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QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 02:42 AM) We're a country of morons, sadly. It's very sad we won't let Gary Johnson and the guy who is winning Utah in the debates. They mighta gained some momentum over these two classless dolts. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 02:46 AM) Just want to say again that Chris Wallace is doing a really solid job here so far. He is excellent. He tries to be fair and tries to do his job. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 03:05 AM) Chris Wallace taking no s*** from anyone is my favorite part. Hopefully tonight sparks his career more. Don't know why he doesn't have his own show(s). He learned from his dad to be a fricking fair JOURNALIST. p.s. After watching the debate it dawned on me. Everybody knows by now Trump is an idiot and an ill-equipped PERSON to lead our country. Hearing Hillary's lies about helping the middle class (sure she will; the lady who gets 650,000 for a couple speeches) it dawned on me she is just as wretched a person as Trump. It seems to me Trump loses because most people realize he is scum; Hillary should be in the same scum category and a lesser perecentage of Americans are convinced she is scum. So Hillary wins and wins big.

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 02:58 AM) I agree and that is a good point. Going down 3-2 would put the Dodgers in a critical position whereas the Cubs being down 3-2 would *at least* have home field advantage to come home to. How can they not pitch Kershaw tomorrow? Maybe they'll change their minds. It's LA's only hope.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 20, 2016 -> 01:33 AM) Ballgame....Urias sucked with his location all night They conceded tonight pitching that guy. Their only hope is Kershaw tomorrow then taking their chances of claiming one win somehow in Wrigley. How do those morons who listed the Cubs odds of making the Series at 18 percent entering tonight's game feel now. Stupid. They just said Kershaw will pitch Game Six. Dumb. Dodgers only hope is taking a 3-2 series lead. Dodgers aren't going to win this series coming back from 2-3. It's over. Kershaw going Game Six, too late.

I think it's safe to say in a perfect world our country would be done electing Clintons to office. Instead we got 8 years coming at a critical time for our economy and medical care and rioting in the streets: poor rebellion vs. everybody; middle class rebellion vs. the one percenters. And yet 8 years of Clintons minimum are ahead. Geez.

