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The call for Uribe's catch and hocus pocus are actually probably my favorite.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 10:24 AM) One game people. That said, I do think the whole Durant thing will be interesting. He is just a very ball centric type of player and Curry was already so explosive with the ball. The experiment might end badly, but yesterday's game is nothing more then a one game anomaly at this point. If two months from now they are struggling, then I think everyone can start talking. I wouldn't even worry about them after 2 months. There's going to be some growing pains but come April or so they're going to be deadly. We'll get some fun freak outs from the fans and the National Media though.

QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 01:09 PM) Speaking of the last out, I'm glad replay wasn't used back then. He was out, but it would have been super awkward. Ha I never thought about that. Good point.

I'd just run my car through his garage. That'll learn him.

That was fun, we should do it again.

Brandon and Dan Haren are the two best twitter follows.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 10:35 PM) So can anyone tell me why Maddon got so cute with his lineup? Did he really start a guy who hasn't seen live pitching in month higher in the order than Baez? So overrated. Here's hoping this trend continues. If he's healthy and they think he's ready to go then he's one of their best hitters against rhp, that's not getting cute. I'm not sure why fans are so adamant that they know how Kyle is going to react in this situation. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 10:44 PM) Why did Maddon let Ross face Miller with the bases loaded instead of pinch hitting Soler? Ross was replaced defensively anyway so what was the difference? Seemed like a waste of their best opportunity, get a power bat in there. This I completely agree with. I was baffled by this as well.

You guys are funny.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 12:51 PM) They deliver beer? They actually do in St. Louis, yes. I very rarely drink at home though so not really an issue.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 03:42 PM) Bulls starting 5: Rondo Wade Butler Gibson Lopez no comment. All of the floor spacing.

I'm too lazy to order pickup so I've never had that problem.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 11:31 AM) The one realistic place I have heard suggested where a stadium actually could have been built in the late 80's was the south loop. The rest are ideas from crackpot fans who have no grasp on reality. No, there will never be a lake front stadium. Friends of the Parks would have that shutdown in about two seconds. There is no "should have". It is like saying I "should have" married a supermodel and invented google. Yeah, reality called. I thought you did invent google?

Is there any type of precedent for what Schwarber is doing? I have seen a lot of people say that they don't think he'll be able to hit with such a long layoff but I'm in the who the hell knows camp. I could easily see him being just fine or being completely awful because I have nothing to go off of.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2016 -> 09:03 AM) I think the person who would say no to this is Steve Bartman. No doubt about it.

And Cleveland doesn't have a hockey team so just a great graphic all the way around. CBS screwed up a few things yesterday too. Saying it was the first World Series in Chicago in 71 years and what not. It is what it is but we're definitely one of the most irrelevant franchises in the 4 major sports at the moment.

It'll be interesting to see how long they have until Lester gets old. Hendricks will definitely regress a little bit next year as well. Their staff is solid going forward but it can definitely be better.

QUOTE (shipps @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) I do think that everything went in their favor this year and they really need to take advantage of it while they can. Yes they will be early favorites for years to come but everything doesn't go right for a team year in and year out like it did for them this year. They still wont be guaranteed a WS appearance every year, they need to win it now and if they don't they should still be afraid that they will never win one. Thats a haunting truth that holds on to you until the very last damn out of a WS winner. They did lose Schwarber right away and didn't miss a beat.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 02:08 PM) square one? Who are you kidding, this team is set up to compete for many years, this isnt a flash and burnout And even if something strange happened and this is their only playoff appearance they still got over one of the hurdles. No, it's not winning the Series but getting there is still a huge deal.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 12:29 PM) Justifying the price is entirely up to you if you only play a few games. That said, the system is super easy to use compared to the PS3. Playing online is usually seamless if you have halfway decent internet. I'm going to be buying the PS4 this week at some point. Pretty excited, I haven't had a video game system in a loooooong time.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 24, 2016 -> 11:15 AM) Probably Joe West cause Joe West does what Joe West wants. lol. This is actually the only reasonable answer.

I'll add that there's nothing worse than rooting for a team that "goes for it" every year and is still miserable. You brought up the Lakers and Phillies, these are teams that are in some sort of a rebuilding phase and as a fan you know they're going to have down years and you can deal with it or even enjoy it some. The way the Sox have been for the last 6 years now is about as bad as it gets from a fan stand point.

Joe West is umping this series? Whose idea was that?

I think for me a lot of it has to do with how much more information there is available now compared to when we were younger. I see and read about the misery of this franchise all the time and it definitely starts to wear on you. When I first started on this board I honestly didn't realize how pathetic the Sox franchise has been on the whole. And we're old too.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 22, 2016 -> 09:24 PM) Cubs in 5. Baseball is weird so you never know but I'd be surprised if the Cubs don't destroy Cleveland.

No matter how the series ends up, I want a game 7. Kick some ass, Kershaw.