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All versions of the Punisher and Ghost Rider were critical and commercial flops, so I am not sure that is where Marvel wants to set the bar. I would be interested if they could do the prequel of Hawkeye and Black Widow where it is explained exactly how Hawkeye saved her life and a debt was levied

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 7, 2012 -> 09:43 AM) Nah, he turned it down and traded himself to the Knicks for their next ten years worth of draft picks. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Zeke is such a sucker

did John Paxson then take a DNA test and offer himself a 50 year annuity?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 7, 2012 -> 08:06 AM) For someone who hates nicknames/abbreviations for players, that one for yourself is awful. It is a cursebreaker. And I dont hate all nicknames, but some of them are truly awful. I totally admit mine is, but it is on purpose. And if it works, it stays

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 7, 2012 -> 08:45 AM) Harper, by all accounts, to be sensitive to forum rules, has been described as having "entitlement issues." Pure speculation here, but my guess is Hamels and other major leaguers are well aware of this. I think they are also pissed that Harper seems to be proving what he thinks of himself.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ May 7, 2012 -> 08:38 AM) This movie was awful. Totally unrealistic. LMAO

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2012 -> 08:57 AM) Can't accept the logic that the screwball actually gets better action in Arizona dry, desert weather? Different baseballs used in ST compared to the regular season? That whole "seams aren't raised quite as high" theory for getting a proper grip on the pitch? Maybe he has a smaller hand for gripping it than most pitchers? Was he in Arizona all through last year when his screwball was tearing up the minors?

My action plan for Hector would involve him finding his testicles and re-inserting them. I am sure ptatc can explain to us the intricacies of such a procedure

suspension or fine for Hamels? I bet suspension that ends up being appealed and turned into a fine

Time for a little bit of K23 luck on this one. I plan on making two game threads today, so Humber better be on his s*** GO GO WHITE SOX!!

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 6, 2012 -> 10:29 PM) According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, Noah's ankle sprain is severe enough that it will force him to miss Game 5 Tuesday night in Chicago. It bent at a 90 degree angle. I was amazed that they let him come back out on the court after it happened

I thought I read that he blew out multiple tendons in his knee, so what you saw there was his knee joint completely splitting, hence the dent in front of his knee

QUOTE (Jake @ May 6, 2012 -> 05:41 PM) Smoltz has been suggested as an example Smoltz still had Tommy John surgery, so its not like the Pen saved him from that. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 6, 2012 -> 05:46 PM) Its being assumed that there is nothing that needs fixing now, but if they continue on the same path, something real bad will happen. He might still get hurt, but its probably safe to assume his chances of avoiding the knife is best served coming out of the bullpen. The White Sox have more information than we have. They also would rather have Sale as a starter than reliever. They didn't make this decision on a whim. I get that the Sox know more than me, but from what we are presented here it isnt very logical. If you look at a guy and forecast an injury based on a one month set of starts, then what the hell is it going to help putting him in the pen where he is going to be in high stress situations every time, he pitches throwing harder than he does as a starter and being more reliant on his puttaway/junk pitches to get out of innings? You can believe the Sox are privy to more information, but that doesnt help this decision make any more sense to me.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 6, 2012 -> 05:05 PM) No, but you make the Cleveland Indians out to be the '27 Yankees. They beat Yu Darvish..............why bother showing up? LOL wholeheartedly agree with this. If Yu Darvish is beaten, then so are you.

LMAO when I got home I went through the NBA thread and really noticed how many times Badger begged for Thibs to get himself T-ed up. I wondered if someone would point it out QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 6, 2012 -> 03:38 PM) So much for the #1 seed. lame sauce

The thing that bothers me is this: when has a pitcher ever been fixed/healed by being sent to the pen? To me, this is like Rose and his knee. If his elbow is going to blow, it is going to blow. Babying him isn't going to help it. I would rather him take a few weeks off and come back to the rotation and see if the pain comes back. If it comes back, aggressive treatment and a doctor andrews visit. Going to the pen to me is just silly.

f***ing awesome. Loved every bit of it. The fight scenes between all of the characters, Loki(Hiddleston really plays that part magnificently), Hulk smashing, , the humor, the tie-ins. Joss Whedon really nailed it.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 6, 2012 -> 11:39 AM) also. caulfield knows more about baseball than 90% of this board, me included. if he's freaking out - i think it's legit. just sayin. I don't agree with any of this. Just sayin. He knows baseball just like the rest of us, I see nothing that puts him on a different level.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 6, 2012 -> 11:23 AM) Sorry, my comment was sarcasm I should have realized, I'm in rapid response mode right now lol. Whatever is happening to Pujols is extremely significant. His pitch selection, OBP, power, average, everything is way down across the board. This situation could very well alter player contracts above the age of 30 for a long time. It makes Soriano's contract look decent, at least he produced when he showed up in Chicago.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 6, 2012 -> 11:16 AM) but it is HARDER than it was 2 days ago! jesus Point out where I said it wasn't harder

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 6, 2012 -> 10:51 AM) I don't see how it's whining to realize a tough rebuilding with Sale at the top of the rotation became an impossible one with him in the bullpen. because it isnt impossible. Just a change of direction.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 6, 2012 -> 10:39 AM) WHY because whining about stuff is lame

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 6, 2012 -> 10:37 AM) explain, you may be on to something. There is nothing to explain, I just see this team being better than what we are currently seeing. Right now the Sox have gotten minimal production out of everyone not named Dunn, Konerko and Pierzynski. Beckham looks to be turning a corner, Alexei always comes out of his funk in May/June, Viciedo is a notorious slow starter, and De Aza is going to be a good leadoff hitter for the Sox. For me that leaves Morel and whoever fills Sales spot in the rotation as the question marks. These can be remedied through trades or call-ups(for pitcher. obviously hoping Axelrod is better than I think he is. And I dont know that he is very good at all). Every major league team's success depends on X player having a career year and Y player coming out of nowhere to succeed. Sometimes it happens sometimes it doesnt, it isnt in my nature to sit here and predict failure based on one player going to the pen. s*** happens in the majors, how teams deal with it is what makes them succeed or fail.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 6, 2012 -> 10:24 AM) Makes sense with Kemp struggling this year also The air didnt seem to bother Kemp last season

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 6, 2012 -> 10:32 AM) I don't understand. Of course you dont, you think they are done for a long time. I think they will remain competitive, throughout this season and into the future. It isnt hard to understand, you just dont want to