I can't believe we drop to 9 just because of one loss, albeit it could be a true blowout. Rice has a few good wins like Marist and MC to its credit.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) Not really. You can go 8-1 and end up with a Maine South (who almost beat Loyola), or go 9-0 and in week two go to a LWE (who almost beat HF and lost to a good Bradley team) and was ranked rather highly all season. 7A is an absolute joke. I still think MC wins it all with a rather weak team. greg, I am not certain I am going to the Rice game. There is something intriguing about the Providence/MC game. Damn it would have been nice to win 7A. Was Rice ever 7A before? We're not going to win at LWE or on the road against anybody elite in the playoffs I don't think. Rice is great, don't get me wrong, but the fact Rita scored that many points again proved we're average on defense, excellent on offense. Do all those good playoff teams run the spread or are some old school high school offenses.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 11:48 AM) Pitching. Yes the Cubs offense has been very good and the defense has been excellent but it's their pitching that's done the heavy lifting this year and the one area that could lead to an unfulfilled dynasty. With very few top arms waiting in the minors, losing Chapman to free agency this offseason, Arrieta, Hammel, and Lackey next, and Lester approaching the back end of his career, they could have a serious pitching problem sooner than most foresee. It's the reason why I think this year and next year are their two best chances of winning a World Series before the young core of infielders hits free agency. Why would the Cubs not sign whomever they WANT to keep? Cubs have tons of money. They spend as much as anybody don't they? Why wouldn't they keep all their studs? QUOTE (ron883 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 01:07 PM) Thanks for the shout out bro I'm really in a win win situation. The cubs win, I get to party my ass off in my north side confines. They lose, and I get some joy out of it. Life is good You seem kind of like a bad fan to me. Do you pretend to be happy for the Cubs when partying? I would never sell out even if it cost me from getting women. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 02:26 PM) If the Cubs can get to Urias, I don't think they are in bad shape, because Lester should shut down LA in game 5, they are so bad vs LHP. I'm surprised Montgomery pitched last night, he seemed like a good candidate to replace Lackey today if he starts struggling. I still say Dodgers are conceding Game Four basically and putting it all on Kershaw to go up 3-2. After that you either win one game in Wrigley out of two or it's not meant to be. QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 02:56 PM) I know this might sound petty but there is this guy at work that is a big cub fan. He is in his early 30's and married with 2 young kids. He sits with this woman at lunch and flirts with her all day. Messaging on the company chat, going to each others desk, he kisses her on the neck and the cheek, and joke around about getting a hotel room. He is always nice to me but that crap pissed me off. I hope the Cubs lose so he cries . Karma is a b****. Man, to kiss her? They've either already fooled around or he's risking getting fired. HR would kick his ass out so quickly if she filed a complaint. You can't actually make contact like that. QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 04:34 PM) All I'm reading is an 83% chance the Cubs don't win the World Series I hate those figures so much. So if the Cubs win today and it's assured it's going back to Wrigley it's going to go from 83 percent against to probably 70 percent chance they DO win the World Series.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 07:08 AM) Go Dodgers ! Such a dilemma . Root for Dodgers and Urias ( who is a possible trade candidate for Sale) or root for some 4 -4 game in the 4th inning where both starting pitchers both exit early ? I honestly think the Cubs will get that WS win eventually but a delay in the dynasty and watching them lose 2 years in a row in the playoffs might quiet some of the hysterical hype. If somehow they lose this year, there will be dread in Cubland. Remember not so long ago Detroit had its magical run with dominant starting pitching and dominant team and Leyland's juggernaut never won a WS. Those Detroit teams now are deemed failures. IF and it's a big IF the Cubs lose this year, it'd be very alarming to Cubdom. You can't assume you'll be injury free in future, tho Schwarber absence could be blamed.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 17, 2016 -> 03:35 PM) Why would it make you a bad man? The 8A playoffs will be good but Rice should make the quarters. Loyola is a better team in totality but the travel is bear on a Friday afternoon. Chicago traffic is horrendous. That is a two hour commute. Looking at he brackets and how the IHSA playoff system works losing may be better for either of Rice or Loyola as it will for MC. If MC beats Providence their bracket would be easy until the semis, same as two years ago. Harry are you going to the game? If I ever come in for a game do you want to go? Football or Bobby Frasor ball? That's neat you say we should make the quarters at least. You are right about the traffic. I remember one time we drove to Loyola land for a cross country meet on a Friday and it sucked. That was the day three Loyola guys finished ahead of me in a big meet and I got fifth. I thought I was gonna get a big hug from the coach, instead he threw me against a tree yelling at me. I forgot that if one team has three guys finish ahead of a school, it automatically beats that school. The coach reminded me if I had beaten one of the Loyola guys we'd have won the fricking meet. Later I'll tell the story of the city league meet and what a bummer that was. LOL. GO BRO RICE!

I won one of my three leagues. I'll take it.

Now would be the time for Cub fans to go make some cold hard cash. Hear me out. The Cubs are down 2-1 in LA for two more games. No longer are the Cubs HEAVY favorites. So you bet the house on the Cubs in Game Four and to win the series. If you somehow lose, it was a great great investment possibility anyway. The Cubs still won all those regular season games and figure to bash the young kid Wednesday. So I'd bet the Cubs and the over and win huge money on Game Four alone. Then you bet the Cubs to win the series and win it all right now. Your odds will never be better and it's still a lock. Now if somehow LA won Game Four and went up 3-1 I'd bet even more on the Cubs for the same reasons. Look, they are still the best team and they are going to wake up. There are good reasons to bet heavily on the Cubs right now. The only reason not to is to believe this offensive fizz is going to continue. Smart money right now says no to that.

