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alright, we lost. damn Canadians

That Lebron "Where Amazing Happens" commercial is f***ing intense.

We win if Gordon gets hot.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Apr 15, 2009 -> 12:23 PM) Really. 20 years from now Steve is going to be telling us how f*cking (God, I hate doing that) awesome smoe strip club was because Cliff Politte was plugging it on a Score radio commercial. I really wish the Sox would win another WS title soon so we will have less of the 1985 Bears-like meatballs clamoring around uor biggest single moment of glory. No one could force you to enjoy the good things in life. I will always love 2005. Until another sox team wins it all, 2005 will remain in my memory more than all the other seasons combined.

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Apr 15, 2009 -> 12:02 PM) Why? I'm not a fan because I dont care who wears number 22 between Josh Fields and Scott Pods??? Its a number between two players who really haven't earned the right to claim a number. Pods had a great 05, but so did Neil Cotts. Would he deserve his number back? I think the whole jersey number thing gets blown way out of proportion. Chances are Pods will wear whatever jersey they give him for a chance to play in the majors again. Its Fields number, end of story in my opinion. He answered your question. He never claimed YOU were not a fan.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 15, 2009 -> 11:14 AM) Fans of the Chicago White Sox.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 15, 2009 -> 10:36 AM) For the record I NEVER liked Nick and I made it well known around here even before he was bad with the Sox. For the record I ALWAYS liked Nick and I made it well known around here even before he was bad with the Sox.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Apr 15, 2009 -> 10:20 AM) Lewis hasn't been healthy since the ASB with bad knees. He's one guy I look for to step up in the playoffs. If that's the case, it should be a short series in your favor of course.

anyone who Loves Kay and the Yankee way can have fun with their Twitter @yesnetwork

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 15, 2009 -> 10:11 AM) Wow, Michael Kay is an even bigger jackass then i thought. http://subwaysquawkers.blogspot.com/2009/0...her-is-not.html I hate that f***ING Douche! I remember watching the Yankees-Wsox last year. I received the yankee feed of course and they were showing our statues of Minoso, Fisk Etc. Michael Kay said something along the lines of "That's no monument park (laughter), but at least they are trying." f*** YOU Kay. f*** the Yankee Way. It's f***ing baseball.

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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 15, 2009 -> 09:31 AM) It's a wonder what cracking down on PEDs does. Gone are the days of freaks like Tejada and A-Rod making the position something it's not. Keep Alexei at short. He's phenomenal there. Could Lexi be on PED's?

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 10:38 PM) Boston beats Philly 99-98. Bulls control their own destiny as far as the 6 seed. Why did Boston call timeout with 3.0 secs after rebounding the Philly miss? They could of stood there and ran the clock out. Kendrick Perkins had the ball. Poor FT shooter.

oops never mind

Burnett has a no hitter in progress.....

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 08:29 PM) Then you're talking about a hybrid of Hanley Ramirez and Jose Reyes. Not happening. There are literally zero great SS in the AL right now. It's sad, but based on stats from last year, Alexei Ramirez is the best offensive shortstop in the American League right now. Looking at these other SS, it looks pathetic. NYY - Jeter BOS - Lowrie BAL - Izturis TB - Bartlett TOR - Scutaro MIN - Punto/Harris CLE - Peralta DET - Everett KC - Aviles LAA - Izturis/Aybar SEA - Betancourt OAK - Cabrera Who on that list is even close to Alexei in terms of offensive production when you take out Jeter and Peralta? I think the answer is absolutely nobody. Keep Alexei at short, you're going to have a hard time finding anybody that's even close to his production in the AL. The NL is a bit different. Center fielders are also pretty damn hard to come by, but we have two great ones in our division right now (Granderson and Sizemore). My previous post was sarcasm.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 08:10 PM) Shortstop is probably harder to fill. Depending on the tools you are looking for. I guess we need someone who plays gold glove defense, has a power bat and is a base stealer .

