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QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 11:07 AM) San Antonio is not going to happen. Houston and Dallas won't allow it. I just read something interesting. If the Bills dont get a new stadium or move to Toronto before/after Ralph Wilson dies, Chicago might be an interesting home for the Bills. And if the Jags move to LA,they could then switch divisions with the Chiefs.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 11:04 AM) Check your encoding. encoding? Checked that. didnt change anything.

I need a little tech support. I went to BleacherReport.com and Digg.com and had some crazy font issues. I used both Chrome and FireFox (on a windows computer) and had the same problem. however, in IE8 it's completely fine. Below is an image of what the page looked like. Any ideas of what is wrong?

QUOTE (SnB @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 10:23 AM) Really? My favorite seats in the park are Upper Deck behind the plate. Behind home plate, UD, first 6 rows, best seats in the house

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 10:21 AM) A smart NFL owner should try and move a team to Chicago and build a stadium like this in the suburbs. A couple of problems with this: It wouldn't be very smart to move a NFL franchise into established "Bears territory" I HIGHLY doubt that the McCaskeys would allow another team to move into their market Other than Chicago, I dont think there is a suburb in the area that could fund a new $500+ million dollar stadium Given the states HUGE financial issues, there is no way an second NFL team gets state funding to build a stadium With that being said, it wouldnt be a bad idea to keep an eye on teams like the Jaguars, Saints, and Chargers. But they are more lekely to go to places like LA, San Antonio, or San Jose (most likely the future home of the 49ers).

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 10:13 AM) I admit it...I like the new Soldier Field. The half-bowl on the West Side is my least favorite part, but I can't imagine of another way to preserve the outside while redoing the site lines! The ironic part is that they have now removed the "historic" status from the stadium thanks to the renovations. That is what kept the Bears/city from ripping the whole thing down.

QUOTE (OilCan @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 08:49 PM) Back in the 80s, I remember on Channel 7 that had a proposal at a railroad track depot for a shared Bears/Sox stadium. I believe the news ran around 85/86. Are you thinking of this...

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:19 AM) Good one. I thought he'd be ok when they showed the replay and based on what Hermie was doing right away, but everyone in the game thread had me convinced I was just in the "denial" stage of coping with loss. I was in full "acceptance" mode when the good word came. Typically fastball+hand+extreme pain = very bad. Glad that isnt the case this time.

@cst_sox - The X-ray tech here originally told Beckham his hand was broke. He was wrong. Beckham not happy with it. "The guy actually came out of the x-ray room saying it’s broken. I’m like, ‘How is that possible?’ '' Beckham. "Then he said, ‘No it’s not.’ Are you kidding me? That’s Rookie League.’’ Beckham. Obviously all the good X-ray techs in Cleveland have also taken their talents to South Beach.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 10:05 PM) Manny Eve Miracle!!!!!!!!!!!!! Manny Christ does heal the lame and injured!!

seriously? aww crap.

I'm curious of everyone's thoughts on the Armour Field proposal that never took off.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 04:39 PM) Wasn't there a plan at one time to have a shared Bears/Sox stadium? I seem to recall something where the stadium acted like scissors. With the apex behind home plate, it would open for baseball and then close for football. It would've been near or on the current location of Soldier Field. hmmmm.... I dont think I've ever heard this before. I seem to remember something about them possibly sharing a stadium, btu not this scissor thing you are describing.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:11 PM) Upsets galore at The Emmys. I think LOST got hosed. Especially in the best supporting Actor category. No way Ben or Locke shouldn't have won that. Unfortunately, they probably "split the vote"

Bernstein and Rosner were talking to a listener about Manny and roids. Bernstein made a vialed reference to some guy who was "out of a job" and hanging out in Colorado Springs then came back to hit the second most amount of home runs in his career. Who is he referencing?

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 03:23 PM) I like the lakefront park idea, a la San Francisco--right on the water. What would be crazy interesting is, if that ever happened, is to see what that did to attendance and who would remain "Chicago's team," as the park would become a tourist destination that it isn't now, compared to Wrigley. What's to say the Cubs dont do it? I think it's a great place for either team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 03:08 PM) The ideal thing would have been to build in the south loop before it was the in thing to do. If they had built into the ground like the Jake or Comerica with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop in the OF, it would have been unbeatable. Yea, I still think this would be pretty cool... Build an elevated bridge over the harbor and you can share Soldier Field parking.

QUOTE (aprec32 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 02:47 PM) I know its decades away, but would any of you like to have the stadium closer to downtown? Is there even space to move closer to downtown? There's some park space, but not a lot and probably not space residents would be willing to give up. Personally. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to see a ballpark on Northerly Island, but I dont see that every happening.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 02:57 PM) Or how you can see the skyline from ramps as you exit that side of the park, or the view of the West Side from the other decks. I LOVE the view of downtown from he ramps. I take a picture there every time I'm at a game.

The Bears are a 8-8 team if they are lucky.

I'd be more scared to go to a Cubs game at night than a Sox game at night.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 02:00 PM) If you're like me, it might have had something to do with that pretty good hitter the Sox called up right around then to play 1b. He was kinda tall, IIRC. I've been wondering if it had something to do with the Big Hurt. I dunno.

QUOTE (Soxman72 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:37 PM) FWIW.....I was in Baltimore a few years back and did the stadium tour. I was told that the design group that created their ballpark first pitched the design to the White Sox ownership, but that it was turned down. The Sox claimed that they wanted a "new design" and did not want to have an old time feel to their new park. New Comiskey was approved to be built right before the boom of "old time" new parks like Baltimore. Baltimore did make changes to the original design (warehouse & the stadium is built into the ground. You enter the park on the main concourse). Sox ownership wanted a brand new concept for their park without obstructed views. Today there are obstructed views due to the batters eye and upper deck supports. I think it is a great place to watch the game and I enjoy going to the park. I know there are better parks out there, but it could be worse. We could be in Tampa. umm... well, that's interesting. Sucks to be us I guess.

A transaction has to be completed before a certain time in the day for a player to be eligible to play that night, correct?

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 01:45 PM) Ah, the glory days of Shawon Dunston. I miss them. To this day, I have no idea how I became a Sox fan. All I remember is getting a 1989 Chicago Cubs team photo plaque for Christmas, but by 1991 I was a Sox fan.