Hmmm... Chelsea can't find herself it says in this negative story about her. Me thinks she'll find herself the next 8 years and maybe, uh, run for high office? http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/10/18...n-concerns.html Oh Hillary, your campaign is in a heap of trouble if anybody cares about the FBI protecting you. Letting her people get their stories straight, lol. FBI getting intimidated and run over by Clinton lawyers, lol. As if the FBI doesn't have power. It doesn't when it comes to protecting all the Clintons. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/o...over-help-hill/

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 01:14 AM) http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-roo...-with-new-video The Hill reporting on the Clinton Campaign inciting violence and bussing voters into red states using shell companies. Now does everybody agree both sides are disgraceful? The DNC incited trouble at Trump rallies? This is serious. People get get injured/killed. http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/18/politics/pro...-trump-rallies/

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 04:29 AM) So he went from 5 pitches to 21 pitches by pitching the 9th. That's a big difference. If he isn't used tomorrow it's no big deal but I'd sure like to have him available for two innings tomorrow with young Urias starting. Let's face it. Dodgers are conceding tomorrow pitching the kid. So it'll be 2-2 heading into Kershaw and the closer Jansen will be rested for huge Game 5.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 04:03 AM) They'll freely abuse his arm this series until it falls off. I was thinking the same thing. QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Oct 19, 2016 -> 04:19 AM) Nice to see Dodgers get this big Win and now the momentum is squarely with them. From the Cubs perspective, all they really need to do is win tomorrow's game to tie the series 2-2. That's got to be OK with them, as I would imagine they are the favorites in Game 6 (no kershaw, and at Wrigley). A game 7 likely falls neutral (Wrigley vs. Kershaw). The tide has certainly changed from a very pro-cubs tide to now a slight advantage Dodgers. As a Sox fan, I am starting to root heavily for the Cubs dismissal. If anything is firing my Sox fandom up it's the Cubs losing. With all due respect, you seem like a frontrunning fan. You go for whatever the immediate trend is. Cubs are sucking currently so you like the Dodgers; Cubs rolled in regular season and first round and you love the Cubs. Just my observation. Not trying to flame you. I'm a Blackhawks playoff fan but ignore the regular season.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 18, 2016 -> 06:32 PM) I can't recall seeing a single poster showing full-fledged support for Clinton. I'm pretty confident that every liberal, or liberal-leaning, poster here (including myself) thinks she is a highly flawed candidate. Awesome, that's three now. I have no problem with you guys if you are choosing Hillary only cause she's better than Trump. I just wanted people to recognize she is, as you said, highly flawed. If I have misjudged you, sorry. There are at least 3 people I really think are Hillary lovers, but I can't call them out.

QUOTE (Tony @ Oct 16, 2016 -> 08:14 PM) And do you keep that same thought process every year? What if Theo and the Cubs never win a World Series. Would he say his run here was a success if they never won, even though the playoffs are a crap shoot? QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 18, 2016 -> 05:58 PM) From which posters? I don't call anybody out. Note I've only heard from two posters so far expressing any disdain at all concerning Hillary.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 18, 2016 -> 06:51 PM) In some places and in some ways, yes. In other places, it isn't. How is the law profession doing? Booming or not? Just asking. What about engineering and architecture?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 07:06 PM) I have never seen the manufacturing economy as bad as it is now. We have customers across various industries, and 90% of them are struggling, seeing lots of hours cut, some lay offs. Hoping it turns around once the election circus ends, but not keeping hopes up. Exactly. The economy is wretched. I don't know anybody making any real money anymore. Everybody's just hoping to not get laid off. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 13, 2016 -> 03:13 PM) Combined with the recent good news on wage growth, it seems like the recovery has finally started to spread more broadly. See above post. The middle class is struggling.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 18, 2016 -> 08:21 AM) Greg, I think I've prefaced every single post about Hillary Clinton with words expressing exactly that same sentiment. I haven't seen one Democrat claiming "I just LOVE Hillary Clinton so much!!!" 75-85% of the reason why most are voting in this election is 1) to STOP TRUMP FROM BECOMING PRESIDENT, 2) the SUPREME COURT and 3) PROGRESSIVE POLICIES/INCREMENTAL TRIANGULATION IN THEIR PREFERRED POLITICAL DIRECTION. As opposed to all out nuclear armageddon and international embarrassment/global catastrophe...and undoing most if not all of the "good" that the US has done for the rest of the world since 1776. I haven't considered you an ARDENT Hillary supporter on Soxtalk, but yes I appreciate you now making it clear you are not thrilled with Hillary. So that's only two. But I do appreciate you and Tony for expressing the fact you wish there was another Democratic candidate and you are not a Hillary lover! Thank u. I can appreciate those who are voting for the worst of two very very bad candidates. I get upset at all the Hillary love on the board with people indicating she is special in some way and deserving of the office. Thank u caulfield and Tony for clarifying.

