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Chris Sale, start stretching out your arm.

Granderson is making a ton of money for someone who basically is a platoon player. Great guy, but very overrated. With the news on Peavy's health possibly being worse than expected (despite what KW is saying), I think you hold on to Jackson and if you're out of it at the deadline, you trade him.

Anyone else hear Zach Zaidman said last Sunday's game is evidence that Jerry Angelo can draft well because all the touchdowns and interceptions were by guys he drafted?

Both OSU and Florida look sensational

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 15, 2010 -> 12:10 AM) What posts where he calls one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history terrible. Oh, excuse me, the worst Gould is probably the most underrated player in the city of Chicago, but he's been mediocre this season. He's tied for his worst FG percentage since his rookie season. Maynard is the bigger culprit though, as his struggles have been well documented in the Chicago media.

The great Paul Hewitt has his team down 36-16 on the road at the powerhouse that is Kennesaw State. I hate him.

Excellent call there! Assuming the Vikings lose their next few games, will Childress be allowed to bench Favre and play for the future?

Ugh, terrible decision that time by Cutler.

Hell of a play by Cutler! He's doing a great job at avoiding pressure today.

Utah looked so bad yesterday, it wasn't even funny. If you didn't know better, you'd think someone had paid them off to lose the game by a lot. Double digit penalties by the half, literally not even trying to block players, etc. Their QB is also the biggest wimp I've seen on the football field this season.

Jenks at 5 dollars won't work for me. The relationship between him and the Sox is broken on and off the field.

Not sure where there's stats on this, but Maynard and Gould have to be the worst combo of punter/kicker in the NFL...right?

I could really go without seeing another Forte run up the middle. It's a 2 yard gain at best. The OL is doing a much better job with pass protection today.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 05:20 PM) I would hope that the decision makers would be able to see that it was a routine grounder that should have been caught and not judge Hudson solely on the numbers and the final outcome. If not, then boy are we in trouble. Judging by the interations we saw from the Front Office on "The Club", there were some short-sighted thinkers.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 05:04 PM) Trading Hudson was stupid. They just gave up on him too soon. I like Jackson's arm. Check it, I love the arm, but the money taken on was what made is so bad, imo. All we as Sox fans can do is hope that Jackson pans out. Sox said they didn't like Hudson and it looks obvious that whatever judgment they made was too short-sighted. Who knows what might happen going forward, but they wrote a rookie off in a couple games, some of which were pretty darn good ones. I still wonder if Hudson would be a part of the Sox if Beckham could have made a play on a pretty routine grounder in Oakland that resulted in Hudson having a bad start. Also, I think the fact there were some in the Sox Front Office that didn't view Hudson as anything more than a #3/4 starter in the years to come caused the trade.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 04:13 AM) Now, fathom, that's ridiculous. Maybe one idiot Illinois fan said that, but I highly doubt that's being said. Granted I don't read Illini message boards, but there's no way the "fanbase" (which implies a lot of people) are comparing those two players to Magic and Dwight... And if they are, Illinois fans have become dumb as s***. Oh, and don't forget Brandon Paul to D. Wade. Actually, they're saying Leonard is more athletic than Dwight Howard is, and of course Dickey Simpkins being the idiot he is doesn't help their astronomical expectations of these players. I swear I'm not making this up.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:28 PM) I frequent multiple Illini boards on an hourly basis almost and have never seen that comparison. Rivals insider site for Illinois has been comparing Leonard to Howard all week, with many suggesting he'll be the first pick in the draft in two years.

Wonder how soon the Heat make a coaching change?

Dwight was sensational on The Office tonight.

Nice defense by Golden St. so far tonight. Rose could score 50 if he wanted to.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:37 AM) They have one for 2011 and one for 2012. Nothing higher than a 3 star in 2010. My initial post was assuming they got Yogi, who I'm sure you know is a 5 star guard. I'm not an avid follower of IU basketball, but I've sent on Illini message boards about how Crean has landed some really strong 2013 or 2014 guys, correct?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:22 AM) He's right though, its going to take more than one kid to turn that program into one that can compete with the top tier in the conference. I see comments below inferring that he will automatically bring in 5 star after 5 star which will build the program back up, it takes alot more than that in the Big Ten. And FYI, alot of those 5 stars are one and done players, I've been watching a revolving door for several seasons now. As for being the cream of the Big Ten? For 2011 they are going to have to do alot more work to establish that. Illinois has the top class right now, OSU is most likely taking 5 players (1 3 star 3-4 stars 1-5 star) and MSU already has a better class than IU. Indiana is a loaded state over the next several years and im sure IU will lock up some of the best ones, but so will Purdue, OSU, MSU and even ILL. We are all happy for you and all, but dont put the cart before the horse quite yet. Isn't Indiana bringing in three 5 star players in the next 2 years?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 11:03 PM) Are you serious? It was his second full season of professional baseball and his first full year in the majors. All this talk about Beckham being a mental midget is completely absurd. The kid had some difficulty handling failure for the first time in his baseball career, but he rebounded nicely in the second half. Trading him because of those struggles would be a huge mistake. Beckham's metal issues about his swing/success in the majors took place prior to last season, and as soon as he got off to a slow start, seemed to spiral more out of control.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 11:14 PM) I'm happy for IU and all, but I think the fans need to be a LITTLE more realistic. This guy is not a John Wall or Derrick Rose type. And Indiana is still FAR away from the recruiting of Michigan State, Ohio State and Illinois. Indiana's upcoming recruiting classes are shaping up to be the cream of the Big 10, and you can't underestimate the impact Zeller's commitment is going to have on players like Yogi. No offense jenks, but I find this ironic coming from an Illini fan who belongs to a fanbase that compares Jereme Richmond to Magic Johnson and M. Leonard to Dwight Howard.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) If he is, then the Sox know something behind the scenes about him that we don't. This is very true, and from the sound of it, they're very concerned about his mental approach to the game.