This thread is going to end up in sports illustrated some how.

and we could throw Podsednik at shortstop. Seriously though. It comes down to, right now, what would be the hardest position to fill? Shortstop or Centerfield? I really want to see BA get a shot at the starting role, if he does not pan out, we could make a move at the deadline for either position. Just something like a stopgap until Beckham gets his call. Thoughts?

QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 07:26 PM) No. No. you are f***ing awesome. I agree 100%

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 03:08 PM) I don't really care about the margin as much as your assertion that if the Magic's perimeter players are off that they can stop Dwight. They haven't really slowed him down at all in any of their matchups, even in my example where their two other scorers were hurt/way off. Hell, they couldn't stop Tony Battie and Marcin Gortat in that particular game much less Dwight. If the game is even remotely close you can pretty much mark him down for 20-12, so the Bulls perimeter players are going to have to make up quite a bit of ground. I never said they would shut down Dwight. I just said give him fits. Big difference. Dwight can still go 30-20 no matter how frustrated he is. He's that good. I would like to see Miller or Noah do their best to put a body on him, Gray hack the s*** out of him 6 times and Tyrus Jump at every shot he takes. Even with all that, it will probably be a lost cause. I do like our chances only if Orlando is depending on Dwight by himself.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 02:58 PM) I hate to burst your bubble, but the last time they played Hedo sat out, Lewis was 0-9 from the field, and Dwight was still 6-7 from the floor in his 22 minutes in a 28-point win... The theory that anyone on the Bulls can stop Dwight just isn't particularly valid, their only saving grace is he seems to get fewer attempts against the Bulls. Their only real hope is that the Bulls' perimeter players out-duel the Magic's perimeter players, which may not be far-fetched given the play of the former of late and the injury issues for the latter. That does not burst my bubble at all. Lewis was on the floor and healthy. Someone had to stop him and it looks like it was accomplished, however that allowed other areas of the Magic offense to excel. If it is known knowledge that Lewis and Hedo are playing at 50% or so, that changes all the Dynamics of the offense. and don't you think the Bulls shooting 31% had a little to do with such a lopsided loss? Are you depending on the Bulls to shoot that poorly in a series?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 02:53 PM) I don't think Noah or Thomas are enough yet to give Howard all that much trouble on either end, unless they draw him in to some silly fouls with their speed which they did in the last game the 2 teams played. Either way, I think esp. Noah needs to add some additional muscle this summer before he can really hold his ground against a guy like Howard. The best way for the Bulls to neutralize Howard is going to be Rose and Gordon driving the basket hard and finding a way to get Howard to hack them. Their big guys just aren't at Howard's level. Miller can maybe slow him down for a while just by being the annoying bigger veteran, and Gray might be useful just because of his sheer mass and ability to foul 6 more times. If the Bulls actually want to win the series, then 1 specific thing needs to happen...their outside shooters need to get red hot for at least 1 game in Orlando. The way the Bulls are playing at home, I can see them holding home court, but they win on the road against good teams only when their outside guys get ridiculously hot. I beg to differ on Tyrus and Noah, however I am pretty sure Hedo and Lewis will be fine for the series, so it is all a moot point. Magic in 5.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Apr 14, 2009 -> 12:25 PM) Even if we don't shoot well from the perimeter, I still think we win, because we're one of the better defensive teams in the NBA (although nobody would actually think that). Howard's averaging 19.5/12.5 shooting 63.8% from the field against the Bulls in his 4 games so far this season. I don't think Noah's going to give him any problems, but JMO. Howard will have problems with Noah if he has to worry about a lurking Tyrus. If your perimeter game is lacking, you better believe Tyrus will stay close to the paint. Nate may be able to jump over Dwight, but Tyrus can too and he's a foot taller than Nate.

Who else LOVES Jemele Hill as much as I do? http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=ROY-0809