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QUOTE (shysocks @ Feb 25, 2015 -> 08:42 AM) His first injury was easily the most devastating because he was in peak form that season (when he played) and the team was probably better than the ECF team from the prior year. The two injuries since then have had a sort of nail-in-the-coffin feeling for fans. The first one, that was a guillotine. I don't know, after the first one it felt like he would come back, these are the "no, no he's not coming back". And rebuilding sucks, I have no desire to watch bad basketball.

Maybe Rose should get a different doctor.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 10:15 PM) Nate's gotta be on his way to Chicago. Sigh, no. This means more Kirk

That's interesting re:Thibs. Probably right. But I don't see them throwing in the towel. God this team was so close. This sucks. Man I wish Teague worked out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 10:06 PM) Lots of similarities between him and Prior. It's different. So many fewer players in bball. A player of that caliber is the franchise.

Man I am really sad about this.

The trajectory of this franchise just nose dove. Can't believe this. In denial now, realizing I'll have to go through another playoffs of "but if for Rose". There is no superstar on chicago, or one in sight.

I don't understand what just happened. And God damn it the trade deadline just passed with f***ing 10 PGs traded

Woo hoooooo runoff runoff runofffffff

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 05:03 PM) Alexei Ramirez might disagree with that assessment. This year's the first real test of that since 2012, when the team obviously wore down during the stretch run. Guys like Eaton, Abreu, Conor...and most of the pitching staff, as a close to .500 team became a pretty bad/below average one. The other problem here is separating for factors like Herm Schneider, or the fact that the bench has been very weak...thus not providing many legit options when resting regulars (see Leury Garcia). And "pretty decent" doesn't exactly fill one with confidence, lol. But the thing is you are assuming Alexei Ramirez, managed by some other fantastic manager, would have completely prevented a second half collapse entirely, which this is saying that's pretty unlikely. He was going to wear down regardless, so it's a matter of degrees.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 24, 2015 -> 04:48 PM) I was 32 (Waguespack) when I was still living in Bucktown, and I actually liked the job he was doing. Suburbs now for me though. Waguespack has been championing two of my favorite projects in the ward. One is the 606 (Bloomingdale) trail, which is underway. The other is the redirection and rebuild of the awful Fullerton/Damen/Elston intersection, which has some funding now and some of the property owners have already moved (i.e. Whirlyball) to make room. And fellow Midtown clubbers are getting a pool out of it.

Whatever nerd

This thread is to shame those in Chicago who did not vote in their local Alderman and Mayor elections, which will likely affect you way more than national policy. What's yr ward, who you completing the arrow for?

So says a new way to try and measure that: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article....articleid=25647 Goes on to talk for 5 hours about what they are measuring, then we find that over 3 seasons Ventura is better than average. Last season alone, near the top of the list. Signed, Robin Ventura

There was a portion of the 3rd Q last night where the offense was being run completely away from Rose, and Noah running point forward. It worked okay. Obviously last night was not a barn burner.

There has been a real dwindling number of "best shape of their lives" stories. I don't know why, since I always read them.

Dang, in the pool for who would show up in best shape of his life I would have taken Avisail over Connor.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 09:14 PM) Hopefully 10+ pitch well, then we can move some in July for other needs. Exactly, but after last year I'm gunshot to say depth exists prior to spring training.

Man what a miserable game by Rose. I can't stand how he relies on jumpers when he can't hit it rather than driving,

Great Snell first half.

I think this will change if Saladino has a good camp.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 23, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) He's not going to pitch for months, and there is a really high chance he will never be the same pitcher again. I'd hardly call that a great pick up. I'd call it a lottery ticket. That was actually a question I had here. He has an MLB deal, does this only have implications in terms of dollar amount, or do you also have to keep them on the 40-man for the year?

I can't believe this fight is happening over Brandon Beachy

Read up on Danks mechanical change in September. Going to choose to believe every ST fluff piece this year to see how that can affect someone. But with Garcia and Abreu in best shape of their lives, Duke out to prove his success is real and Danks mechanical change leading to breakthrough, if say Robin is being pessimistic. World Series or bust.

Dang.