Cheech Tremendous

It doesn't have to go anywhere, but the whole folder has only received four replies in the past week. This thread alone has doubled that count in the last twenty minutes. I am against giving that folder a prime spot at the top of the board when nobody uses it at all. As much as I disdain mega-threads, would having a single thread for Overseas and Indies in the General folder be that bad? I can't see it be any worse for those posters who actually want to discuss that subject matter.

After some deliberation, I went for the fourth option. Keep WWE and MMA and throw everything else under the banner of General. Make that a catch-all thread for old school discussion, TNA and other assorted stuff. That probably won't be a popular option, but I think it makes the most sense given where these forums are going. But then again, I like an active folder and don't really feel the need to keep certain things around for posterity' sake (looking at you, Comics thread).

Sorry man. Someone making a call to improve the forums is like my bat signal: I can't help myself from interfering. I guess this is the tiring junior-mod schtick that everyone rails me on. Can you add your poll back to this thread? I liked your set-up better than mine.

I agree with Bob. Overseas and indie stuff should fall under the blanket of "General" anyways. That sort of screws with my dream of that folder becoming an exclusive for Old School talk, but that has been dying since the WWE 24/7 subfolder headed off to WWE land. More than likely the random Puro and ROH stuff will just get lost in the shuffle. That's a shame for those guys who follow it, but how many people are we talking here?

Well... It's no secret that the time has passed for Overseas and Indies to have their owner folder. There's just not enough activity left to support it. Should we merge it with TNA (although I guess TNA is a step above an indie), throw it to General, keep it or just jettison it altogether?

I think most of them post here.

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Boy, there's a Venn diagram. You're telling me. vs.

Good call. I actually wear these bad boys during winter months: They are a nice, sturdy, waterproof boot by Timberland. Thankfully the style is such that I can wear them with bootcut jeans and not look like a rapper or transplanted mountain hick.

Oh shit, Kreese isn't dead? Sorry what I said about your wife, man.

Oh, cashmere is fantastic. Too bad you'll go fucking broke trying to get the good stuff. A nice alternative is the cotton-cashmere blend at J. Crew. It's reasonably priced and is of a much higher quality than really cheap cashmere. It's the workingman's alternative. Like Czech, I also recently acquired a cardigan. I was extremely reticent about this item working it's way back into popular fashion. However, I went ahead and bought a gray one late in the fall and it has been a staple of my wardrobe since. It's so versatile.

Since I am bored today, here the top 10 prospects in the American and National League, courtesy of Jim Callis at Baseball America. All comments are his, not mine. In other prospect news, Baseball America named the Texas Rangers as having the best minor league system in baseball. That team could be scary good in a few seasons. There really is a sea change going on in that division, with Texas and Oakland on the way up, Seattle rebuilding and LA looking a little vulnerable. Anyways, here are the reproduced lists: American League 1. David Price, lhp, Rays What he showed us in the postseason was just the beginning. 2. Matt Wieters, c, Orioles He could be Mark Teixeira—as a catcher. 3. Brett Anderson, lhp, Athletics The best player Oakland got in the package for Dan Haren. 4. Trevor Cahill, rhp, Athletics It will be fun to watch his friendly rivalry with Anderson. 5. Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers Just one reason the Braves wish they could undo their Teixeira trade. 6. Tim Beckham, ss, Rays Yet another multitalented star-in-the-making for Tampa Bay. 7. Eric Hosmer, 1b, Royals He could be the best of all the special hitters K.C. has drafted recently. 8. Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox Even if Boston signs Teixeira, it will find room for Anderson in 2010. 9. Travis Snider, of, Blue Jays Of these 10 guys, he might make the biggest 2009 impact in the majors. 10. Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals In a few years, he and Hosmer could combine for 70 homers annually. National League 1. Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates Spring injury, summer holdout overshadow his devastating hitting ability. 2. Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants Showed much more polish than expected in first full season, led minors with 1.46 ERA. 3. Colby Rasmus, of, Cardinals The best player developed by St. Louis since Albert Pujols is ready for the majors at 22. 4. Buster Posey, c, Giants Has the tools to become the NL's version of Joe Mauer. 5. Tommy Hanson, rhp, Braves Displayed four plus pitches at times while blowing away Arizona Fall League hitters. 6. Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins The best hitter in the minors who hasn't received the hype he deserves. 7. Jason Heyward, of, Braves It's still unfathomable how he lasted 14 picks in the 2007 draft. 8. Dexter Fowler, of, Rockies Colorado has done a fine job of developing the once-raw Fowler. 9. Cameron Maybin, of, Marlins Strikeouts are still a concern, but there's a lot of Andre Dawson in him. 10. Mike Stanton, of, Marlins Hit 39 homers in first full season after turning down a shot to play two sports at USC.

