tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post68276238542203487..comments2023-09-06T07:56:47.820-04:00Comments on Open Book: A Sports Blog: On NFL Combine, Manny Harris And World Baseball ClassicPat Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-78669608064123814932009-02-26T17:50:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:50:00.000-05:00Glen J. Stroup (Wired Tiger),I just don't see how ...Glen J. Stroup (Wired Tiger),<BR/>I just don't see how they could fit all that baseball in at the midseason. Seems no time is a good time.<BR/>CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-49800139584662375882009-02-26T17:47:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:47:00.000-05:00Anonymous,The Lions have had 10 first round draft ...Anonymous,<BR/>The Lions have had 10 first round draft choices in the last nine drafts and taken one defensive player. Says a lot about their plan, which obviously didn't work.<BR/>CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-67310447946978497662009-02-26T17:46:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:46:00.000-05:00Barry,Well, the USA team didn't pick up Verlander,...Barry,<BR/>Well, the USA team didn't pick up Verlander, so it isn't an issue. The fact it could have been is an issue.<BR/>CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-72733156624587545762009-02-26T17:45:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:45:00.000-05:00Maddog52,Great points Lucas-Perry and Rasheed. Luc...Maddog52,<BR/>Great points Lucas-Perry and Rasheed. Lucas-Perry looked like he was going to really have an impact on Michigan's season, and he did - for awhile. His fade has hurt the Wolverines. Rasheed melted down again the other night.<BR/>CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-35057759809388650812009-02-26T17:43:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:43:00.000-05:00Fred Brill,To me, it's like Bud Selig is trying to...Fred Brill,<BR/>To me, it's like Bud Selig is trying to force-feed the WBC to the world. There is not a lot of buzz about it. Doubt there ever will be. It certainly does seem to draw a yawn from the players.<BR/>CaputoPat Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-64812428905373975482009-02-24T22:21:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:21:00.000-05:00Pat,A few random thoughts myself.. If you referen...Pat,<BR/>A few random thoughts myself.. If you reference decades of tailgate talk you are likely to find a glaring reason why the Lions have been so disappointing over the years. It is the reason why they were called the Lie-downs. That is THEY COULD NOT SCORE IN THE RED ZONE..for nearly 2-decades. This is why Millen always went with point getters in the draft early on. Well this past 0-16 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-46669728577771266032009-02-24T09:50:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:50:00.000-05:00I would love to see them work the WBC into the All...I would love to see them work the WBC into the All Star break. All the MLB guys would be in peak form. It wouldn't take much to expand the All Star week out to fit the classic in every 4 years.Glen J Stroup (WiredTiger)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04919495550953453730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-38085532271575727682009-02-23T15:57:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:57:00.000-05:00Hey Pat, Verlander if available should be the star...Hey Pat, Verlander if available should be the starting pitcher. This guy is a star. How many pitchers in the MLB has a 98 m.p.h fastball and two change-up one at 92 m.p.h and the other at 83 m.p.h and an outstanding breaking ball. That what Verlander has to get back too. There is only one Jack right? Whoever call the pitches last couple of years did a very poor job. Verlander and other pitchers Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922015140899150083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-77225683812618722312009-02-23T13:59:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:59:00.000-05:00I tell you book I really think the Lions should ta...I tell you book I really think the Lions should talk about and try there hardest to get someone else interested with that number one pick. I personally would like us to go defensively in the first round or in the trenches. Either way we do it I don't care. I still think we'd be best server to wait on QB. Of the three I liked Freeman thus far. If I had to choose. <BR/><BR/>That lost To Iowa maddog52https://www.blogger.com/profile/11049733361898347116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-65246009643689117742009-02-23T12:39:00.000-05:002009-02-23T12:39:00.000-05:00Pat this is one of the main reasons why the World ...Pat this is one of the main reasons why the World Baseball Classic is not so classic. It occurs at the wrong time of the year!<BR/><BR/>I think it's safe to say that aside from the Cuban squad - most of the best players on each squad entered around the world are MLB players.<BR/><BR/>Therefore I do not understand why this was the timing chosen for this event. I would have suspected a post-World Fred Brillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731385357714489031noreply@blogger.com