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QUOTE (1977 sox fan @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 09:14 PM) like the one guy was saying we in Chicago were a big market i don't see why our payroll can't be in the 115 to 120 range if the team wins they fill the stadium . The Twins payroll will be about 100mil after they extend Mauer the tigers is 125 mil there problem is they have a lot of dead money paying guys who are not playing but after 2010 2011 all that will be off there books . So in a year we will be in a dog fight with those 2 teams and to be honest i believe winning our division will be harder then people want to believe . The Twins moving to a outside stadium will only make them better in the long run because they will be better on the road better playing on grass fields so don't think because there moving outside that team will be bad if anything they will be better overall . filling the stadium is but one part of the equation.

QUOTE (ChWRoCk2 @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 07:54 PM) Just randomly thinking.... Hypothetically, lets say the Nets go 0-82 and don't get the first pick after the lottery drawing, do you change the system? I think it needs to be changed anyways. You have players like Ricky Rubio f***ing over the Timberwolves because they want to be a Laker/Knick/whatever. It is extremely flawed QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 08:04 PM) Does anyone like seeing 10 teams start tanking for the last 2 months of the season to try to improve their draft pick? They do it enough with the lottery in existence. I dont really know what could be done to change that. It would have to really be proven that a team is tanking and is not, in fact, really bad. And then what sort of penalty could you assess to a team? thats a tough one

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 07:27 PM) Keith talks about him on Facebook all the time. Look, I dont follow everything Keith says on facebook. He says some hilarious "in the moment" stuff about his life that I occassionally comment on, but most of the time I look at my live feed and there are 300 status updates to wade through. Keith, if you are reading this, and if you care, I AM SO SORRY I MISTOOK YOUR CHILD FOR A GIRL BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE SAID IT WAS A GIRL. I DIDNT MEAN IT, AND I HOPE YOU DONT UNFRIEND ME FOR THIS EGREGIOUS ERROR. are we done now?

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 07:23 PM) LMAO either kyle or knightni is gonna look like a dickhead for calling losts kid the wrong sex. LOL, I admitted I didnt know and followed suit with Brian and will edit my statement if he corrects me. Its no big deal, I have never met his child and we really havent talked about his child either, so I am not worried about it. knight made the big deal about it, not me

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 07:20 PM) I was shocked at the giddyness of the Teahan and Vizquel acquisitions, not that the bullpen hasn't been addressed yet. Before anyone gets too excited about this team, that needs to be straightened out. Im shocked everytime someone infers giddyness when the reality is that most people recognize that this is a solid move to strengthen bench and provide depth.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 11:09 AM) I have heard from several different sources that the difficulty level is actually a little disappointing. You keep anticipating it to get tougher and tougher, and it really never peaks all too high. Then again the harder the better, that's how i like them. Games today i feel are made to be beaten 1-2-3, while they used to be made to beat you down, and make you wanna break s***. I feel very few games are worth my time, and none are worth a purchase, just to be beaten in a couple hours. I love a good challenge such a 6-2 in the original ninja gaiden on nes, that game is very mean. If you died on any of the boss stages, 6-4, 6-5, 7-1 all the way back to 6-1. It is not out of the ordinary for people to play 6-2 20+, 50+, hell 100+ times until beaten. They just don't make games like that anymore. Graphics has ruined what makes a video game a video game, as far as i am concerned. Btw, i would love to play the new super mario bros, as i am a large fan of side scrollers. It is a pretty fun game, it seems like there are a lot of little side quests that i havent gotten to yet. Im not a hardcore gamer, but I am a little more than a casual gamer so it is right up my alley. It is a good hybrid of Super Mario Bros and Super Mario Bros 3. But really, the multiplayer is not meant for a family to play at the same time unless they are decent at the game. I think I almost heard my daughter swear for the first time playing. It isnt too tough for me, but she falls behind.

