arrived and seemed to want her own space. There are several differernt types of sleeping arrangements and, even within one family, there may not be one that works for all. I agree with PaxMamma's suggestion of giving him his own space near you. Placing his cot up against your bed (using it as a sidecar) would give him his own space, but also the reassurance that you are nearby. Does anyone in the room snore or toss and turn? There might be something that is waking him up or keeping him from falling back asleep after he nurses.
The issue is that he will sleep with me in bed, but he wakes up too much (every 30 minutes) for a feed and then he wants to play. He doestn really understand that its time to sleep when I am there. He deosnt mind me in bed with him, when I lie on the mattress next to his cot he jsut stands there and calls for me, he doestn understand why I am next to him and dont pick him up. My husband snores and that DID keep him from sleeping at night, so now I moved into babys room and sleep on a matress on the floor there and he sleeps with me there.


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