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So Eastern Illinois is going to be pretty damn good I'm guessing.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 01:02 PM) JJ Watt, too. Barr definitely seems boom or bust. I know for Mizzou they typically go and recruit a body type that they like and then build them up with muscle.

Well, I for one am excited for the offseason. And already regretting the disappointment I'll have in late july when our offseason sucked.

Not remotely sad that s*** is over.

Man Holliday is havin a rough day getting hit and foul tipped on

Rain delays. Great fun.

Laughing really hard at hawks weather app talk. Would love to see him using that.

I hate this. Yesterday I see a tweet that Sale is fine and all is well, and today it's gonna be that thing "oh, yeah he doesn't need DL he's not going on Rehab, no he's gonna be fine" and tomorrow it's "White Sox shut down Chris Sale indefinitely for elbow exploding in 6,000 places"

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 07:22 PM) Well, let's be honest, it is a bit faux outrage. This dude's been doing this kind of stuff for decades and the drum beat to get him out of the league never started until now and he was out of the league in what, 4 days? I'm not at all suggesting it's unjustified by the way. I'm just saying I can see Cuban's argument about how this might play out in the future, depending on what by-law/provision they used here. Life is unfortunately complicated and has different consequences for different actions. While being accused by NBA legend Elgin baylor of racial discriminatory practices was also "this kind of thing", Baylor didn't have a video tape of Sterling saying his accusations on tape as this person did. They are both "this kind of thing" but they are also different. It's really easy to always sweep things under the rug with "hypocrisy" and "well how come" but life happens and sometimes timing and circumstance cause bad things to be met with good reactions and no reactions. Life.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 06:50 PM) Does anyone still have the Clips beating GS? I mean, couldn't you see a Major League type moment with Doc and the players? Win the whole thing to shove it down the throat of the guy, since he can't even take credit for it?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 06:40 PM) I get his point though. It's pretty dangerous to start a trend that anything an owner says in private - even if he doesn't act that way publicly - can get his team taken away from him. But I think the key here is that Sterling has been this way for a long time and people just kept looking the other way because it didn't directly affect the Clippers, a now prominent team. If the Clippers had still been the worst organization in the league I bet this doesn't happen the way that it did. Slippery slope arguments are not convincing to me. He didn't say "anything" behind closed doors, he said words that were hateful and directed at a community that makes up the vast majority of it's players and a significant portion of his fans. He didn't just say something that was offensive, he said something that was significantly damaging to the league he is an owner in and makes money being a part of. So if another says "anything" which has equal damage to the league, sorry, you will get paid 1 billion to leave that league.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 06:44 PM) You might think that intuitively, but there's always been this creepy side where his face almost constantly appears in the LA Times citing whatever award he's getting for giving some foundation a few thousand dollars. His companies spend a lot of money on his reputation otu there. The cares about his reputation side might run into his vindictive side though. The one that gives orders to evict a woman because she asked he fix the heat and water.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 06:37 PM) Based on California law, he might be able to make a case against the person who released the recording if the recording was made without his permission/knowledge, but that's it. And the question of course is...if you're a billionaire real estate owner, do you want that case being on the front page of the LA Times for 6 months? We're talking about Donald Sterling. I don't think he cares.

Damn good for the league. I hope they start taking more interest in terrible owners.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 06:11 PM) IMO, he was totally set up, but he's been like this all along and has gotten away with it. Now the bill comes due, as it always does. He's not in a court of law. Couldn't agree more. This reputation has been around a long time.

Thank you, that is exactly what I was wondering. Safe to assume his LD% will come down, but if he had improved his LD stroke that means his production will be much better.

Is there any other signs this isn't just luck? Like, yes obviously this is an incredibly lucky month, but is it possible he can hit .240-.250 because he's has a higher line drive rate than last year? Just hoping his regression is to bad catcher not worst catcher in history of league.

Seems like a homeowners association has more power than the NBA with it's owners.

THat trailer for The Leftovers was really well done. I'm intrigued to say the least.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 03:32 PM) I said it earlier this season, and I'll say it again now: you get through April with a .500 or better record and this team is for real. Their May schedule is as soft as a pillow, time to get fat and put some separation between us and the rest of the division. On a side note, had a blast at the game last night. I love these empty April games. Had 500 levels from the free survey and ended up in the 6th row behind the Sox on deck circle by the end of the game, doesnt get much better than that. I was able to sit in the seats just behind the scout seats for $30 against the Red Sox. Never been able to sit that close t home plate.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:31 PM) The walk-off granny gets all of the publicity, but I am with you. That was just a great baseball play. When the catcher got that ball I feel like Adam was still halfway down the line, and nobody on the field yelled "hey runner" or anything, nobody from the dugout? Sneaky stuff.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 02:25 PM) Stealing that run the other day on a lazy cutoff throw was a thing of beauty. That was one of my favorite plays of the series. I narrowed it down to series because there was so much awesome stuff the last 4 days.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 01:12 PM) I can tell you how to get him out: Fastballs in on his hands all at bat. He hasn't shown a willingness to take a walk on those yet. He always swings eventually and jams himself. I think ever since he hit that homer in Colorado, advance scouts musta said something about how he can hurt you inside. But really, that's the best way to get him. This is typical for most every hitter. The good thing is that's a zone that if missed just a bit lower and outside is going to be crushed. That he has eliminated other areas of the plate is really exciting. He also crowds over the plate so much that area is very small.

I'm always surprised when I see Semiens avg. so low. It seems like he gets a hit every time he's up.

Interesting part of that article: Bears No. 3 receiving position with Marquess Wilson and Domenik Hixon Excited about this possibility. Also realizing we may need to draft a WR.