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On Wednesday against Colorado, the Sox will pitch Mark Buehrle, Jon Garland, John Danks, Mike MacDougal, Bobby Jenks and Matt Thornton. Thursday vs. Arizona is Vazquez, Broadway, Sisco, Aardsma, Gonzalez and Buckvich, while at Colorado will be Phillips, Haeger, Russell, Malone, Tracey, Logan and C. Vazquez. On Friday at Arizona, we throw Contreras, Floyd, Whisler, Day, Reynoso and Perez.

Why isnt anyone saying those things about Contreras? he pitched pretty bad as well. Its the first scrimmage, get over it.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 08:06 AM) i don't know rock, i just don't know if i totally agree that. i work on campus, and it is not even close to the same as football. it's obviously a totally different thing, but i just don't feel that "buzz." maybe it's just me. Im not there so I wouldnt know, I only hear from my relatives who are there. But I was not saying its the same as football, OSU is clearly a football school, and football is far and away more popular in the US anyway.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 07:36 AM) I think that's a tougher one in that case. The confederate flag is part of a shared history, for good or for bad. Whereas the U of I did not share any history with the Illini, who were basically wiped out prior to U of I existing. The reason I bring this up is because the rebel flag is a symbol of racism. It is widely known as a symbol of white supremacy and the KKK. This peaked my interest because I was watching that horrible football show on MTV and I saw numerous people waving the confederate flag. One could look at that as hostile and racist as well.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 07:23 AM) Sure, I got a good chuckle when the Buckeyes fans were storming the court, when they already are #1. It should go without saying to act like youve won something important before, it also goes without saying that Buckeye basketball doesnt get too see too much of this. In the past 10-15 years, the Big X has been dominated by the likes of MSU and Indiana, with other schools such as Wisconsin and Illinois peaking their heads in to steal a title here and there. Sure, there has been a lot of hype surrounding this Ohio State team dating back to pre-season rankings, but I can't imagine being a fan of Ohio State basketball is really intense experience like some other "elite" programs look at how to celebrate and support their team. Just liek much of the rest of the Big X, Ohio State is a football school first and formost.... and when their basketball team does well, it seems like "out of the ordinary" and gives reason to cherish the moment at a higher level (because who knows when this might happen again approach) Jim Jackson's and Michael Redd's dont grow on trees down in Columbus. So it still may not be right that they "storm", but in someways at least it is understandable. You DO know that today was the first time they were ranked #1 since 1962, and they were #2 going into the game vs Wisco, and they did just win back to back reg season championships. Thats pretty much the reason that anyone stormed, like you said they dont see much of this. Like you said its mostly a football schools, but there is a pretty large basketball following as OSU especially since Matta brought the program back out of complete shame. There is alot of excitement in Columbus over this and the women's team.

Someone will squash this.

On the move: With his various arm angles, a lively fastball in the mid-90s and an impressive 6-foot-8, 250-pound frame, Adam Russell has already opened more than a few eyes during the first week of Spring Training. The right-hander moved from Kannapolis in 2005 to stops at both Winston-Salem and Birmingham in 2006. Russell finished 7-3 with a 2.66 ERA over 17 starts for the Warthogs and 3-3 with a 4.75 ERA for the Barons. Russell could end up as part of a deep Charlotte rotation, although his future might be in the bullpen.

Is the intersquad game today?

QUOTE(bmags @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 05:36 AM) I agree. I thought casino was too long and I really only enjoyed seeing pesci kicking ass on screen again. The departed held my attention much more, due in large part to jack nicholson. See, I think the actors and the acting were much better in Casino. No disrespect to Jack, but Matt Damon's performance almost killed The Departed for me.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 06:53 AM) Consistent doesn't necessarily mean all-or-none about names. For example, I think names like "Illini" or "Utes" are perfectly fine, but I find Chief Illiniwek to be unacceptable (so I think the right decision was made here). Why? Because the name is not an insult, but the chief and its behavior are. So, I'm consistent in my view. Just don't be offensive. If U of I really wanted to keep the chief, all they had to do was work with the tribe(s) and come up with a way for it not to be insulting. If they couldn't make that work, then just don't do it. Of course, I have it easy, being a Cyclone. Can't really offend a weather system. But even that name is inaccurate, really, since a cyclone is just any low pressure system. Well what about schools with names like the rebels? With the confederate flag in their symbol. There are plenty of other cases that should be examined.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 05:24 AM) That's the heart of the situation right there. Nothing to complain about if all institutions had to do away with it. exactly, the exceptions to the rule are what makes everyone more upset.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 11:25 PM) Casino should have been titled Goodfellas 2. The Departed was much better than Casino. Raging Bull is Scorsese's best. I disagree, Casino is a great and classic movie, Departed will never be considered a classic. And I think Dances with Wolves was a great movie, I have no problem with it winning the Oscar that year.

