HuskyCaucasian

umm..... why wasn't Pods a late inning defensive replacement?

What a totally cheap shot by Barrett. He'll get more than a few games for that.

What happened!!?? I had to do some work for 30 minutes. I totally missed it!!!

Well.... i'd rather have the governement digging for hoffa than spending more time spying on me.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ May 16, 2006 -> 11:13 AM) I think that's too far south in the city. I'm pretty sure they want to keep it centralized. You beat me too it. I was going to say the same thing.

QUOTE(Brian @ May 16, 2006 -> 08:38 AM) Optimus Prime CGI Test footage Pretty sweet looking. HOLY CRAP!!! That's freakin SWEET!!!!

no no no. Dont buy him out. We need the Knicks to tank again next year so we can swap picks with them (the Bulls have a right to swap first round picks with the Knicks next year. So, if they have #2 and we haev #20, we can get #2). Wait, on second thought, the Knicks might be WORSE with Thomas as coach.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 12, 2006 -> 09:44 AM) He was drunk. sounded super high

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ May 12, 2006 -> 08:07 AM) How about making the stadium w/ 80,000 seats, and then scale it back to about 40,000 after the games and give the Sox a new ballpark. The Cell will be 25 years old by the time the Olympics are over. ssshhhh.... that's a taboo subject!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 11, 2006 -> 03:52 PM) I think you are mistaken, or misunderstood open air. Some stadiums with retractable roofs are very open, like Safeco, but also Houston's baseballs stadium (whatever the current corporate name is), and I think Milwaukee too, right? But even the ones that close up are still considered open air facilities. I suppose it depends on your definition of open-air. I think Houstons is completely closed up when the roof is closed. As for Milwaukee, I think there are movable windows in the outfield. So, the roof could be closed but the windows open. WIth that being said, the Toronto Raptors played baskeball in the SkyDome with the roof closed. In fact, they actually played one game with the roof open. i belive the ONLY NBA game ever played "outdoors".

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 11, 2006 -> 03:40 PM) A retractable roof stadium is still open-air, unless you want to build something unlike any of the other ones around. And so far, Super Bowls don't go to cold weather cities. Those two points are very wrong. Almost all retracable roof stadiums and not open-air. When they are closed, they are sealed from the outdoor eliments. One exception is SafeCo Field (I still have no idea why they decided to make it an open-air stadium when it's closed. As for the cold weather thing, the SuperBowl was in Detroit this year!!! QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 11, 2006 -> 03:43 PM) Isn't the Alamodone a lot smaller than 80k? 72,000 for football. So, enlarge it a little and it is easily 80,000

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ May 11, 2006 -> 03:30 PM) I've been researching it. By the way, here is what it would look like if they built a stadium where I proposed (note: this is the AlamoDome being superimposed over the area.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ May 11, 2006 -> 02:43 PM) I shall answer this. Okay, well first off, the stadium would be put on or near the UIC Campus. University Village will also expand and be known as "Athletes Village". The 80,000 stadium would be used for the Olympics of course, and to host huge events, such as the Super Bowl, the Final Four, huge concerts, etc. This alone would draw huge revenue. Interesting! I never thought of there. According to Google Maps, there is a huge area just south of UIC (near Ashland and Roosevelt) where we could fit a stadium with all the needed parking. PLus the Blue line is right there. Makes sense to me! PS: How do you knwo so much about all this?

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 11, 2006 -> 05:36 AM) Below is a link to a fairly long article. I found it a very interesting read. I'm also dead serious regarding the thread title. I was quite impressed by what I read. I have to disagree with you on this. Sometimes, you are better serverd being the crusader for a single cause than trying to run a whole country. If Gore could get connected with the next President and he is put in a leadership position (say the Energy Department), that is where he can make a HUGE impact. As president, he sets policy but will be pulled in many differant directions. Elect a president who believes Al GOre's message and place Gore within the administration.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 11, 2006 -> 01:16 PM) Why not, his family was one of the biggest shareholders for one of the worlds largest oil companies... THat may be, but check out this trailer for a Documentry produced by Al Gore himself.... An Inconvenient Truthn QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 11, 2006 -> 12:58 PM) Perfect job for Al Gore: heading up the department of energy. I agree 100%.

LMAO!!! CLassic!

I have no idea how this came into my head this evening, but I have a question. I know in computer terminology there is a differance between MB and Mb. MB meaning megabyte and Mb meaning megabit. Where my question comes in is about my DSL line. According to AT&T my downstream speed is 1.5 to 3.0 Mbps. So, if my understand is correct, to the common user, my max speed is really .375 MBps (since 8 bits make up a byte). So to download a 1MB file, at peak speed, it would take me 2.67 seconds to download the file. Is this correct? If so, isn't saying to the average customer you have 3Mb download speeds misleading since MOST people associate Mb to MB sicne they would never think there is a differance.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ May 10, 2006 -> 12:25 PM) cant they use soldier field as the olympic stadium??? this would make absolutely no sense. The olympics mandate that an Olympic stadium must have a certain seating capacity. i think it's 70,000-80,000. Soldier field could never be modifiec to hold that many people. Another thought, were could this thing be built??? THere isnt much land left open near downtown or major expressways that could hold a massize stadium and all the needed parking.

I saw this on CBS2Chicago.com One thing that catches my attention is "In addition to the athletes’ village, other big building projects would include an 80,000-seat stadium, which could be made smaller later." What could they use a new stadium for? We don't need a football stadium, the Sox have a home, and so do the Cubs. I doubt Chicago would get a second football team. Could Chicago possibly build this thing and have the Cubs move into if they want to get out of Wrigley? I am a bit confused as to what this stadium would be used for after the games leave.

Given the top 5 HR hitters in MLB, here is what they are on pace to hit.... 1) A Pujols- Games:30 HR:16... Pace:83 2) C Lee - Games:31 HR:13..... Pace: 66 3) J Thome - Games:30 HR:13... Pace: 70 4) L Berkman - Games:30 HR:11... Pace: 59 5) C Delgado - Games:29 HR:11... Pace: 59 WOW!!!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 6, 2006 -> 11:07 AM) I think you take the cake for the most varied top 10. Actually, it makes sence. I am neither Dem or Rep. I consider myself independant and willing to vote for whoever I like best.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ May 6, 2006 -> 09:15 AM) Myself with two lucky Sox fans: More like 2 Sox fans with a VERY lucky guy

(100%) 1: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D) Information (95%) 2: Gov. George Pataki ® Information (93%) 3: Ex-Rep. Newt Gingrich ® Information (93%) 4: Gov. Bill Richardson (D) Information (93%) 5: Sen. Russ Feingold (D) Information (92%) 6: Ex-Gov. Mark Warner (D) Information (91%) 7: Rep. Tom Tancredo ® Information (88%) 8: Ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani ® Information (88%) 9: Sen. Joseph Biden (D) Information (86%) 10: Ex-VP Al Gore (D) Information

My wife and I at a Third Day concert at Willow Creek.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ May 2, 2006 -> 03:01 PM) And he's just going to act like the EPIC third and fourth movies never existed?!?!! I think they are doing the same thing with the Batman movies too. Redoing them.... but better.