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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 5, 2016 -> 08:16 AM) They had already decided that after the last out of the playoffs last year. Honestly, maybe its because I live far away, but most every Cub fan I talk to out here this off-season has ever given any delusions that they are going to win the series. They all understand that winning the series involves some luck, the ultimate goal is really reaching the playoffs and than from there, you see what happens. They also are nothing but worried of collapses given their past. Also, on paper, I see no reason not to have the Cubs as one of the frontrunners to win the series. They were a really good team last year, who should get better due to growth from young players, along with some major acquisitions, most notably Heyward who is beloved by statisticians everywhere.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Apr 5, 2016 -> 06:40 AM) Is Jake some kind of machine? Will he ever come back down to life? It isn't like he wasn't at one point one of the best prospects in all of baseball. If he comes back down to earth, it will be because of injuries or fatigue (due to recent innings loads) not a lack of talent. When you watch him, this isn't a guy getting a way with smoke and mirrors, this guy is nasty. Easily one of the best in the game and he's really done it for two years now. If it was one year, sure, you could to some extent call it a fluke and expect some regression but he's done nothing but get better every single year since he's put on a Cub uniform.

If we could get him for a 2nd rounder or by swapping 1st, I would be on board. I think he is a special dlineman and a huge difference maker within the D.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 11:54 PM) But I'm telling you....they have the purest Coke around, scientifically. I'm guessing, given that Chipotle was originally started by McDonalds, that Chipotle's is the exact same as McD's.

Let's get some insurance here.

Literally you click the link from your T-Mobile phone and hit sign up and then if you have an mlb login you enter it in and if you don't you register for it and you are done. Literally two clicks for me and I was streaming game on phone earlier and now from my PS3. No issues. You don't event have to give any credit card info! Thank you T-Mobile!!!

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 03:46 PM) How does this work? Wifes phone is tmobile. Is it all season or just till the 10th All season. You just need to go to tmobile.com/mlb on your wife's phone and fill out the requested fields and you'll get it for free. I just cancelled my subscription for this year and now need to stop by the in-law's tonight on my way home to register and than I can give you better instructions (presume it is pretty easy though).

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 04:16 PM) I love the Model S, not so much for the Model X. I think the Model 3 gets them back on track though, finish out details nicely on it and I'm sold. The back isn't my favorite but the front of it is gorgeous. Yeah, Model S's are really nice and living out here, I see them all the time, amazing how many of them are on the road. But that X, man it was butt ugly.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 02:27 PM) McDonalds owned Chipotle for a while, and really got them off of the ground, so that makes sense. Agreed. I also never go to McDonalds and when I do, it is for breakfast and I don't drink coke for Breakfast, so it would also explain why I don't have a similar memory of their coke.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 3, 2016 -> 07:41 AM) Coming in, this tournament looked pretty wide open set for a lot of excitement, but it has been one of the most boring I can remember. First week was pretty fantastic, Northern Iowa for two different reasons, tons of quality games, etc. Definitely dissipated a bit after

Finally saw Winter Soldier...it was awesome. Was Ant Man any good? Looks horrific from the previews I had saw but curious what the consensus was?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 11:28 AM) Yea seems people didn't catch that for some reason. I have no doubts they're fine especially Carl. In the comics, he's actually the main character down the line. Oh, I did catch it. I just figured if the writers were going to take a turn from the comics and shock everyone, Carl would be the person. I heard Negan make that threat (which in theory means Carl is safe, but you never 100% know...just cause he made the thread doens't mean he bashed Carl).

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 11:56 AM) I didn't even know they were making a Tesla SUV until I saw a truck loaded up with them in California last week. I saw one the other day, ugly as can be.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 10:30 AM) Scientifically, McDonalds Coke is the best coke you can possibly get, and probably the best pop you can get overall. I think that of Chipotle.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 11:14 AM) Jimmy called out their golden boy. I bet GarPax flipped their wigs on that one. They'll probably do everything they can to try and move him in the offseason. I don't think Gar is going to be around.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 09:57 AM) It seems to me Rose is better when Butler is out, and Butler is better when Rose is out. Yeah, I agree that it seems evident that the Bulls need to move one of them, and that should be Rose. I've also heard from some people with ties that Rose, while he wants to stay in Chicago, is kind of wanting a fresh break and a clean start elsewhere. I think the Bulls move Rose this off-season and officially build this team around Jimmy (clearly they'll need to find more and I don't think it will happen overnight). I'd also argue, the top coaches in this league would likely find a way for them to work it out, but given Rose isn't really a great passer, I think it makes things harder as they are both ultimately ball heavy players. Rose without the ball is god awful, like god awful. He doesn't cut much and really is an awful player off the ball (I feel like it is because he's afraid of injury). Jimmy, on the other hand, while ball dominant, is still a very good player without the ball (does a lot of cutting, etc). I think the Bulls would benefit greatly from getting a true point guard and a legit big. Add in a stretch forward and a shooting two guard and that would be nice. Easier said than done though.

