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QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 04:13 PM) Miz would halt momentum. Lesnar would make me pop but there is still another ppv before SummerSlam. Feels early, Yeah I was just thinking of guys who only won the WWE belt who could be returning tonight and Lesnar and Miz were the only one I could think of.

Triple H ✔ @TripleH Follow Coming off of #MITB, let's keep the momentum going. Tonight a #WWE Champion returns on #RAW... 3:22 PM - 30 Jun 2014 489 RETWEETS 432 FAVORITES Kind of an awkwardly worded tease but sounds like maybe Lesnar will be back tonight. Or the Miz. Yeah it's probably the Miz

Rise won't be there?

Germany legit shook. Getting outplayed hard right now.

Agreed. I'm penciling whoever in for the semis.

Any chance for a double header tomorrow?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 11:26 AM) This year's games are being played at 1/4/7 pm Rio time for the first two group stage games and at 1/5 pm local time for the third group stage game and the knockout round. If 2018 follows the same schedule, with Moscow being 8 hours ahead of EDT in the summer, games will be at 5/8/11 am EDT and then 5/9 am EDT. Qatar is only one hour behind Moscow, so this is our last chance to see afternoon games for a long time (unless of course 2022 gets moved to the US). They are on the current schedule to get the games on in prime time in Europe. Should be roughly the same schedule for the US for the most part.

I definitely want him skipping team USA stuff.

Bet Nigeria +1.5 goals -120. Not really happy about that but I'm bored at work. Put big money on Germany -1.5 goals (-110). Feel real good about that. Feeling 4 to 0

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 07:48 AM) Trade Winds thread was closed. No Catch All Thread. I guess I'll dump this here. Jon Heyman was on with Mully and Abbatacola this morning. He was talking about how he wasn't sure if the White Sox would be sellers because they are only 5.5 back of the 2nd wildcard. He mentioned that teams would be interested in Beckham, Ramirez, Dunn, and Danks. I can't see Rick Hahn standing pat if there's a deal to be made. The Sox have a real chance here to set themselves up nicely for 2015 and 2016. I hope they do the right thing and sell. The White Sox have a better chance at a top 5 pick than they do a playoff berth in my opinion. Owner of the site wants you to start new threads with new news so people don't have to go digging and it can generate discussion. That's why trade wind and catch all threads were closed.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 09:00 PM) This whole show has been above average IMO. I've praised every ppv so far but this was worst of the year IMO. Case match was amazing. Tag match was good. Rest fell flat, especially main event. One of the worst ladder matches I've seen and then the booking didn't help.

He looked safe to me for some reason but no one is arguing it so I guess not

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 02:14 PM) The thing is, a pitch out is a deterrent strategy. Adding up the percentages doesn't really show a perfect evaluation of what it is, and what it is for. Pitchers waste pitches trying to get batters to chase at pitches out of the zone I agree it's a deterrent strategy but I'd say if you guess right, getting tossed out is way higher than 50 percent. Fan graphs

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 02:01 PM) http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=19373 Yeah I've read that before. A lot of the data certainly seems off. Since he's the only one apparently to ever come across that, I'm guessing there's something funny about adding up those tabs.

QUOTE (Tmar @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 01:50 PM) what's with the standing ovation? That was odd

There's no way only 50 percent are thrown out on pitch outs unless you're using some obscured definition of it.

Lol at Mexico. Costa Rica is free cheese.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 02:01 AM) Jason Kidd's insecurities as a person are really quite fascinating. If the Nets can get some sort of future 1st rounder as part of that deal, and can hire Lionel Hollins as a replacement, I'd be all over that. If the Nets can get anyone at all to replace Kidd, they should be all over it.

What channel is Captain Phillips

I'll take Bosh at a max contract in a heartbeat if it somehow could happen.

Abreu

Abreu lead off SportsCenter

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 27, 2014 -> 09:11 PM) That was a dumb play. Still a nice one

We win. Nice job by Ventura

Nice play by Alexei