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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 9, 2013 -> 02:35 PM) It would be the same as resuming a game suspended by rain. Lineups remain the same. Any pitchers/players who had already been removed from the game are still ineligible to return. yep, thats what they did in the George Brett pine tar game. started it at that point, everything stays the same

I never used Cliff notes. All of our teachers would make tests that you would fail if you used cliff notes, specific things in the books that the cliff notes would gloss over. There was really no point. And besides, by the time I had hit sophomore year, I had already read 1984, Animal Farm, of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, Flowers for Algernon etc. multiple times. I read the first three 7 years in a row starting in 6th grade.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 9, 2013 -> 02:27 PM) Did you forget the other one already? LOL

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 9, 2013 -> 02:01 PM) http://www.suntimes.com/sports/18388493-41...w-to-relax.html What more do you want ..............I am growing tired of your make things up one liner rhetoric..............this is the second time you have used this in a reply lately. I said KW has veto power and he does. "His duties are bigger picture now. He still oversees every aspect of what the Sox do, but he deals less with the minutiae. Hahn and his staff can come to Williams for guidance or approval. Williams says he does retain ‘‘some’’ veto power. He said he could envision a scenario in which he would veto a trade." You are basically calling Hahn a puppet, which he is not. And only rhetoric is your constant negativity towards everything white sox, even when things are going good. In the form of one liners.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 9, 2013 -> 01:16 PM) Andrew got banned for this?? Booooooooooooooo. He didnt get banned. Cant imagine why anyone would have a problem with time off considering how many people he insulted in that short span of posts

I dont know if I could hatef*** someone knowing that i will leave smelling of picklejuice and shame

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2013 -> 08:00 AM) 4 posts for a winner thread? Welcome to Soxtalk!

QUOTE (Brian @ May 9, 2013 -> 07:29 AM) As ridiculous as the officiating seemed to be, hard for me to linger on it too much when you lose by 40. If the Bulls lost by like 5, then I wouldve been more frustrated by it. the thing is, it pretty much guaranteed a blowout. the refereeing got so out of hand early that the Bulls trotted out a lineup of marco-teague-nazr-cook-gibson early in the 2nd quarter. The Heat did nothing but bully tactics and cheap shots and got away with it. THe bulls pretty much had no chance to win this game.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 9, 2013 -> 06:23 AM) KW has VETO power over anything Hahn wants to do so in reality KW is still the GM without taking the heat on a daily basis. You just make things up for bad one liners.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 8, 2013 -> 09:51 PM) So the whole difference is Weaver's out and Santana is gone? Has to be more to it than that. Or Hamilton's piss-poor start. Why are you completely missing the fact that this team has not been playoff worthy for quite a while? It isn't one player, it is the team

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 8, 2013 -> 09:20 PM) Interesting situation. They don't have the pitching (Weaver's out), the bullpen's nothing like it was in the heyday of Shields/K-Rod, but when you have that kind of payroll, something better than 11 games under .500 is rightfully expected. Can losing Torii Hunter's leadership hurt THAT much? What exactly did Torii Hunters leadership get them? They spent big last offseason too and still werent a playoff team.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 8, 2013 -> 06:18 PM) By the way, who would actually want to see the Twins play, compared to about 20-25 other teams in MLB? If those were the numbers against the Red Sox or Yankees, you'd have a much stronger point. There was absolutely no point caulfield

The nba should be embarrassed at this ref job

Miami is just trying to intimidate the Bulls. Funny thing is I don't think it's working, the bulls just are having a terrible offensive night plus the refs let it get out of hand

Daquan Cook was known for his outside shooting, right?

Just sit Boozer already. He obviously isn't interested

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 8, 2013 -> 07:16 PM) I think KC Johnson tweeted that earlier. I think that was just regular season stats tho. No, me and Quinarvy disagreed in game 1 when I said that Boozer is terrible against the heat in the postseason. He told me I can't use 2011 as a barometer because the heat are a different team, which I disagreed with

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 8, 2013 -> 07:13 PM) GG BOOZER WOW But Boozer was good against the heat this season. Right Quin?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 8, 2013 -> 05:08 PM) Exactly

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ May 8, 2013 -> 04:18 PM) Yea, but that's like just saying that Rollie Fingers has a mustache. No, he has a "handlebar" mustache. Sure it is a mustache, but you gotta be a little more specific. For example wite, you dont merely have a Mullet. Specifically you have a northern mullet, which also incorporates a half grown mustache and steps shaved in the side of your head.