Want to just point out, with the backs against the wall, Butler has put up back to back spectacular performances. I still think the thought of moving him is delusional. His issues are more due to older vets being bothered by him establishing himself as the leader and when you look at how he puts in his work, how hard he plays, can you really argue? Hell, look at how much better of a passer he is. He's got to work more on this leadership part but it is going to be really interesting to see how things change this off-season.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 09:28 AM) Yeah, they've mostly be schlubs up until now. Then they run into a roadblock of 7 dudes. Then 20 dudes. Then 50 dudes. And it's not even the same dudes. This is an army. I'm sure they can have [victim actor] show up on set and hang out for a bit, but it would be pretty difficult (or at least very labor/money intensive) to do it in a way that actually seems convincing. Like, all the characters actually interacting and performing scenes. And if that was the case, that leak would probably go to the internet as "cliffhanger was bulls*** - none of those characters died", creating a lot of ill will. I can't get over how this was the first time we've ever seen Rick legitimately scared and I mean liked freaked out scared. Should have just extended it by another 1 minute and end there. To your point, would have made it one of, if not, the most memorable episodes of TWD. I suppose for those who stream and catch up on the show (like I did the first few seasons), you'd never know the difference as long as you start by the time the next season started. Just wait till the 1st episode of the new season is fully focused on what is going on back at Alexandria Game Of Thrones can't come soon enough, but at least Fear will be back next week (and I thought that show got better as the season went by...still nothing like TWD). All in all, I honestly felt this was the best season of Walking Dead. Full of badass action sequences, suspense, etc. Very well done.

I will point out, if this is more the city the state that screwed up with money that was supposed to be set aside, than I have a different opinion. Reality is, the rules around pensions was so brutal for so long that nothing was properly funded, etc, people could use freely pull funds from them for "rainy days"...whomever got on board with how it was managed were complete and utter buffoons. And it clearly couldn't have been a minority. Had people just used straight up normal fiscal logic and sound financial wisdom (who developed and created the plans), we wouldn't have these situations. There should be some room for variability dependent on long-term returns, but ultimately, you should have been conservative from the start so that the only potential impacts, by and large, would be potential upside (vs. downside).

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 1, 2016 -> 08:54 AM) I don't know the logistics of this strike but my parents were in the education system and my sister is. You can always tell the people that have no clue what teachers do. Just because they have "Summer's off" they have it easy. Not realizing during school year it's an all day job. Taking work home with them. I barely saw my dad growing up cuz he coached after school. Lots of teachers and administrators are one year long schedules now. CPS teachers have to be dealing with kids with behavioral issues more than my parents had to. The pensions are for security like anyone having a 401k because they get paid diddly while teaching. The system is so screwed up, my sister and others are getting out. I agree with most everything you say about the teachers, but I will point out, most people who have 401K's fully contribute to those 401k's with a very small amount (potentially) being contributed by others. That said, I value teachers and education and think they should be paid fair middle class wages, however, I do not support the union and think the union causes more harm than good to our overall education system.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 09:07 AM) This cliffhanger decision is going to wreck what is supposed to be one of the most iconic and horrific moments in the series. It didn't take long after the Glenn midseason "death" for images to come out of Steven Yeun filming new scenes and the same thing will happen this time. Hey look, everybody except [victim] is on set filming season 7. I wonder who Negan killed. I enjoyed the rest of the episode with the RV trip though. A lot of people are describing it as boring and repetitive but I thought it ramped up the tension. I thought it did a great job highlighting just how strong the saviors were and built up the tension for Rick and the group for how screwed they really were. I do agree that I would have much preferred everything to happen. If I were the writers, I'd have all of them "supposedly filming" new scenes just to throw the scent off.

This is perfect. My in-laws have tmobile and don't watch baseball

QUOTE (Tony @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 08:30 AM) Yeah, that's true. I don't know, I still think the move to help the Hilltopers and make the overly aggressive play to wipe out Negan and all the Saviors is on Rick's group. They didn't HAVE to make they call if they were the passive, Nobel group. Rick and people within the saviors made mention to the fact that Negan made the first move. Even Negan talked about how it went down a bit. Lincoln did a fantastic job, you could literally see the fear in Rick's eyes as they were on there knees, etc. Given I don't know the comics, I'm curious where this turns and I'm also curious about what happens with Carol and company and that new group.

QUOTE (Tony @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 08:08 AM) When? Rick and his group made a deal and attacked the Saviors for the Hilltoppers. They made that choice to kill as many of them as possible. If Ricks group wanted be "left in peace", they would have never made that move in the 1st place. The Saviors didn't even know about Rick's group, Rick brought that on his group. I just have no real attachment to our Heros anymore. They make dumb decision after dumb decision. Saviors made the first attack when they ambushed Daryl, Sash, and Abraham.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 4, 2016 -> 07:42 AM) Negan's arrival was awesome. They made a great casting call on that one. Their decision to end the episode on that cliffhanger was really weak though. Honestly, I don't see how any of us could expect anything less. Either way, I thought it was a fantastic episode. I am betting on Glenn / Daryl or my wild card is they kill Rick's son.