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QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 11:24 PM) Mitchell back to Winston-Salem would be a bad sign. Not that I'm questioning the Sox judgment, but he's probably not all that much improved if they're having him repeat the level. Let's be honest...for a "Raw, athletically gifted OF", there pretty much was nothing worse that could possibly happen to him on a baseball field than the injury he suffered. Right at the year when you're pushing him upwards and expecting to see development, you get a 1-2 year complete setback that maybe never fully recovers.

QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Feb 28, 2012 -> 08:29 AM) Good point, take the pressure of Danks and his new contract by letting Peavy start opening day in Texas. Put up Jake. Hell, I'm still half at the point where I want Peavy to earn a spot in the rotation, let alone the opening day start.

The team is already scared of facing Sale. Also, Ventura's first full team meeting tomorrow.

Scientific proof that being wealthy makes one more likely to steal candy from babies! (The report appears to be serious, but I'm not going to bother actually looking through the study, so no need to attack for it, just laugh).

When's the deadline? If I have the time I might join just to arbitrarily stick IU in teh final four because it's been too long since I did that.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 02:12 PM) Why put his cannon arm in LF? Yeah, Rios is probably a better defender, but I can't help but think once Rios is gone, Viciedo will be placed back in RF anyway, so might as well let him learn the position for a few years while this team won't be very good. Eh, this one annoys me less than the continual attempts to move Viciedo around the IF or turn him into a platoon bat.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) Talk to the SEC who requires a physical copy of all supporting documents to be saved for at least seven years. Yeah, but you didn't have to create a 70 lb bonfire made out of styrofoam cups in order to celebrate.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 12:49 PM) What good is saving money on parking if you are forced to just spend the same money plus some at a bar/restaurant? If I can take that $25 and apply it towards $40 of food/beverages, great.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 11:01 AM) LeBron is already crying about going back to Cleveland. I'm still not ready to cede even the east to them yet. I might lean more towards thinking you were right if the Bulls could come out of the AS break and put together 10 or so games where everyone was just healthy.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 10:46 AM) It's quite obvious a s*** contract like Hedo would be part of the package. I was more or less talking about him referencing all the wannabes from the 90's that came up short because of Michael. Miami is going to be in the way for a while. I'm not saying the Bulls are a wannabe - yet. But another conference finals loss to the Heat and it's going to start looking like that. Even if the Bulls took on Hedo, the Magic would have to take on a S***F*** of Money. The only way the Bulls could match those 2 deals would be Deng + Noah. Thus, the Magic would be taking on a guy who is signed for 2 years at big money and a guy who is signed for 4 years at big money. Or Boozer, but that's just silly. The only way Howard comes to the Bulls is if they can get the magic to absorb a metric ton of money.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 10:39 AM) If it meant keeping Dwight, then yes. Clearly, since the article was talking about the Bulls trading for Howard, the answer would be no.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 10:06 AM) http://dailyherald.com/article/20120226/sports/702269784/ I know this is redundant now. But who cares. Imrem nailed it. Do it. By nailed it, I assume you mean "pretended that Orlando would be thrilled to take on a S*** F*** of money long-term".

There's clearly more than sufficient global demand to satisfy the existence of a company called "Chrysler", they just have had the same sort of crappy, short-sighted management that so many other US companies have had for the last decade+, and that left them a mess. The US would not be better off if that demand were shifted to more foreign manufacturers because of inept management. And then there's still the continuing statement that if one of them went down, it'd have killed enough suppliers to take down all 3.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 09:02 AM) Seriously? We aren't talking semantics here (although even if we were, tearing into that would be right up your alley). There is a fundamental and very large difference between the Big 3 all having to contract, vs going from 3 to 2 with the 2 actually growing. Versus having 3 of them with all 3 growing, like we have now.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 08:58 AM) You don't seem to understand the difference between consolidation and contraction. GMAB.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 27, 2012 -> 06:42 AM) How much should be emphasized on 40 times? You rarely run in a straight line for 40 yards. "You can't teach speed"

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 10:45 PM) Afraid to take the last shot? Pretty much. Even Kobe was giving it to him in that situation. (especially when he was taking the ball out of bounds) This guy should be the best to ever play the game (has every talent imaginable in one guy, extremely blessed) and will still be a H.O.F. cause of his gifts, but I'll always say "what if." Hell, if he had half of Kobe's drive/will he would just be even more insane. (probably would have a championship or two by now also) Just my personal opinion. Here's Woj ripping into James for passing.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 07:41 PM) No one got on Konerko or Buehrle when they had their awful years Touche...but I didn't feel nearly the focus on their offseason routines for those guys.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 06:59 PM) Exactly. Dunn has been treated like a pariah for it. Nobody would have been all that mad if Dunn still hit 25 home runs.

Mitchell interviewed

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 06:00 PM) The thing is, Mary Buehrle was totally #2 until he had his bad year. It does happen. Wow, just reading this post on its own, its like the worst thing I've ever read.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 06:01 PM) I think you guys are taking this way too seriously. When do I ever chime in on something without doing so?

QUOTE (G&T @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 04:41 PM) Yeah maybe to like 1.5:1 but not 8:1 Birmingham is 51.6% female. 1.5 to 1 would be 60% female.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 04:10 PM) With the shortage of big men on the East roster, I wonder if Thibs would put a all Bulls Heat roster out there Rose Wade Deng Lebron Bosh It would be a hell of a lineup to watch. I'd imagine that Howard is going to be the guy the East runs out there the most...given that they happen to be in Orlando.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Feb 26, 2012 -> 03:02 PM) I think I'd retire given all he has gone through. Still got $400k from the Twinkies this year.