QUOTE(Brian @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 11:15 PM) Departed was good, but not as good as Goodfellas, Raging Bull, and Casino. Should of won for all 4!!! I agree. I just saw it and thought it was good, but not quite the classic.

It would be pretty awesome for "mid majors" if they could grab a 2, they certainly could get one.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 10:31 PM) HA, nice job Dreamgirls. Three nominations out of five for the best-stong category...and you lose. Good performance though. I didnt know this was an Al Gore lovefest this year.

FWIW ESPN said they think SIU is a 2 seed. That would be pretty awesome.

QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 07:30 PM) My point was, is wrong. There are no more Illini Indians, they've been long gone since before the institution was founded, and if I'm not mistaken the Peoria Tribe was a distant relative of the Illini. Which would be like a brother-in-law fighting the case here. They're not direct blood descendants of the Illini, they are another Indian Tribe located in the Midwest fighting this cause. umm, not exactly. Heres a full history in case you wanted to know The name was changed, but they are still the Illiniwek. So your POV on them being like a brother in law is quite off. heres some more info in case you are not convinced. http://www.rootsweb.com/~itquapaw/illinois/illinois.html

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 07:06 PM) "Hostile and Offensive" shouldn't disappear because the tribe supports it. If, Rock, as you say, Native American mascots have been deemed hostile and offensive and it's time to retire them. Then it's time to retire ALL of them. Just because the tribe supports it, doesn't mean OTHER Native Americans find it hostile and offensive. Bottom line, I'm upset at both the University and the Peoria. But mostly, I'm upset with the NCAA. They have absolutely no reason to be involved in this. ZERO! Talk about the U of I needing to deal with internal problems, I think the NCAA has bigger things to think about other than school symbols/mascots/etc. Thats actually been my personal stance all along. My experience with my own mascot being retired, as well as high schools around where I grew up makes me think that all should be retired no matter who supports what. The NCAA obviously has a double standard in place, and its one that is somewhat influenced by money. The funny part of the argument is that many high schools who arent governed by the same body were made to give up their mascots. At the same time we have considered professional sports teams untouchable by the same law. Of course this only applies to Native American mascots as the Washington Bullets were made to give up their name because it was too "hostile". There should be a blanket rule covering all of sports or at least all college sports. There shouldn't be any exceptions and its the exceptions which are making people more angry about their collective situations. If all schools no matter what were made to give up their native American mascots, then i don't think there would be nearly as much emotional grief for as many people as there has been.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 06:07 PM) Yes, such as: pretending we are enrolled at The Ohio State University, partying at The Ohio State University every weekend because my campus was a dump, watching riveting MAC sports action, hanging with rich, Jewish kids...I could go on. Worry about your own damn school. I never pretended I enrolled at OSU, I went to Miami and damn proud of it. Considering Miami is considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation, I would say that you obviously havent been there much. Nor did I go up to Columbus every weekend, I think oxford is actually more fun and the girls are exponentially more attractive. Our idea of watching sports at Miami was hockey, and we were one of the top teams in the nation, so it was quite riveting. QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 06:21 PM) So you post a "retire the chief" site, I post a save the chief site, and somehow they're supposed to be legit responses? Give me a break, yours were probably the first two that came up on your, "anti-chief illiniwek" google search. Basically, if you read your source at all, my response was correct, the man is apparently part of all three tribes, which, if I remember my history correctly, is impossible. You can't be Dakota, Illini, and Peoria. And wow, what a response by Addy. Haha I posted relevant responses and submissions from the Peoria tribe. The date of their submission and passing of of a resolution has nothing to do with whatever site was linked, but the one I linked from was uiuc. Their stance has been against the Chief, still awaiting your response on how I was wrong, and still waiting....

Is it still bad over in that area? I thought they cleaned alot of that up.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 05:18 PM) wooohooo we won a conference that has not been so down in 10 years. Back to back even

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 05:16 PM) haha what a joke, lets go rush the court after almost losing at home. REAL programs dont rush the court, have never seen Duke, Kentucky, KAnsas or UNC do that. I guess they arent a real program. Beating the #1 team at home and winning your conference seems like a good time to celebrate to me.

QUOTE(Fotop @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 05:14 PM) I think they did, I distinctly remember everyone ripping up the turf in the Horseshoe. It was really classy-like, with a likely couch burning happening somewhere. I can actually read your hate through the computer.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Feb 25, 2007 -> 05:12 PM) Did they rush when they won the Big Ten for football too? Well, yeah, they do, especially since its against Michigan usually.