Middle Buffalo

I'm half way through the fourth hour, and I would have been happy to have North, Jiggets & McNeil up there for the whole show. All of that was like a flash back to transitions from twenty years ago. The Murphy stuff was a mixture of funny and undignified. I think I could have done without it (though I always thought Murph was a tool). The most poignant thing so far was Goff. He was great, and his tribute to TB was so heartfelt. Just finished. Not at all surprising that Bernstein made it about himself. If I produced the show, I would have started with Bernstein, assorted guests in the middle, with the Mosters individually, then the Monsters together with the Heavy Fuel Crew, then finished with McNeil and Boers.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 5, 2017 -> 09:30 AM) If there was a really good qb at 3 i'd be happy to draft them, but just prioritizing "getting a QB" is not worth it. edit: for example - getting Jay Cutler Jay Cutler had way more going for him when he was acquired than Garrapolo does today. It didn't work out, but it was well worth the risk.

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 29, 2016 -> 08:25 AM) Football is all about depth and injuries. The Bears are not deep enough to play well through injuries. The drop from starter to backup is too steep. When the acquire enough talent to make that difference less drastic, they can begin to compete every year.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 29, 2016 -> 08:26 AM) I dont think the fan base is split by baseball preference. People unloaded tickets because its cold and they suck. And it was less than 70% full. Said mostly in jest, but since attendance and loyalty is a hot button topic, I find it funny that it's ok for Chicago fans of other teams to go or not go based on performance of the team. But, when Sox fans stay home for a crappy team, it says something about their loyalty.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 28, 2016 -> 02:31 PM) I don't see how Pace or Fox survive a 6-10 or 7-9 season in 2017. It is going to be hard avoiding that without a better QB. I've seen and heard fans calling for the end of Pace and/or Fox at various times in the last year. I find it odd since the fanbase is primarily made up of Sox and Cubs fans and a media that fully supports the short term tank for talent with an eye for a better future. Isn't that what the Bears have been doing? They've dumped guys like Gould, Slaussen, Marshall, Bennett and Briggs and replaced them with younger, cheaper talent. Yet, there doesn't seem to be any patience when the Bears lose. Side note - Soldier Field was pretty empty Saturday. Looked about 70% full. I guess the always loyal Cubs/Bears fans went to the game, and the hard to please Sox/Bears fans stayed home.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 26, 2016 -> 09:03 AM) Awesome find on youtube 1991 - the pre-everyone in the crowd has to wear a jersey era.

Not a particularly meaningful game in 1991, but we brought a cousin from England with and he was pretty bored because the crowd wasn't as active and vocal as the crowds at sporting events in England. However, the crowd after the big hit was electric. Walking back to our car, even my cousin was caught up in the atmosphere. I just watched it again - still awesome. Oh, and the ball landed a few rows away from us.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 22, 2016 -> 12:45 PM) Do the podcast the show when it's over or anything? There's a montage of great moments from the show here. I haven't listened to it, though. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/12/22/lis...oments-montage/

Am I the only one who likes Matt Barkley? I'm not sure he's the answer, but he certainly makes some plays and seems to have some poise on the field. I wouldn't mind the Bears keeping him around on a "prove it" one year starter deal and drafting a QB to be his understudy.

QUOTE (New Era on South Side @ Dec 22, 2016 -> 09:58 PM) Do we have any rumors or any meaningful conversation or do I have to read since page 174? Yes.

