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Addiction is an awful thing. I hope he can get passed it, and also get over his weird conspiracy theories.

I feel pretty good about the American sports leagues when s*** like this is going down: http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/05/16/...-the-world-cup/

Most of the leagues have been returning the same teams. And not much different than other points in the NBAs history.

Really wish we would have drafted Dieng last year and had more to play with the athletic wings in this years draft. But GAR.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 15, 2014 -> 09:32 PM) They had just a few more weapons than we do... Yes, but media coverage does tend to focus on teams winning a lot.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 15, 2014 -> 09:25 PM) Abreu vs Tanaka segment on ATH today. 2 of the 3 took Abreu. Tony Reali ranted that no one has been giving Abreu enough attention all year whereas Puig got it last year. I know people love to hate Puig but it bears repeating that his team ripped a 50 game stretch where they went like 43-7 or something. We are 20-22 in sleepy may.

Peavy Rios trade obviously need to be evaluated on dollar terms, but the Rios for L. Garcia is kind of a huge bust for me right now.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 15, 2014 -> 09:26 PM) So would game 1 be on Sunday or Monday night? I think I read it's sunday at 3pm regardless.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 15, 2014 -> 06:35 PM) When he signed for me in the spring he appeared a little bloated. Maybe he's off the sauce like Miggy... yeah... Or maybe he's losing it because of stress as his parents migrate over from a totalitarian government and his pressure to succeed in a new country.

What do the #s mean next to the name?

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ May 15, 2014 -> 04:51 PM) By good, do you mean "not black" or "i won't get his by maniacs all day long"? Halsted is your best bet, as that's the closest to the park. Ashland and western are ok. all three have uninterrupted runs from belmont-39th. Also, all thee have bus routes, so you could take the bus for a bit too. I mean good for bikes. I have a hard time believing Ashland and Western are ever good to hop on a bike on.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ May 14, 2014 -> 04:27 PM) You and ED Begley Jr are about the only ones. I'll wait until I see Algore and others of his ilk act like it is important and do it without being forced to by law. You can thank anyone who lives in a densely populated area for doing their part. Moving to Queens does more to combat climate change than buying a Tesla in Houston.

Osuna is still a pretty good prospect I thought?

Kids these days are so coddled.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 15, 2014 -> 03:23 PM) Ducks won, so game 1 is actually Friday night at 11:00pm CDT This may or may not mean Shaw had a leg amputated. Hahaha

Was there anything I missed with Coespedes and Abreu meeting for first time last series?

So, I kinda agree with the sentiment that while most likely meaning nothing, signing all of your draft picks before first camp shows goodwill on side of bears to take care of the players on the business side so they can worry about football. But it may also just mean that bears sign draft picks quickly, full stop.

Ugh, I'd hate that. I'm guessing whoever wrote that sox would still be interested in selecting a guy whose getting TJ surgery at a possibly franchise changing selection at #3 overall was doing a favor to the front office in blowing smoke. How could you be sure he'd make a full recovery before surgery had even happened? TJ is not a sure thing.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 15, 2014 -> 02:21 PM) I hope you can find the last minute of the game somewhere so you can watch it. The last 20-30 seconds was INSANE. I'll check NHL.com. Also, annoyed how little Katie Baker has written this year in the playoffs. I loved every one of her articles last summer's playoffs.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 15, 2014 -> 02:18 PM) BTW, it was an AWESOME game. Love that series. It's going to be a fun final four teams at this point.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 15, 2014 -> 01:41 AM) Amazing how many times those situations end up with no shot getting off. When you have a three point shooter and the play is just to swing them wide around a bunch of screens it usually takes off. BUt they had three 1 on 1 guys out there who basically all tried to decoy out and get a bit of space. It was easy to cover, and then Joe Johnson tried to back down the defense for a what, 20ft fadeaway jumper? It was horrible coaching. Obviously they didn't have a timeout, which you could also say is horrible coaching.

Woke up and went to ESPN to see who won Kings/Ducks, was not even in top ten latest news stories on right hand side.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 14, 2014 -> 08:13 PM) I actually rode from Bucktown to The Cell for a game a couple times, worked really well, except the mayhem right around the park. I took it slower so I wasn't a sweaty mess, but it was nice, about 8-9 miles. Also walked from Bucktown (Damen/Webster) to The Cell for a game once, just as an adventure. Took the train home. But the walk was kind of a fun cultural experience, seeing all the neighborhoods. Whew that sounds tiring. I want to ride my bike to a game but get confused which roads are good after Pilsen. I thought I was a good walker for walking to UC from Chicago and Damen all the time.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 14, 2014 -> 06:48 PM) There was a time the White Sox actually doled out some cash in the draft. It wasn't big money, but in 1982 KW got the highest bonus of any player. He also got the exact same bonus Junior Griffey received as the #1 overall player taken in 1987. Jack McDowell got $5k more than him in the same draft. And Joe Borchard was given the biggest bonus ever at the point he was drafted in 2002. It lasted as a record for several years. I thought Borchard was 00

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ May 14, 2014 -> 08:11 PM) And you can take all of the little one way roads and worry less about getting killed every second. Lawrence and Irving Park are terrifying, lol. I rode irving park for .5 mile to get to Rib Fest one year and I swore to never do it again. As a whole I know most all of the bike friendly roads but I'm rarely that far north.