You know, if the Red Sox don't end up signing Varitek, his career may well be over. I can't see any team giving up a first round draft pick to bring him aboard at this point. Maybe he catches on somewhere in the second half once the compensation provision disappears, but really, how realistic is that? It's hard to imagine Varitek or some team looking forward to that scenario. It's a shame that things are going down this way, but Boras really mis-read the market. Heck, even Pudge might be done. I heard the other day that he's just banking on a Spring Training invite somewhere. Speaking of free agency, have he we heard anything about Ben Sheets, Oliver Perez, Orlando Hudson, Ken Griffey, Bobby Abreu, Garret Anderson or any of the other remaining free agents? I know the market's depressed, but I haven't heard those guys being discussed at all. Not even a peep about what they've been doing in free agency.

By the end of 2006, Jones was a 29-year-old coming off back-to-back 40 HR seasons at a .900 OPS. He had also just won his 9th consecutive Gold Glove award. Presumably, Andruw Jones was just entering the prime of his career and had already amassed most of the counting stats that he'd eventually need for election. It's really quite amazing for a player to become a regular at 19, especially for a team that was competing for a division title year in and year out. Had he followed a normal career trajectory, I have no doubt that he'd eventually put together a Hall of Fame resume. He should have had 2-3 more peak seasons, followed by five or so above average years and a couple more in which he finally declined. Let's say he ends up with 20 seasons in the bigs, 15 of which are above average campaigns, plus 10+ Gold Gloves, 500 HRs and an impactful player on a dozen or so playoff teams? That's really hard to deny.

A 9th place finish was respectable for my first year, but you bitches are dead this time.

He is right on one thing. We don't need an Overseas/Indies folder. It should be merged with TNA. I've been advocating that one since before I was a mod.

The important this is we are all moving on.

I'm already fucking Kreese's widow. Good riddance.

Andruw Jones to be cut tomorrow From future Hall of Famer to out of the league in just over a year. I can't recall any other player in my lifetime who fell so hard so fast. He'll probably catch on with another team (Atlanta?) but I have a hard time believing that he ever does anything worthwhile again.

Next year, right around January 1st I'm going to change my name to The Cheech Republic. Hopefully some people will get confused and think that they are voting for Czech.

So who's the other? Warrior?

EHME is the Maurice Clarett of TSM. He didn't come to post; he came to get his Goose on!

I had a run to the Sweet Sixteen this year and that's where I'll probably top out. I'm not funny enough to compete with a Kinetic or deranged enough to battle Milky. I am what I am... a solid role-player on the TSM team.

I watched that same VH1 series, Kamala. I don't know why, but I get sucked into those countdown shows every singly time. Doesn't matter if I agree or disagree with the choices, I am hooked to the end. Sometimes I have a hard time deciding what is and isn't hair metal. Are we to include Guns n Roses because they fit into the era, even though nothing they sound nothing like the cheesy power stuff from the late '80s? What about Van Halen? They were more of a hard rock band from the late '70s. That's why I sometimes get into heated discussions about the genre itself. Are we confining it to the dozens of lame one-hit wonders that co-opted the look and feel, or are we throwing out the blanket to cover all hard rock bands that succeeded within the decade?