I've been rooting for Sox wins that resulted in losses for most of my life. I'm sure I can keep rooting for wins, and the result will be plenty of losses. They've rarely failed to lose for me.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Dec 17, 2016 -> 12:51 AM) Maddon managed the World Series like a video game and was lucky the Indians were so bad. Talent wise the Indians were one of the worst World Series teams in a long time. Maddon almost cost them the Series with the way he managed a few of the games. They got very lucky they ended up winning this year. If they had lost, the pressure would have been immense over the next few years.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 14, 2016 -> 09:49 AM) I can't stress enough how much I loved Growing Pains as a kid. He's one of the all time great TV dads IMO and was a master stick man off camera. I'm sad. Yep. No Burgess Meredith though. I miss 80's sitcoms. Don't hold up at all, but if I come across one, I'm instantly transported back in time in a visceral way.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 11, 2016 -> 04:56 PM) The Bears absolutely need to do something at QB. Either a high draft pick or a trade for a short term veteran, or perhaps even both. The fact that this administration hasn't even tried, despite knowing the clock on Cutler would potentially have him cut after this year, is inexcusable. At least spend a 3rd round pick and see if you find a Dak Prescott. I'm pretty sure the plan was to draft Conner Cook, but they were surprised by Oakland taking him. Obviously, it would have been nice to get Dak, but I think it's a safe bet that he wouldn't have performed the same here as in Dallas. So, we might not even know what we had.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 6, 2016 -> 06:39 PM) Kopech is like the bizarro Syndergaard. ??? Is he bald?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 1, 2016 -> 01:32 PM) What's everyone's favorite memory of the Cutler experience? I think mine was when the referee knocked the helmet on his head walking off the field. Can't find the GIF right now. 2013 Week 17 against the Packers. He had them up 28-20 in the 4th Quarter. Then it was 28-27, 4th and 8 with around 45 seconds to go, and the defense blew the game by letting Rodgers scramble (Peppers' fault) and hit a wide open Cobb for a TD (dbacks miscommunication).. He gets hit pretty hard for every failure of his, and I don't recall him pointing too many fingers at others who did the same. He underperformed, and I think he'd admit it, but he has handled himself with far more class than a lot of his teammates. It's time for him to go, but I don't think it will be as easy to replace him as some think.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 30, 2016 -> 01:01 PM) Like STranglers. Thought Crimetown was a tad dull but will listen when my other shows are caught up on. I agree. The nice thing is that both are ~30 minutes, so they go by pretty fast. I'm hoping Crimetown will get better. It was interesting to hear about the priest lying for the mob boss on the witness stand, but I'm not sure if it will get better. The story might be better than the story telling. I like Stranglers. I didnt know any of the details of The Boston Strangler prior to this. Side note on this one - it's so jarring to hear the way they drop commercials into the middle of this. One second they're describing a rape/murder, the next I'm being fitted for a Casper mattress.

I always liked Boers. When he wrote for the Sun Times, he was what Jay Mariotti tried to be. He generally took a viewpoint that might not have been popular (eg. Writing negative stuff about Ditka or ND), but it was well done. His ND columns used to drive my Dad nuts. I was a big fan of the early Score. Jiggets & North. McNeil & Boers. I used to listen to them every day when I was at work. It's too bad McNeil & North were such dbags. They basically blew up the station with their attitudes and arrogance. I never liked Boers & Bernstein, but that's 99% about Bernstein in my mind. I just can't stand to listen to him. Wishing Terry the best. Hopefully a long, healthy retirement.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 28, 2016 -> 03:12 PM) This Gen. Petraeus thing is so hysterical because one - he should not be allowed to serve in gov't again as he actually knowingly gave intel to his mistress and was prosecuted Yeah, but Hillary.... Gotta love how almost everything Trump does is the opposite of what he says.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 27, 2016 -> 02:10 PM) You don't see that many drops when you watch 8 year olds playing flag football. And it isn't like Barkley is throwing 100 MPH fastballs. I thought I was recording the game, so I tuned in to watch a few hours after the start, only to find out that it didn't record. It's not exactly appointment tv at this point, so I flipped to the live action with a little more than 3 minutes left in the game. I saw four dropped passes.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Nov 27, 2016 -> 07:14 AM) Would have preferred Nighthawks, and the logo is a little too LA Kings for me. No one will use the "Golden", they will unofficially be the Vegas Knights. I like the logo - don't like the name. Vegas Knights is ok. The "Golden" is lame.

I was out walking our dogs (Boxers) with my wife this morning, and I fell into a little bad luck. My one dog has cancer, so we're making sure he gets to do what he always loved as the end nears. He's weak, but we make sure we take him on a walk - his favorite activity. My other dog was a rescue, and she has some aggressiveness issues. So, one of these geniuses who doesn't leash their dog let's their dog come up to ours. The dog I was walking gets into attack mode. This friendly lab doesn't get the message that my dog wants to kill him, so he keeps approaching. I'm pulling my dog and backing up. Right into a cactus. I have a million little cactus needles in my legs. Gonna be a fun day.

My days of Turkey Bowls are far behind me. Now it's just family, food, and 3 games on tv. Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving. There may be wildly different opinions on a great many different subjects here, but the one thing that binds us all together is our love for the Sox. Thanks for being the place I come to for White Sox news.

I haven't started these, but I'm going to listen to "Crimetown" about organized crime and "Stranglers" about the Boston Strangler.