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QUOTE (DBAHO @ May 12, 2010 -> 11:27 AM) Benzema missing out the France 30 is a huge shock for mine, yes he didn't play much for Real Madrid in the 2nd half of the season, but he's still argubly one of the top 5 strikers in the world today. I can't wait for Jonathan Spector to be shown up as the spud he is on the world stage also (and this is coming from a West Ham fan who's had to put up with his woeful performances at LB this season). A lot of familiar names missed out on their national team cuts. Along with Benzema, Patrick Vieira was left home, Ronaldinho, Adriano and Alexandre Pato from Brazil, Del Piero/Totti/Toni from Italy, Hargreaves and Scholes (although I heard he declined) from England, Zanetti from Argentina, van Nistelrooy from Netherlands... And is Spector even going to start? Obviously you have Bocanegra and Onyewu, but Cherondulo and Bornstein have a shot as well as Jay DeMerit after his performance at Confederations Cup

PK

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 12, 2010 -> 04:11 AM) Last 7 days: AVG: .313, OBP: .353 Month of May: .349 BA, .391 OBP, 6/7 SB Obviously he won't keep those numbers up, and whether you like him or not, he was too good of a hitter to be as bad as he was in April all year long.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 11, 2010 -> 11:02 PM) Alex Rios is hitting .330 with a .966 OPS. He's a joy to watch. And what is especially encouraging is that he is tattooing the ball and isn't getting cheap hits and arguably could be batting close to .350 right now if some of those line drives he was hitting in the opening week weren't right at people.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2010 -> 09:01 AM) Wake the F*** up Q. I only saw 2 of his at bats yesterday but boy did he look bad.

QUOTE (Sonik22 @ May 11, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) My favorite team for my favorite sport, USA baby, let's go Yanks!!! I really wish Davies was back but if he's not Bradley better move Dempsey up to striker with Jozy. Allow Jose Torres to take Dempsey's spot and everything will work out great. But knowing Bradley, he'll allow Beasley to take that spot and I will be furious. Beasley looked good recently. And remember, he started to lose form when Bradley started moving him to a back. If he is allowed to stay in the middle he is a much better player.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 11, 2010 -> 04:40 PM) Red Sox fans are a mixture of Cubs fans and Yankees fans. With that in mind, they are without question the most obnoxious, insufferable fans in the sport. Easily. You don't deal with Yankees fans on a daily basis.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 11, 2010 -> 04:13 PM) Just wanted to say good work@shack. These perpetual whiners really need to go out and find more constructive things to do with their time. I wouldn't even bother with a professional sports team in any way shape, or form, if they reduced me to a miserable, whiney, "SEASON'S OVER" every 2.5 seconds joke of a "fan." I've been agreeing with you more and more lately.

Figured I'd get this thread started since we're officially just one month away now. Also, for reference, South Africa is 6 hours ahead of EST so it's 7 hours ahead of those of you in the CTZ. US Team Preliminary 30 man roster The roster will be trimmed to 23 before the tourney starts. Notable players left off are Charlie Davies (booo!), Frankie Hejduk and Jermaine Jones. Odd inclusions include Edson Buddle and Alejandro Bedoya.

QUOTE (AWhiteSoxinNJ @ May 11, 2010 -> 03:39 PM) Send him down for the rest of the season. The team rushed him up as a quick band-aid when he clearly wasn't ready. I said this over a month ago. Right, someone who puts up a .270/.347/.460/.807 line with 14 HR 63 RBI (and 28 2B) in 378 at bats as a rookie CLEARLY was not ready. Ugh.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 11, 2010 -> 03:22 PM) Too thin lips huh? Sounds like a fetish to me. And when did Alba get herpes? Jeter?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 11, 2010 -> 03:18 PM) Why waste money just to waste money? Sure it's not much money but he doesn't fit into any plans. He's a lefty with a pulse and our current LOOGY is Randy Williams, that's why. Plus, parent organizations have obligations to try and field repsectable farm teams as well. AAA signings have to happen, this one just so happens to involve a player with an outside shot of seeing time in Chciago.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 11, 2010 -> 03:17 PM) And it still isn't after this meaningless transaction. So why are you all up in arms about it then?

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ May 11, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) What's the over/under on how many times hawk will use the phrase "tip your cap" in the season series with the twins? 5 Would have been more if Carlos Gomez was still around.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 10, 2010 -> 11:51 PM) Anyone know if their gonna release the 30 for 30 on DVD/Blu-Ray? http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=...ocId=1000485671

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2010 -> 09:18 AM) Really, killing him is the right way to end both this season and the series. They've really done a surprisingly good job of making you both kind of root for Jack, because you've been doing it for 10 years, and at the same time want the snipers to actually kill him because he's clearly wrong and gone off the deep end this season. It's an impressive twist. That's pretty much it exactly. Of course I want to root for him, because after all it's Jack Bauer. But Jack Bauer of old would never act the way the one is now. And I think the writers did this on purpose to show how off the rocker he's gone, and after everything he's been through this was the final push that sent him this way. This season has made up for a couple of their gaffes lately IMO.

So no one's going to admit to "borrowing"? haha

QUOTE (DBAHO @ May 11, 2010 -> 04:04 AM) Anyone else see the "Six Degrees of Torture" from Jack Bauer? http://www.examiner.com/x-43585-Entertainm...est-episode-yet Loved the episode. Jack Bauer has clearly lost it and his character has really been written well this season. I'm really interested in what's going to happen because there will be a movie. I almost feel Jack needs to die at the end of the season but that wouldnt make sense with a movie coming out unless the movie was going to be a back story of sort. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

What a s***ty list in general. Marissa Miller should be #1

QUOTE (Brian @ May 10, 2010 -> 03:34 PM) I know a dude that hooked up with a girl on Craigs List. He had to do her with a bunny suit on though.

QUOTE (Lillian @ May 10, 2010 -> 10:27 AM) Santos seems to have the right make up to be a closer. He certainly has the stuff. It's probably more a question of durability. Why not use whomever matches up best on any given night, taking into account who is rested? Thornton would be an obvious choice on a given night when the hitters due up in the 9th are left handed. That could happen tomorrow and Wednesday, versus the Twins. Matt is not nearly as effective versus right handed hitters, nor when pitching two days in a row. Putz is not 100% yet, and although he's progressing, it would probably not be wise to ask him to close on a nightly basis yet. Santos could be given save opportunities but no more frequently than every other game. Moreover, by not annointing him as "the closer", any potential problems with the pressure would be greatly reduced. If Thornton is going to close on occasion, they're going to need another left handed specialist. Erick Threets was doing very well at Charlotte before going on the DL for a week. He had a pretty good Spring and could be a servicable lefty, when he comes back. I think that could be a good idea. Don't appoint a closer. That way, everyone will be prepared and in the case of Santos it won't give him time to fret about it for 8 innings if his number gets called in the 9th. Or, if a team has a bunch of lefties due up it would be a good time for Thornton, for example.

Finally got around to watching the Guru of Go and The 16th Man episodes...both were just phenomenally done.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ May 9, 2010 -> 10:18 AM) What are the odds that P-Kon lets himself get traded? I haven't heard much on the subject. Has anybody else? I'm pretty sure he's said that if he was ever approached with a trade for the good of the organization he'd accept it.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 7, 2010 -> 03:36 PM) How about just running a bunch of barbed wire along the walls surrounding the field.

LOL @ tasing = torture