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QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 01:37 PM) Speaking of last night, am I wrong for thinking Shivers won that fight? I don't think McSweeney did enough in either round to warrant winning either. If I was a judge I would have given it to him too, but that fight was so weird due to the lack of cardio I wasn't bugged by the decision

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 11:29 AM) The steroid era is over...home runs aren't as important anymore. Pitching and defense isn't exciting, but it wins. http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/b...Runs/order/true 3 out of the top 5 teams are in the playoffs if the season ended and a 4th, Texas was in realistic WC contention into September and the NYY and Phil play in lauching pads, similar to the Cell. 7 of the 8 playoff teams if it ended today are in the top 1/2. Only the Dodgers are below Echoing an earlier thought, yes MLB has done a better job with many PEDs, but there are many that can only be tested by blood. Above and beyond that, the new ballparks mostly favor HRs. Now, obviously the Sox pen and defense has to get better for the team to perform better next year, but HRs are still an important part of the game IMO

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 10:31 AM) Labeling Chicago White Sox underachievers still isn't fair http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-24-...,7170045.column Maybe we set our expectations high because the division is so crappy. That expectation isn't very high when you consider there's no way this team would ever make it and win a World Series. Winning the division would only be something to snub at Cub fans. I think their performance with RISP and runners at 3rd with less than 2 outs the last 2 months shows they underachieved... if they do only slightly better they win at least 5 more games and are in contention right now

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 24, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) My surprise player is Konerko. I dont know that he quit, I just think that its time to cut the cord. Yeah, I don't think he will, but I wouldn't be shocked if he is. I can see a NL team giving up an OK package for him if after FA they end up a bat short.

OK, many people were wondering why it took the UFC so long to do another HW season on TUF, the fact of the matter is there's just not that much HW talent out there. Boy, easily the worst possible match-up for Kimbo was Roy Nelson, the guy is probably a top 20 HW and a tough fight. Any of the first 4 that fought he would have had a shot at. FWIW Dana and the brothers have been talking up Kimbo lately, so I believe he's confirmed for the TUF Finale and if he wins they'll probably keep him around and stick him on UFNs and as we discussed earlier, the rumor is not confirmed, the ISAC approved Fedor/Rogers and it will happen at the Sears Center... http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/10733/

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 12:49 PM) It is because CTA sucks but can take you all over chicago and into north/south suburbs, and if not you have metra that'll extend you close to anywhere. STL's transit covers very little. Sox72, I have a couple friends going to WashU, I think you'll enjoy yourself. And go to Papis exactly. In Chicago you know you're going to have to bite the bullet and put up with crap, but you can basically get anywhere you want, in St. Louis you can't get anywhere with the public transport.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 12:39 PM) Honestly, the Cubs could use a Matt Holiday. Too bad that money is invested in Alfonso Soriano. Also, I would look to get rid of Z, though maybe easier said than done, and Aramis who seems to get injured, or if other hitters get injured and proceeds to be teh suckz for awhile before getting on his horse. I honestly wouldn't depend on him. with a NTC and limiting himself to the LAD, and both color Sox, the Cubs are going to have a hard time moving Z

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 11:44 AM) I'm not saying that the UFC doesn't get any credit for helping him out when he needed it the most. But, my point was more that Dana's s*** talk has come around and got him in the ass. I like Dana, but he has to know that not all guys are gonna take what he says. Yeah, Dana didn't handle it greatly. Again, I believe the UFC will have Rampage frozen for awhile, so after A-Team is made and the buzz calms down Rampage may realize he still needs to fight for a couple of paydays and you'll see him back. I think Dana, rightly or wrongly, just thought that this match had to take place in Dec or Jan to get it's full moneys worth and once he saw that circle the drain he let fire. There's a reason they brought Lorenzo into Zuffa full time, and I wouldn't be shocked if this is a situation he ends up resolving in a few months. I guess if Tito beats Coleman there would be money in a Rashad/Tito II.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 06:53 AM) I beg to differ. They kinda remind me of where we were at in 2007. A team full of aging/declining players at multiple positions with no minor league system to speak of. Their only saving grace is that they're in the NL. But they're quite a ways away from being able to run with the Cardinals (this is assuming Matt Ruth I mean Holliday is back). Yeah, it seems like what the Cards do in the offseason may effect the Cubs more than any move the Cubs actually can or will make.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 12:40 AM) KHP, I knew your view would already be negative. The only person to blame in all of this is Dana IMO. He goes ahead and trashed one of his bigger names for making a decision that not one fighter in Jackson's position would pass up. Then after they make up, Dana continues to trash. So Rampage decides he doesn't wanna fight anymore. You think Dana's gonna lose the revenue that was gonna come from a Rampage/Rashad match? I wouldn't say he's losing his mind at all, he's just tired of having his "boss" or "friend" as Dana would call himself bash him in front of the media. Rampage may not be the smartest, but he ain't that damn stupid. He'll fight again, he'll eventually fight Rashad. He can't pass up that payday. look, there's no doubt Dana has so blame here, but the UFC HAS to get some credit for standing by him during that police chase he went on. Not only did Dana bail him out they stood by him publicly at a time they were trying to grab positive main stream attention and one of their stars led police on a chase, hopping curbs and crashing into cars while there was a HUGE picture of Rampage on the truck! So after that support it seems logical to me that Dana and Zuffa would be a little miffed he decided to take a movie role when they decided to give him the position on TUF to set up a major fight that would have been a major payday for him.