QUOTE (Tony @ Oct 18, 2016 -> 07:00 AM) Greg, that is why many people here get so upset with you. You aren't going to find a ton of huge Hillary supporters here. Read what they say, and you'd see that. The issue is for many, myself include, Trump and his base are SO far gone, Hillary is without question the better candidate of the two. She has her major flaws and this will go down as one of the worst elections of all time, but Trump vs. Hillary isn't much of a question. And I accept that and respect that. But nobody besides you on the Hillary side has come out and said she is flawed. I respect your stance and you actually are right. She is less "dangerous." I just don't like her, etc.

Hmmmm ... Hillary gets a break on the tarmac then again with Comey. Trump and Hillary both need to drop out of the race. http://dailycaller.com/2016/10/17/exclusiv.../#ixzz4NOfCXizH

QUOTE (Tony @ Oct 17, 2016 -> 09:22 PM) You're using rallies as not only a popularity contest, but a sign that the election is rigged. I'm supporting Hillary Clinton in this election. I wish there was another candidate representing the Democratic Party, but she'll do. With that said, I'd never go to a rally. What's the point? You want to know why we blast you. You continue to say you aren't voting or won't side with Trump, yet you are using his exact rhetoric. And you know you are. You're the guy yelling at a Trump Rally "LOCK HER UP" and "BUILD THAT WALL" Finally. Thank you. Tony you said all I want to hear. You said "I wish there was another candidate representing the Democratic Party, but she'll do." I had not heard that from you or many Hillary-ites before. Thank u for being honest and admitting she is not ideal. That is big of you and I respect you for this stance. I can accept people voting for Hillary if they at least admit what you did.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 18, 2016 -> 01:47 AM) It is amazing the gymnastics that get performed to defend Clinton and her statements. When you have major media making excuses for her own words, there is a major problem. One on side there are calls for calling a candidate a liar, but then you have this. This is why people have the concept of a biased and untrusted media. It is exactly because of pieces like this. Southsider, it's ridiculous all the apologists for Hillary. But nobody cares. QUOTE (Tony @ Oct 18, 2016 -> 01:49 AM) Greg, we know you only watch FoxNews, so I assume you saw this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P96UfUQtDQ I don't watch much news but this is silly. Hillary has the media in her hip pocket and it's rigged for her in 'many' ways.

QUOTE (Tony @ Oct 17, 2016 -> 08:53 PM) Jesus. Hillary supporters never answer me they just blame the messenger or blast me. What did I say out of line? Have you seen Trump rallies? Or read about them? Packed. Hillary's? Downtown Kansas City was expecting to be shut down and only a few fans trickled in to hear her speech. Crazy. Even on Soxtalk. Nobody points out anything good about her. Her supporters (almost all of Soxtalk) want her President and that's about it. They also rip and mock Trump, which of course is easy to do. But this isn't about Trump being bad. It's about Hillary and all signs point to a Presidency that will be dreadful. We already know there's no chance in hell anything's getting passed with Congress (the Repub majority) despising her. And lets see if we are safe internationally under her leadership.