Granderson too

the difficulty level on Super Mario Bros Wii really jumps up. I tried to play multiplayer with my wife and kid for fun but they just cannot keep up. lol, I had to teach my wife "nintendo thumb" so she could run and jump at the same time

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 06:27 AM) there's a difference? One is scripted, the other is scripted and crooked. figure out which is which

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 05:54 AM) There was one. IIRC it was titled the Official Squared Circle Thread that be the wrasslin thread

Noah just posterized Greg Oden. Did not see that coming

Rodriguez has been quite the colossal failure in the Big house. It seems like everytime I read any sports news, blog, watching any ESPN or even Comcast Sportsnite they are talking about how much he has pissed everyone off up there. He keeps getting caught in stupid little lies too, and that certainly doesnt help his cause. Why lie about the practice logs if everyone is going to find out about them anyways? And the flap with his player punching another player, and then RR complaining about Purdue's player doing the same thing in a game that didnt even involve Michigan? Just totally classless and petty.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 09:21 PM) If the BCS is considered post season, I assume that lawyers might get involved. Not that I expect it to happen any time soon, but if it did I am guessing a lot of contracts are going to be edited or reworked

If the BCS were somehow dissolved and a playoff system were somehow put into place, I have to wonder if some universities would try and get out of paying coaches their bonuses for reaching BCS bowl games and high BCS rankings. LOL

Brush your teeth like a Spartan

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 08:28 PM) I thought that your 3 year old was a boy? I will edit if he corrects me, I was following suit with Brian.

Looks like Bobby is getting no sympathy from Kenny

And I bet she loves the short "Partly Cloudy" too. Its a great kids movie. It starts a little slow, more for the adults in the audience to be honest with you, but once it starts moving I bet she gets sucked in

That Todd Helton contract is quite the albatross, holy cow

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 05:32 PM) Wow, there’s a very large difference between having an injury problem and giving serious thoughts to killing yourself. Duke was completely unmotivated to do ANYTHING last year. Even his livelihood. So, yeah. Clinical depression is the real issue here. Bolt, dont cloud the issue and put words in my mouth. I said he has a long and storied history of injury problems, YOU brought up the clinical depression and said "Greinke beat it, didnt he?" I didnt poo poo his depression, I told you the main issue with signing him is his injury problem, not his depression. If his only problem was clinical depression, then i would say Hell yes the guy can pitch and if he can remain on the level then I would love to have him. But that isnt the problem, and that is the sole reason why I would not want him on the Sox, he cannot stay healthy and cannot stay on the field. End of story.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 03:46 PM) The main issue is that Duke suffers from clinical depression. That didn't stop Greinke though, did it? No, that is not the main issue. http://www.google.com/#q=justin+duchschere...aec5b20317085d1 Not even close Season ending injuries to his elbow and hip(multiple times on the hip), clinical depression that kept him out all year last year, the guy is just not tough enough to cut it, which is a shame because he is very talented.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 12:54 PM) I'd go 80% for Russo, 20% for "I'm Gonna Control This b****". Not that Russo's any better, but a Russo-for-Hogan swap is a lateral move at best. Hulk and Bischoff still hate Russo for coming into WCW and writing them off the screen. Dixie Carter deserves everything that is going to happen with this s*** fest

QUOTE (ozzfest @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 01:24 PM) Everyone is giving me a hard time about this thread..But I realized you guys are all being just as irrational as you say that I am. This White Sox team is mediocre. And we lost Dye and Thome. Two integral pieces to our offense. Look at the phillies. Look at the yankees. Look at the Red Sox. The cardinals. the angels. the dodgers..we wouldn't be able to compete with any of these teams..the list goes on and on....you guys are forgetting what city we live in.....it's not like we live in milwaukee....we live in a major city with fans who will come to the games if you put a great team on the field. The White Sox only fill up the ballpark when they're good, or when the cubs, yanks or red sox come to town. I think it's sad to see all of you accept mediocrity. Kenny Williams is a win now guy....but he is getting way to fancy....if the world series was really the goal...would reinsdorf have said that jake peavy is our FA signing? How is everyone saying "The offseason has barely begun" irrational?

QUOTE (The Critic @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 12:25 PM) This starts off sounding promising, but the bolded part spells BAD news for fans of TNA: Hulk Hogan appeared on SportFM in Perth, Australia to promote the Hulkamania tour this weekend and said he's going to listen to the TNA fans and give them what they want. The Hulkster said: "I'm not going to keep shoving a bunch of terrible, horrible, stale programming down their throats. (In TNA), I'm going to take the writers and tell them, 'Go get another job. Sit in the back. If I need you to write a jingle for a commercial, maybe we'll use you for that.'" That was 100% directed at Russo

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 10:44 AM) he would create moe excitement than Vizquel, but i'm hoping for Duscherer. the guy is just too injury prone. He makes Prior look tough