QUOTE (Benchwarmerjim @ May 8, 2013 -> 07:11 AM) I noticed a lot of empty seat over the weekend against the Twins. here are the announced attendance numbers: Fri night: 20,200 Sat afternoon: 17,830 Sun afternoon: 14,015 (but it looked under 10k) Please PM this to Caulfield for his comprehensive review. Title the file "Hrbek's Greatness" and make sure it is encrypted

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ May 8, 2013 -> 07:58 AM) See, I never really got into comic books. I think I have owned less than 10 in my life. So, to me, every movie is its own thing. I might read up to get the historical background, but it doesnt influence my thoughts on the movie. The funny thing about comics is the source material changes, so it never bothers me when movies play with it. Iron Man in the movies has a few quirks that are unique to the movie and not comics

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2013 -> 09:58 PM) One thing's for sure, we won't see Thomas Jane or Nicolas Cage anymore. Ben Affleck, with his career on the ascent again...that would be an interesting choice for him to go back into the comic genre. You could easily see him deciding to part ways with that role and move on, though. The actor in DREDD, not the Stallone version but the one that came out last year...I think he would be a good candidate, Karl Urban. That movie was actually very good, even if most people didn't see it. With the right marketing machine behind it... I wouldn't be so sure about Thomas Jane, he was actually given praise for his depiction of Frank Castle. I think Cage worked his way out of any comic book movie for the rest of his life. He just is too corny anymore

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2013 -> 09:43 PM) The 'Avengers' Bump: What Do 'Thor' & 'Captain America' Sequels Stand to Gain in the Wake of 'Iron Man 3'? ADD COMMENT ON MAY 07, 2013 BY SHAWN ROBBINS PRINT As the industry watches the incredible global success of Iron Man 3, we now know that last year's phenomenal reception of The Avengers had a big hand in increasing the domestic and overseas appeal of another Tony Stark-led sequel. For instance, 2010's Iron Man 2 took in $312.1 million stateside and $310 million in foreign markets. With the triple-whammy combo of increased Avengers interest, further expanding markets, and premium 3D prices, Iron Man 3 is already at $506 million overseas--and counting. In fact, the film is on pace to exceed The Avengers' box office receipts in many Asian markets. Domestically, Iron Man 3 exceeded the number of tickets sold by Iron Man 2 on opening weekend after accounting for inflation and 3D prices. That's a fairly rare feat among second sequels whose predecessors (Iron Man 2, in this case) aren't as well-liked as the original film. With a clear path toward at least $1.1 billion worldwide (and likely more), Iron Man 3 is setting a high standard for the next Marvel Cinematic Universe installments. None will be tested sooner than Thor: The Dark World, releasing this November. Domestically, that sequel has a good shot at the first Thor's $181 million in 2011--but being regarded as an event nearly as large as Iron Man 3 still seems a herculean task. Why? Two words: Catching Fire. Lionsgate's surefire hit opens just 14 days after Thor 2 on November 22. That said, the first Hunger Games movie wasn't quite as big of a monster hit overseas as it was in North America last year. If the status quo remains there, that gives Thor: The Dark World a foreign advantage--a very important one these days. 2011's Thor grossed $265 million overseas (itself an impressive number at the time). If the success of The Avengers and Iron Man 3 really are indicative of expanding foreign interest in the comic book genre (something recently shown by Chris Nolan's Dark Knight sequels), The Dark World may stand to gain quite a bit on it's predecessor. Beyond Thor, the next sequel will be 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. That film has opted for an April release next year (for now, anyway). As the lowest grossing of the three major solo Avengers (we're excluding Hulk since his solo movies have ended for the foreseeable future), a large increase over the sequel's $367.7 million global tally isn't likely... yet. The nature of that character's obvious domestic appeal puts more importance on the North American performance, and getting a jump on the summer schedule next year isn't a bad strategy on how to tackle that. Then, in August 2014, comes Guardians of the Galaxy. This will be Marvel's most potentially esoteric adaptation yet, but their track record is hard to dispute. With a complete cast of new characters and new cosmic settings, forecasting its box office potential is simply out of the question for now. It's a complete wild card. There are two factors to remember with the core sequels, though. #1: Iron Man 3 was the first in its series to be released in 3D. While The Dark World and The Winter Soldier still stand to gain from the success of The Avengers, their predecessors were already released in 3D in 2011. In other words, expecting a 200-250 percent increase in foreign grosses (as will ultimately be enjoyed by Iron Man 3 over Iron Man 2) seems highly unlikely for those two. The second factor: the law of diminishing returns. As the first post-Avengers movie, it cannot be ruled out that Iron Man 3 stood far more to gain than any of the other solo films will. Nevertheless, both the Thor and Captain America sequels will still be major global players. The $758 million global take of an established A-list property like The Amazing Spider-Man might not even be out of the question for one (or both). Will $1 billion be in either of their futures? It seems unlikely, but Iron Man 3 has taught us to never say never. Ultimately, as it follows a $1.5 billion-grossing 2012 phenomenon, Marvel's The Avengers 2 is well-positioned to conquer the box office again two years from now. That much we can take to the bank. boxoffice.com Marvel also reacquired the rights to The Punisher, DareDevil, and Ghostrider. Disney has turned Marvel into an absolute powerhouse

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2013 -> 09:13 PM) Chris Evans just doesn't have a strong enough personality. In some respects, it's the part or role. He's supposed to represent "everyman" and be a character that guys like Downey and Ruffalo would play off against, the "straight guy." OTOH, when he's trying to carry the movie all by himself...it can drag...Tommie Lee Jones, to me, was a more poignant presence in that film, of even the scene-stealing Hugo Weaving overacting as the villain. I couldn't disagree more, I think Evans played Captain America perfectly.