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QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ May 7, 2010 -> 09:49 PM) Kopecky is having a great year. 3 career playoff goals all this year Fixed. Since he was an Olympian, he's been going nuts.

KOPECKY! 6-3 Hawks!

Great game to watch. Boy Vancouver can't keep their composure for s***. Wish we got that other PP before the Hossa penalty, but I'll take a 5-3 score. Toews is going NUTS! OT: That kid Mason Raymond (their LW) has amazing speed and is a RFA. Would love to see the Hawks pick him up in any way next season.

Is this game even going to get in? Dunno how it looks at the Cell, but where I'm at, it is raining hard.

Konerko's neck must be hurting more than expected.

One of the students in my old high school died when he was tazered (was on the news actually). If that isn't extreme, then I don't know what is.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2010 -> 02:07 PM) Nix might be better...if he was actually hitting. Hard to get into a groove to hit when you only have 19 PA on the year. Nix should be traded though. He will not get any kind of shot here.

Pierre.

Should be a disgustingly great game tonight! Might see more fights tonight than before though IMO.

I don't think I would call Beckham "a move." Dude just happened to fall in their lap at the draft (though you can say they made the right pick at the time, but it wasn't a KW trade/FA signing etc..) so I won't count him. I'll say Peavy for CR/AP. I think him struggling early on has affected some judgment here and Rios raking as well as I remember last year it was the other way around. Unless Richard really becomes good, I think we just took Peavy and ran. Rios was more or less a gift from the Jays cause of the contract. Not sold on Santos yet, though he's a beast (wanna see him respond after he gives up his first ER and he might change my vote) Quentin has to hit after 08, Jones was pure LUCK (I mean c'mon), O-Cab? And Viciedo is a wait and see, though I loved Swisher and thought he got a bad rap here. Alexei and Putz deals are a close 2nd and 3rd in my eyes.

Only thing I love doing and like to see on that calender... the cardio/max recovery workout. By far the easiest though you are still stretching your ass off and STILL sweating. Day 11 completed. On to cardio and resistance tomorrow... ugh... (though I'm in better shape already... so... )

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 6, 2010 -> 10:22 PM) Like I said, you have to make their stars uncomfortable. Luongo is not that mentally strong. If you make him think about contact, he melts. Their skill players are all the same way. I still wish Crosby didn't score that goal for Canada to win. IMO, it was only a matter of time before Luongo would have chocked again. Seems ever since then, he's been getting a pass from the Canadian media cause he won gold (not from the times he chocked in the playoffs), when it was Ryan Miller who was standing on his head that whole series. Easy to make average stops (though a couple were hard I'll give him credit) when you have Keith/Doughty etc.. on your side, not to mention the monster over-talent that Canada had over pretty much everyone in the tournament.

Not that it matters in the least, but the girl is 16 not 15.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 6, 2010 -> 08:55 PM) Way different eras. Dunno about Tommy, but I still think it's a travesty that Blyleven is still not in the hall.

I hate Pods as a player/his game, but I'm also consistent with my hate (also hate Juan Pierre as a player/his game) so it's a wash for me. I'll say this, I'll gladly take 2 years of crap Pierre instead of 3 years of crap Podsednik, though I wish KW would have gotten Gardner and not have me throw up every time I see black Pods (albeit a bit different strengths and weaknesses for both, but it evens out) at-bat.

QUOTE (scenario @ May 6, 2010 -> 05:16 PM) IMO, Gilmore is definitely the most talented player on that team. Completely agree. Has the most upside for a position player by far on that team as of right now. (though I'll say Nate Jones has the highest as far as every player there, though I'm biased since he's one of my boys. ) Other scores here for the lazies. Knights. Barons. Kanny. Interesting players with great nights.

I have no idea why the media was asking Ozzie if they should demote him. If Ozzie was smart, he would bat him alot lower in the lineup because of his struggles (though he was still producing a solid walk rate). Let him hit 6th or lower and let him figure it out from there.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 6, 2010 -> 02:44 PM) No kidding. We get rid of two power guys in the lineup this past off season and we're supposed to be content with replacing them with one? Not to mention we got extremely lucky with that one. Still early as well, but I don't think many people had a guy hitting .150+ the last couple years to all of a sudden figure it out. (always had the OPS though) He also only plays about 3-4 times a week as well cause of his prone to injuries. An OBP left-handed stick with some pop like a Matsui for example would of been ideal.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 6, 2010 -> 03:15 PM) Referring to Andruw Jones as "AJ" is about as confusing as it gets. It's like confusing qwerty with "kindness."

I had a dream yesterday that Juan Pierre hit a XBH for us.

Castro. (welcome back)

Unless orgs are scared of his injury concerns (he's scaring me alot with his delivery and his shoulder/elbow issues, and I'm not even a scout, but I would still take him even if he turns into the injury-prone Mark Prior later on, or gets TJ ala Nevin Griffith) or like a couple people here said, signability issues (ala Rick Porcello which I could see as well), we would be very fortunate to see him at #13, but not "lucky" per say. I've been through this whole draft process alot now to realize alot of these prospects drop, and some I (and others on their personal guys) was convinced would be picked alot higher, were not in prior drafts. I would not be surprised to see a guy (say Matt Harvey for example) who was a consensus top 15 pick, to fall to the late first/early second.

Santos ties a rookie record.

Hawks win 5-2, Vancouver fans throw trash on the ice... Stay classy.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 5, 2010 -> 11:03 PM) Hey Gerry, are you delirious from Insanity? I feel like I'm high.