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Hawk is Awesome. I would not trade him for any announcer. Living far away from Chicago I have grown to love Hawk even more, it's like watching every game with a buddy. Thank You Hawk.

fathom.. I swear it was you... did you not claim Paulie would never have 20 hr power again, just a few weeks ago?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 11:53 PM) Walter Payton dying hit me really hard. I imagine Michael Jordan dying will be pretty bad. Yeah, gotta say WP was the hardest for me.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 11:04 PM) All these memorials and tributes to MJ got me wondering if there is a celebrity whose death I would grieve over. As a kid, I was stunned when Thurmon Munson died and later in life I was stunned and pissed when Stevie Ray Vaughn died. I love baseball and music, but I didn't cry, send flowers or want to view the bodies. How about you? Who has it been, or who would it be? My Fiances uncle (yankee fan) grieved over Munson's Death when he was a kid. I actually went with him to visit Munson's grave. We were in Ohio for a complete sports trip, so that was just part of the week.

happy bday wite

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 09:43 PM) Perfect thread for this: and this

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 03:42 AM) I'd buy the Cubs and move them to Portland, Oregon. Then I'd sell them. baseball teams go for 30 m?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 03:29 PM) You should visit Talkbulls. I doubt they'd do a Boozer for Deng swap right now. It'd be more like Boozer for Tyrus and either James or Miller, something like that. Either way, it would still allow the Bulls to be a full player next offseason, possibly even for 2 contracts if they used Boozer in a sign and trade or simply resigned Boozer after signing someone else. I wish Talkbulls and soxtalk were designed like the realgm network. 1 account allows you to post on any team board within the network.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 11:58 AM) Who takes over at SF for the Magic next season? Cover Turkoglu's minutes with someone who's at least average and putting Carter at SG will be a major upgrade. They are replacing Hedo,Alston and Lee with Carter. Alston needed to go with Nelson coming back, but Hedo and Lee are above average players. Lee will probably be a 15ppg player before seasons end. I'm not convinced the magic are a better team than they were a few weeks ago. Free agency is not over of course, I'm not sure who they are targeting, but they should look to pick up one more major player to better compete with Cleveland and Boston.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 04:21 PM) Anyone think Thome might hang it up after this year? I think it'd take him at least 2 more years to get to 600, and he's really slowing down big time. He can't hit lefties at all it seems like (except for a select few), he isn't clutch at all, his bat is slowing down, is starting to struggle to catch up to good fastballs, etc. Plus, he can only play DH and is an injury concern. I love Jim, but no way I want him back next year. I think Ryan Sweeney should retire.

I think Javier Vazquez should have got in over Jason Marquis and his 3.87 ERA

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jul 6, 2009 -> 01:56 AM) LOL at Scott Podsednik even being in the conversation. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I still can't believe that dude has a starting gig. If this is a serious post then you should go back on hiatus, Or at least back to the NBA threads

competitive cooking

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 10:42 PM) Player A: 16.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.9 apg, .8 spg, .2 bpg, .413 FG%, .356 3PT% Player B: 20.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1 spg, .5 bpg, .437 FG%, .385 3PT% If you haven't guessed, player A is Hedo, and player B is Vince. Vince is the perfect SG for the Magic, he's an excellent 3 point shooter and one of the best passers in the league. Rasheed would have also been perfect playing next to Howard, but the Magic might also be smart to talk to the Heat about adding Udonis Haslem. Haslem has a jumper that can keep his defender honest while freeing up Dwight for the rebound. He will also do all the small things with his hustle and not worry about touches. That's an upgrade , but a slight upgrade and adding a piece without losing much are two very different things.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 09:50 PM) Sheed signed with the Celtics. This could be a ridiculous year for the NBA with teams like the Celtics, Lakers, Cavaliers, Spurs, Magic etc all loaded up. not sure how the magic are part of that list when they gained Vince, but lost Hedo.

bumped after a 2 game losing streak? lol

QUOTE (dbaho @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 07:42 AM) Yeah he did. It wouldn't surprise me to see either Amare or Bosh play alongisde Wade in Miami from 2011 onwards, and that makes them an instant contender if they happens (Wade, Bosh, Beasley, Chalmers is a very nice core to build around). can anyone post a link with a quote? Because that is news to me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 5, 2009 -> 12:16 AM) Alexei's stuff is more mental than physical, which I grade much harsher on. You might not be able to prevent someone from hitting a pitch, but you can control the mental aspect of the game. Makes sense. I can agree with that.

How does Linebrink get a higher grade than Alexei? The rest of the grades look pretty spot on though.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 4, 2009 -> 12:13 AM) The Royals took Alex Gordon in the 2005 draft instead of: Ryan Zimmerman Ryan Braun Andrew McCutchen Lance Broadway Chris Volstad Jacoby Ellsbury (so did we) Colby Rasmus (so did we) The Royals took Luke Hochevar 1st overall in 2006 instead of: Evan Longorgia Clayton Keshaw Tim Lincecum Max Scherzer Joba Chamberlain (so did we) So, it's the front office there that's the problem. Alex Gordon's post 2008 all-star game stats tell me that he can still be a star in this league.

I'd rather go for a top tier starting pitcher.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2009 -> 11:36 PM) It's a shame we didn't get to see a Floyd/King Felix matchup in June. "Here we are in the 14th inning, still 0-0., 83 pitches for Gavin Floyd, 91 pitches for Felix Hernandez..." I stand corrected. King Felix with a June Era of 0.94. You may be right with that game projection if it were to happen.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 3, 2009 -> 10:47 PM) Danks hasn't given up a run in his last 2 starts. and Floyd has given up 1, regardless Floyd has been lights out (1.28 era in June) Let's hope Danks can keep it up for as long as Floyd has. Would love to ride this rotation into the playoffs with hitting that has not beenh so station-to-station. This is very Exciting.