since i have it sitting right by me... 1. You're the One That I Want- Less Than Jake 2. Lyla- Oasis 3. Brilliant Boy- The Rentals 4. St. James Hotel- Less Than Jake 5. Sincerely- The Moonglows 6. Holding My Own- The Darkness 7. Athena- The Who 8. Victory- Bad Religion 9. Hello Mary Lou- Ricky Nelson 10. Cough/Cool- The Misfits

Meltzer has a link you have to sign into and the boards are posting a message that Rampage reportedly posted that he is done fighting. Said he respects UFC but is upset about how they handled him taking the A-Team role. We will see how this plays out... I can see both sides, it's a good opportunity for Rampage to expand into another career and get his name better known, but UFC also did a lot for him and stood by him during his rampage, pun intended. Wouldn't be shocked if this gets smoothed over at some point. Dana did say Lorenzo has been dealing with Rampage lately because he was so honked at him. also Huerta said he isn't done fighting, sherdog says he has a 60 day window where he can only negotiate with the UFC then the UFC can match any offer, so it looks like if the UFC wants to keep him they'll be able to

St. Louis throws a pretty good Mardi Gras celebration

1. I am the Walrus- The Beatles 2. Bankrobber- The Clash 3. Little Friend- Minor Threat 4. Crippled Inside- John Lennon 5. A Little Help From My Friends- The Beatles 6. Controversy- Prince 7. FF=66- Jawbox 8. Mama- My Chemical Romance 9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen 10. Another Saturday Night- Sam Cooke

on one of the local sports stations yesterday a Cubs fan called in and suggested that the Cubs package Bradley and Marshall, and maybe Jake Fox to the Blue Jays for Halladay... yup, actual suggestion.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 02:51 AM) Walker has been following MMA for awhile and has MMA training. Dont know if it was just casual or not but its not like he's some guy who is green to the sport. from what i've seen it's casual and he'll do a 12 week intense course at AKA and then they'll decide when he'll fight. His background is heavy in traditional martial arts.

QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 08:36 PM) Yeah it might be the worst offseason in recent memory for any baseball team. However I don't know about the long term thing, it kind of depends on how much money Ricketts wants to spend. Ricketts first order of business should be firing Hendry and Pinella, if he does that they're better right away. from what I've read and heard on the radio it will be hard for Ricketts to add much payroll since he was scrambling to get financing to finalize the purchase... basically what I understand is he doesn't have extra cash around to pour into the team, especially considering the $$ it costs to upkeep The Shrine.

for a pure publicity move Strikeforce signed Herchel Walker, yes that Herchel Walker, to a multi-fight deal. From what I can find on the net he doesn't have any MMA experience but a background in TKD and a little in Kempo and Muay Thai. According to Meltzer he will start training with AKA in FL and debut at some point in 2010. This will be awesome to see how the Zuffa haters justify this over Brock. EDIT: I originally posted he had no experience, which would have been unfair.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 20, 2009 -> 07:09 PM) The interesting thing is that if Bradley would have ended this season on the DL, 2011 became an option with a buyout of $2 million. I don't get why they didn't do it. my best guess would be the players union would fight that tooth and nail and there wouldn't be the medicals to support it. He took himself out, but that's different than having an injury significant enough to go on the DL and let the union have 18m of guaranteed money go away.

Just watched the weigh-ins, man I am looking forward to this card. Don't forget we get to prelims on Spike starting at 8pm too. Belfort has to drop 1/4 pound, which I imagine he'll do pretty quickly. Franca/Griffin, Kammpmann/Daley, Trigg/Kos, Cro Cop/Dos Santos and Belfort/Franklin for the main card. Those are some potentially good match-ups. (I know some of the spellings are wrong, but just doing it off the top of my head) Belfort finally made weight after 4 tries, little interesting since I believe he has stated that he's focused on 185 and struggled to get to 196 for catch weight, but that means he'll just have to change his camp routine going into a 185.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 12:06 AM) Shields/Miller for the 185 belt as well. Not to mention, they're looking at putting the fight on in Chicago. I may think about attending this. Looks like they are looking at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates. Probably a good idea because it seems like the right size and it's a better venue than the UIC Pavillion IMO. The TUF episode did something like 1.3 million more viewers than any TUF episode before.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 03:54 PM) Strikeforce announced that Fedor-Rogers is going to be on CBS. I think everyone expected that anyway as they weren't going to pay Fedor an assload just to stick him on Showtime. Yeah, makes sense to me. I don't think this would have beat the Cyborg/Carno fight in ratings and that did like 500k people for the main, it just made zero sense for it to be on Showtime. On his twitter, Dana said TUF last night did 4.1 viewers, that is very good.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 03:59 PM) Really on Takayama-Frye? I can't stand that fight, can't even watch it at all. I have no idea on the backstory for that one, but I grew up a pro-wrestling fan and the first time I saw that fight I immediately thought it was fixed because it looked exactly like pro-wrestling. And I still think that too. It reminds me a lot more of Shawn Michaels-Bret Hart from the Survivor Series where McMahon screwed Bret than it does any actual fight. Yeah, it's a fun/guilty pleasure fight for me. As far as I've always heard it wasn't fixed as far as outcome, but they agreed to keep it standing and no ground.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 01:46 PM) I guess I shouldn't have put this in the MLB Catch All thread earlier. Nah, the hysterical floating head of Harold in the background it makes it PHT worthy IMO, but let's see what the mods do with it.

ha, I was just coming to post this too, damn this is hysterical. Also the guys who ran firejoemorgan.com were the guest editors on deadspin yesterday, some good Jeter reality checks there too!